Battle to halt socialization of electric industry urges action
Job Corette of the Edison Electric Institute warns that free enterprise faces creeping socialization in the U S electric power sector. He cites 36 percent million invested, $2 trillion taxes, 350000 jobs, and large plant spending as proof of industry impact and calls for Americans to fight the trend and engage in government matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Job Corette
Edison Electric Institute
Rtles
Sloo Dillon
Electric Institute
Gap in teaching economics closes as stock education expands
A New York conference brought 36 teachers from Leacher College and Columbia University to study stock exchange operations. Northwestern University will inaugurate a special course in Stock Exchange Operations. Investment education grows as millions invest via MIP plans and life policies, narrowing the gap in economics curricula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leacher College
Columbia University
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
School of Business
Northwestern University
New York
Editors Look At The Railroads
The Association of American Railroads surveyed 4 537 editorials from March to June this year. Results show strong support for ending railroad waste and outdated laws, with 89 percent favoring free operation from deficits and 99 percent urging removal of WWI transportation taxes. West Point Miss Daily Times Leader notes respect for law underpins national strength.
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Association of American Railroads
Congress
West Point
Miss
Daily Times
Lamps of Light sermon at Georgetown Baptist Church
Georgetown pastor Rev Ernest G Roberts preached on Lamps of Light from Psalm 119 405 noting two lamp types oil of the Holy Spirit dispels darkness and those without oil emit poor light. Community notes cover local club meetings school closings events and residents activities across Georgetown including 4-H Auburn County Achievement Day and Halloween festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Roberts
Georgetown Baptist Church
Working League
Roy Newman
Dorothy W. Stuart
Newman
Joseph BF. Higgins
Georgetown Central School
Saugadahoc- Lincoln County
Boothbay Regional High School
Georgetown
Cathy
Holly
Buddy Brown
Carroll
Anne Moffatt
Mary Rowe
Dean
Bill Murray
Betsy Savage
Karen MacGillivary
Judy Light
Harold Brown
Elizabeth D Moffatt
Clayton Heald
Auburn
Gilbert Lewis
Thomas Dickens
Reid State Park
Susan
Stundiy
Ryder
Frank Carson
Chester G Kelen
Seveninland
Clyde Baker
Nequasset
Robert Spear
Adolph Spear
Colby College
Waterville
James Chase
Malden
Mass
Charles H. McMahan
John Chaffee
Gail
John
Arrowsie
George A. Powers
Robinhood
Chester Pinkham
Gary Lee Kullman
John J. MacDonough
Portland
Alton Reed
Gregory Barrett
Clarence B. Witt
John D Williams
John D. Williams, Jr
Linda
Bangor
Edward C. Clarey
Albert Deermont
Daisy Mains
Charles Mains
Bath
Martha Bowen
Eugvene Kelly
New York City
Arthur Gilman
Farle Warren
Laconia Nff
Gilman
Kelly
Community Notices Reflect Local Health and Address Change
Rev Charles Sims street begins new year with parish duties while Mrs Gladys Gundel of 856 Middle Street remains homebound due to illness.
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Gladys Gundel
Middle Street
Five Islands Church Notes and Social Highlights
Rev Ernest Roberts leads a Sunday sermon from Psalms 119 105 and announces a Monday evening young peoples group at the church. A May wedding for Miss Elaine Stevens and Rev Gerald Hersom of Woolwich is set for Saturday at 2 pm at the Baptist church with a reception at Gray Auditorium. Local events include a County Teachers Convention, a Halloween style bull mose, and ghost costume rounds ending at Library Hall under the Good Neighbor club. Community members and visitors from Bath Portland Exeter and Providence appear in church visits and social gatherings. Yale game attendance and summer visitors to Kennebec Point are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Roberts
Elaine Stevens
Gerald Hersom
Woolwich
Baptist Church
Gray Auditorium
Westport
Five Islands
Library Hall
Good Neighbor Club
Harlan Pinkham
Gloria Roberts
Providence
Ernest Robert
Lulu Hanna
Gary
Charles Kenney
Bath
Orville Rowe
Franz Stevens
Cyril
Elaine
Lloyd Pinkham
Vernal Chaney
Orville Rowe Visted
Portland
Rittall
Arthur Berry
Westbrook
Clifford Landry
Massachusetts
Lincoln Campbell
Georgia Watson
Mrs. Lippard
New Haven
Yale
Lippards and Brewsters
Kennebec Point
Halloween Dance At YMCA Draws Large Junior High Crowd
More than 200 youths attended the YMCA Halloween Dance last Saturday night at the Y. The event kicked off a weekly series for junior high boys and girls in trades seven to nine, running Saturdays 7 to 10 pm. Debora H Moody won first prize in costume judging, with Linda Elliott and Sally Cahoon taking second and third.
