Bath Council Passes Final U.K. Zoning Ordinance
Bath City Council granted final passage to its zoning ordinance after a three hour public hearing in City Hall. One acre minimum lot size in rural residence zones drew questions as to health safeguards. consultants explained subdivision should wait for soil tests. A resident asked how livestock on a 14 acre farm would be treated, with officials noting rural residence status allows limited agricultural use.
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Bath
City Hall
Ronald Oulton
Schroeter
Bangor
Oulton
Washington Street
William Donnell
High Street
Donnells
Donnell
Rotaryans Hear Talk on Paper Making Industry
J Phair Jones of Pejepscot Paper Co spoke at the Rotary luncheon on the pulp and paper industry. He noted 1952 as a top national industry with 24.8 million tons produced and 250000 workers, and described Maine mills upgrading machinery and the shift of the industry toward the South and West. He cited Bucksport as the last Maine mill built, and new machines at East Millinocket and other plants, with speeds up to 2500 feet per minute. The pulp and paper industry is Maine’s leading sector valued at 285 million dollars.
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J. Phair Jones
Pejepscot Paper Co
Rotary Club
Jones
Fred Jones
Bath Times
Maine
Bucksport
East Millinocket
Bath Country Club Elects Officers and Directors
The Bath Country Club held its annual stockholders meeting at Bath Trust Co. offices and elected a three year board including Merritt Mitchell John Parker Howard Mayo Edward Sewall and Paul Holmson. John F Cooke became president Clarence Eaton treasurer and Rodney E Ross Jr secretary. An executive committee was chosen with six members and various committees were named to oversee House Greens Membership Tournament and Publicity. Dues and greens fees to stay at last season’s rates ahead of a May 1 opening. 263 members and over 1200 transients used the course in 1954. The policy affirms management for the benefit of all members without partiality.
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Bath Country Club
Bath Trust Co
Merritt Mitchell
John Parker
Howard Mayo
Edward Sewall
Paul Holmson
R. E. Ross
Leon Buck
John F. Cooke
Clarence Eaton
Allan Spear
Eastham Guild
J. William Schulze
Francis Winchenbach
A. M. Main, Jr
Henry Mank
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
House
Daniel Lord, Jr
Eastham Guild, Jr
Greens
Leon E. Buck
Elwood Topthaker
Daniel A. Scully
James F. Feeney
Frederick R. Brown
William Turpie
Paul M. Holmson
Benjamin J. Sabo
John F. Dougherty
Louise Trainor
F. A. Winchenbach
J. F. Cooke
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hyde Windlass Co
Jack Ryan
Bath Memorial Hospital
Peter Owen Talks Lions on Boys State Visit
The Bath Lions Club hosted Peter Owen, a recent Boys State attendee from Orono, sharing experiences from the Maine event joined by 360 participants. Electees George Langbehn, Robert Haggett, Neal West, Nathan Cohen were noted, with talks on zoning, river navigation needs, and plans to contact federal officials.
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Lions Club
Sedgwick
Peter Owen
Orono
Maine
Bath
Neal West
Nathan Cohen
House of Representatives
Senate
George Langbehn
Robert Haggett
American Legion
Sam Prawer
Harold P. Small
Kennebec
Elmer Williams
New Meadows
Small
Washington, D. C
Albert Noyes
State Bank
Augusta
High Street
Bath Lions Club
The
Bath Trust Co
Bath Memorial Hospital Receives 430 in Donations
The Bath Memorial Hospital reports 430 donated in memory of the late Mrs. Elinor B. Percy. Friends and relatives were asked to give to the hospital instead of sending flowers, and the hospital treasurer notes ongoing contributions. Mrs. Percy resided in New York and spent summers at her Small Point home.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Elinor B. Percy
Percy
New York
Small Point
Bath Memorial Hospital Alumnae Group Annual Meeting Report
The Bath Memorial Hospital Alumnae Association held its annual meeting at the Cosmopolitan club with president Mrs. William Blair presiding. Officers up for reelection and 1955 committees were announced, with inviting remarks to local registered nurses to join. A social hour followed with refreshments served by guest hostesses.
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Elwood Legard
Alfred McCabe
Fred Thompson
Raymond Hart
Raphael Hisetns
Ernest G. Rogers
Ralph Hutchins
Elifia Fullerton
Bath Memorial Hospital
William Blair
John Voorhees
Margaret Yates
Cosmopolitan Club
Elihu Fullerton
Clarence Fullerton
Lewis Spicer
Meeting of power squadrons draws 1500 at USPS dinner
Comdr and Mrs Elmer B Williams and Lt Comdr and Mrs Harold P Small of the Kennebec River Power Squadron return from New York City after a two day USPS 41st annual meeting at the Hotel Sheraton Astor. Dr Lawrence Averill secretary of the Kennebec River Squadron joins with family members as 1500 attendees hear USPS aim to raise navigation skill, yacht promotion, and ties to the Navy Coast Guard and Merchant Marine.
