Weather and nuclear debates swirl after deadly spring tornadoes
Amid devastating tornadoes killing scores in Michigan Ohio and Massachusetts and injuring nearly two thousand scientists debate natural versus atomic causes. U S Weather Bureau officials say atomic tests in Nevada are unrelated to the storms though some see a link to unusual high level air currents. Experts note the jet stream’s pattern may steer storms across the nation while speculating about the role of Yucca Flat tests.
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Michigan
Ohio
Massachusetts
U. S
Wea
Nevada
Yucca
Pacific
Maine Canners Extend Season and Grow Jobs
The Maine canning industry has expanded over the last half century with employment rising from about 3,295 in 1905 to around 6,200 last year. The industry now cans about 50 products, adds specialty items year round, and maintains year long operation to keep equipment busy and sustain jobs.
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Maine
Eisenhower Urges State Role in Garrison Dam Operation
President Eisenhower hails the dedication of the world’s largest earthen dam and a 200 mile lake on the Missouri. He warns states to assume full government responsibilities or risk concentrated power in Washington. The dam will provide flood control irrigation and electric power and could involve private farmers and companies in water use and power distribution.
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Missouri
Eisenhower
Washington
4-H Hosts International Farm Youth Exchange Guests
Thirteen young farmers from Japan Australia Netherlands France Turkey Uruguay and India visit Washington as part of the International Farm Youth Exchange program sponsored by 4-H. They attend the 23rd annual encampment with 200 National 4-H Club delegates as part of their education.
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Japan
Australia
Netherlands
France
Turkey
Uruguay
India
4-H Club
Washington
United States
International Farm Youth Exchange
4-H
Fragmentary regional stories collection teased in brief
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a nationwide spread of tall tales from across America including Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico with a closing note about a pie filled homeward endearing item. The readable text is sparse but suggests an anthology or feature on regional humor.
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America
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Day Camp Opens At Y M C A With Tribal Teaming
A busy week at the Y M C A leads to the June 29 day camp opening. Campers register, join ten Indian tribes, meet counselors, and undergo classifications for swimming classes at Campbell's pond and the summer program. Notable campers include Carl Clarke, Russell Estes, Steve Griffith, Paul Butler, and many others across Comanche Navajo Sioux Chippewa Algonquin Iroquois Shosonis Dakota and Cherokee tribes.
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Campbell's Pond
Carl Clarke
Rickey Clarke
Russell Estes
Buzzy Fitzgerald
Steve Griffith
James Hanson
David Kenney
Richard Leask
Ernest Lebel
Billy Lake
Jack MacDonald
Bobby Mcee
Donald Ray
Ronald
Roger Stark
Donald Thomas
Bill Voight
Bobby Welch
Harry Young
My. Campgeron, Paul Butler, Kurt Hecht, Harvey Hinckley
Bruce Miller
Charles Morton
George Pushard
David Smith
Irving Talbot
Robert Waterman
William Allen
David Church
Richard Coleman
Richard Dauphin
Bart Fraser
Jim O'Leary
Earl Overlock
Maynard Overlock
Lawrence Overlock
Dennis Scott
Stephen Singer
Robert Woeth
Phil Webster
Russell Ames
Harry Deering
Leo Dumais
Wayne Gurney
Tommy Holbrook
Gene Leask
Donald MacDonald
Donald Nadine
George Pickard
Ronnie Purdy
Wayne Ames
Briant Bubar
Tommy Cahoon
Nanny Haggett
Edward Morse
Kenneth Pecci
Ronald Pushard
David Snowdon
Robert Talbot
Thomas Lowery
Michael O'Donnell
Charles Syktick
John Syktick
Donald Voight
Ernest Bishop
Richard Lutz
Richard Oulton
Ralph Oulton
John Richardson
Roy Stuart
Ronnie Talbot
Rodney Upham
Ronald Reed
Nelson Brown
James Comeau
Gary Cousins
Henry Gallant
Michael Guerin
George McLean
Gerald T. Small
John Butcher
Clarence Atwood
Joe Babine
Jackie Sears
Louis Young
Craig Ayer
Glenwood Clark
Larry Downs
James Fernald
Robert Howe
Russell Irish
Dean McDougal
James Russell
Wayne Shaw
Dakota Tribe
Ronald Belanger
Merle Chaney
David Comeau
Cliff Goodwin
Jack Goody
Eddie Green
Russell Hunter
Kenneth Nute
Harry Stone
Arlington Beal
City advertises dwelling and lots for sale
The city readvertises for sale a small dwelling north of Fire Station No 2 on Washington street amid limited prior responses. Interest noted from some parties. Also advertised are three lots at Harwood at the north end, two at Washington, and a parcel on West street, near the streets edge.
