Pictures of Byrd Expedition to the South Pole at Bodwell Grange
At Bodwell grange meeting Friday an attentive audience watched a 60 minute moving picture by Dr Earle B Perkins. The film showed Admiral Richard Byrd’s third Antarctic expedition, including vessels Bear and Jacob Ruppert and scenes of Bay of Whales with radio towers and a snow village.
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Bodwell Grange
Anita Totman
Earle B. Perkins
Richard Byrd
South Pole
Bay of Whales
Coast Guard
Bear
Oakland
S. S
Jacob Ruppert
Charles W Dingley Promoted to Sergeant at Perrin AFB
Charles W Dingley son of Mr and Mrs Frank C Dingley of Bath has been promoted to sergeant in the United States Air Force by order of Colonel John Hills Perrin Air Force Base Texas. A Morse High School graduate he enlisted in 1948 and is now stationed at Perrin in the base shops. Set Dingley is a former Bath Times newsboy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrin Air Force Base
Texas
Charles W. Dingley
Frank C. Dingley
Bath
States Air Force
John Hills
Morse High School
Dingley
Air Force
Perrin
Set
Bath Times
Enrollment Surge Crowds City Elementary Classrooms
Pupil enrollment in the city’s elementary schools climbs to 1,829 as of Feb 1, the highest for the year and above wartime levels. Grades 1 through 8 show rising totals with averages near 32.7 pupils per room, exceeding the state cap and prompting concerns about housing space.
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United States
Bath Lions Minstrel Show Delights Bath Fans
Bath Lions club Revue and Minstrel Show at Morse High School proves a strong two night event with 12 acts. Proceeds go to underprivileged children and Sea Scouts in Bath. Notable numbers include The Ballet The Acrobatic Toe Tap and Song and Dance. Local performers Florence Fullerton Norma Pye Laura Mulcahy and Robert Sharkey lead standout performances. The finale features the Can Can chorus and a lively one hour minstrel show with end men in red.
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Bath Lions Club
Morse High School
The
Lions
Leslie C. Shumway
Sea Scouts
Bath
Percy Marks
Mary Dorsey
Madelyn Belanger
Mary Pinkham
Helen Olson
Frances Grainger
Charles Dorsey
Robert Sharkey
Eugenes
Robert Ramsay
Frank Donnell
Florence Fullerton
Faye Pye
Norma Pye
Susan Watt
Little Lay Pye
Sue Watt
James Callan
Howard Steen
Elton Pinkham
Richard Hersom
Eddie Page
Carla Chase
Kit Totman
Forrest
Kit
Carlene Suslar
Helen Olsen
Eugene Burgess
Laura Mulcahy
Wigwem
Marie
Madelyn Oliver
Chloe Deraps
Joan Osborne
Janice Fournier
Jimmy Calkan
Charlie Dorsey
Jack Mulcahy
Arthur Knight
Chattanooga
Charlie Do
California
Kathleen Watson
Charley
the Ex
Paul K Niven Named Maine Cancer Society Corporate Gifts Chairman
Paul K Niven Brunswick editor will serves as state chairman for corporate gifts in the 1951 Maine Cancer Society drive through April. He notes renewed willingness from 1950 committee members to serve again and aims to surpass last year's 68 corporate participants from Kittery to Fort Kent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul K. Niven
Brunswick
Maine Cancer Society
Robert E. Owen
Niven
Kittery
Fort Kent
Maine
Bowdoin College
U. S. Navy
Maine Press Association
Brunswick Rotary Club
Brunswick Chamber of Commerce
Brunswick and Topsham Old Folks Home Association
American Legion
Masonic Order
New Corporators Elected for Bath Memorial Hospital
The 1951 Bath Memorial Hospital annual meeting elected numerous corporators. Named include Mrs. Evelyn Hobbs, Mrs. Marguerite Small, Miss Louise Trainor, Dr. Virginia Clay Hamilton, Lt. Comdr. Wilbur M. Fowden, and many couples, reflecting strong community representation.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Memorial
Evelyn Hobbs
Marguerite Small
Louise Trainor
Laura B. Wilson
Eleanor Wilson
Bernice A. Torrey
Boyd L. Bailey
Virginia Clay Hamilton
Charles L. Hoebel
Kenneth N. Francisco
Howard W. Mayo
Leon Buck
Warren R. McNeill
Thomas R. Mennealy
Paul E. Akeley
Fred E Boudreau
Paul A.marchant
Roy G.stewart
Karcher S. Jackson
Alfred D. Caton
Merton F. Bradway
Linwood W. Haynes
William A. Niss
Richard R. Raven
Stanley M. Brown
Richard E. Kimball
Lynn M. Bussey
Theodore S. Bertocci
Wilbur M. Fowden
Francis H. Bellew
Vinal Hunnewell
Marion W. Westermeyer
H Jacob Smith
Harry M. Wilson
Seaman Carl McCabe Returns Home After Family Death
Carl McCabe seaman apprentice arrived home Monday morning from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station called by his father Chester H. McCabe’s death. He will return to the station Monday, where he has served since September.
