Protecting Bicycles Under the Reciprocal Trade Act
The piece argues for tariff relief to stave off collapse of America's bicycle industry as imports surge from low-wage nations. It notes a Tariff Commission finding of injury, rising imports from 3.5 to 62 percent, and doubts that tariff hikes would fully close wage gaps. Politically charged language frames workers' livelihoods at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
America
US Tariff Commission
Tariff Commission
Commission
Patrick Henry
Price of Leadership in Congress Risks to Leaders Health
The piece notes that health strains are a cost of party leadership in Congress. It cites Senator Lyndon B. Johnson’s heart attack and extended recovery, recalls Taft Robinson Wherry Rainey Byrnes Bankhead as leaders who died in office, and urges reforms to ease leaders’ burden by sharing maneuvering duties among chairmen and minority chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
House
Henry T. Rainey
Ilinois
Joseph T. Byrnes
Tennessee
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
One World Already Causes Passport Policy Shift
The State Department faces court pressure and is reversing prior passport refusals in several cases. Officials indicate a substantial loosening of procedures may follow, with one-way passports possibly becoming the only safeguard for national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Municipal Court Grants Fines In Three Cases
In Tuesday session Judge Gardiner R. Deering presided over three Municipal Court cases. Gerald Bruce, 31, of Wiscasset, paid $6.35 for drunken driving and $10 plus $6 costs for no license. Patrolman William recorded the charges. Fleur L. Proctor of Chester, Mass., pleaded to speeding 66 miles per hour on Leeman Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
Gerald Bruce
Wiscasset
William
Fleur L. Proctor
Oochester
Mass
Leeman Highway
Leemame LigFoints
Topsham
Harold Bartlett
Richard C. Keach
Carmel
Rethy Stail
Ingerson
Brunswick
Edward Wam
Woolwich
Merle A. Merrill
Charles F. Giles
Belmont
Bessie R. Curtis
Giles
Boothbay Harbor
James B. Perkins
Bath
Walter Cunningham
Richmond
Elizabeth McPhee
Deering
Arthur D. Dolioff
South Portland
Maurice Sullivan
Delbert E. Larsen
Brunswick Naval Air Station
West Bath
Ronald J. Hall
Larsen
Raymond R. Dupuis
Saco
Route 201
Philip Hodgkins
Wayne R. Abbott
William Boyland
George T. Rose
Edward W. Bridgham
Boyland
Bridgham
Arthur Tainter
Joseph OD. Landry
East Brunswick
Ridge Road
Warren E. Kershner
Green Street
Front Street
Drunken driving case heads to October term appeal
Five driving cases heard in Municipal Court Friday. Maurice Grimard, 26, Bath, pleaded innocent to drunken driving on Commercial Street but was found guilty and fined 100 dollars plus 11.27 costs. He appealed to Sagadahoc Superior Court and posted 300 dollars for appearance. Grimard also pleaded guilty to driving without a...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Grimard
Bath
Robert Starling
Grimard
Sagadahoc
Gardiner R. Deering
Harry C. Abbot
Baltimore
Nolo Contendre
John P. Carey
Woolwich
Charles E. Stewart
Abbot
Ernest P. Clinton
Melrose
Mass
Merle A. Merrill
Ralph Judd
Auburn
Harold J. Rubin
Leeman Highway
Bath Municipal Court hears wide range of speeding and larceny cases
The Bath court processed numerous traffic offenses on Route 1 and Leeman Highway including speeding fines of 10 dollars and costs 5.70 for several defendants and a 100 dollar drunk driving conviction with appeal. Juvenile offenders faced delinquency outcomes and suspended sentences to state school.
