Scouts Learn Conservation at National Jam Boree
About 50 000 Boy Scouts at the Irbine Ranch jamboree in California receive conservation education. Dr E Laurence Palmer chairs the program with support from the Izaak Walton League California Game and Fish Department and four federal agencies. Exhibits include live wildlife plants and a fish stocked pond. Scouts may earn wildlife management merit badge under expert supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irbine Ranch
California
E. Laurence Palmer
Cornell University
National Wildlife Federation
Izaak Walton
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Forest Service
Smokey the
Palmer
North American Wildlife Foundation
Izaak Walton League
Soil Conservation Service
Forest Serice
National Park Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
Government Exits Rubber Plant Network Amid Sale Debate
The administration moves to privatize 29 wartime rubber plants as lawmakers clash over sale terms. John L. Collyer of B F Goodrich urges buyers ensure continuous efficient operation and a fair price, noting taxpayer recovery through depreciation. Goodrich built the first U S plant for butadiene rubber in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
John L. Collyer
B. F. Goodrich
Collyer
Congress
U.S
Congressional report on inflated 1951 civil works cost estimates
A House committee report on the Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program notes excessive increases in the cost estimates for 182 river, harbor, and flood control projects authorized by Congress in 1951. The text cites unaffordable spikes between originally approved estimates and eventual project costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Corps of Engineers ‘Civil Works
Corps of Engineers
Congress
Budget for fiscal year 1952 shows 3.27 billion cost
The cost estimate for fiscal year 1952 stands at 3,273,933,000 dollars, a 124 percent rise. The note urges readers to recall this figure amid debates on the St. Lawrence Seaway and large dam projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence Seaway
Six Auto Drivers Fined By Bath Court
Seven cases heard by Judge Gardiner R. Deering in Bath Municipal Court Monday, six involve motor vehicle violations. Walter P. Rice pleaded guilty to reckless driving and paid 25 dollar fine plus 6.92 costs. Charles Walsh 10 dollar fine and 4.70 costs for driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
Bath
Walter P. Rice
King Street
Rice
Charles Walsh
Northport
William A. Gerow
Bowdoinham
Deering
Noel W. Garatt
Lewiston
Topsham
Henry S. White
Portland
Woolwich
Mervin L. Ott
Brighton
Mass
Richmond
Speedster Fined 20 for 70 MPH on Route 216
In Bath Municipal Court Recorder Arthur D Dolloff heard four cases including William M Ives 17 of Baltimore Md who pleaded guilty to speeding 70 mph on Route 216 at Phippsburg and paid a 20 dollar fine plus 9.42 dollars costs. Deputy Sheriff Edward C Belanger of Topsham was the complainant. Three intoxication cases followed with guilty pleas one yielding 30 days jail suspended and three months probation the others 90 days suspended and four months probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur D. Dolloff
Bath
William M. Ives
Baltimore
Phippsburg
Edward C. Belanger
Topsham
Dolloff
Westbrook
Cooked Food Sale Aids Bath Little League Trip
Bath's Little League fundraiser reports $88.33 raised so far with more funds to be turned in. Proceeds from Steeves Market and Friday and Saturday tags will cover expenses for about 80 boys attending a major league game in Boston next Saturday. Volunteers from local clubs assisted with sales and deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
James I. Nostall
Steeves Market
Boston
Noftball
Hila Gilstrap
Ellis
Ralph York
A. F
Bath Circus Reminisces of Steamboat Visit in Old North Street
The writer recalls an early Bath circus that traveled by steamboat and reached the Ballou field on North street opposite the current bus terminal. The troupe could perform only in towns along the seacoast in the late 1870s or early 1880s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Ballou, Field
North Street
Live Animal Show At City Playgrounds
Animals visited city playgrounds for an annual live show with participants across multiple sites. Winners included Lambert Park Biggest Billy Hill smallest Lillian Elsmore smartest Mary Haines and Betty Ann Loubier cutest Cathy Babine best dressed Paul uahing oddest Timmy Har ns Hyde Park Biggest Rose Mary DiGiuseppe smallest Jimmie Jackson smartest Karen Smith cutest Gwen Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Park
Billy Hill
Lillian Elsmore
Mary Haines
Betty Ann Loubier
Barb Washington
Paul Ua
Pammy Wakefield
Charles King
Kathleen Stewart
Fisher
Leonard Ellis
Goddard's
Stephen White
Gregory Douglas
Chipper Quinn
Patty Morin
Nancy White
Rose Marie van Buren
Bath Auxiliary Fair Fund Auction Committee Meeting
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Fair Fund committee met at co chair Carl Dearborn's home to finalize plans for the August 7 and 8 auction at the Red Barn Montsweag Farm Woolwich. President Mrs M Dean Shaw said ward solicitors and out of town volunteers are securing donations and pickups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Fair Fund
Carl Dearborn
Red Barn
Montsweag Farm
Woolwich
M. Dean Shaw
Roger M. Luke
Edward Cummings
Ralph W. Bragg
Herbert R. Lemont
Albert E. Whitney
J. Arthur Burgess
Mark W. Hennessy
George Perry
Stanley R. Hunter
John W. Cummings
A. M. Main, Jr
Robert L. Brownell
Milton C. Trott
Linwood L. Boardman
Courtney E. Stover
West Bath
Brian M. Jewett
Arrowsic
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Committee of Solicitors
Remaining events at city playgrounds listed
The city announces the final lineup for playground activities with three major events and several August dates. The second talent show is Friday at 2 PM at the Community Center, followed by the final contest on August 7. A parent and child likeness contest is set for August 14. Other events include a doll carriage parade on August 11, arts and crafts exhibition August 18, and the season-ending picnic August 20.
