Republicans Highlight Maine Campaign At Sedgwick Dinner
James V. Day of Kennebunk and Alexander LaFleur of Portland spoke at a Sagadahoc Young Republicans and Women's clubs dinner at the Sedgwick Hotel. About 75 attended as Day urged strong candidates and LaFleur defended state rights and local control while stressing unity for the fall election.
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Sedgwick
Sagadahoc
Young Republicans and Women’s Republican Clubs
James V. Day
Kennebunk
U.S
Alexander LaFleur
Portland
Republican Party
Day
State Committee
LaFleur
G.O.P
LeFleur
Maine
Executive Council
Russia
Etta M. Thurlow
Edward P. DeBery
Young Republican Club
Hazel Robbins
Women's Republican Club
Red Cross Campaign Half Way To Goal Told
Local Red Cross officials reported on Thursday that 3800 dollars have been received toward the 1956 fund drive in the city. Harmon E. Eliason and Erling O. Barsness co chairmen with Mrs Edward L Kinder Jr urging citizens who have not yet contributed to mail donations to the local Red Cross. Continued on Page Seven.
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Red Cross
Harmon E. Eliason
Erling O. Barsness
Edward L. Kinder, Jr
Brisk Easter Business Reported Despite Weather
Bath merchants reported Saturday morning that sales were brisk here during the days immediately preceding Easter as shoppers took advantage of the slight change in the weather to make up for lost time. Snowstorms delayed much of the buying until this week, unlike past years when sales stretched over several weeks.
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Bath
Chapter Officers Installed In 1956 57 At Masonic Temple
At a special convocation of Montgomery and St Bernard Royal Arch Chapter at Masonic Temple on Thursday evening officers for 1956 57 were installed marking the 137th year of the chapter. Gilbert Hathorn was installed high priest with Ralph H Card as king and Thomas W Leask as scribe among others. Conducting the installation were Edwin H P Lowell and John W Gillespie with Fred A Osgood assisting. Hathorn received the Harold Tobey Traveling jewel.
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Montgomery and
St. Bernard Royal Arch
Masonic Temple
Gilbert Hathorn
Ralph H Card
Thomas W. Leask
P. H. P. Herbert R. Morse
Linwood E. Temple
Francis W. Norton
Frank G. Allen
George Stafford
Royal Arch
Hathorn
Harold Tobey
USS Manley Destroyer to Launch Here on Thursday
The USS Manley DD940 will be launched at Bath Iron Works at 1 15 p m on Thursday April 12. Mrs Arleigh A Burke wife of the Chief of Naval Operations will christen the ship. Admiral Burke famed for World War II destroyer actions and known as 31 Knot Burke leads naval operations. The 418 foot ship displaces 2900 tons with a 350 man crew and is part of the Forrest Sherman class, the third Navy vessel named for Commodore John Manley. This is Bath Iron Works second Manley construction, following a 310 foot destroyer launched in 1915.
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U. S. S. Manley
Bath Iron Works Corp
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Burke
Bath
Admiral Burke
Robert B. Carney
USN
Manley
U. S. Navy
John Manley
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Four Tons Surplus Food Distributed by Welfare Dept
Nearly four tons of surplus food were handed out Friday in Bath under the city welfare program. Superintendent David C. Dickson supervised at the old Central Fire Station on Water Street, serving residents aided by city or Maine state welfare, or World War assistance due to disability..distribution included flour cheese pork and gravy dry milk butter and lard with weight allowances ranging from 25 pounds for a single person to 89 pounds for a family of seven and more, with packages prepared for larger families as well.
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David C. Dickson
Public Welfare
Old Central Fire Station
Water Street
Bath
State of Maine Welfare Department
Dickson
Gov Muskie Guests At Hyde Memorial Open House
Governor Edmund S Muskie and Mrs Muskie attended Hyde Memorial Home Open House as Easter Seal chairmen from across Maine joined the 1956 campaign. Four year old Charlsie Mulligan of Kingman named Easter Seal Boy met the couple while tours highlighted care and rehabilitation for fifty hospitalized children.
