Bath lawmaker proposes smaller Bath City Council
Rep. Rodney E. Ross Jr. introduces a bill to reduce Bath City Council from 14 to nine, elect at large, and pay councillors 250 dollars yearly. A referendum clause would send the measure to Bath voters if approved, with public hearings planned in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Council
Rodney E. Ross Jr
City of
Bath
Legislative Research Committee
Augusta
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Ross
Board of Aldermen and Common Council
Maine Maritime Academy vessel visits Caribbean ports
The Maine Maritime Academy training ship State of Maine cruised southern waters visiting Trinidad Cannouan and Martinique with midshipmen from Bath including Jack Oliver Willis Morse and Robert Footer. The engine room reached 123 degrees as Midshipman John Oliver inspected skylights during the Caribbean cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caribbean
Maine Maritime Academy
State of Maine
John Oliver
Bath
Oliver
Trinidad
British West Indies
Jack Oliver
Willis Morse
Robert Footer
Edwin Powers
William Well
Parker Head
Times
Maine
Martinique
Grenadine Islands
Cannouan
Sailor Dies In Woolwich Car Crash On Route 1
Herbert Hoover Morse 26 year old storekeeper first class at Brunswick Naval Air Station died instantly when his 1954 sedan crashed into a concrete retaining wall on Route 1 three miles from Bath in Woolwich Tuesday night. He lived in Waldoboro Box 286. Police said the car skidded 200 feet after veering onto the shoulder. The medical examiner ruled death from a broken neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldoboro
Woolwich
Herbert Hoover Morse
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Maine
Box
Morse
Bath
Navy
Ogadahoc County
George S. Gould
Richmond
Pomona Holds First Session of 1955 in Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc Pomona opened the year with a January 26 meeting at Topsham with 102 in attendance after a harvest supper. Lauriston Trott was installed master and presided as 12 candidates received the fifth degree. State Rep Cleve Curtis urged roads and state institutions improvements. The next meeting is Feb 23 with Progressive Orange at Richmond Corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona
Topsham Grange
Lauriston Trott
Lincoln County
Pomona
Sagadahoc County
Bodwell
Enterprise
Merriconeag
Cleveland Curtis
Ralph Ryan
Dirigo
Florence Stilphen
Merrymeeting
Marjorie Curtis
Progressive
Alice Larrabee
Sagadahoc
Ronald Riendeau
Topsham
Ethel MacDonald
West Bath
Frank Bailey
Noorwich
Harry Rackley
Erland Curtis
Marjorie Morse
Elnora Blanchard
Elizabeth Williams
Marion Trott
Flora
Jacqueline Stilphen
Ceres
James Royal
Dora Royal
Grange
Eileen Ryan
George
Elnora
Blanchard
Cleora Tarbox
the Grange
Elfreda Perkins
Mr. Poland
Richard Barker
Joseph W. Larrabee
Charles White
Elizabeth Eastman
Annie Malcolm
Rose Hathorne
Mattie Collins
Alice Harrington
William H. Small, Jr
Erland Blanchard
Dorothy Ryan
Millward Patten
James Brice
Ray Campbell
Byron Harrington
Cleveland Marriner
Marietta Wilson
Augustine Ponziani
Evelyn Whidden
Marguerite Blair
Lillian Blair
Miss Florence Fullerton Installed as Worthy Advisor
Miss Florence Fullerton daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil L Fullerton of Huse street was installed worthy advisor of Rainbow Assembly at its semi public installation in Masonic Temple attended by members parents Masons and Genesta chapter OES DeMolay chapter Worthy Advisor Hazel Warner installing officer assisted by Joan Brooks Margie Hanscom installing marshal Bernice Green installing chaplain and Mrs Mabel Merrill installing musician All new officers wore white corsages and gowns with aqua red blue green or rose accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Fullerton
Cecil L. Fullerton
Huse Street
Rainbow Assembly
Masonic Temple
Genesta Chapter
O.E.S
DeMolay
Hazel Warner
Joan Brooks
Margie Hanscom
Bernice Green
Mabel Merrill
Miss Warner
Miss Brooks
Miss Hanscom
Miss Green
Mrs. Merrill
Diane Bailey
Cynthia Osgood
Charity
Frances Warner
Hope
Phyl
Maine water pollution debated at Sagadahoc Rod and Gun Club
Doctor Tufts told a Ladies Night gathering that the Androscoggin river ranks worst in U S pollution but Maine leads the nation in pollution percentage. He urged stronger pollution control modeled after Pennsylvania and criticized the Maine Development Commission and current laws as favorable to manufacturers. The club opposed a hike in hunting and fishing licenses and planned an ice fishing derby at Nequasset Lake in February. The meeting opened with remarks by Past President George M. Carlton Jr. and new president Leslie C. Shumway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Tufts
Androscoggin
U. S
Maine
Auburn
Pennsylvania
Maine Development Commission
Aroostook County
Tufts
Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Nequasset Lake
North Bath
George M. Carlton, Jr
Leslie C. Shumway
City Manager urges Bath residents not to call police for fire information
Bath City Manager Nathan C. White appeals to residents to stop calling police and fire dispatches for instant fire updates. He cites a North Street Extension blaze that jammed Box 511 and overwhelmed the dispatch center for over 15 minutes, delaying urgent lines. He notes mutual aid with Brunswick Naval Air Station and Town of Brunswick, and warns of possible policy to withhold information to prevent line jams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan C. White
