Pork Barrel Plan in Congress Draws Criticism
A Newsweek essay on Senator Paul Douglas targets the rivers and harbors pork barrel as wasteful and politically cynical. It notes minimal savings, calls for removing wasteful projects, and highlights bipartisan laughter as Congress dodges cuts, with deficits climbing toward 7.3 billion.
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Newsweek
Paul Douglas
Newsweeks
Douglas
Senate
Fineis
Harry F Byrd
Virginia
House
Congress
District of Columbia
Institute of Inter- American Affairs
Europe
All Should Vote Primary Call to Civic Duty
An urging editorial condemns voter apathy citing low turnout in recent elections and warns that government by minority undermines freedom. It emphasizes free elections as the foundation of democracy and notes upcoming party primaries where candidates will be chosen and campaigns begin.
Election urging citizens to vote in all races
In November the public is urged to nominate the best candidate and defend a free nation by voting in every election from national to local offices. The piece stresses that every missed vote is a failure to discharge a basic American duty.
Socialism Never Cheap for Power Costs Says Opponent
An opinion cites government electric power as tax subsidized and argues private utilities pay billions in taxes. It highlights a West Coast example where a utility paid over 40 million dollars in taxes last year, averaging 110 thousand per day and 4 thousand per hour. The piece warns tax increases would offset any alleged savings if government power supplants private firms.
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United States
California
Livestock's Role in Turning Range Land into Food
The article explains that about half of the nation’s land is range and pasture, largely unproductive without livestock. Meat animals convert grass into meat, consume about 85 percent of all grain crops, and produce valuable by products from slaughter. For farmers, meat animals represent agriculture’s largest cash income and steady market demand.
Cub Scout Revue Closes With Patriotic Songs
The event closed with God Bless America and Dark Town Strutters Ball. Honored organizers included Pack 55 led by Cub Master McNaughton and Committeeman Elliot C Hanson, Pack 53 with Arthur Bourque Noe Simard Wilfred Guerin Cub Master Alanson Brewer Page and Herbert Pierce, Rev LaForest Hodgkins William Paisley Clarence Reed Francis Bertrand Park 57 led by Advah Reynolds and Fred Fox, Rev M A Gordon James Steen Carroll Hunt Carlton Pye.
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Pack
McNaughton
Elliot C. Hanson
Arthur Bourque
Noe Simard
Wilfred Guerin
Alanson Brewer
Page
Herbert Pierce
LaForest Hodgkins
William Paisley
Clarence Reed
Francis Bertrand
Park
Advah Reynolds
Fred Fox
Rev. M. A. Gordon
James Steen
Carroll Hunt
Carlton Pye
Girl Scout Leaders Nominate Officers for Next Year
The Girl Scout Leaders Association met at Lambert Park Community Hall on Wednesday evening. Nomination committee named president Mrs James T Caverly vice president Mrs Ernest Sinclair and secretary-treasurer Mrs E Merritt Shea. Mrs George Hartsgrove spoke on Indian relics with illustrated examples. Hostesses were Mrs Converse Fenn and Mrs Howard Mayo. Scouts hiked the back river shore discovering many things including horse shoe crab skeletons. Participants included Barbara Adams Ellen Low Joan MacGregor Judith MacGregor Patty Guynn Laurie Hamlin Toni Plante Henrietta Rogers Marilyn Temple Christie McLeod Toinetto Lakin.
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Girl Scout Leaders’ Association
Lambert Park
Emerton Gross
Thomas Aikenhead
Zylpha Richardson
James T. Caverly
Ernest Sinclair
E. Merritt Shea
George Hartsgrove
Converse Fenn
Howard Mayo
Back River
Barbara Adams
Ellen Low
Joan MacGregor
Judith MacGregor
Patty Guynn
Laurie Hamlin
Toni Plante
Henrietta Rogers
Marilyn Temple
Christie McLeod
Toinette Lakin
Pine Cone Troop 4 Meeting at Winter Street Church
Pine Cone Troop No 4 met Tuesday at Winter Street church with Mrs Harry Collins guiding a talk on birds and flowers and second class nature requirements. Mrs Roger McAleer assisted with Tenderfoot work and Mrs E Merritt Shea helped girls with hostess badge. The meeting closed with a wish and singing Taps.
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Winter Street Church
Harry Collins
Roger McAleer
E. Merritt Shea
White Clover Group Plans Parents Party and Softball Day
White Clover Intermediate group met at Mrs. Con verse Fenn home with assistant leader Mrs. Howard Mayo. Girls drafted invitations for a parents party set for June 7 while the remainder played a softball game.
