William Zorach at Bath fountain gesture highlighted
Renowned Montsweag sculptor William Zorach, a Robinhood summer resident for decades, plans a public fountain for Bath City Park to honor the area that inspired much of his art. The article chronicles his training from Cleveland to Paris, his shift to sculpture, major commissions, teaching at the Art Students League, and his daughter Dahlov's artistic dynasty.
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William Zorack
Robinhood
Rockland
Zerach
Bath
City Park
Cleveland
New York
National Academy of Design
Holbein
Ingres and Durer
Metropolitan Museum
George Bridgman
Ite
Art Student's League
New York City
William Zoracek
City of Path
Zorach Fountain Fund Tops $3,000 in Bath Campaign
Bath Garden club president Mrs. Arthur Bowker announced that the Zorach Fountain Fund has reached $3,000 in donations and pledges toward a $15,000 project. Wil liam Zorach plans a $40,000 fountain sculpture for the city park, expected to be completed by Summer 1961. Alabama’s 1938 football team allowed 35 opponent first downs in nine games, a SEC record.
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Zorach
Arthur Bowker
Bath Garden Club
William Zorach
Bath
Thee
Alabama
Seven School Boards to Screen Superintendents
The seven towns forming Union 48 Woolwich Phippsburg Arrowsic Georgetown Wiscasset Dresden and Westport meet at Woolwich Central school to interview two superintendent candidates. Stanwood Gilman plans retirement July 30 after 19 years as Union 48 superintendent with a successor to be chosen if needed. The interviewing committee includes one representative from each town and will continue screening until a candidate is hired.
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Farnsworth Museum
Rock
John Folinsbee
Monteweng
Butalo
N. Y
Folinsbe
Washington, Conn
Herbert Faulkner
Art Students
Secene
Crisskill Mountains
New York
New York City
Voung Polinsbee
New Hope
Pensylvania
Delaware River
Ernest W. Watson
Mapesice
Polinsbee
Hin
Maine
Montsweag
Peter Cook
Folinsbee
Insand
Seacoas
Boothbay
Kennebec
Union
Woolwich Central School
Richard Higgins
Wiscasset
Stanwood Gi Gilman
Phippsburg
Union 48
Gilman
Woolwich
Ph Ppsburg
Arrowsie
Georgetown
Dresden
Bookmobile Schedule Announced For Monday
The Maine State Library releases a Monday route for Bath area読 including Robinson's Cash Market Edgecomb 9 to 10 Cromwell's Store Westport Island 10 20 to 10 35 Post Office Woolwich 10 55 to 11 15 Arrowsie School 11 20 to 11 35 Afternoon runs include Post Office Five Islands 1 15 to 2 and Post Office Georgetown 2 15 to 3.
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Bath
Maine State Library
Robinson's Cash Market
Edgecomb
Cromwell's
Westport Island
Post Office
Woolwich
Arrowsie
Woolwich Bi Centenial Tour Showcases Local Landmarks
Woolwich marks its 200th anniversary with a three day program starting Friday Open house and lobster bake follow a town meeting. The weekend features a parade community fair and services at Nequasset church with tours of historic sites such as Day's Ferry House Preble monument and several 18th and 19th century homes and a carriage exhibit at Kennebec Auburn road.
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Old Nequasset
Woolwich
First Congregational Church of
France
Kennebec
Aimee von Hillene
Day's Ferry
Ebenezer
Mary Preble
Methodist Episcopal Church of
North Woolwich
Everson Stinson
Nias
Barley Neck Road
Robert T. Bateman
Ray
Phips Point
William Tudor Gardiner
Sir William Phips
Massachusetts Colony
Sir William
Montsweag
Stuart Chapin
Woolwich-Wiscasset
Bath Area
Former Bath Man Heads Group Buying Paper
A former Bath resident and two Ranger newspaper executives acquire the Rockland Courier Gazette from the First National Bank of Rockland. Sidney L. Cullen becomes editor and president, Richard K. Warren of the Bangor Daily News is vice president, and Robert Kiah of the Bangor News is treasurer. The bank notes the sale, in memory of long-time editor John M. Richardson, with no policy or staff changes planned.
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Cullen
United States Coast Guard
First Naval District
Boston
Morse Hwigh School
Richard K. Warren
Bangor Daily News
Robert Kiah
the News
First National Bank of Rockland
John M. Richardson
Richardson
Tarring Completed with City Cleanup Underway
The city finished resurfacing about one third of its streets at 4 pm Tuesday. Arthur R. Avery of the City Highway and Sewer Department said a street sweeper will clean gravel from oiling operations. The 19 highway workers begin their annual vacations on a rotation basis next week after summer tarred work ends.
