Repeal This Class Tax On Transportation
In late March Canada repealed its special transportation tax, triggering mass American travel to buy rail air bus and steamship tickets. US 15 percent tax remains on domestic travel but not on Canadian sales, prompting cross border ticketing and agent shortages. The piece argues the wartime rationale has faded and calls for tax repeal to remove an undue burden on business travel health schooling and other essential needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
U. S
Los Angeles
Airline subsidies spark Senate debate on costs and profits
U S Senate discussion centers on airline economies and high air mail payments as public opinion opposes subsidies. Senator Brewster cites a carrier with 20 percent mail profit while railroads press their Seaway opposition. Ford Detroit strike halts 300000 workers. shipping and steamship firms face a long road to recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
Brewster
United States
St. Lawrence Seaway
Detroit
Almot
Washington
Newspapers optimistic on Atlantic Pact and economy
The American Newspaper Publishers Association reports strong public support for the Atlantic Pact while unemployment remains minor. Bank deposits stay high and farmers use profits to pay loans. Crop prospects are good despite a harsh western winter, but producing papers remains strained.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
America
Deficit Financing and Rising Budget Demands
The President asks Congress to approve a 42 billion dollar budget for the new fiscal year starting July 1, with 33.8 billion spent in 1948. Tax receipts fall and business slows as deficits grow, amid criticism that the victory loan may not cover treasury needs and signals deficit financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Washington
Presidential Pranks on Presidential Authority
A metropolitan paper criticizes the President for claiming reserve authority and notes a trend of growing executive power. It recalls FDR traveling internationally and making bargains with foreign rulers who violated truces, highlighting concerns over expanded presidential authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fdr
Four Driving Cases Heard at Carr Municipal Court
Four driving cases were heard at Carr Woolwich municipal court Tuesday morning. Roland St Pierre of Brunswick paid five dollars and four dollars and seventy cents in costs for failing to stop at a yellow light at Leeman Highway and Middle Street. William M Dolloff of Topsham pleaded guilty to passing on a curve and was fined ten dollars plus costs. Howard Trott of Woolwich paid five dollars and costs for driving a car not bearing a Spring inspection sticker. The complaints were filed by State Trooper Frank W Powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
Woolwich
Howard Trott
Vocational Service Talk Praised by Local Club
A talk on vocational service pleased the audience of Rotary members who praised the boys for their interest and fine papers. Honorees were Paul Andrews Ralph Burden and David Ziblatt. Visiting Rotarians Alden Wentworth Natick Mass and I G Pruell Ketchikan Alaska joined guests Ray Farnham Morse High principal and Harry Watson.
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Paul Andrews
Ralph Burden
David Ziblatt
Alden Wentworth
Natick
Mass
I. G. Pruell
Ketchikan
Alaska
Lisbon Falls
Samuel Sylvester
Pruell
Ray Farnham
Morse High School
Harry Watson
South End PTA Annual Meeting Noted in Fall Program
The South End PTA annual meeting program lists speakers and committees including Manley Grant, Mrs. Ed. McQuiggan, supper hosted by Mrs. Carroll Deering and Mrs. Orris Ames in the dining room with representatives to the Council and card committee. Refreshment fund and membership roles named for various organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manley Grant
Ed. McQuiggan
Carroll Deering
Orris Ames
Alvah Morse
Foster Pratt
Ruth Ames
Bernard Comeau
Arvid Anderson
Roland Breton
National honor students at Morse honored with pins
Barbara Hartsgrove Doreen Willis and Frank Warren received pins at Morse in a ceremony attended by many parents. The event highlighted the achievements of national honor students as gifts from parents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MORSE
Barbara Hartsgrove
Doreen Willis
Frank Warren
Memorial VFW Service At Seventh-day Adventist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars held their annual memorial service at the Seventh-day Adventist church, filling the building. Elder Floyd Hilliard of Kite Memorial church in Portland spoke, with Mrs. R. A. Bettle at the piano and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pecci contributing to the program.
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Floyd Hilliard
Kite Memorial Church
Portland
R. A. Bettle
Brunswick
Osborn
Hilliard
Fred Pecci
God
America
Learn to Swim Campaign Under Y Auspices
The Y M C A will run a Learn to Swim Campaign for all boys at the Y day camp this Summer. After a screening test on day one, each boy progresses through classes from beginner to advanced with a series of tests, earning a membership card or pin upon passing.
