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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1946
Page
1
A fragment notes a nationwide celebration of mobility from May 20 to June 9 and credits the automobile with sparking interest in engines among boys, linking education to automotive progress. It praises American debates with Russians and endorses strong international governance to preserve peace.
A regional column criticizes price controls and food rules while praising Herbert Hoover for leading a worldwide effort to alleviate hunger. It cites Secretary of Agriculture Anderson and President Truman, contrasting optimistic Hoover with cautious government officials about crop and famine timelines.
The article notes rural one room schools are disappearing as the automobile and improved roads enable consolidation. Families now send children to county seats or consolidated district schools 20 miles away, using cars or bus services for transport, marking decades of growth and change in rural education.
Judge Gardiner Deering presided as twelve intoxication cases heard plus traffic and non support matters in Bath. John H. Lee of Portland was fined one dollar and costs. several drivers faced fines up to ten dollars with varying jail terms. A Lincoln Zephyr from Boothbay Harbor was found, and two cars earlier stolen were recovered by Officer Kelliher. Carl Cunningham was ordered to pay twenty dollars weekly for six months after a suspended sentence, and one intoxication case was suspended and filed.
Alexander MacDonald reports the Nightingale Tea for Hospital was a highly successful tenth annual event. Club members thank all who bought tickets and contributed. The next meeting is at Mrs. J Arthur Burgess home with Mrs. Harold Freeman co-hostess on May 28.
A report notes growth in labor demand with 24 building construction laborers, 7 men for a box shop, 3 for feldspar operations, and 7 highway workers added to the market, signaling expanding employment opportunities.
Dozens of local Izaak Waltons fished Sunday at Whiskeag Creek with perch and shiners among the catches. A separate group fished for flounder on Berry’s Mill road. Absentee ballots for the primaries were cast at the City Clerk’s office.
A garbled roster lists Maine fairs and agricultural societies with dates from July to October, including Northern Maine Fair Presque Isle July 29 to Aug 3 and Bangor State Fair Aug 5-10, plus various societies in Guilford Topsham Damariscotta and Dover-Foxcroft. It notes A K Gardiner and the rolling season of fairs culminating in Cornish Oct 14-19.
Bath hosts the Annual Policemen's Ball Friday night at the Bath Armory with Lloyd Rafnell and his 15 piece orchestra for dancing. Alec Burgess directs the grand march as Mayor Dominique Tardif and past Bath mayors are invited. Dancing runs 8 to 12, tickets on sale through police department members.
The Morse High School Dramatics Club elected Ruth Williams as president and George Larrabee as vice president with Selma Cummings as secretary and Frances Downing as treasurer. Retiring officers were Riva Divia Greenblatt and Gerald Cogan. the secretary and treasurer were re elected. Mary H. Conley serves as faculty adviser. The group staged three one act plays and began a scenery project delayed by material shortages, with hopes for completion next year.
Thomas Point on the New Meadows river will again be leased by the Brunswick USO from Ida Elizabeth Hambleton of Brunswick. It will operate as a combined community servicemen's recreation area this summer under last year's program with Red Cross swimming instruction and a lifeguard provided by the USO. Food concessions may be run by a local merchant and bath houses plus the pavilion will be repaired.
Mabel M. Hart of Phippsburg and Edward Francis Senecal of New York were married Wednesday at the Wesleyan parsonage. Rev. C. B. Oliver officiated using the single ring service. Miss Eva M. Hart and Ralph Hart of Phippsburg attended the couple.
Mrs Minnie Martin of Pemaquid plans to open her summer home and tea room at Pemaquid Light this month after spending winter in Brunswick with daughter Mrs George Morton.
The N Alumni Association approves a June banquet at Hotel Eagle Brunswick and suspends summer meetings. Miss Alma Dearnley, ill, is to receive flowers. the Nurses Alumni redecorated its living room and hall with Denham in charge. A picnic and social hour are discussed for the summer. Members present include Mrs Roberta Parris and many others.
Mrs. Wallace Ham led Bath Cosmopolitan club members at the Maine Progressive Union event in Lisbon on May 15. Mrs. Herbert Spinney chaired the afternoon session featuring John Gould, author of The Farmer Takes a Wife. Plans for June include guest speaker Mrs. Philip V. as president of the State of Women's clubs and several committee appointments.
Brunswick residents await the future of the Naval Air Station as Maine leaders press for retention. Alfred Senter of the Brunswick Chamber of Commerce flew to Washington to urge retention on military merits and was promised full consideration by the Navy Department. Senator Brewster said the proposed closing surprised them, as they believed the station would remain permanent.
