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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1956

Page

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Foreign Misconceptions About the American Economy

Massimo Salvadori, a history professor, told a Washington audience that European views of American capitalism are often inaccurate. He argued U S prosperity stems from how resources are organized and highlighted contrasts with the Soviet Union and Western Europe, urging clearer U S explanations abroad.

Massimo Salvadori Smith College Bennington College Foreign Service Institute Washington Eisenhower Salvadori Europe U. S Soviet Union Western Europe Switzerland United States

Probing The Earth's Crust For Oil Frontiers

Wall Street Journal writer Jerry Bishop profiles American geophysicists surveying Libya, Colombia, and Turkey for oil. Companies lease lands, face hazards, and plan long term, with $175 million expected this year for geophysical work abroad. Exploration aims to locate promising areas, not wells, as drilling outcomes vary.

U. S Jerry Bishop Wall Street Journal Bishop

You Rule The Economy Expert Argues Consumers Drive Markets

Sylvia Porter asserts that consumers wield the power over the economy not business or government. She notes decades of economic research prove spending behavior shapes the economic climate as people plan and hope for the future.

Sylvia Porter

Georgetown gathers crowds at First Baptist in summer service

A large Georgetown congregation heard a sermon on Admonitions of the Lord with respect to human relations at the First Baptist Church. Alfred Rowe sang an offertory. artesian wells at Lasky and Savage places yielded 168 feet 11 inches and 12 gallons per minute, both through solid ledge.

First Baptist Church Alfred Rowe Jesus George Lasky Fortune Thomas Savage Little River

Five Islands hosts Aug. events and summer arrivals

Five Islands marks Aug. 13 to 18 with church services and busy visitors. A long list of summer guests stays at Harmon's Harbor, Robinhood and Georgetown Center while local families host relatives and attend weddings and church. A 50-foot yacht voyage from Florida to Maine is noted, and daily life includes brush fire response, family visits, and summer work at local cottages.

Cardiff-MacGillivary Bath Franz Stevens Peter Elaine Richard Carey Rickey Victor Pinkham Brenda Pearson Rosslyn Pinkham Kathleen Rittall Howard Thomas Eugene Reynolds Alvah Reynolds Percy MacGillivary Dick Hasenfus Florida Harmon's Harbor Five Islands Wiscasset Alex Brun Maine

Bay Point Guests And Visitors At Bath Cottages

Bay Point notices list Miss Colleen O Donnell of Bath visiting relatives at a Bay Point cottage. Several families including the Moores Whitaker Furbish and Rideout host or visit in Bath and nearby areas. The long roster includes guests from Weymouth Meriden Glen Falls Hudson Falls Malden North Leeds Curtis Corner Mexico and others with multiple family exchanges and weekend visits.

Colleen O'Donnell Bath Madison Moore Bay Point Lake Seereteeee Katherine Herman Wieting, Jr Weymouth Mass Dwight Furbish Mildred Whittaker Sherman Campbell Arthur Tibbetts Arthur Burnham Cooper's Mills Elmer Tibbetts Carol Donna Elsie Caputa Hudson Falls N. Y Elsie Chase Wallace Lebelle Louis van Husen Glen Falls Sabra Cronchite St. Edwards Eva Trombly Maldem Royal Stevens Connie Martha Stevens North Leeds Elizabeth Murphy Thomas and James Curtis Corner Leona Webster Walley Mexico Arthur Tibbetts, Jr

Summer social and visits at Sabine colony cottages

Brunswick residents Marie and Roberta Larrabee enjoy a few days at their cottage while guests from Bath Groton Boxford and Chicago vacation at Sabine. Several families visit relatives in Maine and Milo for weddings and weekends. The Sabine Association holds weekly socials with 60 members, plus monthly business meetings as cottages stay occupied.

Marie Roberta Larrabee Brunswick Bernard Pratt, Jr Groton Milo Elhin Fullerton Bath Iron Works Mrs. Fullerton John Carver Priscilla John Merrimac Mass Peabody

Local Jury Duty Payments Reach $1500 As Trial Looms

Sagadahoc Superior Court continues juror selection with Mrs. Patten issuing checks for $10 plus ten cents per mile for duty. The county covers first day mileage and daily juror pay, room and board at Sedgwick Hotel, witness fees, and defense counsel fees. Woods remains in jail in Bath under tight security as the trial nears, losing weight but maintaining composure.