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Gov
Mrs. Muskie
Hyde Hospital
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Hyde Memorial Home
Pine Tree Society For
Charlsie’ Mulligan
Kingman
Hyde Home
Charlsie
Maine
William H. Dalton
Augusta
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Marie I. Preston
Portland
Doris W. Hardy
R. N. Hyde
Duncan Farrell
Dean Shaw
Eastham Guild, Jr
Howard W. Mayo
J. Edward Drake, Jr
City
Norman Drummond
Arrowsic
Kenneth Tipper
Waterville
John Fessenden
East Winthrop
William Vaughan
Hallowell
Herbert White
Topsham
James M. Acheson
Robert Williamson
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Pine Tree Camp
Bath City Council weighs cost for new Central Fire Station
Bath City Council discussed a proposed Central Fire Station with a 155000 dollar building price plus 25000 for a modern fire alarm system. Plans show a U shaped brick building on the old grammar school site with apparatus, repair shop, training tower, offices, dormitories, and a 102 foot setback from High street. final plans require council approval and a five percent down payment of the total cost to be funded in the current budget.
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Bath City
Stanley W. Judkins
Lynn
Mass
Central Grammar School
Charles Marble
Bath
Judkins
High Street
City of
Chamber of Commerce Acts on Community Chest Plan
Bath area Civic Affairs committee met to discuss forming a United Community Chest. A sub committee will plan steps toward organization, with a May general meeting to gather charity budgets and gauge the local goal. If approved, a formal group with a constitution and board will replace the chamber’s role. Possible home beautification and highway appearance projects were also discussed.
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Bath Area
Frederick E Drake, Jr
Stanley R. Hunter
I. A. Trueworthy
Miss Hedgewidge Rheaume
Melvin B. Henderson
Fred M. Wentworth
Ralph Stetson
Mr. Varnum
Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Bath
Memorial patient Harry L Smith welcomes visitors
Harry L. Smith of 13 Kennebec Circle entered Memorial hospital as a medical patient and would welcome visits from friends. Mr and Mrs Frederick G Merchant of Hartford Connecticut visited Easter with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Merchant of 40 Meadow Way.
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Harry L. Smith
Kennebec Circle
Memorial Hospital
Frederick G Merchant
Hartford, Conn
Fred Merchant
Meadow Way
Bath City Council funds pay raise for 39 teachers
The Bath City Council at a special meeting approved an additional $200 raise for bachelor degree teachers and $100 for all others, affecting 39 teachers this year. The move rejects the Teachers Club plan and earlier across the board raise, while leaving 71 teachers for future salary adjustments and noting $4,500 remaining in the contingent fund for possible later action.
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Bath
Board of Education
Bath Teachers Club
William S. Blair
Robert J. Perry
Teachers’ Club
Perry
Blair
Superintendent of Schools
Loring R._ Addison
Mrs Bowen Torrey Elected President of Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Mrs Bowen Torrey was elected president of the Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary at its semi annual meeting Tuesday night in the Cosmopolitan club. The slate included officers and directors, two speakers described heart diseases, and the auxiliary reported 5918.07 spent for the hospital this year with detailed allocations for kitchen linen repairs and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen Torrey
Bath Memorial Hospital
Cosmopolitan Club
Torrey
Sumner Sewall
Akar
James A. Gillies, Jr
Charles Doyle
Doyle
William F. Mussenden
Kenneth Francisco
Kenneth Humphries
Arthur King
Harold Roy
Roger Luke
William Dennison
Flower Committee
Morse High stars win All-Maine honor in state poll
Captain Eddie Marchetti and Dick Bishop of Morse High led a standout group named to the All-Maine Team after Morse won the State Class L crown. Also honored were Danny Drinan of Bangor, Paul Davenport of Houston, and Peter Scott of Cape Elizabeth, with Scott as the sole junior on the senior-dominated roster chosen by a 53-member committee of coaches, sports writers, and sportscasters.
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Maine
Eddie Marchetti
Dick Bishop
Gene Hunter
Morse High Ship Builder
Banvsor Daily News
Danny Drinon
Bangor High
Paul Davenport
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Herbert Anderson, Jr
Jack McCall
Edmund R. Furber
Richard Towle
George Boynton
Frank D. Frink
Harry MacDonald
Kenneth Wood
Wesley Sweeney
Dana McIntire
Kenneth Morse
James Day
USS
Welfare Dept
Dalton
Kenneth C. M. Sills
George L. Pew
Falmouth
Arthur Corwin
Marblehead
James A
Pnpee Wre RS
ED Gillies, Jr
North Bath
John P. Carey Bath
Lawrence Katz
Howard Mayo
Mark Jackson
Wiliam Blair
Melvin Henderson
Mark Hennessey
Roscoe C. McFadden
George Musk
Donald Small
Harold Small
Omar King
Clyde Ambrose
Courtney Stover
Hamdi Akar
University of Istanbul
Turkey
Alexandria
Washington, D.C
ED Marchetti
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