This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1954
Page
1
York Hall hosted the 9th annual Tea and Fashion Show, a Club Forty-Two fundraiser for Hyde Memorial Home. The event, moved from the Hyde Home due to a chicken pox outbreak, drew full capacity attendees and featured tours of the host home.
Bath Georgetown and Phippsburg residents will gain toll-free dialing to and from five neighboring communities including Brunswick and Harpswell. A survey showed a majority support, with dial service and Extended Area Service scheduled for next December at a total cost of about 1.6 million dollars for system upgrades and new facilities.
A petition with a required number of names was sent to the Maine Public Utilities Commission requesting a public hearing to oppose New England Telephone and Telegraph Co plans to raise toll charges for service between Bath Brunswick Wiscasset Harpswell Georgetown and Phippsburg. Led by former Bath mayor Donald N Small the petition has many business and local supporters ready to back a full opposition before the commission.
Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter C A R held a tea after its monthly meeting at Central Church parish house with Elizabeth Lawrence Society members and mothers as guests. About 70 attended as reports were read, a Williamsburg film was shown, and a pre Easter tea followed with decorations and silverware. The next meeting on May 4 will include officer elections, Continental Congress reports, and a Morse High School Glee Club performance.
John G. Morse Jr defeats Cleveland P. Curtis 14 to 13 on the second ballot to win a state committeeman post. Mrs. Sumner Sewall prevails over Thurlow 15 to 11 for the other seat. Bath and Bowdoinham figures named to committees. Sewall and former Gov Sumner Sewall named vice presidents of the state convention. Gardiner R. Deering and Mrs Thurlow chosen district committeemen.
The Saga dahoc Pomona grange joined Enterprise grange in Richmond for a Wednesday meeting. Pomona Master James Brice presided as 149 diners enjoyed a baked beans supper. Officers present included three absent. Maine officials spoke on state aid roads and electricity for farmers, with a slide show on power line safety. A musical program featured a three generation group and a prize winning declamation by Dana Sullivan.
Arraignment for Alfred J. Bergeron 18 Brunswick and David Levasseur about 60 Topsham on charges from a Topsham farmhouse raid is scheduled for April 16 in Bath Municipal Court. Bail set at $5000 each. Investigators linked loot to local robberies. cache valued around $3000 includes firearms tools clothing jewelry and more.
William E Milliken of Bath was approved as the citys first fulltime recreation director at a Bath Recreation Commission meeting. His appointment takes effect Saturday after serving as parttime Community Center supervisor since mid October. He previously worked as physical director at the Bath YMCA and led local youth programs and the American Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps. The commission also outlined a new operating schedule for the Community Center and upcoming summer programs including ping pong tournaments a talent show and a large outdoor block party and dance in May.
One of Maine Elks largest gatherings met in Bath for the installation of Percy W. Kingsbury as exalted ruler at the Bath lodge with Robert Donavan and Maine grand lodge officers leading the ceremony. The event included a reception, buffet luncheon, dancing, and presentations to staff and youth award winner Carroll Denbow of Morse High School, as Bath Lodge marks its golden anniversary. Delegations from Portland Gardiner Biddeford and Rockland attended with plans for future installations. May 1 will see statewide Elks Youth Day activities across Maine with TV coverage and a Bath program chaired by Edward J. McMann.
Sagadahoc county officials flew to Fort Smith Arkansas to pick up Pvt Lionel Levasseur 19 a former Topsham farm boy charged with breaking entering and larceny in a series of thefts from last Fall Police and sheriff deputies earlier raided his father s Topsham home uncovering loot and a moonshine still Also named are David Levasseur 18 of Brunswick and Alfred Bergeron with bond set at 5000 each Revealed today state police have new leads in other local cases and continue investigations.
Rev J Arthur Samuelson told a Brunswick audience at the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary meeting in the Cosmopolitan club that specially trained ministers can aid hospital patients by addressing mental and spiritual needs alongside medical care. He urged ministers as medical partners to treat the whole person. Mrs Sumner Sewall was elected president with a full slate of officers and directors announced. A M Main and Sidney Eaton addressed the group.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.