Alderman Hunter Record Of Service
In five years on the common council Hunter served as president for two terms and is in his 10 months as Ward 5 alderman. He participated in numerous committees with some missed meetings. From 1943 to Feb 1, 1945 he missed two committee sessions and five special meetings. May 15 he was in Portland on city business for a new aerial ladder. Sept 26 he was on vacation out of the city. Through 1946-47 to Feb 1 there were about ten regular meetings, improving attendance.
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Common Council
Hunter
Portland
Annual Meeting of Bath Red Cross Chapter
Enthusiastic Bath Red Cross gathering recaps 1946 activities and 1947 finances. Treasurer reports show cash balance 1190.34 and savings 3937.02. District nurse logged 1678 visits. 49 families aided in civilian relief. Junior Red Cross and Camp Hospital Council programs highlighted. 45 knitters produced 1055 articles totaling 6187 hours. Panel discussion led by retiring council chair. Continued on page two.
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Cecil Paine
John Parker
J Redlon
Edgear
Henry W. Owen
J. A. Redlon
Seth S. Mullin
Hermon Crocker
Home Service
Red Cross
Wome
Carolyn Moses
William A. Coombs
Trott heads two Rhode Island banks in Providence
Raymond H Trott elected president of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co and named president of the Rhode Island Hospital National Bank. He joins the trust company board while the two banks report total assets of 203,233,366.24. Trott, a Bath native, has long served the Rhode Island banking community and previously held multiple leadership roles.
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Bath
Raymond H. Trott
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co
Rhode Island Hospital National Bank
the Trust Co
Mr. Trott
Joseph M. Trott
Distin Mouth College
Harvard Law School
Massachusetts
American Red Cross
Balkans
Rhode Island Hospital Trust*Co
R. I. Hospital National Bank
Trott
Elizabeth Houghton
A. M. Houghton
Trotts
Anna M. Trott
High Street
Expert reports on conditions at primary school
William O Bailey deputy commissioner and Edwin R Andrews along with Loring Addison and others visited North Primary school in Bath on North and Middle streets after a fire closed it on January 25. An engineer from Haller Engineering Associates of Boston will assess the cost to restore or modernize the structure, with debate over restoring original condition versus fire safe modernisation.
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William O. Bailey
Augusta
Division of Research and Planning
State Department of Education
Loring R. Addison
Edwin R. Andrews
Board of Education
H. Martin Powers
Stanley Hunter
Leburton Sheldon
North
Middle Streets
Richard M. Grover
New England
Haller Engineering Associates
Boston
Bath
Pomona With West Bath Grange Hosts Sagadahoc Meeting
West Bath grange hosted Sagadahoc Pomona with 165 grangers attending from nearly every grange in the county. The day featured 29 degree staff conferring, musical solos by Mrs. Bernice Sturtevant and Mrs. Esther Andrews, and papers and humorous questions led by host officers. An original paper on White Mountains was read by Mrs. Lucy Armstrong as Past Masters offered selections. Continued on Page Three.
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West Bath Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona
Sagadahoc
Everett G. Lemont
Elfreda Rackley
Dromore
Bernice Sturtevant
Esther Andrews
Coper
Pomona
Manhattan
White Mountains
Lucy Armstrong
West Bath
Masters
David Henderson
Edwin W. Haggett
John Howe
Otis N. Card
Highest tides hit Bath flooding riverfront and streets
Heavy rains and melting ice pushed the Kennebec to extreme levels in Bath. The flood overran riverbanks and flooded Washington Street and waterfront areas including Pinson's boat yard and the Standard Oil tanks. Ice jammed at Winnegance lake as boats rested in winter cradles and ships towered at Iron Works. An even higher tide was expected at midnight.
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Kennebec
Fr Winnegance
Bath
Winnegance
Winnegance Lake
Washington Street
Times
Pinson
Standard Oil Co
Hyde Windlass
City
Carlton Bridge
Theth Iron Works
Bath-Woolwich
Center Street Gravel Road Before Automobiles Told by H C W
Bath memories recount Center street's pre automobile era with elms removed in 1890, describing Sagadahock House, City Hall fire of 1894, sample room, Sagadahock stables, Alendal Franks tobacconist, Gay Hallett drugstore, Howard printing, Phi Rhonan printing, Patten Public Library gift, Luce and Temple shop, Central House boarding, Hector McQuarrie vendor, city hall bell, Bath fish markets, Woh Lee Chinese laundry, Holly Tree Inn, and early shops along Water street.
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H.C. W
Bath
Center Street
Sagadahock House
Water Street
Sagadahock
Alendal M. Franks
George D. H. Gay
Andrews Hallett
Hallett
Henry W. Howard
Phi Rhonan
Phi Rho Society
Old Bath High School
Old Patten Public Library
Galen C. Moses
Association
Luce and Temple
Charles M. Boyd
Paul Revere
Newell Residence Celebrates 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Stark Newell marked forty years of marriage with a Sunday reception from five to seven. Daughters Paul Tiemer Eastham Guild and son John Newell aided in hosting as guests admired gowns, orchids and a bridal motif. The event featured gifts from friends and notable keepsakes reflecting the couple’s travels and naval ties.
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William Stark Newell
Paul Tiemer
Wilton
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Edwardey
Eastham Guild, Jr
Newell
Roxas
Philippine Islands
West Bath couple marks 57th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fred W Larrabee of West Bath celebrated 57 years of marriage on January 30 at their home in Larrabee Grove. Weather kept them from an open house. four generations were not photographed as on their 50th. Mrs Larrabee’s parents also celebrated their 50th anniversary.
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Mr. Newell
Bikini
Orient
Mrs. Newell
Bath
Fred W. Larrabee
West Bath
Larrabee Grove
Walter Larrabee
Topsham
Larrabee
First Baptist Church
Brilliant party at State Armory Friday evening
The State Armory hosted a large dance event with decor surprises and table reservations boosting the night. Ruth Williams and Steve Well entertained the crowd while Bob Allen served as master of ceremonies. Proceeds benefited the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis through free hall rental and check room contributions from Club 42 and Brian M. Jewett led the ball committee. Police managed the crowd. sponsors’ delayed replies noted though the event was a success.
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State Armory
Portland
Ealy
Orda
Bath
Bob Allen
Ruth Williams
Steve Well
James A. Gillies
Adj
Jewett
Bath Ballots Divided On Council Manager Proposal
About 50 ballots printed for Bath citizens to weigh the council-manager government question have reached the City clerk’s office. Voter opinion shows the 14 member council plan with two per ward and the seven member at large option is evenly split, with the seven-man plan lagging behind.
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Times
Bath
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath’s Assembly
Masonic Temple
Alderman Hunter
Annual Meeting
THE
Rhode Island
Bailey
Burgess
Woh Lee’s
Holly Tree Inn
George and
Charles Smith
B. F. Savage
William B. Olys
Sagadahock Square
Mrs. W. S. Newell
Fred W. Larabee
Plymouth
Dodge DE Soto
Chrysler
Bath Auto CO
C. F. Cummings
Front Street
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