Health report shows measles spike in Sagadahoc county
The Maine Department of Health and Welfare report for the week ending July 18 lists Bath with three measles cases and Richmond with two German measles cases plus eight measles cases overall in the county. A Bath merchants meeting discussed improving parking, traffic rules, and paving on Water Street for better driving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Maine Department of Health and Welfare
Bath
Richmond
Water Street
Salmon Harvest Report from Small Point and West Point Traps
Thirty six salmon have been taken from traps at Small Point and West Point so far this season, according to Sea and Shore Fisheries Warden Swansea Burns of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point
West Point
Swansea Burns
Bath
Old Bristol Garden Club Runs 23rd Flower Show at Lincoln Academy
Luan Garden Club and Bath Garden Club attended the 23rd annual Old Bristol Garden Club show at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle with the theme Homes and Gardens Today and Yesterday. Exhibits in nine niches featured farming winning blue, plus shipbuilding, clamming, lumbering, wood carving and other unique displays. Attendance matched the previous day as garden clubs from across the state visited. Hostesses served fruit punch and crackers on Wednesday afternoon. Attending Wednesday afternoon were Mrs. John Parker and several other local members along with Cosmopolitan Garden Club led by president Mrs. Albert Whitney and members Mrs. G Thomas Murphy Mrs. Arthur King Mrs. Frank Reinoehl Mrs. Seth Mullin and Mrs. Bowen Torrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luan Garden Club
Bath
Lincoln Academy
Newcastle
Justices of
Old Bristol Garden Club
Oessover Garden Club
Atternee
John Parker
G. Thomas Murphy
Arthur King
Frank Reinoehl
Seth Mullin
Bowen Torrey
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Bath Bloodmobile Visit Aids Armed Services Support
The Red Cross bloodmobile visit to Bath collected 120 pints of blood. Key organizers included Nin eral chairman Mrs Arthur Sewall and day chair Mrs Seth Mullin. Volunteers assisted across recruitment canteen registration nurses typists home nurses staff aides and more. The program aids servicemen and polio prevention through gamma globulin derived blood products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Bath
Arthur Sewall
Nineral
Bath Cross
Seth Mullin
Paul Akeley
Charles Swearingen
Paul Moore
Ralph Bragg
Harold Avery
John Swearingen
Edward Sr
Dean
Alvin Coss
William Dennison
Clinton McFadden
William Mussenden
Loring Small
Frank Given
Dwight Hale
Eastham Guild, Jr
Duncan McInners
Florence Woodside
Harry S. Larrabee
Norma Nickerson
Roger Luke
William Spann
William Hill, Jr
Louise Trainor
Armed Services
Out of Door Picnic at Five Islands
Mr and Mrs Ralph Gay of Granite Street hosted an outdoor shore dinner Friday at their Five Islands cottage for Mr and Mrs Clere Davis of Saugus Massachusetts. The pleasant evening featured an outdoor fireplace meal and reminiscing with guests Mr and Mrs Clare Davis Mr and Mrs J Emery Footer Mrs William Kavanaugh and the Gays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Gay
Granite Street
Five Islands
Clere Davis
Saugus
Mass
Clare Davis
J. Emery Footer
Bath
William Kavanaugh
New York City
Gay
Gays
Bath Police Benevolent elects Babine president
Patrolman Joseph E. Babine was elected president of the Bath Police Benevolent Association at a recent meeting attended by all members. Robert Starling was named secretary Merle D. Niles treasurer and Robert E. Wagner Jr. was named a three year trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Babine
Bath Police Benevolent Association
Robert Starling
Merle D. Niles
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Maine Soldiers Return Home on Pearl Harbor Day
Sgt. Harry V. Tome of Bow Dingham was among Maine men returning from service in the Far East to arrive today at Seattle on the U S N S Marine Phoenix. Cpl. Maxcey Lewis of Trevett was another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry V. Tome
