Smith urges long range thinking for peace
U S Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Skowhegan spoke to a combined Rotary and Lions gathering at Sedgwick noting that long range thinking could have potentially averted the Korean conflict. She warned that winning a shooting war would not guarantee peace if the battle for minds and the spread of Communism were not won through broader public persuasion and economic strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Margaret Chase Smith
Skowhegan
Rotarians
Sedgwick
William P. Mennealy
Smith
George Sargent
Eugene Desmond
Maine
Russia
Mrs. Smith
Red Russia
Stalin
Asia
America
Europe
Sewall Chapter Supper Meeting At Central Church Parish House
The D A R Sewall Chapter held its first supper meeting of the year at Central church parish house on Tuesday night. A 6 30 chicken salad supper accompanied a program on The Constitution and You featuring Ruth Roberts Nellie Lord and Bernice McGlinchy. Members collected gifts for Opportunity Farm and clothing for Kate Duncan Smith School Alabama. The next meeting December 4 will be an afternoon Old English Christmas observance with tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
Central Church
Sike Niles
Leonice B. Morse
Jane Stevens
America
Lena King
Bertha Davis
Lucy Armstrong
Bernite McGlinchy
Opportunity Farm
Thelma Mittendorf
Clara Corliss
Ethel Bailey
Mildred Swanton
Eleanor Butterfield
Mary Powers
Ruth Roberts
Effie Wright
Janet Bussey
Leah Page
Alice’ Kennedy
Frantes ‘Small
Myrle Stanton
Ruth Hathorne
Bath Iron Works Hunt Yields Largest Maine Buck
William F. Mussenden of Bath Iron Works earned a place in the Biggest Bucks in Maine club by bagging a 215 pound eight point deer near Cherryfield on a three day company trip. The BIW party included J William Schulze George Carey Howard M Rice and Arthur W King. They stayed at the Summer home of Careys parents in Cherryfield amid poor hunting due to heavy rain and snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Mussenden
Bath Iron Works Corp
Maine
Cherryfield
Mussenden
J. William Schulze
George Carey
Hull
Estimations of Egypts pyramids and whale growth
The statement estimates the pyramids of Egypt contain enough stone to build a four foot high by one foot thick wall around France. It adds that blue and fin whales can reach about 65 feet in two years.
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Pyramids
Egypt
France
Guest Officers Night Noted by Genesta O E S
Genesta chapter O E S observed guest officers night at the Masonic temple with bronze and yellow chrysanthemum decor. Harp of details includes centerpieces, a baked ham menu, and aides from multiple chapters as guests and speakers.
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Genesta O. E. S
Mach number origin tied to Prof Ernst Mach’s death
The term Mach number used for jet speeds stems from Prof Ernst Mach who died in Germany about 35 years ago, reflecting his influence on aerodynamics and supersonic theory.
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Mach
Ernst Mach
Germany
Bath Board Grants Five Percent Raise for School Janitors and Clerks
The Bath Board of Education approved a five percent wage increase retroactive to Oct 1 for fourteen janitors, one bus driver, and four clerks in the Morse high school and district offices. The decision, aligned with city employees, came after the council failed to provide full emergency funds. The move accompanies a budget that added two new teachers amid crowded facilities, with space found by converting unused rooms.
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Superintendent of Schools
Morse High School
Bath Board of Education
Board of Education
Loring R. Addison
Center Street
Huse
Weeks Street
Bath
Pulpwood Booms Drift Down Kennebec River
Large cords of pulpwood broke free from a Hudson Pulp & Paper Co boom opposite Bath and floated downriver toward Gardiner and Popham. Hundreds of cords drifted from 6 45 a.m. as logs clogged the Kennebec, with salvage plans unclear early Monday afternoon. The story notes rubber coffee tea cacao and other crops as key world trade goods.
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Bath
Kennebec
Hudson Pulp & Paper Co
Augusta
Gardiner
Popham
Early Snowstorm Paralyzes Roads and Backups Hit State Highways
The season's first snowstorm brought two inches of snow but sleet and rain made travel difficult with several minor accidents reported to police. Witch Springhill in West Bath and Moatsweag on Route 1 saw the worst delays as traffic stalled at grades and vehicles skidded. Frank E. Crowley of South Portland suffered knee and facial cuts when his car struck an oak after skidding. walking was hazardous and temps dropped, freezing slush overnight. The sun rose frigidly with continued snow cover and forecasts of more snowfall.
