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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1946

Page

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Auxiliary Doing Much Good Work at the Hospital

The hospital auxiliary reports seven members contributed seventeen hours in October aiding patients with calls and refreshments. Key volunteers include Mrs. Bragg, Mrs. Torrey, and Mrs. Carney. Ward service and office efforts totaled substantial hours. fundraising and membership efforts continue as directors review the semi annual Cozy Corner and shop valuation.

Ralph Bragg Quinky W. S. Newell Javil Torrey Kei The Joseph O. Purdue J. Haviland Torrey Sewall Ae Torrey Otis Card Vinceyt Carroll Jey Footer Eee le Horace Morse Reinoehl Lord St. Martin Harry Carney Ralph Stetson Harold Avery Sr James Mae Nelson Theodore Watson J. Arthur Burgess George Gardenier Edward Edward Dale Alexander MacDonald Sas ElacAllter Ella Ses

Fruit at Room Temperature Versus Refrigerated Conditions

A fragmented note discusses fruit kept at room temperature versus chilling in a refrigerator. It suggests temperature affects texture and freshness, though the exact details are unclear from the OCR.

Halloween Night Vandalism Tops Previous Records in City

City marshal Percy W. Kingsbury logged unprecedented Halloween vandalism. Across all districts youths and others decorated windows with wax, sparked false alarms, damaged fences, signs, and lights, and caused scattered fires as metal shortages hindered repairs. Four teens face municipal court after police nabbed them near fire alarms.

Percy W. Kingsbury Mleodea Combe Ghar Marshal Kingsbury Union Street Owen Sera Bee City Hall Federal Housing Authority Lambert Park High Street Western Avenue Middle Street

Diamond Edge Sparks Battle Over Hardness Debate

A terse discussion centers on the diamond’s famed hardness and its limitations in cutting. Experts weigh material properties, with chemists and geologists providing contrasting views on practical uses and theoretical boundaries.

Maine warns hunters as fatal shootings rise in woods

Inland Fish and Game Commissioner George J. Stobie warned Maine sportsmen that the state will enforce strict penalties for negligent shooting. He cited lifelong license bans for shooters who kill another person and up to 1000 fine and 10 years in prison, urging hunters to look twice before firing to prevent tragedies.

Augusta Maine Fish and Game Peete State Attorney General's Office Maine Woods

Republican Women's Club Meeting Promised in Bowdoinham

The Republican Women's club of Sagadahoc County and male friends will gather Tuesday evening November 12 in Bowdoinham for a covered dish supper and a round table discussion on juvenile delinquency. Guests include Nellie F. Stevens and Judge Gardiner R. Deering. Win Purinton may also attend. Attendees should notify Mrs. Carroll Deering at 908. Mr and Mrs Burt Osgood and family move to 83 South Street from Middle Street with Mrs Osgood's parents in residence.

Republican Women's Club Sagadahoc County Bowdoinham Nellie F. Stevens State School For Girls Hallowell Gardiner R. Deering Win M. Purinton State School For Boys South Portland Carroll Deering Burt Osgood

Maine State Older Boys Conference to Feature Dr. Paul McGlurkin

Dr. Paul T. McGlurkin of Hadley Massachusetts will be a main speaker at the thirty fifth Maine State Older Boys Conference in Auburn Lewiston November 15 to 17. He will address fifty delegates on Make Your Youth Pay Dividends and The Challenge of An Atomic Age, with a background in youth work and psychology.

Paul T. McGlurkin Hadley Mass Maine Auburn- Lewiston Calvin J. Martin Y.M.C. A McClurkin Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Pasadena College Western Theological Seminary Hartford Seminary Foundation First Presbyterian Church Rochester South Congregational Church East Hartford Conn Edwards Congregational Northampton First Congregational Church WHAI

South End P T A Holds Meeting With Large Turnout

South End P T A met Tuesday evening at the South Street school with a large attendance. Mrs. Herbert Morse presided as president, and Mrs. Mark Jackson accompanied by piano led singing. The group voted to donate to Bath Memorial hospital, to provide Christmas candy bags, and to hold a December Christmas sale and supper with co chairmen Mrs. Carroll Deering and Mrs. Orris Ames. A cook booth at Ye Auld Tyme Faire was denied. The association continues its library fund and publicity for new memberships, with the banner to be displayed in three schools.

