City Schoolhouses Repair Efforts Backed by Engineer
An engineer’s report on city school buildings details repairs and safety upgrades. Reopening of North Primary plans delays modernization while Grover’s cost estimates align with prior expectations for roof replacement and structural reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Ity Council
Tehcenet
North
Eduyagiee
Eee
North Grammar School
Center Street
Washington Street
Ce Irs
Systede Strr Consul
South Street
Cee
Dennis Murphy Named History Teacher at Morse High
Dennis Murphy of Auburn Massachusetts has been chosen to teach history at Morse High School to fill the vacancy from the resignation of Hector Rose. A World War II veteran and Holy Cross graduate, Murphy attended Fitchburg Teachers College and earned nearly all credits toward a master’s degree. He taught at Madamaska High School for four years before serving in the war and has done notable extracurricular work, likely to assist in the athletic program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Murphy
Auburn
Mass
Morse High School
Hector Rose
Murphy
Holy Cross College
Teachers College
Fitchburg
Madamaska High School
McNeishs Welcome Son At Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Mr and Mrs John D McNeish Jr announce the birth of a son at Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton Massachusetts Saturday Mrs McNeish formerly Miss Alyn Jewett of Mr Daye by Sabety’s Ferry remains unclear in the text but indicates family naming John D Mattehan sea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. McNeish
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton
Mass
McNeish
Alyn Jewett
Daye
Sabety
John D. Mattehan
Ryder Returns From Climbing Mount Abraham
Ryder from Dummer Street arrived home after climbing Mount Abraham in Maine. He hiked from Kingfield to the lookout cabin and then to the summit, aided by goats for milk and a steady ascent. He planned future climbs including Mount Katadin, Old Spec, Mount Bigelow, and Mount Madison, proving his sturdy endurance at 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Gs
Dummer Street
Kingfield
Abraham
West Kingfield
Roscoe Durrell
David Winter
Mr. Ryder
Othey
Waterville
Augusta
Bath
Mt. Abraham
Mt. Katadin
Mt. Bigelow
Maine
Mt. Madison
Presidential Range
White Mountains
Withal
New Odd Fellows Hall To Be Dedicated Soon
A meeting of general committees from Lincoln Queen Esther Rebekah lodges Canton auxiliary and Canton Encampment met at Odd Fellows Temple on Washington Street. Final plans set for a dedication on September 14 with afternoon and evening events. Open to members their families and invited guests with a public viewing day to follow for Bath citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Temple
Washington Street
Lincoln
Queen Esther Rebekah
Canton
Bath
Bath leaders travel to national G A R encampment
Department Commander Harry Warner and Post Commander George Melzard of T. W. Hyde Camp depart Bath for Indianapolis to attend the National Encampment of the G A R and the Sons of Union Veterans. They expect to return by Thursday. The camp counts five living past department commanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Warner
Post Department
George Melzard
T. W. Hyde Camp
Bath
Indianapolis
Ind
Sons of Union
T. W. Hyde
Bath Canning Plant Begins Work at Bath
The Bath Canning Factory started sardine production Friday after a delay. Grace L. docked at 7 30 with 600 bushels of fish, and workers including 60 women sorted cleaned canned and sealed sardines in the new Bath plant, achieving initial production despite early hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Canning Factory
Grace L
Frank Childs
Belfast
Béfast Canning Co
Maine
Bath
State Moves to Take A M Butterfield House for Road
State Highway Commission plans to condemn the Butterfield property at Granite and High streets to make way for a cheaper approach to the Carlton bridge. The agency also proposes raising High street by five feet and lowering a knoll near Granite street by about two and a half feet to fit the new alignment. Federal officials opposed the original bid as too costly and urged re bidding with looser specifications to cut expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Bridge