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Carl McCabe
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chester H. McCabe
Seaman McCabe
Mother's March on Polio raises funds in Bath drive
More than 200 workers organized by Margaret Flaherty collected 19870.24 for the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis in Sagadahoc county during the 1951 Bath campaign. Ward totals ranged from 204.25 to 310.96 as households lit homes for the polio fight.
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National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis Fund
Sagadahoc County
Morse High School
Bath
Ward
Margaret Flaherty
Taxi Stand Question To Be Voted In Bath City Election
Bath residents head to the polls on February 12 to vote on a referendum to repeal the taxi stand amendment to the city traffic ordinances. The measure passed by 7-6 after heated debate with a citizen petition of 546 signatures.
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Board of Education
City of Bath
David C. Dickson
Dickson
Moose Too Friendly At Meadowbrook
Four moose including a bull two cows and a calf wandered into the Ca farm field at Meadowbrook Sunday. Mr Hughes tried to drive them off but they returned and later were seen peeking over a wall while being pursued.
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Meadowbrook
Dummer Sewall D A R Honors Presidents Washington Lincoln
Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter D A R honored the birthdays of Presidents Washington and Lincoln at the monthly meeting at Central church parish house. A program followed with readings on Washington and Lincoln and a period tea skit featuring First Ladies and historical gowns. The chapter elected delegates to the Continental Congress and State Conference with plans for an all day session at Wesley Methodist church to benefit Red Cross.
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Dummer Sewall
Washington
Lincoln
Central Church Parish House
Alice Varney
Bernice McGiinchy
Lena Ring
Lena Shepard
Continental Congress
Washington, D. C
Ada Deering
Eleanor Butterfield
Ethel May
Nellie Lord
Thelma Mittendorf
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Myrtle Stanton
Marilla Morse
McGlinchy
Pattie Stair
Ring
Albee
Dolly Madison
James Madison
Lena King
Elizabeth Munroe
James Munroe
Elwina
Wesley Methodist Church
Peesee Centies Committee
Davis
Like Nile
Bae
Ethel Bailey
Eleanor Irish
Ciara Corliss
Florence Calderwood
Maude Howard
Marie Andre
Mary Powers
Bernice
Doris Pinson
Vida Kassie
Red Cross
Noel Little
Brunswick
Col. Dummer Sewall
Habeginse
Ni Lord
Zephie Lowell
Elwina Durgin
Lucy Armstrong
Lubricating Oils And the Oil Industry Rotary Talk
A. L. Livingston of Portland spoke at the Rotary luncheon on lubricating oils and the oil industry. He traced growth from early refining to pipelines and reserves, noting oil’s key role in transport and war effort, and expressed confidence in meeting future demand. President William L. Skelton presided. Sherwood Aldrich visited.
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A. L. Livingston
Portland
Tidewater Associated Oil Co
Rotary Club
Jim Clappison
Bath
Livingston
Pennsylvania
Texas
New York
Chicago
William L. Skelton
Sherwood Aldrich
Brunswick
Four Bath Area Men Enlist in the Marines
Four men from the Bath area enlisted in the Marine Corps Tuesday. Myron A. Gallup Edgecomb John R. Caton Edgecomb Daniel F. Munroe North Edgecomb and Henry H. Barstow Newcastle will depart for Parris Island South Carolina for training. The Marine Corps invites eligible youths for indefinite reserve or three to four year active enlistments.
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M. Sgt. C. L. Buckner
United States Marine Corps
Bath
Marines
E. M. Cable
Maine
Myron A. Gallup
Edgecomb
John R. Caton
Daniel F. Munroe
North Edgecomb
Henry H. Barstow
Newcastle
Parris Island
S. C
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Reserve
Bath City Hall
Bath Police Officer Resignations Reported
A Bath police officer has tendered his resignation to Chief Frank L Moriarty and another may resign soon. Both are quitting patrolman roles to join a local company offering higher pay, with a special city committee reviewing the matter.
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Bath
Frank L. Moriarty
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Harold P. Small
Byrd
Bodwell Grangers
Corporate Gifts
Memorial Hospital
Hughes
Bath Area
Baseball
Cooperstown
N. Y
Sedan
Buick
Sed. Fine
Bath Auto CO
Front Street
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