Millward G. Patten Topsham Sedgwick Rubin Sagadahoe Kennebec Augusta Bath Woods

Urges Woolwich People Take Cover During Alert

Arthur Youland Civil Defense director calls Woolwich residents to take cover during the state wide Operation Alert scheduled Friday at about 12 55 p m C D wards police and firemen will patrol main roads during the alert additional CD personnel are asked to volunteer and contact Youland for information from Molson Dube Smith Edwards or Larry Edwards

Woolwich Arthur Youland Civil Defense C.D Youland Clifford Molson Leonard Dube Hadley Smith Larry Edwards

Obituary for Jasper H Lovett Bath council member

Jasper Hazen Lovett 64 died Thursday at a Westbrook nursing home. He served two terms on Bath City Council and earlier worked as a machinist at Hyde Windlass and Bath Iron Works. Survived by widow Thelma, two sons Kenneth and Arlin, daughter Geraldine, six grandchildren, and a brother-in-law Fred Wentworth. Burial in Smith Cemetery Windham.

Jasper H. Lovett Jasper Hazen Lovett Bath Westbrook Dolgrant Chapel South Wind Lovett North Windham Ile Hyde Windlass Company Bath Tron Works Warren John Ellen Fuller Lovett Universalist Church Windsor North End Community Club West Bath Kenneéeth North Rye N. H Arlin Dover Geraldine Chaplick Middleton Mass Fred M. Wentworth Smith Cemetery Windham

Local man Leroy M. Shea dies at 88 in Me morial hospital

Leroy M. Shea 88 of Phippsburg died July 11 at Memorial Hospital after a four week stay. He lived nine years in Phippsburg with daughter Abbie L. Small and was born in Bath March 29, 1868. He worked as a shipyard caulker and later a moulder in Bath and as a stationary engineer. Surviving daughter and other details follow.

Leroy M. Shea Phippsburg Memorial Hospital Mr. Shea Abbie L. Small Bath Alden Mary Wilson Shea Richmond

Ada Mae Miller Funeral to be held in Bath

Funeral services for Ada Mae Miller who died at the U S Naval Hospital will be conducted at 2 pm Thursday at the Arthur F Ye and Son Funeral Residence. The Rev J Lyle Calhoun will officiate. Born in Bath April 11 1921 she was the daughter of Major and Eva Pinkham Fraser. She lived in Portsmouth NH for the past ten years with husband John Miller and their son Timothy. Surviving are six Bath brothers and three Bath sisters plus several nieces and nephews.

Stevens Everett Stevens Seguinland George Flynn Arthur Sullivan Laura Sullivan Watertown Mass Flynn Georgetown Center Clarence B. Hill Hill Dora Hill Greene John M. Sawyer Paul Wren Medford Kennebec Point Massachusetts Gladys Weeman Lee Bell Jean Currie Roland Peterson Fessenden Wilder North Andover MacMahan Harold Hersey Winthrop Robinhood Cove Jim Merriam Braggonia Nantucket Island Ellen Emery Littleriver L. Earle Hagan Nancy Georgetown Frank Brown Portland Kirk Buhls Montana Thomas Savage William Zorach Brooklyn N. Y Louise Houghton Elizabeth Scarsdale Robinhood Road Gregory Barrett West Georgetown William A. Todd Roy Newman Clarence Hill Walter Elbridge Cunningham 3d Bath Walter Cunningham Bay Point Road Rock Wool Insulation Co Maine, Inc Dorothy Stuart Ada Mae Miller U. S. Naval Hospital Arthur Fye and Son J. Lyle Calhoun Major Eva Pinkham Fraser Portsmouth N. H John Miller Imothy Judy Hart Sandra Miller William Daniel Stanley Edward Herbert Bernard Evelyn Toothaker Harriet Stinson Marjorie Gray

CROSSWORD CLAN PUZZLE AND CRYPTOQUOTE PAGE

A dense page features a large crossword with clues across and down, plus a cryptogram quotation by Longfellow. The answer grid includes many labeled entries such as river, reverberate, and biblical tree, with thematic notes and a King Features Syndicate distribution at the end.

Scotland Choi Turk UN

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