Bath Pl aygrounds Host Annual Doll Carriage Parade
Thirty-two youngsters aged three to 12 participated in Bath city park in the annual Doll Carriage Parade drawing more than 100 spectators. William E. Milliken directed the event as master of ceremonies highlighting the city playground program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Bath City
Davy Crockett
Bill Whitcomb
Peanut Man
Melody Preble
Priscilla Maddox
Martha Ellen Shepard
William E. Milliken
Melody
Mr. Peanut
Priscilla
Penny Roderick
Bill
Penny
Bath
Bath Teachers Complete U. of M. Travel Course
Miss Germaine Bonney and Miss Gloria Witham joined 28 teachers from several states finishing the University of Maine Education Travel Course. The six week tour, led by Prof. Robert B. Supple, covered sites from Niagara Falls to Grand Canyon and included two days in Washington and three in New York City. Credits earned total six history and geography credits toward degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germaine Bonney
Bath
Gloria Witham
Morse High School
Orone
University of Maine
Robert B. Supple
U. of M
Niagara Falls
Fort Ticonderoga
Detroit
Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Boston
Bonney
Sagadahoc Republicans Set Aug 30 Rally Dinner in Richmond
The Sagadahoc County Republican rally dinner will be Aug 30 at Odd Fellows hall Richmond with Willis R. Tofton Jr. Auburn speaker of the House as principal speaker. After the roast beef dinner the county committee will sponsor a workers meeting and all Republicans are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Odd Fellows Hall
Richmond
Willis R. Trafton, Jr
Auburn
House of Representatives
Republican Town Committee
Republican Committee
Sagadahoc GOPs Plan Public Workers Meeting in August
Sagadahoc County Republican committee outlined a workers' meeting to be held in Richmond in late August, with dinner beforehand and open to the public. State and local officials attended, discussing primaries and a large slate of candidates, with special guests Kenneth Tupper, Converse G. Fenn, and Willis R. Trafton Jr. in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
Republican Committee
Richmond
Sumner Sewall
Stanley R. Hunter
Workers
Kenneth Tupper
State Financial
Converse G. Fenn
Sagadahoc County Financial
Willis R. Trafton, Jr
Auburn
East Brunswick Car Crash Sends One To Hospital
A two car collision on Route 1 in East Brunswick sent one person to Brunswick Hospital with a head cut. Carl Gustafson and Estella Gustafson, both from Brunswick, were among eight people injured lightly or moderately as the MacDonald car from Bath collided at Ames Store driveway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Brunswick
Brunswick
Carl W. Gustafson
Estella
Leonard Wallace
Philip Wallace
Merle A. Merrill
John MacDonald
Bath
Robert Billington
Philip Weybrant
Arthur Sonia
Robert McRae
Merrill
McRae
Gustafson
Ames’ Store
New Meadows
MacDonald
Bath Family Homecoming After California Trip
Mr and Mrs Daniel A Beaton and daughter Jean return to 58 Western Avenue Bath after seven weeks traveling to California They found neighbors had prepared a welcome with bouquets of Summer flowers In California they stayed with Beaton sisters at Clear Lake They visited Donald Beaton aboard the Constitution in New York and met relatives at Cornell University Michigans State swimming history noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel A. Beaton
Jean
Western Avenue
California
Bath
Donald A. Beaton
American Line
Constitution
Mediterranean
Beatons
George Dimock
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Maine Prohibits Hawk and Owl Killing With One Exception
A new Maine law protects all hawks and owls except the horned owl and takes effect August 20. The bill, passed May 11, was urged by Bangor and Augusta clubs with support from Maine Audubon and garden organizations. The act allows landowners to kill hawks or owls only if they are destroying poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
National Audubon Society
Bangor Bird Conservation Club
Augusta Nature Club
Maine Audubon Society
Federation of Garden Clubs of Maine
Indiana
Idaho
New Nampshire
Michigan
Audubon Society
Paul L. Errington
Maine Legion Cadets Get State Backing for Miami Trip
Maine state leaders including William J. Rogers announce cooperation to fund and send the Bath Legion Cadets to the National American Legion convention in Miami. A Thursday meeting in Bath will map the fund drive with J Horace McClure Nelson F Foss and others leading plans. Bath Cadets will appear in parades concerts and drills at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
William J. Rogers
Auburn
Bath Legion
Miami
National American Legion
J. Horace McClure
Governor’s Executive Council
Nelson F. Foss
Sagadahoc County
Legion
Maine
Rogers
Foss
Bath
Judges Named For Annual Art Show At Five Islands
A panel of judges for the Five Islands art show has been selected with Southard Menzell of Boston accepting for a third year. New member J Louis Doyle of Belmont MA leads a list including Carroll Bill and Mrs Harold L Goss. judging is at 11 am Saturday with show hours 1 to 10 pm Sunday through Tuesday. Nearly 100 artists submit works across 10 classes. Richard Hasenfus of Five Islands and West Roxbury has won the People's Choice for the last three years. Contact Melvin Comeau in Bath to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands
Southard Menzell
Boston
Beatrice Bouton
Philadelphia School of Art
J. Louis Doyle
Belmont
Mass
Cambridge
Carroll Bill
Harold L. Goss
Gardiner
