Morse High Baseball Champions Honored by Gov Cross
Governor Burton M Cross led a tribute dinner for Morse High School 1953 state baseball champions in Bath Maine. The event drew over 40 players and guests with speeches from Cross and journalist Shirley Povich. Coach Murphy cited will to win sacrifice and persistence as keys to the title.
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Burton M. Cross
Morse High School
Bath
Shirley Povich
Maine
Washington Post
The
Sporting News
Povich
Morse
Warren
Sonny” Munsey
Dennis Murphy
Governor Cross
Murphy
Junior Legion
Executive
J. Horace McClure
Edward J. McMann
H. Rodney Brooke
Justus H. Miller
Charles F. Cummings
Forrest C. Legard
Donald Perry
Robert M. Huse
Herbert T. Caverly
Elford A. Stover
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
Coach Murphy
McClure
Bowker
Guy Reed
Bob Carmichael
John Trafton
Paul McCourt
Jimmy Beck
Carl Black
Dick Sherwood
Robert Haggett
Gary Parker
Jimmy Carter
Thomas Perry
Richard Greene
Johnny Callan
Representative Caverly
Drake
Melvin Henderson
Sam Tellan
Les Plant
McMann
Charles Shepard
Edward True
Brooke
John R. Newell
Miller
Senator Cummings
Burt O. Osgood
Dennis R. Murphy
Sedgwick
First Aid Session Teaches Instructing Bath Instructors
Bath playgrounds instructors gathered at city hall as Miss Gloria Witham an American Red Cross instructor gave a briefing on first aid. She defined it as immediate care before a doctor, outlined aims to prevent accidents and provide proper transport, and covered steps from checking breathing to keeping the patient warm and crowding away. Miss Julia Coombs of Portland visits relatives in Campbell Pond with Mr and Mrs Robert Metcalf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
City Hall
Gloria Witham
Morse
Survey Crew Improves Aerial Maps for City Planning
A Wright and Pierce Topsham survey crew works with a Philadelphia aerial survey to correct distortions in air photos. They establish exact distances and elevations from ground control to produce contour maps essential for sewer and drainage planning, property lines, and building extents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright & Pierce
Topsham Surveyors
Philadelphia
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Meeting Minutes
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Committee chairmen and directors met in Bath. Minutes noted, reports given on treasurer, correspondence, sewing, Bandage and Cozy Corner committees. Garden club arbor vitae tree planted at hospital entrance. Auction planned for Aug 7-8 at Montsweag barn to raise funds.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Tal
M. Dean Shaw
Kenneth Francisco
Charles B. Doyle
Richard Kimball
James A. Gillies, Jr
Belgrade
A. Dent Caton
Bath
Clyde Ambrose
Cozy Corner
Melvin Henderson
Sumner Sewall
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Albert Whitney
Edward St. Martin
Edward Cummings
Courtney Stover
West Bath Leci Group
Suburb Civic Club
Donald N. Small
Bryant Wife Visits While Husband Receives Surgery
Silas Bryant of 404 High Street is a patient at Thayer Memorial Hospital in Waterville and will undergo surgery. Mrs Bryant is visiting relatives during his hospitalization.
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Silas Bryant
404 High Street
Thayer Memorial Hospital
Waterville
Bryant
Last year's U S Open champion to be here Sunday
Julius Boros, last year’s U S Open winner from Dallas, will play an exhibition at Bath Country Club Sunday with Harold Mercer of Poland Spring. Boros, 32, now a Mid-Pines club pro, will be here with his Maine visit marking his only appearance in the state.
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Bath
Julius Boros
Bath Country Club
Boros
Bridgeport
Maine
North Carolina
Dallas
Tex
Ed “Porky
Oliver
Northwood
Hogan
Lloyd Mangrum
Sam Snead
Jimmy Demaret
Bath Club
Mercer
Former Bath Couple Touring Europe for Study
Loring E. Hart and his wife Marilyn Cummings of Bath sail July 11 for two months of study in England Scotland Germany the Netherlands and Italy. The 28 year old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Hart of 504 High Street Hart will take the Ph D exam at Harvard after return to become a professor of English. Hart, Morse High School 1942 graduate, served in World War II and earned Bowdoin College BA 1948 and University of Miami MA 1950. This trip will be his third visit to England and Germany. It is noted there are about 21 million bicyclists in the United States.
