Reformatory Head Speaks at Teacher's Club
The Bath Teachers club met at the South End PTA hall with 50 in attendance. President Nathan Watson led a brief meeting, honored guest Phyllis Delano Warner, and heard Perry Hayden of South Windham Reformatory discuss inmate life, needs, and community impact. The program included a film strip on taxes and social planning by Morse High staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Teachers Club
South End
P.T.A. Hall
Washington Street
South End Association
Nathan Watson
Morse High
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Phyllis Delano Warner
Loring Addison
Watson
Perry Hayden
State Reformatory
South Windham
Hayden
Maine Teachers Association
Louise Mayo
Heating industry produced 680000 floor furnaces in 1950
In 1950 the U S heating industry manufactured about 680000 floor furnaces for small homes, reflecting a surge in residential heating equipment as demand rose across the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VU. S
Haggett Wins Junior Speaking Contest at Morse High
William Haggett won first prize of $25 in Morse High School’s fourth annual Junior Prize Speaking contest led by Inner Wheel. Blanche Blaisdell took second, Wilbur Loveitt third, with Joan Hagan and Celestia Harkins tied for fourth. Judges included Prof. John Sweet and Paul K. Niven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Haggett
Morse High
Inner Wheel
Blanche Blaisdel
Wilbur Loveitt
Joan Hagan
Celestia Harkins
John Sweet
Bowdoin
Paul K. Niven
Brunswick Record
Marjorie McGlaughlin
Boothbay Harbor
Grandma
Grace
Adeline Loveitt
Georgetown
Leon Hagan
Daniel Harkins
Sandra Johnson
Sally True
Hannah
Chandler Rogers
Dud Perry named Bath Country Club pro
John J. Dud Perry formerly at Rangeley Lakes Country Club succeeds Jimmy Jones as Bath pro. At 27 he is the youngest of six Perry brothers, with a background at Morse High school, Bath Iron Works, Northport, Rangeley Lakes and four winters in Clearwater. The change follows Jones’ 14 years as Bath pro and comes with Perry’s wife’s acceptance, as Bath directors announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J
Perry
Jones
Navy
Bath Iron Works
Northport Country Club
Belfast
Rangeley Lakes
Clearwater
Fla
Jimmy Jones
Bath
Augusta Country Club
Capital City
George Jones
Bath Country Club
Bob
George
Morse High
Fort Williams
Telephone heights span Empire State to subway station
A New York City note records telephone installations ranging from 860 feet above ground on the Empire State Building’s 86th floor to 177 feet at the 191st Street subway station. The text also briefly mentions Yugoslavia and services for people remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Empire State Building
191St Street
Duncan Farrell Named Director Of Pine Tree Camp
Morse High School physical education director Duncan H Farrell is appointed director of Pine Tree camp by Marie I Preston of the Pine Tree Society. The July August program at North Pond Rome will use 31 buildings on 100 acres with staff ratios and therapists to aid handicapped children. Camp opens June 23 for cooks and assistants, staff June 26, children July 1 for a two month program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan H. Farrell
Morse High School
Pine Tree Camp
Marie I. Preston
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Farrell
North Pond
Rome
Springfield College
Dike School
Bath
Morse
Fifth Street
Bangor
Roberta Manson
Peter
Susan
Skowhegan
Waterville
Maine
Pine Tree
Preston’s Woods
Oakland
Bath City Fathers Hold Annual Banquet at Hotel Phoenix
The Bath City Council held its annual dinner meeting Tuesday at the Hotel Phoenix. Incoming and outgoing officials attended the event with a menu offering steak turkey or lobster. Councilman Louis Couture Jesse Allen and Arthur Hutchins planned arrangements while Arthur Harlow Frank McNamara Frank Devito and Harold Blake led a trombone quartet from Portland Lodge 188 for entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City
Phoenix
Louis Couture
Jesse
Allen
Arthur Hutchins
Arthur Harlow
Frank McNamara
Frank Devito
Harold Blake
Elks Band
Portland Lodge
Ernie George
Councilman Couture
William P. Menealey
Amaranth Grand Court Session Honors Maine Massachusetts Officials
The Amaranth Grand Court met at the Masonic temple for its third session with banquet, uncrowning, and officer installation. Dignitaries from Maine, Massachusetts, and New Jersey attended at the head table, as the ceremony proceeded with a coronation and the installation of officers led by Thompson Potter and colleagues. The event featured ornate symbols, parading guards, and a colorful procession as new and retiring officers were named and sworn in.
