Bragg Honored on Retirement as District Manager
Ralph W. Bragg, Bath District Manager for Central Maine Power Co., was honored at a dinner party in Bath marking his retirement from active service. About 50 coworkers attended at Hotel Sedgwick, presenting a chair and gifts as Bragg, who led CPM in Bath for 19 years, retires to make way for Harold C. Colbeth as successor.
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Central Maine Power Co
Bath
Ralph W. Bragg
Hotel Sedgwick
Ison Su
Bathee
Bragg
Hanson
Oan
Miss Cameron
Chaput
Central Maine
Portland
Deering High School
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Bath Iron Works
W. S. Newell
Rockland
Belfast
Dorothy Duncan
Duncan
Robert
Atlanta, Ga
Harold C. Colbeth
M. P
Livermore Falls
Colbeth
Melrose
Mass
Andover Academy
Harvard University
Falmouth
Army Air Force
Caribbean
Pacific
Central Maine Power
Massachusetts
Cobbeth
Maine
Commodore Bragg
Old Eastern Steamship Line
Harvard
Pee Hil
Ie Teal
Augusta
Harry Amilton
Harry Jen
Nat Wilson
Louis Kreiger
John Barnard
Johness
G G. Beverage
Eltion
Winfield Bearce
L. N. Benner
R. D. Morrison
Evans H. Marston
Beth
Roland Hess
Delmont Cooper
Perley Sampson
Walter Worthing
Arwan
Sedgwick
Ralph
Alton Littlefield
William F. Wyman
CMP
H. Laton Jackson
Brunswick District
Bath couple plans residence and leisure pursuits
Mr. Bragg stated on Tuesday morning that he and Mrs. Bragg will stay in Bath and he intends to devote substantial time to hunting, fishing, and automobile trips.
Maine Product Value Tops Billion Dollar Mark in 1952
Maine, 1952 product value of Maine manufactured goods reached 1.129 billion dollars, the State Labor and Industry Department reported. Textiles led with 24 percent, pulp and paper 22 percent, Cumberland County produced 182 million, Penobscot 157 million, Lewiston Auburn remained leading urban area, average wage rose to 4161 dollars, though total value dipped from 1951 and employment fell 3 percent to 126000.
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State Labor and Industry Department
Rtment
T. T. Jr
Cumberland County
Penobscot
Lewiston-Auburn
Bath Hospital Receives Modern Dish Equipment Gifts
Trustees at Bath Memorial Hospital receive a $5,000 in kind gift of complete dishwashing and X ray equipment from a anonymous donor. The modern units are described as sanitary, well planned and efficient, easing long standing financial strain and benefiting the entire hospital service area. Raymond C. Small and G Baer Connard coordinated negotiations for the installation.
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Memorial
Bath
Bath Memorial Ae
A. M
Coe Memorial
Memorial Hospital
Toreu
Raymond C. Small
G. Baer Connard
Bath council rejects 200 Maine Publicity Bureau grant
Bath city council voted five to two against appropriating 200 to the Maine Publicity Bureau to promote Maine industrial and recreational facilities. The meeting was a special session to reconsider the action after initial rejection and to discuss reinstating the grant.
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Bath
Maine Publicity Bureau
Maine
Donald F. Perry HP
E. Cooke
Joseph Kt
Ronald Oulton
Louis O. Couture
Arthur Wone
Archibald M. Maine
State Regent of DAR speaks at Bath Rotary Club
Mrs. Ashmead White of Bangor, State Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, told Bath Rotary members Tuesday that the DAR is active in marking historic sites and promoting Americanization. She outlined 9 national programs including preservation, genealogical resources, education for 350,000 junior citizens, and social outreach. The talk highlighted the organization’s vast memberships and projects across the United States and abroad.
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Daughters of the American Revolution Society
Ashmead White
Bangor
Fred Haggett
White
Valley Forge
Washington
Bath
Constitution Hall
Loe Nation Center
National Defense Commission
William Skelton
Bath Rotary
Kenneth Humphries
Two More Seek Seats on City Council in February Election
Two more candidates file for the February municipal ballot seeking seats on the city council. J r. Keegan of Ward 5 is a Bath Iron Works draftsman and Harvey Rowe of Ward 6 works in BIW maintenance. Other incumbents Perry Ward 7 and Merritt A. Stiel remain in the race for council and board seats.
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Couan, Jr
Harvey
Rowe
Keegan
Bath Iron Works Corp
B.I.W
Ald Perry
Merritt A. Tiell
Lieser
Living Whist memory ties Bath figures to Alameda history
In Bath's Alameda era a Living Whist calendar depicts the Four Kings Fritz Twitchell Hearts Fred Kimball Diamonds Trott's Grain owner, Dr Randall Bibber Clubs and Albert Shaw as local tableau. The article recalls 1895 card games, old buses of life before modern appliances, and Alameda events from polo to food fairs.
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Kings
Fritz H Twitchell
Fred H. Kimball
Randall D. Bibber
Albert H. Shaw
Hg de Wevar
Opera House
Alameda
Tim McCabe
Floral Street
Albert Strout
Mr. Strout
George A. Baker
The
Clarence Hamiton
Clarence
Bath Times
North End
Washington
Dummer
Beacon
Spider McLain
Lynn
Mass
Bath
Acme Supply Co
Howard See Co
Fritz Twitchell
Hearts
Diamonds
Kimball Grain Co
Trott’s Grain Company
Mr. Kimball
Richardson and
High Streets
Prema
Bedgwick Hotel
Bath Education Board Loses Longtime Member
Mrs. Marion Jacques Smith resigns from Bath Board of Education effective Feb 28 to return to teaching. A Morse High School graduate with training at Castine, Clark, and Harvard, she taught in Bath for 10 years after serving since 1947 and reelected in 1950 for a four year term. Two seats open after her departure and Powers may not seek reelection. council to set filling procedure at Jan 6 meeting.
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Marion J. Smith
Marion Jacques Smith
Bath Board of Education
Board of Education
Smith
Morse High School
Gorham Normal School
University of Maine
Castine
Clark University
Harvard
Bath
Elks New Year's Eve Party Plans
Bath Lodge of Elks announces its annual New Year's Eve party with dancing by an Orchestra from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Favors will be given at 11 30 p.m. and 2 a.m. Sandwiches doughnuts and coffee served. Members may invite non member couples. Decorations planned for a gala holiday event. Committee members include Donald Emero.
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Bath Lodge of Elks
the Elks Home
Donald Emero
West Bath Fire Destroys Home Leaving Family Homeless
Fire today in West Bath destroyed nearly all belongings after a blaze near an oil stove spread quickly through the house. A female resident swept through the home as the fire escalated. clothing, personal items, and furniture were lost. Bath Fire Chief Richard Frates said water supply hindered efforts. insured status and loss estimate were not available. The Coombs family plans to stay with relatives.
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Femal
Coombs
Maine Fish and Game Rules Slated for Simplification
Augusta Maine Fish and Game Commissioner Roland H Cobb urged sportsmen clubs to help simplify Maine 600 fishing regulations he says are needlessly complex. He warned the current mass of rules causes confusion and burdens the Warden Division as lawmakers have long covered ponds streams and brooks with special laws.
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Augusta
Fish and Game
Roland H. Cobb
Maine
Cobb
Sen
Seagraves triple combination truck tested for fire department
The new Seagraves triple combination truck arrived Tuesday and underwent trials Wednesday at the Bath Water District. Morning tests under funding pressure showed the vehicle performing very satisfactorily, with additional shorter runs in the afternoon.
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Seagraves
City
Bath Water District
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