Bath Tops in Brunswick Area Wages and Production
The report ranks the Bath area seventh in average manufacturing wages among Maine economic regions, with Bath leading towns over 10,000 and surpassing Portland. It lists Bath's total product value at 51.97 million and notes shifts in area rankings, including higher wages in Millinocket and Rumford and strong output in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Brunswick
Bath Area
Rumford
Bathi
Millinocket
Madawaska
Kittery
Winslow
Portland
Lewiston- Auburn
Ross
South Portland
Elsworth
Fort Kent
Calais
Lewiston
Biddeford
Waterville
Augusta
Bangor
Skowhegan
Brunswick Area
Freeport
Topham
Yarmouth
Cowdoinhuimn
Wiscasset
Sosgadded
Brusiswick
Sagadahoe
York
Penobscot
Bath Man Promoted to Second Lieutenant in Maine National Guard
Richard L. Crocker of Bath, member of Battery B 703d AAA Battalion, received federal recognition promoting him to Second Lieutenant. A Morse High School graduate, he completed the AAA Officer Basic Course at Fort Bliss and the Leaders' course at Fort Jackson, after serving on active duty during the Korean conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Army National Guard
Richard L. Crocker
Bath
Departments of
the Army
Air Force National Guard Bureau
Washington, D. C
Edwin W. Heywood
Maine
Crocker
Morse High School
AAA & GM
Fort Bliss
Texas
Infantry School
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Meeting of Young Republicans scheduled for Thursday night
Charles Doyle Jr named to coordinate county efforts to revive the Young Republican club. A revival meeting will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Slyde Windlass Recreation Hall on Federal Street with Paul Cote, Maine Young Republican president, expected to attend. About 10 people are already lined up, and Doyle invites both men and women up to age 35 to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Doyle, Jr
Young Republican Club
Slyde Windlass
Federal Street
Doyle
Paul Cote
Maine Young Republican Clubs
Edwin P. Deberg
UGOP
Sle
Lobster Catches and Prices Up At Local Markets
Local lobster dealers report catches running about one third behind last year but prices hold up. Lobstermen recently received 55 cents per pound up from 40, with retail at about 75 cents. Soft shells predominate though hard shells rise. last summer prices were 30 cents or less. Mackerel scarce, Atlantic salmon catch up, bait scarce locally. IRS agent will assist Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the post office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Smith-Tobey Post Junior Drum Corps to Tour Chicago
The Smith-Tobey Post Cadets drum corps leaves Bath Armory Thursday at 9 for Chicago to compete with 34 junior corps at the American Legion National Convention on Saturday August 30. They will parade in Detroit? No, Michigan Avenue on Labor Day and return to Bath by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Tobey Post
Chicago
Bath State Armory
Brunswick Transportation Company
United States
Michigan Avenue
American Legion
Miami Beach
Fla
Atlantis City
N. J
Bath
New York City
Sherman Hotel
Department of Maine American Legion
Henry Hudson Hotel
Manhattan
Robert Billington
Linwood Bennett
Richard Hall
Sam Trott
Bruce Fielding
Thomas London
Paul Guerette
Jack Preney
Peter MacDonald
Dennis Wetherington
Frank Blanchard
Dennis Hallowell
Farry
Lyle Payson
Frank Moore
Richard Gallant
Joseph Sonia
Joseph Marquis
John McMann
David Comeau
Steve Burnham
Edward Boucher
William Cloutier
John McGuire
Richard Elwell
Woodrow Gray
Dean Soule
Henry Gallant
James Davis
William Russell
Alvin Hill
Danny Snow
James Robinson
Gerald Wyman
Harry Jennett
Francis Bennett
Arthur Sonia
William Milliken
Bath Tron Works
Bath Junior High
Milliken
Local Officials Attend Emergency Safety Meeting
Three local officials joined an emergency session called by Governor Muskie to curb rising highway deaths. Attendees included Police Chief Robert E. Wagner Jr., City Manager Stanley Judkins, and Sheriff Loring Small as state police, wardens, and helicopter patrols plan expanded traffic enforcement for months ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor's Highway Safety Committee
Edmund S. Muskie
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Stanley W. Judkins
Loring D. Small
Maine
Annual Inspection Of Water Main Under Kennebec
The Bath Water District conducts its yearly inspection of the 16 inch water main under the Kennebec River between Woolwich and Bath. Diver William Clark of Marine Construction Co. of Portland performs the inspection on the 1988 and 1939 built main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Water District
Kennebec River
Woolwich
Bath
William Clark
Marine Construction Co
Portland
Bath Shows Mixed Interest in Great Debte Debate
