Preparing for Battle in 1954 Campaign
The 1954 congressional fight shifts into high gear as Democrats press aggressive appeals while Republicans promise a clean slate. Truman’s Detroit Labor Day speech lauded New Deal gains and attacked the new administration. Republicans claim credit for Korea stalemate, anti-Communist purge, and a return to free enterprise, with control uncertain in 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tig Bak
U. S. News & World Report
Mr. Truman
Stevenson
Democratic Party
Mr. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Truman
Detroit
Sayng
U. S. News
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Where in the Home Fires Are Most Likely to Start
A study shows fires originate most often in the basement or cellar, then the kitchen, followed by bedrooms. The report highlights risk hotspots for dwelling fires and suggests awareness of common ignition sources.
Fire risks by room and source before home safety tips
A study ranks rooms by fire risk with basements and kitchens leading. It notes furnaces, rubbish heaps, oil rags, and defective wiring as major basement causes, while cooking stoves and smoking in bed drive kitchen and bedroom fires. Thoughtless smokers fuel living room blazes, contributing over thirty percent annually.
Nine Cases Heard At Monday's Court
Nine cases were heard before Judge Gardiner R. Deering in Monday's Municipal Court session. Raymond Mayo of Tops ham paid a $10 fine and $7.10 costs for passing a bill. Loraine Gosselin of Augusta pleaded guilty to following another car too closely with $10 fine and $7.10 costs, but fine suspended upon costs. Michael Lyden of Bath paid $5 fine and $7.95 costs or 30 days in jail. Six intoxication cases saw four guilty with $5-$10 fines and $6.15-$7.50 costs. one pleaded nolo contendere and got 60 days probation. one guilty on intoxication and probation, with the intoxication charge placed on file and probation ended, restoring a 90 day jail sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
Raymond E. Mayo
Topsham
Bowdoin
Loraine Gosselin
Augusta
Claude Bourget
Nolo Conténdre
County Republicans at $50 dinner in Portland Maine
Sagadahoc Republicans attended the Eastland Hotel dinner in Portland for the Maine GOP kick off at $50 a plate. Attendees included Sumner Sewall Etta Thurlow Louis Couture Hazel Robbins Converse Fenn Maude Dowing Carroll Deering Justice Miller Rodney Ross Watson Harmon Eliason Arthur Sturtevant all of Bath with Leavitt Morse DeBery Gillies Williams Curtis and Curtis of Bowdoinham noted among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Maine
Bath
Donald Leavitt
Woolwich
John G. Morse, Jr
P. Edward DeBery
Phippsburg
James A. Gillies, Jr
North Bath
Owen Williams
West Bath
Cleveland P. Curtis
Arthur P. Curtis
Bowdoinham
Bath Riding Club Members Gather in Casco Stables
Bath Riding Club members gathered at Andre Riggs stable in Naples for a service led by Dr. James Lenhart of Portland. The event, funded by Mr and Mrs L C Andrews, used Rigg's South Casco facilities with free-ns grain provided annually. Notable rider Henry M Baribeau has long shown horses in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre Riggs
Naples
James Lenhart
State Street Congregational Church
Portland
L. C. Andrews
South
Casco
Brunswick
Henry M. Baribeau
Municipal Court Delivers 90 Day Sentence Suspended
A single case heard in municipal court resulted in the defendant pleading guilty to an intoxication charge. The judge sentenced him to 90 days in jail but suspended the sentence and placed him on 90 days probation.
