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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1956

Page

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Safe summer driving tips from Manitoba and U S safety chief

R B Baillie president of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators and Manitoba motor vehicle head warns drivers to rest before long trips, avoid fatigue, and take coffee breaks. He urges conversation with eyes on the road, fresh air, and sharing driving duties to reduce accidents and reach destinations safely.

R. B. Baillie American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Canada North America

Encourages Shopping At Home Across Towns

The piece urges locals to shop nearby to support hometown merchants who fund community taxes and services. It warns against chasing perceived bargains at distant stores and suggests a year round local advertising campaign to promote quality, fair pricing, and civic loyalty.

Lower Taxes by 25 Percent Without Cutting Services

The Town Journal outlines a path to a 25 percent tax cut by trimming government waste. Personal income taxes bring in about 30 billion annually. cutting costs by 7.5 billion would permit a 25 percent reduction. Proposals by the Hoover Commission are partly in effect, but many reforms remain dormant awaiting public demand for reform.

The Town Journal Hoover Commission Vox Populi Vox Dei

Lethal Car Risks Highlighted by Editorials

Palatka Florida Daily News warns against letting teens use cars as dangerous devices comparing to dynamite and pistols. Norwalk Hour notes SBA semiannual report shows small business improving after years of decline and stresses its role in the economy.

Palatka Fla Daily News Norwalk Conn Small Business Administration

Bath area personals note wide summer travel and family visits

Mrs Edgar L Drake of Oliver street travels to Gorham to visit her mother Mrs Carolyn Rodgerson and family. G Thomas Murphy and wife Linden street drive to Detroit and plan two week return to Bath. Robert Carter North Grammar School principal attends two week military camp in New York State. Eleanore Danforth to Orono for Maine Summer School. Edwin Bates family from Orono stay at Sabino. Kenneth McIntosh family visit Somerset Place. Jean Danforth Bethlem Conn arrives Bath for summer with Danforths. Donald Sylvester family camp at Small Point Beach while he vacations from First National Store duties. Blanche Stendrup nee Huston called to Bath by death in New York. Emore Alexander of Bailey Island visiting parents now a Bath Memorial Hospital patient. Guy Yeaton assigned to Lowry AFB for Armament Training. Harold Husbands family from Chadds Ford visit Bath. Rev H Trevers Smith and son Edson visit Dresden. Smith is Clark Memorial Methodist pastor in Portland. Lawrence Young and wife from Providence visit Bath relatives and cousins Johnston. Harry Anderson and wife from Woburn welcome newborn son Richard Jennings Anderson in Boston. Ellen Wing returns home after Bath guest visit with Gallagher family. Arthur Stewart and wife enjoy two week vacation with Bath connections in Somerville and Winnecanee. Leah Strout returns to Winneganee after months in Milton and New York with Strout relatives. Carl Evans Brunswick Gardens announce birth of Wayne Freeman Evans at Bath Memorial Hospital. Edson Whitehurst Jr Naval Academy midshipman part of training cruise aboard USS New Jersey. son of Capt. Edson H. Whitehurst and Mrs Whitehurst.

