Degree-Driven Talent Questioned by Electronics Leader
Carl G. Sontheimer of G. G. Laboratories argues that American industry undervalues creative young engineers and favors college degrees. He cites Thomas Edison and the Wright brothers as examples of non degreed innovators and urges corporate recruiters to seek hobbyists and self-taught talents who build strong fundamentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Thomas A. Jadison
Wright Brothers
Carl G. Sontheimer
Electronic Research and Development Laboratory
Sontheimer
G. S. Laboratories
Stamford
Conn
America
Toward a Free Agriculture and the Call for Budget Cuts
The text argues that any government spending reduction must trim all appropriations except fixed costs like interest and defense. It contends subsidies harm farmers, urging a shift to free market livestock as a model of liberty, debt-free planning, and independence from bureaucratic controls. Livestock, it says, remains the main cash source for American farmers.
Good Citizens showcase by national supermarket managers
For two years a food chain association ran a national competition among 10 000 supermarket managers selecting 12 top scorers as Good Citizens. Winners span California to New York and West Virginia to Minnesota, highlighting community leadership and the mutual progress of towns and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Freedoms Foundation
California
New York
West Virginia
Minnesota
Georgetown Mother's Day readings and Dixieland Minstrels joy
Rev Warren Harris of First Baptist chose Proverbs 31 10 31 and urged faithful frugal women who honor marriage and care for family. Georgetown Central hosted a Dixieland Minstrels fundraiser by the PTA with net proceeds near $250. The event featured local performers, crews, and a large cast with stage lighting and music, plus a rummage sale planned to aid the Georgetown PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Harris
First Baptist Church
Carrie Carlisle
Wiscasset
Gilbert Gunnell
Waltham, Mass
Bath Girl Scout Council Meets At Parish House
The Bath Girl Scout Council held its semi annual meeting at the Central Congregational church parish house with 37 leaders, board and council members present. President Benjamin Sabo welcomed attendees as plans were reviewed for Pine Haven Day Camp and water access at Sewall woods camp site.
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Bath
Duncan McInnes
Edward True
Sabo
Albert Rea
Leaders Association
Girl Scout Promise
Oliver Foster
Frank Butcher
Pine Haven
Sewall Woods
Philadelphia
William Uo Niss
Robert Livermore
Hildreth H Fisher
John Thorpe
Thorpe
Niss
Susie
Juliet Low
Cookie Sale
The
Leaders’ Association
Council Paper “Co. Ne
Council
Cyrus Ashe
Mr. Ashe
Mexico
Finland
Burma
United States
Community Notes on Mother's Day and Local Socials
Five Islands observes Mother's Day with a morning church service and a choir. John Cornell, a missionary candidate, speaks at the evening service about foreign work in South America. The Good Neighbor club meets with Mrs. Orville Rowe. Many local residents are mentioned with visits, trips, and illnesses across Bath, Georgetown, West Roxbury, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cornell
South America
Good Neighbor Club
Orville Rowe
Georgetown
Bath Masons Honored At Portland Grand Sessions
Bath Masons featured prominently at the Maine Grand Lodges sessions in Portland. Dr. Herbert T. Caverly was elected Grand Junior Warden of the Grand Commandery. Linwood E Temple named Junior Warden of Solar Lodge. Donald T Pave appointed District Deputy Grand Master. Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson attended as the Bath Mason holding the title of Grand Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Grand Royal Arch
Maine
Donald T Pave
Solar Lodge
Genesta
David L. Wilson
Grand Commandery of
Double Stork Shower Held for Bath and Philipsburg Honors
A Thursday evening double stork shower honored Mrs Willis Morse of Bath and Mrs Arthur Bowker Jr of Philipsburg. Hosts Mrs Raymond C Small and Mrs Arthur Bowker hosted at Mrs Small's Pleasant Street home with gifts, decorated basket displays, and a social hour. Attendees included Mrs Percy Low Miss Ellen Low Mrs Maynard Brown Mrs John Lord Miss Sarah Lermond Mrs George Larrabee Mrs George Larrabee Jr Mrs Edward A Cummings and Mrs Herbert Craige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Morse
Bath
Arthur Bowker, Jr
Philipsburg
Raymond C. Small
Arthur Bowker
Pleasant Street
Small
Percy Low
Ellen Low
Maynard Brown
John Lord
Sarah Lermond
George( Larrabee
George Larrabee, Jr
Edward A. Cummings
Herbert Craige
Guests at Georgetown gatherings noted in local listings
Last weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Heal guests included Mr and Mrs Charles Andre and Mr and Mrs Wendell Heal of Bath. Also listed were Mr and Mrs Harold Ward and Mrs J R Blackie and Mrs Roy Powers in Georgetown and Brunswick respectively.
