Bath Faces State Aid Shortfall for Bath Schools
State aid cuts will reduce Bath schools by 7961.45 dollars across funds. General Fund 5804.51, Enrollment 6323.44, Conveyance 88.20, Bailey Evening 1506.79, Special Education 1493.63, Vocational 1519.90, Trade and Industrial 1734.98, totals show a major loss with potential retrenchment and pressure on local budgets. Election news notes Powers seeking reelection and several candidates filing papers for City Council seats.
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Bath
Bailey
Trade and Industries
Retirements mark half century service at Congress Sportswear
Mrs. Sarah Dinsmore, fore lady at the Middle Street plant, retires Jan 1 after more than 50 years with the company. She began as a stitcher in 1899, became forelady under various owners, and has served through multiple management changes up to the present.
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Sarah Dinsmore
Congress Sportswear Company
Middle Street
Sedgwick
Sadie Dinsmore
Fowle, Pearson Co
Leonard C. Cooper
Jacob Dreyfus & Sons
Arthur Price
Dinsmore
John O’connor
Jacob A. Simmons
Julius Grossman
Dreyfus
Ronald Buffum
Newell Addresses Bath Rotary on Industry and Labor
William S. Newell president of Bath Iron Works spoke at the Bath Rotary Club luncheon. He outlined his talk Anecdotes and Antidotes urging education as a cement for industrial society and calling for better management labor relations. He closed with think you can and you will as a worker's mindset. Guests included Frank E. Francisco and others from Bath, West Bath, Arrowsic, and Atlantic City.
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William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Rotary Club
Newell
Mr. Newell
Justus H. Miller
Community Service Committee
Rotary
Frank E. Francisco
West Bath
Herbert Keimig
Atlantic City
N. J
Horatio L. Baker
Arrowsic
Karcher S. Jackson
Eugene M. Desmond
James B. Hall
Bath
Missing Bath Woman Evelyn Katula Believed to Visit Relatives
Lisbo n Falls police and State Police probe disappearance of 22 year old Evelyn L Katula an employee of Bath Savings Institution who vanished after leaving a Lisbon Falls home Christmas night to buy ice cream. She was seen near Oak street around 8 30 PM and was reportedly carrying pay from her job. Authorities consider Elizabeth New Jersey or Bridgeport Connecticut as possible destinations.
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Evelyn L. Katula
Bath
Elizabeth
N. J
Bridgeport
Lisbon Falls
Miss Katula
Karkos
Topsham Street
Oak Street
Francis Plummer
Stephen J. Nyulaszi
Katula
Burlington Police Rule Out Katula Case Link
Burlington Vermont police say a girl found in the city is not the Bath missing girl. They state the woman arrived in Burlington at 1 80 Christmas morning, hours before the Katula girl disappeared.
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Burlington
Smashed meters found after Water Street theft
Police recovered two parking meters stolen on Water Street on December 16. An officer followed a tip to a spot near Ridge Road in North Bath and found the damaged meters smashed beyond repair, with the contained money missing.
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Water Street
Ridge Road
North
Bath
Congress Sportswear Co Christmas Party Draws 100 Employees
The Congress Sportswear Co annual Christmas party in Bath featured a turkey dinner, remarks by Julius Grossman, and entertainment led by Mike Cohen. A 50 year forelady retirement was announced for Mrs. Sarah Dinsmore with a Hamilton watch presented.
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Arthur J. Dunton
Congress Sportswear Co
Sedgwick
Julius Grossman
Timothy C. Maney
Mike Cohen
Joe Avery
Mr. Grossman
Youstmaster Grossman
Joseph O. Purdue
Father Maney
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Bath
Judge Dunton
Donald Young
Norman Grossman
Arthur Price
Ronald Buffam
Grossman
Sarah Dinsmore
Hamilton
Purdue
Dinsmore
Buffum
Claude Berry
Arthur Nelson
I. A. Trueworthy
Mittendorf
Joe O'Connor
Grace Waterman
Kurt Diamant
Jane Herrin
Cohen
Diamant
George Grossman
Warren Raines
Billy Hill
Mr. Ing
Frame Dwelling Fire Strikes 118 High Street Twice
A vacant two and a half story wooden frame house at 118 High Street suffered two major fires starting after 11:30 PM Monday. Firefighters battled the first blaze for two hours and the second for another two, gutting most of the interior. Cause undetermined. the structure, owned by Frank W. Danforth, is insured and vacant since September.
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High Street
Wallace E. Reed
Frank W. Danforth
Richard Frates
Danth
Nforth
Central Fire Station
Frates
Arthur MacDonald
Christmas Births Reported at Memorial and Presley Homes
Memorial hospital saw no Christmas babies but Stephen Arland Greves born at 3.40 a.m. Dec 26 to Mr and Mrs William Greves Brunswick. Mrs Greves is Barbara Preney of Bath. A son born at 11.02 a.m. Dec 26 to Mr and Mrs John Sheldon Woolwich. Presley Maternity home reported no births for the weekend. Miss Cynthia Sewall and Miss Alexandra Sewall left for a stay at Ulla lodge Waitsfield Vermont.
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Memorial Hospital
Stephen Arland Greves
William Greves
Brunswick
Stephen
Greves
Barbara Preney
Bath
John Sheldon
Woolwich
Presley
Bath Lions report on dental and optical clinics for underprivileged children
The Bath Lions Club, led by Arthur M. Bowker and Leon Fortin, details its 1948 project to sponsor dental and optical clinics for underprivileged children through school collaboration. The plan served students from preschool through fifth grade, with approvals from the School Board and local professionals, and support from the School Nurse and Public Health Nursing Association. Continued on Page Five.
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Bath Lions Club
Arthur M. Bowker
Leon Fortin
Lions Club
Lions
Public Health Nursing Association
Morse Edges Lowell 39 36 In Boston Arena Showdown
Morse defeats Keith Academy of Lowell Mass 39 to 36 at Boston Arena to end the contest with a late go ahead basket by Henry Henrikson and key late fouls by Morse players. Torrey led Morse with 11 points while Rines added nine as Keith Academy trailed most of the game but kept within reach.
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Henry Henrickson
Morse
Keith Academy
Lowell
Mass
Boston Arena
Henrickson
Morsemen
Andy Rines
Frank Torrey
Doug Champion
Keith
Hal Cornish
Bobby Philbrick
Ace Miller
Massachusetts Boys
Bob Philbrick
Bath National employes enjoy Christmas party at new lounge
The Bath National Bank marked its first employee Christmas party in the newly created employee recreation room. The 40th anniversary of assistant bank cashier Dunlap A. Hatch was celebrated as staff members and directors visited, with coffee, cake, a turkey dinner, and a decorated table in a crimson themed lounge.
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Bath National Bank
Dunlap A. Hatch
Betty Jane Willis
Hatch
Pearl B.reed
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Santa Claus
H. Martin Powers
Board of Education
Powers
Harry E. Ring, Jr
E. Emma Leonard
William Turpie
Leonard
Turpie
Stanley R. Hunter
Richard McElman
McElman
Andrew M. Butterfield
Charles Hoebel
H. Joseph Madden
Rodney E. Ross
Thomas W. Cummings
Arthur W. Gediman
Ork
Bath Bank
Christmas Party OF the Congress Sportswear CO
Reed Filling Station
Cynthia
Alexandria Sewall
Ulla Lodge
Waitsfield, Vt
Victor
Bath National
Ted
Front Street
Bath Auto Company
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