Bowdoinham
Maine
Far East
Seattle
U.S.N.S. Marine Phoenix
Cpl
Maxcey Lewis
Trevett
Power Outage Strikes Winneganee Overnight
A fuse burning out in a transformer deprived Winneganee residents of electric power for many hours during the night and Saturday morning, leaving the area without electricity as crews worked to restore service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneganee
Carlton Day Reed Listed as Patient at Memorial Hospital
Carlton Day Reed of Day's Ferry is identified as a patient at Memorial hospital and remains under medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Day Reed
Day's Ferry
The
Memorial Hospital
Daughters of Isabella Hold July Social at Mere Point
Mrs Lucien Bission hosted the Daughters of Isabella Sacred Heart Circle at her Mere Point summer home for the July social. Fifteen members attended with picnic lunches, toasted hamburgers and coffee, and an outdoor fireplace gathering ended indoors due to a thunder shower. Auction, contract and canasta entertained, with fruit punch and cookies served. Mrs Marjorie Carter led the July social committee. The next meeting is a business gathering set for August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Bission
Daughters of Isabella
Sacred Heart Circle
Mere Point
Marjorie Carter
Inner Wheel Outing At Popham Beach Cottage
Members of the Inner Wheel with children and guests enjoyed a Thursday gathering hosted by Mrs. Edward W. Bridgham at her Popham Beach cottage. A noon meal featured table flowers, dessert and coffee, with contract and canasta in the afternoon. An August picnic at Brigham's Cove is invited, with lobster and clam lunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W . Bridgham
Popham Beach
Charles T. Small
Brigham's Cove
Jason A. Merrill
Frederick D. Hill
Earl Farnham
Jolene Suslar
Charles B. Doyle
Beverly Reed
Marius Page
John Hayes
Chester Plant
J. Edward Drake 3d
Herbert Lemont
Carl Anderson
Daniel T. Dougherty
William L. Skelton
Atwood O. Smart
Frederick Haggett
Stephen
George Sargent
Eugene Desmond
Maine Garden Clubs Executive Board Attends Sebasco Meet
Mrs. John Parker hosted the State Executive Board of the Maine Federation of Garden Clubs at her Sebasco summer home. Twenty eight members from across the state attended with state chairmen and regional directors. They discussed plans for the federation’s projects for the coming year and a lobster picnic lunch was served. Mrs. G Thomas Murphy co hosted with Mrs. Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parker
Maine Federation of Garden Clubs
Sebasco
G. Thomas Murphy
Parker
Winnegance Auxiliary Members Attend Summer Outing
Winnegance Auxiliary members enjoyed an annual outing at the Capitol Island summer home of Mrs. Charles E. Hewitt. The group picnicked at noon and played auction in the afternoon. Attendees included Mrs. John Burgess president, Mrs. Edwin Small, Mrs. Elmer Morse and son Edward, Mrs. Frank Perow, Mrs. Ormond Coggeshall and Vivian, Mrs. Harold Haggett and Donald, Mrs. Danford MacDonald, Mrs. Winfield W. Morse and Mrs. Hewitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance Auxiliary
Charles E. Hewitt
Capitol Island
Rs. Hewitt
Atlantic
Hewitt
High Street
John Burgess
Edwin Small
Elmer Morse
Edward
Frank Perow
Ormond Coggeshall
Vivian
Harold Haggett
Donald
Danford MacDonald
Winfield W. Morse
New Meadows Yacht Club Public Dance and Sail Boat Race
The New Meadows Yacht Club will host a public dance Saturday evening at 8 30 with Bailey's Orchestra providing music. A sail boat race is planned for Saturday afternoon at 2 30 at Basin Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows Yacht Club
Bailey
Prncay
Basin Point
Central Church League Picnic Announcement
The Central Church League holds its annual picnic at an upcoming location with details to follow. Organizers invite members and their families to attend for a community gathering and outdoor activities.