March of Dimes report shows gain over 1948
The Sagadahoc county campaign under Brian M. Jewett raised 2052.38 dollars, more than 1948’s 1979, with half retained locally for Pine Tree Camp therapy and county needs and the other half sent to the National Foundation. Donald V. Taverner aids with national funds amid an epidemic at the University of Maine, benefiting local children and emergency plans. Jewett thanks Bath committee and town chairmen for strong work.
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Sagadahoe County
Brian M. Jewett
Sagadahoc
National Foundation
University of Maine
Donald V. Taverner
Maine
Pine Tree
Jewett
Bath
Miss Barbara Morse Becomes a Bride
MISS BARBARA MORSE BECOMES A BRIDE from Morse High in the class of 1942 and is now employed as stenographer at the Bath Iron Works. Mr. Torrey attended Morse, served in the Navy for three years in the South Pacific and attended Ricker Classical Institute at Houston for two years. He is now associated with the Torrey Roller Bushing Works. The couple left following the reception Saturday evening, for a week's trip in Northern Maine, make their home at Sebasco Es tates for the Summer, John Greene, proprietor of Fall's Shoe store, and Waldron Troop of Troop's Hardware, left Bath Tuesday on a fishing trip to Marble pond in Penobscot coun ty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Bath Iron Works
Mr. Torrey
Morse
Navy
South Pacific
Ricker Classical Institute
Houston
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Maine
Sebasco Estates
John Greene
Fall's Shoe Store
Waldron
Troop’s Hardware
Bath
Marble Pond
Penobscot County
Morse High School Class of 1924 Plans Reunion
Planning committees for the Morse High School class of 1924 25th reunion met at Mrs. Harry L Day's home. Alumni donations are urged through Mrs Day Miss Ruth Field or Harry L Day to fund a gift for the high school. President Byron E Red Spinney and several members plan to attend. 30 of 73 graduates live in Bath area, seven deceased. A dinner on June 9 at the high school Room K around 5 30, formal dress, followed by a Bath Country Club gathering, group photo, and a memory banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Harry L. Day
Green Street
Byron E. “Red” Spinney
New Haven
Conn
Bernice M. Carr
Newton Center
Mass
Grace Henderson Meyer
Milwaukee
Whs
Ellen Newell Tiemer
Wilton
Frances Oliver Hardwick
Fallston
Frances Sprague Brown
Damariscotta
Ethel Blake
Togus
Harriet Morse Tibbetts
Port Clyde
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Bath
Arabelle M. Lord
Mary R. Sylvester
Gertrude Bowie
Rodney W. Bailey
Kenneth P. Sheldon
Paul W. Thompson
Delmar D. Trott
Bath Country Club
Beacon Lights Plan Three-Act Comedy Presentation
West Bath grange will host a June 3 performance of The Honey Moon Is Over by Beacon Lights of Beacon Street Church. Lecturer Carl P Meister announced the show after a successful local run and requests to bring the royalty play to the grange. Tickets from grange members or Beacon Street Methodist church affiliates available next week afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Carl P. Meister
Beacon Lights
Beacon Street Church
James F. Stone
Meister
the Grange
The
Grange
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Alfred Ives
Merton Dearing
James Steen
Edward Larrabee
Dean Bonney
Susan Beardsley
Haskell Memorial School Closes with Temperance Play
Haskell Memorial School plans a closing program Thursday at 7:30 PM in the First Baptist church auditorium. Students perform a temperance play The Faith of Hetty Ria with listed cast and include songs recitations. An investiture ceremony will honor Lorelei Pecci Phyllis Farley Robert Fernald Donald Lord under Prof Lawrence Smart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern New England Conference
Enrne
Clarence Gerrish Admitted to Memorial Hospital
Clarence Gerrish of Center street is a patient at Memorial hospital, admitted Monday afternoon. He would appreciate visits from his friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Gerrish
Center Street
Memorial Hospital
Puzzling To Seat Morse High Grads
Morse High faces a yearly seating puzzle for 144 graduates on the auditorium stage. J Edward Pomeroy reports the floor view limits to five extra seats. future classes may exceed this year’s 144, with 170 juniors and over 200 freshmen underscoring a growing space problem. Parents seated with wings, and potential floor seating are noted as contingencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Pomeroy
