Family Farm Endures Strengthened Across Nation
Analysis based on the Census of Agriculture shows family farms remain dominant, with about 97 percent of farms family-operated and 75 percent of farmers owning land. Foreclosures hover near record lows as government programs bolster family farming and critics misjudge its future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Morse
U. S
Morse
Department of Agriculture
Soil Bank
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Devin-Adair Company
Up From Kitty Hawk Air Industry Becomes Largest U S Sector
The article argues air craft manufacturing is now the nation’s biggest industry with about 2 000 equipment suppliers and 50 000 sub contractors behind 41 airframe makers 25 engine builders and 12 helicopter producers. It cites Admiral Ramsey praising competitive private production under government contracts and notes plans to push speeds beyond sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt C. Ramsey
USN
The
Aircraft Industries Association
Washington
Admiral Ramsey
Association
Soviet Union
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Ramsey
First Baptist service features Stephen sermon and scripture
Morning service at the First Baptist church presented Rev Harris who spoke on The First Christian Martyr with readings from Acts 6 and 7 detailing Stephen's selection, duties, and suffering. The piece notes election results in Georgetown and a Working League birthday gathering at Mrs. Roland Peterson’s home with multiple attendees and plans for charity meals.
Five Islands Social Notes and Weddings Highlight Bath Visit
The Five Islands Ladies' Bible Class meets weekly with Mrs.Wi. Evangalistic services in Bath cause prayer meeting cancellation. Numerous local residents attend weddings and family visits from Gorham to Georgetown, with extended kinship ties across Bath and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Elm Street Baptist Church
Card of Thanks from Franz B. Stevens
Franz B. Stevens of Five Islands Maine thanks friends and neighbors for cards and gifts on his birthday with a November 18 1956 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz B. Stevens
Five Islands
Health Report Details Chickenpox in Sagadahoc County
The Maine Health Department reports for the week ending November 3 that Bowdoinham has nine chickenpox cases and Richmond has one case. The report comes from the state Department of Health and Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
State
Dresden Mills Methodist Church Receives Community Support
In Dresden Mills the local community funded repairs to the Methodist church including a new heating system and exterior painting. Women organized suppers to raise funds for the treasury. A public donation baked beans supper is planned Saturday to support ongoing improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden Mills
Hunters tally deer in week with list of names
The article lists hunters who shot deer this week including Mrs Chester Dorr Robert Dorr Frank Lemarr Leslie Souviney Charles Dorr Dorr Woodward William McDonald Lawrence Weldon Bernard Bailey Merton Lilly Harry Holt Orson Johnson Woodrow McDonald Frederick Berry Carl Stilphen of Rockland son of Alden Stilphen of Cedar Grove also shot a deer. Grace James has returned home from Gardiner General Hospital. Maple Grove Cemetery Association of South Dresden held a public supper in the Methodist church vestry Saturday led by Mildred Pashard. The third Child Health Conference is set for Nov 14 at the Town Hall with Dr Good of Richmond and State nurse Miss Knauf assisting. Rev James Herrick spoke on Love Triumphant at Dresden Mills and South Dresden services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Peabody
Eben, Jr
Augusta
Norman Harley
Hallowell
Chester Kelsea
Samuel Hartzell
Eastport
Philip Campbell
Seguinland
Hartzell
Bath
Dorothy W. Oliver
Kingston
Mass
Joseph F. Higgins
Robert Dunshee
Melrose
Walter Beane
Georgetown Center
Embden
Robert Waller