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Marrtown
Honus Hicks
West Newton
Mass
Orrin Winn
Maaryland
Harold Peters
Ipswich
William A. Todd
Roy Newman
Belle Heald
Bath
Frank Sutherland
Lynn
the Beane
Scott
Charles McMahan
Georgetown Center
Harold Hodgkins and Son
Chester
Topsham
Harry L. Horne
Gilbert Gunnell
Joseph Ashdale
Waltham
West Georgetown
Edward Rowe
Riverside
N. J
Ernest Heal
Heal
Charles Andre
Wendell Heal
Gertrude Hunt
Harold Ward
J. R. Blackie
Roy Powers
Brunswick
West Bath PTA Elects Offiers Thursday Night
West Bath PTA chose Mrs Everett Comeau as president at the Littlefield schoolhouse meeting. Elected officers included Mrs Lawrence Babine as vice president secretary Mrs Wilson Fitzgerald and Mrs Loring Small as treasurer. The banquet for installation is set for June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Comeau
West Bath P. T. A
Littlefield
Wilson Fitzgerald
Lawrence Babine
Loring Small
Francois Vaillancourt
Leonard Smith
Woman Struck By Car On Center Street
Suan Little, 46, of 24 Dummer Street, was hit by a pickup driven by Kenneth Fossett of New Harbor at Center and Washington streets about 11 AM Friday. She was taken by police to Memorial Hospital for observation overnight. no fractures reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suan Little
Dummer Street
Kenneth Fossett
New Harbor
Center
Washington Streets
Memorial Hospital
Center Street
Leff
Washinton Street
Bath council eyes sales tax sharing to cover local costs
A Bath council discussion on a possible state sales tax increase includes a proposal to allocate surplus revenue. Miss Greenblatt questions local property value and the city’s ability to buy nearby garages, while Judkins cautions against acquiring the property now. Temple urges using excess tax proceeds to offset county and city costs, noting a potential surplus matching next two years’ county needs.
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Temple
Council
Bath
Sagadahoe
Giant 45 story concrete block rising in Sao Paulo
The world’s largest concrete building, 45 stories tall, rises in Sao Paulo Brazil. Its design imitates the stacked hulls of a giant ocean liner facing the wind, reflecting bold modernist ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Surprise Birthday Party For Gordon Hersom
Gordon Hersom of 59 Office Drive received a surprise birthday party Monday evening at 11 Tower Circle hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas with assistance from Mrs. Hersom. A social hour featured refreshments and gifts, with Donald Hanscom showing and filming moving pictures. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Lendall Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hersom, Miss Donna Hersom, Conrad Hersom and Mrs. Arthur Richardson of Bath, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stilphen of Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Hersom
Office Drive
George Thomas
Tower Circle
Hersom
Donald Hanscom
Lendall Alexander
Fred Hersom
Donna Hersom
Conrad Hersom
Arthur Richardson
Bath
Ernest Stilphen
Woolwich
Obituary of Harry E Peterson veteran dairy farmer
Harry E Peterson 89 longtime Faust Brunswick dairy farmer died Monday at Bath Memorial Hospital after Saturday admission. Born Riverside farm East Brunswick May 2 1868 he lived there his whole life. Survived by son H Stanley Peterson daughter Mrs Everett Quinlan Bath four grandchildren three great grandchildren and nephew Kenpeih L Peterson Williamsport Pa. He and his wife ran a tourist home at Riverside farm and he held numerous local farm and Grange roles.
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Harry E. Peterson
Faust Brunswick
Bath Memorial Hospital
Riverside Farm
East Brunswick
Cyrus
Margaret Foss Peterson
B Brunswick
Topsham
Peterson
Annie Berry Peterson
West
Everett Quinlan
Bath
Emore Alexander
Bailey Island
John Young
Arlington
Joseph Deen
Jacksonville
Fla
Judy Peterson
Kenpeih L. Peterson
Williamsport
Obituary Notice of Jane B Mallard of Salem Massachusetts
Jane B Mallard fifty three of Salem Massachusetts died April 28 at Salem hospital. Funeral held May 1 with burial at Seaview Cemetery Salem. She was daughter of Arthur W and Anna Clark Mallard and survived by four brothers James C Mallard Woolwich Fred T Mallard St Petersburg Philip W Mallard Long Beach and Robert Mallard Hopedale. She owned a Salem beauty shop for years. The U S textile industry began in 1873 at Slater Mill Pawtucket Rhode Island which is open to visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Pinkham
Herman Barter
Emery Holt
Beth
William Marr
