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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1956

Page

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Allegrin Golden Wedding Open House At 55 High Street

Mr and Mrs Frank Allegrin marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise open house attended by more than 50 friends and relatives at 55 High Street. Their daughter and son in law Mrs Bernard Comeau and Thomas Allegrin along with granddaughter Beverly Allegrin helped host the event.

Frank Allegrin Bernard Comeau Thomas Allegrin Beverly Allegrin Allegrins High Street Douglas Champion

Curtis Seeks renomination to Maine House from rural district

Rep. Cleveland P. Curtis of Bowdoinham announces he will seek renomination in the Republican primaries to represent Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Richmond, Georgetown and Perkins Township. He argues rural areas deserve equal consideration, cites past bills including state road maintenance and steam boiler inspection, and notes active public service and club memberships.

Cleveland P. Curtis Bowdoinham Maine House of Representatives Bowdoin Richmond Georgetown Perkins Township Curtis State Pownal State School Masonic Order Electa Chapter Eastern Star Independent Order of Odd Fellows Rebecca Lodge Knights of Pythias Richmond Lions Club Richmond and

Paul Whitlow speaks at Haskell School meeting

Paul Whitlow, superintendent of Seventh day Adventist parochial schools for the Northern New England Conference, told Haskell Memorial School parents that chores should vary to keep children engaged and foster responsibility. He urged praise, age-appropriate expectations, and assigning tasks with the child's comfort in mind. The event featured student demonstrations on Courtesy Health Obedience Etiquette Reverence and a food sale funded library books. The next meeting is March 14 with a white elephant auction.

Paul Whitlow Haskell “Memorial School Groun Whitlow Mr. Whitlow Portland Northern New England Doris Thistle Michael Weaver Association M. W. Westermeyer

Democrat Caucus At City Hall Monday Night

Bath Democrats meet in City Hall at 7 30 p m to name election and ballot clerks for seven wards select a Democrat City Committee elect two County Committee members and name 18 delegates and 18 alternates to the State convention.

Bath Tocuo

Professor Woodcock to Address Sagadahoc County Officials

Professor Karl Woodcock head of Bates College physics will address Civil Defense and Public Safety officials in Sagadahoc County at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Court House. Local directors and town officers will attend to hear about Radioactive Fall-Out with films on Radiation Detection and Self Protection.

Karl Woodcock Bates College Sagadahoc County Court House Walter H. Kennett Maine State Staff of Civil Defense Augusta Sagadahoc C.D Scott Morse Maine Hugh J. Eisenhauer Arrowsic R. Clinton McFadden Bath Lawrence Adams Bowdoinham Elmer Dodge Reynolds Grover Georgetown Thomas Totman Phipps

Firemen Move From Bath Central Fire Station After 103 Years

Bath's Central Fire Station was emptied Saturday after 103 years in use. Firemen, ordered by City Manager Stanley W. Judkins, loaded trucks with personal belongings and equipment for transfer to a temporary headquarters at Commercial and Summer streets. Officials cited the building’s deterioration and unsafe conditions noted by the State Fire Prevention Bureau and a civil engineer’s inspection, with the council approving the move. The alarm system will be connected at the new station.

Bath Central Fire Station Stanley W. Judkins Central Station State Fire Prevention Bureau Judkins

Woolwich Man Celebrates 87th Birthday Sunday

Jesse G. Munsey marked his 87th birthday with a family gathering at the Chubbuck home in Woolwich. The Woolwich native, longtime farmer and lumberman, lives with his wife Auta in winter with daughter Fred Spinney in Court Street and in summer with son-in-law Har vey Chubbuck. He recounts rural courtships on ghostly roads and notes 54 years of marriage. The couple has five daughters, 25 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Munsey is a member of Arobee Lodge and longtime Woolwich church and fraternal circles.

Jesse G. Munsey Fred Spinney Harvey Chubbuck Chubbuck Woolwich Mr. Munsey Wiscasset Jesse Auta Munsey Spinney Sherman Mitchell Dummer Street Laura Mains Geraldine Hinckley California Hazel Pullin Cooper's Mills Munsey’s Munsey Arobee Lodge of Odd Fellows Woolwich Brange Woolwich Center Baptist Church

West Bath Man Left Homeless By Fire

Ernest Brown a 68 year old West Bath man was left homeless Tuesday after noon when a one room dwelling on Witch Spring hill burned out of control minutes after his discharge from Bath Memorial hospital He started a stove fire and left for water returning to find the building a mass of flames Firefighters battled the blaze but the structure burned with all possessions lost except the clothes he wore and a small amount of cash He has no near relatives and was alone at the time of the incident.

West Bath Witch Spring Hill Bath Memorial Hospital Brown Belanger

1954 County Business Census Reflects Service Receipts

The 1954 preliminary census for Sagada hoc County shows 105 service establishments reporting about 1.305 million dollars in receipts and a total payroll of 341 thousand dollars. There were 125 employees, 106 of whom were full time, with 91 proprietors active in unincorporated operations. Personal services earned 407 thousand dollars from 44 establishments, automotive and related services 93 thousand from nine shops, and all other services 895 thousand from 52 establishments including hotels and entertainment venues.

