Oil Progress Week and the Right to Sail or Fly
A century of progress is framed by speed feats from Flying Cloud to modern flight. Oil Progress Week emphasizes competition as a force driving living standards, freedom, and economic vitality, alongside political liberty and free enterprise.
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New York
San Francisco
Edward W. Kenny
U. S. Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Dayton
Ohio
United States
Fire safety tips amid hurricane damage in Maine
Fire Prevention Week urges homeowners in Maine to inspect roofs for damaged shingles from Hurricanes Carol and Edna and fix leaks that threaten wiring. Experts warn weakened chimneys, clogged gutters, and loose electrical fittings can spark fires as cold weather approaches.
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Maine
Carol
Edna
Hurricane damage tips and cleanup cautions
The text warns on flood effects and drying out before relying on heating systems and seeks professional help to avoid breakdowns. It urges removing brush piles and debris, delaying leaf burning until disposal is complete, and notes structure defects from hurricane damage may remain hidden without special checks.
Maine urges employers to hire handicapped workers during week
Gov. Burton Cross and national program urge employers to employ physically handicapped workers during October 3-9. Maine offices report 900 placements last year and a 1954 act aims to boost rehabilitated workers to over 200,000 by 1999. Local Maine Employment Security Commission offices provide details on worker qualifications.
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Burton M. Cross
National
Eisenhower
Maine Employment Security Commission
U N Votes to Postpone Red China Admission
The U N General Assembly approved by 43 to 11 a U S resolution to delay admitting Red China for another year, a tactic that echoed last year’s 44 to 10 vote. Secretary Dulles spoke on pooling atomic facilities for peaceful use calling it a great adventure in human welfare, noting the plan excludes no nation. Some observers question if the administration is running seared in the U N too.
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U. N. General Assembly
U.S
China
State Dulles
U. N
Automobile cases heard in Municipal Court
Six cases were heard before Recorder Arthur D. Dolloff in Monday's Municipal Court session. Defendants included Clifford E. Mobbs who paid 100 fine and 7.10 costs for drunken driving, Barry L. Mullen who was found guilty of speeding at 50 in a 25 zone and fined 10 plus 10.10 costs, Monroe M. Stockton for driving with no registration and fined 10 plus 7.10 costs, Wilbur G. York for passing on a bill with 10 and 5.70 costs, and Jean Pearl Liner for speeding 80 with 10 and 5.70 costs. An intoxication case resulted in 5 fine and 7.50 costs. Troopers Holdsworth, Hodgkins, and Byron were the complainants.
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Arthur D. Dolloff
Clifford E. Mobbs
Winchester
Mass
Bernard Holdsworth
Richmond
Barry L. Mullen
Topsham
Main Street
Holdsworth
Monroe M. Stockton
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Bowdoinham
Wilbur G. York
Portland
Philip Hodgkins
Woolwich
Jean Pearl Liner
Long Beach
Calif
David Klickstein
Brunswick
Byron
Y M C A Financial Campaign Reports Progress
The Y M C A committee reported $3 849 in cash for the campaign and noted last year’s shortfall of $1 000. They expect a strong response, plan a house to house canvass, and urge continued donations to fund the coming year.
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Y. M. C. A. Financial Campaign Committee
Fridaeernoon
Procuring liquor for minors leads Bath man to fine
A 66 year old Bathman was fined 100 dollars and 5.70 in court costs after pleading guilty to procuring liquor for minors. William J Lyons of 85 Beacon street was arrested on the complaint of Police Chief Edward L. Gaudreau following intoxication charges against two youths aged 16 and 17. The youths also faced charges but were sent back after a stern warning from Judge Gardiner R. Deering. In other actions, Joseph R. Hayes of the Brunswick Naval Air Station pleaded guilty to speeding 70 mph on Leeman Highway and paid fines of 10 dollars and 7.82 in costs. Ernest E. Kuhn of Mimico pleaded guilty to failing to stop for a school bus and paid 10 dollars plus 7.10 in costs. A petty larceny charge against Everett O’Farrell was not pressed for lack of evidence.
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Lyons
Gardiner R. Deering
Bath
Arthur Tainter
Ernest E. Kuhn
Mimico
Qont
John P. Carey
Woolwich
Anthony Frenette
Everett O'Farrell
Municipal Court Hears Four Cases on Friday Session
Four cases were heard in Municipal Court with one parking on Broad Street charge placed on file for $5.70 costs. Three intoxication cases resulted in fines of $10 and $6.60 costs or 15 days in jail after guilty pleas.