Newton
Harold J. Brown
Kennebec Point
Lawrence Cloutier
Edward C. Clarey
Bisseth
Kenneth Smith
Yarmouth
Victor Pinkham
Franz Stevens
Sylvia Pinkham
Gorham State Teachers’ College
Woodrow Gray
Lilla Lewis
Richmond
John Williams
Rosalyn Pinkham
Agnes Reynolds
Eugene Reynolds
William Todd
Melvin Cunningham
Alec Cunningham
Ralph Davis
Shain
Dorothy Stewart
Hill
Louise Powers
Alfred Rowe
Sherry
Mary
Warren Harris
Harry Heald
Clayton
Rose Leeman
Woolwich
Lawrence Perow
Addie Gray
Gilbert Lewis
Georgetown
Gilbert Standish
Lisa Susan Hopkins
Katheryn Hoover
Arlington
Lynn McMahan
Quincy
Frank Carleton, Jr
William Campbell
Mariann Moore
South Gardiner
Arthur Marr
Almon
Malden
Harley
Chester Kelsey
Orville Rowe
Bailey and Orr
Rosalyn Faith Pinkham
Lloyd Pinkham
Five Islands
John D. Williams, Jr
John D. Williams
Five Islands Baptist Church
Five Island
Georgetown Baptist
Dorothy Stuart
Constance Gray
Georgia Watson
Nancy Thurston
Miss Watson
Library Hall
William Marr
Harlan Pinkham
Agnes Williams
Punch
William Plummer III
Elaine Stevens
Williams
Morse High School
Pvt. Williams
Morse High
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
Chester Dorr
Robert Dorr
Frank Lemarr
Leslie Souviney
Charles Dorr
Dorr Woodward
William McDonald
Lawrence Weldon
Bernard Bailey
Merton Lilly
Harry Holt
Orson Johnson
Woodrow McDonald
Frederick Berry
Carl Stilphen
Rockland
Alden Stilphen
Cedar Grove
Grace James
Gardiner General Hospital
Maple Grove
Marjorie Hawkes
Harvey Chubbuck
Susan
Alberta Bailey
Jinx
Sharon
Albert Woodman
Brian and
Bruce
Kenny Brown
Patty Brown
David
N. J
Clarence Moore
Frankie
Janice
Moore
Bangor
H. W. Rogers
Frankie Moore
George Young
Walter Arsenault
Harry Nelson
Mark Arnold
Bath Memorial Hospital
Orge Lawrence
Harry Higgins
Oreno
Royden Haines
Annette Haines
Ross Mitchell
Alton
Ardenne Haines
Eulalia
Exeter
Bowman to Speak at Bath School Health Council Meeting
Dr Peter Bowman superintendent of the Pownal State school will be principal speaker at the Bath School Health Council meeting on Wednesday at 730 pm in Morse High school. Miss Phyllis Rolfe council president says the meeting is open to the public and to all Deb one from local PTA units. Mrs Marjorie Boucher and Mrs Charles Swearingen join in arranging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Bowman
Pownal State School
Bath School Health Council
Morse High School
Phyllis Rolfe
Debone
P.T.A
Orking
Miss Rolfe
Marjorie Boucher
Charles Swearingen
Great Pocahontas Of Maine Honored At Reception Here
More than 150 members of the Degree of Pocahontas and Improved Order of Red Men gathered at the Masonic Temple to honor Mrs. Ruth Trask elected Great Pocahontas of Maine at the 50th anniversary session in Portland. State officers escorted her in, gifts from councils across the state were presented, and a large money tree from the local Tribe and Council symbolized the tribute. A program by Charlotte's School of Dancing followed, then general dancing and buffet refreshments as the community celebrated the head of the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Ruth Trask
Great Pocahontas of
Maine
D. of P
Portland
Order
Charlotte
School of Dancing
Sally Favor
Joan Tetrault
Donna Roy
Sandra Rose
Patty
Philip Arsenault
Kristine Warming
Judy Ames
Martha Rea
Joanne Rea
Paula Lessard
Betsy Goldstein
Mildred Roderick
Melvin Pratt
Laforrest Coombs
Frank Carver
Wenonah
Christine Snow
New Gloucester
Minnehaha
Grace Locklin
Kezar Falls
Keeper
Eleanor McFarland
South Portland
Bath
Eldra Stearns
Grace Hunter
Old Orchard
Lina Snow
Merion Hashey
Pownal
Celia Holland
Mildred Avery
Harold Sullivan
Portsmouth
N. H
Raymond Snow
Emery Bibber
Old Orchard Beach
Halloween Party Highlights At North Bath Neighborhood
Mrs. Marjorie Hawkes hosted a Halloween party for neighborhood children on October 29 with games a candy hunt and a scavenger hunt plus prizes for the best costumes. Attendees included numerous local families and relatives at the Hawkes home and nearby houses.