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Washington Street
Harwood
Washington
West Street
Sailors Get Bunks on Australian Navy Ships
Australian naval vessels are replacing hammocks with bunks for sailors. The switch aims to improve comfort and shipboard efficiency as crews adapt to modern accommodations and space constraints at sea.
City Hall to switch from coal to oil heating
City plans call for converting City Hall from coal to oil heat before fall. City Manager Nathan S. White recommended the change in March along with repairs. Boiler age and cracked sections prompt replacement with an installed cost near 4400 to 4840 depending on whether materials are city or contract supplied.
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City Hall
Nathan S. White
City_hall
Roscoe C. McFadden
Bath Welcome Home Guest From Oregon
Miss Mary Arik of Portland, a Bath native, visits Bath with relatives and friends after five years away. She traveled with Rose Adelle Mozorosky, who will wed Edward Cogan in Portland on June 28. Arik recalls Worcester tornado peril and plans to attend Edward’s Bowdoin College graduation.
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Mary Arik
Portland
Ore
Bath
David Cogan
Morris Cohen
Old South Place
Oregon
Rose Adelle Mozorosky
Edward Cogan
Arik
Cogan
Center Street
Yachtmen Plan Second Annual Chicken Barbecue
The New Meadows Yacht Club committee met at Elmer B Williams home at Foster's Point to arrange the second annual chicken barbecue likely in July. Last year’s event drew hundreds and was highly successful. Attending were Mrs lamnnn, the Litchfield couple, and Frank Hilton with the chairman. Nancy Doyle plans to leave for Waves Camp Damariscotta later this month to join her brother Charles B Doyle Jr as a councillor.
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New Meadows
Leonard P. Litchfield
Frank Hilton
Nancy Doyle
Charles B. Doyle
Brunswick Road
Waves Camp
Damariscotta
Bath public schools fill all teaching positions for year
The Bath school system announced all teaching jobs for the upcoming year are filled. Gertrude Geiger, a Montreal native, will teach English and General Science at the High school, replacing Robert Farsom. She holds degrees from McGill and Columbia and has seven years of experience. Gladys deWever, newly assigned civics teacher at the High school, comes from New Sharon High and Farmington State Normal School background, replacing William Carmichael. Her husband James deWever is superintendent of schools in New Sharon.
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Bath
Seaman
Gertrude’ Geiger
Montreal
Can
Robert Farsom
McGill University
Columbia University
New York City
Geiger
Was ‘State Teachers College
New Sharon
William Carmichael
Farewell party honors longtime state home housekeeper
Edith A. Clark, house keeper at the State Military and Naval Children's Home for 21 years, was honored at a dinner party at the home. The event, hosted by superintendent Merna A. Foulks, featured a lobster salad meal and a traveling clock gift. Clark, recently a Memorial hospital patient, plans to live with her daughter Mildred Foster in North Anson after retiring July 1. Alice Garwood will replace her.
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Edith A. Clark
State Military and Naval Children’s Home
South Street
Merna A. Foulks
Foulkes
Alice Garwood
Clark
Bath Municipal Court Judge Delivers Four Cases
Judge Gardiner R. Deering presided as four Bath municipal cases were heard. George L. Bradbury of Freeport pleaded guilty to speeding 75 mph on Route 201 in Bowdoinham, fined $10 with $6.40 costs. A 16-year-old Georgetown boy faced assault and battery charges on a 14-year-old Bath youth. case placed on file with warning. A 13-year-old Topsham boy and a 14-year-old Brunswick boy pleaded guilty to larceny of six boxes of cartridges nails and hinges from Brice Bookbinder Brunswick. case placed on file with stern warning. One intoxication case resulted in a guilty plea, $10 fine and $4.70 costs. probation until July 11 with payment of fines and costs.
