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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
6
Nearly 800 people attended the ceremony at Goddard's field as S/Sgt. Donald Hamblett was commissioned to lieutenant by the Legion cadets. The event featured a color guard drill, baton twirling, and a full corps field performance. The corps heads to Warren Rhode Island for a Drum Corps festival after Saturday travel to Biddeford and Providence.
Two Bath men study Orono’s example of a near free community pool built with private donations and volunteer labor. They note labor and equipment were donated and town officials provided supervision, creating a low cost project driven by public interest.
The Maine Three-Quarter Century club plans its annual Summer meeting August 24 on Bowdoin College campus Brunswick. Activities run 9 30 a m to 4 p m with formal speeches followed by games and contests and the Maine Oldsters Hobby Show. Hosts are the Brunswick Lions club with transportation arranged for members from district towns.
Bath Iron Works Corp preliminary six month results show income from shipbuilding and product sales totaling 23,439,921 with net earnings after taxes of 1,206,302 or 2.88 per share. The 1954 period yielded 21,914,859 income and 1,100,236 net earnings or 2.63 per share.
The Legion Cadets captured first place in field drill and top honors in color guard at the New England Drum Corps Festival in Warren Rhode Island. They earned a $100 prize for greatest travel distance and drew an estimated crowd of 20 000 as a parade followed their six hour field show. The corps later headlined Armed Forces Day at the Bangor State Fair and planned parades in Rockland and White River Junction en route to Northern New England competition.
Bath police issued seven warning tickets Monday night to motorists who chased fire trucks responding to a box alarm. Officers aimed to curb speeding and vehicles blocking entrances to the scene as firefighters proceeded to the Upper Washington Street area amid a false alarm. Police will file warning cards with a possible court summons for repeat violators.
Bath 4-H members won blue ribbons for first prizes at Lewiston State Fair. Joan Robinson Ellen Low and Donna Crocker earned blue ribbons for bread and pillow cases. Red ribbons went to Judith Commeau Frances Butcher Ellen Low Donna Crocker for dresses, Joyce Scanlin and Teddy Jenks for apron and skirt. third prizes went to Joan Robinson Betsy Bertrand Joan Marsh and Donna Crocker. Frances Butcher plus a color scheme poster earned red. Local girls plan to enter Skowhegan Fair Aug 13 to 20.
Bath Legion Cadets prepare for Bangor State Fair appearance Thursday, Lobster Festival Parade in Rockland Saturday, and New England Drum Corps contest at Dartmouth Stadium Sunday. Fans donated 104 during last week’s dress review to offset weekend Rhode Island trip meals. Future plans include September visit by Warren Indian Band Drum Corps with a parade and field exhibition.
Fr. John E. Bellefontaine of St Marys church spoke to Bath Rotary at a Tuesday luncheon. He urged defending the American way of life against strife and materialism, calling it the opiate of communism. The talk followed by a letter from the district governor praising the club scene. Several guests from across the Northeast attended.
A severe thunderstorm knocked out two fire alarm fuses in Bath on Tuesday morning with no other damage reported. The storm brought loud lightning and thunder around 3 am, followed by a heavy shower and high humidity as cooler air moves southward from Canada, signaling a break in the heat wave tonight.
A pheasant crashed through a bedroom window at the Don Edward home in West Olive Michigan and was served by Mrs Edward for dinner. The incident left the family startled but unharmed.
Anthony G. Frenette a 21 year old from Bath was sentenced to 90 days in Kennebec County Jail after pleading guilty to two counts of assault and battery from an incident at Popham Beach on June 8. He was arrested in Boothbay Harbor after a tip and faced Judge Gardiner R. Deering in Munici pal Court.
Edward Brown, about 90, was found dead in his upstairs bedroom at 28 Lemont Street Bath after neighbors reported a light burning for over a day. Medical Examiner Joseph Smith ruled natural causes. Brown had lived in Bath most of his life and was a former semi pro baseball player and taxi operator. He leaves three sons Walter, Earl, and Edward Jr. Committal services are set for 2 pm Thursday at Oak Grove family lot. flowers are requested to be omitted.
Marine engineer William F. Hodgkins recalls January 20, 1901, when the three masted schooner Joseph Luther ran aground near Whale back Rock after a towline parted. Kennebec River Life Saving Station crew rescued all hands, and a tiger cat named Tacks joined the drama.
St Marys church annual Summer school opens Thursday at Weeks Street School with sessions on Thursday and Friday this week and Monday through Friday next week. Daily program starts 9 am with prayers, flag salute, cross, hymn, then religion, project work, recess, and dismissal at 11 30. Entertainment for children at 2 pm Friday. Teachers include parish priests assisted by sisters and laypeople.
About 2,200 Bath Iron Works employees will vote September 1 on whether the CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers or the AFL International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders will represent them in bargaining. The date was set after a conference among unions management and the NLRB.
District Governor William J. O'Brien Jr of Newburyport outlined Rotary objectives at his annual Bath visit. The event drew Rotarians from Cincinnati and Cheshire with 24 local members, and Fr. Bellefontaine was named guest speaker for next week.
The Five Islands Community club hosts a four day open art show from August 20 to 23, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with professional and amateur entries judged in multiple mediums and a People’s Choice award. Entries must be received by August 10 and may be submitted to director Dr Nathaniel Jfus at Five Islands.
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