Colby Alumni Meet to Feature President Bixler
Colby College alumni, parents and friends will hear President J Seelge Bixler speak Thursday at 8 p.m. at Junior High school. He will outline Colby’s 2.5 million long-range plan to boost endowment, salaries and scholarships, plus construction of a classroom building, an administration building, and a music and art center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby College
J Seelge Bixler
Bixler
Colby
Farle Wade
East
May
Nomination Papers Open For City Council And School Board
City Clerk Harry E Ring announced nomina tion papers are now available for munici pal offices including City Council and Board of Education The terms of five council members and one board member expire on the first Monday in March Elections set for February 10 Names listed include Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 4 Ward 6 and at large council seats with Temple a former alderman the likely re candidate For the Board of Education Chairman C Lloyd Hooker seeks re election Nomination requires 50 to 100 signatures from Bath voters for council or board Papers due by 5 pm January 4 Wardens ward clerks and constables must file 15 to 30 signatures to appear on the ballot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Board of Education
Harry E. Ring
James W. Temple
Edward G. Atkinson
Arthur W. Gediman
Grice A. Blair
Merritt A. Mitchell
Temple
Public Health Nurse Reports Oct Nov Work in Bath
Mrs Mila G Morse, Public Health Nurse, presented a two months report at the Bath Public Health Nursing Association meeting. She noted 212 home visits, nine well baby conferences, 2747 injections given for Asian flu vaccine, and a November course completion at Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mila G. Morse
Bath Public Health Nursing Association
Morse
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Public Health Nursing Office
Front Street
Leon B. Jack
William S. Blair
Donald M. Small
Oliver W
First Thanksgiving At Home In Thirteen Years
Robert H. Wright EN 1 U S N a former Bathman liv ing aboard the U S S Tarawa SVS 40 spent Thanksgiving Day with his mother Mrs Dorothy Wright his brothers Donald K Wright and Everett B Wright fe ae bx Jessie E Morrell 23 Huse street The visit marked Wrights first Thanksgiving at home in 13 years having seved overseas with the Navy in as many years Returning to Quonset R I en sails Dec 6 for additional co duty Britain Honduras in Central America vv a British cotory Money there is reckoned in dollars and cents instead of pound and shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Wright
Dorothy Wright
Donald K. Wright
Everett B. Wright
Jessie E. Morrell
Huse Street
Wright
Navy
Quonset
R. 1
Honduras
Central
America
Britisa Cotory
All Night Parking Ban Enforced Citywide
Chief Edward L. Gaudreau announced immediate enforcement of the all night parking ban. Vehicles on city streets between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. will receive violation tags except for physicians or emergencies, to keep streets clear for snow plowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Gaudreau
Gaudreau
Maine Deer Kill Near Record Yet May Miss Mark
Maine chief game warden Elmer Ingraham estimated the 1957 deer kill will fall short of the record, projecting a total between 39,000 and 40,000 though only 38,084 is confirmed with four wardens yet to report. Last year’s count was 40,290. the 1951 record stands at 41,730. The season, Oct 21 in five northern counties and Nov 1 statewide, ended Saturday night with nine hunter deaths by bullets and 46 wounded. licensed hunters estimated at 175,000. Two hunters died in a camp blaze, one in a fall, and others from natural causes while hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Elmer Ingraham
Ingraham
Bath ships in a Christian Science Monitor reminiscence
Har Lan Trott, former Woolwich resident and staff correspondent, recalls Bath-built ships in a Christian Science Monitor piece about the last voyage of the schooner C. A. Thayer. The feature names Kaiulani and Sewall lineages, Seattle to Cape Horn passages, and profiles sailors such as Karl Kortum, Johnnie Grucland, and Harry Dring, highlighting Bath ship heritage and Washington state maritime figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Harlan Trott
Woolwich
C. A. Thayer
Trott
North Pacific
Seattle
Puget Sound
Cape Horn
Washington
Europe
Kortum
Karl Kortum
Gray’s Harbor
Durban
Hobart
Sewall
Johnnie Grucland
Harry Dring
Big Dane
Denmark
Dring
Reihl
Kaiulani Association
Bosun
Harold Huycke
Tacoma
Gordon Jones
Frederick Fischer
Philip Luther
Washington State
Axel Widerstrom
San Francisco
Bath
House of E. & A. Sewall
Rehearsals Daily For Mohiba Show At Morse High
Morse High pupils rehearse daily under Austin W Miller and Mrs Louise Mayo for the Mohiba talent show to be presented Friday and Saturday in the school auditorium Tickets go on sale at the school box office 830 am to 3 pm through Friday Costumes arrived and final prep is underway for the student production Students from all three classes contribute to the two night show with many on stage and many on behind the scenes committees The Mohiba Ball and crowning of the Mohiba Queen take place Saturday evening December 14 with six candidates and two representatives from each class competing Continued on Page Four
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Austin W. Miller
Louise Mayo
Check By Newsman Substantiates BIW's Welders Count
Sixty welders were among 1,244 BIW production and maintenance workers on Wednesday at Bath Iron Works and Wardstill plant in Bath. Of the total, 1,094 were at the Bath plant and 150 at the Wardship plant. An additional four welders noon brought the total welders to 64. BIW provided time cards and records for 60 men reported as welders. all 60 are bonafide welders meeting Navy tests. Six were former welders who transferred due to a shortage. most workers were listed as first class welders.
