Employment in New England Rises in March
New England total nonagricultural employment reached 3,077,600 in March, up 12,500 from February. Manufacturing added 5,400 with durable goods leading the gain. nonmanufacturing rose 7,100 while construction slipped 2,700. Compared with March 1949, overall jobs fell 68,600 with durable goods down about 47,000. Textile areas boosted non durable industry gains.
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New England
Wendell D. MacDonald
U. S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Vanishing Nickel Prompts Pay Station Shift
A commentary notes rising prices and the declining value of the nickel. It highlights the New York subway move to dime fares and Rochester telephones switching to a ten cent call, with New Jersey and others likely following. It argues high costs erode purchasing power and coins lose utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union Industries Show Highlight of 1950 Harmony Efforts
At the quarter mark of 1950, labor and management show growing cooperation as the Union Industries Show in Philadelphia May 6–13 gathers over 1700 exhibits from AFL unions, contracting companies, and trade associations. Bakers, bricklayers, carpenters, glass makers and other trades will display skills, turning the event into a major industrial fair. The display emphasizes improved living standards tied to skilled labor and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Union Industries
Philadelphia
A. F. of L
AFL
Going Up Installment Buyers Fuel Auto Sales Rise
Installment buyers are speeding up auto sales as timer buying increases over 20 percent from last year. Used car demand climbs, sparking dealer optimism and market shifts.
Potatoes, Prices, and Subsidies Stir 1949 Market Talk
Prices stopped dropping and spring buying booms sales with prices about 10 percent above 1949 marks. Auto metal gasoline and building materials rise as home building warms boosting furniture appliance and TV dealers. Senate hears orders for potato subsidies with Truman backing price supports to defend farmers if Congress rejects new controls. Potatoes subsidies have cost nearly half a billion since the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Senate
Truman
Congress
Traffic controls urged at Center Street crossing
Authorities warn that stronger protection is needed at the Center Street railroad crossing and anticipate assigning a police officer to manage traffic at Vine and Washington streets and the junction with Leeman Highway during Summer travel to avert serious accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Street
Vine
Washington Streets
Leeman Highway
Central Grammar Glee Club to Present Mikado Operetta
Grade eight members of Central Grammar glee club present the operetta Mikado at Morse High auditorium at 7 30 p m Friday under Mrs Nina Robbins direction. Cast includes Robert McRae Nancy Pratt Marcia Marquis Arthur Burns Hazel Warner Marjorie Bourget with a chorus and additional acts from other rooms in the Central Grammar building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar Glee Club
Morse High
Nina Robbins
Bath
Robert McRae
Nancy Pratt
Nanki-Po
Patsy Foss
Earlene Libby
Patricia Brewer
Jane Ledyard
Jane Breton
Martha Holmes
Isabell Bryant
Granville Colby
Small Point Beach Cottage Opening Plans
The Small Point season starts early as cottagers plan to arrive this month. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Trott will open their cottage at month end. New York visitors include Mrs. Chase Mellen Jr and family in Europe and cottages occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Julian Mason. The Manley cottage opens around May 18. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gallup of Englewood NJ will stay at the Small Point Beach club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point Beach
Raymond Trott
Chase Mellen
Chase
Abigail
New York City
Europe
Julian Mason
Manley
Small Point
Reverend Purdue completes 15 years as Sagadahoc Scout leader
The Sagadahoc District honors Reverend Joseph O. Purdue who concluded 15 years as scoutmaster of Troop 55 Winter Street Church. He led summer camping trips to Katahdin Arcadia National Park Moosehead Lake Mount Washington and Connecticut Lakes and arranged for 12 scouts to attend Camp William Hinds this summer. A trophy was given at a reception and junior camp plans were set for April 29 at Mrs Edward True’s home with Raggedy Ann pins handwork and a Brownie tunnel finale noted.
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Joseph O. Purdue
Sagadahoc
Winter Street
Purdue
Mt. Katahdin
Arcadia National Park
Sugar Island
Moosehead Lake
Cam
Edward True
Front Street
Raggedy Ann
Linda Ames
Kathleen Lewis
Pamela Auspland
Sheridith Waters
Explorer Troop 57 Plans Outdoor Hike and Patrol Work
Troop 57 met with Explorer advisor Carleton Pye to organize committees and schedule future sessions. They prepared for an overnight hike starting Friday at Beacon Street Church, with patrols handling meals fires and camp setup during a Friday night hike and Saturday return.