Edgar L. Drake Oliver Street Gorham Carolyn Rodgerson G. Thomas Murphy Linden Street Detroit Mich Bath Robert Carter North Grammar School New York State Eleanorr Danforth Sebasco Lodge Orono University of Maine Edwin Bates Jane Nancy Sabino Delmar Bates Kenneth McIntosh Kenneth, Jr Portland Blanche Huston New York City Emma Houston Lawrence Houston Andrews Road Emore Alexander Bailey Island Audrey Peterson Stanley Peterson East Brunswick Bath Memorial Hospital Guy Yeaton Gwendolyn T. Yeaton Denny Road Usaf Technical School Lowry Air Force Base Department of Armament Training Harold Suzanne Carl Bartlett Chadd Ford, Pa Husband Carl B. Swanton Front Street H. Trevers Smith Edson Richard Arnold Thier Dresden Mr. Smith Clark Memorial Methodist Church Lawrence Young Providence R. I Mr. Young Ernest Hopkins Leah E. Strout Winneganee Milton Mass Grace Ferry New York Stanley Strout Conwell Strout Jackson Heights N. Y Carl Evans Brunswick Gardens Wayne Freeman Evans Whitehurst Edson H. Whitehurst USN Bath and Newport, R. I A. M. Main Garden Street Warren Harris Addie Moulton Five Islands Lawrence Cloutier Augusta George Laskey Place Robinhood Little River Brunswick Thomas Savage Place William Harrison Albert Deermont Harrison Elp Edward Clarey Canada Harry L. Horne Georgetown Center Memorial Hospital Robert Dunshee Linda Melrose George Messenger Everett Walter Beane Alexander Taft Port Washington N.Y MacMahan Charles Gould Sasanoa Carl Delano George Alderman Amherst West Georgetown Guy Snowe Auburn West California Seattle Gilbert Gunnell Waltham Donald Walker R. 1 John Holt Isons Jay Peter Washington, D. C Holt E. A. Gilmore Iowa City Iowa Pennsylvania Kennebec Point Jayson Schoener Oakland Calif Carroll Powers Donald E. Field Lawrence Indingarn Winthrop Monhegan Boothbay Harbor Roscod P. Con. R. Weeks E. J. Stewart Needham Mr. Stewart Theodore Joseph Reed Litchfield Conn Jack Williams Parris Island N. C Nancy Thurston North Bath John D. Williams Owen Richardson William Zorach Adolph Spear Ledlie Berry Bowdoinham Wiscasset Jail Bertha Gee Boston George Lasky Parviz Chabazi Waterville Colby College Roy J. Campbell Winston-Salem Maine Charles McMahan Wiliam Zorach Timothy Zorach Chewonk Timmie Jonathan Blueberry Cove Kay Carlisle Winchester Anchorage Wiliam’ Bradleys Chevy Chase Knubble

Why Do People Go To Church And Polio Vaccine News

In Georgetown Rev. Warren Harris preached on worship forgiveness and spiritual power from Exodus 20 1 17. Admissible polio vaccine age is birth to 19 with shots slated mid July and mid August in Bath. Registration closed July 4. A long list of local personal notices covers visits travels hospital stays and vacations among Georgetown residents and summer guests.

Coast Guard retrieves lost boat at Bay Point

The Coast Guard towed Ronald McIntosh’s boat to the Bay Point wharf after it disappeared in fog and rough seas off Seguinland. Nearby, tree swallows teach fledglings to fly as anglers crowd First Beach fishing pollock weighing up to ten pounds. Local residents and visitors arrive for the season at cottages and summer homes, with several families seen in Bath and nearby towns.

Coast Guard Ronald MclIntosh Bay Point Seguinland Kennebec Canning Factory First Beach

Thief Steals Weights From Greenwood Youth Center

A thief stole exercise weight lifts from the Greenwood Youth Center, prompting concern over security. No injuries were reported and police are investigating the incident.

Boston Greenwood Yout Center

Gray auditorium to be dedicated in memory of local church leaders

Five Islands community notes plan a two classroom plus auditorium building named Gray auditorium to honor Vernon and George Gray. The project targets fall or winter readiness and ties to the local church.

Paine 86 Former Hyde Windlass Vice President Dies

Goelf E P Paine 86 longtime Hyde Windlass Co director and Bath Iron Works draftsman died after a long illness in Bath Memorial Hospital He was born June 17 1870 in Portland and educated at Portland High School MIT He retired in 1949 after 57 years with Hyde Windlass Survived by widow Jane Spey Paine son Philip Marblehead Mass daughters Virginia Smythe Marblehead and Mary Rolfe King Ontario three grandsons and one sister Elzada Paine Boston Funeral at Curtis funeral home Tuesday.