Torrent 1 Banquet Saturday Evening Is Grand Success
The Veteran Firemen’s Association Torrent No. 1 held its annual banquet at the G. A. R. hall with many members and guests. The event celebrated Bath’s handtub crew and featured speeches by Rev. Fr. Maney, Rev. Hodgkins, John R. Newell, and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrent No. 1
Timothy C. Maney
St. Mary’s Church
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Church
John R. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Stanley R. Hunter
Melvin L. Comeau
Edward Vaught
Maurice Warner
Weston Bonney
Lester Matthews
Berwick
Protection
Newbury
Mass
Neptune
Newburyport
Topsham
Harry Warner
Fife
Cathy Picken
Patty
Carole Teakles
Beverly
Patty Teakles
Massachusetts
Miss Picken
Bath
Hazel Warner
Dick Walsh
Torrent
Fred Dwyer
Carl Smith
Donald Hanscom
Earl Legard
Melbourne Miller
Anna McCabe
Torrent Association
Bert Cousins
Chester H. McCabe
John Dwyer
Fife and Drum Corps
Bath Riding Club Visits South Casco for Trail Ride
Bath Riding Club members travel to South Casco for the Trail Ride Maine Horse Association three day event on Oct 2 3 and 4. Leaders Judge Arthur J. Dunton Mrs Ruth Fuller and others ride horses Lady White Feet Merry Lad Pony Boy and Beau as they cover 20 to 25 miles daily with meals at fixed noon stops. Hosts Lawrence C Andrew and wife provide farm accommodations in Naples after riding from Sebago Lake and prior Bowling prize entries at Brunswick Horse Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Riding Club
South Casco
Trail Ride
Maine Horse Association
Arthur J. Dunton
Sidney Eaton
Ruth Fuller
Richard Carlson
Casco
Naples
Sebago Lake
Lawrence C. Andrew
Portland
Andrew Farms
Judge Dunton
Mr. Eaton
Mrs. Fuller
Pony
Mr. Carlson
Beau
Club
Brunswick
Henry M. Baribeau
Fire crews quell chimney blaze at Union Street home
Central fire station answered a still alarm at 1.45 pm Thursday. Engine arrived at Verdie A. Grant residence at 77 Union Street and stopped a chimney fire before it spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Fire Station
Verdie A. Grant
Union Street
Cockroaches worldwide number in the thousands
The article notes that more than 3,500 species of cockroaches exist globally, highlighting the diversity within the order Blattodea and the wide distribution of many species across continents and habitats.
Happy visit to Santa Claus Land described
Mr and Mrs Philip Wyman and son Terry return from an annual vacation to New York State noting Adirondacks foliage and Lake Champlain scenery. They visit Santa Claus Land in Wilmington where Terry observes Santa, the Brownies, and reindeer near Santa's ice covered North Pole house filled with gift shops and Christmas preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Wyman
Terry
Cver A
New York State
Spri d
Adirondacks
Lake Champlain
New York
Wilmington
Santa
North Pole
Local Bath notes on households and community events
Mr and Mrs Arnold Maxwell resume duties at Bath Laundry after a three day vacation in a new trailer home. Mr and Mrs John G Morse Jr attend Republican dinner in Portland. Elmer Morse and Sherman Morse establish new homes on High street. Sagadahoc grange meeting at Bowdoin Center. Norma McDonald hosts eleventh birthday party on Phippsburg road. Mrs Iva York recovering at Bath Memorial Hospital. Parker O Rogers farms large herd on Clifford road near Pitch Pine hill with eighteen registered cows delivering milk to Oakhurst Dairy Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Maxwell
Bath
John G. Morse
Hotel Eastland
Portland
Sherman L. Morse
High Street
Bridge Street
Winfield Morse
Dresden
Amy Cromwell
Nequasset
Willard Blair
Winfield W. Morse
Reuben Purington
Elbridge Malcolm
Sagadahoc Grange
Bowdoin Center
Elmer Morse
Alma Nadine
Norma McDonald
Norman McDonald
Phippsburg Road
Iva Yorke
Bath Memorial Hospital
Parker O. Rogers
Clifford Road
Pitch Pine Hill
Oakhurst
Big repaving job under way on city streets
A $19,900 repaving project on Front and Oak streets began last week with W. H. Hinman Co. as contractor. Front Street will be rebuilt from Summer to Oak and Oak Street from Front to Washington, funds permitting. Old streetcar tracks were removed this morning as crews lay a new base and drainage and install two asphalt traffic covers.
