Mitscher Crew Adds $125 To Local Children's Christmas Fund
The USS Mitscher crew of nearly 300 sailors adds 125 dollars to the fund for 33 children at the Maine State Military and Naval Children's Home. Two sailors visited Bath to oversee gifts and ensure the program, started in 1952, would deliver the best Christmas ever. Gifts will be wrapped Friday by volunteers and delivered before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roddy
Russell Clifford
Maine State Military and Children’s Home
CSB
Edward G. Biesa
Russell
Navy Santa Clauses
USS
Mitscher
Maine State
Military and Naval Children’s Home
U. S. Navy
U. S. S. Mitscher
Uncle Sam
Navy
Bath
Boston
Edward D. McGarrell
H. M. Smith
Elizabeth Dunmarron
Cuba
McGarrell
Smith
Edward M. Butterfield
Bath Rotarians Man Salvation Army Kettles
Salvation Army kettles at Bath stations were staffed by Bath Rotary members for coverage all day. About 80 Christmas dinner orders were handed out at the Salvation Army hall Saturday morning along with toy distributions. over 350 Sunshine baskets were delivered to patients and residents in Bath and nearby towns last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Bath Rotary Club
Bath Memorial Hospital
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Old Ladies Home
Old Folks Home
Brunswick Hospital
Stevens Home
Home For
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Courtney Stover
Oliver Wass
Henry White
Homer Potter
Munroe Carlton
Loring Small
Harry Larrabee
Kenneth Snowden
Junior High Boys Deliver Toys To Salvation Army
Nearly 160 toys designed and made by Bath ninth grade Shop Training students were given to Salvation Army for local children at Christmas. About 80 boys donated money for materials for animal pull toys ring toss games trains ships and other items to brighten Christmas for Bath and surrounding communities. supervised by Richard Carter with aid from David Yates while at Gorham Normal School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Salvation Army
Richard Carter
David Yates
Gorham Normal School
Winners announced in Bath Christmas lighting contest
Bath area residents were honored for festive displays with prizes in multiple divisions. Clifton Gainsley of Woolwich won first in general, George Comeau of Bath took second, and the Marsh sisters of Bath earned a lamp. Central Maine Power Co. donated contest prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Area
Paul Hart
Bath
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Bath Memorial] Hospital
Leo King
Woolwich
Edward Hawkes
Phippsburg
Donald Burkhardt
Bernard Knight
Richard Giberson
Roswell Haskell
Andrew McCourt
Melvin Henderson
Bath National Bank
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
Wilfred Thibeault
Dav'd Abbott
Three Bath Christmas Babies Born At Bath Memorial
Christmas Day brings three newborns to Bath families at Bath Memorial Hospital. A seven pound 11 ounce boy born to Mr and Mrs Donald Hincks of Bluff Road, a son to Mr and Mrs Clyde Dow of Denny Road, and a seven pound girl to Mr and Mrs James W Beck of Middle Street. No names set by noon. Beck shares December 25 as his birth date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Donald Hincks
Bluff Road
Hincks
Eleanor Cavanagh R. N
Clyde Dow
Denny Road
Dow
Eunice Pert
James W. Beck
Middle Street
Beck
Barbara Wilson
Two Telephone Co. Employees Honored With Party
Fifty telephone employees and their wives attended a combined testimonial and Christmas party at the South End P T A hall. Honored guests were Mr. and Mrs. James J. Smith of Brunswick and Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Haskell of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
P. T. A. Hall
James J. Smith
Brunswick
Richard H. Haskell
Bath
Smith
Bath- Brunswick
Portland
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Leo J. King
Haskell
Augusta
Bath Thespians Dramatic Group
Maine Council of Little Theaters
Central Congregational Church
Haskells
Richard D. Haskell
Bath Junior High School
Brunswick Naval Air Station hosts Christmas party for 33 children
The State Military and Naval Children's Home at Brunswick Naval Air Station held a full day Christmas event Friday for 33 youngsters. A B.N.A.S. bus brought the children, with meals at noon, entertainment including movies, and gifts from Santa Claus arriving in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Military and Naval Children’s Home
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Santa Claus
Bath Fireman Injured In Fire At American House
A Bath firefighter suffered a hand injury fighting a fire at the American House on Water Street. Engine 2 Driver John J. Hinds pierced his little finger with a splinter, treated at Memorial Hospital, and returned to duty. The blaze started from a short circuit in a rain-affected electric sign near the second floor, burning a window area and reaching third floor partitions. total damage about 400 dollars. An initial still alarm and a box alarm followed at 1:45 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Water Street
Engine 2
John J. Hinds
Memorial Hospital
Richard J. Frates
Phippsburg Sketches Round Historic Haddock Point to Sebasco
Former Phippsburg resident Miss Bessie Dickinson recounts coastal Maine sites from Cox's Head fort and Popham Beach to Small Point and West Point. She notes fortifications, shipwrecks, early settlements, notable houses, camps, and residents shaping the area's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Bessie Dickinson