Harpers Ferry Arsenal Rejoins Defense Network
In Harpers Ferry West Virginia the old U S Arsenal, now called John Brown s Fort, is tapped for Ground Observer Corps duty. Deputy Air Force Secretary Bradley D Nash, who lives nearby, selected the historic site once famous in 1859 for abolitionist actions and later federal troop arrests led by Maj Robert E Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
U. S. Arsenal
Bradley D. Nash
Air Force
John Brown
Kansas
Robert E. Lee
Maine Products Week Set August 1 Through 6
Maine Products Week, a statewide chamber of commerce promotion, will run August 1 to 6 with thousands of store window displays featuring Maine made products. The seven year drive aims to boost industrial development and invites open house tours, posters, and coordinated displays across Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Chamber of Commerce
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Pine Tree
Chambers of Commerce
Kittery
Fort Kent
State Chamber
Griffin Bail Attempt Ends With Overnight Jail Stay
Griffin walked into the Key West county jail and posted $100 cash to bail out two friends arrested for vagrancy. Lacking a valid license, he was detained after not having enough funds to bail himself out and spent the night in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Woodrow Griffin
Griffin
Balloon Trouble in Oklahoma Calf Dies After Balloon Ingest
In Chickasha Oklahoma farmer Henry Cochran's calf died after biting a weather balloon part. A veterinarian found the calf had swallowed several pieces of the Weather Bureau instrument box and nearby fragments were mailed to the Weather Bureau by the Cochran family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasha
Okla
Henry Cochran
Boston Horsemen Run Livery Stable, Boston Doge Star
The Andolino brothers Paul and Frank own a north Boston livery stable with racehorse ties. Their long history in Horseracing includes early work at Rockingham Park and Suffolk Downs. Their top performer now is Boston Doge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horse Sense
Boston
Andolino Brothers
Paul
Frank
Rockingham Park
Suffolk Downs
Gold Eagle Over Bath Bank Marks City Shipping History
The big gold eagle above First National Bank on Center Street embodies Bath’s maritime past. From its carving around 1809 to the city’s early banks and shipyards, Bath thrived on sailing ships, with 70 ships monthly and yards producing vast tonnage by 1854. The eagle survived the 1929 crash and stands as a symbol of Bath’s enduring role as a leading Atlantic shipping city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Center Street
Bath Customs House
William King
King
Bath Bank
Bath
Sagadahoc Bank
Lincoln National
First National
Bath’s
The
Eagle
West Indies
Baileys
Hall & Snow
Thomas Harvard
Houghtons
Larrabee & Robinson
James H. McLellan
Patten Brothers
Johnson Rideout, Sr
William M. Rogers & Son
Clark & Sewall
Drummond & Co
Curtis, Cox & Arnold
Hitchcock Brothers
Jenks & Merritt
John C. Lowell
Adam Lemont
J. Parker Morse
William M. Reed
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Maine Chapter NACS Elects Its Officers
Officers and directors of the Southern Maine Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants met at Eastland Portland to plan activities for the coming fiscal year. Newly elected directors include Frank A. Givin director of program Edward A. Rowe Jr director of special activities and George S Finlay associate director of publicity. Industrial accountants interested in becoming members may contact Mr Givin or Mr Finlay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Maine
National Association of Cost Accountants
Eastland
Portland
Frank A. Givin
Washington Street
Edward A. Rowe, Jr
George S. Finlay
Bath
NACA
Givin
Finlay
Legion Auxiliary Picnic At Foster's Point
Mrs. Karcher S. Jackson will host members of Smith-To bey Post American Legion Auxiliary and families at the annual summer outing at her Foster's Point cottage. Friday transportation may be arranged by calling Mrs. Frank J. Reinoehl. Attendees bring lunches, beverages. coffee served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karcher S. Jackson
Smith-Tobey Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Foster's Point
Frank J. Reinoehl
Still Alarm Fire At Eseley's Store In Bath
Bath firemen responded to a still alarm at 8 13 a m Thursday caused by a defective refrigeration unit at Eseley's Store at High and Oliver streets. No damage was reported and Engine Two and Ladder One returned by 8 40 a m Chief Richard Frates noted off duty drivers used the day to fill water tanks at Pine Haven Day Camp Sewall's Woods North End supplied by Maurice Libby Bath Water District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Eseley's
High
Oliver Streets
Richard Frates
Pine Haven
Sewall's Woods
North End
Maurice Libby
Bath Water District
Fire Department
Pretty Salad: Pineapple Ring Platter with Strawberries
Arrange canned drained pineapple rings on a platter and circle each with watercress. Halve strawberries and place them in the center of the pineapple. Serve with mayonnaise enriched by Bahama type mustard thinned with cream. Pair salad with sliced ham creamed potatoes and cornmeal muffins. Fresh pineapple rings may substitute.
