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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
2
A Fair Balance on Taft Marsley Act Debate
After the election some expected a full repeal of the Taft Martley Act and a return to the Wagner Act. Many lawmakers from both parties oppose gifting labor extremists a blank check. The act curbs labor racketeering and strengthens union members' conduct, though it is imperfect and open to amendment as expert input suggests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Toto
Abe
Rent Control Debates Stir Congress and Cities
Congress weighs rent control renewal and state level control while labor unions warn of wage rises and fiscal strains. City officials credit efforts to curb taxes, preserve services, and manage a tight budget for 1949. A thunder shower signals seasonal change and optimism for spring renewal.
Recreation Center to Function Another Year Likely
The Recreation Commission discusses funds and methods to keep the Center running for at least one more year. April 1 is Good Friday for local boys eager to fish legally open streams. The ice on lakes and ponds is leaving, with early good fishing predicted. A state tax referendum would please Maine citizens, though the outcome is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Commission
Maine
Bowdoin Glee Club Delivers Impromptu Bowery Concert
New York's Biltmore Bowman Room hosted the Bowdoin College Glee Club of Brunswick in an impromptu performance. Undergraduates in formal dress filled the hall and danced between numbers, with encores drawing long applause. The quartet closed with nostalgic tunes such as In My Merry Oldsmobile and Has Anybody Seen My Gal, continuing past midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Biltmore
Bowdoin College Clee Club
Brunswick
Town Hall
Blarclad
Glee Club
Builtmore Pali Court
Young Owl Visitor Arrives At North End Home
Meadowway residents Mr and Mrs Lorris ton Estabrooks welcomed a young owl into their North End neighborhood last week. The bird rested in a shelter of boxes, then Mrs Estabrooks safely brought it indoors. The owl, calm and companionable, remains a guest at the Estabrooks home, charming locals with its quiet presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
Meadowway
Lorriston Estabrooks
Ham
Sige
Estabrooks
Enpoys
Forse
Governor's Ball Tickets On Sale For April Event
Nekets for the Governor's Ball in Augusta on Thursday evening April 2 have arrived for Bath residents and may be obtained from LON VYroeworts of The Bath Dery Tunes. Only 85 tickets were allotted to Bath by the Tireetteet company of the Nucty City hall. Reservations must be made by April to secure dues. Each ticket admits two persons. Public reception to follow. Tickets distributed locally at Stite Bibtese. The event features an orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Hell
Lewes King in Hospital After Collision on Winter Street
Lewes King, 44, of 186 North Street, was hospitalized for observation after a collision involving a light truck and a boat at Pontey or Winter and Michele Streets. Passengers Miss Avoes Prout and Henry Vaillancourt and Alt on Richards of Bath also suffered injuries. Fractured rib concerns cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polos
Banchs King
North Street
Local teams set for Thursday night basketball
The Morse High School gym hosts a game between two unnamed boys teams. Proceeds from the event will fund purchase of basketball uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Newell Hirdtub
Basketbad
Oor
He Brooke -Chevri
Morse Hich School
Points to Raise in Taxation as Danger to City
Edward W. Vaughan argues against further taxation to fund school and recreation programs in Bath Maine. He cites historic debts from the Knox & Lincoln Railroad, argues for limiting school expansion, and notes that population and tax rates strain households. He urges balancing debt with prudent cuts and offloading enrollees to nearby towns.
Bath Garden Club Plans Active Season
At the March meeting the Bath Garden club announced invitation to the State Garden Club federation Conference during Farm and Home Week at the University of Maine in Orono. A nominating committee was named for April, with guest speaker Bird expert Mrs John Coring and flower arranging demonstration by Miss Eleanor Webster. Tea followed the talk and flowers were distributed to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Garden Club
David Dickson
James A. Gillies Jr
State Garden Club Federation
Orono
University of Maine
Sumner Sewall
John Corning
Yarmouth
Eleanor Webster
Lincoln Street
Dickson
Eight year old boy injured in fall from embankment
Joseph Norton eight son of Mrs Isabelle Norton of Dummer Street Court was taken to Memorial hospital Friday after tumbling over a 12 foot embankment while playing Tarzan with two boys. Emergency skull operation performed Friday evening. Dr Jacob Smith reported slight improvement as he regained consciousness and was rational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Norton
Isabelle Norton
Dummer Street Court
Memorial Hospital
Frank L. Moriarty
Jacob Smith
Joseph
Dorothy Thompson Birthday Party Celebrates 12th Year
