FHA Representative To Meet With City Council On Sale Plans
A Bath representative will meet the City Council on August 1 to discuss disposing of Hyde Park Terrace and Lambert Park housing projects. The meeting follows earlier protests by Bath Area Chamber of Commerce and federal housing authorities about selling the developments. The plan outlines two disposal options: subdivide and sell parcels with preferences to tenants and veterans, or sell the projects entirely by competitive bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
New York
City Council
Hyde Park Terrace
Lambert Park
Stanley W. Judkins
Richard B. MacLennan
Bath Area
Coffin
Margaret Chase Smiths
Frederick
Payne
Robert Hale
Lewiston
Slusser
Public Housing Administration
Mrs. Smith
Bernard BE. Varnum
Bath Housing Authority
The
Times
Varnum
the Times
Washington
PHA
Pita
Bath City
Oil Company Buys Century Old Building for Gas Station
Community Oil Co. purchased the Washington and Center streets property from Mrs. Arthur J. Dunton, including a three story brick building dating to 1813. A $20,000 gasoline station is planned. sale price not disclosed and Ada Y. Greenblatt handled the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Oil Co
Arthur J. Dunton
Washington
Center Streets
Wilson’s Fish Market
Emerson Hall
Deserie Amirault
Sonia Bakery
Front Street
Ada Y. Greenblatt
City Hall
Tidewater Oil Co
Leeman Highway
Frank Ozella
Arthur M. Bowker, Jr
Phippsburg Selectman
Maine Publicity Bureau
Parrat
Seven Girls Enter Miss Popham Contest
The Miss Popham Colony pageant announces seven contestants for the 350th Shipbuilding celebration. Three finalists will be chosen August 2 at the Bath Opera House and the queen crowned August 4 at Popham Beach. Contestants include Patricia Boulay, Marilyn House, Constance Howe, Heather McClure, Jo Ann Miller, Marie Plante, and Sally Ouellette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Colony
Bath Opera House
Popham Beach
Bath
Carl P. Meister
Patricia Roselyn Boulay
Middle Street
Morse High School
Marilyn J. House
Washington Street
Constance E. Howe
Woolwich
Morse High
Heather McClure
Jo Ann Miller
Central Avenue
Marie A. Plante
South Street
Sally Ouellette
Russell Street
Bowdoin Dean's List honors for Johnson class of 1960
Paul O. Johnson son of Mrs Royal A Johnson of the Hotel Sedgwick is a Bowdoin College undergraduate named to the Dean's List for the Fall semester. Johnson belongs to the class of 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul O. Johnson
Royal A. Johnson
Sedgwick
Bowdoin College
Johnson
Maine’s Millionth Visitor Arrives in Bath Friday
Mr and Mrs Jean L Calliouet will visit Bath Friday arriving in town in the morning. They will first go to Smith Chevrolet Inc where Dr Joseph I Smith and Richard B MacLennan Bath Chamber of Commerce executive secretary will greet them at 10 30. The group then proceeds with plans continued on page three.
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Visitor
Bath
Jean__L
Calliouet
Town
Smith Chevrolet. Inc
Josseph I. Smith
Richard B. MacLennan
Bath Area
Set Of Books On Shipbuilding Is Given Library
A six volume study of American shipbuilding titled Merchant Sail is presented to Patten Free Library by Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation Inc. of Center Lovell Maine. Written by the late William Armstrong Fairburn the volumes highlight Bath Maine Popham and Bath Iron Works. The set includes an index of over 13200 vessels and will be placed on library shelves for public use and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Free Library
Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, Inc
Center Lovell
Maine
William Armstrong Fairburn
Fairburn
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Popham
Nine Tons Of Beans Picked In Dresden Area
Four bean picking crews from Bath and Woolwich opened the season in the Dresden area July 23 with 18 175 pounds of beans and 363 70 in wages. About 204 pickers, 95 percent children, worked on Tuesday and 250 more were out today. More crews from Bath Brunswick and Woolwich will harvest about 100 acres on three large farms with daily pay at two cents per pound and total season wages projected above 5 000. The MESC office continues to accept registrations for bean picking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Woolwich
Dresden
Jascha French
Maine Employment Security Commission
Brunswick
Bowdoinham
MESC
Parade to Open Bath Memorial Hospital Fair August 8
Cmdr James L. Henderson announces the Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Fair will open with a parade at 6 15 p.m. August 8. The parade forms at North and Lincoln streets and travels to Middle Oak Washington Center Front and concludes at the Park with a receiving stand to be announced.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Cmdr
James L. Henderson
North
Lincoln Streets
Middle Street
Middle
Oak Street
Oak
Washington Street
Center Street
Center
Front Street
Park
Bath City Council Reverses One Way Traffic to Two Way
Bath City Council unan imously approved an amendment to restore Front Elm and Center streets to two way traffic starting Aug 16. The session was brief with a public hearing no attendees beyond officials and a short adjournment.