Sagadahoc Bureau of Census U. S. Department of Commerce

Razing 14 Buildings for Route 1 Work in Brunswick

Charles F. Marble of this city is razing 14 buildings along the upper end of Mill street in Brunswick. The work is part of preliminary steps for the new Route 1 section through the college town.

Charles F. Marble Mill Street Brunswick College Town

Mrs. Smith Named County Chairman Cancer Crusade

Mrs. Leonard S. Smith of West Bath will be Sagadahoc County chairman for the 1956 Cancer Crusade. She previously chaired Sagadahoc in last year’s campaign and has volunteered with the Maine Cancer Society since 1953. The April Crusade aims to raise 140000 for research education and service.

Leonard S. Smith West Bath Sagadahoc Maine Cancer Society Brunswick Bath Iron Works Corp Club Forty-Two Frank E. Lowe USAR James A. Gillies, Jr North Bath Lowe American Cancer Society

Dauphin Wins Big Pickerel at Nequasset Derby

John Dauphin of West Beth won the Sagadshoe Rod Gun Skeet derby at Nequasset Lake with a 44 pound fish weighing 25 inches. Frank Sylvester of Bath took second with 1 pound 14.25 ounces and Robert Oxton of Bath third with 1 pound 13.25 ounces. Thirteen fish were weighed at the pumping station before 5 pm and the refreshment stand sold out.

John Dauphin West Beth Sagadshoe Bath Robert Oxton Ice Association

Bath Board of Education Posts $578,639 Budget for 1956 57

Bath's Board of Education released its 1956 57 budget totaling 578,639 dollars, up 65,573 from 513,066 last year. The plan calls for a 54,881 tax increase to fund 375,139 in taxes, driven mainly by a 300 across the board raise for teachers. The board seeks 430,588 for salaries, adds a Morse High School heating fund of 10,000, and requests two more high school teachers plus a band instructor and junior high guidance director based on rising enrollment.

Bath Board of Education Mit Stanley W. Judkins Bath Morse High School Loring R. Addison Addison Bath Teachers’ Club

Future Teachers Of America Club To Try Out Teaching Talents

Morse High school students will test teaching inclinations in a March practice teaching program. The 22 members of the Future Teachers of America club, under Miss Katharine Conley, include sophomores through seniors.

Teachers OF Tomorrow New Future Teachers of America Club Morse High School Richard Crabtree Malcolm Hamilton Anna Lonn Ruth Amirault Mabel Ashe Marilyn House Priscilla Marble Katharine Conley F.T.A. Club Maine Ethel Wright Gladys DeWever P.T.A Bath Teachers Club F.T.A Morse Teachers’ Club DeWever Desig Marilyn Bates Francis Bennett Carol Boudreau Nancy Bourgois Lucy Davidson Charles Douglas Irma Gilman Jack Henderson Elizabeth Marble Sylvia Pinkham Lucy

TV Set Presented to Bath Teacher Florence Watson

Miss Florence Watson, a Bath retired school teacher now bedbound for 11 years, received a television set from the Bath Teachers club and friends. The club voted funds to start a donation drive, praising her long service at Mitchell school. She lives with sister Miss Elizabeth Watson at 17 Beach Street in Richmond and remains engaged with Bath and its people.

Florence Watson Bath Bath Teachers Club Miss Watson Richmond Teachers’ Club Mitchell School Miss Elizabeth Watson Beach Street

Valentine Tea By Nightingale Club At Cosmopolitan

The Nightingale club sponsored its 19th annual Valentine tea on February 14 at the Cosmopolitan club to benefit Bath Memorial hospital. The rooms featured spring floral arrangements and a tulip centerpiece gifted by Mrs Edson Whitehurst. Members and hosts listed include Mrs Craig Richards Mrs Lynn W Bussey Miss Thelma Ward and several others.

Cosmopolitan Club Nightingale Club Bath Memorial Hospital Edson Whitehurst Craig Richards Lynn W. Bussey Thelma Ward Arthur Sewall Sumner Sewell Hamdi Akar Frederick E Drake Archibald M. Main, Jr Leon E. Buck William S Blair Arthur W. King Edward Footer Carroll Davis Joseph Wo Cyr Mary A. Perry J. Arthur Burgess John H Freeman Arline Footer Herbert Cavanaugh

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N. Y William Walker Sanford Allegrin G. F. Rouillard Lottie Roderick William Roderick Lucca Italy Center Street The Eagles First Baptist Church Mrs Haskell West Bath Grange Dirigo Grange Grange Pomona Grange Progressive Grange Ladies Aid Alice Burgess Reginald Farnham Washington the Grange Columbia Verl McNelly Linda Ashe Cecile Garland Marshall Libby Mabelle Judy Ashe Elsie Pinson His Hatchet Alton Collins Joseph Larrabee Rita Hennessey Prof. Woodcock Woolwich Man Edward C. Belanger Ernest Brown Mrs. Smith Cancer Crusade Dauphin Nequasset Cosmo Club
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