Cosmopolitan Club Celebrates Fortieth Anniversary
The Cosmopolitan club marks its 40th anniversary with an open house at the clubhouse 894 Washington Street from three to seven Sunday. The former Dr. Israel Putnam home, purchased in spring 1915, hosted more than 100 attendees with tea and refreshments. A musical program opened at three led by Mrs. Granville Colby and featured Jack Wallace singing America the Beautiful.
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Cosmopolitan Clubhouse
Washington Street
Israel Putnam
Cosmopolitan Club
Granville Colby
Jack Wallace
Miss Anne
Public parking shortage eyed in Bath business district
Bath merchants and citizens urge new off street parking in the central business district. Proposals include municipal lots on Water and Elm streets and near the Salvation Army, with meters and attendants, lighting, and controlled use to fund maintenance. The Times invites constructive suggestions and notes City Manager White backs an overall traffic survey before action. Stanley McCurdy from Augusta visited Bath and arranged for the Lamplighters concert at Bath High School Auditorium on April 24.
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Bath
Front
Water Streets
Front Street
Mademoiselle Shop
Shepard's Men’s Store
Water Street
Salvation Army
Elm Street
Steeves’ Market
Central Fire Station
Center
Leeman Highway
Nathan C. White
White
Citia
the Times
Stanley McCurdy
Augusta
Central Maine Power Co
Roger M. Luke
Whch
McCurdy
Bath council defends 12500 cut in school budget
Ronald C. Oulton argues the Bath City Council acted to reduce the 1953 54 school department budget from 444080 citing savings from driver education staff reductions and delayed hiring. He contends surpluses and in year savings offset the cut and questions added raises and funding sources.
Birthday party for Bruce Lindau marks ninth year
Bruce Lindau son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Lindau Bedford street celebrated his ninth birthday with a theater party for friends. After the movie the group returned home for sandwiches a birthday cake hot drinks and candy. Guests included Pamela ar Carolyn French Stevie Vachon Bobby Billy McElman William Crowley and Dean Lindau. The article notes the name sugar applies to many substances.
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Bruce Lindau
Herbert B. Lindau
Bedford Street
Bruce
Pamela Ar
Carolyn French
Stevie Vachon
Bobby
Billy McElman
William Crowley
Dean
Ships Return From World Cruise In Pacific Watch
Naval Lieutenant William B. MacLachlan and eight destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 20 sailed from Newport Rhode Island after a four month tour with the Seventh Fleet. The return voyage included stops at Balboa Pearl Harbor Midway San Diego and Yokosuka Japan as ships guarded carriers and supported shore bombardments from Korea to Okinawa. The squadron also operated with allied navies and crossed the equator into Neptunia returning from long duty in Asia with varied weather from snow to tropical heat.
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William B. MacLachlan
W. B. MacLachlan
Christmas
Cove
Hickox
Destroyer Squadron 20
Newport
R. I
Balboa
Uadron
San Diego
United States
Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
Sasebo Harbor
Japan
Norfolk
Block Island
Korea
Haeju
Chodo
Songjin
Hungnam
Wonsan
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Great Britain
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
Netherlands
Republic of Korea
Okinawa
Subic Bay
Gom Kong
Mindoro
Philippine Islands
Palawan
U.S
Borneo
Equator
Realm of
Neptunis
Hints on boosting Maine industrial growth at Bath Rotary
Arthur Wood of the Maine Development Commission urged local action to attract industry. A dedicated industrial committee, with legal, banking and construction expertise, should map available buildings and financial options, coordinate with the Development Commission, and attract prospects through local merchants and professionals. Local rail or trucking access and bank and private funding aid planning and training for workers.
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Arthur Wood
Maine Development Commission
Bath Rotary Club
Wood
Commission
Development Commission
Maine
United States
Lea
Maine Credit Corporation
Novel Hobby Show Displays Wide Range of Exhibits
The Hobby Show at Bath Saturday night drew 800 visitors to the Bath n Works Recreation Association hall. Exhibits included Mrs. Walter P. White’s black and white etchings, Walter S. White’s destroyer model, Roy Gilpatrick’s Edison phonographs, Indian relics by John R. Dupont, Leland A. Brown’s handmade baseball bats, Earl Bentley’s pistol and revolver collection, and various wooden carvings and pencil collections.
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Bath N Works Recreation Associan
I. W
Walter P. White
Bath
Edison’s
Gilpatrick
Hardings
John R. Dupont
Leland A. Brown
Wiscasset
Brown
Hyde Windlass
Boothbay
St. John’s
Earl Bentley
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Smith & Weston
William Mussenden
U.S
Mussenden
Paul Holbrook
Woolwich
H. M. Simmonds
Brunswick
Harold Lord
Oscar King
B. I. W. Employe
Percy W. Hol
Holbrook
Homer Pot
Little League Opens Tryouts For 1953 Season
Bath's Little League urges prospective players to submit applications by April 25 with tryouts set for the week of April 27. Howard D. Farr announces new secretary Harold Stanton and season opener on May 24 at Goddard's field.
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Bath
Howard D. Farr
Farr
City Hall
Harold,Stanton
Noe Simard
Goddard's
George Perry
Perry
Morse High to Begin Baseball Practice with 32 Candidates
Morse High starts baseball drills at Kelley Field as soon as weather allows. Coach Dennis Murphy notes 32 candidates, including 11 veterans from last year, with a planned roster cut to about 25 before the season. Expects some freshmen to join after senior trip to New York.
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Morse High
Kelley Field
Dennis Murphy
Warren Munsey
Elford Stover
James Beck
Lou Kingsbury
Dick Greene
Mike Callan
Robert Carmichael
John Trafton
Carl Black
Chick Marchetti
Paul McCourt
Guy Reed
Thaxter Trafton
Gerry Parker
Bob Haggett
James Carter
Harry Musk
George Coombs
Charles Aubut
Dick Marsh
Don Marsh
Don Ray
Guy Yeaton
Roger Skillings
Harry Wilson
Wes DeCapua
Ed Marthetti
Stan Merry
John Forbes
Vance Libby
George Tardiff
George Kondos
Martin Turpie
Murphy
Morse
Gardiner
New York
Bath Board votes to crowd classrooms next year to save money
The Bath Board of Education approved increasing class sizes to offset a 12,500 city budget cut, saving about 7,000 by not hiring five extra teachers and eliminating a 2,500 Driver Education course. A 4,000 year end surplus will also be carried over to cover the gap, with new staff added at high and elementary levels and Moody W. Flint named junior high principal.
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Bath
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Fisher School
Ee. 2
Ronald C. Oulton
Ward
Bath Board of Education
Moody W. Flint
Central Grammar School
Robert J. Perry
Stanley R. Hunter
Fisher
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Christmas Cove
BIW
Bath Elks
Bath Lodge of Elks
Joseph F. Desmond
Percy W
Hugh S. MacDonald
Frederick E. ¢, Jr
George W. Gallant
PER
Esquire
Harold D. Perry
Donald Emero
Joseph H. Mullaney
Edgar Hancox
Tig . B. Wagner
Bernard Varnum
Gilbert Hughes
Brian M. Jowett
Little League
Loring R. Addison
Naval
Lambert Park
Addison
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