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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1960

Page

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Memorial Hospital Expansion Set for June Opening

Construction at Memorial hospital progresses with the 64 bed wing nearing readiness for use by end of June. The two story addition includes four 4 bed wards twenty semi private rooms eight private rooms a solarium and expanded X ray and power systems funded by Hill Burton and hospital drives. Generators and storage tanks ensure continuous operation during outages as part of an $800000 three part expansion.

Memorial Hospital Thatcher Pinkham Pinkham Federal Hill-Burton Hospital Development Ford Foundation

Cheverus Ends Morse Away Games Over Gym Seating

Rev. Thomas J. Grey of Cheverus High returns the 1960-61 basketball contract unsigned to Morse High School principal Raymond Farnham. He cites inadequate Morse gym seating and alumni pressure to find better spectator arrangements for Cheverus away games.

Morse Thomas J. Grey S. J Cheverus High School Morse High School Raymond W. Farnham Farnham Grey Cheverus Bath

Bids On City Equipment Come in Below Estimates

Bath city bids on equipment yielded savings as the city accepted the lowest bid of 9100 for a new Oliver DC-12 dozer, 1900 under the budget estimate. A second low bid of 1895 minus 105 was approved for a highway road tender while all five bids for a road sweeper were rejected due to specification errors. Chadwick-BaRoss, Inc. of Portland won the dozer bid with a 6000 credit for the old 1953 model. delivery expected in weeks.

Bath Stanley W. Judkins Highway Department Judkins Chadwick-BaRoss, Inc. of Portland Puige

State Legislative Council To Tour Hyde Hospital

The Maine Women's Legislative Council meets at Bowdoin College with a Hyde Memorial hospital tour and tea arranged by Mrs. John Parker of Bath. Dr. James Wilson, Bowdoin Government professor, will discuss Water Pollution in Maine at 11 oclock following a 10:30 am business session led by Mrs. Edward J. Holland.

Hyde Memorial Hospital Maine Women's Legislative Council John Parker Bath Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc Women's Legislative Council Bowdoin College James Wilson Bowdoin Maine Edward J. Holland Bangor George W. Tufts Auburn Wilson

Bath Red Cross sponsors Mother and Baby Care classes

Bath Chapter of the American Red Cross will sponsor a three and a half week Mother and Baby Care course for mothers and fathers at Bath Memorial Hospital. Plans were finalized at a Monday committee meeting. The program runs from April 26 on Tuesdays and Thursdays with class choices at 2:30 or 3:10 p.m. Enroll by contacting Florence Hawley at the Red Cross office weekdays noon to four. Brunswick chapter also sponsoring in its town.

Bath American Red Cross Bath Memorial Hospital Tip Spam William Dogherty Southern Maine Lillian Riners Clinton McFadden Duncan—Mehines Red Cross George Gallant Fred H. Thompson Center Street

Burning fields along Busters Point road sparks sky glow

West Bath residents warn of field burn dangers after three adjacent farmers, with West Bath Fire Department permission, set flames near the new school on Buster's Point road. Motorists on the state highway reported the bright blaze lighting the night sky.

West Bath Buster’s Point

Board Approves Plan to Seat All MHS Graduates On Stage

The Board of Education votes to seat all MHS graduates on stage with alternates to protect the protest history. About 185 to 189 students will graduate this year, up from 164 in 1959, with discussions about main-floor seating and honoring graduates on stage. Six teachers receive continuing contracts including Rowe McCaslin Flint Miller Fields Rowland, while resignations are accepted from Hunter Perkins Shaw. The district rejects selling city property to Rowland, delaying decisions until space use is clarified. Substitutes will be paid 15 dollars daily after ten days, with retroactive pay not applied. The pay schedule opens at 38,800 dollars and steps to 5,000 dollars. Minor changes add 100 dollars for a rifle coach and 50 dollars for talent show and yearbook advisers.

Farnham Priscilla Rowe Melzine McCaslin Neta Flint Catherine Miller Washington Primary Isabell Fields Mitchell Cecil Rowland Eugene Hunter Morse Jacquelyn Perkins Ruth Shaw Fishers School Rowland Perow Linwood EK Tempie Leonard Hudpel

Crowds Turn Out For Easter Church Services Here

Easter Sunday drew large turnouts at local churches with special services across the day. Families attended early and later gatherings despite cloudy skies and damp weather, as more than 100 people joined the sunrise service at Phippsburg Center Congregational Church to greet the warm sun and the Resurrection mood.