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YMCA
Bath Retail Trade Board
Debora H. Moody
Linda Elliott
Sally Cahoon
Robert Peabody
Louis Sherman
Joseph Coffill
Julia Badore
Rus Cummings
Maureen Merrick
Bobby Davis
Judy Marsh
Harry Deering
Sagadahoe County Ranks Eleventh in Savings Bond Sales
U S Treasury reports Sagadahoe county eleventh in sales through Sept 30. E and H bonds total $506 910, 74 5 percent of the 1953 county quota of $680 000. Bruce MacKinnon son of Clyde and Mrs MacKinnon of High Street was released from Bath Memorial hospital Friday after an appendectomy. he is a Bath Junior High ninth grader convalescing at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
U. S. Treasury Department
Bruce MacKinnon
Clyde MacKinnon
High Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bruce
Bath
West Bath Fire Dept Auxiliary Halloween Party
West Bath Fire Dept auxiliary entertained husbands at a Halloween party in Littlefield school. The hall featured orange and black decorations, pumpkins and costumes. Eunice Fitzgerald, Michael Sawyer, George Boynton and Emery Fitzgerald won the donut relay. Gertrude Greenleaf dressed as a Mississippi gambler won best costume. George Boynton and Phyllis Brewer won the bobbing contest and a hula hoop prize was awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Fire Department
Littlefield School
Crange
Thee
Eunice Fitzgerald
Michael Sawyer
George Boynton
Emery Fitzgerald
Gertrude Greenleaf
Phyllis Brewer Wis
Interne Miss June Dee Speaks at Bowdoinham Youth Fellowship
Miss June Dee, a Baptit internee, was principal speaker at Bowdoinham Baptist Youth Fellowship at Corliss Street church. She led a prayer and spoke on In The Likeness of Christ. Refreshments were served by Thomas Wolbronk Harvey Hinckity and Disne State. A business meeting followed, led by vice president Trudy Lombard of Freeport Baptist church. The next Bosphiot Yonatan Sever meeting will be December 1 at 7 pm at Tops ham United Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Dee
Bowdoinham Baptit
Corliss Street
Mis Dee
Chris
Thomas Wolbronk
Harvey Hinckity
Trudy Lombard
Freeport Baptist Church
Bowdoinham Bosphiot
Topsham United Baptist Church
Gardiner Man Killed In Hunting Accident Near Richmond Corner
A Gardiner man Morris Mooers age 40 was killed Saturday near Richmond Corner Sagadahoc County. The hunting fatality occurred hours after the deer season started with Mooers shot by a Winchester slug as his son Donald 16 stood about 17 feet away. The Medical Examiner said the chest wound caused instant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Sagadahoc
Maine
Morris
G. Mooers
Richmond Corner
Sauer
Loring D. Smail
Mooers
Donald
Joseph Smith
Needlework Guild Exhibit Set For Thursday At Cosmopolitan
The annual exhibit of articles donated to the Needlework Guild will be held Thursday at the Cosmopolitan clubhouse. Tea is served from 2 30 to 4 30 p.m. The public is invited. The Bath branch began in 1912 and last year distributed over 700 new clothing and household articles to hospitals and welfare agencies.
