Supreme Court Rules Against Presidential Steel Seizure Power
In a landmark decision Justice Black writes the President could not seize private property without express constitutional or congressional authorization. The court affirms the district court ruling that the seizure order cannot stand, underscoring Congress alone holds lawmaking and property-taking power.
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Tremental
Justice Black
Pho
Tenga
Congress
Geo Peoaidant
District Court
Beef Prospects Bright Across Nation
Government reports project the largest beef production the country has seen as cattle numbers rise by over 6 million. Calf slaughter remains at a low share of births since 1924 records began, signaling producers increasing calf use to boost breeding herds and a favorable outlook for beef industry expansion.
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Department of Agriculture
Meat prospects remain strong if producers stay ready
In a wartime dialogue on beef, critics warned rigid quotas could curb production and trigger shortages. Congress then amended OPS orders to avert a crisis, arguing policies must not deter farmers and ranchers from taking risks. Meat prospects look good, provided incentives remain.
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Congress
Joe Avery’s Open House Dance At School Gym
The school gym hosted a lively dance with students teachers and parents in attendance. Mrs. Ra School Board Chairman Mrs. C. Lloyd Hooker and Miss Beverly Coombs chaired duties while Bruce Baker and Sargent Legard helped serve refreshments during intermission.
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Danc
Thic
Joe Avery
C. Lloyd Hooker
Edward Dale True
Constan
Beverly Coombs
Bruce Baker
Sargent Legard
Farewell Service for Bath Pastor Ends Ministry
A farewell service at Seventh day Adventist Church honored Pastor H. R. Rolfe after 14 months in Bath. He reflected on beginnings in March 1930 and his broad work in New York New Hampshire Vermont and Maine. A testimonial followed with appreciation from members and a purse to aid their health. The Rolfes plan to move to Melrose Massachusetts near their daughter and her husband.
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
H. R. Rolfe
Paul
Rolfe
Brethern
Pastor Rolfe
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
M. W. Westermeyer
Rolfes
Melrose
Mass
Miss
Morse High School Alumni Banquet Honors Graduates and Gifts
The Morse High School alumni association hosted its annual banquet with lobster salad, dancing to Avery's Orchestra, and remarks from officers led by Walter Hill. Attendees included 13 members of the 50 year class and 41 of the 25 year class, plus several reunion groups from 5 to 1 year classes. Mrs. William B. Imer, the oldest graduate from 1884, attended at the head table. Gifts included a library clock and a $91 check plus $175 toward a tape recorder, presented by the 1927 class with President Lawrence Specht and Principal Raymond W. Farnham accepting. William Haggett served as master of ceremonies. officers elected were Hill president, Ring vice president, Mrs. Cynthia Moses secretary, Mrs. Florence R. Calderwood treasurer, with an executive committee including Mrs. Voorhees, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Slyvester, and Edwin R. Andrews. The program featured the junior class play and performances by Miss Nancy Blair and others.
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William B. Imer
Widh Sprague
Morse High School
Lawrence Specht
Raymond W. Farnham
Ap- Walter
Hill
Edward R. Andrews
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Cynthia Moses
Florence R. Calderwood
W. S. Voorhees
Mark A. Jackson
John H. Slyvester
Edwin R. Andrews
William Haggett
Nancy Blair
Sue Watt
Robert Ramsey
Elaine Haw
Pupils donate Hyde Memorial Home fund in gesture of help
Fifth and sixth grades at North Grammer school donated their Lions club prize money and remaining class funds to the Hyde Memorial Home. Dr Earl Perkins accepted the gifts after Frederick Brown spoke briefly. The presentation followed the students’ commitment to assist boys and girls who cannot run and play as others do.
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Hyde Memorial Home
North Grammee
Hyde Home
Earl Perkins
Frederick Brown
Helen Hayes
Lions Club
Marie I. Preston
The
Pine Tree Society For
Perkins
Two Urns Stolen From Oak Grove Cemetery Lot
Maurice D. Puffer reports the loss of two urns from the Darrah lot in Oak Grove cemetery. Previous incidents include urns broken last year. Local authorities will pursue the guilty to the fullest extent of the law.
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Maurice D. Puffer
Summer Street Court
Oak Grove
Wanda
Boy Scout Den honors and summer camp plans shared
Donald Church hosts a Wednesday meeting with 3 00 to 4 15 pm sessions then a Bath event at 4 00. Picnic set for August 20 at Popham Beach with departures from Bath around 4 50. Awards awarded include War Hawk badge to Gene Leask and various Silver Arrows to Danny Corliss Harry Larrabee and Keith Fraser. Bear Rank includes Malcolm Carey with a Gold Arrow and two Silver Arrows. Service Stars went to six youths and Dwayne Fraser received a Den Chief Card. Den Mothers listed with names and certificates given. Meeting closed with Cub Circle and Oath followed by ice cream and cookies. Summer camping plans and two trips announced. Scout Edward Wilson described camp experiences and duties.
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Donald Church
Ee Bery
Bath
Popham Beach
Lies
Gene Leask
Danny Corliss
Harry Larrabee
Keith Fraser
Arthur Small
Malcolm Carey
Larry Garside
Dennis Scott
David Wallace
Dennis Hallowell
Charles King
Den
Dwayne Fraser
Shirley Scott
Olive Hallowell
Dorothy Kenney
Emma Griffith
Leah Page
Laura Larrabee
Troop 99 Court of Honor Held at Tuesday Meeting
Boy Scout Troop 99 sponsored by Central Congregations church held a Court of Honor Tuesday night. Scoutmaster Lt Commander Wilbur W Fowden led the session with Committeeman E L McCurdy acting as troop treasurer and representative of the Scout committee.