Phippsburg Center Congregational

Preble Heads to Preliminary Acceptance Trials

The guided missile frigate USS Preble left Bath Iron Works fitting out docks for two days of preliminary acceptance trials. After trials, the ship will host an open house by the BIW and the supervisor of shipbuilding, U S N, at the shipyard. Crew from BIW, with Navy inspectors, will test the ship under the Board of Inspection and Survey watch.

U. S. S. Preble Bath ‘Tron Works U.S. N Tron Works Navy Board of Inspection and Survey W. M. Ryan

BIW Apprentice School Graduates 12 on April 13

BIW's Apprentice School held a graduation ceremony on April 13 with 12 graduates receiving diplomas and gifts. The event featured remarks by education leaders highlighting the program's role in Maine's economy and the yard's need for skilled workers to sustain Navy shipbuilding.

Biw's Apprentice School

Wesley Official Board Discusses Vacation Plans

The Wesley Methodist Official Board votes to cooperate with Central and Winter Street Congregational churches for July and August following last year’s plan. New chairman Courtney Stover leads, with Rev Oliver Bell conducting devotions. Reports cover finances, church school attendance, and altar decorations. A clean-up day is proposed and Daylight Saving schedule is adopted.

Wesley Methodist Church Committee On Robert Savage Wesley Church Central Winter Street Courtney FE. Stover Oliver W. Bell Frank. Frink Marc N. King Commission On Finance Stanley Hunter Walter E. Upham Bath Council of Churches Central Church Marc King Foster Savage Harry G. Shulman Brunswick Portland Press Herald Altar Guild Melvin Henderson

Urban Renewal Plans Discussed By Bath Authorities

Bath Urban Renewal Authority met with the Parking District and Planning Board to review steps for starting a downtown renewal. Planner Atwood and Leo Young explained a workable program review of codes and a survey and planning application for federal funds, expected to take about two weeks and several more weeks respectively.

Bath Urban Renewal Authority Planning Board Bath John Atwood Leo Young Atwood Blackwell Young Deta New York FHHEA

Two Men Plead Innocent To Break Here

Michael Malloy and Gerald Van Sickle pleaded innocent in municipal court to breaking, entering, and larceny in a case involving a Gibbons Co. warehouse theft last May. Associate Judge Affart ordered $2,000 bail for each for Jane term Superior Court appearance. Six respondents pleaded guilty to traffic charges, including Carlson, Doughty, Kropp, and Prior with fines from 15 to 75 dollars.

Michael Malloy Gardiner Gerald van Sickle Richmond Ronald Affart Jane Gibbons Co Washington Street Richard FE. Carlson Bath Warren N. Doughty Phippsburg David R. Kropp Bernard R. Prior Lisbon Center

Morse Students Shine at Maine Speech Festival

Morse High students Diane Bean Betsy Bertrand and Alex Schulten competed at the Maine Speech Festival held at the University of Maine. Schulten earned a superior rating in extemporaneous speaking on German unity, after drawing his topic and one hour of prep. Bean and Bertrand also received excellent ratings under coach Richard Aldridge.

Morse High School Maine University of Maine Diane Bean Betsy Bertrand Alex Schulten Richard Aldridge Morse Schulten Germany T. Tarpy Schulten Woolwich

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A. M. Main Bath Institution Rus Morse-Cheverus Western Maine Westbrook South Portland State Legislative Council Hyde Hospital Bath Red Cross Board of Education MHS Loring R. Addison Counccartier School Board Council John F. Leonard Lloyd Hooker Wiest USS Preble Cherub Cynthia Dudley Ronald Stonebreaker Robert Stonebreaker Barbara Hodgkins James Guild Stephen Norton Richard Quimby Billy McNeil Bobby Windenger Jane Upham Carol Savage Connie Kelley Vanessa Wright Mark Ashton Deborah Kelley Nancy Quimby Gloria Dunlap Barbara Savage Andy Cummins King Iron Works Washington David M. Dodge Richard W. Farrow James B. McPhee Robert D. Percy David C. Pye Donald B. White John D. LaCourse Louis R. Lebel William R Critte Scarboro Franklin C. Leavill Curtis C. Lowden George L. Stevens Pejebscot Cuttle Pye Dodge Carpenter Farrow MacPhee White Lebel Percy Stevens Dodge and LaCourse Léavitt Lowder Leavitt Pracuates BIW Warren G. Hill State Department of Education Newell H. C. Lyceth State Apprentice Council da Orem Feonome Brantey Alexander TSN Storveo Igen John R. Newell Lin Bata Iron Works James B. MicPhee Donald KE. White Franklin C. Lavitt William R. Cuttle Scarborough George G. Stevens Pejepscot Curtis London Samuel P. Lakin Mrs. Lakin Wesley Official Board Urban Renewal Authority Velop As McClure Ferry Road Owen Dally
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