Bath Inverement published by The Times Company
The Bath Inverement is issued weekly on Thursdays by The Times Company at 63 Front Street Bath Maine. B Nichols serves as president treasurer and Harry C Webber is editor. Subscription rates are one year or six months in advance at one dollar. Entered at the Bath post office for second class circulation.
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the Times Company
Front Street
Bath
Maine
B. Nichols
Pres. and
Treas
Harry C. Webber
Americans Are Lucky and the Nation's Opportunity Ahead
A June American magazine piece by C. E. Wilson argues the United States offers unmatched opportunities due to ongoing discoveries and expanding needs. He notes future advances will surprise, with steady hard work yielding better living and continued social and economic progress if the country preserves its foundational strengths.
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American Magazine
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
Wilson
America
England abandons free trade in favor of barter deals
Sir Stafford Cripps signals a shift from free trade toward barter based markets for England. The plan envisions trading meat with Argentina for food and machinery with Russia for wheat, undermining Marshall Plan ideals and mutual aid. The move risks higher costs and tax burdens for Americans subsidizing foreign markets.
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Sir Stafford Cripps
England
U. S
Cripps
Sir Stafford
Argentina
Russia
United States Aid Sparks British Housing Growth
The United States has furnished relief for England and Britain reports full employment. Congress aims to expand housing programs for low income families veterans farmers and civilians as part of Marshall Plan support.
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United States
England
Britain
America
Congress
Government housing subsidies to extend home access nationwide
The plan seeks 8.3 billion in subsidies to build over 800000 public housing units and row houses at about 30 dollars monthly. Local agencies will receive large subsidies for quarter century operations. Farmers may obtain government loans around two thousand dollars per family for farm homes.
New Meadows Regatta Opens With Foggy Winneganee Bay Races
Nine boats braved the fog as the New Meadows Regatta Association kicked off the season on Winneganee Bay. In Class I New Moon skippered by O Williams beat Shardie owned by J Edward Drake Jr. Leeward and Bucca neer also placed. In Class II Mist owned by A M Main Jr topped Almena of A Morse with Streak and Beetle following.
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Winneganee Bay
New Meadows Regatta Association
Owen Williams
New Moon
J. Edward Drake, Jr
S “Shardie
A. M. Main, Jr
Alva Morse
Almena
Morse
Streak
George Cary
Roger McLeer
O. Williams
Foster's Point
Shardie
E. Drake
Birch Point
Leeward
Eastman
Buccaneer
E. Williams
Mist
A. Morse
R. McLeer
Sabino
Beetle
C. Langbehn
Prawers Entertain at Summer Home
Mr and Mrs Sam Prawer entertained the Prawer Co employes and their spouses at an all day outing at the Prawer Summer home Damaris cott a Mills Sunday Activities included boating swimming games archery and a lobster feed with hamburg and hot dogs Those present included Mr and Mrs Mark P Hanna Benjamin Berenson Mr and Mrs Albert Connors Nancy and others
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Sam Prawer
Prawer & Co
Prawer
Damariscotta Mills
Mark P. Hanna
Benjamin Berenson
Albert Connor
Pinehaven Camp Completes a Week
Pinehaven Day Camp for Girls Scouts at Sewall's Woods finished its first week of the session with about 90 girls aged seven to 14 participating. Boston staff adviser Miss Alice Sanderson visited for inspection, teaching songs, sharing lunch, and social visits. She oversees Maine New Hampshire and Vermont areas and toured Brunswick and Augusta camps last week. Units built equipment and fireplaces, prepared lunches, and blueberry pancakes were made after blueberry picking. New staff additions include Mrs. Edgar L. Drake for handicraft and David Wetherell from Morse High School for rock and mineral studies. Stunt afternoon featured unit plays and songs.
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Pinehaven
Sewall’s Woods
Alice Sanderson
National
Boston
Edgar L. Drake
David Wetherell
Morse High School
Maine Savings Bank plans four identical machines
Maine Savings Bank of Portland, the state's largest savings bank, begins installing four of the same banking machines.
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Maine Savings Bank of Portland
Maine
Bath firm named Northeast Airlines agents
James B. Drake & Sons of Bath has been named local agents for Northeast Airlines serving Boston New England New York and Montreal with world wide service via connections. Reservations and tickets available at Front Street office. discussed Portland ground service if traffic warrants. Northeast operates Convair airliners with five miles per minute speed and 90 minute Portland to New York flight time.