Percy, Schoffield
B. W. Morse
Cox’s Head
Popham Beach
George Popham
Maine
Sir George
Popham
Coast Guard
Baldwin
Pond Island Bar
Hanover
Houghton Brothers
Bath
Cadiz
Spain
Nelson Sprague Field
Small Point
Percy
Captain Rogers
Governor King
Wyman
Bowie
Augusta
Oliver Noyes
Lowell's Pond
Thomas Atkins
John Parker
Col
Arthur Noble
Martha Hunt
Miss Hunt
Asa Smith
Litchfield
Harned
Arthur Kemp
Harry Hosmer
Will Hosmer
Newbold Varian
David Rogers
Lowell’s Hotel
Tolman Lowell
Tolman
Governor Bodwell
M. B. Spinney
Arthur Sewall
Sewall
Small Point.” Governor Bodwell's Cottage Is Now Owned By Frank McLanathan
Lawrence
Mass
Samuel Manley
George Curtis
Boston
J. Clinton Fultz
Philadelhia
Henry Harding
New York
Alice Sewall
George Mason
Harry Anderson
Fred Percy
Brookline
Small Point Gun
Walter Edge
New Jersey
Edge
Christmas Joy At Old Folks Home From Community Efforts
Friends, civic groups, and church members filled the Old Folks Home with Christmas cheer. A Herman Shepard donated tree stood among greens by Mrs. Frank Maderon. Salvation Army gifts, puzzles, and candy spread breakfast joy, with carols from Red Rose Troop, Girl Scouts, St. Marys Youth Group, Teen 4-H, and church groups. John Foley, longtime Bath officer, was among visits from police and local congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Shepard
Frank Maderon
Causy
Loa
Salvation Army
Shipyard Union
Red Rose Troop
Girl Scouts
St. Mary's
Harold L. Allen
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Oliver W. Bell
First Baptist Church
Winter Street
Bath
Police Department
Three New Names Mentioned For Council Seats
Bath City Clerk announces potential candidates for February 1957 council elections. Nomination papers have been taken out by Oscar J Tanguay Stanley R Hunter and Paul A Marchant. Incumbent Boyd L Bailey seeking re election along with William O Wagner and Robert J Perry as other filings loom. Vacancies occur in Wards 2 5 7 and at large plus one school board seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Ring
Oscar J Tanguay
Wesley Street
Stanley R. Hunter
Old Brunswick Road
Paul A. Marchant
High Street
Hunter
Boyd L. Bailey
William O. Wagner
Board of Education
Robert J. Perry
Santa Claus Visits Bath Salvation Army Hall for Merry Christmas
Santa Claus made early delivery at Bath Salvation Army Hall drawing 60 youngsters from Bath and surrounding areas. Rev Charles R Sims told the Christmas story with films as Capt Jesse Jones led singing. Santa distributed toys, candy, and fruit, ending an event that embodied the true spirit of Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Santa Claus
Salvation Army Hall
Santa
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Christ
Salvation Army
Jones
Helen Augusta
High Level Approach to Carlton Bridge in State Plan
State announces a 69 million dollar two year road program funding a high level approach to the Carlton Bridge and resurfacing the highway deck. Bath area costs are about 1.3 million. Construction starts next summer with ties to Leeman highway and multiple street and railroad passovers and exits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Bridge
Bath Area
State Highway Commission
High Street
Leeman Highway
Carlton
Divion
Middle
Franklin
Washington Streets
Maine Central Railroad
Water Street
Front and Vine Streets
Leeman
Big Christmas Party For BIW Children
More than 800 children under 12, children of Bath Iron Works employees, joined Santa at a Sunday gathering in the Armory. Local No. 6 AFL-CIO hosted a party with 1 000 attendees, distributing 2 000 gifts and 2 000 boxes of candy. Nelson Foss provided a magic show as part of the festivities. baskets were given citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Santa Claus
Bath City 1955 56 annual report now available
The 108th Bath annual report for 1955 56 is off the presses and ready for distribution. City Manager Stanley W Judkins announced Thursday. The 832 page booklet covers all city departments with fiscal year data and statistics. Copies may be obtained at the manager's office or the City Clerk or Treasurer offices. Car Gable was a timekeeper at age 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Stanley W. Judkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Rotarians
Bath Hospital
Two Telephone Co
BNAS
Mill Hill
Jonathan Morse
John Munsey
William R. Lowell
George W. Hosmer
Ashdale
Kelley
Totman
Daniel Blaisdell
Stephen Lowell
Isaac Wallace
Ellis Sylvester
Abner Lowell
Totman Place
Robinson’s Rock
Bryant Robinson
Munjoy Hill
Elisha Totman
Sebasco Estates
Hiram Chase
Joseph Huse
Cornelius Creek
T. J. Sargent
Bangor
Freeman H. Merritt
Nathan Cushman
West Point
Philip Jacobs
Westtown
Abner C. Johnson
Lorane Wallace
Abner Johnson
Bason
Benjamin Batchelder- Wakefield
William Benner
Eliza Morrison-Thistle
Byron Campbell
Brightwater Colony
Meadowbrook
New England
John Cutting
Hill Corn Johnny
Levi Hutchins
Morrison
John C. Berry
Japan
Doshisha
Tokyo
Timothy
Clark Bowker
Timothy Barker
Ernest Haskell
New York Metropolitan Museum
Stephen Etnier
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
Albert Baileys
Harry B. White
Dummer Street Court
Henry Henrikson
Earl Maines
Westbrook
Flm
Capt
Jessie Jones
Carlton Pride
Carlton Ridge
Wilder
Falmouth
Cumberland
Yarmouth
Sydney
Panger
U. S
Raymond
Casco
Naples
U.S
Edgecomb
Newcastle
Damariscotta
N »Bleboro
York and
Wells
BIW
Union
Nelson Foss
Bath Magic
City of Bath
Car’ Gable
McClure
Cahill
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