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White Clover
Converse Fenn
Howard Mayo
Peter Pan Brownies Gather for Pin Ceremony at Grace Church
Troop 11 met Monday at Grace Episcopal parish house for the Brownie Smile Song and Whispering game. Sue Ellen Owen flew up, recited the Promise and laws, and received her Girl Scout pin wings and pendant. Dues overseen by Edna Sinclair and Betty Ann Aikenhead. Shirley Ames and Susan Bates in charge of budget. Visitor Mrs Clinton Owen joined leaders Mrs Ernest Sinclair Mrs Thomas Aikenhead and Mrs Ralph Card.
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Grace Episcopal Church
Sue Ellen Owen
Dues
Edna Sinclair
Betty Ann Aikenhead
Shirley Ames
Susan Bates
Clinton Owen
Ernest Sinclair
Thomas Aikenhead
Ralph Card
Pine Tree Troop 1 Ends Season with Fly-Up Plans
Pine Tree Troop 1 and Intermedi ate Girl Scouts met at Lambert Park Community building for the last regular session of the season. Next Monday a Fly-Up ceremony for Bobolink Brownies Troop 17 and a party are planned with color guard selections and committee duties.
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Pine Tree
Lambert Park
Bobolink
Judith Colby
Jeanette Wallace
Marilyn Fraser
Carolyn Fraser
Jane Fraser
Gail Newman
Christine Libby
Robin Hood Brownies Hike To Arrowsie Scout Camp
On Saturday May 13 Robin Hood Brownie Troop 16 hiked to James S Knight's Arrowsie camp. Leaders Miss Marjorie Knight and Mrs Ethel Knight met them at Wesley Methodist Church at nine. Parents Mr Adams and Mrs Low drove the group within three miles of the camp and the girls completed the trek through woods. They scouted the area, collected moss samples for the next meeting, spotted a snake and a chipmunk, then roasted hot dogs rolls and marshmallows at the camp stove before a short rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Hood Brownies
Arrowsie
Marjorie Knight
Ethel Knight
Wesley Methodist Church
Adams
Low
James S. Knight
Arrowsiee
Troop 93 Scouts Enjoy Cabin Outing and Camporee Plans
Fourteen Scouts from Woolwich Troop 93 spent a day at their Merrymeeting Bay cabin cleaning, building a volleyball court, cooking over an open fire, and playing capture the flag. They later dug water holes, laid trail markings, and completed tracking tests before returning home. The following Monday 18 members met at the cabin for supper, games, and a marshmallow roast with Cecil Fullerton Jr. as guest from the Order of the Arrow who spoke about Camp Hinds. Plans for Sagadahoc District Camporee in June were discussed with a possible alternate meeting at Tisbury hall if weather fails.
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Troop
Troop 93
Woolwich
Merrymeeting Bay
Cecil Fullerton, Jr
Sagadahoc
Tuessie Hall
Troop 55 Explorers Plan Sabine Overnighter
The Explorers of Troop 55 camped at Foster's Point last Saturday and will hike to Sabine this weekend. About 25 Scouts pursue 1st and 2nd class requirements under Richard Sherwood and Walter McNaughton with a Board of Review on May 29 and a Court of Honor on June 5.
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Foster's Point
Sabine
Howard Leavitt
Sargent Legard
Explorers
John MacDonald
Edward True
Ralph Warren
Wilbur Higgins
Duane Fitzgerald
Stephen McNaughton
Donald McAllister
Cub Pack
Goodwin Steele
Richard Sherwood
Walter McNaughton
Blue Bird Brownies Meet at Corliss Street Vestry
Blue Bird Brownies Troop 10 gathered Monday afternoon at the Corliss Street vestry with 24 members and visitors including Judith Libby Nancy Merchant Dianne Farnham and Doris Doughty a Red Rose Troop member. Dues and attendance recorded by Ruth Doughty and Juliette Lowe by Susan Farrell. Arlene King led the Promise and Brownie Smile song. discussion on day camp. Pamela Auspland delivered cartons. Folk dances and a game session followed. Afternoon closed with the Brownie good night tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Bird Brownies
Corliss Street Vestry
Judith Libby
Nancy Merchant
Dianne Farnham
Doris Doughty
Red Rose
Ruth Doughty
Juliette Lowe
Susan Farrell
Arlene King
Pamela Auspland
Portland man injured in fall from Woolwich Arrowsie bridge
John Hanson, 26, of Portland and employee of Harris Structural Steel Co., working on the Woolwich-Arrowsie bridge, broke his ankle Friday noon after sliding from the bridge to a barge deck below. He was taken by ambulance to Memorial hospital.
