Bath Woolwich highway study eyed four lane route
Daggett outlined a proposed four lane divided highway from New Bath toward Cook's Corner similar to the Maine turnpike with a new line still under study due to Navy objections. Public hearings will follow once a route near the river is established and federal agency approval is sought.
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New Bath
Cook's Corner
Maine
Daggett
Navy
U. S. Bureau of Roads
Woolwich Construction
Bath
Carlton Bridge
Woolwich
Newcastle
Damariscotta
Exhibition Of Antique Carriages On Historic Homes Tour
Miss Anne Kimball notes a new feature in Bath area historic homes tour on July 14 under Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. An exhibition of Morgan horse carriages will be shown at Kennebec Morgan Horse Farm Woolwich owned by Miss Margaret Gardiner. Her Morgan stable includes 13 horses and a collection formed from three carriages donated in 1954 by a cousin.
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Anne Kimball
Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Kennebec Morgan Horse Farm
Moatsweag Road
Woolwich
Margaret Gardiner
William Tudor Gardiner
Mr. Gardiner
Maine
Miss Gardiner
Coupe Rockaway
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Delays Scramble Bath Skyway Directional Signs
The Bath skyway will not receive permanent directional signs for at least 15 days and possibly a month. Richard Luettich of the Maine Highway Commission says 34 foot signs will arrive mid month and delays may push completion by weeks. Temporary signs are in use and motorists have raised concerns over the stop sign at Vine street.
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Bath Skyway
Maine Highway Commission
Richard Luettich
The
Times
Phippsburg
Bath
Carlton Bridge
Front Street
Vine Street
Highway Commission
David L. Stevens
Bath Council OKs street lighting expansion and meters
City Council final passage approved an amendment to boost downtown street lighting with four additional east Front Street and two more on Center Street. A study was ordered to locate new lights on the opposite sides of streets as urged by merchants.
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Bath
Edward F. Cox
Bath Area
Merritt Mitchell
Mitchell
Maurice Warner
T. W. Hyde Camp
Sons of Union Veterans
Benjamin Fitzgerald
Drummond Street
Ring
Highway Department
Quiet Bath Fourth weekend averages with busy beaches
Bath enjoyed a calm Fourth of July weekend with heavy beach traffic nearby. Police reported no accidents, only minor traffic violations, and 18 hours with no complaints from Saturday 2 p.m. to Sunday 8 a.m. Popham Beach and Hermit Island drew crowds while overpass traffic eased.
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Bath
New Carleton Bridge
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Carleton Bridge
Washington
Popham Beach
Hermit Island
Small Point
Rapid State Park
State Park
Judkins Reinstated as Bath City Manager After Short Hiatus
Bath officials report Stanley M. Judkins resumed duties as city manager ten days after resigning on June 26. He was sworn in by City Clerk Harry Ring following brief meetings with council members and the city solicitor. Legal questions over the appointment’s legality were discussed with the Personnel Service Commission.
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Stanley W. Judkins
Bath
Judkins
Arthur E. Hutchins
Harold J. Rubin
Harry Ring
Ring
Arthur Gediman
Hutchins
Rubin
Personnel Service Commission
the Times
Ledyard Block Sold to Bath Redevelopment Syndicate
A Bath led syndicate headed by William F. Mussenden bought the Ledyard block from Portland's Harry M. Turitt for 15000 dollars. Ada Greenblatt handled the sale for the Bath group which plans to raze the building and widen Front street by buying eight feet of frontage for 10000 dollars. Cleanup and demolition are budgeted at 5000 dollars with future plans for a new downtown store or sale of the site.
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William F. Mussenden
Bath
Ledyard
Harry M. Turitt
Portland
Ada Greenblatt
Mussenden
Greenblatt
Bath Downtown Redevelopment Syndicate
Ahi
Front
City Council Approves Plant Expansion Plan in Bath
Bath council granted first reading to an amendment exempting the Middle Street area housing Congress Sportswear Co from industrial and general business zones. The 22 by 40 foot two story addition aims to ease space constraints and boost production, with construction to start soon pending final approval.
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Middle Street
Bath
Annual Hospital Fair Set For July Park Dates
Central Chairman Daniel Scully reports the Memorial Hospital Development Fund fair will run July 17 and 18 in the park. The two day event features a mile long parade, Miss Linda Mills visit to Bath, BC booths, boxing, two street dances, six bands, and drum and bugle corps. Organizations work to complete pledges, with final plans discussed at Bath Iron Works Recreation Stall. A candy and barbecue midway, pony rides, and an Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Commission exhibit are planned.
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Daniel Scully
Memorial Hospital Development Fund
Bath
Lewiston
Linda Mills
Maine
Bath Man Wins Kennebec River Marathon Title
Eddie Brooker of Bath won the grueling 58 mile two lap Kennebec river race from Augusta to Richmond to capture the State of Maine trophy. He averaged 29.41 mph, becoming the second Maine man in nine years to win the overall championship as 5,000 spectators watched 21 drivers from New England and the Eastern Seaboard. Grover Connors and Robert Sawyer of Brunswick followed, with Sawyer serving as president of the local outboard racing group.
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Eddie Brooker
Bath
Augusta
Richmond
Kennebec River
Brooker
Maine
Io O
Frank Danforth Jr Joins Morse High Faculty
Frank W. Danforth Jr., 36, of Lisbon Falls, named mechanical drawing instructor at Morse High School to replace the late J Edward Pomeroy. Danforth is a Morse High graduate, UMaine and MIT alum, former Bath resident, married with two children, and has taught in Lisbon Falls for five years. He previously taught at Higgins Classical Institute in Charleston.
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Frank Danforth, Jr
Morse High
Frank W. Danforth, Jr
Lisbon Falls
Morse High School
Danforth
Bath
J. Edward Pomeroy
University of Maine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Higgins Classical Institute
Charleston
Used Cars Offer Value at McClure's Car Parts
A local ad argues a used car can give reliable service with big savings, urging readers to inspect vehicles at McClure's Car Parts on Days Ferry Road in Woolwich. Call HI 3-9898 for daily hours.
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McClure
Ferry Road
Woolwich
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Mid-Coast
Bath-Woolwich Transportation
Hockomock
King
Ferdinando Gorges
Maine Central Railroad
By Anne Kimball
Cox
Bath National Bank
Elks Bank
Elks Youth Activities Committee
Hospital
BIW
R. K. James
USN
Bureau of Ships
Shipbuilding
Naval Inspector of Ordnance
Bath and Bath Iron Works Corporation
Stanley M. Alexander
James
J. R. Newell
Bath [Ron
United States
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Mr. Newell
Callao
Prey
Destroyers Atlantic Fleet
European
Newport
San Diego
Rockwell Holman
Dewey
William C. Wyatt
Richard W. Rock
Desiant
Destroyer Engineering School
Ledyard Block
Bath Syndicate
Bath City Hall
Congress Sportswear Co
Kurt Diamant
Diamant
Bicie Pens Sunter Grimes
Alexandria Bay
N. Y
Lester Mason
Robert Champegne, Jr
Rochester
William Hemenway
Lincoln
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