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Troop
Carleton Pye
Beacon Street
Pack 99 Cub Scouts Attend 1950 Cavalcade of Scouting
Den No 1 and Pack 99 at Central church joined 2,000 Scouts at Portland City hall on April 15 for the Cavalcade of Scouting. Den Chiefs led demonstrations with over 50 booths while plans for the Cub Scout Circus and Cub Revue in May were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Den
Victor Lonn
Cubbers Milton
Robert Ricker
Jon Paisley
Edward Frye
Charles Rush
Donald Page
Stephen Rogers
Stephen Wilson
Scouting
Portland City Hall
Donald T. Page
Den 1
Alfred Goodwin
Allan Williams
Den 3
Pack 99
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Pauline Newell
William Paisley
Clarence Reed
Page
Millett Injured in Turnpike Collision Near Newburyport
Ralph D. Millett, 35, of Brunswick and former Bath resident, was hospitalized with cuts after the car he rode in hit a truck on the Newburyport Turnpike. His injuries were minor. Companion John Baumgarden of Winchester and truck driver Lester Barrows of Center Sandwich, NH, were uninjured.
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Ralph D. Millett
Brunswick
Bath
Newburyport Turnpike
Millett
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport
John Baumgarden
Winchester
Lester Barrows
Center Sandwich
N. H
Edwin T Hopkins Visiting Kin In Ellsworth
Edwin T Hopkins of Ellsworth is spending the week with his daughter and family Mr and Mrs Lewis M King on North Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin T. Hopkins
Ellsworth
Mrs
Lewis M. King
North Street
Peter Pan Brownies Meet at Grace Parish House
Troop No. 11 of Peter Pan Brownies met at Grace Episcopal parish house with leader Mrs. Ernest Sinclair. Dues were collected by Joyce Finkelstein and Carol Haynes. Kathleen Holmes and Roxanne Legard led the budget while the girls enjoyed a penny hike and looked for signs of Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Parish House
Ernest Sinclair
Joyce Finkelstein
Carol Haynes
Kathleen Holmes
Roxanne Legard
Bluebird Brownies Plan May 6 Rummage Sale
Bluebird Brownies Troop 10 met at Corliss Street Baptist Church with Leader Mrs Zylpha Richardson and Assistant Leader Mrs Sophie Dauphin. Thirty two girls attended including visitor Sandra Moore from Red Rose troop. Proceeds support Day Camp.
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Bluebird Brownies
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Zylpha Richardson
Sophie Dauphin
Lewis MacDonald
Kathleen Lewis
Juliet Low
Joanne MacDonald
Sandra Moore
Red Rose
Girl Scout Council
Bluebird
St Marys Troop 8 Holds Meeting at K of C Hall
St Marys Troop No 8 met with Leader Mrs James I Nos tall at K of C hall Wednesday afternoon. Fourteen girls and one guest attended as dues were collected. The group planned for a rummage sale May 6 at Central church parish house and enjoyed a Scoutland hike with hot dogs games and May flowers. A rehearsal for the troop program scheduled for June 5 was announced for next Wednesday at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
James I. Nostall
K. of C. Hall
Central Church Parish House
South End
Oakleaf Brownies Meet at Hyde Park Recreation Hall
Story telling pantomimes and bean bag games featured the Oakleaf Brownies on Wednesday afternoon led by Mrs. James T. Caverly. Twelve girls attended and several brought margarine cartons. A short hike is planned next week weather permitting with parental permission required. Jewel Flint collected the Juliet Low fund as the meeting closed with the Brownie circle and tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park Recreation Hall
James T. Caverly
Juliet Low
Jewel Flint
Cloverleaf Intermediates Troop 5 Plans May Ball
Cloverleaf Intermediates Troop No. 5 met with Leader Mrs. Lewis Carter at Bluff road home Monday evening with 16 girls present. They planned a May ball for next Monday at Hyde Park recreation hall and invited a guest. Girls worked on badges and six earned sewing badges under Mrs Millicent All.
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Lewis Carter
Bluff Road
Hyde Park Recreation Hall
Millicent All
Pine Cone Troop bids farewell to Rev and Mrs Purdue
Pine Cone Troop No. 4 met at Winter Street church Tuesday for a farewell party for Rev. and Mrs. Joseph O. Purdue. Members performed poems and piano pieces, played games, and prepared Hostess Badge refreshments. A cake by Mrs. Elliot C. Franson bore a Girl Scout trefoil and "Goodbye- From the Girl Scouts."