Woolwich Man Dies on Hunting Trip
Woolwich man died suddenly on a hunting trip likely from natural causes. Ada D Strout noted as his mother. he had worked 24 years at Waldoboro Works with 14 in maintenance and held leadership posts. Survived by four sisters, 14 grandchildren, and several nieces. Funeral set Friday at 1:30 pm at A F Mayo & Son Funeral residence with Rev Charles R Sims and a Masonic service by Solar Lodge. Burial in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Ada D. Strout
Waldoboro Works
Strout
Solar
Sagadahoc
Rod, Gun & ‘Skeet Association
Dren Works
S E
Robert Gn
Donde” Ee
Death of Mrs. Clara B. Hanson in Gorham
Mrs. Clara B. Hanson of Gorham died in a Portland hospital. Born March 23, 1882 in Portland, she was the daughter of William and Honora Follette and a member of the Somerville Episcopal Church and Westbrook Relief Corps. Survived by daughter Virginia Wetsell of Gorham, sons Earle Hanson of Bangor and Harold Hanson of El Dorado Springs, Mo., sister Miss Helen Follette of Bath, eight grandsons. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at 56 State Street, Gorham, with interment in Eastern Cemetery, Gorham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Portland
Clara B. Hanson
Gorham
William and
Honora Eads Follette
Episcopal Church
Somerville
Mass
Westbrook
Bath
Frank H. Turner
Union Street
Hanson
Virginia Wetsell
Earle Hanson
Bangor
Harold Hanson
el Dorado Springs
Helen F. Follette
State Street
Eastern Cemetery
Stephen E Kocha Dies After Short Illness At Bath
Stephen E Kocha of College Road Durham New Hampshire died Sunday after a short illness. Born August 15 1956 in Bath he was son of Kempton and June Crockett Kocha. Survived by parents grandparents Milton Crockett Bath Joseph E Rocha Bath and others. Committal services held Tuesday at Calvary Cemetery conducted by Rev Morrissey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Eric Kocha
College Road
Durham
N. H
Bath
Kempton and
June Crockett Kocha
Milton Crockett
East Brunswick
Joseph E. Rocha
Calvary Cemetery
Morrissey
Paul M. Olm Funeral Held in Bath for Local Nurseries Owner
Funeral services were held for Paul M. Olm proprietor of Kennebec Greenhouses a Bath businessman born in Springfield Massachusetts. He died after a Friday illness at Memorial hospital shortly before turning 87. He had led Kennebec Nurseries later Kennebec Greenhouses and received a life membership from the Maine State Florists Association in 1949. He is survived by two daughters five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren with interment at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Olm
Kennebec
High Street
Mr. Olm
Memorial Hospital
Springfield
Mass
Mathias and
Isabelle Gray Olm
Newark
N. J
Hornell
N. Y
Olm
Maine State Florists Association
Bath Rotary Club
Bath Savings Institution
Dwight W. Pierce
Royal A. Johnson
Bath
Dwight W. Pierce, Jr
Cape Elizabeth
William E
Hill, Jr
Naugatuck
Conn
John Grill
Levittown
Mark Crowley
Woolwich
Paul O. Johnson
Bowdoin College
Oak Grove
Paul M. Olm Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Paul M. Olm were held at 2 30 p m Monday at his home 1018 High Street with Rev James L Grant officiating. Bearers included Dwight W Pierce Jr Paul O Johnson Mark T Crowley Edwin H P Lowell Reinold J M Steussy and Frank A Givin. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
Theta Chapter Meets With Maria St Angelo Tuesday
Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi discussed a Christmas doll sale project at a Tuesday meeting hosted by Maria St Angelo at 6 Washburn Street. President Mrs George Larrabee Jr led the session with programs by Mrs Paul Lemont and Mrs Lawrence Wright. next meeting moved to December 4 at Mrs Robert Browns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Maria St. Angelo
Washburn Street
George Larrabee, Jr
Paul Lemont
Lawrence Wright
Edward J. Cummings
Gerald Rioux
Frederick Wonsor
Oliver D. Ellis
Smith-Tobey American Legion to Meet at Legion Hall
A regular meeting of Smith Tobey American Legion is set for 7 30 p m on Thursday at the Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith- Tobey, American Legion
the Legion Hall
Crossword clues and a cryptoquote puzzle note
A crossword list with entries like 35 36 38 39 41 42 and a cryptoquote explanation. The note describes a substitution cipher where one letter stands for another, with AXYCLBAAXR and LONGFELLOW as examples and daily changes to the key. The page invites solving the wordplay and filling in answers.
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Kitty Hawk
First Baptist Church
Stephen
Christ
Council of the Sanhedrin
Working League
Roland Peterson
Martha Bowen
William A. Todd
Harry L. Horne
Charles Shain
Lauretta Jones
Carroll Powers
Bernard Anderson
Mechanicsville
Eric Shutt
Warrenville
Ill
Dennis Moore
Stanley Thorne
Phippsburg
Chester MacMahan, Jr
Shutt
Bay Point
Anderson
Leroy Moulton
Alvah Reynolds
Eugene
J. W. McArthur
Henry N. Reynolds
Reynolds
McArthur
Robinhood
Burton West
Wilmington
L. Earle Hagan
Nancy of
Gardiner
Victor
Peabody
Victor Hagan
Tommy Kahrl
Kahrl
Harry Stone
Lewiston
Roy M. Newman
John Calabrese
Medford
Peterson
James Frye
E. M. Brian Davis
U.S.C.G
Quoddy Point
Gertrude Hunt
Overlook
Brown
John Drayton
Reid Park
Dresden
Dr. Bowman
School Health Council
North
Stephen E. Kocha
Paul M. Olm Funeral
Prefecture Chin
Ala Plas
Longfellow
PBNPQ
XU S&f
Kingsley
Ming Features Syndicate
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