Hospital Development Fund Surpasses $100000 Milestone
Bath community leaders reported pledges top $101,772 ahead of public solicitation for the Bath Memorial Hospital Building and Development Fund. The drive aims for $325,000 to modernize and expand service capacity, addressing crowding and space needs at the hospital.
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Bath Memorial Hospital Building and Development Fund
Sedgwick
John R. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Advanced
Kenneth Francisco
Newell
Bath
Federal plans to build a Post Office parking area
The government plans a rear Post Office parking lot using a lawn area about 224 feet by 72 feet, to relieve patron parking shortages created by a new overpass. Officials estimate 40 to 50 cars could be accommodated and note potential for a future drive‑in window. The exact details await GSA survey results and local approvals.
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GSA
Schulten
Chamber
Sen. Payne
Robert Hale
Payne and
Hale
Front Street
Lombard Street
Vine Street
Payne
Bath Adopts Half Mill Increase In Tax Rate
Bath assessors announce a one half mill rise in the tax rate to 74.50 per thousand for the coming year. Total evaluated value is 12,129,000, with declines in personal property and openings of new parking and overpass projects affecting the roll. City officials cite losses in valuation and housing project turnover as factors behind the higher levy.
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Bath
Ernest G. Kingsbury
Accessors
Central Maine
Stetson’s
Stanley W. Judkins
Council
Bath Rotary Honorns Woolwich Leader Brian Jewett
Brian M. Jewett of Woolwich, head of the Maine Highway Safety and its predecessor, was elected an honorary member of the Bath Rotary club by its directors. The award cites his highway safety campaign which helped Maine record strong safety results and educate young drivers. The Rotary board lauded Jewett as a standout volunteer and unanimously approved the honor.
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Brian M. Jewett
Woolwich
Maine Highway Safety Committee
Governor's Highway Safety Committee
Bath
Schulten
Jewett
Maine
Rotary Club
Bernard E. Varnum
Police Chief Warns of Holiday Traffic Dangers
Bath police chief Robert E. Wagner Jr warns motorists of deadly Fourth of July weekend traffic. He urges obeying speed limits and stop signs, notes drunk driving as a primary risk, and urges cooperation with law enforcement for a safe, enjoyable weekend.
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Robert E. Wagner Jr
Bath Police Department
Bath
Wegner
Schulten Chosen President of Bath Rotary Club
T Tarpy Schulten assumed the Bath Rotary Club presidency from Raymond W Farnham during a regular meeting at the Central Congregational church parish house. Farnham led last year and Schulten praised his leadership and noted growth in attendance and fellowship.
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T. Tarpy Schulten
Bath Rotary Club
Raymond W. Farnham
Central Congregational Church
Farnham
Schulten
Morse High School
Sembly
Murray Bay
Quebec
Bernard E. Varnum
Rotary
Woolwich
Intel
Bath Fire Chief Frates Elected Director in New England Fire Chiefs
Bath fire chief Richard E. Frates was elected director of the New England Fire Chiefs Association at its 36th annual conference held in New Castle New Hampshire. Westworth by the Sea hosted the concluding session.
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Bath
Richard E. Frates
N.E. Fire Chiefs Assn
Richard J. Frates
Bath Fire Department
New England Fire Chiefs Association
Westworth-By-The- Sea
New Castle
N. H
George F. Salisbury
Central Falls
R. C
Thomas H. Slaman
Wel
Converse Fenn and Mrs Sumner Sewall Named To Republican State Committee
G Fenn of Bath former State Representative and GOP National convention delegate nominated without opposition as Sagadahoc county state committee man and renominated as state committeewoman Mrs Sumner Sewall of Bath wife of former Governor Sewall Also named to platform resolutions committee were Rodney Ross Jr and Hazel Robbins with Ross elected chairman Honorary vice presidents named Ivan Trueworthy of Bath and Eleanora Blanchard of Topsham Other district committee members named Ada Jack Topsham Boyd Bailey Bath Stanley Hunter Bath Courtney Stover West Bath state convention headquarters at Eastland hotel luncheon attended by Senators Smith Payne Hildreth and representatives Hale Bishop McIntire and others
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Converse G. Fenn
Bath
Sugadahoe County
Sumner Sewall
Sewall
Rodney FE. Ross, Jr
Hazel Robbins
Bath Business and Professional Women's Club
County Women's Republican Club
Ross
Ivan A. Trueworthy
Eleanora Blanchard
Topsham
Ada Jack
Boyd Bailey
Stanley Hunter
Courtney Stover
West Bath
Charles F. Cummings
Eastland Hotel
Margaret Chase Smith
Frederick G. Payne
Horace A. Hildreth
U. S
Robert Hale
Portland
Neil S. Bishop
Stockton Springs
Clifford G. McIntire
Perham
Payne
Hildreth
Hale
Bishop
Service Pins Given To 71 BIW Old Timers Club Members
Bath Iron Works honors 71 new members of its Old Timers Club at Seguin lodge Georgetown. President John R Newell praised quality as key to success while Cmdr Hu fly Rites SN and Omar R King lauded BIW workers for building the destroyer U S S Commodore Hull. The event marked 71 new members and a total club membership of 418, with 20 year pins awarded to a list of names.