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The
Central Church League
Parish league event postponed to Thursday due to rain
Mrs J Haviland Torrey Beach reports a league gathering for members and children at the parish house at 10 a.m. with box lunches. If rain continues the event will be postponed to Thursday and coffee will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Haviland
Nazarene Missionary Society Holds July Meeting
The Nazarene Missionary Society met at Mrs Clara Long's home at 150 Oak Street on July 14 for a monthly business and study session. They hosted a Native Workers program praising licensed native preachers and workers and plan an all day sewing event at Mrs Long's to support mission work and hospital bandages. members to bring box lunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Nazarene Missionary Society
Clara Long
Oak Street
Long
Miss Virginia Parker to Visit Alaska With Driscolls
Miss Virginia Parker daughter of Mr and Mrs John Parker of Summerstreet will travel with Mrs Driscoll and Patricia Driscoll from Haddonfield New Jersey to Seattle for the Governors Conference August 1 to 4. Afterward they will fly to Alaska to visit the University of Alaska president and other sites before returning to Seattle and on to Bath and their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Parker
John Parker
Summerstreet
Haddonfield
N. J
Alfred Driscoll
Driscoll
Patricia
Miss Parker
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
University of Alaska
Fire Insurance Survey of City Completed in Bath
The Bath fire protection survey by New England Fire Insurance Rating Association representatives concludes this week. The report, expected in about two months, will classify Bath at Class C with no anticipated change. Inspectors tested water supply and equipment, while hay and livestock references appear in a nostalgic side note about changing town life and car ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
New England Fire Insurance Rating Association
Bath Water District
Skedge Miller to star in Affairs of State at Lakewood
Lakewood Theatre opens a two year NY hit Affairs of State with Skedge Miller returning to lead alongside Martha Randall in a politics romance. Eugene Stuckmann stars as the senator and Jan Sherwood plays the wife. Upcoming adds include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Anita Loos music by Jule Styne August 10 and One Thing After Another by the Original Strawhatters August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skedge Miller
Lakewood
Louis Verneuil
New York
Lakewood Theatre
Miller
Martha Randall
Henry Richards
Eugene Stuckmann
Jan Sherwood
Anita Loos
Jule Styne
Strawhatters
California
Skowhegan
Vandalism problem hit Augusta playgrounds alarms police patrols
The Capital City faces rising vandalism with Teeters and swings damaged and glass scattered where children play. A sandbox was tossed into a basketball court and other forms of malicious damage were reported, prompting strict police patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Land Transfers Span Multiple Towns In Local Real Estate List
A dense record lists numerous property transfers across towns including Georgetown Gertude W Moulton to Blanche A Scammon and J Horace McClure, North Bath Melvin W Hunt to John Brooks, West Bath Everett J Comeau to Edmund L Briggs, and Woolwich Mamie Rich to Guy H Cromwell. The long sequence notes land and buildings changes among individuals and firms, reflecting a busy local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farre
McQuarpind
Robert Levine
Green Street
Ae A . Laucier
Henry L
Kimball
Morrie Erent
John J. Mulcahy, Jr
Wilfare J Comalle
G. Harnden
Robert Edgar
Bowdo
Milton
Baraeam
Keith B. Wiltes
Ethel Murray
Few
J. Horace McClure
North Bath
Melvin W. Hunt
John Brooks
Philrg
Earl H. Perkins
Alphonse A. Cormier
Helen C. Cyr
Estella M. Young
Arthur J. Moore
Richmond
Myer Davis
Arthur W. Turner
Emma G. Klein
Woolwich
Mamie Rich
Guy H. Cromwell
Urban L. Gowen
John C. Wilson
Ernest A. Rogers, Jr
Robert D. Stevens
Thornton G. Henderson
Hubert E. Redding
Fort Edgecomb Park Highlighted in Statewide Ads
Edgecomb park is featured as park of the week in a series of state papers. The advertisements, under the State Park Commission, promote recreation and picnic opportunities across state parks and memorial areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Edgecomb
Edgecombe
State Park Commission
Crossword clues scattered in archaic style
A jumble of crossword prompts with numbered across and down hints. Clues include ready money river in Fran cinema employ a single unit horizon support above Guido s lowest note a dowr peasant firman wealth surround with hills and more with many unclear spellings and partial words across and down entries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guido
Longfellow Cipher Puzzle Explained For Cryptogram Fans
A cryptogram example shows AXYCLBAAXRE decoding to LONGFELLOW. Each letter stands for another letter with one to one mapping. Daily puzzles vary letters and rely on single-letter words, apostrophes, word length, and letter placement as decoding hints.
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Fea
Fair Fund Auction Committee
Health Report
Police Benevolent Board
State Garden Clubs
Winnegance
Nazarene Missionary
OE Real Estate
HK XO
Wkfaofdtz HK
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