Rotarians hear aims of upcoming Boost Maine campaign
Richard A. Hebert, editor of the Publicity Bureau, told Rotary Club members at Central Church Parish House that Boost Maine seeks higher living standards by expanding demand for Maine products and resources. He cited industry, agriculture, fisheries and recreation as economic bases and praised the public private teamwork to boost retail and wholesale promotion with increased state funding. He predicted agadahoc County would rank among top booster counties next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Publicity Bureau
Maine Development Commission
Hebert
Rotarians
Governor Commends Essay Winners in Morse High Contest
Gov Frederick G Payne praised Morse High School students Irene Lait June Gill Joyce Sprague Margaret Safford Gordon Pinkham Scotchy Doyle and John Doyle for essays on defending American life from Communism The Rotarian sponsored contest judged by Bath Iron Works officials highlighted deep study and constructive thinking in these young writers notes from J William Schulze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Frederick G. Payne
Morse High School
Irene Lait
June Gill
Joyce Sprague
Margaret Safford
Gordon Pinkham
Per
J. William Schulze
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Maine
Small Pointer boat races see doubtful turnout on Sunday
Inter club sailboat races between New Meadows river boats and Small Point craft failed to materialize as weather kept Smallpointers from appearing on Winneganee Bay. Winners included New Moon in Class 1, Bozo in Class 2, and Almena in Class 3 with notes on Bath Salt and Shady Lady rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows
Winneganee Bay
Owen Williams
New Moon
Ed Drake
Shardie
Larry Wold
Alvah Morse
Almena
Larry Haynes
Raymond Small
Williams
Fosters Point
Drake
Birch Point
Lana
Nickerson
Sabine
Buccaneer
Main
Califon
Wood
Foster's Point
Pirate King
Bailey
Bath
Leeward
Eastman
Foster’s Point
Bozo
Wold
Brigham's Cove
Comet
Hawley
Clipper
H. P. Small
Langbehn
Morse
Bath Salt
Haynes
Chunky
Ambrose
Brigham’s Cove
Bounty
W. H. Small
Torrent 1 Leads Musters at Winchendon Meet
Torrent 1 of Bath and 16 other hand tubs competed at Winchendon Massachusetts. Torrent 1 was damaged and sent for recon ditioning for the North Andover muster. Torrent 1 earned 25 dollars for traveling the farthest distance over 200 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hill
North Berwick
Niagara
Upton
Mass
Hamilton
Troy
N. H
Ubs
Hancock
Ashburnham
Torrent
Bath
Fitzwilliam
Hundreds of YMCA Day Campers Finish Swimming Tests
About 150 grammar school youngsters at the YMCA Day Camp near Sebasco Beach completed swimming instructions and joined Minnow and Fish clubs. Seniors Walter Fullerton Donald Cromwell and Arthur Banks led groups of non swimmers through multiple classes with Clyde Wyman and others guiding beginners, as the day camp emphasized swimming life saving and first aid over two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammar School
Y.M.C.A. Minnow and Fish Clubs
Sebasco Beach
Walter Fullerton
Donald Cromwell
Y.M
Dennis Ring
David Rush
John Stinson
Roy Stuart
Billy Chubbuck
Scott Morse
Joe Haak
Bobby Howe
George Tardif
Dennis
David White
Arthur Banks
Charlie Aubut
Eddie Badore
al Bergeron
Paul Bergeron
Norman
Ronald Carlton
Donal Christopher
James Fernald
Robert Grant
Jack
James Annis
James Bartlett
Herbert Brown
Stephen Burnham
Robert Chaplin
Eddie Cummings
Victor Fuller
Leland Hopkins
John Johnson
Bryce Katula
Kenneth Lufkin
Richard Marsh
Noey Newcomb
Kenneth Perry
David Potter
Fred C. Pashard, Jr
Jay A. Rogers
Robert Strout
Peter Reynolds
Robert Marshall
Fred Meader
Richard Gross
Ivan Pouliot
Charles Annis
Gordon Allen
Richard Bishop
Paul Chandler
Robert Fernald
Lance Fuller
Joe Haines
Jay Hamilton
William Hennessey
Peter Henderson
Walter Hunt
Peter Lorentsen
William O. Luke
Marshall Libby
George Lawrence
Peter Owen
Francis
Engineers Begin Survey For Reid State Park Approach
A four member State Highway Commission survey crew started Thursday morning on the highway approach to Reid State Park at Georgetown. The work begins at Seguinland road where it leaves the main highway to Five Islands and will require nearly two miles of new road after the existing path ends. The plan includes eliminating a sharp curve near the old Seguinland hotel and may allow construction to start by late Summer or early Fall.