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Elmer B Williams
Harold P. Small
Kennebec River
New York City
United States Power Squadrons
Sheraton Astor
Lawrence A. Averill
Wisecasset
Williams
Mary Jeannette Williams
R. L. Hilliard
Framingham
Mass
Doctor Averill
Hotel Astor
USPS
Alaska
Ilawak
Puerto Rico
Special School Supervisors Are Guests At Huse
Special school supervisors spoke at a Huse Memorial PTA meeting outlining duties in the schools. Elementary consultant Phyllis Rolfe and others led talks, a film on infantile paralysis, and a review of the growing school library. Founder's Day and Patriots program planned for February. Room banners awarded to several grades. Parents invited to visit classrooms. Refreshments served by room mothers.
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Huse Memorial P.T.A
Phyllis Rolfe
Marjorie Boucher
Gloria Witham
Maria St. Angelo
Manley Grant
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Carl R. Dearborn, Jr
Dallas Crabtree
Richard Hersom
Helen Canales
Crabtree
Norman Adams
Tony McCole
Charles Wallace
William Turpie
Robert Brewer
Donald Bowles
Bath Residents Warm to New Dial System
Bath residents praised the new dial telephone system after a month of use. Hope Fisher, manager of the Bath home office, reported broadly favorable customer feedback about ringing consistency and the calling service between Bath and Brunswick.
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U Seyfere
Hope Fieher
New England ‘Telephone and Telegraph
Ian
Bath
Brunswick
Telephone Company
Fisher
Fine program by Sammy White at Elks Sport Night
Sammy White, Boston Red Sox catcher, drew a near capacity Bath crowd at the Bath Community Center for the Elks Sport Night. He shared stories about baseball, spoke with youngsters, and answered questions about Ted Williams’ retirement. White recounted a misadventure on a Honolulu trip, where rain, engine trouble, and a missing promoter led to a $500 loss. He expressed hope for a major league place for at least ten years and excitement for the Red Sox 1955 season under manager Panky Pigellas, then aired a new film about the team.
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Sammy White
Boston Red Sox
Bath Community Center
Bath Lodge of Elks
Elks Club
White
Ted Williams
Boston
Honolulu
Island Paradise
Younmsters
Red Sox
Panky Pigellas
Maine Elks Association
Boardman
Danny McFayden
Bowdean College
George Sarkis
The
Bath Elks
Recreation Commission
Most Valuable Student Award Applications Open in Maine
Converse G. Fenn of Bath announced that the Maine Elks Association will again offer the Most Valuable Student Award. Applications are due by February 11. The $400 Maine prize feeds into a national contest with a $1,000 additional award for national first place. State winner attends the Maine Elks convention banquet June 11 at the Samoset Hotel in Rockland.
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Maine Elks Association
Converse G. Fenn
Bath
Fenn
Lodge of Elks
Brunswick
Topsham
Bowdoinham
Wiscasset
Boothbay
Boothbay Harbor
Damariscotta
Bristol
State of Maine
Samoset Hotel
Rockland
Mrs Colby Discusses Visual Aids at PTA Session
North-Center PTA met at North Grammar School with Mrs Granville Colby guest speaker. After a brief business session, program chairman F Merton Bradway introduced her, noting her AV expertise and Maine Parents and Teachers role. She described McGraw Hill films on individual differences in elementary children and teaching methods used to aid student adjustment and self-worth.
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North-Center
North Grammar School
Granville Colby
S. Theodore Bertocci
F. Merton Bradway
Colby
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
McGraw-Hill
University of Maine
Bruce Wright gives civil defense talk at Woolwich PTA
Civil Defense and Public Safety director C Bruce Wright lectured to over 40 Woolwich PTA members on Civil Defense preparations and an Atomic Attack film. He stressed city evacuation plans, housing and feeding evacuees, medical care, and the need for town cooperation and training.
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C. Bruce Wright
Maine Civil Defense and Public Safety
Woolwich P. T. A
Wright
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Bath Council
U.K
Merritt A. Mitchell
Donald Perry
Philip Oliver
Board of Appeals
Ken Schroeter
Country Club
Harold J. Rubin
Catharine E. Leonard
Arah E. Richmond
Arthur L. Wing
A. Farley Mayo, Jr
Moody W. Flint
Ralph C. Hilyard
Fred A. Osgood
Herbert R. Morse
Eleanor P. Danforth
Ivan A. Trueworthy
Hospital
N. Y
U. S. Navy
Coast Guard
Merchant Marine
HUSE
P.T.A
Telephone Manager
ELKS
Woolwich Organization
the Towns
Woolwich
Leonard Maloon
Frank Sparks
Linscott
R. N
Rogers Hardware Store
Forrest Baker
Matthen Doak, Jr
Stanley Brown
Harrison Dutton
Paul Pitman
Charles T. Small
Mason Carter
David Soule
Stanley Elwell
Donald Leavitt
William Phillips
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