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Pine Cone
Winter Street Church
Joseph O. Purdue
Elliot C. Franson
John H. Grindell
E. Merritt Shea
Roger W. McAleer
Eunice Pert
Barge Arrives to Aid Woolwich Arrowsic Bridge Work
A 260 foot converted railroad barge was towed to the Woolwich Arrowsic bridge site on Tuesday. It joins a second barge tied up nearby after two weeks in the Sasanoa area. Harris Structural Steel Co engineers say the barge will help prefab the middle span and allow the 300 ton steel span to be raised into place once towed under the bridge.
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Woolwich-Arrowsic
Bath
Kennebec
Sasanoa
New York
Harris Structural Steel Co
Sagadahoc County Sets 1950 Bond Drive Quota
Sagadahoc County fixed a 1950 U S Bond Drive quota of 20 000 with a reporting period from May 15 to July 17 The county, smallest in its area, has a history of strong performance in these drives and is expected to surpass its target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe
U. S
Sagadahoc
Bathman Fined for Intoxication by Municipal Court
A Bathman was fined $5 and costs of $5.15 by Judge Gardiner R. Deering at Municipal court Tuesday after being found guilty of intoxication.
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Gardiner R. Deering
Torrey Plant Converts to Bronze Casting and Modernizes Foundry
A Torrey Roller Bushing Works crew is dismantling the iron furnace and shifting from iron moulding to bronze casting. Four bronze oil burning furnaces have been installed and contracts pursued for airports and window frames for ships at Fore River and New York Shipbuilding Drydock. The firm, founded 1869, began with brass work and roller bushings for ship blocks and later produced iron sheaves and the Kennebec Marine Engine, a notable early two cycle engine.
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Commercial Street
Maritime
Fore River
Bethlehem Steel
Quincy
Mass
New York Shipbuilding & Drydock Co
Camden
N. J
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
George M. Patten
John §. Elliot
Francis B. Torrey
Richmond
Brass Foundry
Torrey
Kennebec Marine
Bath Fuel Co. Work On New Oil Tanks In Woolwich
Donald W. Leavitt of Woolwich is building a gravel foundation for two 25,000 gallon oil tanks at the Bath Fuel Co. on Commercial Street. He and his crew used a 12 ton mobile crane to move and reposition the eight ton empty tanks while frost and ice remained beneath. After ground cleanup, gravel was spread and leveled with a bulldozer attachment on a four wheel drive jeep. The tanks will be re set to their original position once the site is prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Fuel Co
Commercial Street
Donald W. Leavitt
Woolwich
Leavitt
Bath Showboat Minstrels Benefit at Morse For War Memorial
A large Bath audience attended Showboat Minstrels at Morse Auditorium on Friday. The Sons of Union Veterans sponsored the benefit for a new World War memorial. The program featured songs dances and comedy under Carl P Meister with interludes by Paul Legard. Notable numbers included Bibbidy Bobidy Boo Lonesome Road Make Believe and Darktown Strutters Ball. City Manager Mittendorf spoke on memorial plans and praised the veterans group. The show also highlighted Patty Barrows Arline Brown Eddie Page Billy Small and Hazel Warner with an active chorus and local musicians.
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Bath
Morse Auditorium
Sons of Unioneterans
Carl P. Meister
Paul Legard
Gramp
Sambo
Stanley Brimigion
Gary Meister
Young Meister
Bibbidy
Bobbity
Buzzy Fitzgerald
William MacNamara
Audrey Peterson
Warren Raynes
Laura Mulcahy
Robert Sharkey
Preacher
Norman Frizzell
Darktown Strutters
Eddie Page
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Mittendorf
Sons of Union Veterans
Patty Barrows
Morse
Arline Brown
Billy Small
Clancy
James Royal
Hazel Warner
Leola Davis
Bernard McDonald
Joan Robinson
Shepard's Opens New Bargain Basement
Shepard's opens a basement bargain shop in the men's department offering shoes for men and children at reduced prices. The venture, inspired by Boston stores, aims to bring metropolitan savings to Bath. Mrs. Elsie Carter oversees the basement shop while owner Charles Shepard calls it a trial venture.
