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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1956

Page

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Take The Academies Out Of Politics

Senator Kennedy argues the appointment system for West Point and Annapolis is corroded by congressional control. He cites unfilled vacancies and questions about quality, urging open competitive exams, tailored tests, and a nonpaid selection board to pick suitable candidates.

George C. Marshall West Point Senator Kennedy Massachusetts Saturday Evening Post Ulysses S. Grant Annapolis Kennedy Congress War Department General MacArthur Admiral King Grant Eisenhower Vandenberg Admiral Halsey

Uncle Sam as a Competitor in Government Business

The Chamber of Commerce argues government runs 19,771 commercial ventures with 266 thousand workers and nearly $12 billion in assets across 200 plus sectors. Government activities add cost, reduce private revenue, and often run deficits, though reform efforts show initial savings and growing interest in trimming government business.

Uncle Sam Chamber of Commerce of the United States Bureau of the Budget Chamber Uncle Sat

Immigrant turns Iowa farm owner after decades in U.S.

A Sac Sun editor recalls meeting a man who arrived from his homeland about 40 years ago. He settled in Sac City, worked hard, and today owns a substantial Iowa farm and other property calling it his own. He says, It couldn't have been done anywhere else but in America.

Sac City Iowa Sun Sac Sun America

Georgetown Church Service Focuses on Union with Christ

Morning service at Georgetown Center featured a three point sermon on identification with Christ. emphasis on experiencing Christ’s crucifixion, resurrection power, and ascension living. Offertory solo by Deacon Alfred I. Rowe followed.

Ren Harris Christ Valley of Peace Alfred I. Rowe Harris Lawrence Mark Gordon College Five Islands Church Areva Georgetown Center Georgetown School Board Charles Kelley Central School Kelley Bowdoinham

Five Islands social and club notices extend summer plans

Five Islands community groups meet at the hall on July 18 to finalize the Aug 4 sale schedule. Civilian Defense alert reported successful. The Good Neighbor club and Ladies' Auxil hold events, with multiple visits from residents and visitors to Malden Island cottages and nearby towns.

Ladies’ Auxil C.D Reynolds Grover Good Neighbor Club Orville Rowe

Frustration sailboat launched during Bay Point vacation

Henry S Keen of Uniondale New York spent three weeks building a sailboat with William Adams. On Thursday the boat named Frustration was launched with Jack Swift of Madison Connecticut assisting. Keen’s wife and he left the vessel in Swift’s charge as the Bay Point Village Corporation holds its annual meeting at Casino Saturday at 7 30 p.m. D S T.

Henry S. Keen Uniondale N. Y William Adams Jack Swift Madison Reginald Gordon Ater Spinney Cummings Emery Rideout Lois Knight Billy Coombs Reid Park Philip Dalrymple Wellesley Kennebec Point Louisa Howard H. S. Keen Georgetown Robert Powers Powers H. Martin Powers Dwight Furbish Bath Russell Harford Five Islands Bay Point Thomas Hain Joan Taylor Linwood Stevens

Maine Parents and Teachers Conference Aug 1 2 at University of Maine

Representatives from P T A units will attend the Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers leadership conference on August 1 and 2 at the University of Maine under director Howard L Bowen. Dr Ralph G Eckert of the University of Connecticut will speak at the opening dinner August 1 at 6 45 p.m. Reservations due July 25 to Mrs Warren S Overlock 42 Crestmont Rd Bangor.

Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers University of Maine Howard L. Bowen Hallowell Ralph G. Eckert University of Connecticut Estabrooke Hall Warren S. Overlock Crestmont Road Bangor

Adventurama at Winnhegance schoolhouse Friday night

Community events feature Adventurama at Winnhegance schoolhouse 8 p.m. Friday open to all. Dromore Extension Service reports a successful fair at the grange hall with a planned supper for the August Association meeting and a youth auction date changed to August 28 at Riverside hall 8 to 10 p.m. Donations invited via Youth Fellowship or Mrs Norman Dubie.

Winnhegance Dromore Extension Service Grange Hall Ae Association

Paul Tiemer Opens Boat Service At Cundy's Harbor

Paul Tiemer launches the Harbor Boat Company at Cundy's Harbor with two floats at Holbrook grocery store wharf for pleasure boats. The venture includes marine white gas, fresh water for yachtsmen, boat rentals, and plans a marine equipment shop in the Holbrook store basement with waterfront access. Ice delivery and storage from Coffin's Pond are also arranged.

