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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1944

Page

7

Bath Daily Notes 1904 Community Roundup

Forty years ago in Bath updates cover travel plans of Mrs McUillite and Gardiner Deering, school football at Morse and Rockland, beach and shipyard news, local business trips, new faculty and students at Bath Business College, and a wave of visits, injuries, and retirements across Bath including Bath Iron Works and the Kennebec area.

Large seal sighted in New Meadows river near landing

On Sept 30, 1904 a notably large seal surfaced off the New Meadows river near the landing where it delighted guests. Earlier a heavy shower forced South End electric passengers to walk or await repairs after car No 16 broke down near Bath Street on the 5 15 trip to the South End, leaving the car crowded.

New Meadows South End Bath Street

Brazil's Rich Potential Resources Highlighted by Economists

Economic geographers note Brazil's vast potential resources with over eighty percent of land deemed productive. Ample rainfall supports rubber, coffee, timber and other crops. The country hosts large iron ore deposits in Minas Gerais, about 22 percent of world total, plus other unique minerals.

Brazil Minas Gerais

Bayonet origin linked to Bayonne’s seventeenth century

The bayonet is claimed to have been invented in Bayonne France during the seventeenth century, according to the note.

Bayonne France

Corn Silk Removal Tip For Cob Cleaning

A practical method suggests using a stiff vegetable brush to remove corn silk from the cob. This quick technique helps tidy ears before cooking or eating.

Probate Notices for Sagadahoc Estates in Bath

Court in Bath Sagadahoc grants probate actions including will for Calise Matate Roland F Pero, deceased. Harold J. Rubin named executor with letters testamentary without bond. Allee E. Prost and Arthur F. Mayo involved as administrator and first final account. Public notice requires Bath Independent publication for three weeks and a probate hearing October second at ten in the forenoon. John L. Jack, Register.

Bath Sagadahoc Roland F Pero Harold J. Rubin Allee E. Prost Arthur F. Mayo

Consider China danger point in the Asiatic war

An editorial by MARC T. GREENE argues China is the key danger point in the Asiatic war. It warns that Japan seeks to split or subjugate China, risking a protracted conflict unless the U.S. increases aid to Chungking. It lauds MacArthur for island hopping but says victory requires saving China and a unified resistance against Japan.

Marc T. Greene Greene Manila America Gripsholm The Providence Jounal Far East Asia Philippines China Chungking East MacArthur Japan Java Sumatra Siam Malaya Burma Manchuria Mindanao Luzon Corregidor Lashio Bhaima Irrawaddy Port Moresby New Guinea Australia Wallace Chiang Kai-shek Lord Beaverbrook Edgar Snow Chiang

Wiscasset Community Roundup From Page Four

Local notes cover church auxiliary attendance in Rockland, residents visiting and traveling in Massachusetts, families relocating near Bath, hospitalizations at Camp Devens, and social gatherings in Pemaquid Beach. Waste paper drives by American Legion Post and Troop 201 collected over ten tons for regional recycling. Joseph L. Neal undergoing surgery at Maine General Hospital. Louise Blagdon on a week’s vacation from the Register of Deeds office with interim coverage.

Wellesley Hills Mass Philip Miller West Point Bath Pfe Parker Foye Maurice Foye Willow Road Camp Devens Allan Hunnewell Federal Street Gilbert Gilbert's, Pemaquid Beach John Kilborn Peter Portland Ralph Webster Rodney Wyman Madison Wiscasset American Legion Post Boy Scout Troop The Legion Post Joseph L. Neal Washington Street Maine General Hospital Louise Blagdon Register of Deeds Office Court House Harvey R. Pease

Great Leader Passes Away in Home City

Obituary notes former New York Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Alfred E Smith died in New York hospital after a long illness. The piece mentions his wife’s death, a funeral, and references to a 1920s-era image and lifestyle. Other notices include memorials for Fred Albert Bean in Wiscasset and a brief piece on a 18th century Franklin fireplace evolution.

Alfred E Smith New York Warter Jis Fred Moody Exeter Wis Cosset Snday Maonly Antoinette Pliamstead Wonnns Club Wiscasset Consreedioal Vestry Figas Adberta Larraine Vera Hageett Kate Sewall Mav Questiutt Ganive Mi Staveell Downes Fred Albert Bean Veteran's Administration Togus Valteria Eugenia Bean Cuuiles Arthur Harvey George Waldobore Harry Warren Is B. Nelson Bangor Grace B. Haydeck Lynn Mass Cowley Funeral Home Robert H. Kiesuaaam Iatine Baris Oak Grove Bath

Deadly New Canadian Weapon Sexton Revealed in War Intro

A powerful new weapon, the Sexton, a 25-pounder full tracked self propelled mount, designed and built in Canada, is in service in France and being produced for Britain. It evolves from the Ram tank and uses the 25 pounder gun that halted Rommel at El Alamein. The lower photo shows the gun mounted, with completed mounts heading to the testing ranges above.