Portland Museum School of Art
James Elliott
West Bath
Portland Museum Chool
Richard Hasenfus
West Roxbury
Melvin Comeau
Bath
Schulze to retire as vice president of Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works names Omar R. King as vice president and works manager and William U. Niss as vice president and treasurer at a Friday board meeting. J William Schulze will retire as vice president and treasurer Sept 30, and chair the executive committee from Oct 1. Niss replaces Schulze Oct 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar R. King
West Bath
William U. Niss
Middle Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
John R Newell
J. William Schulze
Wiscasset
Schulze
Pennsylvania Crusher
King
Newell
New England Shipbuilding Corp
South Portland
Niss
Brothers Attending CAP Encampment
Two Bath brothers among 107 cadet members of Maine Wing Civil Air Patrol attend a nine day encampment at Limestone Air Force Base. Robert T. and Richard B. Dingley of Brunswick Squadron are on their second summer cadet encampment learning how the Air Force operates while at Limestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Brothers
Maine
Civil Air Patrol
Loring Air Force Base
Limestone
United States Air Force
Robert T
Richard B. Dingley
Walter T. Dingley
Milan Street
Brunswick
CAP
Air Force
Woolwich Man Named New Member of County Fm Home Admin
Frank R. Bailey of Woolwich has been named to Sagadahoc County Committee for the Farmers Home Administration effective July 1. He joins Chester Hobart and Edward White of Bowdoinham on the three member panel. The committee sets loan policy localizes agency services and aids the county supervisor. The agency funds loans to buy improve or enlarge family type farms and to support soil and water conservation projects including pastures terracing erosion control and farmstead water improvements. (Continued on Page Eight)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Bailey
Woolwich
Sagadahoc
Farmers Home Administration
Richard E. Kennedy
Frland W. Curtis
Mr. Bailey
Chester F. Hobart
Edward L. White
Bowdeinham
Hobart
Pervisor
Rotarians Hear Naval Chaplain at Luncheon
Cmdr. Robert K. Wilson, chaplain at Brunswick Naval Air Station, spoke at the Rotary club luncheon at Central Congregational Church parish house. He discussed duties and servicemen’s challenges and a ladies night was planned by President Ira Nadine with a visiting Rotarian guest list from multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert K. Wilson
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Rotary Club
Central Congregational Church
Wilson
Ira Nadine
Howard Dow
Howard Sharp
Vineland
N. J
Harold I. Cass
Augusta
Alex Ormond
Savannah
Frank Shaw
Needham
Mass
Fred Lang
Xenia
Frank Beman
St. Johnsbury
Bob Davidson
Florida
Bill Link
Riverside
Mike Fischer
Cheshire, Conn
Carl Wight
The
Bath Canning Co
POSTPONE FAIR FOR NEQUASSET AUXILIARY SCHEDULE
The Nequasset ladies' auxiliary annual fair is postponed from next week to September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Ladies’ Auxiliary
Two Bath Boys Attend Maine Conservation Camp
Two Bath youths will spend a week at the Maine Sportsmen's Junior Conservation Camp in Ellsworth. Robert Chaplin and Tony McLaughlin are sponsored by the Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet Association and will live in cabins on Branch Pond. Activities start at 7 am and run to 9 30 pm featuring junior woodsman training, gun safety, fish identification, game laws, canoeing, woods cooking, fire building, archery, and field trips to fish hatcheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Chaplin
Tony McLaughlin
Maine Sportsmen's
Camp Jordan
Branch Pond
Ellsworth
Sagadahoc
Bath
Walter S. White
Maine Sportsmen
Wilfred L. Chaplin
Central Avenue
Joseph McLaughlin
Bedford Street
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association
Out-Of-Towners Back Bath Legion Cadet Fund Drive
Progress mounts for the Bath Legion Cadets fundraising drive as local and out of town sponsors pledge support for transportation to the National American Legion convention in Miami in October. pledges include 40 gifts of varying amounts and a $125 donation from an out of town supporter. the French Republican Club of Lewiston also sends a $25 contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Legion Cadets
J. Horace McClure
Nelson Foss
National American Legion
Miami
Maine
Lewiston
N. Aime Asselin
Bath
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leonard Ellis
Bonnie Kirt
Kitty Haynes
Susan Minott
Joanne Robinson
Sec
Dolar
Albert Pecci
Ernest Kingsbury
Francis Bennett
Rutchie Haynes
Charles Whitcomb
Joe Smith
Ronald Farr
Donna Swain
Charles Ashton
Donald MacElfman
Cleveland Ashton
John Whitcomb
Billy Cochran
Marjorie Cochran
Linda Lee Atkinson
Mary Speciano
Susan Hart
Loriene Libby
Cathie O'Leary
Donna Innis
Teresa Stewart
Marchelle Turcotte
Patty Rice
Bette Jean McCole
Linda Innes
Sagadahoe
John G. Morse, Jr
Cleveland P. Curtis
Curtis
William Blanchard
Blanchard
Topsham
Eugene Winslow
Phippsburg
Edward J. McMann
McMann
Earl McPhee
McPhee
John L. Jack
Jack Edward DeBery
DeBery
Branwell Harford
Georgetown
Harford
William Farr
Lena Hackett
Bowdoinham
Michigan State
NEW Girls’ Nation President
Girls’ Nation
Brenda Ann
Rusty” Russ
Trenton
B.I.W
William A. Niss
Bath Shipbuilding Firm
Charles F. Adams, Jr
Wadleigh B. Drummond
Clarence R. Eaton
William F. Mussenden
Eaton
Mussenden
BIW
Farmers’ Home Administration
Legion Cadet Fund
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