Harbor Boat Company Paul Tiemer Cundy's Harbor Holbrook Tiemer Ellen Newell R. Tiemer Coffin

Funeral of Mrs. Harriet E. Pye

Funeral service for Mrs Harriet E Pye was held Tuesday afternoon at two from the A Fye & Son Funeral residence with Norman E Dubie Phippsburg pastor officiating Bearers were Elkanah Wyman George Nard Raymond McIntire Ibert Lermond Philip Wyman and Elmer Morse Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Harriet E. Pye A. F.ye & Son Norman E. Dubie Phippsburg Elkanah Wyman George Nard Raymond McIntire Ibert Lermond Philip ,Wyman Elmer Morse Oak Grove

Memorial Mass for Mrs Mary Elizabeth Boardman Held

Requiem Mass for Mary Elizabeth Boardman was celebrated Monday at 9 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church by Rev. Francis J. Morrissey. Pallbearers included Eugene Dauphin Jr Laurence Boardman Wilfred Roy Joseph Rosario and Phil Tari. Burial followed in Calgary cemetery family plot.

Mary Elizabeth Boardman St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Francis J. Morrissey Eugene Dauphin, Jr Laurence Boardman Wilfred Roy Joseph Rosario Phil Tari Calgary Cemetery

It Doesn't Pay To Advertise Fort Worth Hat Heist

Railroad special agent L. R. Troxell tracked down four men after a car break in. Hats were stolen in Fort Worth Texas. The swift arrest highlights local crime undercover work.

Fort Worth Tex Railroad L. R. Troxell

Mrs Gertrud Nichols Dies At 66 In Bath Home

Mrs Baeon Nichols 66 wife of Guy A Nichols died Tuesday morning at 78 Bedford street Bath lifelong resident born August 27 1889 daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Hart member of Fir Baptist church Mizpah Class and Sewing Circle Survived by husband daughter Thelma Soucie Augusta sister Mrs Ethel Orum Connecticut four brothers and four great grandchildren Funeral Thursday at two from Curtis Funeral home

Gertrud Nichols Baeon Nichols Guy A. Nichols Bedford Street Bath Peter Elizabeth Carlton Hart Nichols Fir, Baptist Church Mizpah Thelma Soucie Augusta Ethel Orum Connecticut Walter Charles Southport Ralph Phippsburg Harold Togus Richard Soucie Norman Soucie Rome N. Y Curtis Funeral Home

Obituary of Ambrose B Thibodeau 1882 196? Richmond Bowdoinham

Ambrose B Thibodeau 74 died Monday morning at Gardiner hospital. Born Georgetown July 22 1882 he was the son of Benjam in and Ann Avery Thibodeau. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Maynard Hinckley of Dover Maine a son Brian Thibodeau of Roxbury Mass one sister Mrs Hartley Harley of Cundy's Harbor three brothers Theodore Alonzo and John Thibodeau. Funeral services were held 2 pm Wednesday at Roberts funeral home Richmond. Burial Bay View cemetery Bowdoinham.

Ambrose Thibodeau Gardiner Hospital William Zorach Boothbay Region High School Lincoln County Cultural and Historical Association Benjamin Franklin Tennessee Washington William A. Todd Roy M. Newman Joseph F. Higgins Dorothy W. Oliver Joseph Lane Indian Point Rosalind Richards John Richards Gardiner Shaw Colby College Richmond Elizabeth Moffatt Bay Point Road Eliahu Boger Eton Dina Newton Mass Bogers Israel Chester Dalrymple Kenneebee Point Frank King Bath Robinhood Arline Colby Higgins Charles Shain Northfield Minn Shain Georgetown Center Brian Davis U.S. Coast Guard Groton Conn Ralph Davis Peirce Fuller Norwell Fuller Elmer Palmer Everett Carroll P Powers Lauretta Jones Roscoe P. Todd Todd Joseph Higgins Dorothy Oliver James Harper Wayne Todd's Point Reid Park Melvin Jackson Sylvia Warren Five Islands Road Eugene Butterfield Marequita Strasser Albert Deermont Harold J. Brown Maine General Hospital Portland John D. Williams Jr U. S Parris Island S. C William Plummer Five Islands Philip Dalrymple Wellesley Hills Kennebec Point Theer Frederick Woodruff Needham Woodruff Massachusetts Margaret Strater Ogunquit Ogunquit Museum Edith Bernstein Rockland Richard Looney James, Meredith David Marcellus N.Y Jayson Schoener Schoener Harry Schoener Cleveland Ohio Allen Cincinnati William Harrison Memorial Hospital Ambrose Ambrose B. Thibodeau Georgetown Benjamin Ann Avery Thibodeau Daucer Maynard Hinckley Doinham Brian Thibodeau Roxbury Hartley Harley Cundy’s Harbor Theodore Thibodeau Alonzo Thibodeau

Grace B Lord Dyer dies. funeral held in East Weymouth

Grace B Lord Dyer widow of Calvin Thatcher Dyer of Quincy and sister of Lt. John A Lord of this city dies aged 73. Funeral services were held at East Weymouth with burial in Mt Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy. Born March 24 1878 in Bath she was daughter of Samuel C and Arabella M Blaisdell Lord. Survived by sister Mrs Clyde Arnold Turner of Lowell and several nieces and nephews.