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Gardiner R. Deering
Bath
George L. Bradbury
Freeport
Bowdoinham
Georgetown
Deering
Topsham
Brunswick
Brice Booker
Andrew M. Crose
Portland
Bowdoin
James Young
Woolwich
Alton R. Lawler
William Dory
Richmond
Walter Anderson
Frank Casanova
Chadwick
N. Y
Edison K. Morey
Forestport
Edward Newell
Walter W. Adams
Paul E. Sirois
Water Street
Annual School Safety Patrol Picnic at Thomas Point
The Bath Aerie of Eagles and the School Safety Patrol sponsored a Thursday picnic at Thomas Point for about 100 boys and girls. They enjoyed games swimming and lunch with hot dogs water melon chips candy and soda. Race winners included Donald Suds Timothy Stinson David Kaler Jane Robinson Joey Babine Leonard Smith Ramona Ham. The note ends with an odd fact about ocean salt volume.
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Thomas’ Point
Donald Suds
Timothy Stinson
David Kaler
Jane Robinson
Joey Babine
Leonard Smith
Ramona Ham
Busy Monday morning court docket reported
A lengthy municipal court session saw Andrew M. Crose and others plead guilty to speeding at 70 mph on Route 201 Bowdoin and Route 1 Woolwich, with fines from 5 to 10 dollars and various costs. Several drivers faced license charges, drinking in public, assault and battery, and probation violations. One case continued for hearing. others resulted in fines or jail terms.
Accident near Montsveag Farm injures Medford pair
Mrs. Marion Miller 66 of Medford Massachusetts and her husband George S were in a car crash on Route 1 in Wisnesset Thursday afternoon about 2 30 The car left the highway struck a utility pole broke it off and rested in a six foot ditch The pole fell across the roof front end damaged both occupants were taken to Memorial hospital Mrs Miller may have a fractured leg while Mr Miller was treated for shock and discharged State Trooper Francis Woodhead assisted他
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Marion Miller
Medford
Mass
George S
Wisnesset
Merrymeeting Nurseries
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Moatsweag Farm
Francis Woodhead
Richmond Man Given Six Months in Jail
Carroll Perkins aged 36 of Richmond was sentenced to six months in Kennebec county jail at Augusta after a Sagadahoc Superior Court jury found him guilty of petty larceny despite pleading innocent through attorney Frank O. Dunton. Justice Harold C. Marden of Waterville imposed the term at the June term. An arson case against John C. Hart of Bath was continued to July 15 due to a key witness hospitalisation.
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Carroll Perkins
Richmond
Kennebec County
Augusta
Sagadahoc
Perkins
Frank O. Dunton
Harold C. Marden
Waterville
John C. Hart
Bath
Justice Marden
Times Helps Woman Find Missing Money
Mrs G J Dunlap of 4 Middle Street reported losing an envelope with three ten dollar bills at the post office. The Times located the money and envelope, prompting her to return to the post office Thursday morning. The item notes a separate astronomy paragraph about stars appearing doubled through telescopes.
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Postoffice
G. J. J"dunlap
Middle Street
Post Office
Illegal clam digging brings men into court
The Bath men Donald les Arthur Deane and John Wiams along with Bath residents Emil Smith John W Davis Ver non Koehling Norman Koehling Warren Pye Arthur Moore Eugene Alexander and David Harrington face charges for illegal digging of clams in closed area No 20 on the Kennebec river The wardens cited the areas as closed since 1951 due to pollution and not reopened since Burns of Charles Boetsch of Wiscasset and Daniel Davis of Boothbay Harbor will be represented by Edward W Bridgham of Bath.
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Phip
Arin
Cipal Court
Kennebec River
Swansea Burns
Charles Boetsch
Wiscasset
Daniel Davis
Boothbay Harbor
Donald §Les
Arthur Deane
John Wiams
Bath
Emil Smith
John W. Davis
Vernon Koehling
Norman Koehling
Warren Pye
Arthur Moore
Eugene Alexander
David
Harvesting Workers Being Recruited in Bath Area
Manley H Grant principal of Huse Memorial Grammar School is named as a harvest workers recruiting representative for the Maine Employment Security Commission in Bath. About 215 acres of snap beans need about 1500 pickers at peak, mainly youth from junior and senior high, organized in teams with buses and supervision. Mothers and fathers may also register. A Bath youth team will compete for a statewide bean picking contest in Dexter in August.