West Bath grange hall hosted a welfare committee sponsored card party on Saturday. Mrs. Florence Farnham Mrs. Marie Marco and Mrs. Lizzie Haggett organized the Spring series event with many games and a large turnout. Proceeds support grange welfare work and refreshments were served after.
Work has begun on relaying the water main across the dike at Woolwich. The pipe once ran beneath the flats south of the present highway and the new line will be placed under the roadbed of the old highway, now discontinued.
The Western Union Telegraph Co will give up its Center street office by month’s end to open new quarters in the Maine Central Railroad Station. The new office is being prepared for them. Miss Natalie Simmons of this city was a recent guest of her father Osborn Welt of Waldoboro.
Past Masters and Lecturers Council gather at Dromore Grange for supper and meetings. G Cleveland Marvinet acts as lecturer with 14 past masters and 3 present in attendance. six past lecturers and seven present join downstairs. Rev Joseph O Purdue speaks on overseas chaplaincy, praise and thanks given. piano solos by Ila Day and Doris Bishop. end with benediction.
Samuel A. Morse Jr of Whiskeay Road displayed color wartime photographs from World War I as part of a Sedgwick Lions Club meeting. Attendees included Joseph Grace, Herbert White, Arthur Stetson, and Paul Parris. Senator Brewster offered help obtaining a surplus Quonset hut for Goddard Field playground. Charter night is planned for June 19 at West Bath Grange Hall with lobster salad, plus a second meal option. Attendees to confirm by June 1. Plans also covered Henry O. Trowbridge’s district governor bid for the Poland Spring meeting June 30–July 1.
Margaret Mitchell celebrated her fifth birthday at a party on Dummer street with red and white decorations and outside games. Prizes went to Miss Mitchell and Judy Crocker, with photos by Mrs. Crocker. Attendees included Henrietta Wilkins, Sylvia Carter, Patricia Robinson, and several Mitchell family members. Holcombe Ward, noted as United States Lawn Tennis Association president, is mentioned as 1904 national singles champion.
The Eigen Boveng hosted a Garden Club event where Prof Fay Hylant of the University of Maine spoke on Anna ls and showed colored wildflower slides. A $50 prize for Garden Club words was announced and luncheon followed at the Ho ten Tohrndike with 66 members and guests attending.
A group of students toured the Maine State House in Augusta visiting the Hall of Flags and Senate chamber then went to Augusta General Hospital to sing at Eleanor Brooks' father’s bedside. They later visited Weeks Mills to deliver a Mother's Day gift.
The Seventh Annual Report shows Maine hospital group growth from 944 members in 1939 to 14 000 in 1946. The 1945 gain reached 3 400 members. Despite rising service costs from inflation, rates to subscribers remain unchanged so far. The report tabulates payments to member hospitals, including 26 142 dollars to Bath Memorial Hospital for patients treated.
The American Legion observers Edward Arsenault and Charles Aubut led the event and displayed the American flag and post colors during Sunday evening services at the Community Center.
Sixty percent of all taxes are paid by persons earning less than 1,800 dollars annually. The figure highlights tax burden on lower income groups and suggests a regressive pattern in the tax system.
Probate filings show administrations and accounts for multiple Maine estates including Bath Boothbay Harbor Topsham Woolwich Bowdoinham and Phippsburg with appointees such as Evelyn Grindell John Lachance Frank Savage and Stella Curtis. A municipal court session occurred in City Hall with auditorium floor refinishing by William Falles.
Four cases were heard by Bath Municipal Court in the morning session. A respondent charged with intoxication received a jail sentence washed and fined 10 dollars with 50 cents costs. Another driver faced 6.50 dollars in costs for speeding. State Trooper Powers reported multiple arrests and fines of 10 dollars plus 6.50 dollars costs for various traffic offenses.
A list from Memorial Hospital notes admissions on May 18 and 19 including Mrs Arthur J Nicoll of Brunswick 14 Mc Lellan Street Mrs Geraldine Lemoine of Bath 1009 Middle Street Mrs James Cook of West Bath and others such as Mrs Alice Cotter Orrs Island Miss Nellie Fortier Bath area Mrs Emma Peas Sebasco Estates and several more residents from Bath Georgetown Parker Head Sebasco and Sebasco area names appear with addresses and some baby births indicated.
Stephen Crosby of Bath begins a cottage project as four more are planned this Summer in the local area. The line notes a summer camp bus boom may drive growth and activity along Merrymeet Bay.
Crossword clues list features entries for a girl name recognized, a Massachusetts city, King with the golden touch, a sweetsop and a wet earth term, plus thrice in music. The scattered fragments indicate a puzzle page with multiple short answers and theme hints.
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