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James B. Drake
Portland
New York
Drake
Kennebec Steamboat Co
Bath
Boston
Island Resorts
Sasanoa River
Eastern Steamship Co
James B. Drake & Sons
Filling Station Near High Street Bridge
Grading work advances for a new gasoline filling station on Route One at the south approach to the High Street overhead bridge. The station, to be owned by Charles Hamlin of Concord, N H, will carry Esso gasoline. Land purchased from Mrs Florence A Hawley by Charles A and Angie Hamlin. construction by Houston Company Brunswick. Building permit issued June 2 to Hawley for a wooden 45 by 28 by 15 foot station costing about 12000 dollars. Property transferred per warranty deed dated July 12 filed in Sagadahoc County. Subcontractor Crocker and Simpson Brunswick handles filling and grading. A semicircular area with 176 foot frontage has been filled and graded.
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High Street
Charles Hamlin
Concord
N. H
Esso
Florence A. Hawley
Charles A
Angie Hamlin
Houston Company, Contractors
Brunswick
Sagadahoc County
Stork Shower Held for Mrs. Chester Grover at Birch Point
Mrs. Chester Grover Jr. was surprised as guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs. Carroll Curtis at Birch Point road. Guests admired many gifts and a social evening with refreshments followed. assistants included Mrs. Louise Stickney and Mrs. Chester Grover among a list of attendees.
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Chester Grover, Jr
Carroll Curtis
Birch Point Road
Grover
Louise Stickney
Chester Grover
Ernest Grover
Mable Raymond
Maxine Staples
Jessie Spaulding
Bernard Bailey
Arlene Grover
Evelyn Bailey
Ruth Belanger
Rebecca Tasker
Richard Grover
Kenneth Bailey
Little Stanley
C C Club Holds Social Hour at Nancy Fifield Home
Members gathered at 60 Heath Lane for refreshments and a social hour. Flora Simard reportedly left with husband Joe and children Richard and Linda for a Boston vacation. The group voted to end meetings for now and plan a fall session, totaling twenty caneriace gatherings since March 9.
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C-C
Nancy Fifield
Heathlane
Flora Simard
Joe
Richard
Linda
Boston
Mary Dorr
Lottie Brown
Freda Kingsbury
Lula Bruce
Barb
Murie Orin
Ganons and Gannon kin visit relatives across New England
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Gan non and son Fred of Dearborn Michigan and Mrs. Lewis F. Gannon 87 Milan street visited weekend with Mr. Gannon’s brothers Lewis of Derry New Hampshire and Eugene of Chester New Hampshire.
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Alfred G. Gannon
Fred
Dearborn
Mich
Mr. Gannon
Lewis F. Gannon
Milan Street
Lewis
Derry
N. H
Eugene
Chester
Over-all Labor Surplus Reported in Bath Market
Bath Maine June analysis by Seth W. Thornton shows an overall labor surplus with 300+ workers returning to a Bath ship yard and gradual rehiring in textiles. Seasonal gains in fishing agriculture and tourism offset by layoffs in marine hardware and wooden box firms. no near-term reemployment in foundry work.
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Bath
Seth W. Thornton
Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission
Thornton
Silverman Return From Chicago Furniture Show trip
Louis M. Silverman of Mikel sky's Inc returned from Chicago and Grand Rapids where he attended the semi annual Furniture Show. He noted extreme heat at 104 degrees but enjoyed Edgewater Beach hotel facilities. He recalls Eddy Waitkus being shot at the same hotel and jokes about second base. The hotel hosted a large July Fourth fireworks display with about 3800 guests. Silverman observed fashion shifts toward Chinese Modern and American functional furniture with gray tones cordovans and bleached woods, and said Mikel sky's will showcase these trends.
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Louis M. Silverman
Mikelsky’s, Inc
Chicago
Illinois
Grand Rapids
Mich
Silverman
Edgewater Beach
Eddy Waitkus
Phillies
Bath
Maine
Divot Digging: Presidents Cup Narrowed to Eight at Bath CC
The Bath Country Club round two of the President's Cup concluded with eight players remaining. Third round runs July 18 to 30, culminating in the championship match July 31. 18-hole results included Winchenbach over Mank 1 up and others like Bruce over Povich 4 and 3, Puffer over Brownell 4 and 3, Fortin over Levin by default, Young over Hersom 4 and 3, Aaar over Toothaker 3 and 2, Main Jr over Hall 8 and 6, Bellew over Gallagher 5 and 4.
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Bath Country Club
Francis A. Winchenbach
Henry Mank
Francis Bruce
Jay Povich
Maurice Puffer
Bob Brownell
George Fortin
Bob Levin
Tut Young
Richard Hers
Brooks Family Visiting Relatives in Gardiner
Mr and Mrs Waldo Brooks and daughter Joan of Denny road visited relatives in Gardiner on Sunday.
