Navy honors Lowans from Mercersburg for World War II valor
Mercyburg born William R Lowans receives Navy recognition for wartime actions aboard destroyers and life raft rescue after a torpedoed ship. His career spans campaigns in the Pacific including Saipan and Guam, with press coverage in the New York Times and Time magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
9G Times
U. S. Navy
William R. Lowans
Mercersberg
Penn
New York
Lowans
Adolphus Andrews
New York Times
Navy
Hal Boss
Time
Caravan
Brooklyn Eagle
Philadelphia
Kansas City Times
Enac
Rand
Fompaigns
Shall Islands
Mariannas
Saipan
Guam
Afriace
Rempelpe
Ham
Tori
Ussane
Caswell the Longest Vessel Docked at Bath Iron Works
The Caswell largest ship to tie up at Bath Iron Works since 1927 arrives from Norfolk Dec 26 in tow of Moran Towage. It joins reconversion by Maritime Commission with 500 workers planned as Caswell and two sister ships convert at Bath Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron W. Fmge
Tere Folk
Carolina Shipbuilding Co
Wilmin
N.C. U
Maritime Computesion
Caswell
M. C
North Carolina
Navy
James River
Bath Iron Works Corp
Georgia
Bath Iron Works
Berwind
Norfolk
Montauk
Moran Towage Co
Iron Works
Maritime Commission
Robert A. Owens
Epperson
Bees the
BSW
Teller
Washington, D. C
Bath
Phoenix
French Supply Commission
Thistle Leaves for Providence to Resume Zion Bible Institute
Robert M. Thistle and Mrs Eerees Thistle of Phippsburg depart for Providence Rhode Island to resume studies at the Zion Bible Institute after holiday visit with Nome o parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Thistle
Eerees Thistle
Phippsburg
Providence
R. L
Zion Bible Institute
Charles M White retires after 29 years with Maine Agriculture
Augusta native Charles M White, chief of the Maine Department of Agriculture Division of Markets since 1920, retires after 29 years of service. His leadership included shipping point inspections, state branding campaigns, and the Superior Maine Potato program, with recognition from officials and farm groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. White
Augusta
Maine Department of Agriculture
Worster House
Hallowell
White
United States
Maine
A. M. G. Soule
Sturgess Dorrance
York
A. Wathen
Maine Potato Growers and Shippers Committee
E. Carroll Bean
Maine State Grange
Mr. White
Division of Markets
Frank S. Adams
Bowdeinham
National Association of Marketing Officials
Department of Agriculture
Maine Dairymen’s Association
Traverse Jurors Named for January Term Sagadahoc Court
The January term traverse jury for Sagadahoc County Superior Court convening January 14 lists jurors from Bath, Arrowsic, Georgetown, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath, and Woolwich. Notable names include Consuelo Alkazin, Nellie Burns, Ralph Steen, Orville Rowe, Lawrence Adams, Alfred Johnson, Marcia Adams, and Millicent Hamilton. Bread baks appears as a stray, unrelated note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traverse
Sagadahoc County
Mary T. Nealey
Phippsburg
Clifford Robinson
Richmond
Earl Farley
Alice Purington
Ivor Topsham
Marcia Adams
George Foster
Margaret Haley
Harold Libby
West Bath
Millicent Hamilon
Woolwich
Eleanor P. Armstrong
Robert H. Sutter
Tax Engineer Discusses Bath Real Estate Revaluation
Harold F. Layer of Cole Layer Co Fostoria Ohio spoke at Bath Forum on Civic Government about tax equalization and a city revaluation program. He explained uniform valuation principles, unit costs from local building data, and the need for stable municipal revenue to fund police, fire, streets, sewers, and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold F. Layer
Cole- Layer Co
Fostoria
City
Bath
Layer
United States
Bath Industry Outlook Bright as Year Begins
Bath industrial prospects for 1947 show a bright outlook with major plants near full or above normal payrolls. Bath Iron Works reports ongoing work on 32 French Supply Commission trawlers plus a diesel yacht and a destroyer completion, with about 1200 employed and potential growth. Other plants like Hyde Windlass and Torrey Roller Bushing Works anticipate steady activity in marine machinery and heavy hardware, while Bath Iron Works Manufacturing opens, signaling increased employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron, Works Manufacturing Co