Bath
Police and Fire Departments
North Street
White
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Baths New Police Reserve Set for First Meeting Thursday
Bath announces its 45 member police reserve unit will hold an organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall Auditorium. City Clerk Ring will administer loyalty oaths. classes begin Feb 10 with Traffic Control taught by State Trooper Boudreau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
City Hall
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Wagner
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Herman Boudreau
Sagadahoc County
Harold J. Rubin
Population Study Frames Bath Zoning Plan
Ken Schroeter of Bangor led a three part Bath zoning study focusing first on population notes. He notes Bath's 1950 population was 10 644 with more older residents than state or national averages and a smaller 20 29 youth cohort. He cautions that employment opportunities will drive future population stability and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bath
Ken Schroeter
Bangor
Schroeter
Pythian Sisters Install Officers at Lowell Temple
Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters held a meeting at K P hall with Mrs Alice Winslow presiding. Officers were installed by Past Grand Chief Hattie Lord assisted by Mrs Jessie Larrabee and Mrs Jennie Sudds. Auburn guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Temple Pythian
K. P. Hall
Alice Winslow
Hattie Lord
Jessie Larrabee
Jennie Sudds
Auburn
Rose Wallace
Susie Darrah
Edith Miller
Dorothy Fulton
Sarah Potter
Eunice Perry
Lucelia Blake
Sadie Savage
South Portland
Pearl Campbell
Glenys. Pye
Glenys
Gertrude Stewart
Temple
Vernon Miller
Bath
Emma Haley
Alvah Young Temple
Brunswick
Dorthy Fulton
America
Ruth Sprague
Marion Darrah
Woolwich Gets Major Civil Defense Disaster Aid Check
Woolwich, Augusta area, won a $7,800 disaster relief grant from federal Civil Defense funds. Seventy five percent will be mailed within a week as proof of disaster claims continues. Maine towns have received aid totaling $249,008 from Civil Defense to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Woolwich
Civil Defense
Civil Defense and Public Safety
Harry A. Mapes
Maine
Maine Civil Defense
Eisenhower
State Civil Defense Agency
Federal Civil Defense Headquarters
Tracking Dog Bobby Dies After Nine Years with Mounties
One of the RCMP’s best known tracking dogs, Bobby a German shepherd and Labrador mix, died after nine of his ten years in service. He participated in hundreds of hunts for criminals and missing persons and, in his final case, helped locate two prison escapees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloverdale
B. C
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bobby
Mounties
Perison
Magee to retire Bowdoin track coach after 42 years
John J. Magee, Bowdoin College track coach for 42 years, announced retirement at the Bowdoin Alumni Association meeting in New York. He will step down in June at age 72 after a career that included Olympic coaching and leading Bowdoin to multiple championships and Hall of Fame recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Magee
Bowdoin
New York
Bowdoin Alumni Association
Bowdoin College
John J
Jack) Magee
Bowdoin Alumni Association of
Biltmore Hotel
Magee
James S. Coles
Harold H. Burton
United States Supreme Court
Norman F. Miller
Manhattan Storage and Warehouse Company
New York Group
Jack
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Europe
Far East
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago
Fred Tootell
Association of the Association of Collegiate Track Coaches of America
Newark
N. J
Boston
Mass
Powder Point
Duxbury
New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association
National Amateur Athletic Union
NAAU
Jack Magee
Sargent Gymnasium
Japan
Sweden
Paris
Brunswick High School
Maine Maritime ship continues Caribbean training voyage
The Maine Maritime Academy ship State of Maine sails from Ciudad Trujillo to Fort de France in Martinique for a training cruise. Midshipmen repair work, sightseeing at Mt Pelee, Club Lido, and a market parade, plus a 64 to 37 basketball win, a reception with Martinique officials, and a port departure to Trinidad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Maritime Academy
State of Maine
Bath Area
the Times
Ciudad Trujillo
Fort de France
Martinique
Mt. Pelee
St. Pierre
Lido
Midshipmen
Academy
Trinidad
British West Indies
Large Scow Heads to Bath for Water Main Repairs
A 802 X 28-foot heavy duty scow left Portland at 11 a.m. for Bath to repair the broken water main under the Kennebec River. It will be anchored 75 feet off Woolwich shore on arrival to raise the main and repair three breaks, with relaying of the principal Bath supply pipe after. Water continues to reach Bath via Nequasset auxiliary lines and the standpipe during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Portland
Bath
Bath Water District
Maurice A. Libby
Libby
Woolwich
Nequasset
Richmond bowler Kenny Neumann starts at age ten
Kenny Neumann of Richmond California began bowling in 1952 at age ten. His prizes already include a foreign sports car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny Neumann
Richmond Calif
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West Indies
Sailor
Herbert H. Morse
B.N.A.S
Miss Fullerton
ROD & Gun
Dr. Tufts
Baths New Police Reserve
Pythian Sisters
Maine Maritime
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