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Bath Independent

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Bath, Maine, United States of America

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Jul 10, 1958

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Scratching The Surface A Labor Reform Proposal

A Congress bill would require union leaders to file detailed financial and procedural statements and mandate secret ballots for officers with limited terms. It aims to curb abuses revealed by the McClellan Committee but would not fully address secondary boycotts or organizational picketing. Reforms would empower state courts in labor disputes, aiding smaller businesses facing coercive tactics.

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Congress McClellan
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Two Polio Vaccination Messages In Two Family Images

A Michigan caption shows a mother and seven children around an iron lung while the father lies paralyzed. A Texas caption portrays a five month old in a respirator tank. The piece argues polio is preventable with the Salk vaccine and urges immediate vaccination to avoid tragedy.

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Michigan Texas
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Strong Hopeful And Productive: Economy Outlook Highlighted

President Keith Funston of the New York Stock Exchange spoke at a college commencement, outlining cheerfully optimistic economic facts. He cited population growth, $9 billion yearly R&D, growing job opportunities by 2.5 million above WWII levels, and a rising family purchasing power from $5,700 to near $7,500 by 1975, while warning against punitive taxation and signaling a needed policy shift.

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Keith Funston New York Stocks Exchange Funston
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Buffalo Times Herald on Atlas and Polaris missiles progress

The Buffalo, South Dakota Times Herald notes that the 5,000 mile Atlas program began 11 years ago and remains active under current policy, while Thor and Jupiter 1500 mile missiles entered production two years ago and Polaris, a submarine based 1500 mile missile, was started a year ago. The piece credits rapid gains in missile development to a high gear posture and administration support.

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Buffalo S. D Times-Herald Polaris
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First Baptist church service and Robinhood notes

Rev Warren Harris will preach at First Baptist on Sunday and lead communion. Miss Maud Thayer reflected on enlightenment in Ephesians 1 18. At Robinhood the summer series opened with Rev Dr Oliver W Bell of Bath, on Psalm 46 10 Be still and know that I am God. The column also covers painting work, flagpole history, Coast Guard activity, arrivals and visits at local homes, camps, and summer guests at Kennebec Point and Indian Point with various family names and travel.

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Warren Harris First Baptist Church Maud Thayer Tillich Fise- Jey Robinhood Oliver W. Bell Bath Bell God Loring Small West Bath Robinhood Landing Moses Riggs Ralph Becker Coast Guard Popham Merrymeeting Bay Waterville South Freeport Hijo Scituate Mass
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Five Islands Baptist Services and Summer Visitors

Morning and evening services at the Baptist church drew large crowds with many summer visitors. Mrs. Harlan Pinkham delivered fine messages and Rev. Warren Harris will return to the pulpit next Sunday. The long weekend’s good weather brought crowds to Reid Park, with many turned away. Personal items note visits and stays of several families from Massachusetts Kentucky California New York City Eureka Illinois Westbrook Bath Springfield and Myricks among others, with updates on hospital recovery and summer homes.

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The Baptist Church Harlan Pinkham Warren Harris Reid Park Emma Blenn Massachusetts Carl Bresslin Kentucky Bell Blenn California Fenton Moore Bath Scheffer Cottage Helen Calomoni Lynn Mars Gordon Clark Mass Edward Habin Springfield Honey Graves Georgetown Arthur Cochrane Janice Pinkham
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Unproperly Parked Cars Prompt Police Response at Bay Point

Sheriff and State Police resolved a Sunday incident over cars blocking a highway at Bay Point. Nearby, a nesting family of flickers attracts local bird enthusiasts as the young begin fledging from a hollow tree, while a stream of visitors from Roxbury, Wareham, Lewiston, Bath, and other places occupy cottages for the season and summer activities continue at the Navajo and nearby cottages.

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Sheriff's Department State Police
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Obituary for Clara Seymour St John of Choate School

Clara Seymour St John, 78, of Morse's Mountain Phippsburg died Monday at Maine Medical Center Portland. Funeral Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at Choate School Wallingford Conn. Wife of Rev Dr George C St John headmaster emeritus Choate. sister of Dr Charles Seymour Yale president emeritus. descendant of Connecticut’s old families. born March 28 1880 New Haven educated Bryn Mawr 1900.survived by husband four children Elizabeth Seymour St John George C St John Seymour St John and Francis Cushman St John.

