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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1946
Page
3
A plant strike disrupts supply chains and forces shifts and longer hours. The company argues limits on overtime fuel higher expenses while suppliers also halt production, delaying equipment and goods. Broad labor unrest threatens unemployment and dairy output as discussions on policy fail to resolve strikes.
Dominique J. Tardif, Democrat, wins Bath mayoralty by about 60 votes over incumbent Walter C. Rogers, Republican, after a lean and friendly campaign. Democrats gain three aldermen and several council seats while Republicans retain strong city control. Rogers praised for five terms of service and Tardif lauded for administration, with calls for unity for Bath’s best interests.
The New England Association of Daily Newspapers backs a fund for a Mayflower Hill memorial to Elijah Parish Lovejoy at Colby. Initial 60000 seed. goal includes 200000 for a building and 100000 to endow a Lovejoy Chair of Journalism.
The article imagines a prewar workforce of 1,310,000 in automotive sales and service, three times the factory workforce, and notes about 4,000,000 cars worn out in four years. It suggests motor trucks could have replaced livestock hauling previously done to stockyards.
City officials move to curb all day parking nuisance as Judge Gardiner R. Deering hears three violators. At Bath Municipal Court Monday two pleaded guilty and one noted. fines total $5 and costs $4.70. Additional arraignments and other drunkenness charges with varying fines and costs are expected.
The State Banking Department asks all depositors of Bath Savings Institution and Bath Trust Company to present or mail in their pass books for verification. Bank Commissioner Homer E. Robinson notes Maine law requires biennial verification in state chartered banks, in addition to regular examinations. A Banking Department representative will be at the institutions to compare books and correct errors.
Mrs. Frederick E. Drake Jr and daughter Elena of Natick Mass return home Monday after two weeks away with the Drakes parents on Freder street.
The article reports Alfred G. Visor winning the mayoral contest by 61 votes, with Jesse W. Allen and others close behind. It lists ward by ward tallies for mayor and board of education races, noting several candidates and vote totals.
The Escort Association of Dunlap Commandery schedules a Friday evening dance at eight o clock at the Masonic Temple with Snell's orchestra. It starts a series of dances for the season, echoes strong turnout from previous years, and doors open for attendance.
Rev Ernest Leach and Rev Benjamin Longfellow shared memories of the poet Henry W Longfellow while Mrs William Champlain of Rochester NH urged integrating flowers into worship. The Portland club staged plantings of catalpa trees begun in 1907 by Porteous Mitchell Braun store, with a later canvas checking survivals.
Temperatures swung wildly through February with 18 fair days and 27 inches of snow, while last year saw 24 inches and milder skies. The Times notes ten days at 10 or below, six in 1945, and several mornings below zero with gale winds and heating difficulties. March shows promise as spring nears, with warmth expected and the public eye on the seasonal climb.
Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi gathered a large amount of used clothing including coats dresses shoes and children's garments for a foreign relief fund. No action has been taken yet and organizers urge local groups to collect and contribute to the cause.
A Massachusetts native and Congregationalist, Martin was awarded a B S from Y M C A College and an M Ed from Springfield College in 1985 after year of field work. He has held YMCA roles in Rosebery Portland Hartford and North Star programs and is a trained lifeguard and instructor. He will serve as associate director of the State YMCA in Winthrop and oversee the camp program with Mrs. Martin.-
At a Pack officers meeting at Everett G. Lemont’s home Edgar B. McBrire was appointed Cubmaster of Pack 57 sponsored by Beacon Street Methodist church Ralph Card named assistant Cubmaster Stewart McAllister is Pack treasurer and den mother Mi Den. Mr Wisces as Alvah Reynolds will handle planning and meetings. A family blue and gold party is planned for March 8 at 7 30 with Cub songs cheers stunts and games for Cubits and parents. Refreshments to be provided by each Den’s parents and decorations in progress for event.
A fragmented line notes that there are 170 known copies of Wycliffe's handwritten works. It references a scholarly catalog of medieval manuscripts and notes the large spread of the texts across collections.
History of the entertainment committee announces a chicken dinner with reservations required by March 9. Organizers include Velma and Katherine Preble and many listed committee members. Reservations may be made through Mrs Walter and others at Bath addresses provided.
Montsweag Bureau members met for a full day with a forenoon meal served by hostesses. Mrs Earl Dow and Mrs Norman Drummond led discussions on home canning, menu planning, and new site ideas. A March 21 food project meeting was announced with Mrs Rose Baker Cummings in charge. Guests included Miss Betty Preble. several members were homebound due to illness.
Miss Ernestine M. King and Cpl. Harold V. Watson USMC married at the Lutheran church in Solvang California on February 24. The ceremony followed by plans for San Diego with Watson to report back from South Pacific service as his enlistment continues.
A fragmented line highlights a New York based patron figure associated with a pin up project in Angeles. The text hints at a leading czar role and mentions a namesake or alias See E. Further readable details are sparse.
Fragmentary text describes payments totaling 1008.35 dollars from March of Dine and funds provided for three major orations. It mentions special gifts and tickets, with a goal to list all names in a forthcoming release.
A birthday party at 3 Meadow Way Elwood celebrated a fifth birthday with a panty themed cake. Mrs Herman Coombs hosted as guests Helen McBrine Nancy McBrine Jan Sharkey Robert Coombs George Coombs Barbara McBrine John Sharkey David Tardif Judith Legard Judith Seekins Donna Youland and others attended. A prize awarded for the most candy went to the lucky finder. The ore mentioned is cassiterite.
Ghost ships SST remnants from Bath built boats are stripped and cut into sections for shipment to the scrap pile. US ships and other vessels weighing thousands of tons are dismantled to reclaim metal and salvage value.
Skiers on the New York New Haven line report hearty meals during travel. The article notes consumption of sandwiches and beverages as trains operate through Pittsfield and surrounding areas.
The Soviet authorities have ordered twenty four compressors for their first natu reg pdb project. Officials did not disclose delivery dates or suppliers, but the purchase signals accelerated equipment deployment and industrial planning.
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