Grace B. Lord Dyer Calvin Thatcher Dyer Quincy John A. Lord East Weymouth Mass Mt. Wollaston Cemetery Bath Samuel C Arabella M. Blaisdell Lord Husband George Samuel Lord Clyde Arnold Turner Lowell

Funeral Service for Daniel MacNeill Held

Funeral service for Daniel MacNeill was held Tuesday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home. The Rev. Harold L. Allen of Corliss Street Baptist Church officiated with bearers Edward Berry Earl Freeman Charles Sweet and Harry Warner. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Daniel MacNeill Curtis Funeral Home Harold L. Allen Corliss Street Baptist Church Edward Berry Earl Freeman Charles Sweet Harry Warner Oak Grove

Mrs. Lillian Clark Dies. Sister of Mrs. Thomas Bird

Mrs. Lillian Clark age 74 died Monday in St. John New Brunswick. She had been a frequent visitor to this city. Survived by a niece Mrs. Paul Moore of Bath.

Thomas Bird Court Street Lillian Clark St. John N. B Clark Paul Moore Bath

Daniel MacNeill Obituary of Bath Blacksmith 71 Years

Daniel MacNeill died Sunday at the Old Police Home Barn in Dorchester New Brunswick on November 29 1866. He was the son of William and Mary Gillis MacNeill and lived in Bath for 71 years. A blacksmith by trade he worked at Bath Iron Works for several years. Survived by relatives including Cora Buchanan and Mrs D Leonard Yugherty. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Far Allen officiating. Burial will be in the family lot Oak Grove.

Daniel Macneill Police Dorchester N. B William Mary Gillis MacNeill Bath MacNeill Bath Iron Works Caerie Baichanan Phippeburg Cora Buchanan D. Leonardugherty Arlington Mass Gil Curtis Fara Allen Oak Grove

Death of Mrs Harriet E Pye of Small Point

Harriet E Pye 81 of Small Point died at Bath Mental Hospital Friday. Widow of Alphonso Pye she was born in Phippsburg December 26 1874 to John and Mary Leavitt MacIntire. She belonged to Small Point Baptist church and was a charter member of Dromore grange. Survived by sons Ralph A Small Point and Ernest E Hartford a sister Carrie Wyman Bath and several grandchildren.

Harries E. Bye Harriet BE. Pye Small Point Bath Mental Hospital Alphonso Pye Phippsburg John Mary Leavitt MacIntire Pye Carrie Wyman Bath

Mary Elizabeth Boardman Dies After 87 Years in Bath

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Boardman aged 87 died at her Bath home on a Friday morning. Widow of William H. Boardman she was born December 8 1868 in St. Henri Quebec. She lived in Bath nearly 70 years and belonged to St Our Lady's Sodality. Survived by sons Ralph and Linwood Bath and William Levis Quebec two grandchildren Laurence Boardman and Mary Titcomb Bath.

Mary E. Boardman Mary Elizabeth Boardman Tarbox Street William H. Boardman St. Henri Quebec Lucien Aube Mary Tardiff Bath William Levis Laurence Boardman Mary Titcomb City

Ellinor G Foster 91 Widow of Charles H Foster Dies in NYC

Ellinor G Foster aged 91 widow of Charles H Foster died Sunday in New York City. Born in Bath on September 19, 1864, she was the daughter of Richard and Mary Gibbs. Survived by daughter Margaret L Smith of Yonkers and son Max H Foster of New York City. Cousin to the late Wilbur C Oliver. Burial held Thursday morning in Oak Grove family lot.

Ellinor G. Foster Charles H. Foster New York City Bath Richard Mary Gibbs Margaret L. Smith Yonkers N. Y Max H. Foster Wilbur C. Oliver Oak Grove

Mrs Ada Mae Miller Funeral Held Thursday

Funeral services for Mrs Ada Mae Miller were held Thursday afternoon at two at the A F Mayo & Son Funeral residence with Reverend J Lyal Calhoun of the First Church of Nazarene presiding. Bearers were Edward, Herbert, Stanley and Bernard Fraser. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Ada Mae Miller A. F. Mayo & Son J. Lyal Calhoun First Church of Nazarene Edward Herbert Stanley Bernard Fraser Oak Grove

Malthouse Elected Second Vice President of Retail Liquor Dealers

Harry Malthouse was elected second vice president of the South Dakota Retail Liquor Dealers Association. The announcement notes his leadership role within the association and his regional influence in Rapid City.

Rapid City S. D Harry Malthouse South Dakota Retail Liquor Dealers Assn

Crossword Clue Filled With Mixed Answers

A crossword puzzle fragment lists clues across and down with many partial or garbled entries including Profits, Wear away, English author, Take dinner, Sprite, Stupefy, New York abbr, Lives again, A prologue, Greek letter, and other terms. Down clues yield related items and scattered wordplay.

Teria New York Cornl Island

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