City Council Clears Routine Items on Wednesday Night
The city council discussed two traffic ordinance amendments, including removal of obstructing vehicles and operator proof in violations. It approved abandoning part of Court Street, reviewed Lambert Park street acceptances, and set plans for PH A negotiations on sewer work and Navy housing facilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Street
Harold J. Rubin
Wyatt Albertson
Leeman Highway
Albertson
Lambert Park Streets
Nathan C. White
Federal Public Housing Administration
Lambert
USN Public Works Office
Bernard Varnum
Bath Housing Authority
Maurice Libby
Bath Water District
G. Baer Connard
White
Lambert Park
Navy
December 1952 Bath City police and fire activity report
City Manager N C White presents December 1952 municipal activity figures to Bath City Council. Police logged 55 arrests including 53 men and 2 women, 35 motor vehicle accidents investigated, and 304 miscellaneous complaints. Fire department recorded 14 still alarms, 12 by telephone and 2 by alarm system. Plumbing work began at Central Station and Shepard Street Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City
N. C. White
City Mgr
Central Station
Shepard Street
Solar Lodge Masons Install Officers For Year
Solar Lodge No. 14 F and A M held its annual semi public installation at the Masonic Temple Monday evening with more than 125 Masons, ladies and guests in attendance. Sherwood R. Francis was installed worshipful master and Clyde K. Baker senior warden. other officers named include Robert N. Mosher junior warden and John W. Gillespie treasurer. The event featured vocal and instrumental selections and a Rainbow Girls ensemble as ushers, followed by a banquet and dancing with musicians Foster Pratt Hilton Libby Linwood Plummer and Mrs Warren Hawley Jr. providing the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solar Lodge
Masonic Temple
R. W
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Hilton Libby
Robert Ramsay
Warren Hawley, Jr
The
Genesta Chapter
O.E.S
Athana Gillespie
Gillespie
Celina Small
Nellie D’arcy
Ruth Fuller
Evelyn Wyman
Florence Maass
Foster Pratt
Linwood V. Plummer
Masons
Roy S. Lawrence
W. B. Arah E.richmond
W. B. John W. Gillespie
Clyde K. Baker
Sherwood Francis
Robert Mosher
R. W. Karcher S. Jackson
W. B. Francis W. Norton
Donald T
Bath Bankers Elect Officers At Annual Meetings
Three Bath banks held their annual meetings on Tuesday afternoon. Bath Trust Co The First National Bank and Bath National Bank elected officers including Sumner Sewall as president John G Morse Sr as vice president Randall F Cook as secretary cashier and trust officer. Directors named were Edwin R Andrews John G Morse Sr Arthur Sewall Arthur Sewall 2nd Sumner Sewall Roger D Skillings and J William Schulze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Trust Co
The
First National Bank
Bath National Bank
Sumner Sewall
John G. Morse, Sr
Randall F. Cook
Edwin R. Andrews
Arthur Sewall
Roger D. Skillings
J. William Schulze
Bath Trust Co Names Officers and Directors
Rupert H. Baxter serves as president while Rodney E. Ross holds multiple roles including vice president and secretary. Other officers include William L. Skelton and George J. Nugent. Clyde A. Mallett named trust officer. A long slate of directors is listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert H. Baxter
Rodney E. Ross
William L. Skelton
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
George J. Nugent
John W. Coombs
Doris E. Spinney
Clyde A. Mallett
R. H. Baxter
Arthur M. Bowker
John F. Dougherty
Sidney L. Eaton
Claude S Gillette
Archibald M. Main
James L. Morse
John R. Newell
William S. Newell
Roy W Putney
Walter C. Rogers
R. E. Ross
R. E. Ross, Jr
Edward Sewall
W. L. Skelton
First National Bank Directors and Officers Listed
Arthur J. Dunton serves as president and attorney with Daniel Williams as cashier. Cecil E. Paine is vice president and director. Lewis E. Wilson secretary and director. Harry L. Day and Eula M. MacDonald are assistant cashiers. Other directors include Harrison E. Bowie J Edward Drake Oliver Moses Donald N. Small Ralph G. Stetson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dunton
Cecil E. Paine
Lewis E. Wilson
Daniel Williams
Harry L. Day
Eula M. MacDonald
Harrison E. Bowie
J. Edward Drake
Oliver Moses
Donald N. Small
Ralph G. Stetson
Binary stars seen as single point to eye
About one star in nine appears as a single point but is actually two stars believed associated by gravity. The observation notes that the human eye cannot resolve the pair, implying a bound system rather than a coincidental alignment.
Flavorful curry twist for creamed peas
If your family likes curry add a dash to creamed peas. Pairs well with turkey or chicken. Cold air retains less moisture than warm air.