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Needlework Guild
Cosmopolitan
Bath
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Bath Memorial Hospital
Public Health Nursing
Salvation Army
City Welfare Department
Halloween Parade Winners Named by Grade Levels
In Class two for Grades 4 to 6 Lorna Morton won first with Edward Potter second and Gloria McKinnon third. Class three for Grades 7 to 9 was led by Wanice Libby with Frank Curran second and David Merry third. A refreshment committee led by Robert McDougal provided treats, funded by Oakhurst Dairy Co. and Coca Cola Bottling Co. of Lewiston. Prizes for the YMCA Bath Retail Trade Board program were solicited by Robert Peabody and Theodore Burns. Paint deliveries to stores were handled by Edward Truce Marc King Leo Paradis Louis Sherman John Greene and Donald McCallum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorna Morton
Edward Potter
Gloria McKinnon
Wanice Libby
Frank Curran
David Merry
Robert McDougal
Judy Marsh
Kathy Holmes
Oakhurst Dairy Co
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Lewiston
Ymca Bath Retail Trade Board
Robert Peabody
Theodore Burns
Edward Truce
Marc King
Leo Paradis
Louis Sherman
John Greene
Donald McCallum
Miss Isabelle E. Carter dies at 85 in Bath Memorial Hospital
Miss Isabelle E. Carter, 85, of 45 Green Street, died Wednesday at Bath Memorial Hospital. Born in Westwich on August 12, 1873, she was a daughter of Sandoutt Carter. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Curtis Funeral Directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle E. Carter
Green Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Westwich
Sandoutt ‘Carteri
Curtis Funeral Directors
Crossword Puzzle and Cryptoquote Challenge
A historical newspaper page presents a large cryptic crossword with across and down clues and a Cryptoquote quotation. It includes clues for secret police and various terms, plus a Homer quotation. The page resembles a traditional Sunday puzzle feature with instructions for decoding.
Obituary notices for Cora Belanger Murray and Michael Lydon
Funeral services for Cora E Belanger 77 a former Bath Topsham resident died Tuesday at her son Edward Belangers home in Bruns wick. Burial in Riverview cemetery Tops ham. Survived by son sister and granddaughter. Richard Hyler Murray 69 a Bath Iron Works employee died Friday at Miles Memorial hospital. Services were held at Simmons Harrington Funeral home. Burial Oak Lawn cemetery Boothbay Harbor. Michael Lydon 62 WWI veteran stevedore found dead at home on Middle Street. Born in Ireland he served with the 101st Engineers oversea 1918 1919. He worked at Bath Iron Works during WWII. Survived by four brothers and two nephews.
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Cora E. Belanger
Woolwich
Edward C. Belanger
Brackett
Brunswick
Riverview Cemetery
Topsham
George E. Belanger
Advocate Harbor
N.S
Tristam
Matilda Morris Dennings
Richard Hyler Murray
Bath Iron Works Corp
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotts Murray
East Boothbay
Isaac
Mary Sargent Murray
Richard
Pocomoke City
Rodney
Boothbay
Louis Murray
Nellie K. Rice
Simmons & Harrington
Forest L Littlefield
Edgecomb
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Boothbay—Harbor
Michael Lydon
Middle Street
Clifton
Ireland
James J
Jane Gorham Lydon
St. Mihiel
Lydon
Thomas J
John E
Water G
Harold F. Lydon
Bath
Mrs Milliken Funeral Service Held for Margaret Milliken
Funeral service for Mrs Margaret M Milliken was held Sunday at 2 p m from Leslie C Shumway Funeral Home. The Rev Richard B Adams of Grace Episcopal Church officiated. Interment followed Monday at 2 p m in Evergreen cemetery Portland. Mr and Mrs Warren Aliberti and their three children of Adams Court, were weekend guests of Mrs Aliberti's sister in Madison before returning to Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Aliberti
Adams Court
Charles A. Watson 69 Navy veteran dies in Richmond
Charles A. Watson, 69, a U. S. Navy chief pharmacist mate retiree and long time Richmond resident, died Monday at his sister Elizabeth M. Watson’s home. Born June 14, 1229 in Richmond, he served 29 years including World War I in France and Panama Canal service. Survived by a sister and nieces. funeral Thursday at 2 pm at the Methodist church officiated by Rev James Herrick and Rev Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Watson
U. S. Navy
Elizabeth M Watson
Richmond
Seth
Idd Watson
Watson
US Navy
France
Panama Canal
VF. W
American Legion Post
Pote
Elizabeth M. Watson
Methodist Church
James Herrick
Revo Mills
Widow Mrs Carlton Dies After 10 Days in Bath Memorial
Mrs Sarah Elzabeth Carlton widow of F W Carlton died Thursday at Bath Memorial Hospital after a 10 day stay. Born West Bath May 23 1680 she was daughter of Alfred B Higgins and Maron Mallett Higgins. Surviving are a daughter Leon Kelley Sr of Woolwich two stepdaughters Clyde Stott and Lee D Hopkins of South Portland two grandsons Leon Kelley Jr of Five Welands and Marvin Carlton Kelley of Tampa plus great grandchildren a niece and a nephew. Funeral was held Saturday at Simmons & Harrington Funeral Home Boothbay Harbor.