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State Highway Commission
Reid State Park
Georgetown
Seguinland
Five Islands
State Park
Park
Highway Commission
State Park Commission
Myron A. Lamb
Portland
The
Park Commission
Commission
Acheson Visits Former Bath Home Ties To Morse Star
General George R. Acheson U S Air Force once a Morse High School star athlete and bath resident visited his former home Friday to keep a luncheon date with Mrs. Louise Staples. The Bath man, then a boyhood member of the Children’s Home family, later flew mail routes and served in multiple theaters during World War II while rising to Brigadier General.
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Acheson
George R. Acheson
U. S. Airforce
Bath
Louise Staples
Children’s Home
Newark
Cleveland
Staples
Texas
Panama
New York
Illinois
United States
Hawaii
USAF
Bathman
States
Barsdale Field
England
Europe
Italy
55Th
No Serious Damage From Thunder Storm in Bath Area
The Bath area escaped serious damage after a severe electrical storm over the weekend. Lightning struck a pine near 1 High Street and spread to grass, with about 160 gallons of water used to control the blaze. A secondary spark hit an electric cord at 20 Cummings Street but caused no damage. A barn near Stony Brook road in Phippsburg burned after lightning, and a transformer fire affected Winneganee and Morse's Mill area with root power outage. Telegraph lines were affected near Sam Day Hill in Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Central Fire Station
High Street
Randall Merry
Washington Street
Randall Coombs
Cummings Street
Stony Brook Road
Phippsburg
Winneganee
Morse
Sam Day Hill
Battery B Heads to Camp Edwards for Two Weeks Training
Battery B 703rd AAA of Bath with 90 men and four officers will depart early Saturday for two weeks of field training at Camp Edwards Massachusetts. Nearly 4 000 Maine National Guard members participate in the period. The unit travels in nine 1 1/2 ton trucks three 1/2 ton trucks and five 1/4 ton jeeps joining with College Town unit near Brunswick then to Portland to meet 703rd Battalion convoy. Lead by 1st Lt Stephen L Robbins the cadre includes 1st Lt Ronald C Oulton 2nd Lt John H Tourtilotte and 2nd Lt William Owen. Training covers basic and tracking in week one and firing at Cape Cod range in week two using 90 mm anti air guns radar 50 and 90 caliber rounds. Return to Bath August 13. Battery B now has nearly two million dollars in equipment including radar gear and vehicles at the Bath armory.
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703Rd Aaa
National Guard
Bath
Camp Edwards
Mass
Maine
Brunswick
College Town
Portland
Stephen L. Robbins
Ronald C. Oulton
John H. Tourtillotte
William Owen
Wellsfleet
Cape Cod
Pine Tree Society Directors Meet to Plan Budget and Activities
The first executive meeting of Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children since John R. Newell became president was held at Hyde Memorial Home. Officers elected include Sumner Sewall treasurer Allan Spear assistant treasurer Mrs. William Wiles secretary A J Cole Bangor vice president John P Carey clerk. The group discussed the proposed budget and appropriations. The Hyde home reports its largest running total 43 and its wing serves adult cases amid the infantile paralysis epidemic. The Pine Tree Camp at North Pond is closed to visitors to prevent poliomyelitis.
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Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children, Inc
John R. Newell
Hyde Memorial Home
Marie Preston
Sumner Sewall
Allan Spear
William Wiles
Augusta
A. J. Cole
Bangor
John P. Carey
Newell
Hyde
James A. Gillies
Arthur Sewall
Bowen Torrey
Converse Fenn
Stuart Chapin
Rebecca Achorn
Brunswick
Preston
Staton Curtis
North Pond
Arrowsic Bridge Project Seeks State OK
The Maine State Highway Department seeks permission to bridge the Maine Central Railroad tracks as part of a half million dollar Arrowsic bridge project. Public Utilities Commission Chairman Southard said no objection and a decree will be issued shortly. The main span crosses the Sasanoa River from Woolwich to Arrowsic on the Georgetown road. It is a secondary Federal aid project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
State Highway Department
Maine Central Railroad
Woolwich
Public Utilities Commission
Frank E. Southard
Sasanoa River
Arrowsie
Georgetown
Highway Department
Mrs Donald Page Hosts Ladies Aid at Popham Beach
Mrs Donald T Page will entertain the Ladies Aid of Central Congregational Church at her cottage at Popham Beach.
