Robinhood House of Kelvin Riggs Legacy in Georgetown
The Deermont home at Robinhood, Georgetown, built around 1820 by Moses Riggs, reflects the Riggs family era. It preserves ample water views, a maple and walnut dining floor like Bath, and a proud 1958 revival of fashion in its polished rooms and antique furnishings. The Deermonts, missing original town ties, summer here, with Coggin & Deermont based in Chipley Florida.
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Albert Deermont
Robinhood
Georgetown
Robinhood Cove
Riggsville
Riggs
Winthrop Weston Riggs
Portland
Kelvin Riggs
Benjamin Riggs
Gloucester
New England
Benjamin
Phippsburg
Daniel Webster
Webster
Moses
Deermont
Kerwin
Ralph E. Becker
Kervin
Bath
Flood
High Street
William Rogers
Kelvin
Mrs. Deermont
Mr. Deermont
Coggin & Deermont
Chipley
Fla
Deeermonts
Deeumonts
Albert
Bathena Deermont
Winthrop Riggs
Bathena
Albert Decrmont
New Postal Rates Announced By Acting Postmaster
Acting Postmaster Edward W. Larrabee announced new postage rates effective August 1. First class letters rise from 3c to 4c per ounce, postal cards from 2c to 3c, air mail cards from 4c to 5c, and air mail letters from 6c to 7c per ounce. (Continued on Page Five)
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Edward W. Larrabee
Air Mail
Safe and Quiet Fourth Of July In Bath Area
Bath area residents and visitors observed a safe and sane Fourth of July with unusually few arrests. No accidents were reported to Sagadahoc County sheriff or local police and no dented fenders were recorded.
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Bath Area
Sheriff's Office
Sagadahoc
Why Not Make Bath A Friendly City
Quitman Georgia promotes a friendly city image by leaving pink slips on windshields for minor parking violations asking motorists to deposit five cents in the meter. Shoppers and merchants praise the policy as neighborly and wonder why Bath cannot adopt a similar approach to policing and city friendliness.
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Quitman
Georgia
Bath
Destroyer Hull Commissioned At Boston Navy Yard
The U S S Hull DD945, the Navy s newest destroyer, joins the fleet July 3 with commissioning ceremonies at the Boston Naval shipyard The Hull fifth vessel to bear Commodore Isaac Hull s name was built at Bath Iron Works launched Aug 10 1957 and delivered last week to the Navy at Boston Commander H H Ries U S N will command the ship Attending Bath events were Bath Iron Works President John R Newell general manager G Baer Connard and others including Capt Stanley M Alexander Cmdr James L Henderson and their wives.
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U.S.S
Boston Naval Shipyard
Hull
Isaac Hull
U.S.N
U. S
Constitution
Bath Iron Works
Navy
Boston
H. H. Ries
Tiffin
Iowa
Bath
John R. Newell
Bath Couple To Explain Hospital Expansion on TV
Mr and Mrs G Baer Connard co chairs Bath Memorial Hospital Building and Development program will discuss the cur gram on Downcast Date lines TV show at 1 pm Thursday Channel 6 WCSH Portland they will exhibit a model by Carl Langbehn. Andrew Jackson aged 69 was the oldest president and if Eisenhower serves full term he would leave at 70 years plus three months.
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G. Baer Connard
Bath Memorial
Datelines
Channel 6
Wcsh TV
Portland
Connard
Bob Black
Carl H. Langbehn
Andrew Jackson
Eisenhower
Earth Moon Distance Stated at 238857 Miles
The text notes the distance from Earth to the Moon as 238,857 miles. It presents a precise figure without context or accompanying details.
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Earth
Moon
Council Votes To Move Police Quarters To The First Floor Of City Hall
Bath city council votes unanimously to move police headquarters from basement to the first floor of city hall. The rear of the court room will be partitioned for offices and interrogation. traffic tickets will be processed there and space added from the courtroom. The move, using a $2,800 budget, follows an architect’s recommendation for more modern space and planning to reduce hallway traffic.
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City Hall
Bath City Council
Stanley W. Judkins
Slyde Park
Arthur Gediman
Robert E. Wagner
Paul A. Marchent
Bath area information booth logs strong first week
The Bath area information booth saw nearly 385 visitors in its first week with 42 people from five Canadian provinces and major cities including Montreal and Ottawa. Massachusetts led U.S. states with 79 visitors, while New York followed with 56 and Maine with 51. Visitors asked about camping sites cottages by the week seafood restaurants and routes to scenic spots. Edward F. Cox credited chamber efforts and predicted growth through the Fourth of July period. A register records names and addresses and a midyear letter will invite registrants to return in 1959.