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Front
Oak Streets
Nathan C. White
W. H. Hinman Co
North Anson
Front Street
Oak Street
Washington
White
Genesta Chapter Has Oct. 16 Meeting and Oct. 23 Event
Genesta Chapter schedules an Oct. 16 meeting. On Oct. 23 officers host a fried clam supper followed by a barn dance with Worthy Patron Don ald T. Page inviting Friday guests to join festivities. A Rainbow Girls program and performances by Florence Fullerton Ellen Low and Donna Guynn are noted. Refreshments include cheese spreads and snacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
Donald T. Page
Florence Fullerton
Ellen Low
Donna Guynn
Merchant
Anne Minott
Smith-Tobey Post Plans Social Gathers for Year
Smith Tobey Post votes to shorten business sessions and hold an executive meeting before regular meetings. Starting this month every other session will be social. first social set for Tue Oct 27 under Francis Mc Laughlin. Veterans invited, old fashioned dance planned, spring Legion fair hoped yearly. Drum Corps tickets for Marine Band concert near sale. proceeds fund uniforms. Parade Sunday features Drum Corps and Marine Color Guard. Get well cards requested for Gene Harrison and J Horace McClure after a recent accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Tobey Post Vo
Francis McLaughlin
William Milliken
Marine Band
Milliken
Drum and Bugle Corps
L. C. MacDonald
Getwell
Gene Harrison
Hebron
J. Horace McClure
Lewiston
Lawrence Couture Jr Celebrates Birthday Party
Lawrence Couture Jr son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Couture of 212 Middle Street celebrated his seventh birthday Friday afternoon after school with family friends and relatives. The party featured pastel decorations a large iced cake candy baskets and prizes for games including pin the tail on the donkey and a milk bottle drop. Invited guests included two grandmothers Mrs Peter Couture of Bath and Mrs Alfred Atkins of Topsham and several Bath area children and mothers with visiting out of town guests Skippy and Rebecca Fournier and their mother Mrs Antonio Fournier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Couture, Jr
Lawrence Couture
Middle Street
Frida
Riki Page
Peter Sarkis
Charles Benoit, Jr
Charles
Joe
Lawrence
Peter Couture
Bath
Alfred Atkins
Topsham
Greg Page
Linda Foster
Brian Foster
Raymond Hutchins
James McGuiggan
Kleele Sarkis
Joe Benoit
Irene
Sonny Savoie
Stephen White
George Sarkis
Donald T. Page
Skippy
Rebecca Fournier
Antonio Fournier
Morse High schedules altered in football slate
Morse High athletic director Duncan H Farrell announced two changes to the football schedule. The Morse Waterville game moves from Friday Oct 23 to Saturday Oct 24 at 2 pm due to low night attendance. The Morse Westbrook IV JV game shifts to Kelley Field for Oct 16 in place of the earlier Westbrook venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Duncan H. Farrell
Morse-Waterville
Morse-Westbrook
Kelley Field
Westbrook
Drivers licenses and license forms now available
Applications for 1954 drivers licenses and car licenses, plus excise tax forms, are at the city office to beat the last minute rush. Also notes Brown rice should be cooked longer than white rice to become tender.
Bath City Unable To Fill Recreation Director Post
The Bath Recreation Director position cannot be filled for the rest of the fiscal year as the acting director Edward J. Red McMann resigned and was accepted by the Recreation Commission. The commission may hire a Community Center Supervisor until April 1 1954 and invites applications with qualifications for interview October 6 at 7 30 p.m. Attending were Chairman Temple Archibald Main Lawrence Boardman George Perry Miss Helen Moses and ex officio Stanley R. Hunter and Addison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bath
Edward J
Red
McMann
Recreation Commission
James Temple
Loring R. Addison
Addison
Commission
City
Temple
Archibald M. Main
Lawrence Boardman
George Perry
Helen Moses
Stanley R. Hunter
Man Found Guilty of Drunken Driving in Bath Court