Citizens in Bath viewed the Muskie Payne debate as a draw with little shifting of votes. Most listeners praised neither side, some favored Muskie yet stayed Democratic, and a few expressed disappointment in Muskie or Payne. About 15 to 20 interviewed, with several Bath residents watching on television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund S. Muskie
Frederick G. Payne
Bath
Greater
City Hall
Muskie
Payne
Republicans Hold Thursday Meeting On Maine Election
In Bath local officials and county Republicans heard from National Republican Congressional Committee representatives Mik Kealy oushingtforu and Raymond Humphries about mobilizing GOP support for the September 8 Maine election. They discussed vote analyses, organization tips, and a target of 1500 votes in Sagadahoe County, urging neighbors to engage voters and secure a GOP victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Republican Congressional Committee
Willard CC Ellis
Maine
Republican State Committee
Bath
Mik Kealy Oushingtforu
D. C
New England
Sapadahoe
Republican Party
Raymond Humphries
West Virginia
Congressional Committee
United States
Humphrey
State Committee
Sagadahee County
Maine Morgan Horse Show at Woolwich Sunday
Twenty five classes are planned for the Maine Morgan horse show starting at 12 30 p m Sunday at Miss Margaret Gardiner s Kennebec Morgan horse farm in South Woolwich. Donald J Rawleh of the University of Vermont will be the ... continues on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Gardiner
Farina
South Woolwich
Donald J. Rawleh
University of Vermont
Handsome Phippsburg School Building Dedicated
The new 20 room Phippsburg school hall was dedicated on Saturday with about 225 pupils expected this fall. Principal Kermit Nickerson praised the town’s $200000 project that will replace nine one room schools. The facility features brick and steel construction, future kitchen plans, and a multiuse assembly hall and gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Center Pond
Howard Bowen
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
Thomas L. Totman
Kermit Nickerson
Stanwood C. Gilman
Union
Stanley Perkins
State Department of Education
Hallowell
Secretaaryv
Maine Congress of Parents and
Assembly Hall
Richard D. Cushman
Scbasco Estates
Nathan A. Cushman
David Jacob
James McCourt
Richard Spear
Vernon Durant
America the Beautiful
Virginia Bernie
Curiman
Bath Memorial Hospital Fair a Big Success in Bath
Thousands of Bath area residents supported the two day Hospital Development Fund Fair held Friday and Saturday at City Park. A parade opened events with floats, bands, and officials, followed by a doll carriage contest won by Michele Paradis and Marjorie Johnson. A water fight between Bath police and firemen drew cheers, and a street dance drew large crowds. The fair included midway booths, food, raffles, and exhibits from local groups and sponsors like Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Rotary, Lions, Elks, and the American Legion. The bean supper and vaudeville hours attracted hundreds, with acts by local students and performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Area
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Police Department
Chandlers Band
National Guard
Beau Haven Ranch
Maine Cancer Socity
Bath Red Cross
Bath
William Cummings
Arthur Tainter
John Lowery
George Biette
Charles Swearingen
Walter Longley
Willard McCabe
Joseph Inman
Greater Bath Jaycees
The
Red Cross
Cancer Society
Sage, Kennebec Art Club
Bath Memorial Hospial Auxiliary
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Elks
Iumswa
Smith Tobey Post
American Legion
Theart Association
Colonial Club
Good Will Club
Nequasset Auxiliary
Club 42
Knights of Columbus
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Bath Boy Scout
Cmdr
D. D. Decker
U.S.N
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Robert Marks
Maine State Police
Brian M. Jewett
Maine Withway Safety Committee
William A. Niss
Boy Scout
Pine Tree Council
Harold L Adams
BIW
Scout William Wing
Troop 57
Bath Tron
Boy Scouts of America
Vna
J. Horace McClure
Woolwich Tel
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Service
Kennebec
GOP
Robert McDougal
YMCA
Brock Stanton
Dianna Hall
Gail Jenkins
Stanton
McDougal
Maurice Dauphin
John Bourque
Hospital Development Fund
Edward J. McMann
Michele Paradis
Leo Paradis
Marjorie Johnson
Richard Johnson
Paula McMann
Heidi Klickstein
David Klickstein
Nancy Greenblatt
Abraham Greenblatt
Cindy Robbins
Leon Robbins
Susan Litchfield
Leonard Litchfield
Ann
Paul Graustuck
Christie Johnson
Sally
Karen
Janet Shea
E. Merritt Shea
John Quinn
Russell Cahill
Lewis Burns
Lorna Morey
Madelyn Wetherbee
Jean
Edward Morton, Jr
the Mortons
Ted Mack
Sharon Bailey
Madelyn A. Wetherbee
Donna Smith
Gary Meister
Janet Pailey
Louna Jean Morton
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