Soldiers' Lives Saved by Mount Washington Research
Rugged civilian teams atop Mount Washington test de icing equipment to save Korean War helicopter crews. The 6288 foot summit endures 75 mph winds and seven foot ice, with a $121,000 helicopter test ramp and a private observatory base supporting Harvard and Navy weather work.
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Mount Washington
Don Guy
Washington
N. H
Korea
Piasec
Search Force
Navy
Smith, Hinchman, Grylls, Inc
Ypsilanti, Mich
Vernon Hoskins
Pro
Dettmar W. Jones
Mount Washington Observatory
Harvard University
U.S
Wallace Howell
Harvard
New York City
Navy 1953 building plan lists carriers and escorts
In 1953 the Navy's schedule covers one Forrestal class carrier, the Greyback submarine, three destroyers, two ocean escorts, ten 165 foot mine sweepers, twenty 138 foot auxiliary minesweepers, and three 50 foot craft. Two Essex class carriers are slated for conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Bath Teachers Club Plans One Act Plays for Pupils and Public
Bath Teachers Club outlines two performances at Morse High School featuring three plays of differing types including comedy and melodrama. Proceeds support the scholarship fund aiding Morse High School seniors entering teacher training colleges.
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Bath Teachers’ Club
Morse High School
Harold Perry
Austin Miller
Ella Bates
Granville Colby
Margaret Flaherty
Duncan Farrell
Bruce White
Morse High
Quiet Christmas Around Town
The holiday was quiet with few social activities. Firemen had no calls and police made only a couple of arrests. Ideal weather with clear skies and 40s to 50s temps encouraged car rides. no snow or ice for sleds or skates.
Navy moth ball fleet active ships cost to reactivate
U.S. investment exceeds 23 billion dollars in the reserve fleet known as the moth ball fleet. Since June 1952, 500 ships have been activated from the reserve, with preservation and maintenance costs and subsequent reactivation totaling about 2 percent of replacement cost.
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U.S
Few candidates for city council as filing nears deadline
A week before the filing deadline for the February municipal election only one candidate has filed papers. Louis O. Couture of Ward 3 seeks reelection while Mrs. Etta M. Thurlow Ward 1 and Jesse W. Allen Ward 2 consider candidacy. Others with expiring terms include Harry E. Cooke Ward 7 Harold J. McElman Ward 5 and Eastham Guild Jr. Ward 6. Merritt A. Mitchell undecided.
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Louis O. Couture
Ward 3
Etta M. Thurlow
Jesse W. Allen
Harry E. Cooke
Bath
Harold J. Sonia
Merritt A. Mitchell
Harold J. McElman
Ward
Eastham Guild, Jr
Miss Joan H Shaw Earns Scarlet Key Membership at BU
Miss Joan H Shaw of 100 North Street was elected to Boston University's Scarlet Key, an honor for leadership in campus activities and strong scholastic record. The senior in the College of Business Administration serves as Alpha Phi president and holds multiple campus posts.
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Joan H. Shaw
Roscoe H. Shaw
North Street
Boston University
Shaw
College of Business Administration
Alpha Phi Sorority
The
Hub
C.B.A. Newman Club
Pan- Hellenic Council
Charlesgate Hall
Interdormitory Council
Newman Club and Marketing Association
Harold C. Case
Banqnet
United States
Leverett A. Saltonstall
Reading labels on cans advised by Maine food official
Clayton Osgood head of the Maine Department of Agriculture addresses the Rotary Club about how labels on cans jars and packages reveal weights contents ingredients and guarantees of quality. He notes inspections of plants and dairies help ensure accuracy and prevent false claims while urging readers to study the fine print.
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Clayton Osgood
Iuter
The
Food and Drug Vision of
Maine
Department Agriculture
Rotary Club
Yesteryear
Mr. Osgood
Osgood
Carl Kennedy
Rotarians
Brunswick
Harry Smart
Donovan Lancaster
Merton Douglas
Arthur Samuelson
Central Grammar Boys
Paul Guerette
Peter Kelley
Robert Johansen
Robert Shaw
Gov. Dummer Academy
City invites sealed bids to sell Plummer Home for the Aged
The city seeks bids for the Plummer Home for the Aged on Oak Grove avenue including the brick central building, barn, garage, two sheds and 4 to 5 acres. Bids may cover whole parcel or partial sections and are due by 4 pm Thursday January 25 at the city manager’s office. The 1808 central structure is part of Bath’s early poorhouse origins and the site later served as a poor farm and home for the aged under city operation, then leased to private parties before sale plans.
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Plummer
Oak Grove Avenue
Bath
House of Correction
Poor Farm
Plummer Home For
Rabbits Breed Frequently with Litter Sizes
Rabbits reproduce rapidly with four to eight litters yearly and each litter containing six to eight kits.
Sailmaker Tells Of Olden Days And Modern Ships
In a Maine Coast Fisherman feature Albion K. Parris, Bath native, buys Leavitt’s share in Leavitt & Parris of Portland. The firm once served four and five master ships earning sails for notable vessels and helped re rig the Constitution during refitting.
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Maine
Bath
Albion K. Parris
Parris
Edwin Parris
Upper
Washington Street
Charles W. Leavitt
Leavitt & Parris
Leavitt
Commercial Street
Portland
Eben Poole
Boothbay Harbor
Mr. Parris
A. M. Cutler
Old Bath High School
Kelley Spear Co
G. G. Deering Co
New England Shipbuilding Co
William P. Frye
Constitution
Speak
West Pointers Celebrate in Village Church
West Point marked the holidays with a village church pageant and gift distribution led by the Friendship club. Students and villagers collaborated to stage the manger tableau, with Archangel Gabriel by Gordon Alden and the Gates of Peace built by Norman Gilliam James Wyman and Herman Brown.
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West Point
Friendship Club
Martin Doyle
Sebasco
Shirley Murphy
Archangel Gabriel
Gordon Alden
Irene Alden
Glen
Nathan
Alden
West Points
School League
Wyman
Gola Scott
Elsie Brown
Gabriel
Norman Gilliam
James Wyman
Herman Brown
National Guard Recruiting Drive Kicks Off in Bath
Battery B of the 703d AAA Gun Battalion will open its recruiting campaign with a Sunday evening ceremony at the Uptown theatre. The event features the film The Thunderbirds about the 45th Oklahoma National Guard Division, with speeches by Bath City Manager Nathan C. White Col Edwin W. Heywood and Lt John H. Tourtillette. Battery B returns from 20 months of active service and aims to rebuild with new recruits as it prepares to receive modern AAA equipment for Eastern defense. Chlorine noted as abundant in sea water.
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Bath
National Guard
Uptown Theatre
The
Thunderbirds
45Th
Oklahoma National Guard
Nathan C. White
Edwin W. Heywood
Maine
John H. Tourtillette
Heywood
Maine National Guard
Guy P. Gannett Publishing Co
Tourtillotte
157Th Infantry
Thunderbird
Salerno Beach
Cassino
United States
Jadagee Sa Caest
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New Hampshire
Arctic
North America
Food - Drug Division
Rotary
March OF Dimes
Sagadahoc County
State March of Dimes Committee
Richard Whittemore
Mr. Whittemore
Bangor
Robert E. DeWick
Woolwich
R. Clinton McFadden
Dorcy Shorette
Nathan W. Watson
Richard McElman
Raymond Farnham
Albion Parris
Battery B
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