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BIW Old Timers Club
Bath Iron Works
John R Newell
Seguin Lodge
Georgetown
Newell
Omar R. King
Cmdr
Hu Fly Rites SN
Commodore Hull
Navy
du Hull
King
IL I Ries
U. S. NI
Bers
Old Timers Club
New Old Timers Club
John M. Conley
W. Franklin Cromwell
Richard E. McElman
George & Barker
Maynard L. Carlton Everett W. Norton
Alfred D
Robert L. Cummings
Stanley F Marr
James P. Morrill
Elmer W. Morse
Carroll FE. Niles
Charles W. Quimby
Joseph B Swanton
John H. Sylvester
Phillip P. Wallace
Leverett C. Welsh
Frederick P. Wilson
Russell Young
Minott-Haggett House At Phippsburg To Be Opened
The Minott-Haggett house in Phippsburg built in 1774 by James McCobb is highlighted for the second Open House Day on July 14 benefiting Bath Memorial Hospital. The feature notes its Georgian style, cupola, wide paneling, swords of history including the Spite House tale, and the Minott shipbuilding lineage with the Aryan and Nebraska ships.
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Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Anne Kimball
Minott-Haggett
Phippsburg
Sapadahoe County
James McCobb
Hannah Nikels Miller
Sandwich Glass Works
Jong Ape
MecCobb
McCobb
Mary Langdon Hill
Mark Langdon Hill
Maine
Massachusetts
Mark
James
Thomas McCobbh
Duill
Tom McCobb
Spite
Donald Dodge
Philadelphia
Scow
Rockport
Smuch
Amon
Mark Linen
Charles Vo Minott
McCobb Hill
Charles V. Minott
Frederick M Haggett
Haggett
Stephen
Frederick
Minott
Minott Yard
Nebraska
North America
Charles V. Minott, Jr
Bowdoin
James MaeCobb
Phippburg Center
Bath Canning Co Busy Packing Sardines
Bath Canning Co. reports a weekly payroll near $10,000 as output grows. General manager Carl Wight expects 10 to 15 more workers soon while warning that fully independent fishermen are fading out. The plant uses graded labeling and a 25 cent per case assessment to fund state grading. production aims to set new records with Maine sardines kept fresh for hours after harvest.
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Bath Canning Co
Trea Urer
Carl Wight
Bath
Sear and
Manet
Wight
Dhe
Sardine Tradings
Bath Company
Oan
Melsom
Mitchel
Toyor
University of Maine
Dante
Woma Wi
Parkers
Iie
Availabhe Winkt Expects Strong Sardine Sales
The company indicates it can sell all sardines it can produce with no significant trouble. It signals confidence in market demand and aims to maximize output to meet expectations.
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Winkt
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G. Baer Connard
Connard
Philip Myers
Myers
Basil Myers
Scituate
Mass
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Cranston, R. I
Henry G. Thomas
Hartford
Conn
Michael F. Collins
Green Harbor
John P Fitzgerald
Belmont
William J. Colling
Malden
Oliver J. Sanborn
Augustus F. Cote
Woonsocket
R. T
Chief Frates
Converse Fenn
Republican State Committee
Wilton T Bates
Marshal W Brown
Leon HW. Lufkin
Raymond C. Preble
Ernest B. Snow
Ralph R. Tibbetts
John Fo Wyman
Arthur C. Cook
Charles A Ter G. Oliver
Wallace J. Rittall
Ransom T.sawyer
Merritt H Scott
Francis F. Burgess
Fred P. Nichols
Thomas E. Tracy
George T. Costain
Robert H Cressey
Ernest J. Harting
J. Randall Upham
Arthur G. Small
Minott-Haggett House
Taheray
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J. Horace McClure
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