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John Hanson
Portland
Harris Structural Steel Co
Woolwich-Arrowsie
Hanson
Memorial Hospital
1925 reunion committee members meet at Liberty Street home
Mrs Louise Holbrook Burgess, Mrs Ruth Merry Morse, Mrs Estelle Reed Boutin, Mrs Irene Miller Denham and Mrs Omar Trott Snipe, all from the 1925 reunion committee, gathered with Mrs Harriet Browne Grant at her Liberty Street residence Monday evening to discuss arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Holbrook Burgess
Ruth Merry Morse
Estelle Reed Boutin
Irene ‘Miller Denham
Omar Trott
Snipe
Harriet Browne Grant
Liberty Street
Grade School Concert Delights Morse High Audience
A near capacity Morse High auditorium crowd enjoyed a grade school concert Friday night. All South End schools Mitchell Weeks and South Street grades 1 7 participated under music supervisor Nina V Robbins. Parents made costumes with bunny rabbits Indians cowboys elephants and clowns while Evelyn Stairs accompanied and Maria St Angelo handled backstage work. A second concert is set for next Friday at 7 30 featuring Washington Primary Dike North Grammar and North Primary schools.
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Morse High Auditorium
South End
Mitchell
Weeks
South Street
Nina V. Robbins
Evelyn Stairs
Maria St. Angelo
Washington Primary
Dike
North Grammar
North Primary
Armed Forces Day Observed at Morse High
Morse High auditorium hosted an Armed Forces Day program with Major Melvin Kelly Sgt Kenneth Robert and Captain Russell Snow Hitchcock addressing students. Rodney E. Ross Jr. introduced the speakers as Bath city officials watched.
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Morse High Auditorium
Melvin Kelly
U. S. Airforce
Kenneth Robert
Russell Snow Hitchcock
USN
Rodney E. Ross
Bath City
Kelly
Robert
Hitchcock
Bath
Berlin
Old Carlton bridge toll house demolished for new Woolwich-Arrowsic bridge approach
The Carlton bridge toll house, used since 1927 and later a police barracks, was destroyed last week by a one ton crane after two hours of wrecking. W. H. Hinman Inc. leveled the concrete structure, pushing rubble into the cellar.
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Bath
Points
Carlton Bridge
W. H. Hinman, Inc
Woolwich-Arrowsic Bridge
Genesta Anniversary Observed With Flowers Cake and Toasts
In Portland next week the Grand chapter will hold anniversary events with visiting distinguished guests. A memorial service featured a basket of spring flowers at the altar. The banquet followed, highlighted by a gold birthday cake cut by President Mrs. Doris Tobey and Mrs. Rose Rogers as part of the Sew ing circle gift.
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Portland
Doris Tobey
Rose Rogers
Cecil Fullerton
Ralph Blakeney
Elizabeth Moffatt
Nickerson
Evadna Drake
Mrs McNeish and Son Visit Day’s Ferry Hosts
Mrs John McNeish Jr and her son Duncan of Wellesley Hills Massachusetts arrived Saturday afternoon to spend a week as guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Brian M Jewett of Day's Ferry.
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John McNeish, Jr
Duncan
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Brijan M. Jewett
Day's Ferry
Promotion Notice for Reginald Stacy in 1950 Letter
Commanding Officer commends Reginald Stacy of the 1962nd AACS Squadron APO 239 for promotion to sergeant. The letter from USAF Commander Donald Kendrick notes his control tower duties, leadership, and good conduct, and invites family contact for future progress updates.
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Reginald
Alfway
Donald Kendrick
Old Folks Home Trustees Meet for Improvements
The Old Folks' Home trustees met last Tuesday at 4 30 to view renovations on the first floor including repainting walls and ceilings, blue tinted wallpaper, and new draperies. There are 17 women and eight men residing there. Additional foundation and ceiling work is planned for summer amid cautious admission due to rising food and fuel costs and lower income from investments.
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Donald N. Small
Motorists Fined In West Bath Court Pleas And Guilty Pleas
Several motorists appeared in West Bath municipal court Monday with fines and costs for speeding failing to stop and uninspected vehicle. Robert J. Cummings paid 14.70 after pleading guilty to speeding. Donald J. Gurney paid 9.40 for failing to stop at a stop sign. Frank X Gagne Jr pleaded guilty to operating a car without a 1950 spring inspection sticker and paid 4.70. Eli Gaudet, charged with larceny of a stove valued at 100, was found innocent after defense by Edward W. Bridgham. judge Deering ruled the charge not proven.
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West Bath
Robert J. Cummings
Oak Street
William Knox
Donald J. Gurney
North Bath
Ray Orcutt
Frank X Gagne, Jr
Lawrence
Mass
Orcutt
Eli Gaudet
Melvin H. Savage
Washington Street
Savage
Gaudet
Morse Golf Team Suffers Fourth Loss in Match Play
Morse High's 1950 golf squad dropped its fourth defeat in as many starts at Bath Country Club yet again as Edward Little defeated Morse 4 to 2. Shorty Howard and Everett Wirta won for Morse, but EL overcame with stronger best-ball scoring. Next, Morse meets Deering High at Riverside at 3 p.m.
