Governor Reed Defends Worth of YGOP Clubs
Governor John H. Reed spoke at a Bath open house defending the Young Republican organization and its aims. He criticized a Maine newspaper editorial that dismissed the group as a futile sideshow and praised the biennial Maine Council convention. Reed urged citizens to read the Portland based Young Republican platform and called for Republican renewal in Maine.
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John H. Reed
Bath
Maine
Maine Council of Young Republican Clubs
Portland
Sagadahoc Republicans Issue Challenge to Maine Parties
Sagadahoc county Republicans issued a statewide challenge at a Young Republican club event in Huse Memorial school. Gov. John H. Reed and Peter A. Garland spoke as over 290 Republicans from Bath and county towns attended. Peter Owen urged all Maine counties to maximize straight Republican ballots in November.
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Sagadahoc County
Maine
Bath
John H. Reed
Peter A. Garland
Saco
Lou Colby
Reed
Garland
Colby
UGOP
Peter Owen
YGOP
Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up Week Declared In Bath
Bath City Council proclaims the first week in May as Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up week to coincide with recent Gov Reed declared Clean Up Month. Tax club continued, daylight saving time set from April 23 to October 29, and a taxi license and liquor licenses approved for local establishments.
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Council
Eugene Dauphin, Jr
Bath Golf Club
John H. Reed
John F. Leonard
Ward
Edward G. Atkinson
Eva Kingsbury
Bath Boy Wins First In State Science Fair
A Morse High School sophomore won first place in the physics B division at the 14th State Science Fair and Congress in Lewiston at Bates College. Andrew Eliason, son of Harmon and wife, was among 17 Maine secondary students honored as 120 entries from 45 schools competed in biology and related fields.
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Morse High School
Bates College
Lewiston
Andrew Eliason
Harmon E. Eliason
South Street
Maine
State Principals’ Association
Aroostook
York Counties
Morse Juniors Named Delegates to Maine Boys State
Morse High School juniors Russell Y. Savage and Bruce Allan Zimmerman, once alternates, are released from earlier appointments and will be sponsored as delegates to the 1960 Boys State session at the University of Maine. Both youths are sons of local residents and will attend June 12 to 17 under the Smith Tobey Post American Legion and Local G I U M S W A AFL-CIO sponsorship.
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Morse High School
Boys State
University of Maine
Smith- Tobey Post
American Legion
Russell Y. Savage
Bruce Allan Zimmerman
Afl-Cio
Morse
Garland-Hoffa clash marks looming primary battle
Peter A. Garland of Saco, the lone Republican candidate for Maine’s First District, opened a campaign firestorm at Bath open house hosted by the Young Republican club. He accused Congressman James Oliver of Elizabeth of being on Hoffa’s purge list and as labor’s favored readership material in the House, signaling a fierce general election contest.
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James Hoffa
Peter A. Garland
Saco
Bath
Young Republican Club
Edeboe County
Garland
Oliver
James Oliver
Case Elizabeth
Hoffa
House
Small Is Elected Hospital Assn President at Bath Meeting
Coastal Regional Hospital Association held its annual meeting in Bath on Tuesday evening. Raymond C. Small was elected president to succeed Raymond H. Walton. Other officers include Laurence E. Dow as vice president and Elizabeth Cousins as secretary treasurer. The group toured Memorial hospital’s new 64 bed wing and heard dinner speakers on hospital matters and Blue Cross films.
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Memorial Hospital
Coastal Regional Hospital Association
Bath
Raymond C. Small
Raymond H. Walton
Gardiner General Hospital
Archibald M. Main
Small
Main
Bath Hospital
Bath Iron Works
Laurence E. Dow
Waldo County General Hospital
Belfast
Elizabeth Cousins
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscoltta
Connar H. Littlefield
Augusta General Hospital
Maine Hospital Association
Henry Cranshaw
State Health and Welfare Department
G. Baer Connard
Blue Cross
New Bath URA Chooses John R. Newell Chairman
John R. Newell elected chairman of Bath Urban Renewal Authority at an organizational meeting. Luke outlined 1956 origins amid vacant lots and declining downtown business. Trustees plan citizen advisory involvement and a formal federal aid application for planning stages. Authority to begin work next Thursday with city, Parking District, and State Department of Economic Development representatives in attendance.