State Highway Commission
Andrew M. Butterfield
Granite and
High Streets
Commission
Public Roads Office
Highway Commission
Bath
Augusta
High Street
Granite Street
Center Street
Bath Citizens Push Immediate New Bids for Bridge Approach
A Bath group urged Augusta officials to award new bids on the Carlton bridge approach after the Public Roads Administration rejected earlier costs. Local leaders emphasize traffic hazards and advocate faster construction linking Bath to modernization, noting past land purchases and bus route disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Augusta
State Highway Commission
Carlton Bridge
Public Roads Administration Office
Highway Commission
Represt
Forrest C. Legard
Charles B. Doyle
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Robert Allen
Veterans of Foreign Wars Organization
Charles A. Shepard
Bath Rotary Club
Frank L. Moriarty
Percy W. Kingsbury
Moriarty
Washington
Center Streets
Washington Street
Center
Doyle
Chamber of Commerce
Schedule of terms issued for School Union 48 districts
Superintendent Stanwood C. Gilman releases the term schedule for School Union 48 covering Arrowsic Georgetown Dresden and Phippsburg. Fall terms run about 15 weeks starting Sept 3 with Thanksgiving breaks and winter and spring terms split into A and B sessions through June 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanwood C. Gilman
School Union
Arrowsic
Georgetown
Sarre
Dresden
Phippsburg
Bell Manufacturing opens Bath plant making metal gadgets
Bell Manufacturing Co in Bath operates a new plant in the old shoe polish factory at School and Washington streets where 14 to 15 women assemble metal components for leather key containers and zipper parts. Production aims to grow to 100 to 150 workers as new machinery arrives, with outputs shipped from Portland Connecticut. Local superintendent is Gordon Bryant, and the firm leases the first floor to expand operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bell Manufacturing Co
School
Washington Streets
Henry C. Bell
Portland
Bell
Gordon Bryant
Denny Road
Chamber of Commerce
Testing Clams for Pollution in Kennebec Waters
Specimens from flats near the Kennebec and other areas are at the University of Maine for laboratory tests to determine pollution sources. Rep Elizabeth Deering Moffatt and her husband collected clam samples and sent them to Augusta and then Orono for testing. Several flats were closed to digging by new regulations announced August 12 by Commissioner Richard E Reed, a serious setback for affected residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine
Kennebec
Elizabeth Deering Moffatt
Augusta
Department of Health
Orono
Kennebec River
Sebasco
Phippsburg
Hockomock
Back River
Richard E. Reed
Sea and Shore Fisheries Commission
Wedding of Miss Sally Hyde of Bath to David Knights
Miss Sally Hyde daughter of Mrs. Arthur Corwin of Marblehead and the late John Hyde married David Arthur Knights at Grace Episcopal Church in Bath. The ceremony featured a single ring, bridesmaids in white jerseys, and a reception at Elmhurst. The couple planned a Canada trip after the wedding, with Knights in a tweed suit and Sally in beige crepe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Hyde
Bath
David A. Knights
Arthur Russell Corwin
Marblehead
Mass
John H. Hyde
Grace Episcopal Church
David Arthur Knights
Alonzo F. Knights
Wayland
Charles Myron Tubbs
Arthur R. Corwin
Gordon Holmes
USNR
Converse G. Fenn
Edmund A. Hoggard
Deborah Knights
Jeannette Jenkins
Betty Bennet
Betty Wright
Chicago
Jean Passavant
Trenton
N. J
David Hassman
Wellesley
Diana Fenn
Richard Knights
Bancroft Winsor
Belmont
Philip Taylor
Manlius Sargent
Weston
Charles Tarbell
Lincoln
Neil
Elmhurst
John 8.Hyde
Rotates
C. R. P.ierson
Henry B. Hyde
Tir
Kennebec
Golden Gate
Dini
Seiler
Boston
Cliff Leman
Canada
Gaspe
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Mitchell
Weeks Street
Struc- Barely Louie
Central Grammar School
Ole Bunny
J. Horace McClure
Ryder
Mount
ODD Fellows Hall
State
A. M. Butterfield House
Abath
Bell Manufacturing Company
Chrysler
Bath Auto Co
C. F. Cummings
Front St. Tel
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