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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1941

Page

6

Bath Iron Works News Notes Layoffs and Local Politics

The Bath Iron Works faces a looming year end layoff tied to a potential slack in shipbuilding and a hoped for commercial contracts to bridge unemployment. Municipal election talks mix with plant concerns as workers weigh leadership who can cooperate to keep fixed charges down and bids competitive.

Bath Pres. Newell Bath Iron Works David D. Tabor Mr. Tabor William F. Plummer S.x Bill Iron Works Board of Education Selwyn H. Towne, Jr Howard C. Bates Mr Towne Henry Q Trowbridge Merritt A. Mitchell Alden G Smith Mr. Bates Edwin R. Andrews Hyde Windlass Co

Safer Driving With Life-Saver Tread Silvertown Tires

Winter roads demand skid protection and quick stopping. Port's Jenney Gasoline Station promotes Goodrich Life-Saver Tread Silvertown tires with exclusive Life-Saver tread, golden ply, and enhanced wet-road grip to reduce blowouts and improve safety. Visit today for details and price.

Goodrich Silvertown Port Jenney Pert

Mexican Glass Blowers Preserve Ancestral Craft In City Trade

In Mexico, many families keep the ancient glass blowing craft taught by early Spanish conquerors. The work spans rural homes to urban markets, with burro trains bringing finished wares to the city for sale.

Mexico

Gediman Bros Modern Refrigerators and Radios Ad

A Gediman Bros advertisement promotes modern electric refrigerators from Crosley Leonard and Gibson, ABC washers, Florence oil burners, and a selection of radios from Crosley Zenith RCA and Philco. It highlights easy payment plans and liberal credit, with service and installation assurances.

Gediman Bros Center Street Crosley, Leonard and Gibson Dieciman’s ABC Florence Gediman Crosleys Zeniths Philco Crosley Zenith

Panama Canal Opening Noted Despite World War II

In 1914 the Panama Canal opened but many New York papers paid little attention due to the outbreak of war in Europe. Since then the waterway has handled about 100,000 vessels carrying 500 million tons of cargo.

Panama Panama Canal New York Europe

Heating Homes Problem Solved Promptly by McCabe

Low temperatures and rising fuel costs prompt Bath readers to seek expert heating advice from Chester H McCabe a leading Bath plumber and heating engineer. He touts motor stoker systems for economical fuel use and easy maintenance offering to explain benefits and answer questions by appointment.

Chester H. McCabe Bath McCabe

Marines Landings Across History Highlight Records and Roles

Marines have landed on countless occasions for diverse missions with records too precise to count. Over two hundred landings mark their long adjunction to the Navy, from brief entries to years of occupation. In 1777 Robert Morris urged John Paul Jones to carry many Marines for all land expeditions.

Marine Corps Robert Morris Marine Committee John Paul Jones

One Law for All German Crimes

British and American law treat attempts to commit crimes as punishable as completed acts. Germany amended its Criminal Code to extend this rule retroactively for twelve months. The change applies to Poland and Czecho Slovakia as well, affecting attempts and accessories.

Germany Poland Czecho-Slovakia

Sugar imports shape American Sugar Bowl narrative

The article notes that over six million tons of refined cane and beet sugar flowed into the American Sugar Bowl last year, with nearly 70 percent produced domestically. About 30 percent arrived from Cuba and other foreign sources supplied only a nominal amount.

Cuba

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N. Gratz Jackson & Sons Front Street Ows Sros. Co Mello Read Nichols Company Commercial St Columbia Hotel Lucien Bisson Daley S Vine Street Lincoln Bedford Streets Tydol Veedol Bath Body Works E. S. Crosby CO Wm. A. Furber Bath, Maine Baths Robert T. Boudreau Floral Street Boston Navy Yard Dennis Daniel J. Perry High Street Laborers’ Department Treasury Alfred Back George Lincoln Shirley Pratt Hipfitter David P. Mullin Safety Engineers Arthur Small Harry W. the Beau Philip Beauregard Harold McLean Shipfitter McLean Mullin Warren E. Kershner MacKinnon Mr. Baker Baker Harold L. Adams Messrs. Fortier Hyland McNeill Whitten Mr. Light Bailey Corliss Gibbons McKellar Maier Rice Richard Robinson Savage Wilson Winters John J. Tracey Anglesmith Flange Turner Portsmouth Navy Yard James A. McLellan Everett W. Neal Old and Current Iron Works Memorial Hospital Herbert Kennedy New York City SS. Manhattan United States Line Edward P. Steininger The Manhattan J. Franklin Hallowell Electrical Department Augusta Neil Sullivan Edward P. Thomas, Jr Shiptitrer Eddie Fire Department Pete” Lee Western Union Valentine Charles L. Hagrett York Street Treas. L Eugene Thebeau Andrews Road William S. Newell Washington, D. C National Business Advisory Council Harry L. Hopkins Cordell Hull Washington Carpenters Ion Works Electricians J. B. Ellis Gerry Holland Milton Savage Harry E. Cooks, Jr Harold Dowling Scott Morse Joseph Marchetti Hose Company Mr. Dowling Ira Duryn Arthur Bourget Joseph Dubir Ernie George, Jr Arthur King Kirk Roberts Robert Earl Edward Jenks Albert Flint Lester Savoy Harry E. Cooke, Jr Foamite Company Harold Corliss Arthur Preney Ralph Bertrand Leon Genthner John Mullaney Edward St. Peter Charles L. Haggett Walter James Frank O. Batchelder Woolwich Nancy J. Embree Frankie Arcade Arena William B. Leeds Moana Eldridge H. Johnson Moorestown N. J Victor Talking Machine Co Johnson Leeds Caroline J. Pierpond Morgan Easter Island Pacific Manley Ellis Philadelphia Navy Yard Franklin W. Morse Tin Shop Mary Boyden R.N P.C Copper Shop Layout Dept Port’s Fairbanks-Morse Kohler Ice Man Chester McCabe Perry’s Diner Water St America Bath Fuel CO Shell Oils Timken Center St Maine Liberal Credit Washington St Goodrich Tire Agency Pert’s Portland Rockland Call Doyle’s Express New England Portland Waldoboro Rockland Camden Nk Weex
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