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Arthur R. Avery
City Highway and Sewer Department
High Street
Harvard
Webber Avenue
Lincoln Street
Oak Streets
Middle Street
Winter Streets
Center
Russell Streets
Huarward Street
Bowery Street
Linden Street
Summer Street
Front Street
Oak
Corliss Street
Marshall Street
Nichols Street
City Highway Crew
West Bath plant sold to Wilmer Wood Products
The West Bath Bakelite wood flour plant of Union Carbide Corp sold for 160000 to Wilmer Wood Products of Norway. A quitclaim deed filed in Sagadahoc County records lists six acres and buildings idle since last winter with no disclosed future plans. The deed notes a 100000 sale price in the notation.
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West Bath
Bakelite Co
Union Carbide Corp
Wilmer Wood Products Company of
Norway
Sagadahoe
Local Summer Resident To Talk At University
A Phippsburg summer resident will join four noted authors in the University of Maine Summer session Noted Authors in Person series during the week of August 3. Willard H. Bonner, English professor at the University of Buffalo and authority on buccaneers and pirate lore, will speak August 4 on Captain Kidd and the American tradition.
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Phippsburg
University of Maine
University of
Willard H. Bonner
University of Buffalo
Bonner
Il Wo
Fire guts Bath Fuel coal shed on Commercial Street
A $10,900 fire gutted a coal shed attached to the Bath Fuel Company on Commercial Street Wednesday afternoon last week. Fire officials investigated a possible defective electric motor on a gasoline pump as the cause. The blaze damaged a coal truck, boat trailer frames, coal conveyors and nearby structures while 100 tons of anthracite were affected but largely salvageable. Fire crews from Bath and help from Brunswick battled five lines until the all-out signal at 5:18 p.m.
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Bath Fuel Company
Commercial Street
Richard J. Frates
Frates
Louton Wallace
Bath Water District
Howard W. Kirkpatrick
Ing
Fred Rose Grain Company
Kirkpatrick
D. and C. Trucking and Salvage Company
Brunswick
Washington
Center
Bath Fuel Co
Sparky
Bath Fire Department
Charles Swearingen
Fire Department
Thebeau Nomination For Bath Board Chairman Tabled
Bath Republican seven executive councilors tabled Democrat Harry W. Thebeau’s nomination as chairman of the Bath Board of Registration of voters. Councilor Frank Wood opposed, noting Bath Republicans favor Mrs. Lillian Heal. The next council meeting Aug 19–20 may decide the nomination. the post has been vacant since Ada M. Purington’s death June 17 after 18 years in the chair.
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Harry W. Thebeau
Bath Board of Registration of Voters
GOP
Frank Wood
Webster
Thebeau
Bath
Lillian Heal
Bath Board of Registration
Ada M. Purington
Purington
Arthur K. Purington
City Republican Committee
Ronald C. Oulton
Heal
Morse Teacher Serves On Bowdoin Math Panel
Jascha L. French of Morse High School joined a Bowdoin panel discussing the College Entrance Examination Board math report. He is one of 69 math teachers nationwide at Bowdoin this summer studying under a National Science Foundation grant. About 200 teachers from 27 states and four foreign countries attend Bowdoin institutes in biology chemistry physics and mathematics.
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Sistory Mayo
Rochester
Minnesota
Ertist
Bank of the Southwest
Texas
Alpina
Forbeeh Dickenson College
Rutherford
N. J
Zorach
New York
Jascha L. French
Morse High School
Commission On Mathematics
College Entrance Examination Board
Rretrutte Rt Bowdon
Througout
Bowdoin
National Science Foundation
Committee Named To Study Possible Recreation Center
A special committee appointed by City Recreation Commission chair Robert C. Cummings will study options for the Municipal Recreation Center. Members include Supt. Loring R. Addison, George Surkis, Edward F. Cox, Bath Area Chamber executive secretary, and City Council Chair Join F. Lonerd. The group reviews returning to Front Street, remodeling the Hyde Park site, or closing the center, plus costs of relocating if chosen.
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City Recreating Commission
Robert C. Cummings
Municipal Recreation Center
Cummings
Supt. of
Loring R. Addison
George Surkis
Edward F. Cox
Bath Area
Front Street
Recreation Commission
Special Commission
The Eiffel Tower Rise at Paris Exposition
The Eiffel Tower soars 985 feet above the Seine, built in 1889 as a centerpiece for the Paris Exposition attracting visitors worldwide.
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Seine River
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Fiil Holt
Paris
Jacques Emile Blanche
Cottet
John Duncan Furuson
Salon dAntomme
Art Institute of Chicago
United States
American Artists Group
Dahlov Spear
Zorach Fountain Fund
Five Islands
Leo King
Chops Point
Frott Tomestead
Cape Cod
First Baptist Church of
Woolwich Center
Union Bridge
Joseph Paine
Paine
Nequasset
Ernest Hathorn
Clarence Tanner
Samuel Soule
Middle Road
John Hathorn
Hathorn
Nequasset Pond
Elster Dolloff
TUCO
Society of Woolwich
Leverett C. Welch
Roby C. Welch
Bath Road
Fullerton
Bath Man
Buying Paper
West Bath Union Carbide
Morse
Wheele Et Couese
Z" Horace
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
Bel Air
Bel Air’ Con
Tranmissions - Motors
McClure’s Car Parts
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