Mitscher Destroyer Launch at Bath Iron Works
The U S S Mitscher, named for Admiral Mitscher, slid into Kennebec waters despite rain and sleet. Officials and dignitaries from Bethlehem Steel, Bath Iron Works, Navy leaders, and Mitcher’s family witnessed the trigger freeing method debut. Launch followed by luncheon at the Newell home with senior officers and executives in attendance.
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U.S
Mitscher
Kennebec
Bath
Marc A. Mitscher
Admiral Mitscher
Pearl Harbor
Russel S. Hitchcock
A. A. Burke
Burke
United States Naval Service
Admiral Burke
Willis A. Lee
U. S. S. Mitscher
Quincy
Mass
Bethlehem Steel Co
Lee
John S. McCain
Bath Iron Works
William S. Newell
John R
Keel Laid 1949 Mitscher Destroyer Details and Legacy
The U S S Mitscher keel was laid on October 3 1949 with completion planned for the year. It will feature advanced propulsion and machinery, surpassing earlier Bath Iron Works vessels in length and capability. Admiral Marc A Mitscher born in Hillsboro Wisconsin in 1887 died February 3 1947 in Norfolk Virginia after a storied World War II career.
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U.S.8
Marc A. Mitscher
Hillsboro
Wis
U. S. Naval Hospital
Norfolk
United States Navy
Naval Air Force
Joint Birthday Party for Four Bath Girls
Four Bath girls Jacky Jean Dodge Virginia Ruth Freeman Barbara Ann Grant and Linda Ann Simmons celebrated their third birthdays with a joint party at Mrs Donald Freeman s Lincoln Street home The event marked the third annual gathering with games movies from last Summer gift openings and refreshments Hosts included Mrs Glenn Dodge and son Terry along with Mr and Mrs Donald Freeman Margaret and Chester Freeman Manley Grant and Alfred Simmons Jr Natalie Louise and Alfred Simmons III
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Glenn ‘Dodge
Terry
Donald Freeman
Margaret T
Chester Freeman
Manley” Grant
Alfred Simmons
Natalie Louise and
Alfred Simmons, III
Bath Red Cross chapter elects officers for 1952 at annual meeting
The Bath Red Cross chapter held its annual meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs John Parker on Summer Street. Officers elected unanimously for 1952 are Chairman Ederick E Drake Jr first vice chairman George Nugent second vice chairman Earle Farnham treasurer Harold Perry secretary Mrs Warren Hawley and executive secretary Mrs George Musk. Drake awarded a 35 year service pin to Mrs Seth Mullin who began in 1916 with French War Relief. The meeting featured reports and talks by Red Cross field workers Felix Miron and E J Casterlin Jr on bloodmobiles and service to service members, with notes on funds and local headquarters costs. Continued on page two.
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Red Cross
John Parker
Summer Street
Loring Small
Sydney Eaton
Ederick E. Drake, Jr
George Nugent
Earle Farnham
Harold Perry
Warren Hawley
George Musk
Drake
Seth Mullin
Red Cross State Council
Mullin
Fred Brown
Brown
Mary Ward
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Melvin Henderson
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Home Service
Keith Crockett
Duncan McInnes
Doris Spinney
Felix Miron
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Brunswick Naval Base
Dow Field
Coast Guard
Portsmouth
Portland
Ko‘rea
G.I
Biron
New England
Armed Services
E. J. Casterlin, Jr
Alexandria
Bangor
Garden club hears tips on houseplants from Johnson guest speaker
Bath Gardens club heard State horticulturist A Johnson describe care for houseplants at the home of Mrs. John Parker. He explained blooming cycles for Amaryllis and Kalanchoe, watering temps, light needs, soil mixes, and methods to prevent over watering and disease, with practical demonstrations and notes on common houseplants.
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Cith A. Johnson
Bath Gardens Club
John Parker
Summer Street
Arthur Burgess
Johnson
Thelma Mittendorf
Seth S. Mullin
John Labbie
Metheren Family Weekend Ride in North Bath
Richard Metheren from Topsham stayed with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Emery Freeman on Charles street. The pair enjoyed a Sunday canter along the bridle path in North Bath.
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Richard Metheren
Mother's March on Polio Seeks Doorstep Donations
Local residents are urged to keep porch lights on Thursday evening from seven to eight as the Mother's March on Polio collects donations for polio research and treatment. Co chairs Raymond Farnham and Nathan Watson appeal the community to support the NFIC drive, with volunteer workers listed by ward and captain.