Dorothy Jane Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred H Thompson Jr of 648 Washington street held a birthday party last week for her 12th birthday. Guests included Marlene Bryant Mary Grace Talbot Kateri Costain Janet Day Sheila Garland Patricia Keene Janet Cohen Barbara Kins Sylvia Bryant Ann Cohen Catherine Wallace Helen Le Mont Agnes Cressey and Priscilla Lewis as games and refreshments were enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Jane Thompson
Fred H. Thompson, Jr
Washington Street
Marlene Bryant
Mary Grace Talbot
Kateri Costain
Janet Day
Sheila Garland
Patricia Keene
Janet Cohen
Barbara Kins
Sylvia Bryant
Ann Cohen
Catherine Wallace
Helen le Mont
Agnes Cressey
Priscilla Lewis
Amateur presentation of The Philadelphia Story at Morse High
Local amateur talent will present The Philadelphia Story on April 4 at Morse High School auditorium. Bath Community Orchestra performs a 7:30 start with an 8:15 curtain. Tickets, sold through jewelry stores and by all Thepisans and Lions, are reserved polar with exchanges at Hallet's daily from 3 to 5 and 7 to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Story
Morse High School
Bath Community Orchestra
Thespians
Lions
Hallet’s
County Delegation Advises a 1575 Dollar Budget Cut
Sagadahoc county legislators met in Augusta to study the county budget submitted to the Maine legislature. They recommended cutting 1575 from the budget bringing total spending to 46954, reducing Bath city tax impact from 8000 to about 1000. City officials had urged cuts to avoid higher county taxes on Bath. The proposed increase would have raised Bath’s county tax from 21796 to nearly 30000. Local officials coordinated with state legislators to achieve the reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard C. Larrabee
Sagadahoc
Bath
Sagadahoc County
Maine
Augusta
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Mittendorf
Joseph W. Larrabee
J. Horace McClure
Vincent C. Jones
Roger E. Williams
Morse High Band Plays For The Lions
The 26 piece Morse High band directed by Keith Crockett offered a half hour march concert at the Lions club meeting in Sedgwick last Wednesday evening. New member Sydney Dudley was inducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Keith Crockett
Lions’ Club
Sedgwick
Sydney Dudley
David Kramer
Sea Scout Ship Fund
Les Shumway
Philadelphia Story
Bath Thespians
Lions
Hallet
Biddeford
Saco
Kennebunk Lions’ Club
Morse High 49er fair committee hosts Thanksgiving style party
The Morse high school seniors 49er fair committee entertained parents and friends with a covered dish supper and party at Lambert Park Community Center. About 60 attended. The program featured community singing, skit No Trains Today, song Little Old Lady, with Mark Jackson Emerton Gross Bernard Knight, Harold Cutting solo, Easter parade of fashions, style review by David Alkazin Albert Douglas Mark Jackson Emerton Gross and Bernard Knight. Games stunts and a Scotch auction completed a very enjoyable evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Lambert Park
Old Lady
Mark Jackson
Emerton Gross
Bernard Knight
Harold Cutting
David Alkazin
Albert Douglas
Food Sale By South End P T A At Shepard's Shoe Store
The South End P T A will host a food sale at Shepard's shoe store on April 1 at 2 p.m. Mrs. Roland Breton, president, named the sale committee: Mrs. Dwinal Cornish chair, with members Mrs. Albert Douglas, Mrs. Howard Eliot, Mrs. Oliver Foster, Mrs. Georgia Masters, Mrs. Ernest Brown, Mrs. Harvey Ricker, Mrs. Ronald Bean, Mrs. Alfred Frye, and Mrs. Lannes Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End P. T. A
Shepard's Shoe Store
Roland Breton
South End P T. A
Dwinal Cornish
Albert Douglas
Howard Eliot
Oliver Foster
Georgia Masters
Ernest Brown
Harvey Ricker
Ronald Bean
Alfred Frye
Lannes Fuller
Spring Arrives as Crocuses Bloom in Oak Street Home
Mrs Henry G Shaw of 24 Oak Street notes crocuses have appeared for three or four days around her fireplace chimney. She links the warm March weather to the arrival of spring, declaring spring is really here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Shaw
Oak Street
Mrs Jordan Returns to Work After Five-Week Confinement
Mrs James Jordan of 56 Pine Street resumed her duties at work on Monday after five weeks homebound due to illness or injury, marking a notable recovery and return to daily tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jordan
Pine Street
Bath Community Orchestra to Perform Before Play April 5
The Bath Community Orchestra will make its first public appearance on April 5 before the opening curtain of The Philadelphia Story staged by the Bath Thespians. The 45 minute concert will precede intermission and provide music between acts, with members drawn from the Bath area under Kenneth Weeks. The group, formed in 1947 by Miss Abbie Harvey and later led by Weeks, emphasizes love of fine music and community participation over professional gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Bath Thespians
Philadelphia
Bath Community Orchestra
Bath
Abbie Harvey
Bailey
Miss Harvey
Kenneth Weeks
Weeks
The
Lions
Morse Lad Completes Feather Remover