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Waldo Brooks
Joan
Denny Road
Gardiner
YMCA First Fishing Party Sets Out From Y M C A
A spirited group of day camp youths organized by the YMCA left the Y M C A on Thursday morning armed with hooks and lunch boxes for a fishing trip to Whiskeay creek. Led by Dick Gross and assisted by Clyde Wyman and Ivan Pouliot, the group fished from arrival until lunch then returned to the Y M C A by late afternoon.
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Y.M.C.A
Ethles
Dick'’ Gross
Clyde Wyman
Ivan Pouliot
Y.M.C.A. Life Saving Corps
Gross
Sebasco
Pouliot
Wyman
John McKay
Jay Rogers
Graeme Hanson
Donald Brewer
George Tardiff
Walter Rice
Robert Percy
Stephen Burnham
Jay Hamilton
Maurice Rice
James Bartlett
Robert Bartlett
Lewis Allain
Eugene Milliken
James Hanson
Herbert Brown
Bath Men Visit London With Coast Guard Cadets
Two Bath men Vernard Flemings and Cadet Dean A Ridyard joined 212 Coast Guard Academy cadets on a five day London visit as the USS Eagle and USS Campbell docked on the Thames. Cadets rotated between ships to practice training with crews. The Eagle, originally a German navy training ship, was taken over by the U S Navy in 1946 and features diesel power. The Campbell carries a five inch gun and 20 and 40 millimeter batteries and has a war record including sinking a German submarine in the North Atlantic.
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Bath
Vernard Flemings
USCG
Marietta Flemings
Winter Street
Dean A. Ridyard
A. A. Ridyard
Branch Road
London
Eagle
Campbell
Coast Guard Academy
Thames River
Coast Guard
New Britain
North Atlantic
Bath Tax Payers Promptly Meet 1949 Revenue
Bath property owners contribute aggressively to the city treasurer in the first two weeks of tax collection from July 1 to 14. The total reached 129092.15 dollars, compared with 79951.82 dollars for the same period last year, suggesting strong early payments in 1949.
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Bath
Eva Kingsbury
Bathites
Gardens Open to the Public on Mt Desert Island
Beautiful gardens and summer estates on Mt. Desert Island will be open Friday and Saturday August 5 and 6. Sponsored by the Garden Club of Mt. Desert, the event funds beautification of burned areas and roadsides with a small admission fee.
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Mt. Desert Island
Garden Club of
Mt. Desert
Young girl injured in bicycle collision at Hunt and Washington
Ruth Barstow eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Barstow of 187 Middle street sustained a broken collar bone after her bicycle collided with an automobile Monday night at Hunt and Washington streets.
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Ruth Barstow
Paul Barstow
Middle Street
Hunt and
Washington Streets
Old Garden Club Flower Show Opens At Lake Hurst Egypt Road
The Old Garden Club marks its 19th annual flower show directed by Mrs. Austin Trask and Mrs. Perry B Bryne. Exhibits run two days from 2 p m Wednesday at Lake Hurst near Pemaquid Lake in Damariscotta with Hog Island Nature Camp showcasing soil conservation. Non members may enter four horticulture classes. A R Benedict will advise as lecturer and judge.
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Austin Trask
Perry B Bryne
pro+ gram
Old B Garden Club
Lakehurst
Egypt Road
Damariscotta
Pemaquid Lake
Hog Island
National Audubon Society
Carl W. Buchheister
A. R. Bénedict
Kenneth I Coombs Promoted to Sergeant in U S Air Force
Kenneth I Coombs promoted to sergeant while on 30 day leave with his uncle and aunt at 6 Palmer street. He is stationed at Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico as a control tower operator with the 1938th AACS Squadron. Coombs entered service August 1947 after Morse High School graduation.
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Kenneth I. Coombs
Loring Bates
Palmer Street
United States Air Force
Coombs
Ramsey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
AACS
The
Airways and Air Communications Service
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Ramey Air Force Base
Morse High School
Bridal Shower for Miss Gerda Langbehn Held at Mrs Pert’s Home
A bridal shower for Miss Gerda Langbehn was hosted Thursday evening at Mrs. Perleston L. Pert’s Middle Street residence. Co hostess was Mrs. Archie Wishart. pourers were Miss Lorna Fay Kramer and Miss Alice Lorraine Purdue. guests included many local ladies and relatives.
