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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1959

Page

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States Face Tax Strains After War Boom Ends

After wartime surpluses fade, states confront higher debts and tight budgets. The Wall Street Journal analyzes California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Washington, noting rising population, demand for services, construction backlogs, inflation, and reduced revenues. Governors warn of payless paydays and deep cuts if new funding fails.

Wall Street Journal California Massachusetts Michigan Pennsylvania Washington The Journal Alaska Hawaii Williams Furcolu

Public apathy on polio shots dominates health conference

The Surgeon General warns that 1958 saw more paralytic polio than 1957 while over 12 million vaccine units were destroyed due to public apathy. A Washington conference with health officials, AMA, and manufacturers urged local communities to reach unvaccinated preschoolers, stressing parental involvement.

United States Leroy I. Burney Health News Institute Oints Surgeon General AMA American Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Washington

First Baptist Church Honors 4 H Club With Sermon

At Georgetown First Baptist Rev. Ernest Roberts delivered a 4-H themed sermon built on the clubs four Hs head heart hands and health. Fifteen members and leaders Mrs Harold Brown Jr and Clayton Heald attended along with a planned Mothers Day observance and flower remembrance for mothers.

First Baptist Church Ernest Roberts Roberts Harold Brown, Jr Clayton Heald Georgetown Harold J. Brown, Jr James Oliver Brunswick Maine Cancer Society Robinhood Central School Dahlev Spear Chamber of Commerce Augusta Kennebec Valley Art Association Mes Spear Maine State Library Spear Bath Junior High Portland Sunday Telegram Cathy Brown Georgetown Central School Sagadahoc Cathy Timothy Vachon Bath Timothy County Harold Brown Edith Marr Five Islands Jane Oliver Loretta Pinkham William A. Todd Roy M. Newman Dorothy W. Stuart Laura Boyd Margaret Derby Richmond Marilla Tarr Harry L. Tarr Todd Newman Tarr Georgetown Center Frank Doyle Clarence B. Hill Robert Wagner Carroll Powell

Five Islands Church News and Social Calendar

Sunday services at Second Baptist drew a large crowd with Mrs. Roberts speaking on missionary work in India. A Mother’s Day observance was planned with honors for the oldest youngest and most mothered attendees. Bridal shower for Faye Philbrick ahead of her marriage to Reginald Pinkham highlighted community social pace alongside church events and local visits across Georgetown Five Islands and Bath.

Second Baptist Church Roberts India Soles Alfred Rowe Georgetown Church Gerald Hersom Woolwich Baptist Church Faye Philbrick Frances Hanna Belgrade Clinton Hanna Five Islands Howard Thomas Bath Reginald Pinkham First Selectman Lloyd E. Pinkham Thomas Clayton Hanna

Obituary of Leona R Bussell 1888 1970 Bath resident

Leona R Bussell 71 died Tuesday at her daughter’s Bath home after a long illness. Born Natick Massachusetts April 15 1888 she lived in Natick Augusta Bucksport Bar Harbor Harpswell East Syracuse before settling in Bath six months ago. Survived by husband Alfred W Bussell Jr four daughters one son two brothers one sister three grandchildren two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday at Leslie C Shumway funeral home with Rev Frederick L Niles officiating. Interment Oak Grove Cemetery.

Leona R. Bussell Leland S. York High Street Alfred W. Bussell Bath Syracuse N. Y Natick Mass Dennis Margaret Regan McGrath Augusta Bucksport Bar Harbor Harpswell William A. McGrath Thomas B. McGrath Framingham Loretta Casey Leslie C. Shumway Frederick L. Niles Beacon Street Methodist Church Oak Grove

Death Notice for Mrs. Alice Booth 78 in Florida

Word arrived of the death of Mrs. Alice Helen Booth 78 on April 23 in St. Petersburg Florida Funeral services were held April 25 at St Petersburg Interment will follow at Westport Island A native of England she moved to St Petersburg from Boston 15 years ago and was a statistician for the Forsyth Dental Infirmary Boston before retirement She is survived by son Thomas G Booth Dr Neville A Booth two brothers William Dunkley Percy Dunkley three sisters Lilly Vane Edward Futcher Dora Harrison and two grandchildren

Alice Helen Booth St. Petersburg Fla Westport Island England Booth Boston Forsyth Dental Infirmary Thomas G. Booth Neville A. Booth Norward Mass William Dunkley Percy Dunkley Lilly Vane Edward Futcher Dora Harrison Westport

Bay Point Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events

Bay Point residents report gatherings with William Leeman family guests and Mrs Sherman Campbell family. Dwight Furbish Jr marks his 18th birthday on April 29. Cecil Mains visits on business at the Navajo. Carl Keissting and his son spend weekend at their cottage. Mrs L M Spinney readies her store for the season. Doughty and Leonard of Wayland Mass stop by. John Blackie from West Georgetown visits the Navajo on Sunday.