David Hodgdon a Morse High School junior built a chicken feather remover for the L. P. Hodgdon poultry farm on Birch Point road in Wiscasset. In five months he worked about four hours weekly guided by instructor David Alkazin using plans from Frank Reed of the University of Maine. The device uses a half horsepower motor and 16 rows of hose spikes to defeather at nearly one chicken per minute, aiming for market readiness as the family owns 800 birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hodgdon
Morse High School
L. P. Hodgdon
Birch Point Road
Wiscasset
David Y. Alkazin
Morse
Dave
David
Frank Reed
University of Maine
Stork Shower Honoring Mrs John Webber at Woolwich
Mrs John Webber of Woolwich was surprised with a stork shower at the home of Mrs Loring Edgerly last Wednesday afternoon. Assisted by Arlene Grover and Charlotte Leeman, guests included Mrs Ruby Stinson Mrs Ina Leeman Mrs Iddi ley Mrs Marie Morse Mrs Ruth Leeman Mrs Elsie Stinson Mrs Lilliace Galuza and daughters Juanita Donna Sylvia Edgerly and Linda Grover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Webber
Woolwich
Loring Edgerly
Arlene Grover
Charlotte Leeman
Ruby Stinson
Ina Leeman
Id i i 33Ley
Marie Morse
Ruth Leeman
Elsie Stinson
Lilliace Galuza
Juanita
Donna
Sylvia Edgerly
Linda Grover
Miss Mary Brown Visits Lewiston Friends Friday
Miss Mary Brown of Front Street visited Lewiston friends Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brown
Front Street
Lewiston
Lowell Temple Honors Mrs Viola Melzard
Mrs Viola Melzard a long time Pythian Sisters member was honored at Lowell Temple meeting presenting a 25 year service pin from Mrs Gertrude Stewart. Obligation night featured flowers and candles with Easter sale aprons made for the fundraiser and a supper at six followed by the 7 30 meeting. The 49th Grand Temple session will be held in Portland April 1 2 with Agnes Perry elected representative and Sarah Garkielon alternate. A Ways and Means Committee was appointed to meet Acadia lodge and the Pythian Building association. Financial committee to meet next Tuesday with Acadia lodge at 7 30. Alvah Young temple Brunswick requested manager for guest officers night April 19. manager also to serve at West Falmouth April 8. Entertainment and refreshments follow the regular meeting with Mrs Jane Shea directing. Members to bring guests. Aprons to be made next Wednesday afternoon with supper for members at six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Melzard
Pythian Sisters
Gertrude Stewart
Lowell _Temple
Grand Temple
Portland
Eastland
Agnes Perry
Sarah Garkielon
Acadia Lodge
Pythian Building Association
Lois Knights
Edith Miller
Sarah Potter
Alvah Young Temple of
Brunswick
Falmouth
West Falmouth
Jane Shea
Polar Star Masons Install Officers in Semi-Public Meeting
Polar Star lodge of F and A M held an installation of officers last week. New officers installed included Edward M. Butterfield master Fred Osgood S W Woodbury Bailey J W John Preney S D Blair Hodge J D William Boyce 8 S Harland Boynton J S Lloyd Beers chaplain Harry Cornish tyler Installing officer was Ed win H P Lowell assisted by P M Ernest Freeman marshal and P M Herbert L Anderson Jr chaplain. James B Hail of Summer street returned from Lynn Mass where he spent the weekend and reunited with his brother Robert W Hall who has been overseas for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polar Star Lodge
A. M
Edward M. Butterfield
Fred Osgood
S. W. Woodbury Bailey
J. W
John Preney
S. D
Blair Hodge
J. D
William Boyce
Harland Boynton
J. S
Lloyd Beers
Harry Cornish
Tyler
Edwin H. P. Lowell
James B. Hail
Summer Street
Lynn
Mass
Robert W. Hall
Miss Thelma Dearing Returns To Piano Lessons
Miss Thelma W. Dearing of 24 Pratt Street, after two weeks confinement at home due to illness, is now able to resume her piano instruction classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma W. Dearing
Pratt Street
Desmond Store Among Bath’s Oldest Establishments
William P. Ledyard born in Groton around 1774 came to Bath after 1800. He died in Bath in 1812 leaving estate including Center street property later divided in 1851. The Desmond store arose from Harriett Crommett’s share and passed to James Crommett Ledyard, then to John J. Desmond, who opened a clothing business about 40 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Ledyard
Groton
Conn
Bath
Center Street
H. E. Palmer & Co
William
Julia Ann Ledgars
Arriot Crommett
William L. Loring
Caroline Ledyard
Julia A. Ledyard
Water Street
John J. Desmond
James S. Ledyard
Orrien D
Harriot (Ledyard) Crommett
James Crommett
Ledyard
Local residents head to MIT Mid-Century Conclave
Mr and Mrs G Baer Connard of High Street and Mr and Mrs Edward Dale True of Front Street travel this week to attend the Mid Century Conclave at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They anticipate Saturday’s inauguration of James R Killian, the first MIT graduate to become president, a milestone noted by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Baer Connard
High Street
Edward Dale True
Front Street
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Conard
True
Institute
James R. Killian
Killian
WEEKLY CROSS WORD PUZZLE AND CRYPTOQUOTE CLUES
A dense list of crossword and cryptoquote clues with many languages and spellings. Includes across and down sections, plus a note about a Daily Cryptoquote mapping with Longfellow as the example solution. Readers confront numerous short hints and wordplay prompts.
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