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Donald T. Page
Central Congregational Church
Popham Beach
Post Office Installs Omnidemon Nation Postage Meter
A new omnidenomi nation postage meter was installed at the Bath post office to speed service. The first user was Perry L. Thompson of Thompson's Studios at 10 30 a m. The device prints exact postage from one cent to ten dollars in a single meter stamp, saving time and reducing handling of stamps. It speeds window service, aids sorting, and provides automatic accounting with non negotiable metered postage. The system is part of a contract for 300 meters by Pitney Bowes, expanding to 927 cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Postal Department
Bath
Perry L. Thompson
Thompson
Postoffice Department
Pitney-Bowes, Inc
Brad Stover Injured After Head Impact During Practice
Brad Stover, 14, was hit in the head by a pitched ball during Smith Tobey Post Junior Legion practice at Brunswick Airport Field. He was taken to Bath Memorial Hospital with a head injury. doctors reported his condition favorable and expect X-rays to assess the injury. The incident occurred as the team prepared for a state championship in Lewiston. he collapsed about 20 minutes after the initial impact.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Smith-Tobey Post Junior Legion
Elford A. Stover, Jr
E. A. Stover
Dummer Street
Harry F. Morin
Brad
Smith-Tobey
Brunswick Airport
Lewiston
Bath
Mrs Lou Freeman Visitor in Bath
Mrs. Lou Freeman of Wollaston Massachusetts was a visitor in Bath on Tuesday.
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Lou Freeman
Wollaston
Mass
Bath
Committees Named to Lead Boost Maine in Sagadahoc County
Harold P. Small and Harry C. Webber announced the Sagadahoc Boost Maine Committee with Gov. Frederick G. Payne as honorary chairman and principal speaker at the Sedgwick kickoff. A public dinner follows, with reservations due by Monday noon. dozens of local residents across Bath Bowdoinham Bowdoin Georgetown Phippsburg Richmond Sebasco Topsham West Bath Woolwich are listed as campaign volunteers.
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Sagadahoc
Boost Maine
Harold P. Small
Harry C. Webber
Frederick G. Payne
Sedgwick
Arréwsic
Octave L. Dauphin
Norman H. Drummond
Bath
Alex Burgess
Charles B. Doyle
Hollis W. Garey
James Gillies, Jr
Mark W. Hennessey
Howard Larrabee
J. Horace McClure
Ralph E. Mittendorf
John ‘R. Newell
William S. Newell
Frank B. Nichols
George Nugent
Sam Prawer
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Edward W. Sampson
Charles A. Shepard
Leslie C. Shumway
Roy G. Stewart
Bowen Torrey
Ivan A. Trueworthy
Bowdoinham
Cleveland P. Curtis
Wilbur T. Emerson
Avery M. Fides
Bowdoin
Herbert K. Adams
R. G. Coombs
Georgetown
West Bath
Joseph W. Larrabee
Edward K. Thompson
Woolwich
Donald W.leavitt
Richard E. McElman
Roland D. McIntosh
Mrs. Payne
Maine
Pogies Affect Sardine Canning In Maine Waters
Pogies or menhaden, an oily non edible fish, are cited as limiting sardine catches in Maine. Bath Canning Co spokesman says the Bath plant is not running at full capacity but faring better than peers while pogies reduce sardine food, shifting where seining occurs in Small Point Rockland and Casco Bay.
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Bath Canning Company
Yast
Small Point
Rockland
Casco Bay
Plummer home operators seek to vacate on Oct 1 1949
City officials receive notice that Plummer home operators Effie W and Michael J Smith will leave the boarding house on October 1 1949. The city owner and lessee and welfare department will discuss the move at the city council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plummer
Effie W
Michael J. Smith
Jason A. Merrill
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North Andover
North Berwick Mens
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Protection
Newbury
Seabrook
Triumph
Berwick
Oko’s
Marblehead
Campbello
Brockton
Gen. Acheson
Pine Tree Society Directors Meeting
Brad” Stover
Memorial Hospital
Front Street
Bath Auto Company
Maine Waters
Plummer Home
Plummer Home Managers
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