Cecil Eric Paine First National Bank Hyde Windlass Co Memorial Ital Orn Portland Henry L Hannah S. Paine Portland High School Massachusett Institute of Technology Bath Paine Bath Iron Works, Corp Bath Savings Institution American Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Polar Star Lodge Dunlap Commandery Colonial Club Bath Country Club Jane B. Spey Paine Philip Marblehead Mass Virginia Smythe Mary Rolfe King Ontario Elzada Paine Boston Janet Sargent Paine Curtis Funeral Home

Funeral services for Nina Vesta Harmon held Saturday

Nina Vesta Harmon’s funeral took place Saturday at 3 PM at Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street with Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson presiding. Bearers were Ralph Palmer Raymond Hart Cedric French and Leston Harrington. Burial followed in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Sabatus.

Harmon Services Nina Vesta Harmon Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street David L. Wilson Ralph Palmer Raymond Hart Cedric French Leston Harrington Pleasant Hill Sabattus

Funeral Services Held for Mrs Emma Houston

Funeral services for Mrs Emma Houston wife of Lawrence Houston of 3 Andrews Road were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street. Rev Oliver Bell pastor of Wesley Methodist Church officiated with bearers including Ralph Houston.

Houston Emma Houston Lawrence Houston Andrews Road Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Oliver Bell Wesley Methodist Church Ralph Houston

Dolloff Family Vacation At Brighams Cove Cottage

Mrs. William Dolloff of the Bath Daily Times takes her annual two weeks vacation. She stays with Mr. and Mrs. Dolloff and her mother Mrs. John Herrin at the Dolloff cottage in Brighams Cove while also vacationing from Congress Sportswear Co duties.

William Dolloff Bath Daily Times Dolloff John Herrin Congress Sportswear Co Brighams Cove

Miss Isabel C Taylor Obituary

Miss Isabel C Taylor of South Portland died Wednesday morning in a Portland hospital. Born February 17, 1881, she was the daughter of John M and Isabella Taylor. She served as organist at Old South Congregational Church and belonged to the North Congregational Church and Ofesa club. Survived by brothers Stewart M Taylor of Cape Elizabeth and John N Taylor of Bath, sister Mrs Margaret Willard of Portland, two nieces and nephews, and several great nieces and nephews.

Isabel. C. Taylor Elizabeth Portland South Portland John M Isabella Taylor Stewart M. Taylor Cape Elizabeth John N. Taylor Bath Margaret Willard

Mrs Charlotte Atwood Dies at 75 in Bath Memorial Hospital

Mrs Charlotte M Atwood 75 of Bath died early Monday after a week in Bath Memorial Hospital Born March 80 1881 at Orrs Island she was daughter of Sylvannus and Mary MacIntire allace Survived by husband Howard Atwood son Irvin West Point daughter Mrs Lester Savoie five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Funeral conducted at 2 p m Thursday at Arthur F Mayo and Son with Rev David L Wilson officiating Burial in Oak Grove family lot Bath.

Charlotte Atwood Charlotte M. Atwood Bath Arthur F. Mayo

Mrs Emma B Houston Dies At Bath Memorial Hospital

Emma Bernice Houston 63 of 3 Andrews Road Bath died Friday morning at Bath Memorial Hospital. Wife of Lawrence Houston she was born in Moncton New Brunswick June 25 1893. Survived by daughter Mrs Richard Minott Bath son Ralph Houston Bath two sisters Irene Gold Lynn Mass Zell Prescott Lowell Mass and three grandchildren Susan John and Richard of Bath.

Emma B. Houston Emma Bernice Houston Andrews Road Bath Memorial Hospital Lawrence Houston Moncton N. B Oselm and Odille Menanson Gauvin Bath Richard Minott Ralph Houston

Funeral rites for Miss Mary Woods at Oak Street home

Funeral services for Miss Mary FE Woods were held Friday June 27 at her Oak Street home with Rev Dr Oliver W Bell of Wesley Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed in the Oak Grove family lot with bearers Clarence Cotton Elton Pinkham Sherman Mitchell and Chester McCrater.

Miss Woods Mary FE Woods Oak Street Oliver W. Bell Wesley Methodist Church Oak Grove Clarence Cotton Elton Pinkham Sherman Mitchell Chester McCrater

Crossword Puzzle Clue Pack From About Town

Down clues harmonize and up to date term cross reference. The grid hints at enticed outcomes and senate staff roles with chemical symbol hints and fate as a theme.

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