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Manley H. Grant
Huse Memorial Grammar School
Ae Arm
Maine Employment Security Commission
Bath
Seth W. Thornton
Grant
Thornton
Bath Area
Dexter
Collection of photos of old time steamers
Photographs of Kennebec and Saganoa river steamers were presented to F B Nichols of the Times Tuesday by Fred R Lord of Augusta. The steamers include Sagadahoc formerly Star of the East, Island Belle, Wiwarna, Nahanda and Samoset, plus a Popham route steamer. Lord, a marine-souvenir collector, keeps many items in Augusta and Bath. A large photo is on display in the Times Office window.
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F. B. Nichols
The
Times
Fred R. Lord
Augusta
Mr. Lord
Bath
Harry S. Lord
Commercial
Atlantic
Boston
Kennebec
Sagadahoc
Star of the East
Island Belle
Wiwarna
Nahanda
Samoset
Popham
Lord
State Street
Times Office
Mrs Anderson Arrives for Summer With Family in Belle Glade
Mrs Charles L Anderson arrives to spend the season with her son and wife Mr and Mrs Carl C Anderson at 157 Oak Street. Mrs Anderson visits War and family in Belle Glade Florida. Dr Francis A Winchenbach of Bath is elected to the Council of the Maine Medical Association during its 100th anniversary session in Portland from Sunday to Wednesday.
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Charles L. Anderson
Carl C. Anderson
Oak Street
Anderson
Thomas W. Bregger
Belle Glade
Fla
Francis A. Winchenbach
Bath
Maine Medical Association
House of Delegates
Association
MMA
Portland
Bishop Lord Will Speaker at Beacon Street Church Anniversary
The Beacon Street Methodist Episcopal Church marks a centennial with a service led by Bishop Lord Will. A supper follows at six. The church, established in 1853, has had 38 pastors, including the current leader.
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Lord
Beacon Street
Beacon St M 'S
Beacon’ Street
Tate Beese
Africa
Jaynes
New York
New Methodist Episcopal ‘Church
Con Street
H. M. Blake
Prevent
Eston P. Holman
Falls Down Stairs Bruises Reported for Mrs Leeman
Mrs Henry F Leeman of 2 Plant Street suffered only minor bruises after a stair fall Wednesday into her cellar. Police ambulance was summoned but she remained at home. Dr Richard H Jo, Mr and Mrs Freder E Merchant of Lockport NY visiting their son at Hyde Windlass Co. during two week vacation.
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Henry F. Leeman
Plant Street
Cme
Fréd
E. Merchant
Lockport
N. Y
Merchant
Havin
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath Garden Club Hosts Summer Session at Sebasco
Mrs. G. Thomas M. entertained Bath Garden club members at her Sebasco Sudamer home with a dessert luncheon after roll call. Guests included former charter member Mrs. Mabel Paquet. Talks covered flower baskets for Bath’s business district and a planned Reid State Park memorial trail. A Cedar Garden visit and a July Pemaquid picnic were arranged. Rexay Dover-Foxcroft warden spoke on Maine edible plants in a talk titled Survival in Extremis.
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G. Thomas M
Bath Garden Club
William Skelton
Mabel Paquet
Bath
Ey Nis
Sumner Peak
Wittleenilliam Dennison
Oes
Dennison
Vietkanttbee
Walter Millett
John Parker
Murphy
Reid State Park
Walter E. Reid
Cedar Garden
Damariscotta
Orward
Pemaquid
N. K Annethee Rexay Dover-Foxroy
Maine
Crossword Puzzle From Creston Sh Tange Page
A cryptogram style crossword puzzle with clues across and down and a cryptoquote where letters substitute for others. The page references Creston and Sh Tange names and a coded message using AXYDLBAAKRE for BLONGFELLOW style mapping.
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Sata
Montsveag Farm
Sasanoa
John Wesley Lord
Board of Ordnance
Melody
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