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Morse High
Bath Country Club
Edward Little
Morsemen
Morse
Shorty
Howard
Everett Wirta
Frank Folsom
Danny Miller
Auburn Boys
Folsom
Torrey
Woodland couple visits Lambert Park kin in Portsmouth trip
Mr and Mrs Benjamin Mitchell of Woodland visited their daughter Mrs Robert Newman and family of Lambert Park. Mrs Newmans sister and husband Mr and Mrs Lionel Martel of Portsmouth New Hampshire were also Sunday guests.
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Benjamin Mitchell
Woodland
Robert Newman
Lambert Park
Newman
Lionel Martel
Portsmouth
N. H
Enjoyable Evening at Community Center Open House
Adults and younger guests spent an evening at the Community Center open house viewing facilities and program offerings. A square dance riffled into piano numbers by Graham Hanson and Doris White with a buffet luncheon followed by compliments on the Center’s appearance and operation.
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Community Center
Frank Torrey
Graham’ Hanson
Janet Sharkey
High Street Ramblers
Doris White
Stardust
Bob Sharkey
Marine Corps recruiters visit Morse High for guidance
M Sgt Manuel Madeiros and M Sgt Warren Robison from the Portland Marine Corps Recruiting Division spoke to Morse High School seniors on Thursday about Marine opportunities. They stressed finishing high school before enlistment and coordinated the visit with Principal Raymond Farnham and guidance counselor Nathan Watson as part of the school's career guidance program.
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Manuel Madeiros
Warren Robison
Portland
United State Marine Corps
Morse High School
Marine Corps
Armed Services
Service
Maderros
Robison
Raymond Farnham
Nathan Watson
Keith Garside to Attend Boston Company School
Keith Garside of the local A. and P. store will spend two weeks in Boston attending the company school. This training visit aims to enhance his store operations and service skills.
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Keith Garside
Boston
Bath People Attend Plant Dedication
Mr and Mrs W L Skelton and Edwin R Andrews of Bath attended the dedication ceremony in Portsmouth New Hampshire for the Schiller power station the world s first integral mercury steam plant of the Public Service Co of New Hampshire The plant uses mercury to generate power and to provide heat to condense water into steam for an additional generator Arthur M Packard Sr of Bath also attended his son Arthur Jr is superintendent of electrical maintenance at the plant Governor Sherman R Adams General Electric Co president Charles E Wilson unveiled a plaque and Avery R Schiller addressed the gathering
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W. L. Skelton
Edwin R. Andrews
Bath
Portsmouth
N. H
Schiller
Schiller Station
Public Service Co
New Hampshire
Arthur M. Packard, Sr
Arthur, Jr
Sherman R. Adams
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Co
Roger G. Mosscrop
The
Avery R. Schiller
Inspection of Bath and Woolwich Tank Truck Pumps
Bath and Woolwich tests by E Melvin Pratt and James Boyle assessed 20 oil trucks at A L Berry Oil Co wharf on Commercial Street. Nine pumped correctly, six over, five under. two meters needed repair and a pipeline adjustment.
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Bath
E. Melvin Pratt
James Boyle
Woolwich
A. L. Berry Oil Co
Commercial Street
Pratt
Fisherman Grounds 40-Foot Boat Argosy Off Georgetown
Lawrence A. Lowell of Bath owned the 40 foot Argosy that ran aground on Little Island in Georgetown at midnight Thursday. Kennebec River Coast Guardsmen at Popham freed the vessel Friday afternoon using barrels for buoyancy. Only slight damage resulted.
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Lawrence A. Lowell
Bath
Little Island
Georgetown
Kennebec River
Popham
Waldo Guests of Murphy Family in Linden Street
Mr and Mrs Joe Waldo of Oak Ridge Tennessee are guests of Mr and Mrs G Thomas Murphy on Linden Street for a stay or visit.
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Joe Waldo
Oak Ridge, Tenn
G. Thomas Murphy
Linden Street
Crossword acros and down list with cryptoquote guidance
A mixed puzzle page prompts readers with numerous across and down clues spanning valuable items edge of a hat to river F and many more from Hindu garment to skin tumors and woody perennials. It includes a Daily Cryptoquote instruction with mapping hints and example AXYDLBAAXR LON FELLOW showing letter substitution rules.
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Yemen
Arabia
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Front Street
Bath, Maine
F. B. Nichols
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Treas
Harry C. Webber
Pork Barrel Plan
White Clover Group
Air Force
Navy
Genesta
Stacy
Reginald Stacy
OLD Folks Home Trustees Meeting
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