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Shepard
Shepard’s
Gilchrist's
Raymond's
Filene
Boston
Charles Shepard
Bath
Elsie Carter
Shepard's
Bath attorney named city captain for Cancer Fund drive
NAMES CAPTAIN Frank O. Dunton Bath attorney named as city captain for the Cancer Fund campaign by Miss Esther L. Brown county commander. Dunton has led similar campaigns and will soon appoint ward captains and organize door-to-door canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Dunton
Bath
Cancer Fund
Esther L. Brown
Dunton
Mrs. Cummings Visits Lewiston on Monday
Mrs. Charles F. Cummings of Washington street spent Monday visiting Lewiston, where she called on local residents and toured the town.
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Charles F. Cummings
Washington Street
Lewiston
State Lacks Funds to Widen Dangerous Highway Corner
City Manager Mittendorf reported to the Maine State Highway Commission that funds are not available now to widen the Front and Vine streets junction. Lucius Barrows, state highway engineer, replied that the commission intends to act but cannot undertake the project until funds are freed. A portion of the corner property was purchased last fall to allow future widening for the overhead Carlton bridge approach.
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Ralph F. Mittendorf
Maine State Highway Commission
Front
Vine Streets
State Highway Commission
Lucius Barrows
Augusta
Mittendorf
Highway Commission
Carlton Bridge
Vine Street
Barrows
Bath plans four day custodian training session in June
Bath Board of Education announced a four day custodian janitor training school in June as part of the states vocational program. The course runs June 19 to 22 and is open to anyone from any industry or public institution. Enroll by June 1 with Supt. Loring R. Addison. Clarence March of Lewiston will teach. Similar courses will be offered in other communities.
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Bath Board of Education
State Department of Education
Loring R. Addison
Clarence March
Lewiston
Air Force enlists 20yearold Ray L Dickey
Ray L Dickey 20 of 508 Middle street has enlisted in the U S Air Force with rank Private. He was sworn in April 27 and will report to Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas as his initial assignment. He is the son of Theresa B Dickey and a 1948 Clinton High School graduate.
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Ray L. Dickey
Middle Street
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Afr
San Antonio
Texas
Pvt
Dickey
Theresa B. Dickey
Clinton High School
Morse seniors awarded 17 varsity sweaters for 1949 50
Athletic Director Henry D Small announced 17 navy blue sweaters with a white M for seniors earning two letters in football basketball hockey track or baseball. The $229.50 cost comes from candy sale profits not athletic funds. In 1948 9 six sweaters cost $85 50, showing a rise due to more awardees and broader participation.
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Henry D. Small
Apa Soo Phi
Aeseiss
Curiae Moo
Alarm box moved to new position on Front Street
Fire alarm box 47 long located at Front and Ferry streets has been relocated in front of the A and P store on Front street opposing its former site. The move accompanies other light and power upgrades on the east Front street pole as Central Maine Power Co. removes wooden poles in the district. Electric entries to nearby businesses will open from Commercial street.
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Front
Ferry Streets
Front Street
Central Maine Power Co
Weekly Crossword Puzzle and Daily Cryptoquote Feature
Full page includes a large crossword with across and down clues plus a cryptogram puzzle. The cryptogram decodes to a Longfellow quotation with a provided解 key and an attributed quote from KEble. The page also mentions the Daily Cryptoquote puzzle format and distribution.
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The
Times Company
Maine
B. Nichols
Treas
Harry C. Webber
Gettin
BOY Scouts
Ralph Millett
Peter Pan
Mel Comeau
Jimmy Comeau
Dido Cutting
Don Lockhart
Harry Warner
Earle Legard
Linwood Miller
Donald Preble
C. Lloyd Hooker
Maurice J. Warner
Lillian Allen
Kit Totman
Harvey Hartley
Lyn Plummer
Hilda Pratt
Artland Rogers, Jr
William Small
William McNamara
Susan Watts
Lorraine Renshaw
Betty Chadbourne
Jean Hawkes
Jacqueline McMann
Theresa Tardif
Dorothy Sonia
Phyllis Warner
Gerry Brown
William Fagan
Mary Cressey
Adrienne Miller
Louise Allen
Doris White
Audrey Durant
Janet Turcotte
George Wilson
Harland Robinson
Frances Warner
Ruth Brown
Barbara Lockhart
Mary Jo Colby
Joan Osborne
Gladys Gundel
Patricia Barrows
Glenda Stanton
Natalie Pushard
NEW Bargain
Anastasia Mihalos
Bashan
Board of Ordnance
Axydlbaaxr
Longfellow
Keble
King Features Syndicate
Fiz
Akimre
AL Uidi
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