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Elm
Council
Stanley W. Judkins
Harry E. Ring
Times
Edward J. McMann
Arthur F. Hutchins
Bath Area
Front
Center Streets
Front Street
Stanley W Judkins
Elm Street
Elm Streets
Judkins
Second Polio Clinic Set for August Sixth in Bath
Bath area public health officials announce a second polio clinic on August 6 at Huse Memorial School. Those who received the first shot on June 27 may get a second. eligible individuals between six months and 60 years may receive up to three shots with different funding sources. A $1 per shot fee applies to those 20 and older, with younger recipients free. no advance registration required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Aurea
Huse Memorial School
Roscoe McFadden
McFadden
State Department of Health and Welfare
Sagadahoc County
National Foundation For
City congratulates Miss Maine 1957 Carol Ann Bartels
Bath city officials led by Council Chairman Merrit A. Mitchell extend congratulations to Carol Ann Bartels for being named Miss Maine 1957 last week. The letter praises her honor for Maine and the Miss America contest in Atlantic City, noting she will wear the Miss Maine banner with state pride and is expected to bring the crown to Maine this fall. Bartels entered the state contest representing Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrit A. Mitchell
Carol Ann Bratels
Bath
State of Maine
Atlantic City
Maine
Miss Bartels
Sewall House on Washington Street A Bath Heritage Piece
The Sewall House on Washington Street, built about 1644 and later owned by the Harold M. Sewall family, is described as Georgian with a Greek portico. The home highlights a vast maritime collection, ship models, figureheads, and rare furniture, reflecting Bath’s shipping era and architectural elegance.
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Sewall
Washington Street
Harold M Sewall
Washington Streets
Heryart F. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Aca Palmer
Edward Hodgkins
Francis B. Torrey
Mr. Torrey
Torrey Roller
Torrey
Harold
Mr. Sewall
Samoa
Hawaii
U. S
Islands
Bath
Front Street
Harold M Sewhaill
Commemorative Stamp Depicts Virginia Of Sagadahock
The three cent Virginia of Sagadahock stamp honoring 350 years of American shipbuilding will debut at Bath Post Office on August 15. Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield announced the design by Mrs William Zorach and Archibald M. Main Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Sagadahock
Bath
America
Arthur E. Summerfield
Willian Zorach
Robinhood
Archibald M. Main, Jr
Stamp to Commemorate 850th Shipbuilding Anniversary
United States issues a purple postage stamp August 15 for the 850th anniversary of shipbuilding in America. First day covers directed by Bath Post Office and Bath, Illinois officials with Stamp Advisory Committee member Ervine Metz. Stamp dimensions 0.685 by 0.9 inches, vertical format, rotary-printed on pregummed paper, electric-eye perforated, sheets of 70. Initial print run 120 million. Central design features the Virginian of Sagadahock, built 1607 near Stage Island by Popham Colony members. State Seal in upper right, date 1607 Shipbuilding 1957 across top, Sagadahock and Popham Colony titles included. Postmaster Edward N. Hartnett notes first day cover procedures requiring legibly addressed envelopes with remittance. envelopes about 3.5 by 6 inches.
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Sagadahock
America
Stage Island
Sapvadahoek
Popham Colony
England
George Pople
Americ St
Virginia of
Edward N. Hartnett
Newell Named Director of Manufacturer's Assn
Sharon John K. Newell, president of Bath Iron Works, named a director of the National Association of Manufacturers. Appointment by NAM President Ernest G. Swigert fills an unexpired term as the organization discusses financing and interest-rate policies amid legislative scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon John K. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corporaimn
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Ernest G. Swigert
Shaccess
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Water District
Melvin Henderson
Maurice A. Libby
Henderson
Kennebec Greenhouses
Roy Richter
Bath Variety Store
Libby
Oil Company
J. Horace McClure
Day’s Ferry Rd
Woolwich, Me
Mcclure
Grace A. Blair
Merritt A. Mitchell
Fadward G. Atkinson
Anne Kimball
Vicinity
Sewill
South Seas
Sewall Point
Loyel
Farragut Sewall
Woeshington
Virginia OF Sagadahgock
United States
Bath Post Office
George Fo Cary
Ervine Metz
Post Office Department
Newell
Manufacturer’s Assn
Philatelic
Ile
RK. Newell
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