Bath 1955 Highlights From Times Headlines
Highlights from 1955 Bath Times files show a year of growth with a new Chamber of Commerce formation, city government changes, and industrial activity. Notable items include Ethan C. White resigning as city manager, a 45 man police reserve, a naval destroyer incident, Morse and Lishop sports honors, Fr. Maney’s death, and the new city manager Stanley Judkins. The year covers zoning debates, Bath Iron Works milestones, a Topsham radar site plan, housing advances, and civic recognitions across Bath.
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Times
Bath
Chamber of Commerce
Ethan C. White
Harry C. Webber
The
Times and Independent
Dial
Ron Works
Bath Council
U.S.S. Forrest
Stanley W. Judkins
Path
Emblem Club
Frank B. Nichols
Washington
Frederick F Drake, Jr
Bath Lodge of Elks
National Guard
John D. Warren
Maine
Order of DeMolay
M. H
Raymond Davis
Lowery Air Force Base
Constance Howe
Queen Rainbow Assembly
William Hill
Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works Corp
Washington Street
Bath Legion Cadets
North Andover
John Newell
University of Maine
Nathan W. Watson
Bath Alumni Association
Air Force
Topsham
Legion Cadets
John J. Preney
Kennebec
Bath National Bank
Dresden
Hyde Windlass Co
Brian M. Jewett
Health report for Sagadahoc county week ending Dec 24
Communicable disease summary from the Maine Department of Health and Welfare covers Sagadahoc county for the week ending December 24. The bulletin notes cases of reportable illnesses and public health actions, outlining surveillance data and recommendations for local health officials.
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Sagadahoc
State of
Ivy League Classic: Yale and Dartmouth Tied 33-33 in 1931
One of the wildest Ivy League football games ever played involved Yale and Dartmouth in 1931, finishing in a dramatic 33-33 tie.
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Yale
Dartmouth
Ryan Is Installed As Master Of Sagadahoc Pomona
Ralph Ryan of Dirigo Grange was installed Master of Sagadahoc Pomona at a Dec 28 day meeting at Merrymeeting Grange Bowdoinham. Other officers installed for the year included James Royal West Bath over seer Eleanor Ripley Topsham lecturer and Ralph Stilphen Merrymeeting steward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ryan
Dirigo Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
James Royal
West Bath Grange
Eleanor Ripley
Topsham
Ralph Stilphen
Merrymeeting
Ronald Riendeau
Millward Patton
Maretta Wilson
Clyde Bailey
Woolwich
Dorothy
Bodwell
Dromore
Merriconeag
Dirigo
James Meserve
Enterprise
Florence Stilphen
James Jones
Progressive
Alice Larrabee
Sagadahoc
Ethel
West Bath
Cumberland County
Pomona
Bangor
Lauriston Trott
Host Grange
Maynard Dolloff
Phyllis Dolloff
Elizabeth Freeman
Katherine Dolloff
Capitol Grange
Augusta
Ronald Dolloff
Carey Burr
Harraseeker Grange
Dolloff
Rash of Chimney Fires Keeps Bath Firemen Busy
Bath firemen responded to a still alarm at the Doughty residence in West Bath on December 28 at 2 45 pm and returned by 3 30 after quelling a chimney fire. Earlier that Thursday morning firefighters tackled a chimney blaze at 40 Russell Street with no damage reported.
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Bath
Doughty
West Bath
Russell Street
March of Dimes Launches 1956 Campaign Tuesday
Sagadahoc County joins national drive as volunteers canvass for polio patient care vaccine research and professional education. Dime cards and fund raising are organized by Morse High School students under Raymond W. Farnham and Nathan W. Watson. County chairman Roscoe C. McFadden stresses polio remains a national menace despite the Salk vaccine.
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Sagadahoc County
March of Dimes
Bath
Morse High School
Raymond W. Farnham
Nathan W. Watson
Roscoe C. McFadden
Harold J Rubin
Sagadahoc
Nationalles
May Seek Ordinance on Jay Walking Here
Police Chief Edward L Gaudreau urged Saturday that residents exercise caution crossing city streets and warned a new jay-walking ordinance may be proposed. He cited nine pedestrian accidents in the last month, noting a two year gap before the spike from Nov 30 to Dec 29, and urged careful crossing in icy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Gaudreau
Gaudreau
Traverse Jurors Named For This Session Of Court
Justice F. Harold Dubord will preside at Sagadahoc Superior Court January term convening January 10. Stenographer Ruel C. Hanks, Augusta. Traverse jurors include Bertha Adams Malcolm L Doble John H. Freeman Fred A. Fuller Harry L. Horne Stella M. Jackson Bernice S. McGlinchy Bath Clarence E. Baker Lillian D. Fitch Woolwich George C Clarke Fred DeRoche Gertrude Riley Frances White Richmond Margery Curtis Ernest W. Frye Bowdoinham George E. Gray Georgetown Emily B. Holmes Lucretia Hyde Darius J. Morin Wallace Trufant Topsham Mary McCrater and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Harold Dubord
Sagadahoc
Lillian D. Fitch
Woolwich
George C Clarke
Fred DeRoche
Gertrude Riley
Frances White
Richmond
Margery Curtis
Ernest W. Frye
Bowdeinham
George E. Gray
Georgetown
Emily B. Holmes
Lucretia Hyde
Darius J. Morin
Wallace Trufant
Topsham
Mary McCrater
Carlton Will Seek Renomination For County Attorney
Sagadahoc County Republican Carlton M. Carlton Jr. 31, of Bath, declared he will seek renomination in the June primary. A three time candidate, he has served as county attorney since March 1953 after Rubin resignation, and vows a two man race as Bath court recorder Dolloff also seeks the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Carlton, Jr
Bath
Sagadahoc County
Harold J. Rubin
Carlton
Rubin
John Quarrington
Sagadahoe County
Arthur D. Dolloff
Topsham
Haverford
Germany
France
101St Parachute Infantry
University of Maine
University of Pittsburgh
Boston University
Maine
Woolwich
Sagadahoc County Retail Sales Rise 16.7 Percent
1954 Census figures show Sagadahoc County retail sales at 16,589,900 across 248 stores, up 16.7 percent from 1948 when 280 shops reported 14,215,000. Payrolls totaled 695 workers in November with 1,410,000 in payrolls and 14,997,000 in sales for the year, for 237 unincorporated proprietors. Major sectors include food stores, general merchandise, auto concerns, and fuel, with lum ber and other retail outlets contributing noted totals.