Ong France Rommel el Alamein Lest

Mayan Architecture Astonishes Modern Archeologists

Delight archeologists with Maya manual arts in Middle America. Their arch keystone principle remains unseen, yet temples rose with primitive tools to great heights. Temples feature stucco walls, painted surfaces, and capstones.

Middle America

Poison Ivy Control Using Sprays Aid Plants

Dr. E A Bessey of Michigan State College says a spray containing a chemical obtainable at farm stores kills poison ivy quickly without harming surrounding vegetation. A few squirts suffice as the solution penetrates leaf pores and travels to roots, causing them to shrivel.

E. A. Bessey Department of Botany Michigan State College

Rise in corporate assets outpaces tax hikes in early war years

Corporations expanded liquid assets substantially from 1939 to 1943 as tax liabilities rose by nearly 15 billion dollars. Cash holdings, bank deposits, and government securities grew by 25.5 billion, while networking capital increased by 17 billion, signaling strong liquidity and capital position during the period.

Soil Bank Benjamin Franklin Quotation Recalled

A line from Benjamin Franklin appears in Poor Richard's Almanac praising the soil bank idea as a safe and profitable fertility deposit. The aphorism frames soil health as a durable investment in agriculture and future yields.

Soil Bank Benjamin Franklin Richard

Also Mentioned on This Page

Edward Mc Uillite New England States Gardiner G. Deering Baltimore Atlantic Carriers Boston Franky Morseigh School Rocklandigh School W. R. Kimball Low Fisher Fred Footer Merrymeeting Bay Maine Europe Harlestown Navy Yard Arthur C. Shorey Ren Classical Institute Charleson Lewison Westbrook Yarmouth Isbon Falls Harry Kimball Harriman F. H. Kimball James W. Hawley D. Howard Spear John A A. H. Shaw Turday Lewis Mary Costello Charles D. Shaw Greenville Jed H. Kimball High Street Osborne Bath Business College Thomas Williams Gorgetown Samuel Welch, Jr Damariscota F. H. Lowe F. H. Ingraham Louis J. Preney Times Press Room Trinity Ernest Gee Columbia Hotel Lewiston Hattie Alger South Saston George M. Lincoln Charles Lincoln B. E. Todd Town Times W. C. Todd State Board of Examiners Lombard Street William Brown James Pearson William Hall Alice May Douglas Peace Department National Charles Stinson Robert Mitchell George Pembroke Thomas F. Perkins Louie Carr Sadie Toothaker Henry Healey White Mountain Marie Bonnes Fred Kingsbury Clarence Modell John Evans California Washington E. M. Fuller, Jr Thomas J. Lundriggan William A. Merrill Night Watch A. Hamilton Charles Dickinson and Son Kennebec University of Maine A. P. Morton Hope Sherwood Sanford L. Fogg Lewisteres Charles E. Hyde Fred S. Sawyer E. C. Plummer Bert Delano Dixfield Milton H. Douglas Yes Gardiner Alderman Henry G. Hodgdon H. B. Sawyer Richmond H.W. Dunton Kimball Bros. Co Boothbay Harbor Ofa Walter Reed Enoch Reed Eastern Steamship Co Groton Conn Elizabeth M. Fulton John C. Stevens Madelyn Hyde New Meadows Inn Foote Brothers Charles Harrington Fred Butler Charles Fred Coombs Fred C. Leonard Summer Streets Harry Hh) Mayers Bath Merchants’ Association Samuel Whitehouse North Street John R. Houghton Commercial Street White Mountains Ladies of the Universalist Church John Webster West Bath J. G. Osborne Brown Frank Ferrin Hyde Light Guards James Ritchie City Uncle Sam Alabama Harry B. Sawyer Providence Merchants and Miners Line John G. Morse Winnegance John Moore James O'Neil Bath Iron Works Walter Murtaugh Henry Hartleb Crosby W.L. Ham Lizzie M. French H. R. Hutchins Gilbert Standish S. J. Pettingill Hiram T. Stevens Popham H. W. Laken East Pepperill F. M. Dunton Harold Dunton Berkeley Damariscotta 8. T. Snipe Fred EF. Drake Arthur B. Lindsay Cyrus W. Longley Georgetown Mabel Whitehouse H. T. Passmore & Co East Boothbay Fred Williams Lon Fisher Rockland Camden Mrs. E. D. Jameson Salem William Dean B.S.W Pembroke E. J. Murphy Middle Street South Street Merton Sprague A. C. Sprague Union Street Marston and Fuller H. H. Richards Western Union Telegraph Office E. J. Mullaney Lillian M. Leonard William Reed William Leavitt Quincy Ship and Engine Company Charles Chase John Arsenault Northern Berlin Lumber Co the Times CO Front Street Arthur J. Dunton John L. Jack Franklin Firer Lice Pennsylvania Bath Independent State of Maine Frank B Nichols the Times Company Harry C. Webber Bath Mane Frank HO Nichols Bath, Maine Times Company, Corporation Bath, Miine Frank B. Nichols Ella D. Nichols Bath, Mane Dorothy Nichols Nivien Vrtansw i Mirnie Barrett , Nichols Laat Wny Randall F. Cook Seals Notary Public Vconniaston
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