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John R. Newell
Bath Ura
Luke
Authority
Ark
Bath
Louis Silverman
Mowell
William Boyle
Indianapolis
State Department of Economic Development
GOP Candidates Debate Taxes Education at Bath Colonial Club
Three Republican candidates J Horace McClure Frederick Dreke Jr and Ralph Brewer debated for nearly two hours at the Colonial Club in Bath. They discussed the governor executive council powers and education funding with a near consensus on most points but a dispute over council confirmation and how to reform the system. Brewer urged state wide vote or district based council elections while McClure favored a referendum. Education topics focused on funding efficiency local control and avoiding overpayment to the state.
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Colonial Club
Bath
J. Horace McClure
Frederick E. Dreke, Jr
Ralph E. Brewer
Executive Council
Brewer
Bath Iron Works
McClure
Cales
Gene Eberhard
Bath Planning Board
Maine
Drake
Edward F. Cox
Bath Area
Job DeBery
Edward DeBery
Phippsburg
Cnr
Burton M. Cross
DeBerry
Sides Wins Bath City Council Seat In Saturday Election
Andrew B. Sides Jr. won the Bath at large council seat with 1 321 votes to Merritt Mitchell 1 111 in a special runoff. Voter turnout reached 2 432, with Sides carrying all wards except Ward Four. Sides, 34, a BIW Iron Works manager, thanked supporters and begins a two year term after tabulation and oath.
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Andrew B. Sides, Jr
Merritt A.iMtchell
Sides
Iron Works
Mitchell
Ward
Committee Named To Start Auditorium-Gym Fund Drive
The Alumni Association forms an action committee led by Perry, Stinson, Temple, Coombs, Carey, Fletcher, and McKenna to launch a drive for an auditorium gym. The group will set a fundraising goal, decide campaign details, and seek class representatives as plans progress. Estimates put the project at about 200000 to 300000 dollars with 1500 to 2000 seats.
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Perry
Stinson
Alumni Association
Linno
Ed Temple
John Coombs
Atty John P. Carey
Esther Fletcher
Dorothy McKenna
Temple
Coombs
Carey
Fletcher
McKenna
Ed. Stover
Action” Committee
Néspeistion
Alam
En Salt Bank
Tohd
Guin
Patna
Cha
Bath
Board of Reducation
Planning Board
Sedgwick Hotel Sold to Richard D Armstrong in Bath
Richard D. Armstrong of West Bath confirms plans to buy Bath's Sedgwick Hotel from Mrs. Royal A Johnson. The bill of sale was signed and Armstrong will take over May 5, aiming to expand the restaurant side while preserving current policies. The Sedgwick, at 767 High Street, features 30 sleeping rooms, lounges, and a large banquet facility.
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Richard D. Armstrong
West Bath
Bath
The
Sedgwick
Royal—A. Johnson
Albert
H. Shaw
H. Augustus Huse
Johnson
Armstrong
Joseph Rooter
James Emery
Harold Edward Footer
Shaw
Footers
Royal A. Johnson
High Street
McClure's Car and Auto Parts Lot Prices
Plymouths offered at many dollars below current market prices with guaranteed used parts for most makes and models. Trade at McClure's Car and Auto Parts Lot on Ferry Road Woolwich. Open daily from 8 am until mark.
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McClure
Ferry Road
Woolwich Tel
Mark
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Peter Garland
Republian
Lew Coiby
Governor Reed
Arthur E. Hutchins
Hutchins
Raymond
Dorothy Cummings
North Bath
Harold J. Rubin
Bath Boy
Savage
Thomas Savage
Georgetown
Zimmerman
Mack Zimmerman
Valley Road
Labor
Hospital Assn
Stanley W. Judkins
GOP
Eral
3Riewer
Tess
Witete
Alice Tee
Pennsylvania Crusher Division
BIW
Phillips Academy
Andover
Is. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Sis
Uss Power
C. N. Sprague and Son Company of
Boston
Anna
Karen
Andrew Ti
Helen
Joss
Witehead
Mitchell's
Andrew
Sides, JR
Bath's
Hotel
Sedgewick
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