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Troop
Stout
Central Coogregations’ Church
Wilbur W. Fowden
E. L. McCurdy
Scout Committee
Receiv
Employment rise in Bath area May figures show growth
Bath Maine May job placements reached 271 up from the prior 30 days as fish processing and shipbuilding boost demand. Unemployed seekers declined to 465 from 670 with 24 physically disabled workers seeking work and 142 women among May placements.
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Bath
Seth W. Thornton
Maine Employment Security Office
Front Street
Thornton
Red Rose Troop 6 Holds Seasonal Meeting at Corliss Street Church
The Red Rose troop 6 held its final season gathering at Corliss Street church on Friday evening. The meeting featured lawn games, a horseshoe and flag ceremony led by president Anna Lonn, badge investments for Brownie Janice ae th a, and cash prizes for cookie sellers.
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Red Rose
Red Rose Troop 6
Corliss Street
Anna Lonn
Janice Ae
Wen
Margo Ks
Patty Stover
Martha Freeman
Joanne MacDonald
Mary E. Donnell
Roberta Haab
Nancy White
Oliver Foster
Charles Murray
Bart ‘Donnel
Maurice Libby
William Hanson
Patricia
Stephanie Rush
Id L. Anderson
Striped Bass Abound In Kennebec River
Myer Reed, veteran Woolwich fisherman, caught seven striped bass Thursday near the Woolwich shore opposite Bath Iron Works. Several Bath waterfront youngsters also reported catches. Reed notes the river seems alive with fish and larger bass were seen jumping. Former Mayor Harold P Small credits recent rain and pollution clearing for a likely surge in bass numbers this year.
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Kennebec
Myers Reed
Woolwich
Bath
Deadline Extended for Maine Sportsmen Camp Letters
The Maine Sportsmen's Junior Conservation Camp in Branch Pond Ellsworth extends the deadline for boys letters to June 21. Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet will pay expenses for one local boy. Letters must argue why the writer wishes to attend the camp and be sent to Arthur E. Hutchins 195 Front Street.
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Maine
Branch Pond
Ellsworth
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association
Harold Brown
Charles Madden
Arthur Hutchins
Snick
Ata
Arthur E. Hutchins
Front Street
Geese Wing Across Gulf Coast Wetlands in September
A terse note describes blue geese migrating toward Gulf Coast wetlands spanning Louisiana Texas and Mexico in September. The fragment hints at bird movement amid mud flats and coastal habitats.
Grand Jury Probes Payoffs in Maine Racing Scandal
Grand jury testimony alleges graft involving Sahagian paying $12 000 to Papalos to influence Gov. Fred erick G Payne so Sahagian could keep wines in state liquor stores. Papalos denies influence. claims payment as sales manager. Laven testified about bottling Sahagian wines without a license and later forcing bottling to secure business with the Maine Liquor Commission. Niehoff notes officers and directors of Maine State Raceways Inc. summoned to Grand Jury. probe includes rumors of payoffs to state officials tied to Scarboro Downs racing.
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Sahagian
Papalos
Frederick G. Payne
Payne
Laven
Maine Liquor Commission
Niehoff
Maine State Raceways, Inc
Scarboro Downs
Grand Jury
1950 Census Highlights Local Names and Timings
The 1950 census records Charles comet and palati in Bek ganion for the time in 160 years. Robins and early birds of Spring mark the season in the north with comparatively late arrivals.
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Charles
der North
Boys and Plan to Camp at Scinney Oh Stop Se
A local notice describes a boys and girls summer camp near Mount Blue Jackson and Little Jackson Tumbledown with Lake Webb frontage. The facility features a three story lodge, cabins, meals, craft classes, and camp council. Applications go to A Ragsdale Box 1340 Pornd.
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Scinney
Ecvedtiden
Mounts Bhie
Jackson
Little Jackson
Lake Webb
Maine
A. Ragsdale
Porand
Emma Eames A Rising Star In Paris Opera Debut
Emma Eames grew from a church singer and playful theater dreamer into a noted Paris Opera star. Discovered by Charles R Adams after a Munger recommendation, she sang Marguerite in Faust and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet proving her talent. She studied in Boston and Paris before a famed 1889 Paris debut and contract.
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New Church
Clarence
Warden
Paris
Thomas W. Hyde
Emme Eames
Paris Opera
Clara Munger
Annie Payson Call
Charles R. Adams
Marguerite
Faust
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Prince of Wasterward VII Ofland
Jon
Julian Story
Eames
Aetemalin Reich
York
Metropolitan Opera Co
Mme. Eames Life and Fire Rescue in Europe and America
The article recounts Mme. Eames as a celebrated soprano who toured London and Paris, receiving honors including a jubilee medal. Her career paused after health issues linked to the American climate, leading to extended residence in Europe. During World War I she remained active, later settling in New York and then Bath, contributing to the National League for Women’s Service.
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Pol Opera Co
London
City
Ste
Juliet
Victoria
Buc Palace
Supping
Eames
Europe
Paris
Allombrosa
Mme. Eames
Nob Hill
New York
America
James Patten
North Street
rhad@ Bath
National League For Women’s Serv
Phelps Praises Emma Eames Highlighting Puritan Lineage
Yale writer Phelps in 1927 extols Emma Eames as his favorite prima donna. He praises her physique beauty and voice, lauds her performances as Marguerite and Elsa, and notes her serene austere style reflecting Puritan ancestry. Mr and Mrs Albert E Whit.
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Phelps
Yale
Emma Eames
Sher
Mar
Elsa
Richmond Reports Case of Infectious Hepatitis
A health bulletin notes a confirmed case of infectious hepatitis in Richmond. Public health teams monitor close contacts and advise on precautions to prevent spread. Authorities urge hygiene and vaccination where applicable.
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Richmond
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