Dewey Commissioning Exercises At Boston Navy Yard
USS Dewey a 512 foot 5600 ton guided missile destroyer prototype joins fleet with a 3 PM Monday ceremony at Boston Naval Shipyard. Cmdr Elmo Zumwalt to command the Navy’s largest destroyer type as dignitaries from Bath Iron Works and Navy offices attend Pearl Harbor Day event.
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Dewey
Bath Iron Works
Boston Naval Shipyard
Pearl Harbor
Richard Jackson
Navy
John R. Newell
Omar R. King
William A. Niss
Office
Naval Inspector of
Elmo R. Zumwalt
USN
A. M. Main
Bath
William S. Newell
Main
U.S.S
U.S. Navy
BIW to Distribute 325000 To Workers
BIW plans a 325000 bonus across the Bath Iron Works workforce as a reward for expediting the USS Dewey prototype guided missile frigate. Unions Local 6 TUMSWA AFL CIO and the 1nth Marine Draftsmen Assn approved the proposal before details of the payout formulas were finalized.
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Dewey
Local 6
Tumswa Afl-Cio
Ass&n
Othe Independent Guards Assn
BIW
Bath Area
King elected president of Bath Area Chamber of Commerce
Marc N. King manager of the J. J. Newberry Company was elected president of the Bath Area Chamber of Commerce at a Tuesday board meeting. He succeeds T. Tarpy Schulten of Woolwich after two-year term. New officers include Karcher S. Jackson vice president Paul Karass treasurer Edward F. Cox re elected executive secretary. New directors Howard W. Kirkpatrick Melvin B. Henderson Abraham F. Greenblatt Donald C. Bell for three year terms.
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Marc N. King
J. J. Newberry Company
Bath Area
Howard W. Kirkpatrick
Melvin B. Henderson
Abraham FE. Greenblatt
Donald C. Bell
Keel Laying of Leahy Class Ship With Leahy Family Involvement
The keel laying ceremony featured Rear Admiral Leahy and his son, with President John R Newell and other Navy officials present. The vessel will mount Terrier missiles both forward and aft, plus aircraft and submarine detection gear. Conventional armament includes 3 inch 50 caliber guns and torpedo tubes.
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Leahy
John R. Newell G. Baer Connard
Stanley
Recreation Commission Recommends Field Maintenance Shift
Recreation Commission votes to order ball field maintenance moved from the Recreation Department to the Cemetery and Parks Department starting April 1. Supervision of field use remains with the Recreation Director and City Manager. Vote was unanimous with commissioners Sarkis, McMann, Addison, Leonard, and Cummings present. Torrey concurred earlier.
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Recreation Commission
Cemetery and Parks Department
Recreation Department
George Sarkis
Edward J. McMann
Loring R. Addison
John F. Leonard
Commission
Robert C. Cummings
Torrey
Frank Torrey
Sarkis
McClure's Used Parts Lot advertises motors and transmissions
An advertisement for McClure's Used Parts Lot on Days Ferry Road Woolwich offers motors and transmissions for most car makes along with used and rebuilt parts and tires. The shop is open daily from 8 a.m. until dark and can be reached at HI 3-9898.
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McClure
Ferry Road
Woolwich
Morse High School Fall Sports Awards Honors Football Co-Captains
Morse High School Friday honored fall sports players in a ceremony led by Jaycee President Edwin H. Pert. Co captains Pete Farrell and Kenney Poole received the second annual Greater Bath Jaycees football awards, chosen for leadership, ability, sportsmanship and improvement. Virginia Percy won a special “golden M” for outstanding achievement, while 17 seniors, 9 juniors and 8 sophomores earned varsity letters across football and cross country.
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MORSE
Jaycee
Edwin HI. Pert
Pete Farrell
Kenney Poole
John Crowley
Jack Preney
Morse Assembly
Virginia Percy
Morse High School
Greater Bath Jaycees
Edwin H. Pert
Miss Percy
Cross Eostebens
Dick Elwell
Harry Hallsey
William Avery
Russell Estes
Charles King
Harry McCaffery
Tony McLaughlin
Harold Pinkham
Ken Poole
John Preble
Bill Leavitt
Anny Corliss
James Hamel
David Kenny
Earle Payson
John Preney
Wayne Shaw
Kenny
Payson
Bob Bussey
Jimmy Commeau
James Day
Kent Johnson
Dewey Mitchell
Charles Morse
Bath City Council Moves Toward Urban Renewal Authority
Bath City Council advances plan to authorize an Urban Renewal Authority. The referendum question and timing spark debate as members weigh federal aid, costs, and voter turnout. Planning Board notes urgency while holiday closures may delay the vote until after the new year.
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Planning Board
Bath
Eugene Eberhard
Eberhard
Arthur E. Hutchins
Federal Housing and Finance Agency
Arthur Gediman
Donald F. Perry
Gediman
Urban Renewal Authority
Fedeace
Hutchins
Ward
Edward Atkinson
Sampson's Market
Commercial Street
Ward 2
Biw Recreation Hall
Fisher School
Hyde Windlass Restores 40 Hour Week For Firm
Hyde Windlass Corp will again operate a full 40 hour week starting Monday after months of a seven hour day. President Rodney E. Ross Jr. said the schedule will last through the winter and possibly indefinitely as workload increases. Employment sits around 320 with a normal level near 500. The plant diversifies production with pumps for Westinghouse turbines for GE molded pulp machinery for Keyes Fiber and rotating antenna devices for Raytheon.
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Hyde Windlass Corp
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Ross
Westinghouse Corp
General Electric
Keyes Fiber Co
Raytheon
Bath officials to study urban renewal eligibility
A FHHA representative and Maine Department of Economic Development officials planned to visit Bath on Wednesday afternoon to preliminarily study Bath's eligibility for federal urban renewal funds. Frank Batstone, regional planning officer, and the DED team were to meet city officials and inspect the city, with a 7:30 p.m. Planning Board meeting to outline redevelopment proposals and required steps.
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Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Maine Department of Economic Development
Bath
Frank Batstone
New York
FHHA
DED
Planning Board
Centenarian John C Preble Celebrates 100th Birthday
John C Preble of Woolwich celebrated his 100th birthday with open house in Day's Ferry hosted by son Lemuel and daughter-in-law. Eisenhower and Clauson sent congratulatory letters as visitors from Woolwich and distant places California and Japan filled the party. A three tier cake and guest book circulated while granddaughter Grace Ellen Preble and great granddaughter Deborah Miller helped pour and serve.
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John Crosby Preble
Woolwich
California
Japan
Mr. Preble
Friends Day's Ferry
Lemuel C. Preble
Preble
Boston Post
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Clinton A. Clauson
Clarence A
Five Islands
John C. Preble
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Harbin
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U. S
Yangtze River
Shanghai
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B.I.W
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Daniel L. Lord, Jr
Reginald L. Parker
Ralph Forbes
King
Puth Retail Trade Board
Path Parking District
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Methodist Men’s Club
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M. Alexander
Naval
Norfolk Naval Lit Yard
Louise Leahy
Hye
Turner
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Admiral Leahy
Park and Cemetery Dept
Tel
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Pert
Farrell
Poole
Virginia
Kelley Field
Morse Gym
Billy Reed
Bath City
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Teown
Ipu Council
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Hyde Windlass
Eisenhower
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