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Gerda Langbehn
Perleston L. Pert
Middle Street
Pert
Archie Wishart
Lorna Fay Kramer
Alice Lorraine Purdue
Jean Danforth
Jacqueline
Catherine
Eunice Pert
Edmund Mocklar
James Sharkey
Milliken–Emerson Engagement Announced
Margaret Pauline Milliken daughter of Ada Milliken of Oak street and the late C S Milliken is engaged to Eldon Emerson son of Raymond and Mrs Emerson of Tops ham No date has been set for the wedding Miss Milliken is a Morse High School 1946 graduate and works at Bath New England Tel and Tel Company Emerson attended Brunswick High School and works at Pejepscot paper mill
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Margaret Pauline Milliken
Ada Milliken
Oak Street
C. S. Milliken
Eldon Emerson
Raymond Emerson
Topsham
Miss _ Mil rom Morse
Bath New England Tel. and
Tel. Company
Emerson
Brunswick High School
Pejepscot Paper Mill
Monthly Session Probate Court Wills and Administrations
Probate court records show wills allowed and administrations filed in Bath and surrounding towns. Executrix appointments include Leora M. Fowles and Kaiulani Sewall Wilhata with no bond. Administrations filed list Minnie M. Love Frances E H MacFadden Anne M Fletcher and others with inventories and accounts. Licenses to sell real estate granted to Homer C Weston for Margaret J Melcher estate in Bath.
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Ida A. Thurlow
Bath
Leora M. Fowles
Kaiulani Sewall Wil- Hata
Phippsburg
Bathational Bank
Loyall F. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Appoin
Minnie M. Love
Gettien
Jessie E. Morrell
Frances E. H. Mac
Harry M. Huse
Florence Huse Bates
John W. Huskins
Georgetown
Helen C. Huskins
Harold N. Libby
Richmond
Josie L. Baker
Margaret J. Melcher
Stork Shower Honoring Mrs Carl Cooper
A stork shower was given for Mrs Carl Cooper at her mother Mrs Alexander McDougall’s home 806 Middle Street. Hostesses were Mrs James Kinney and Mrs Robert McDougall. Attendees included names of local women and music featured piano drums harmonicas and accordion. Refreshments were served.
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Carl Cooper
Alexander McDougall
Middle Street
James Kinney
Robert McDougall
Edna McDougall
William Ketchum
Harold Travis
Wesley Morang
Earl Cooper
Lou Cooper
James Buzzel
Joe Hogan
Dolly Osborne
Addison Caton
Tenants smell smoke at 142 Front Street scare
Tenants in apartments over 142 Front Street smelled smoke Friday at 10 45 am. A youth ran to Central fire station on Water Street to warn firefighters. Engine 4 searched for 15 minutes led by driver Forest Mains but no blaze was found.
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Front Street
Central Fire Station
Water Street
Engine 4
Forest Mains
Happenings at Municipal Court Friday
Ellery Man pled onlies on lead Judge Gardiner Deering to pay a fine and costs of 4.70 for unlawfully lifting a lobster trap belonging to Tru man Gomes. Warden Swansea Burns was complainant. Theodore Anderson of Phippsburg was fined 10 plus 7.90 costs for operating an unregistered motor vehicle. A second warrant for no driver’s license was filed. An intoxication case from Wednesday resulted in a 10 fine and 7.27 costs. Two more intoxication cases ended with 5 fines and 5.60 costs. A third man was fined 5 with 6.05 costs. Arthur Temple Jr and Hazell Coffill pleaded guilty to lewd behavior. each got 15 days suspended, Coffill received 30 days jail sentence. A probation violation warrant was cited. An intoxication case was continued after a plea of innocence.
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Ellery Man
Gardiner R. Deering
Truman Gomes
Gomes
Swansea G. Burns
Theodore Anderson
Phippsburg
Charles W. Messenger
Anderson
Thomas Gibbons Coffill
Arthur Temple, Jr
Hazell Coffill
Kennebec County
Deering
Coffill
Nazarene Missionary Society Holds All Day Sewing Session
Members of the Nazarene Missionary Society met for an all day sewing session at 77 Russell Street hosted by president Mrs Curtis Stanley. About 183 members and friends attended starting at ten and finishing with plans for a future session. A patchwork quilt for a missionary was the day’s project and dinner was served at 12 30.
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Nazarene Missionary Society
Curtis Stanley
Russell Street
Motorist Case In Court Ends With Acquittal
Judge Deering found Webster innocent as motorists dash through Portland details show visitors Mrs. Kenneth Jacquith and Mrs. Carl Swanton in Cedar Grove and Portland Monday.
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Merton L. Lilly
Cedar Grove
Kenneth Jacquith
Carl Swanton
Portland
Daily Crossword Puzzle and Cryptoquote Feature
A compact page listing across and down crossword clues with numeric prompts and a cryptogram puzzle. It includes a cryptoquote example using LONGFELLOW and a quote about pleasure and the unpleasing life, attributed to Goldsmith.
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TS Daily Cryptoquote
Axydlbaaxr
Longfellow
Goldsmith
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Northeast Airlines
James B. Drake & Son Bath
Air Transportation Service
High Street Bridge
Bath Market
Yes
Bath Iron Works
W Creek
Arthur J. Dunton
John L. Jack
Amazon River
RT Etwoezi
YUZDY
King Peatures Syndicate
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