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Sagadahoc County
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C
Over 500 Attend New Year's Ball Saturday Night
More than 500 holiday observers filled the Bath Armory Saturday as the Junior Hospital League hosted its 30th New Year’s Ball welcoming 1956. The event closed with continued coverage on page two.
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Bath Armory
Junior Hospital League
Addison Of Bath Elected President Of MTA
Loring R. Addison Bath school superintendent was elected president of the Maine Teachers Association succeeding Miss Sara Cowan of Deering High School Portland. The Assembly set the 1956 Maine Teachers Convention for Lewiston Oct 4 and 5 and voted to split the convention into two regional sessions and to alternate sites Bangor and Portland.
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Augusta
Loring R. Addison
Bath
Maine Teachers Association
Sara Cowan
Deering High School
Portland
Representative Assembly
MTA
Lewiston
Bangor
Chamber of Com
Merce
Addison
Albert Harjula
Rockland
Audrey Lewis
Dexter
Grover B. McLaughlin
Orono
Maine
National Education Assn
Lewis Webber
Camden
Lemond Libby
Hampden
Esther Wood
Gorham
State Teachers College
Elizabeth Hutchings
Caribou
Samuel Brocato
State Street
Blaine
Purchase
Assembly
Broggi to Speak at Bath Area Chamber Meeting
Carl J. Broggi Sanford Maine Commissioner of Development and Commerce will speak at Bath Area Chamber of Commerce inaugural meeting at Bath Junior High. Dinner menu includes fruit cup ham and vegetables with music by Joe Avery's orchestra. Tickets on sale. open to all. Broggi noted for rehabilitating Sanford mills and industrial growth. governor lauds his leadership and research approach. Continued on page four.
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Carl J. Broggi
Sanford
Maine
E'Cock
Bath Junior High
Joe Avery
New Chamber
Broggs
Braggs
Hained
Goodall-Sanford Inc
Broggi
Ralph Forbes
Arthur Jediman
Frederick E. Drake
Norman Adams
Abe Greenstatt
Ernest Back
Alice Canacaris
Robert Levine
James Thorpe
Henry Richards
Fred Wentworth
Jesse W. Allen
State Police Talk Promotes Highway Safety At Rotary Meeting
Bath Rotary welcomed Maine State Police Officer Herman Boudreau who outlined highway dangers with 1955 tolls, urged compulsory blood tests for drunken drivers, and pressed driver education in schools. He cited youth vulnerability, education gains, and proposed jail terms for license revocation violations. Guests included Bob Baker, Foster Treworgy, Lud Elliman, and two local students.
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Bath
Boudreau
Maine
Bob Baker
Lewiston
Foster Treworgy
Brunswick
Lud Elliman
Damariscotta
Grammar School
Sears Roebuck Renews Five Year Bath Street Lease
Sears Roebuck and Co. renewed its Bath store lease for five years, shelving rumors of moving to Route 1 shopping center. Joseph P. Murphy cited downtown parking plans and a growing Chamber of Commerce as reasons to keep the Bath location open and invest in store improvements. If parking issues aren’t resolved, a move near Bath could occur, but current plans favor remaining downtown with upgrades including air conditioning and elevator improvements.
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J. A. Spiller
Chamber of Commerce
Edward J. McMann
Bath Post Office
Brunswick
Morse
Bath
Elvira Pecci
Brooke Chevrolet
Bladen R. Smith
Bath Knights of Columbus
Addison
Maine
White House
U. S. S. Mitscher Crew
Marilyn A. Foster
Judith A. Ashe
United Church
Ford Foundation
William Turpie
Hyde Windlass
Howard W. Mayo
New Chamber of Commerce
Woolworth
Bruns- Wick
Joseph P. Murphy
Sears Roebuck and Co
Center
Washington Streets
Murphy
Shipbuilding
Sears Roebuck
Route 1
Woolwich Home Destroyed As Firemen Struggle In Cold
A North Woolwich family of four lost their home to a fire aided by icy temperatures and limited water. Firemen faced frozen pump and nozzle as wells drained quickly, delaying suppression. Neighbors saved much of the furnishings while some outbuildings survived. the main house was ruined.
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Woolwich
North Woolwich
Densmore Leach
Carlton
Eunice
Middle Roads
Seven Mile
Leach
Berry
Edward Murphy
Maria
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Nti
Mathieu
Mary
Paula
Frank R. Durant
Center Street
Paul Mathieu
U. S. Navy
Bangor Naval Reserve Center
Mary Durant
State Safety Committee
Bath Housing Authority
Hyde and
Lambert Parks
Bath Sloop
Monhegan
Warren, R. I
J. William Schulze
Omar R. King
William A. Niss
Bath Box Co
Esther L. Brown
B. P. W. Eub
Scott Morse
Legion
Miami
Thelma Ward
Memorial Hospital
First Church of Nazarene
James McLaughlin
Health Report
Ryan
James Salk
Jay
Atty
New Development and Commerce Department
Doming
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