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Witch Springhill
West Bath
Moatsweag
Frank E. Crowley
South Portland
Route 1
Willow tree blaze tests North Bath firefighters
Firemen answered a North Bath call Wednesday near 10 am for a fire in a rotten willow tree about ten feet high and five feet across. Two hours and 900 gallons from booster tanks plus heavy rain fed the effort, as Engine Three and the service truck worked to extinguish flames. The trunk, largely rotten, burned from the heart. the tree stood on the Edward Johnson farm now occupied by Mr Smith and family.
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North Bath
Edward Johnson
Mr. Smith
Banana Pie With Graham Cracker Crust and Pudding
Prepare a graham cracker crust and whisk packaged vanilla pudding. Spread the pudding on the crust, layer sliced bananas on top before serving, and finish with a dome of whipped cream.
West Point Escapes Major Damage From Weekend Storm
West Point escaped Saturday's surf pounding storm with negligible damage to fishing gear. Sea conditions toppled lobster traps, but far less than the 1950 storm that wiped out most gear. Mariners faced broken anchors and adrift vessels while deer hunting parties from town gathered on shore and community groups prepared for upcoming events.
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West Point
Alvin Brewer
Ernest M. Wallace
Elliot Gilliam
Amos Wallace
Oscar A. Gilliam
Mina
Mr. Gilliam
Carl Wallace
Phippsburg
Dyer
Robert Gilliam
Parker Head
Frank Gilliam
James Morse
Maurice Blaisdell
BIW
Arthur Wallace
Mary Ann
Charles Edward
East Sumner
Eastbrook
Lorana Gilliam
Gilliam
Bealer Berquist
West Point Community Church
Myrna M. Wallace
Annie Wallace
Friendship Club
Brunhilda Scott
Scott
Susan A. Wallace
Esther Anderson
Gordon Alden
Martin Doyle
West Point School
Grace Wyman
Maud Thayer
Morse Outplays Sanford At Visitors Own Game
Morse outpaced Sanford 30 to 19 on the visitors' turf as Carl Black and Jackie Small sparked early Morse drives. Key plays included Savage 50 yard run and Kingsbury recovery, with Morse taking the lead after a back-and-forth first half and extending the margin into the third. Performance highlighted by Stover, Kocha, and Small in a hard fought, period-accurate contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Jackie Small
Jackie
Morse
Brad Stover
John Trafton
Harry Moses
Mort Witham
Richard Tebbetts
Richard Houge
Kenneth Brown
Richard
Boston
Merryfield
John Maher
Redskins
Louie Kingsbury
Louie
Stover
Carl
Brad
Denbow
Carl Black
Small
Kocha
Gene Savage
Vincent Ferro
Savage
Ferro
Vince
Bill Bruce
Arnold Holland
Roger Grace
Brad ‘Stover
Kingsbury
Lowe
Frink
Ump
Maher
Black
Kocho
Louis Kingsbury
Carl “Chin
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U. S
Sewall
Masonic Temple
Genesta Chapter
Clarence Minott
Florence Fullerton
Rose Rogers
Celina Small
Doris Aikenhead
Alice Sanborn
Hazel Libby
Richmond
Doris Wing
Hawthorne
Brunswick
George Blanchard
Margaret Stover
Mt. Pisgah
Boothbay Harbor
Frederick McCann
Golden Sheaf
New Gloucester
Mae Ward
Genesta
Freda Bagdikian
Beulah Dunton
Pioneer
Lisbon Falls
Edna McRae
Année Minott
Sylvia Bowers
Margaret Duncan
Mt. Oliver
Lewiston
Adah
Courtney Hinckley
Mt. Carmel
Ruth
Enid Crocker
Casco
Freeport
Esther
Cora Denham
Electa
Bowdeinham
Martha
Ellen McCann
Worthy
Nellie Bowie
Pine Cone
Auburn
Warder
Robert Woodward
Sentinel
Esther Williams
Crystal Chapter
Damariscotta
Jessie Heath
Electa Chapter
Alice Stilphen
Bowdoinham
John Gillespie
Ruth Fuller
North End
Center
Nellie Smith
South End
West Pointers
Zerex Zerone
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