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Loring E. Hart
Marilyn Cummings
Bath
England
Scotland
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Joseph Hart
High Street
Hart
Harvard
Morse High School
U. S. Army
Bowdoin
University of Miami
Rotary District Governor Guest of Baths Club
G Cecil Goddard of Waterville, District 285 Rotary Governor, spoke to the Bath Rotary Club about Rotary’s global reach and 1.25 million dollars spent on student fellowships enabling graduates to study abroad. He noted since 1947, 493 fellowships have been awarded in 55 countries, and highlighted program details and deadlines for local applicants. He recalled remarks by leaders at Lake Placid emphasizing service above self.
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Rotary
G. Cecil Goddard
Waterville
Rotary International
Rotary Club of
Bath
Everett A. Felker
Monroe
California
University of
London
England
School of Economics
David C. Dickson
Bath Rotary Club
Goddard
Rotary International Assembly
Lake Placid Club
Adirondack Mountains
New York
Great Britain
Ireland
Ernest G Breitholtz
Agavagen
Kalmar
Sweden
Joaquin Serratosa Cibils
Montevideo
Uruguay
Firehouse cooks transform Bath Engine 3 station
Drivers Charles W Swearingen and Charles W Dutton led a kitchen makeover at Bath Engine 3 fire station turning a dilapidated upstairs area into a gleaming dining room and kitchen. They replaced walls, ceilings, floors and installed a new stove and refrigerator funded by the city. They cook on a schedule to keep meals ready between 7 am and 7 am shifts. City official Nathan C White praised their initiative and support.
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Bath
Charles W. Swearingen
Charles W. Dutton
Swearingen
Dutton
Charlie
Walter Rogers
Rogers
Charlie Boy
Charles Swearingen
Charles Dutton
South End
West Point crash leaves teen dead in Phippsburg
Ronald L. Snow age 17 of Ogunquit died when a car driven by Clifton P. McIntire 20 of Ogunquit left the road on the West Point road in Phippsburg about 6 20 Tuesday evening. McIntire uninjured told trooper he lost control and struck a utility pole pulling it from the ground. The wreck demolished the sedan and wires hung three feet above road delaying traffic for an hour as repair crews worked. The case remains under investigation by State Police.
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Ronald L. Snow
Ogunquit
West Point
Phippsburg
Snow
Clifton P. McIntire
McIntire
Philip Hodgkins
Bath
Central Maine Power Co and Telephone Company
Memorial Hospital
Roger Whitmore
Lewiston
Hodgkins
Mess Hall Fire Destroys Brunswick Naval Station Enlisted Hall
Brunswick Naval Air Station suffered a $500000 loss when the enlisted mess hall burned last night. Firemen from the base Bath and Brunswick battled the blaze, which threatened a nearby barracks. About 300 by 100 feet, the wooden hall housed a library and enlisted lounge. fire officials reported several firefighters overcome by smoke. Arrangements were made to feed sailors at the officers club as investigators checked the cause.
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Brunswick
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Maine
G. O. Price
Bath
Officers
Barbecue Plans Set at New Meadows Yacht Club
Committees named for a large chicken barbecue at the New Meadows Yacht Club in Rich's Mountain West Bath. Event runs Saturday 5 to 7 PM with 1000 diners expected, traffic directed by two state police cars, West Bath Fire Department patrols, orchestra for the meal hour and a dance 8 to midnight. General committee includes Elmer Williams and the Litchfields, Hilton and Williams families. County agent Charles Lae supervises barbecue with assistants Charles Doyle and others.
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New Meadows Yacht Club, Inc
Rich's Mountain
West Bath
Elmer Williams
Shatemen
Mer
Leonard P. Litchfield
Frank Hilton
Owen H. Williams
Charles L Ae
Charles Doyle
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Morse High
Hotel Sedgwick
Julia Coombs
Portland
Robert Metcalf
Campbell Pond
W. S. Voorhees
Montsweag Barn
Mar
Arion N Shaw
Bowen Torrey
Frederick E. Drake
Arthur King
Harold Avery
George Musk
Roger M. Luke
Will
Europe
Mrs. Loring Hart
United States
Rotary District
Baths Club
Engine 3
Donald L. Snow
Yacht Club
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