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Arthur D. Dolloff
Broad Street
Pers Fitzgerald
Sadie Miller
Lincoln Street
Edward W. Bridgham
Bath
Apron Wins Prize at Maine Hobby Show
Mrs. Herbert Worrey, 84, displays a cotton apron made from odds and ends that won first prize and a blue ribbon at the hobby show during the Aug. 18 Maine Three-Quarter Century club meeting in Augusta. The apron is displayed on Academy street.
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Herbert Worrey
Academy Street
Morse High Notes Recap Of Clubs And Activities
Morse High students engage in fundraisers and events including seniors bake sale and Christmas cards, sophomore pennants and pins sale, and a food sale. The Morse Mentor debuts with a long staff list. Junior Vocational Guidance Tests are planned, and multiple clubs name officers and upcoming activities.
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Central House
Nnney
Kateri Costann
Anne
Grant’s
Senter’s
Morse
Nathan Cohen
Althea Gaylord
Jane Homan
Julie Cumming
Anne Amirault
Kateri Costain
Richard Darling
Judy Crocker
Dawn Newcomb
Isabel Johansen
Sue Hagerthy
Martin Turpie
Judy Holbrook
Lani Cahill
Roslyn Higgins
Diane Longley
Betty Bull
Claudia Carter
Janice Lebel
Frances Vaillancourt
Betty Wallace
Wilson
Huse
Boston University
Miss Con
Gay Bonney
Barbara Thornton
Frances Warner
Rifle Club
Peter Lorentson
Richard Crabtree
David Rush
Donald Ray
Business Leaders of America
Marion Holmes
Carole Fitzgerald
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Leadership Course for Girl Scouts in Brunswick
Applications for a basic 16 hour leadership training course for Girl Scout leaders are being distributed. The eight week program starts October 11 at 7 30 p m in Sills hall Brunswick with attendance required every Monday. Bath leaders’ registration fees will be paid by the Bath Girl Scout Council.
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Brunswick
Sills Hall
Bath
Bath Girl Scout Council
Winter Street
Roses Bloom at Independent Office Named President Marcia
Frank W. Danforth of 1075 High Street sent a full bloom rose to the Independent office this week. The pale pink rose, the President Marcia, has bloomed for the third time this year and came from the Frank Conglin Rose Garden in West Goshen Connecticut.
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Frank W. Danforth
High Street
Marcia
Mr. Danforth
Bush
Frank Conglin
West Goshen
Conn
County Pomona Holds Meeting On Muscular Dystrophy
The closing thought Our Un failing Friend was given by Freida Perkins. The cause and cure of muscular dystrophy a disorder of the voluntary muscles is presently unknown.
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Freida Perkins
Elm disease threat grows after Maine hurricanes
The Maine Forestry Service warns Dutch elm disease spread increased by Aug 31 and Sept 11 hurricane blow-downs. Weakened elms attract bark beetles that spread the disease. sanitation by removing and burning debris, burying material, or spraying bark with DDT in fuel oil is urged. officials offer assistance and literature upon request.
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Maine Forestry Service
Maine
Forestry Service
Maine Forest Service
Church Education Board Meeting At Wesley Methodist Church
Mrs John G Morse Jr led a discussion on primary division teaching methods using memory story telling and creative activity. Rally Day proposed October 3 with a special offering, and a training class for teachers and parents to begin October 10 at 7 30 p m.
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John G. Morse, Jr
Winter Street
Board of Education
Wesley Methodist Church
Stanley Hunter
Marc King
Oliver W. Bell
Carl Taber
Charles Pinkham
Alvah Morse
Hunter
George Biette
Walter E. Upham
James Haley
Charles Osborne
Conference Board
Short Lobsters Lead to Fines in Municipal Court
Three cases heard in Tuesday's Municipal Court. Arthur L. Totman of Bath pleaded innocent to one of four short lobsters at Phippsburg but was found guilty and fined 20 dollars plus 7 dollars 82 cents costs. Warden Charles Boensch was the complainant. Two intoxication cases resulted in guilty pleas with fines of five dollars and costs of five dollars seventy cents in one case and six dollars sixty cents in the other.
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Gardiner R. Deering
Arthur L. Totman
Bath
Phippsburg
Charles Boensch
Bailey Evening School to Open
Bailey Evening School may be discontinued if average attendance drops below ten per session. Call Mr. Watson at 1705-M during the day or 392-W at other times for details. Great Britain buys about 17 percent of Sweden's total exports and is its foremost export market.
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Watson
Great Britain
Sweden
Morse High to relace gym floor after flood damage
Board of Education seeks bids to replace the Morse High School gym floor after rain and floodwater warped the hardwood. Experienced floor layers required, with three varnish coats and basketball court lines. Timeline aims for December 1 completion and prior drying between coats.