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Clara ST. John Clara Seymour St. John Phippsburg Maine Medical Center Portland Choate School Wallingford Conn St. John George C. St. John Charles Seymour Yale University Connecticut Mrs. St. John Egbert Britain Hengist Horsa Morse’s Mountain Thomas Day Seymour Sarah Hitchcock Seymour New Haven Bryn Mawr College George Clara St
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Carrie B Fuller 79 Widowed Sales Lady Dies in Bath Memorial

Carrie B. Fuller, 79, widow of Carl Fuller, died at Bath Memorial hospital after ten days as patient. Born in Wiscasset April 5 1879 to James W Blagdon and Adelle Foye Blagdon, she leaves brother Fred W Blagdon of Wiscasset, two nieces Louise Blagdon and Pearl W Weimert, and nephew Fred W Blagdon Jr. A longtime saleswoman at D. T Percy and later Senters Inc, she retired about 15 years ago. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence with burial in Oak Grove family lot.

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Carrie B. Fuller Carl Fuller Bath Memorial Hospital Wiscasset James W Adelle Foye Blagdo Fred W. Blagdon Louise Blagdon Pearl W. Weimert Jefferson, Ohio Fred W. Blagdon, Jr Fuller D. T Percy Company Senters Inc Arthur F. Mayo & Son Oak Grove
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Funeral Services for Ernest E. York in Brunswick

Ernest E. York age 75 of Brunswick died Tuesday after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Brackett Funeral Home. He was born November 3, 1882, worked 53 years as shipping clerk and paymaster at Pejepscot Paper, retiring in 1953. Surviving are son Gerald M. of Schenectady and brother Harry of Richmond, sister Mrs. Warren Coombs of Bridgton. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

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Ernest FE. York Brunswick Brackett York Mr. York Abram and Maria Marshall York Pejepscot Paper Company Fort George Lodge K. of P Bessie Torrey Gerald M Schenectady N. Y Robinhood Harry Richmond Warren Coombs Bridgton Riverside Cemetery
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Lenor T Bailey obituary and Bath visitors noted

Lenor T Bailey 65 of Arrowsie died Tuesday at 4 Gerald Street where she worked two years Born in Woolwich June 7 1893 daughter of Ezekiel and Cora Blackman Survived by daughter Florence L Lawrence Arrowsie two sisters Ethel McPhee Wiscasset Estella Baker Woolwich three grandchildren four great grandchildren nieces and nephews Funeral services conducted Friday at 1 30 p m at Arthur F Mayo Sons Funeral Residence with Rev David L Wilson officiating Burial in Rumwell cemetery Wiscasset Friends may visit 7 9 Wednesday and Thursday evenings Also visiting Bath residents Miss Dorothy Burke and Miss Linda Porter vacationing with Francis A Winchenbach group are Wellesley Mass residents and students

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Lenor T. Bailey Arrowsie Gerald Street Woolwich Ezekiel Cora Mason Blackman Florence L. Lawrence Ethel McPhee Wiscasset Estella Baker Arthur F. Mayo & Sons David L. Wilson Rumwell Cemetery
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Mrs Edna Jaques Dies At 83 In Bath Home

Edna Lee Parks Jaques 83 died Thursday at her Bath residence after a brief illness. Born in Richmond July 30, 1874 to George Washington Parks and Almena W. Lee she lived in California before settling in Bath in 1911. Widow of Frank W. Jaques she joined D A R Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter and Winter Street Congregational church. Surviving: two daughters Marion Jaques Smith and Almena A Jaques, one granddaughter Lucy Lee Smith and a niece.

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Edna Jaques Edna Lee Parks Jaques High Street Richmond George Washington Parks Almena W. Lee Jaques Haverhill Mass California Bath Frank W. Jaques Colonel Dummer Sewall
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Mrs Elbert A Shumway obituary from Milford

Mrs Hanorah M Shumway 86 widow of Elbert A Shumway died Wednesday evening at her Milford home after several months illness Born in County Kerry Ireland on November 8 1871 she came to the United States in 1887 lived in Massachusetts before moving to Old Town where she resided 45 years Later in Milford Surviving are three sons John C Clinton Walter H Milford and Leslie C Shumway Bath eight grandchildren including Mrs Frank Harvie Bath and nine great great grandchildren.

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Elbert A. Shumway Hanorah M. Shumway Milford Shumway County Kerry Ireland United States Massachusetts Old Town John C Clinton Walter H Leslie C. Shumway Bath Frank Harvie
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Warren W. White Dies in Hull Mass After Summer Business

Word arrived in Bath of the death of Warren W. White on July 3 in Hull Massachusetts. He formerly owned and operated the White Spot at Popham Beach and ran the summer business there for 18 years. Survived by widow Grace W Phillips White and two sons Wendell P and Robert C White. Funeral services held Saturday in Hull with burial at Centre Hanover Cemetery Massachusetts.