Rose Wilkens
Livermore Falls
Francis Pierce
Watertown
Mass
Bruce MacGillivary
U. S
South Carolina
Betty Jane Pierce
George Watson
Rainbow Assembly
Bath
Otis Baker
Weekwood
Walter Hissen Fus
West Roxbury
William Gradeyr
Massachusetts
Woodrow Gray
George Gray
Arthur Marr
Almon
Malden
Parker Start
Melrose
Beulah Miller
Christine Pottle
Damariscotta
Orville Rowe Repyvie Pinkham
Portland
Frank Carleton, Jr
Woolwich
Vernon Gray
Lulu Hanna
Irving
Alan
Clayton
Wendy
Sylvia Pinkham
Gorham State Teachers’ College
Fonsutis
Charles O'Brien
Carey Cottage
Izetta Pinkham
Bath Memorial Hospital
Huse PTA installs new officers at final meeting of season
Mrs. Stanley R. Hunter becomes president of Huse PTA assisted by vice president Mrs. Leonard Smith secretary Mrs. James Taggelt and treasurer Mrs. Norman Seckins. Retiring president Mrs. William A. Greene received a past president’s pin and spoke of gratitude. Annual Family Night drew 100 plus parents and children enjoying a box lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley R. Hunter
Huse P. T. A
Hunter
Leonard Smith
James Taggert
Norman Seckins
Charles T. Small
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
Small
Orono
Ways and Means
Melvin Comeau
Alice Austin
Arthur Sturtevant
Omar R King
Cyrus Ashe
Edward Jones
William Greene
Norman Adams
Philip Wyman
Manley Grant Anda
Ira Carvin
Clara Hutchins
George van Wynen
Charles Lee
Free Polio Clinic at Huse School May 26
A free polio clinic will be conducted May 26 at Huse Memorial School to provide a third shot for children and teens aged six months through 19 who completed their first two shots at least seven months prior. Doors open at 6 30 a.m. Parents of eligible children have been notified. others may contact the city manager's office before May 20. The clinic is funded by the State Department of Health and Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Memorial School
State Department of Health and Welfare
Capital and Cross Clues in a Dense Crossword Grid
A compilation of crossword clues across and down including Capital in Switzerland Seasoning native of Germany and many general terms such as Affirms Inscribe and Intolerant person. Several entries refer to branches of learning pronouns and numbers while other clues hint at gods and cities.
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Switz
Germany
Burma
Augustus
Cryptoquote Puzzle Quotation Challenge
Nothing in life is more exhilarating than to be shot at without result says Churchill in this cryptogram sample. The puzzle shows letter substitution where A stands for another letter and daily codes vary.
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Churchill
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Dixieland Minstrels
Georgetown Central School
Georgetown P T
Robert Phinney
Arrowsi
Bath Junior High
Robert Spear
Stanley Kosalka
Ead
Marion Gray
Walter Beane
Marjorie Oliver
Charles Kelley
Arline Wright
Terry Davis
Hurt
Lyn Plummers Orchestra
Carolina Moon
Audrey McCartney
Sherry Rowe
Louise Powers
Janice Powis
Frank Greenleaf
Lea Brown
Barbara Drayton
Thomas Savage
John Drayton
Jimme Juliano
Connie Gray
the Edgecomb Fizzles
Jimmy Juliano
Dreamers
Eddie Page
Dixieland
Richard Clarke
Freda Cunningham
Dennis Farrow
Reginald Garrison, Jr
Linda Gordon
Harry Heald
Eugene Hersom
Melvin Kelley
Paul Legard
Gary Meister
Madelyn Penley
Lloyd Pinkham, Jr
Barbara Jean Pratt
Charles Rush
Robert Savage
Eleanore Thibodeau
Stella Williams
Reginald Wright
James Oliver
Alex Cunningham
Channing Penley
Harold Brown
Buddy Brown
Jan White
Carl P. Meister
Georgia Watson
Elaine Stevens
Cynthia Osgood
Lyn Plummer
Central School
Georgetown PP. T. A
Todd
Marion Clarke
Sharon
Clarence B. Hill
Hill
Edna Tobey
Arthur Pepper
Martha Bowen
Ralph Davis
Terry
Augusta
Addie Moulton
Edward J. Stewart
Needham
Theodore Stewart
Brookline
Kennebec Point
George Harvey Powers
Walter Parker
Robinhood
Clayton Stevens
Jeffrey
Seguinland
Charles E. Mains
Daisy Mains
Pearl Harford
George Allen Beane
Randall Coombs
William Harrison
Polly Heffron
Lawrence Heffron
Jeann» Belanger
Bath Girl Scout Council
Howard Harper
Fairbault, Minn
James Harper
Bonnie
Harold J. Brown
Walter Hasenfus
Michigan
Bath Masons
West Bath Pta
Fitzgerald
West Bath
Morse High School
Bath Central Council of Parents and Teachers
Desre
Central Coloned
Howard Bowen
Po T. A
Qince
Maine PT. A
Gauin
Congress of Parentis and Tenehere
Lewiston
Harry S. Larrabee, Jr
Jane’b. Mallard
U.S
Slater Mill
Pawtucket
R. L
Huse Pta
Huse
Money
Top
Meadow AO
LCPCV
King Features Syndicate
Arabia
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