Sunday School Resumes at Winnegance Baptist Church
Parents urged to join as four class groups start under the current setup. Freeman Crosby leads the adult class with Mrs. Robert Coombs directing the junior girls and Ralph Blakeney supervising junior boys. Rene Roy heads the primary department with Mrs. Blakeney assisting at piano and as secretary. Attendance at the opening service signals a strong year. sessions meet Sundays at 2 30 pm with Timothy 2 15 as text.
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Winnegance Baptist Church
Freeman Crosby
Robert Coombs
Ralph Blakeney
Rene Roy
Winnegance Chapel
Odd Fellows Minstrel Show Planned at Morse High
Lincoln Lodge I O O F hosts annual minstrel show at Morse High School auditorium on Saturday October 16 at 8 15 PM. Theme Cubes Galore of 54 directed by Edward Pend men with cast James Juli ano George Stimpson Carl Meister Stanley Brimigion and two end women unnamed until curtain. Reserved seats go on sale next Friday at Fullerton's Record Shop. tickets available from cast members.
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Lincoln Lodge
Morse High School
Wis
Edward Pend
James Juliano
George Stimpson
Carl Meister
Stanley Brimigion
Page
Fullerton
Mercury Reaches 82 Degrees In Friday Heat Wave
Warm humid Friday brought Bath residents a taste of August with sunshine driving temperatures to about 82 by mid afternoon. Readings climbed from 60 in the morning to 76 at noon and lingered in the upper 60s most of the day, seven degrees below the 1898 all time high.
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Bath
Oldest Cro-Magnon Statues Found in French Cave
In 1924 archaeologists uncovered carvings in a cave near Montespan, France, credited to early Cro-Magnon people and described as among the world’s oldest statues. The find highlights prehistoric artistic expression in central France.
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French Vilage of
Montespan
Naval Academy offers early applications with advantages
The Academy announced by Rear-Admiral W. Warlick that early application confers two main benefits: transfer credits for maritime training in high school and improved odds for financial aid. About 15 percent fail admission due to insufficient math and science courses. Lt. John M. Hacke notes regional high school visits to recruit and provide information, with talks and screenings available on request.
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Maritim Academy
W. Warlick
U.S.N
Warlick
Mahal
Academy
John M. Hacke
U.S.N.R
Caribbean
State of Maine
Old Farmers Almanac Predicts Clear October First Half
Almanac forecasts good weather for the first two weeks of October with four consecutive clear days possible. After the 27th, it warns of approaching snow and a harsher November with cold and sleet.
Bath police lieutenant exams held for six officers
Six Bath police Department patrolmen Edward Newell Robert E Wagner Jr Robert Starling Arthur Tainter Merle Niles and Paul E rr sat an examination for the rank of Police Lieutenant Thursday night under the Personnel Service Commission. Results are expected within two weeks officials said
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Bath Police Department
Personnel Service Commission
Edward Newell
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Robert Starling
Arthur Tainter
Merle Niles
Paul E. Rr
Colonial Restaurant Changes Hands Friday
Negotiations for the sale of the Colonial Cafe in Bath wrapped up Friday in the office of Attorney John P. Carey Jr. New owner is George Carris of Rowley Massachusetts. The buyer will close for about two weeks for renovations and redecorating.
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Bath
John P. Carey, Jr
George Carris
Rowley
Mass
Charles ‘Enos
Colonial
Carrie
Tadausant
Fe. 1
Masys
Massachu
Venus
Olympis Candy
Center Street
H. Cahill
Sam Canacaris
Charles
Leo Venus
Mr. Cahill
Dewey
New Meadows,Inn
Cahill
Joseph Malo
Munsey to Join Binghamton in Eastern League
Bath catcher Warren P. Munsey 19 will join Binghamton of the Eastern League Class A for spring training in North Carolina. The Morse High graduate has moved through Norfolk Tars of the Piedmont League and Kansas City of the American Association before a recall to Bristol, then acquisition by Binghampton.
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Maine
Warren P. Munsey
Bath
Binghampton
N. Y
North Carolina
New York Yankees
Morse High
Munsey
Norfolk Tars
Kansas City
Bristol
Yankee Mn
Norfolk
Bath Fire Units Put Out Still Alarm Brush Fire
Bath firemen respond to a still alarm at North and Front streets Saturday noon. A booster line curbed the minor brush blaze with no damage reported.
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Bath
North
Front Streets
Longfellow code word puzzle and cryptogram notes
Cryptoquote puzzle provides a sample mapping AXYDLBAAKR to LONGFELLOW with hints that single letters substitute for others. It explains code days change and warns about a maiden who can be fair or false. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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Axydlbaakr
Longfellow
King Features Syndicate
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Edward Belanger
Mains
Walter Powers
Morse High Notes
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Pomona
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