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Bath Iron Works
Fast Brunswick
BIW
Navy
Education Department Official Talks On District Law
A Bath area education meeting explored changes to the school administrative district law. Supt. Loring R Addison and City Solicitor Harold J Rubin were named to a subcommittee to work with the Legislative Committee on Education on potential revisions. Proposals include allowing cities and towns to vote on budgets in city town district formations and establishing joint annual meetings for budget approval. The discussion noted benefits for larger, regional high schools and debated which towns might join with Bath or West Bath, including Woolwich and Arrowsic, with tuition handling for nonmember towns.
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Supt. of
Loring R Addison
Harold J. Rubin
Legislative Committee On Education
Bath-West
Bailey
Omar R. King
West Bath
Bath
West Path
Rubin
Path Area
Frank Bailey
Woolwich
Morse High School
Arrowsie
George
Petition for Labor Election at BIW Presented to NLRB
The NLRB may not act on the BIW petition until an unfair labor practice charge by Locals of IUMSWA is resolved. KBOS organized Nov 22 and elected officers. Welders at BIW rise to 64 with tests for seven more as production pushes to resume full operation. The union tactics are under study for possible Taft-Hartley Act violations.
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BIW
NLRB
Local 6
Poase
Iumswa Aginst Biw
KBOS
William Paul Merry
Frank Manion, Jr
Vicw
Mark Harrington
Coretary
Elmer Moore
Tre Assure
BIW Production and Maintenance &Mbusts
Charge Against Brunswick Man Not Pressed Here
Andrew J. Cloutier of Brunswick faced a declined murder charge for alleged intent to kill Clifford N. Roy on November 24 in Bowdoinham. Insufficient evidence led County Attorney George M. Carlton Jr. to drop the charge in municipal court. Cloutier pled innocent to intoxication and waives hearing. fined 320 before appealing to Sagadahoe County Superior Court. Louis Carter, 50, of Manchester Conn, paid 110 after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Cloutier
Brunswick
Is Sounl
Clifford N. Roy
Bowdoinham
Cloutier
George M. Carlton, Jr
Sagadahoe County
Louis Carter
Manchester
Conn
Noted artist to speak at Kennebec Art Club
James A. Elliott a noted artist from West Bath will be guest speaker at the Kennebec Art Club January meeting. The Tuesday session at Winneganee community clubhouse featured impromptu entertainment by members and coffee and refreshments served by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Elliott
West Bath
Kennebec
MacLennan resigns as Bath area C of C and United Fund director
Bath community leader Mack Lennan resigns as executive secretary of the Bath area Chamber of Commerce and United Fund. His letter cites the desire to pursue a new path after January 31 1956, thanking supporters and noting the programs underway. He plans to relocate after June 1956 while expressing gratitude for Bath friends and work accomplished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacLennan
Bath Area C. of C
The
United Fund
Reals
John Coombs
Oliver W. Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bath
Berty
Mes
Readfield
B. & M. Insurance and
Deering High School
Portland
Babison Institute of Business Ad
Annual New Year's Eve Dance Plans Discussed by Junior Hospital League
At a Tuesday meeting the Junior Hospital League outlined plans for a semi formal New Year’s Eve dance on December 31 at the local State Armory. Chairwoman Lynn Bussey and a committee including Maenden Robie Wilson Sewall led preparations with details on decorations patrons ballroom and publicity. The next meeting is December 17 at Mrs Leon Buck’s Middle Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
Harold McElman
Oak Street
Lynn M. Bussey
State Armory
Bussey
William Maenden
Frederick Robie, Jr
Eleanor Wilson
Edward Sewall, Jr
League
Leon E. Buck
Middle Street
McElman
Buck
Mussenden
Robie
Wilson
Sewall
McClure's Auto Parts Moves to Woolwich Maine
J Horace McClure now operates at Days Ferry Road Woolwich Maine offering used rebuilt and new parts for all makes cars. To be sure save at McClure's.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward H. Turner
Ellsworth W. Millett
Patience Young
Millett
Ellsworth W. Millett Financial Aid Fund
Roland Young
C.F. Hathaway Co
Waterville
Education Department
Path
Kennebec Brotherhad
Morse High Cagers
Edward
Little High
School of Auburn
Jerry Nolan
Eddie Avery
Donald Thayer
David Barter
Willard Sprague
Charlie Pierce
Tommy Costain
Sonny Towle
Peter Bourque
Ray Bishop
Stewart Bradway
Fred Brown
Charlie King
Tony McLaughlin
Brian Legard
Boyd Harrington
Gene Hunter
Maine Association of Insurance Agents
Readfield Lions Club
Lions International
Lafayette Lodge
Maine Consistory Valley
Elaine Wadsworth
Greater
J. Horace McClure
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