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Bath Warren W. White Hull Mass White Popham Beach Grace W. Phillips White Wendell P Robert C. White Centre Hanover Cemetery
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Farley R W Funeral Held At Seventh Day Adventist Church

Funeral services for Raymond W. Farley were held Saturday afternoon at 2 30 at the Seventh day Adventist church with Elder Carlton Jackson officiating assisted by Elder Albert E. Millner president of the Northern New England Conference and Rev Charles R Sims of the First Baptist church. Bearers were Paul Farley Guy Farley Dr Wallace Farley Frederick Farley Harry Warner and Donald Preble. Committal services followed at the family lot in Oak Grove.

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Raymond W. Farley Seventh-day Adventist Church Carlton Jackson Gardiner Albert E. Millner Northern New England Seventhday Adventist Church Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Paul Farley Guy Farley Wallace Farley Frederick Farley Harry Warner Donald Preble Oak Grove
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Committal Service for Mrs Florence Enzmann Held

The service conducted by the Rev Martin v Sargent took place at 11 o clock Saturday for Mrs Florence Goodman Enzmann of Des Moines Iowa. Attending from out of town were her daughter Miss Jane Enzmann of Jersey City New Jersey her son Dr Robert Enzmann of Reading Pennsylvania and her sister Mrs Briton Smith and Mr Smith of Plainfield New Jersey. Mrs Enzmann was married to Ernst V Enzmann of Des Moines.

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Martin v B. Sargent Florence Goodman Enzmann Des Moines Iowa Jane Enzmann Jersey City N. J Robert Enzmann Reading Briton Smith Smith Plainfield New Jersey Enzmann Ernst V. Enzmann
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Mrs Webber's Funeral Service Held at Curtis Funeral Home

Frances Morse Webber was laid to rest after a 2 p m service at Curtis Funeral Home. The Winter Street Congregational church pastor Rev Martin v B Sargent led the rites with bearers including Charles Morse Richard Morse Harold M Rogers John G Morse Jr Richard C Morse Jr Kenneth Morse and Earl Morse. Burial followed in the family plot at Oak Grove.

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Webber Frances Morse Webber Curtis Funeral Home Martin v. B. Sargent Winter Street Congregational Church Charles Morse Richard Morse Harold M. Rogers John G. Morse, Jr Richard C. Morse, Jr Kenneth Morse Earl Morse Oak Grove
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Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth McKay

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday at the residence with Rev. Martin B. Sargent of Winter Street Congregational church officiating. Bearers were John Tourtilotte Donald Specht Lawrence Specht and Arthur Mayord. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove.

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Miss McKay Elizabeth McKay Arthur F
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Funeral services for Elmer W Rogers conducted Saturday

Funeral services for Elmer W Rogers were held at 1 30 pm at the Arthur F Mayor and Son funeral residence. Rev Charles R Sims of First Baptist Church officiated with bearers Alfred Neal Joseph Dauphin Frank Clark and George Rice. Burial followed in the family lot

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Elmer W. Rogers Arthur F. Mayor & Son Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Alfred Neal Joseph Dauphin Frank Clark George Rice Oak Grove
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Funeral Service for Mrs Edna Jaques Parks

Funeral services were held Sunday at 430 p.m. at Leslie C Shumway funeral home with Rev Martin B Sargent of Winter Street Congregational Oak Grove officiating. Richard A Bishop of 103 South Street, entering his sophomore year at Rollins College next fall, has completed three weeks of a six week Marine officers training course at Quantico Virginia. His address is PLC Richard A Bishop 1617117 L Co 2 Platoon I Training En Camp Upshur Marine Corps School.

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Jaques Edna Lee Parks Jaques Leslie C. Shumway Martin v B. Sargent Winter Street Oak Grove Richard A. Bishop South Street Rollins College Quantico L. Co Camp Upshur Marine Corps School
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Frances Morse Webber 83 Widow of Bath Editor Dies

Frances Morse Webber 83 widow of Harry C Webber died Thursday. She will be laid to rest at 2 p.m. Monday at Curtis Funeral Home. A lifelong Phippsburg resident, she was born to John G Morse and Elizabeth Weston Morse and graduated Bath High School in 1891. She was active in Maine clubs and descended from pioneer families including the Parkers. Her ancestry includes shipbuilder Richard Morse and lumber mill operator. nephew John G Morse Jr. continues the family mill. Survived by one brother Richard C Morse and several nieces and nephews.

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Frances M. Webber Frances Morse Webber Harry C. Webber Curtis Funeral Home Old Bath Webber Maine Parkers Phippsburg Arnold Quebec Kennebec River Richard Morse Europe West Indies John G. Morse Maine Progressive Union of Club Winter Street Congregational Church Richard C. Morse
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Calvin W. Rogers dies at 94 founder of Bath hardware firm

Calvin W. Rogers 94 founder of C W Rogers Inc Bath died Friday in a West Palm Beach hospital shortly after his brother Elmer B Rogers death in Bath. Born in Phipsburg in 1864 he was a son of William and Martha Cutting Rogers. He served long on Bath City Council and founded the local hardware business about 65 years ago. He married Emma Haines Deering in 1888. They lived in West Palm Beach since 1924. Surviving are his widow two sons former Mayor Walter C Rogers and Gardiner D Rogers both of Bath, two grandchildren William R Rogers Bath and Mrs Charles Morgan South Portland.