Gregory Barrett Ethel Patterson Miss Ruth Chester G. Kelsea Seguinland Walter Oliver Stanley Burnham Popham Beach William Bissett MacMahan Walker Cottage Howard Roberts Beth Anne Litchfield Margaret Jean Georgetown Parsonage James Harper U.S. N Walter Goudy William Bisseth John Calabrese Brighton Mass Maud P. Thayer J. Robert Blackie Bath Grace Wyman O Kanah Wyman Phippsburg Thayer Wyman West Point George Sprague Marrtown Paul Petzold Rumford Ralph Davis Martin Carter Sylvia Hathorne Woolwich Leon Kelley, Jr Carter Georgia Watson Roy Oliver Yarmouth Peggy LaRose Russell Harford Shirley Brewer Diane Murphy Alexander King Boston Cyril Stevens Cleon Pinkham Richard Hanna Reid State Park Catherine Brown Georgetown Edith Marr Phyllis Campbell Marcia Thomas Dickens Bobby Pierce Florida Dears William Murray Tommy Watson Harold Pinkham Ida Pinkham Richard Barter Damariscotta Ronald Richardson South Portland Ray Gilpatrick Franz Stevens Orville Rowe D. W. Staffeld John Hartford Conn Baptist Youth Fellowship Bruce McCarthy Erland Moore Marjory Pierce Fort Lauderdale Fla Laurie Susan Dickens Reid State Park Road Thomas Watson Branwell Harford Arthur Berry Portland Edward Berry Kathy Berry Kathleen Rittall Oakley Thibodeau Camellia William Leeman Mr. Doughty Mr. Leonard Wayland John Blackie West Georgetown Bay Pointers

Olive G Gilliam obituary in Brunswick nursing home notice

Mrs Olive G Gilliam 65 widow of Walter E Gilliam died Monday at a Brunswick nursing home. Born Medford Massachusetts May 27 1893 daughter of Edward and Mary Richardson she attended Harpswell schools. She married May 23 1912 and retired March 1 1945 after 11 years with Harpswell Exchange of New England Telegraph and Telephone. Surviving two daughters Mrs Caroline L Johnson and Mrs Marguerite Johnson both of Orrs Island a brother Warren C Richardson Bath four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Brackett Funeral Home Brunswick Wednesday 1 pm burial Orrs Island Cemetery.

Olive G. Gilliam Walter E. Gilliam Brunswick Medford Mass Edward Mary Kennedy Richardson Harpswell Brackett Funeral Home Orr's Island Cemetery

Adult Square Dance At Bath Recreation Center

The weekly event runs Thursday evening from 8 to 11 o clock. Mel Howe of Woolwich will call and teach many square dances to participants.

Bath Recreation Center Mel Howe Woolwich

Percy L. Smith 49 Dies After Heart Attack in Pittsfield

Percy L. Smith, 49, a Bath native and former Bath Iron Works copper shop worker, died Monday noon on his way home from Northeast Shoe Company in Pittsfield. State medical examiner cites heart attack. Survived by widow Doris Starbird Smith, father Norman A. Smith of Bath, half sister Mrs. Mary Fletcher of Bath, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. from Shorey Funeral chapel Pittsfield with Pastor Wilbur Plotner officiating. Burial in Pittsfield Village Cemetery.

Percy L. Smith Bath Northeast Shoe Company Pittsfield Somerset County Maurice S. Philbrick Smith Bath Iron Works Corp Norman A Gertrude P. Lukin Smith Missionary Alliance Church Doris Starbird Smith Mary Fletcher Shorey Wilbur Plotner Pittsfield Village

Mrs Daisy A Talbot obituary in Bath

Daisy Alena Talbot 78 widow of Charles Talbot died Friday morning at Bath Memorial Hospital. A Bath resident 30 years she was born December 24 1880 in Phippsburg, daughter of Charles and Medora Pur rington. Survived by daughter Mrs George Ingraham Bath son Charles R Christian Woolwich three sisters Mrs Ethel McElroy Bath Mrs Eliza Bradshaw Phippsburg and Mrs Florence Rollins Parker Head five grandchildren six great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Daisy A. Talbot Daisy Alena Talbot Charles Talbot Bath Memorial Hospital Bath Phippsburg Charles and Medora Haynes Purrington George Ingraham Charles R. Christian Woolwich Ethel McElroy Eliza Bradshaw Florence Rollins Parker Head

Grass fires answered by still alarms in North Bath

Firefighters responded to a grass fire near the North Bath golf course around 1 30 Tuesday. The previous day a small blaze at the city dump was extinguished around 2 45 in the afternoon.