Crossword puzzle clues and Cryptoquote sample lines
A cryptogram quotation and a large set of crossword clues cover across and down entries with multiple word answers. The page includes a sample quote from Goethe and notes on letter-substitution coding for daily puzzles.
Probate Court Wills and Administrations Listed
Probate court records show wills filed and names of executors guardians and administrators for estates in Bath Phippsburg Bowdoin Woolwich Topsham and related towns. Wills allowed inventories filed accounts and petitions for allowances and licenses to sell real estate are noted with names and roles of executors administrators and guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Nelson
Bath
Mabel N. Rowe
Elizabeth D. M. Stevens
Phippsburg
Charles L. Stevens
Thomas Doucette
Mildred Y. Morin
Milford Elliot
Bowdoin
Clifford H. Rogers
Durward W
Myers E. Reed
Woolwich
Susie May Benner Reed
Lenda Douglas Donnell
Harry L. Day
John H. Blaisdell
Gertrude L. Blaisdell
Violet T. Wright
Alton T. Wright
Ma E. Hunnewell
Josephine A. Plumstead
Susie May Bennet Reed
Agnes W. Humphreys
John R. Ballard
Wend P. Stevens
Frank Stinson
Frank M. Stinson
Carl E. Albee
Bath Teachers Complete B A Extension Course
Seven Bath schoolteachers have completed the Boston University extension course in mental hygiene conducted during the past two weeks at Portland. Mrs Rosalie Fogg Mrs Arah Richmond Miss Anna Heine Miss Harriet Flye Mrs Charles Bartlett Miss Charlotte Babbidge and Mrs Doris Babkirk are named as graduates.
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Bath
Boston University
Porthland
Rosalie Fogg
North
Arah Richmond
Anna Heine
Mitchell
Harriet Flye
Dike
Charles Bartlett
Charlotte Babbidge
Huse
Doris Babkirk
Teen 4 H Club Members Visit Portland Areas
Members of the Teen 4 H club visited the Toria Mansion Cushman Bakery plant in Portland on Tuesday and toured the Hobby Center. Leader Mrs Granville Colby and officers Joan Robinson and Judie Commeau attended Lewiston leaders meeting Monday. Friday afternoon the group enjoyed hand sewing at Mrs Roy Moore in West Bath with demonstrations on decorative stitchery, bias tapes, and embroidery techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toria
Cushman Bakery
Portland
Hobby Center
Granville Colby
Lewiston
Joan Robinson
Judie Commeau
Frances Butcher
Scout Camp
West Bath
Roy Moore
Moore
Dr and Mrs McCann Tour England and France
Dr S M McCann and wife Barbara Richardson McCann long affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania have spent recent months in Stockholm Sweden. They now embark on a three week tour of England and France including a lecture at Oxford during their vacation with their two children Donald and Margaret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. McCann
McCann
Barbara Richardson
Byron L. Richardson
Leonard Court
Stockholm
Sweden
England
France
University of Pennsylvania
University of Stockholm
Oxford University
London
Bell Found in Alley After Theft Claim by Pastor
Detroit police recovered a 500 pound church bell in an alley and questioned Rev. Richard I. Knudsen who said it had been taken from a garage to await a new church. Neighbors reported seeing a group of boys struggling with the four by three and a half foot bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Richard I. Knudsen
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Richard A. Elcik
Proctor
Gardiner R. ‘Deering
Greimard
Bath Municipal Court
Arthur D. Dolloff
Henry P. Schmidt
Schmidt
Dolloff
Samuel T. Smith
Bethel
George T. Buzzell
Henry Brown
Francis Woodhead
Brown
Albert Plummer
Nolo
Edward E. Palmer
Edward C. Belanger
Georgetown
Maple J. Hopkins
Quincy
Route 1
Merrill
E. V. Copenhewer
Wyoming
Deane Miller
Rawlins
Suzan Ball
Dick Long
Duarte
Calif
Southern Maine Chapter
NACS
Legion Auxiliary
Foster’s Point
Aphrodite
River
Ger
Goerthe
Fis
Lao
Probate
Mrs. S. M. McCann
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