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Calvin W. Rogers C. W. Rogers, Inc West Palm Beach Emma Haines Deering Gardiner G. Deering Rogers Walter C. Rogers Gardiner D. Rogers William R. Rogers Bath Charles Morgan South Portland
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Miss Elizabeth McKay Dies at 87 in Local Nursing Home

Elizabeth McKay 87 formerly a tailoress at Young's tailor shop in this city died Thursday at a local nursing home. Born in Bath on September 19, 1871 she was daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Powers McKay. She lived at 97 Court street and is survived by two sisters Mrs. John Tourtillotte of Boothbay Harbor and Mrs. Herman Specht of Portland, along with two nephews and one niece.

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Elizabeth McKay Bath Hugh Elizabeth Powers McKay
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Raymond W. Farley 72 longtime Bath custodian dies

Raymond W. Farley aged 72, the oldest active Bath school custodian with 40 years of service, died Wednesday evening at Bath Memorial Hospital after admission. Born October 25, 1885 in Bridgewater, he lived in Richmond before moving to Bath 40 years ago. He attended Richmond schools and was a Seventh Day Adventist. Farley served as custodian at Central Grammar School, then Washington Primary after the school closure. He is survived by Gladys McDonald Farley. two sons Paul R. of Brunswick and S. Russell of Freeport. three daughters Dorothy B. DelCotto Middletown NY, Virginia R. Allen Orlando FL, Olive M. Jamison Worcester MA. five brothers Vernon, Guy, Dr. Wallace H. Farley, Frederick, Earl. four sisters Alice Colby, Bath, Elizabeth Barter, Richmond, Ruby Farley St. Petersburg FL. 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

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Raymond W. Farley Bath Bath Memorial Hospital Bridgewater W. Henry Fannie Knox Farley Richmond Farley Seventh Day Adventist Church Central Grammar School Washington Gladys McDonald Farley Paul R Brunswick S. Russell Freeport Dorothy B. DelCotto Middletown N. Y Virginia R. Allen Orlando Fla Olive M. Jamison Worcester Mass Vernon Loma Linda Calif Guy Portland Wallace H. Farley Lancaster Frederick Earl Farley Alice Colby Elizabeth Barter Grace Hanscom Ruby Farley St. Petersburg
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Elmer W. Rogers 80 Bath man longtime fireman dies

Elmer W. Rogers, 80, of Bath, died Thursday morning after a period of ill health. Born February 26, 1878 in Phippsburg, he was a plumb ing and sheet metal contractor before joining Bath Iron Works in 1930 and retiring in 1946. He leaves a widow Lucy Strout Rogers, a daughter Frank Cutting of Phippsburg, a brother Calvin Rogers, and several nieces and nephews. He held leadership roles in the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Veteran Firemen, and was active in First Baptist Bath and area orders.

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Elmer W. Rogers Bath Memorial Hospital Phippsburg William Martha Cutting Rogers Lucy Strout Rogers Frank Cutting Calvin Rogers West Palm Beach Fla Rogers First Baptist Church of Bath Dromore Grange Phipsburgs Montgomery St.ernard Royal Arch Polar Star Lodge Dunlap Commandery Knights Templar Fraternal Order of Eagles Veteran Firemen’s Association North End Broad Street Bath Iron Works Corp
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Mrs Ruth Taylor Funeral Held At Home

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth C. Taylor were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at 305 Washington Street. The Rev. Martin v B. Sargent of Wintertown officiated. Pallbearers included John Gillespie Albion Parris Edward Dunton Allan Spear Wallace Plant and William D. Hill Jr. Interment followed at Oak Grove family lot.

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Taylor Ruth C. Taylor Washington Street Martin v B. Sargent Winter Street
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William J. Moore Funeral Service Held at Local Home

Funeral services for William J. Moore were held at 1 30 p m Wednesday at the Funeral Home of Leslie C Shumway with the Rev Harold L Allen of Corliss Street church officiating. Bearers were Walter E Millett George E Millett Ralph D Millett and Joseph Proctor.

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William Moore William J. Moore Leslie C. Shumway Harold L. Allen Corliss Street Church Walter E. Millett George E. Millett Ralph D. Millett Joseph Proctor Oak Grove
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Crossword Puzzle and Cryptoquote Feature Remembered

A page segment presents an and crossword clues with across and down entries. It includes a cryptogram puzzle with a sample cipher and a quote attributed to Pascal, noting the famous line about the eternal silence of these infinite spaces.

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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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