Morse
Pomeroy
Morse High School concert showcases combined choir and orchestra
The Morse High School orchestra and Glee club presented a well received concert at the school auditorium last week. Keith L. Crockett and Nina Volchek led efforts to sustain musical groups. Soloists Laura Mulcahy Warren Raynes Betty Foote Pauline Holmson and Robert Rowland performed, with a program alternating between choirm and ensemble pieces and including classics by Gounod Foster Dvorak Jessel and O Hara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Glee Club
Keith L. Crockett
Nina Volchek
Bath
Morse
Laura Mulcahy
Warren Raynes
Betty Footer
Pauline Holmson
Robert Rowland
Charles Gounod
Stephen Foster
Leon Jessel
Geoffrey O'Hara
City to Purchase 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline Sedan
The city will buy a 1949 Fleetline two door Chevrolet sedan for the Highway and Sewer Board superintendent. Net price with trade in of a 1942 Pontiac is 1185.25 dollars. Four local dealers bid, one Ford offer 1147 dollars was rejected due to delivery guarantees and regional car shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway & Sewer Board
Ralph F. Mittendorf
New England
Mittendorf
Southard Doughty Wedding Held At Groom's Home
June Isabel Doughty daughter of Mrs Seth Doughty and the late Mr Doughty married Norris Derwin Southard son of Mr North Street Court Friday evening at six in the groom residence. Rev Joseph O Purdue officiated the double ring ceremony in the presence of the immediate family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Doughty
Seth Doughty
Mr. Doughty
Shaw Street
Norris Derwin Southard
North Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Boy Scout Camporee at South Paris Draws 120 From Bath
Bath and Woolwich Scouts will attend the 10th annual Council wide Camporee at South Paris fair grounds June 3 to 5. Edwin R. Andrews will be general chairman as over 3,000 Scouts participate in parades and contests including fly casting axemanship lariat twirling and camp cookery. Governor Payne will award Eagle badges Saturday night during the campfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
South Paris
Woolwich
South Paris Fair Grounds
Edwin R. Andrews
Pine Tree Council
Flint and Steel
Frederick G. Payne
Eagles Prepare for State Convention in Bath
Bath Eagles host the State Convention June 11 and 12 at the Community Center. On Saturday the 11th from 8 to 12 p.m. Cliff Leeman’s orchestra will provide music. Three local Members’ daughters contend for Convention Queen: Mary Burgess Dawn Avery and Barbara Parks. Tickets for the dance and votes are sold, 25 votes per ticket, at Lewis and Gasser Jewelry. Queen crowned at 10 p.m.
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Bath
Lewis & Gasser Jewelry Store
Front Street
High School Graduates Eligible for Navy Enlistment
High school graduates may enroll as high school airman recruit or high school seaman recruit. Requirements include graduation, passing qualification tests, and physicals. Recruits are assigned to a school after recruit training with future assignments based on qualifications and service needs. A policy change allows high school graduates to enroll as airman recruit without immediate aviation unit assignment.
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Navy
Reynolds
B.T.C
U. S. Navy
Covered Wagon Visits Bath in Bond Drive Tour
A 1849 vintage covered wagon arrived in Bath today visiting Bath Iron Works City Hall square and Morse High School before heading to Brunswick. The prairie schooner symbolizes the 1949 Opportunity Bond Drive touring nationwide. part of 30 vehicles from Mayor Gran y Parry's Cedar City Utah collection transported on a large international truck.
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Bath
Bath Iron Works
City Hall Square
Morse High School
Brunswick
Gronway R. Parry
Cedar City
Utah
Springfield couple plans June 25 wedding at Central Congregational
Miss Louise Briggs and Julius Appleton of Springfield mass plan to wed June 25 at Central Congregational church. They were weekend guests of Mrs Edmund P Briggs on Center street, the bride's mother.