North Bath

Mrs Essie E Russell Dies After Long Illness In Bath

Mrs Essie E Russell 74 died at home 34 Park Street Bath after a long illness She was widow of Albert Russell a Presque Isle native taught in Aroostook County and lived in Eaton Vanceboro Bath Survived by four daughters two sons a brother a half sister and several grandchildren

Essie E. Russell Park Street Albert Russell Bath Vanceboro Presque Isle James and Lena Beale Marsters Aroostook County Vance Moody Weston Melvin Darling South Portland

Milton Brown 72 Former Bath Times Printer Dies in Dorchester

Milton Brown 72 a former Bath Times printer died Friday evening in a Dorchester Massachusetts hospital where he had been a patient. Born in Bath November 26 1886 he was a World War I veteran and is survived by his son Donald two daughters Arline and Doris all of Dorchester four sisters and one brother. Interment in Dorchester cemetery conducted there.

Milton Brown Bath Times Dorchester Mass Bath Irving Sarah Brown Brown Times Massachusetts Donald Arline Brown Doris Brown Erastus A. Jewett Melvin Ferris Fred Baldwin Brunswick Joseph Caton Brooklyn N. Y Leon Brown Dorchester Cemetery

Funeral services for Mrs Grace Wyman

Funeral services for Mrs Grace Wyman a Phippsburg school teacher were held at 2 p m Friday at Curtis Funeral Home. The Rev Earl Eckerson of Phippsburg officiated with bearers Douglas Shaw Philip Wyman Lawrence Wyman Leston Harrington Lester Oliver and John Bowie. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery Woolwich.

Grace Wyman Phippsburg Curtis Funeral Home Earl Eckerson Douglas Shaw Philip Wyman Lawrence Wyman Leston Harrington Lester Oliver John Bowie Riverside Cemetery Woolwich

Daisy A Talbot Funeral Rites Held At Curtis

Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy A. Talbot were conducted Sunday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Warren B. Harris of Corliss Street Baptist Church officiating. Bearers included Philip Wyman Lawrence Wyman Elmer Allard Nathan W. Watson Leston Harrington Jr. Waldo Weston. Interment followed at Oak Grove.

Mrs Alice Pinkhams Funeral Held at Wesley Methodis

Funeral service for Mrs. Alice M. Pinkham was held Wednesday at 3 p.m. from Leslie C. Shumway funeral home. Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell officiated. Bearers were Victor R. Norton, David I. Pinkham, Franklyn McDonald and Thomas J. McDonald. Burial followed in Oak Grove family lot.

Alice M. Pinkham Leslie C. Shumway High Street Oliver W. Bell Wesley Methodist Church Victor R. Norton David I. Pinkham Franklyn McDonald Thomas J. McDonald Oak Grove

Crossword Answers and Clues From a Vintage Puzzle Page

A compiled list presents across and down clue numbers with their respective hints such as policy terms like Treble or bass and phrases like Public notices. The puzzle also includes entries for animals, materials, and various common word forms typical of mid century crosswords.

Texas Cain

Cryptoquote sample decodes a quote by Burton

The provided text explains a daily substitution cipher method used in a 1959 Burton quote. It notes that one letter represents another and singles are common. It gives an example: I WOULD HELP OTHERS OUT OF A FELLOW FEELING.

Burton King Features Syndicate, Inc

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Herbert V. Prochnow Shirley Howard Roy Newman Eugene Reynolds Hotel Graymore Mark Jackson Bath Electrician Guy Snowe Moores Cumberland Club Earle Coombs Arrowsie Maud Thayer Arthur Cochrane Harlan Pinkham Islands Judy MacMahan Bat Margaret MacMahan Robinhood Farm Kenneth Pinkham Philip Pinkham Georgia Machias Washington State Teachers Kathering Ames Miss Ames John Winkler Herman Barter Woodrow Gray Constance Luecbke Luva Gray Fred Scheffer Cambridge Bud” Colby Gilbert Standish Helen Berry John Campbell Marianne Moore Gardiner Campbell Cottage John D. Williams, Jr Jane Barstow Nancy Potter Lulu Hanna Donald Stuart Constance Luebke Gray Alex Cunningham Russell Harford, Jr Mr. Harford David and Rhonda Marie Moore Carl Pearson Somerville Reginald Church Alice H. Booth Hhaln Prey Call Lam LSO Ethwsol Ekvir
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