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Masonic Temple
Grand Court
Order of Amaranth
Maine
Massachusetts
Gladys R. Walker
Thompson A. Potter
Martha A. Maurer
Margaret Winslow
Percy C. McManus
Laura DuBois Baines
New Jersey
Ethel W. Potter
Hubert Swett
Frank Thomas
Sadie Swett
Curtis McNutt
Theodore Roosevelt Court
Dorchester
Mass
Margaret Wilson
G.A.M
Sarah A. Shaw
P.G.R.M
G. Edris Turgeon
G.A.C
Thompson Potter
P.G.R.P
G. A.P
Sadie J. McLellan
P.R.M
Fred M. Winslow
P.R. P
Grate B. Lund
Winifred Shepard
Florence McCracken
Saco
Portland
Bath
Anson
Hubert H. Swett
Melvin Kelley
Lewiston
Ton
Ellen Thomas
Grace B. Lund
Freeport
Truth
Bertha Butler
Biddeford
Faith
Edith Farra
Gray
Wisdom
Edith Douglas
Charity
Rena Pressey
Farmington
Local Bulletin to Bath servicemen gains popularity
A Bath paper notices a growing News Bulletin list edited by Bill Milliken. It now reaches 65 recipients worldwide, with sent letters from servicemen in Yokosuka Japan Lakehurst New Jersey Keesler Mississippi Wonju Korea Tangue Korea and other bases. Readers report boosted morale and quick sharing among shipmates and units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Milliken
Bath
Bill
Louis E. Vachon
U. S. Navy
Yokosuka
Japan
Louie
Robert Lindgren
U. S. S. Cascade
Bob
Bill Boyland
Ronnie Bean
Cuba
Martin Doyle
Lakehurst
N. J
Uncle Sam
Martin
John Warner
John Sullivan
John Whitmer
U. S. Air Force
Keesler Air Force Base
Mississippi
Victor Wallace
Larry Harris
David Brownell
U. S. Army
Wonjue
Korea
Gerald Clough
Chinhow
Alan
John D. Ellis
Mather Air Force Base
California
Earle Harrigan
Burton Smith
Donald Robinson
Richard Torrey
Charles Christianson
Gerry Clough
Richard Snowdon
Louis Young
Bath Police Officer Kingsbury Resigns After 13 Years
Percy W. Kingsbury, 13 years with Bath Police, resigns as patrolman effective March 31. He sent the resignation to City Manager Ralph F. Mittendorf and Chief Frank L. Moriarty, stating the action was entirely voluntary. Kingsbury joined Bath PD in 1938 and has served as deputy city marshal and city marshal. he is a World War II veteran who served in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy W. Kingsbury
Bath Police Department
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Frank L. Moriarty
Kingsbury
Red Cross Campaign Surges As Bath Volunteers Step Up
Bath residents are urged to support the Red Cross mobilization for national defense as volunteers in Bath district chairmanships report progress. The drive seeks 41 percent more than 1950 and has reached half the goal with first aid training, blood drives, and disaster relief underway nationwide.
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Red Cross Fund
Bath
Ralph A. Steen
Arrowsie
Grace Thompson
Five Islands
Ralph Davis
Georgetown
Fred Haggett
Duncan Farrell
Phippsburg
Ellison Moody
Popham
Philip Jacobs
American Red Cross
Korea
Red Cross
William P Mennealy Elected President of Bath Rotarians
Bath Rotary Club announces new officers for the year starting July 1 at the Central church luncheon. William P. Mennealy is president with Kenneth N. Francisco first vice president Carl E. Albee second vice president Ira D. Nadine secretary Carl Y. Kennedy treasurer George W. Larrabee Jr. sergeant at arms and directors including William L. Skelton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club
Central Church Parish House
William P. Mennealy
Kenneth N. Francisco
Carl E. Albee
Ira D. Nadine
Carl Y. Kennedy
George W. Larrabee, Jr
William L. Skelton
David C. Dickson
H. Rodney Brooke
Earl W
Signal Department
U. S. Army Air Force
Germany
Japan
Colorado
Dummer Sewall Chapter Meets Here Tuesday
Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R met Tuesday afternoon at the Central church parish house for its April regular meeting. Despite heavy rain the attendance was good with prayers, pledge, and anthem led by members. Reports on the state conference in Eastland Portland were given, eight members attended the banquet, and speakers honored. A rummage sale report, readings on Jefferson, Munro, and Grant, and a film “A Trip to Louisiana” followed. Ice cream and cookies were served. next meeting is May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Sewall
Central Church
Alice Varney
Mildred Swanton
Bernice McGlinchy
Lena Ring
Lena Shepard
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Eastland
Portland
Sile Niles
Nellie Lord
Colonel
Léna Shepard
Lile Niles
Lena King
Mildred Albee
Thelma Mittendorf
Rebecca Minott
Ada Katherine Haggett
Thomas Jefferson
Lacey Armstrong
Effie Wright
James Munro
Ulysses S. Grant
Swanton
Esso-Standard Oil Co
Louisiana
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
Maud Howard
Janet Bussey
Ada Katherine Hagett
Efe Wright
Bernice Crockett
Dorothy Fox
Ethel Blake
Maine Methodist Conference planning group meets for session setup
The general committee at Wes ley Church held a meeting to advance preparations for the Maine Methodist Conference sessions starting Wednesday May 9. Reports noted progress on entertainment housing and registration with choirs rehearsal planned for Wesley Church and aims to accommodate at least 300 delegates and ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Church
C. Clifford Sargent
Lewiston
Auburn
Lisbon Falls
Brunswick
Beacon Street
Wesley
Erlon Dunlap
Auburn Methodist Church
Toca
William Temple
Merle Niles
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Reformatory
Center Street
Dud Perry
Will
U. S
Yugoslavia
M. C
Amaranth Order
Bath Rotarians
George E. Sargent
Anthony D’aiutolo
Bath Bus
Bath Y.M.C.A
Fred Howard
Phil Weybrandt
Irish House
Plymouth
R. & H. Fine
DeSoto Club
Bath Auto CO
Front Street
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