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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1951
Page
2
The text argues observing Traffic Memorial Day on September 30 to honor victims of auto accidents and urge action to reduce deaths and injuries. It stresses that autumn months are most deadly, urges media and public venues to observe a moment of silence, and calls for addressing drivers, pedestrians, roads, enforcement, and vehicle design including front driver and rear engine concepts to improve car safety.
During Midwest floods a large electric plant serving northeastern Kansas was protected by a coal dike built by about 60 workers using bulldozers. They built a four by 14 foot coal barrier containing 1500 tons, keeping electricity flowing to the stricken region. Coal’s many uses in steel, electricity, heating, and industry are highlighted.
The article extols abundant underground coal resources and a highly efficient coal industry capable of rapid production and processing with maximum economy, viewing these as a boon for future growth and prosperity.
Peter Crocker and Joe Sonia organized a neighborhood circus on the Crocker grounds in High street to raise funds for the Jimmy Fund. The event featured popcorn stands, dart and ring toss, salvaged toy prizes, and a haunted tunnel. After expenses the pair donated 1.93 to the charity. Peter and Joe attend local schools, living at 1074 and 1055 High street.
Two motorists faced fines in Bath Municipal Court. One Carrier of Auburn pleaded guilty to driving at a speed to endanger after a Route 209 collision with Lester Oliver of Phippsburg. fined 25 dollars plus 4.70 costs. Oliver sustained rear-end damage, and another motorist Ralph E. Irwere of Bath pleaded guilty to reckless driving with a 25 dollar fine and 6.82 costs.
City council tackles sewer extensions and funding with bids expected for Lemont street and routine Pearl street work. Discussion covers engineering costs, the Emergency Fund, and sewer hookup timing for homeowners. Plummer Home for the Aged lease approved with rate dispute unresolved. welfare head argues current $65 monthly is feasible.
City Health Officer Roscoe C. McFadden distributes a list of reportable diseases to schools and households under RS 1944. Residents must report any cases with age sex residence and disease type. A postcard with the details suffices to aid state and local controls.
Mr and Mrs Bernard L Allen of Clarksburg West Virginia return home after visiting relatives and friends in Bath Portland South Portland and Sebago Lake where they occupied a cottage for part of their trip Bertha Russell sister of Mrs Benjamin Woodside of Center Street accompanied them and they visited her sister Mrs Fran Hollis in South Portland.
The Bath city council discussed plans for next spring and a permanent surface project. They reviewed tax figures, retirement dates for veteran driver Joseph Cloutier, and a pending Social Security retirement effective October 1, 1951. A fire truck driver's suspension was noted, and entertainment costs for the H.M.S. Snipe visit totaled 398.58 with named expenditures. A bid for Cottage Park lots was rejected and a 10 percent employee pay raise was referred to a special committee for study.
City records detail 45 arrests in August including assault intoxication and driving offenses. Fire and police updates note an RCA mobile radio order, a long service driver retirement, and a 14 day suspension. Cemeteries saw 11 burials and park maintenance. streets were resurfaced with costs about 16 213 dollars, plus relief caseloads totaling 36 cases and 73 people assisted.
The report notes inspections on private sewers and nuisance areas, health certificates issued, and numerous state and city conferences. August meter collections totaled 1199.93 with 48.00 from meter violations. street lighting improvements completed by Central Maine Power Co. and city property lots advertised for sale with bids received August 31. Paul Hart was the sole bid for Cottage Park lots 5 and 6.
Mrs Isadore Singer of 11 Lipden street was elected at the Beth Board of Education meeting to a part time mathematics teaching post at Central Grammar school The new teacher will work afternoons She is a Morse High School and Gorham Normal School graduate Her first assignment was at Westport Island followed by a sixth grade post at Weeks School where she served three years as principal She has since acted as a substitute in city schools on multiple occasions.
A Bath city education note cites crowded classrooms as a widespread nation wide problem plaguing hundreds of school boards including Bath's board of education. The piece also mentions bees sensing ultraviolet light as a contrast to human vision.
A Bath municipal court judge found a minor girl guilty of lewd and lascivious speech and behavior and suspended her sentence, placing her on 11 months of probation. The case follows a Bath police drive to curb late night delinquency among youths, with similar outcomes in another nearby arraignment. A Bath bus driver pled guilty to a Route 1 passing offense, paying fines.
A dense list of crossword clues with numbered entries from 1 to 44, including hints for nouns, adjectives, and proper nouns such as Nuclei of starch grain, Sandarac tree, Norse god, Paradise, and others across various lengths and themes. The text presents paired across and down hints without answers.
A cryptogram shows substitution hints with letter mappings. The puzzle states that A stands for L in LONGFELLOW and X stands for O. the sample phrase TO LIVE LONG IS ALMOST EVERY ONE S WISH is cited as a decoded result, noting WELL as the ambition of a few.
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