Hardings
East Brunswick
Hyde
United Fruit Co
Torrey Roller
Congress
Maine
Fire forces dramatic early-morning escape at Bath apartments
An 88 year old man, four other adults and two small children fled a two story building at 778 780 Washington Street as fire spread from a boiler room near the Splendid Cafe. Police and firefighters used a window rescue and ladder to save residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Bath Police Department
Harold McElman
Charles A. Pelletier
Lorraine Doughty
James
Elmer C. Doughty
Adelaide Hinckley
Pearl Haskell
City Hall
Wendell Williams
Splendid Cafe
George Kakales
Kakales
Center
Washington
McElman
Hyde heirs refuse land donation for Bath recreation site
Dr Francis A Winchenbach reports Hyde estate heirs will not donate Western avenue land once considered for a city recreation center at the Naval Receiving station. The Hydes prefer to keep the estate intact after the city rejected buying the Navy buildings for schools. Charles H Marble offered to sell a hockey rink site and a pool area to the city with $5000 from Kimball Field funds, but the Hyde decision ends further recreation center plans at that location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Winchenbach
City Recreation Committee
Hyde
Western Avenue
Naval
Inchenbach
City of
Bath
Charles H. Marble
South Street
Marble
Kimball Field Fund
Recreation Commission
Representative McClure Heads to Miami on Lobster Mission
State Representative J. Hor ace McClure left by plane Thursday for Miami to oversee Maine Sea Food Airlines distribution. The Maine House member, Southern sales rep for the Auburn based company, accompanies 3000 pounds of fresh lobsters shipped Wednesday to Florida and will return to Augusta after a brief leave of absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Horace McClure
Miami
Fla
McClure
Maine Sea Food Airlines
Auburn
Florida City
Maine House of Representatives
Augusta
South End P T A Receives National Honor Certificate
The South End Parent Teacher Association met at Weeks Street school with 60 attendees including fathers. Mrs. James Nostall presented a National Certificate of Honor for 1946 Summer Roundup work. Plans included aiding the Weeks Street basketball team, attendance banners, and a March high school music program. Cecil Rowland spoke on Band Boosters' plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End P. T. A
Weeks Street
America the Beautiful
Leslie Stairs
Herbert Morse
James Nostall
Homer Potter
South Street
Eleanor Ferguson
Minnie Gray
Mitchell School
Effie Wright
Abbie Harvey
Cecil Rowland
Band Boosters Club
Fred A. Fuller Retires From Long Held Post
Fred A. Fuller, longtime figure at Gannett Publishing Company of Portland, retires after reaching retirement age and plans a vacation before pursuing a new line of work. He joined in 1924 as building superintendent, later becoming Division Circulation manager overseeing Bath to Damariscotta. The article notes his extended service and broad regional responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Fuller
Gannett Publishing Company
Portland
Bath
Brunswick
Topsham
Lisbon
Lisbon Falls
Mechanic Falls
Norway
South Paris
North Center P T A Discusses Arts Education and Concert Plans
The North Center P T A met at Oak Street parish house to review reports and push art instruction in public schools. Mrs. Helle Garey called for committee work on art education while plans emerged to co-manage a March high school concert under Miss Abbie Harvey with School Superintendent Loring Addison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Center
Oak Street
Helle Garey
Cal
Isadore Singer
Loring R. Addison
Andrew Cahill
Council of Community Agencies
Abbie Harvey
W. Percy Marks
Clinton Owen
North Grammar
North Primary
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. S. Caswell
Sagadahoc
Cole-Layer Co
Fee
Lucinda Bailey
Thomas G. Plant
Sarah Sampson
Charles W. Morse
George P. Davenport
Mary J. Ledyard
Charles E. Moody
Galen C. Moses
Randall D. Bibber
South End P.T.A
Association
Bath Auto CO. C. F. Cummings
Front Street
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