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NFIC
Raymond Farnham
Nathan Watson
Edward True
Margaret Flaherty
Roland Breton
Mark Jackson
Germaine Bonney
Herbert Morse
Louis MacDonald
Vance Wakefield
John Dauphin
Charles Dorsey
Richard Jenkins
Clarence Cotten
Asenith Haggett
James Caverly
William Rice
Edward McMann
Raymond Small
Winian Denaco
Emma Griffith
Theo Honsinger
Thomas Staples
Edward Waters
Helen Moses
Donald Wilson
Edgar Oliver
Ira Nadine
William Cummings
Charles Coombs
Herman Shepard
Ward II
Bernard Plummer
Arthur Wing
Helen Hayes
Fred Osgood
Priscilla Morse
Mira Faulkes
Dorothy McKenna
Russell Kenney
Leonard Litchfield
Donald McRae
Frank Gallagher
Eugene Hart
Evelyn Hobbs
Charles Sweeringen
John Leonard
George Nugent
Leslie Ferris
Everett Quimby
Virgil Whitcomb
Carleton
Charles Bowser
Erlene Libby
Virginia Coombs
Almeda Genthner
Betty McKellar
Lawrence Couture
WARD
Richard Hersom
Lewis Carter
Helen Canales
Madelyn Small
Catherine Huse
John Prency
Charles Small
Lillian Johansen
Loring Addison
Elizabeth Young
Harold Lyden
Harold Rubin
Charles Cahill
George Costa
John Brooks
Kenneth Snowden
Herbert King
Mark Hennessy
Manley Grant
Clinton Fleming
Lelani Cahill
Carol Witham
Harry Lait
Frank Kenyon
Richard Bull
Dennis Murphy
James Footer
Catharine Leonard
Richard Sherwood
Moody Flint
N Dougherty
Karcher Jackson
Norman Adams
Royal Johnson
Harvey Hartley
Paul Marchant
Harry Warner
Herbert Anderson
Veterans urge Bath Civilian Defense plans
Commander Nelson Foss of the Dyer Flaherty Post calls for Bath to wake its Civilian Defense committee and asks county officials about local civil defense agency status public affairs chief first aid training and volunteer police and fire training. He cites Bath Iron Works and the Brunswick Navy base as context for preparedness. The piece notes the broader VFW week and historical aims of the organization.
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Dyer-Flaherty
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Nelson Foss
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
The
United States
Foss
United States of America
National V. F. W
Bath
Edmund Tomasik
City Hall
Dyer-Flaherty Post
Sagadahoc County
Bath Iron Works
Navy
Brunswick
Bath City Manager Mittendorf resigns to take Ironton post
Bath Ohio January 29 1952 city manager Ralph F Mittendorf tendered his resignation effective March 1 1952 to assume management of the Star Building and Loan Co in Ironton Ohio where he previously worked He arrived in Bath in 1948 as the first city manager under the council manager system and will be replaced after a special council meeting The Personnel Service Commission previously screened eighteen applicants selecting Mittendorf by near unanimity
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Bath
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Ironton
Mittendorf
Ross
Star Building& Loan Co
William F. Mittendorf
Ralph Mittendorf
Robert W
Mareh
Personnel Service Commission
Bath City Council
Teavey of
Brunswick Airport Expansion Outlined to Rotary Club
Bath Rotarians heard Commander Kenneth Pearce of the Naval Reserve explain Brunswick airport expansion plans. He said current staffing of 300 men and 50 officers would grow to 1300 enlisted and 200 officers by year end, with a payroll of about half a million dollars monthly, and noted hopes for Federal Housing support.
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Bath
Brunswick
Comdr
Kenneth Pearce
Naval Reserve
Federal
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U.S.S. Mitscher
Bathiron
G. Baer Connard
Connard
Arleigh Burke
Logan McKee
New York
Russell S. Hitchcock
G. L. Markie
First Naval District
E. C. Craig
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Frances X. Forrest
Ortemouth
Bath Red Cross
Garden Club
State Horticulturist
Dionne Quints
Dionne Quintuplets
St. Paul
Minn
Cecile
Yvonne
Marie
Annette
Emilie
Minnesota
International Soundphoto
VFW
Elizabeth Fulton
Charles Savage
High Street
Rupert H. Baxter
Washington Street
lHead Company
Ohio
Mr. Mittendorf
Takiig S A
Rotary Club
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