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Montreal
Quebec
Ontario
Ottawa
New Brunswick
Massachusetts
California
New York
New York State
Maine
New Jersey
Michigan
Ohio
Connecticut
Florida
Pennsylvania
Utah
Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
Minnesota
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Colorado
Maryland
Missouri
Vermont
Bath Area
Edward F. Cox
Chamber of Commerce
Cox
Bath
Area Chamber of Commerce
Doris Billington
Mida Perry
Navy Office Presents Award For Suggestion
George H. Harding an allowance specialist at the local Navy Office received a check from Capt. S. M. Alexander USN for a suggestion on improved information and data transmission between the local office and Naval Headquarters in Boston. The award, part of a Navy wide program, aims to boost efficiency as destroyers are built at Bath.
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George H. Harding
Navy
S. M. Alexander
USN
Harding
Alexander
Naval Headquarters
Boston
Bath
New Construction At BNAS Will Total 1 112 Million
The Brunswick Naval Air Station plans a 1960 completion for extensive Air Force and Navy facilities. Projected work includes runway and parking upgrades, maintenance and barracks, with a 700 man tanker unit to join existing Air Force and Navy units. About 3,500 officers and men plus 500 civilians currently work at the base.
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Bath-Brunswick
Navy
Hale
Air Force
Base Information Office
Congressman Hale
Naval Air Station
Navy Information Office
Brunswick
AC and W
Topsham
Atoms For Peace Exhibit Comes To Bath July 19
A United States Atomic Energy Commission exhibit titled Atoms For Peace visits Bath on July 19. Sponsored by the Maine State Junior Chamber of Commerce and the University of Maine Extension Division, the one day mobile unit will be stationed in front of city hall with Edwin H. Pert as focal chairman. The bus like exhibit explains atomic energy in simple terms and features panels on uranium mining and processing, a nuclear power plant model, uranium samples, reactor components, irradiated foods, and a Geiger counter. A trained manager will answer questions and admission is free.
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Atoms For Peace
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Bath
Maine State Junior Chamber of Commerce
University of Maine
Jin
City Hall
Pert
Burkhardt Named Chairman of Special Gifts
Donald T. Burkhardt was named chairman of the special gifts committee for Bath Memorial Hospital Building and Development program. He serves on the hospital board executive committee and long range planning, and chairs the Bath Planning Board. The development fund totals $103,348 with Bath Iron Works contributing $34,449 and a campaign through August.
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Donald T. Burkhardt
Bath Memorial Hospital
Graer Connard
Burkhardt
Bath
Bath = Iron Works
Foreign Student Panel Discusses Education Differences
A three day visit by 35 foreign students from 17 nations featured a panel at Winter Street Congregational church in Bath. They compared U S and international education, shared impressions of America, and performed a Maori dance, a French song, an Argentinian send, and a Sumatran candlelight dance before departing for Walpole New Hampshire. The event was sponsored by the World Service committee of the church which will host a German student next year.
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Winter Street Congregational Church
America
United States
Pietro Cassano
Italy
Yves d’Assino
Loretta Rumball
New Zealand
Emilia Martinez
Argentina
Tetje Waradikusuma
Indonesia
Walpole
N. H
Maryland-Delaware
New England
World Service Committee
Winter Street
Morse High School
Bath
Small Point Beach
Curry Butter Toasts for Creamed Chicken
Butter and curry powder spread on eight French bread slices then baked until crispy. Serve hot with creamed chicken for a simple, savory accompaniment.
Bath Hospital Development Fund Reaches 123939
Development fund for Bath Memorial hospital totals 123939 with 22167 raised since July 1. Bath Iron Works will match two dollars for every one raised, bringing total pledges to 123939 from 82826 other sources. A 32 bed wing costing about 300000 would expand capacity by 22 beds and may include an ICU X ray and recovery room if funds permit, with construction possibly starting next spring.
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Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund
Philip Myers
Sedgwick
Bath Iron Works
Iron Works
Donald T. Burkhardt
Burkhardt
Brunswick
Brunswick Citzens
Bath
Memorial Hospital
Seeks Information On Sewall Ships Built In Bath
Charles M. Loring of Napa seeks reproductions of the Astral four masted bark plans built 1902-03 by E. & A. Sewall of Bath for Standard Oil for the China trade. He asks for midship section, main deck, and mould loft offsets or similar plans for Edward Sewall and other similar vessels if Astral plans are unavailable.
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Charles M. Loring
Napa
Calif
Kennebec Valley Museum
Loring
Standard Oil Co
E. & A. Sewall
Bath
Times
Bath Area
Also Mentioned on This Page
Destroyer Hull
Boston Navy Yard
New Central Fire Station
Judkins
Henry Carvel Co
Dike
Washington
Water Street
W. T. Grant
Navy Office
BNAS
Navy Department
Brunswick Station
Jaycees
Special Gifts
Bath Hospital
Sewall
J. Horace McClure
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