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Louise Briggs
Julius Appleton
Springfield
Mass
Miss Briggs
Edmund P. Briggs
Center Street
Briggs
Mr. Appleton
Central Congregational Church
Art Student Exhibition Showcases Morse High Works
An art show last week in Room G at Morse High School displayed works by Morse High and Central Grammar eighth grade and freshman students led by Miss Maria St Angelo. Visitors praised pieces such as Moonlight Picnic Winter Scene Woman With Large Hat Woman With Child Rhythm The Champ Paderewski and Swamp and noted Pat Smith and Shirley Smart as standout artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Maria St. Angelo
Morse High
June Labbie
Morse
Janicé Knight
Pat Smith
Graeme Hanson
Miss Smith
Shirley Smart
Bath
Miss St. Angelo
Alice Canacaris
Joan Cannacaris
Jean Canacaris
Joyce Wentworth
Margaret E. Merrill
Marie Mitchell
Patricia Brann
Agnes Hall
Beverly Miller
Alice Deehan
Janice Knight
Katherine Frates
Dora McCorr
Myrtle Lodge Celebrates Forty Ninth Birthday Event
Myrtle Lodge marked its forty ninth anniversary with attendees including Mrs. Gertrude Stewart and Mrs. Lucelia Blake. The next meeting is planned at Mrs. Margaret Nelson’s home with co hostess Mrs. Eva Atwood on June 27.
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Gertrude Stewart
Lucelia Blake
Lizzie Chaney
Margaret Nelson
Louise Rogers
Zeuleika Kingsbury
Annie Oliver
Jennie Oliver
Priscilla Estes
Sadie Davis
Pearl Campbell
Hazel Schottler
Eva Atwood
City Health Officer Hosts Sugar Island Fishing Trip
City Health Officer Chester H. McCabe hosted a fishing trip at his Sugar Island camp last weekend. Guests included Willard McCabe Judge Gardiner R. Deering Duncan Farrell Marshall Willis Frank Kelley Bruce Wright and Elbridge R. Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester H. McCabe
Sugar Island
Lily Bay
Willard McCabe
Gardiner R. Deering
Duncan Farrell
Marshall Willis
Frank Kelley
Bruce Wright
Elbridge R. Wright
Connors Family Guests At Bangor Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Albert Connors and their daughter Nancy from Denny road were weekend guests of her grandparents in Bangor.
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Albert Connors
Nancy
Denny Road
Bangor
Farm Bureau Topics and Meeting Dates
Women’s Farm Bureau groups wrap up winter and spring programs in June with sessions on cake making housework and dress finishing. Caning sewing and rug work featured at multiple venues from Bowdoinham to Georgetown including Bowdoinham Hyde Park Richmond Topsham and Georgetown with locations noted.
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Women’s Farm Bureau
Bowdoinham
Hyde Park
Grange Hall
Richmond Corner
Farrington's Grove
Nequasset
Ruby Dodge
Pinette
Wales
West Bath
Caning
Richmond
Topsham
Dromore
Georgetown
Overlook
School Children Visit Augusta From Bath Bus Tour
Mrs Arah Richmond third grade teacher at North Primary with 28 students toured Augusta via Bath Bus Co driver Charlie Doyle visiting Fort Western the State Capitol and Blaine Mansion. At Dike School Lydia Hutchins led third graders to Bowery Street for a Bath Canning Co tour highlighting conveyor speed and canning process.
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Arah Richmond
North Primary School
Augusta
Charles B. Doyle
Bath Bus Co
Charlie
Mrs. Richmond
Fort Western
State Capitol
Blaine Mansion
Dike School
Lydia Hutchins
Bowery Street
Bath Canning Co
Bertha Stone
May Ball At Huse Memorial School For Seventh And Eighth Graders
A large crowd of seventh and eighth grade pupils attended the annual May ball at the Huse Memorial school auditorium on Friday evening. Dancing ran from 7 30 to 11 with music by Joe Avery's quartet. Refreshments were served during intermission.
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Huse Memorial School
Joe Avery
WEEKLY CROSS WORD PUZZLE LISTING AND CRYPTOQUOTE
Daily puzzle page presents across and down clues with any given answer keys. It includes a cipher quote under the heading DAILY CRYPTOQUOTE with a sample mapping from A to L and O shapes. The featured quote decodes to a LONGFELLOW line using a simple substitution, illustrating the puzzle’s solve method.
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V. Fe W. Memorial
March OF Dimes
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West Bath Grange Hall
Haskell Memorial School
Morse High Grads
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Southard
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Myrtle Lodge
Farm Bureau
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