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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
1
Representative Frank M. Bowie introduces a bill for equal Senate representation as a remedy to shrinking rural influence. Past opposition from small counties persists, with no sign of Senate agreement and further similar measures expected this session.
House Armed Services panel weighs separate legislation to defer essential workers like scientists and farmers. Hearings reveal shortages and risks of removing irreplaceable scientists from duty, with cases of assigned missile lab work and safety oversight cited as justification for a unified manpower policy.
Secretary Weeks argues the United States is self sufficient in only nine of 38 vital minerals and metals and must rely on overseas imports for the remaining 29. He stresses the need for a robust American merchant marine to guarantee war and peace logistics and prevent overreliance on foreign ships.
The Maine Supreme Court refused a new trial for Frederick W. Papalos of Wellesley Massachusetts on bribery and conspiracy convictions tied to Maine's 1952 liquor scandal. Assistant Attorney General Boyl Bailey argued the state's appeal, with Kailey drafting briefs and presenting oral arguments. Former Attorney General Alexander A LaFleur congratulated Bailey on the case's presentation.
One of the weekend’s standout social events was a joint Valentine dancing party by XI Beta and Theta Chapter. Mrs win R Andrews hosted at her High Street home before a Sedgwick buffet supper. The affair featured Valentine motifs and Spring flowers by Mrs Ostar Marsh, with Larry Katz Orchestra providing music. Attendees included numerous couples led by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ambrose and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Raven. A box of Valentine chocolates was given as a courtesy gift to Mrs. Paul Graustuck.
Three cases heard in Municipal Court. An intoxication case resulted in a guilty verdict with a $10 fine and $7.50 in costs. George Forbes of Portland pleaded guilty to possessing marine worms without a license and was fined $10 plus $5.70 costs. Joseph D. Brown of Brunswick was found guilty of driving through a railroad crossing signal and fined $10 with $15.06 in costs. Police Officer Marlin Pennington was the complainant.
Executive committee of Beacon Street Methodist Church Women’s Society met at Mrs. Gwen Gaudet’s home on Oliver Street. Feb 28 rummage sale planned, public supper in March and a cooked food sale in April. Cookbook project nearing completion. next meeting March 7 in church vestry.
A U S Air Force recruiter will visit Bath starting Friday two times weekly. Sergeant Beardsley plans to be at the Bath post office on Wednesdays 9 30 a m to 12 30 p m and Fridays 1 p m to 3 p m. Young men seeking to enlist or information about an Air Force career should contact Sergeant Beardsley at those times.
In Viola Illinois Miss Jessie Miller recovers at a hospital and her niece Mrs. Fred Langford returns to prepare the home. Langford cuts her foot on glass while dropping a refrigerator tray and ends up in the hospital while Miller goes home.
Jake Fischer of Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin misplaced his glasses while preparing 200 bushels of corn for a feed mill. After a week of searching his farm he recovered them from the feed mill unharmed despite passing through the milling process.
Firefighters extinguished a coop blaze in Elvira Hood’s backyard before any birds were harmed though six of fifteen hens were missing. The report also notes Paul Serdar, chairman of the Illinois Racing Commission, races thoroughbreds as Locust Farm Stable.
The Greater Bath Council of Churches announced Lent services to be held on Wednesday nights in six area churches. Local ministers will preach with the host pastor leading each service, starting at 7 30 p m. A Good Friday service from noon to 3 p m at the First Baptist Church closes the program.
Martha Ellen Shepard celebrated her ninth birthday Saturday at home on Washington Street. Games with prizes went to several girls including Margaret Lowery and Elizabeth May Shepard. gifts followed the games as blue pink and white decorations offered a festive setting.
The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston announces the Emma Eames Scholarship for a young American soprano meeting eligibility. The annual award honors the late Emma Eames and sustains her artistic ideals, funded by Miss Matilda E. Frelinghuysen of New York who fostered the endowment.
Kennebec River Lifeboat Station at Popham Beach carried groceries to a snowbound six person family at Robinhood. Clyde Whittaker, B M 1/c, delivered the supplies after Mrs. Reed ordered them from Bates Island. The rough seas limited boat traffic.
The Lubber Brothers Garrett Jay and Bernard designed a machine operated celery picker in Byron Center Michigan. Their device uses two hydraulically driven V shaped blades to cut plants as the forward motion forces celery into a chute. Conveyors move the stalks to workers who trim foliage and load the product for wagons. They built the machine for about $2000.
Edgar Lee Starts reported killing two perfectly matched rattlesnakes in Alice Texas after they fought. Each snake measured 5 feet 3 inches with 13 rattles.
Morse High's drama department staged Buy Jupiter a three act comedy Saturday night. Dawn Newcomb carried on after a sprain and wrist fracture while Neil West Malcolm Hamilton Carol Bartels and others delivered strong performances as the cast portrayed Joyce's Department toy department and a ventriloquist salesman in a tale of talking rabbits and a swift audience hit.
John DeMarcus of the Knoxville Utilities Board searched New Grey cemetery for a water leak using a sensitive amplifier. He heard music among the tombstones not escaping water, calling it a radio reception freak. He joked a television image on a tombstone would scare him away.
Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters held a quilt tacking last Wednesday followed by a Penny Supper and a business meeting. Susie Darr arr appointed Pearl Campbell to run a food sale for Feb 25 at 11 am at Steeves Market. Edith Miller won the mystery prize and Valentine exchanges followed.
Eastman Georgia city officials approved a plan to sell 25 municipal auto tag No 1 decals for 1955. Councilman Hoke Wynne said if demand remains unmet more tags can be issued later.
The text notes that children's traditional games reveal the habits and customs of past societies as youngsters imitate adults, whether in savage or civilized cultures.
Nine Bath women take weekly lessons in stenciling and painting to restore old tin and wood pieces. A Yarmouth instructor, with a lampshade shop, has taught for ten years and travels to Bath for classes at Mrs Hill's North Street home. Her mother, a Brazer Guild member in Tokyo, helps connect techniques.
Mrs. George Hartsgrove describes Capt. Elinor Hamilton's priceless Japanese collection, including a seawater clock, samurai swords, a tall bronze Hong Kong statue, porcelain figures, and a six by twelve foot hand embroidered screen. Her own Indian relics from Moosehead Lake era include tomahawks, burial stones, and beads likely from Cortes era.
Lawrence Colley faced traffic court in Montgomery with charges of reckless driving driving without a license and without tags after his car left the road struck a fence and hit a tree. He claimed his girlfriend’s hold on him prevented control. Judge John B. Scott found him guilty on license and tag offenses and fined him $50, acquitting him of reckless driving.
A dated crossword style grid with across and down clues lists varied terms. The page includes numeric entries and hints such as river names and culinary terms, typical of a late era puzzle section in a newspaper.
The passage presents a cryptogram puzzle with hints and a quotation. It includes a sample decoding key LONGFELLOW with letter substitution, and a published line “HE CAME WHEN POETS HAD FORGOT ROW RICH AND STRANGE THE HUMAN LOT” attributed to WATSON. The feature is distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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