Frozen Lobsters and Fish Plant Down at Sebasco
George Larrabee of Bath Rotary reports on the Sebasco Fishermen Association Inc organizing the Sebasco Freezing Plant. The plant freezes locally caught fish and whiting with a June to August season, marketing 1,200,000 pounds last year. Lobster packing and institutional ready-to-broil packs are developed for remote markets. worker count ranges five to 45 seasonally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Larrabee
Bath
Central Church Parish House
Philip Jacob
Sebasco Fishermen Association, Incorporated
Sebasco
Jacob
Midwest
South
Louis Drapeau
Brunswick
Central Grammar — School
Joseph Schuldt
Clarence Russell
William Russell
Damariscotta-Newcastle
Sewall Family Leads Bath National Bank in Appointment
Election of former Governor Sumner Sewall on Tuesday as president of the Bath National Bank makes him the second of the third generation of Sewalls to head this bank. He succeeds his brother Arthur Sewall who resigns after 22 years as president but remains on the Board. The bank traces to 1855 as the Bath Bank with Freeman Clark as president and was reorganized in 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Bath National Bank
Sewalls
Arthur Sewall
The
Bath Bank
Wth
Freeman Clark
Statewide air raid sirens to sound Friday test
Bath and Woolwich will participate in a first state wide air raid warning test Friday afternoon. Sirens and public warning devices will be sounded intermittently near two o clock for three cycles. A yellow alert will be issued to warning centers after 130 pm and the White all clear will follow at about two o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Woolwich
CD Control
Veteran druggist on Caribbean Birthday Cruise
Edward D. True of A Hallett & Co. joined fellow pharmacists from The Apothecary New England Drug Council on a Cunard White Star S S Caronia cruise from January 7 for 11 days. The trip mixed business with pleasure to celebrate the 65th birthday of the Apothecary and highlight organized pharmacy in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
New England Drug Council
New York
Edward D. True
A. Hallett & Co
S. S. Caronia
Cunard-White Star Line
Justice imposes sentences at court on the indicted
At the January term of Satudahoc County Superior Court Justice Granville C. Gray presiding imposed sentences on defendants indicted by the grand jury and pleading guilty. William E. Jackson of Bath received two counts of uttering forgeries with an indefinite term at the Men's Reformatory in South Windham. William M. Britt of Bn. desertion four months at Kennebec County jail. Harold V. Davis of North Bath sentence to the Men's Reformatory with a suspension and two years probation. Richard Dorey of Bath one to two years in Thomaston State prison. John O'Sullivan of Rockland pleaded guilty to two counts of uttering forgeries with sentence pending on appeal. Clarence Clark of Bath found guilty of SOTTO and sentenced to three months in Kennebec County jail. Norman Koehling of Sebasco found guilty on appeal and fined $25 plus $15.66 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville C. Gray Presque Isle
Satudahoc County
Richard Dorey
Bath
Thomaston
John O'Sullivan
Rockland
Clarence Clark
Proterttorrarretseri Tenced
Kennebec County
Norman Koehling
Sebasco
Athletics Prove Benefit to the Boys and Girls
Moody W. Flint, principal of Central Grammar, told the North-Center PTA on athletic program value in junior high. He defended participation benefits, addressed criticisms, and urged broader access, better facilities, and well organized physical education for all grade children alongside high school programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody W. Flint
Central Grammar School
North-Center
Flint
Bath
Flints
Cecil V. Rowland
Teader
Mr. Rowland
Keith Crockett
Cynthia Osgood
Dennis Ring
Bruce Milliken
Adele Rubin
David Newcomb
Marilyn Fraser
Jack Me
Donald Donald McAllister
Michael Freeman
Jean Fleming
Diane Longley
Wayne Perry Edward Mitchell
Nan Emero
Earl Moore
Anna Lonn
Bath candidates file for three way school board race
A three way contest tops Bath municipal election slate for Feb 9 with last minute filings. Complete candidate lists show bids for Board of Education, Ward councils, ward clerks and ward wardens across Wards 1 through 7 with drawing by lot set for Jan 13 evening in sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath School Board
Board of Education
Bath
Robert J. Perry
Arthur W. Gediman
Michael J. Katula
Robert J. Dowling
Margaret A. McInnis
Margaret Mitchell
Aubrey P. Steen
Margaret McInnis
Ethel Higgins
Philip H. Oliver
Ruth Dennison
Eleanor Voorhees
Chester Aderton
Eastham Guild, Jr
Lula A. Varney
Harry E. Cooke
George Fitzgerald
Ethel Robinson
Grace Sharkey
Thomas Lyons
C. Lloyd Hooker
Patrick O’york
Five Fishermen Rescue After Ice Breaks On Sassanoa River
Five men fell through the ice on the Sassanoa River during a smelt outing between Woolwich and Arrowsic. Ralph Winship and Russell Winship, brothers aged 24 and 17, led the plunge as the ice cracked. They were dragged to shore by nearby rescuers using a rope attached to a sled. none suffered serious injuries. John Warner, 55, also fell in but recovered after treatment for immersion and shock at Bath Memorial hospital. Bul Knight, 24, and an unnamed fifth man were pulled to safety as responders arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sassanoa
Ralph Winship
Woolwich
Russell Winship
Freeport
Arrowsic
John Warner
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bul Knight
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Council
Public Housing Administration
Melvin Comeau
Center Street
Crescent
High Streets
Crescent Street
R. Clinton McFadden
Solar Lodge Masons
Sherwood R. Francis
Roy E. Francis
A. E. Brown
Merle Dunton
Auburn
Evelyn Morse
Bath Bankers
Bath Trust
First, National
Bath National
Philip Jacobs
Assocition
Big Plant
Rotary Club
Rhine River
Sewall and Bath National Bank
Cunard
New England
Central Grammar
North-Center Club
Ward
Etta Thurlow
Ronald Oulton
Elizabeth Moffatt
Helena M. Jenkins
Lois Knight
Wilfred W. Chaney
Jesse W. Allen
Mariam Clement
John Guerette
Fred W. Dwyer
Louis O. Couture
Beatrice Leavitt
Ethel Tourtillette
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