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Sarah Elzabeth Carlton
F W. Carlton
Bath Memorial Hospital
West Bath
Alfred B
Maron Mallett Higgins
Carlton
Segadahoc Ferry
Woolwich
East Brunewick
Carriton
Brunewick Schirh School
Gray Baines College
Leon Kelley
Clyde Stott
Lee D. Hodpkins
South Portland
Simmons & Harrington Funeral Home
Boothbay Harbor
Joseph Henry Luke
East Boothbay
Luke
Bath
South End
Old
New England
Percy & Small Yard
Bath Iron Works
Lizzie Rice Lake
Roger MM
Francis T
Paul FE
Fast Boothbay
Owen
Cape Elizabeth
Gregory J
Fort Pierce
Fla
Mary Webster
New York
Helen Hodgdon
Milliken, English-born Portland Resident, Dies
Margaret M. Milliken, England native, died at a local nursing home after weeks of illness. She moved to the United States at 15 and lived in Portland most of her life. A former Kilborn's Furniture employee, she is survived by her daughter Dorothy M. Milliken, R.N., of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Milliken
Margaret M. Milliken
England
Nuring
Bath
Funeral service for Mrs Carlton conducted by Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral service for Mrs Sarah E Carlton was held Sunday at 2 p m at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Dr David L Wilson officiating. Bearers were William Phillips Lawrence Edwards David Wright and Frank Carlton. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich.
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Carlton
Sarah E. Carlton
Curtis Funeral Home
David L. Wilson
William Phillips
Lawrence Edwards
David Wright
Frank Carlton
Riverside Cemetery
Woolwich
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Bath Independent
the Times Company
Front Street
F. B. Nichols, Pres. and Treas
Ivan A. Trueworthy
William A. Todd
Hazel Rideout
Ruth Patterson
American Association of University Women
First Parish
Walter V. Cummings
Bath Lodge of Elks
Tis
Ralph Davis
Morse High School
Sydney Dalrymple
South Lincoln
William Zorach
Brooklyn
Heroarnter
Phormias Watson
Robinhood Farm
Fagene Reynolds
John McArthur
Basil Bryant
Fort Fairfield
Maud Trafton
Springvale
Myrtle Sewall
Island Falls
Harry Heald
Belle Heald
Alonzo Thibodeau
Bath Memorial
McDonald's
Bertha Mains
Peter Denzer
Peter
Freeport
Friends
A J. Traften
William Rines
Gardner
Guy FE. Snowe
Marrtown
Ellen Emery
Abbott Academy
Andover
Mines
Louise Powers
Arthur C. Laskey
Fort Devens Millss
George Laskey
Arthur Laskey
Medford
Laskeys
jJiome T
Worcesterville
Roy Moulton
Raymond Reid
Frank K. Lowe
Harrison
Waldoboro
George Alderman
Guy Snowe
Homer D. Kennerson
Channing Penley
Brenda
Stanley Kosalka
Harold Brown, Jr
Walter Harrison
William Harrison
Lyman Owen
Walter L. Beane
Blanche Scammon
Lawrence Lowell
Camden
Harold Lovcitt
Nina Giles
Eva Bean
Carrie Carlyle
Earl Hagan
Nancy
Nettie Gray
Florda
Jacques-Willibeck LeMuair
Barrington
R. I
Allie S. Gray
North Adams
George Alderman Michael Oliver
James Oliver
Buddy
Holly Brown
Arthur Tibbetts, Jr
Mark
Wendy French
Jane
Joyce Oliver
Wilson Ryder
Tors
Charles Sims
West Bath Fire Dept
Interne
Bowdoinham Fellowship
Ussr
Tellurium
Eng
Liberia
State
Meadow
Keesort
Terror
Wayay
Deputies
Auld Lang
Utah
BXC
NZB
Jezpw Dew Ozyxcpj
Jezpw
Dew
Zwixh
Homer
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Fir
Richard H. Murray
Joseph II
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