South End Zilpha Richardson Carroll Deering Orris Ames P.T.A P. T Association Minnie Gray Weeks Street Dorothy Plummer South Street Marjorie Palmer Mitchell

Maine deer hunt yields bold open season figures

Augusta officials estimate about 30 deer per hour are shot in Maine's hunting season with a conservative yearly kill around 25 000 white tails. Wardens report strong buck movement and notable out of state shooting while women hunters prove highly successful.

Bob Augusta Maine Pine Tree Wirman Lynne Lambrecht John R Ross Earl Loftquest Providence R. I Portland Lawrence Gray Farmingdale Guilford Fred Gray Young Gray Charles E. Harriman Mapleton Harriman Levi S. Dow Eagle Lake Aroostook County

Price Control Board Closes to Public as of Nov 4

Harold P. Small, chairman, reports that all local Price Control Boards are closed to the public as of Monday, Nov 4. Telegram from the board continues on page eight.

Harold P. Small Local Price Control Board Mr. Small

Tax Assessor Speaks at Bath Forum on Manager Government

David Stevens Maine Tax Assessor and former Maine Municipal Association president spoke at Morse High School to about 60 Bath residents. He discussed the manager form of government, noting its advantages and limits and stressing that success depends on personnel and time.

Bath Forum Morse High School David Stevens Maine Municipal Association Stevens Bath

Bath students enroll at University of Maine Brunswick campus

About 800 freshmen study at the Brunswick annex housed on the former Naval Air Station site. Total university enrollment exceeds 4,000 with 2,260 at Orono and 800 at Brunswick, a wartime enrollment surge. Bath-area students include George M. Carlton, Anthony J. DiMario, George E. Poulos, and others.

Brunswick University of Maine Naval Air Station Bruick Orono Bath Area George M. Carlton Anthony J. DiMario George E. Poulos Robert C. Rosenberg Karl H. Stiles James P. Sutherland Joseph E. Swanton Roland B. Tanguay Richard F. Tallini Paul F. Tourtillotte Malcolm R. Varney Lawrence H. Waite Richard K. Watson Raymond J. Ingalls Christopher J. Gill

Dr Milton Stephenson Visitation to New Jerusalem Chapter

Dr Milton C Stephenson of High Street traveled to Wiscasset on Tuesday evening for his annual visitation to New Jerusalem Chapter Royal Arch Masons. He serves as the District Deputy Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Maine.

Milton C. Stephenson High Street Wiscasset New Jerusalem Royal Arch Masons Grand Chapter Maine

Four WWII Veterans Plan Maine Coast Fishing Venture

Four Bath veterans of World War II plan to fish off the Maine coast and ship catches to Boston markets. Owners Frank A. Quaglietta and Donald Le Febvre, with crew Andrew Csorosz and Lawrence Hill, will base the 33-foot Jonesport sportfisherman at Bay Point when ice blocks the river. Built at Scott's boat yard in South Portland, Pegasus costs about $4000 with cedar hull and 20 knot speed, carrying eight tons of fish and equipped with 550 trawls and gear for tuna landings.

Bath Maine Boston Frank A. Quaglietta Drayton Road Donald LeFebvre Jonesport Andrew Csorosz Lawrence Hill Guin Island Bay Point Scott’s Boat Yard South Portland

Former Bath Boy Aged 15 Bags 250-Pound Bear

Miss Janice Knight received a letter from Carlton Stanchfield recounting a hunting incident two weeks earlier. A 15-year-old with a 20 gauge shot a 250 pound bear at close range after it charged, then the companion finished it with buckshot and birdshot to ensure the kill. The game warden commented the event was rare.

Janice Knight Bernard A. Knight Central Avenue Hyde Park Terrace Carlton Stanchfield Monson Huse School Sampson

Free potatoes to 350 Maine schools in lunch program

Orono on November 6, 350 Maine schools in hot lunch programs will receive free potatoes for about 20,000 pupils. Richard G. Souther district program assistant of the Production and Marketing Administration said the offer helps store a year’s supply now and relieves frost proof storage shortages in northern Maine.

Orono Maine Richard G. Souther Production and Marketing Administration Souther

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