Scouts World Jamboree Experience Recalls Franco American Ties
Merle Niles chairs the discussion on the 1948 World Scout Jamboree as U S Scouts, traveling from Camp Kilmer to Antwerp and Moissons, France, share experiences with 40 000 Scouts from many nations. Leonard recalls Lake Lucerne beauty and new friendships formed during the two week camp. Bath leaders Earl Lermond and Edward True induct new club member, and Harold Small returns from Hawaii trip ahead of Lions event planned for March 1 at the Fal mouth Hotel Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae A Wenene' Oa
Merle Niles Peetes
France
United States
Camp Kilmer
N. J
U. S. Army
C. H. Muir
Antwerp
Augusta
Maine
Leonard Said
Leonard
Earl Lermond
Bath
Bath Club
Edward D. True
Harold P. Small
Mrs. Small
Hawaii
District 41
International Lions
Fred W. Smith
Falmouth Hotel
Portland
New Ship Classifications Include Hunter Killer Destroyers
Four ships gain hunter killer destroyer status under new type designations. The 2500 ton vessels USS Carpenter and USS Robert A Owens will focus on antisubmarine duties, while other war-time destroyers receive escort roles under DDE symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Robert A. Owens
Bath Tron Works Corp
Boston
Navy
Epperson
Stover Sees Maine to Study Alcoholism Cure
Maine Liquor Control Board chairman Stover urged the state to study alcoholism, proposing a funded research council or university program. He warned 4200 Maine youths face social catastrophe without findings, and called for education, tighter beer parlors control, and licensing reform alongside research.
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Patey Se
Maine
Peter
Bangor-Brewer Lions Club
Yale School of Alcohol Studies
Stover
Liquor Control Board
Control Board
Commission
Curtis Seeks Republican Nomination for State Representative
Bowdoinham native and former Bowdoinham postmaster ele P Curtis announces his bid for State representative from Bowdoin Bowdoinham Richmond Georgetown and Perkins township on the Republican ticket. He describes farm roots in Aroostook County and a long career in railroads shipping and shipyard work with union affiliations and varied engineering roles.
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Bowdoinham
Cleveland P. Curtis
Bowdoin
Richmond
George‘town
Perkins
Curtis
Aroostook County
Bangor
Holb
Canadian Pacific
Bath
Texas Steamship Co
Engineering
Bath Iron Eet Hee
Curtis Eins
Machinist Union
Bath to Sponsor Western Maine Grammar Games
The Bath YMCA will sponsor the Western Maine Grammar School basketball tournament starting Monday March 15. Central Grammar of Bath defending champions lead entrants with Gardiner Junior High Brunswick Junior High Rockland Junior High and Lincoln Grammar of Augusta among expected participants.
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Bath Ymca
Western Maine Grammar School
Central Grammar of
Bath
Western Maine
Sangerville Grammar
Eastern Maine
Bill Milliken
PolaNeBanks
Rene Oe
Tourment Bite
Charles Haggett
Charles Doyle
Bert Reid
Gardiner Junior High
Brunswick Junior High
Rockland Junior High
Lincoln Grammar of
Augusta
Mrs. Sewall Urges Aid for Suffering Europeans
Mrs Sumner Sewall spoke to the Winter Street church Ladies auxiliary on European distress urging Americans to donate used clothing food and necessities. She highlighted mothers as key supporters and the gathering included members of local and Hebrew societies. The event featured flowers refreshments and hospitality volunteers and was praised by auxiliary president Mrs Morton Young.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Winter Street Church
Sumner Sewall
Sewall
Europe
Winter Street
Hebrew Ladies’ Societies
Morton Young
Auxiliary
Alice Johnson
Purdue
Miss Margaret O'Reilly Visits Boston With Topsham Friends
Miss Margaret O'Reilly returns from a Boston visit accompanied by a group of Topsham friends. On Saturday the party dines at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret O'Reilly
Boston
Topsham
Mr. and
Re elect Coombs President of BIW Brotherhood
Herman F. Coombs was reelected president of the Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers at Bath Iron Works Corp. with just over 700 of about 1200 eligible voters participating. The results named Dearing Crocker Blakeney and Hutchins as top officers and directors with varied vote counts, while Coombs led the ticket for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman F. Coombs
Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers
Bath Iron Works Corp
Binall
Washington Street
Hardings Fabrication
East Brunswick
Coombs
Brotherhood
Merton L. Dearing
Raymond C. Crocker
Ralph H. Blakeney
Stanley Hutchins
C. Kenneth Thayer
Clarence A. Warner
Leon Eaton
Harold Corliss
Frank J. Lehane
William Grindell
Gilbert E. Atwood
John Gaudet
Dearing
Crocker
Blakeney
Corliss
Hutchins
Thayer
Warner
Grindell
Atwood
Watson H. Clark
Eaton
Gaudet
Arthur H. Colby
Harry L. Knights
Rexford Stover
Donald A. Stewart
Charles A. Rogers
J. Edward Paine
Victor H. Choquette
Maine Etchings Shown in Haskell Exhibition at Kennedy & Company
The Pennell Committee chose 12 Ernest Haskell etchings for the Library of Congress on February 3 at Kennedy & Company in New York. Seven Maine landscapes appear in the selection including Black Snake Ledge and River Sanctuary. The show features other Maine pieces and marks the first major Haskell exhibition in a generation. The Haskell collection at the Library of Congress now totals 82 prints.