In Bath Municipal Court Judge Gardiner R. Deering heard four driving cases Friday morning. Harold E. McElman, 19, of Huse Street, pleaded innocent to drunken driving on Middle Street and driving without a license. McElman was found guilty on the drunken driving charge and fined 100 dollars plus 13.56 in costs or 60 days in jail. the second count carried a 10 dollar fine and 12.94 in costs. He appealed to the October Sagadahoc Superior Court term with sureties totaling 400 dollars. Floyd R. Monroe of New London pleaded guilty to speeding 70 mph on Route 201 and paid 10 dollars plus 5.70 in costs. Carroll Coffin of PhD represented the defendant in the inadequate lights rear of a truck on Route 1 at Woolwich. he was found innocent after a brief hearing. A Bath 16-year-old pled guilty to operating an unregistered vehicle and was fined 10 dollars plus 5.70 in costs. judge placed him on 90 days probation to pay the fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gardiner R. Deering
Harold E. McElman
Huse Street
Edward W. Bridgham
Middle Street
McElman
Sagadahoc
Floyd R. Monroe
New London
Conn
Bowdoin
Ellis Aldrich
Brunswick
Carroll Coffin
PhD
Route 1
Woolwich
Deering
Pre Nuptial Shower For Jeannine Bisson
Mrs Dennis R Murphy and Miss Catherine L Powers hosted a Monday evening shower for Jeannine Bisson at 1540 Washington Street. Bisson will wed R Robert Powers Saturday at 9 am at St. Marys Church. Yellow and white decor, gifts arranged in a clothes basket, large wedding bell decor, and corsage for the bride. Attendees include Mrs Kendall Lord and others, with sister from Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis R. Murphy
Catherine L. Powers
Miss Powers
Washington Street
Jeannine Bisson
Miss Bisson
Lucien Bisson
High Street
R. Robert Powers
H. Martin Powers
St. Mary's Church
Kendall Lord
D. Leroy Lord, Jr
Thomas J. Cummings
Carleton D. Reed, Jr
Roy Bradford
Maurice L. Hutchins
Arthur M. MacDonald
Edwin P. Pow- Ste
Anne Tempsen
Ormore
D. Leroy Lord
Clifford Little
Pennsylvania
Poreu's Hidden Voice in Silent Moments
A fragment notes that the poreu, though typically quiet, can produce a variety of sounds. It highlights the creature's capacity for vocal activity beyond expected silence, suggesting a broader acoustic behavior.
Rumford Gunners Defeat Hyde Windlass in Alden League
The Rumford gunners handed Hyde Windlass Rifle and Pistol Club its first defeat in the Alden competition. They won the Gold League 946 to 940 and the up-country team won the Blue League 920 to 915. Top gunner for the Wi was C. Hughes. R. Hawkes led the Red Blue League shooters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumford Gunners
Hyde Windlass
C. Hughes
R. Hawkes
Perfect scores rule Sagadahoc skeet shoot in Bath
Alvah Bonney fired a perfect 25x25 and Conrad Parker achieved a 50x50 twice, totaling 75 straight hits across recent 75 shots, at the Sagadahoc Rod Gun Skeet Association Sunday skeet event in North Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Rod, Gun & Skeet Association
North Bath
Alvah Bonney
Conrad Parker
Parker
Duke Football Roster Estimates Drop From 100 to 60
Local notes report Duke University football candidates dwindling from about 100 last year to roughly 60 this year. Monday night rain ended a 13 day dry spell easing dangerous conditions in nearby woods. John J Hinds of Engine 2 demonstrated fire extinguisher use and alarm pulling at Bath Opera House Sunday night as part of Fire Prevention Week activities run by the Bath fire department and city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke University
John J. Hinds
Bath Opera House
Hinds
Fred Pecci
Dnivers Por
Bathre
Maine Federation of Men's Bible Classes Elects Officers
Fred L. Jones was elected president of the Maine Federation of Men's Bible Classes at its second annual meeting held at First Baptist Church. New officers include Harland E. Hammond vice president Ralph L. Blakeney secretary Harry Minal treasurer Rev Harold D Wheeler chaplain. County and state directors named along with regional vice president Clarence Butler installing. Highlights cover business, addresses by Keeley Bubar and Hodge, special music and a 6 pm banquet. Session closed at 8.40 with hymns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Jones
Maine Federation of Men
First Baptist Church
Harland E. Hammond
South Paris
Ralph L. Blakeney
Bath
Harry Minal
Harold D. Wheeler
Brunswick
Beecher C. Pearl
Androscoggin
Harland Hatch
Cumberland
Oxford
Robert D. Metcalf
Ralph V. Barrett
York
Harry M. Vinal
Clarence Butler
Pawtucket
R. I
Vinal
Howard Keeley
Boston
Evangelistic Association of New England
Benjamin Bubar
Waterville
Christian Civic League of Maine
William Hodge
Winchester
Mass
Wilfred Meloon
Richmond
William Fraser
Mizpah
Crossword Lime title of courtesy 6 Ferry boat 9
Crossword style clues list with numbered items including ferry boat long narrow pass and proverbs.
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