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Pennell
John Taylor Arms
Society of American Etchers
Phippsburg Center
Pennell Committee
Ernest Haskell
West Point
Palo Alto
Calif
Maine
Anna Willows
Winnegance
Candy’s Harbor
Lewis Wallace
Idle Cove
Sylvan Sea
Cape Small Harbor
West Point Road
Stephen Marshall
Haskell
Kennedy & Company
New York
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C
Arrowsic Bridge Possibility Reignites State Interest
Governor Horace A. Hildreth told former State Representative Elizabeth D. Moffatt that a new Arrowsic to Woolwich bridge will get attention. The plan, an earmarked postwar project, involves Georgetown and Arrowsic officials meeting with the Highway Commission. The century old span has repeatedly closed for repairs and caused major inconvenience.
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Arrowsic
Woolwich
Elizabeth D. Moffatt
Horace A. Hildreth
Roland F. Peterson
Lloyd Pinkham
Georgetown
Russell Sterman
Augusta
Moffatt
Talk on skiing given at Rotary meeting by expert
Wesley Marco former Bath golfer and Bath native spoke at the Rotary luncheon at Central church parish house about skiing history and equipment. He noted Norway and Sweden origins 1870 heel strap growth and three million fans with tow ropes and overhead lift systems. Marco cited 40 Bath locals with skis and gear and urged careful training and mind body coordination.
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Wesley Marco
Bath
Rotary Club
Central Church Parish
Farmington
John Parker
Wes
Norway
Sweden
Marco
Charles B. Doyle
Lions
Odd Fellows Hall
Milton Corrigan
South Weymouth
Mass
Central Grammar School
James Hart
Clyde Wyman
Leonard Cardosi
Georgetown Proud Of New Modern Central School Building
Georgetown residents celebrate the opening of a new $53,000 central school. The one story, 99 by 60 foot building replaces two inadequate one room schools, houses four classrooms, a clinic room, offices, steam heat and artesian well water. Principal Beatrice Boutin leads a faculty including Elizabeth Harris and Germaine Bonney as the town honors its educational initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Maine
Parent- Teacher Association
State Department of Education
New Georgetown
Roland E. Peterson
J F. Higgins
Branwell Hartford
Board of Selectmen
Peterson
Lloyd Ae Alfred Rowe
Vernon E. Gray
Stella Williams
Ad Spear
Beatrice Boutin
Antioch College
Umberla University
Bath nurses to graduate at Maine General Hospital
Invitations issued for the School of Nursing Maine General Hospital graduation at Portland High School auditorium Friday at eight. A large class includes Bath Memorial Hospital trained nurses now earning diplomas. Barbara Castner of Rockland and Barbara King of Phippsburg road will be employed at Togus. Six Bath trained nurses to receive gifts from the Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association.
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Bath
School of Nursing
Maine General Hospital
Portland High School
Bath Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Barbara Castner
Rockland
Knox Hospital
Barbara King
Chester King
Phippsburg Road
Augusta Maine General Hospital
Togus
Bath Memorial Hospital
Sewall Leaves to Meet National Leaders
Summer Sewall Republican candidate for the United States Senate departs for New York and Washington to discuss Maine affecting problems with national and business leaders. He cites many inquiries from Mainers and aims to get first hand information at the national level before returning Monday.
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Summer Sewall
United States Senate
New York
Washington
Maine
Sewall
Recreation Board Plans Big Program for Bath Youths
The Bath Recreation Commission met to finalize annual reports for a special City Council meeting Thursday. It considered a swimming pool at Kimball field and using Huse Memorial school facilities to bolster the program. An enlarged summer program for Bath youngsters was discussed with emphasis on activities for youths.
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Kimball Field
Huse Memorial
Bath
Australia Augments Public Hospital Funds With Lotteries
Australia expands funding for public hospitals by allocating lottery proceeds. The move aims to boost healthcare budgets and support hospital services nationwide, detailing the source and expected impact on patient care and medical programs.
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Australia
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Ilph Leonard
Melee
Ele P. Curtis
Bowdoinham Man
Western Maine Grammar Games
Mrs. Sewall
Winter Street Ladies Aid
BIW Brotherhood
D. Joseph Doyle
Rus- Hearst
Harry E. Muckler
Frank A. Gallagher
Harold V. Fish
Alfred J. Back
Clyde L. MacKinnon
Edmund T. Ford
Maurice D
Rotary
Ledeen
Beverly Cadenelli
Nancy McLain
Miss Murphy
Calais
Claire Bacheldor
Harpswell
Recreation Board
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