Destroyer John McCain Launch Draws 10000 Fans in Bath
The launch of the destroyer leader U S S John McCain at Bath Iron Works drew an enormous crowd, with spectators along the Carlton Bridge and Kennebec River watching as the 493 foot ship slid into the water. Navy and Bath leadership attended, including Secretary Kimball Admiral Halsey and Admiral McCain. The ship, valued at about 30 million dollars, was delayed briefly for tide conditions before entering service.
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John McCain
Bath Iron Works Corp
Carlton Bridge
Maine
Kennebec
McCain
Memphis
John
John 8. McCain
Carrier Air Force 38
John S. McCain, Jr
Arlington
Admiral McCain
Secretary of the Navy
Dan A. Kimball
John L. Sullivan
Fleet Ad
Navy
Ery Department
ES. A
John R. Newell
of the Bath Ag Pree Vy Ac
Cere 4Pe
Halsey
Newell
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Flusser
Wicks
Bath Iron Works Ltd
Benediction
Ledr. A. L.urray
Bath to get federal funds for new junior high school
Bath plans speed up construction after federal entitlement pegged at 235,236 dollars toward a new junior high. The Maine School Building Authority borrows up to 445,000 with hopes of 245,000 federal aid. Woolwich receives 31,860 dollars. Location options include Old Brunswick road site near athletic fields.
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Bath
Eac Ak
Addison
Maine School Building Authority
Oeeilly
FSA
Old
Brunswick Road
State Armory
Sewall
Woolwich
Robert Hale
Maine
Times
Hale
Office of Education
Federal Security Agency
Leg Care Advice From A Hand Lotion
Leg care tip suggests smoothing a fine soothing lotion on legs after every bath and before donning stockings to improve appearance in cold weather using a hand lotion.
Long Range Bill Sought to Boost American Shipyards
The long range bill, passed by Congress per Arthur Lebel, would amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to provide subsidies for new ship construction, keeping Bath Iron Works busy and sustaining U S shipbuilding amid foreign competition. Lebel warned U S shipbuilding could halt without the measure and said commissions fall in tonnage and registry have benefited foreign interests. The act aims to preserve shipbuilding skills, build an American flag fleet for passenger and cargo tasks, and scrap reserve fleet vessels as new ships come online.
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Arthur Lebel
Indus Union
U. S
Lebel
U. 8
America
Germany
Bath Iron Works
Bath
First Hand GOP Convention Story Told at Rotary Club
Converse G. Fenn, a Ban or state delegate, spoke at a Tuesday noon Rotary Club meeting about the Chicago Republican convention. He described delegate votes, hotel stays, and travel with his wife, noting press and TV coverage and the impact of late decisions on the race.
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Rotary Club
Chicago
Converse G. Fenn
Banor
Eisenhower
Taft
Boston
New England
Hotel Sherman
Texas
Georgia
Warren
California
Stassen
Michigan
Brunswick Airman Injured in Fall
Harold McElwee of the Brunswick Naval Air Station suffered cuts on his right arm and nose after falling down a Front street stairway and driving his arm through window glass. He required 10 stitches for the arm wound and was treated at Memorial Hospital before being taken to Brunswick by the Shore Patrol.
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Harold McElwee
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Memorial Hospital
Brunswick
Air Force
Brunsoe
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary meets for October fair planning
Bath Maine local report on Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary directors and committee chairmen meeting led by Dean Shaw. Discussions covered nursing equipment purchases, lamplighter concert, membership updates, past president pins, and health magazine materials from St Elizabeth's Hospital. Meeting adjourned after routine business.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Dean Shaw
Omar King
Lawrence Katz
Richard Kimball
Charles Doyle
Corliss Street Missionary Society
West Bath Sewing Group
Harold Avery
Edward St. Martin
James A. Gillis, Jr
Gillies
Doyle
Maine State Hospital Auxiliary
Belgrade
Bath
Maine Hospital Association
National Association of Hospital Auxiliaries
Arthur King
W. S. Voorhees
Duncan McInnes
James A. Gillies, Jr
Shaw
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Elizabeth
N. J
Highway repair and paving progress on city streets
The highway department patches Broad Street with gravel and oiling is planned. Commercial Street near the railroad remains very rough despite substantial patching work.
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Highway Department
Broad Street
Commercial Street
Bath Girl Rescues Peer From Strong Undertow at Beach
A Bath girl Miss Susan Nichols, aiding Miss Jean MacDonald, battled a dangerous undertow at Popham Beach. Nichols and Robert Small pulled MacDonald to shallow water, MacDonald treated for shock, then returned home to Bath. MacDonald graduates Gorham State Teachers College and will teach in New Jersey. Nichols graduates Northfield Seminary and will attend Wheaton College.
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Popham Beach
Bath
Susan Nichols
Barrett C. Nichols
Portland
F. B. Nichols
Jean MacDonald
Arthur N. MacDonald
Bedford Street
Miss MacDonald
Miss Nichols
Robert Small
Sebasco Lodge
Gorham State Teachers College
New Jersey
Northfield Seminary
Wheaton College
D A R Members Visit Opportunity Farm New Gloucester
Daughters of the American Revolution chapters attended a Tuesday meeting at Opportunity Farm in New Gloucester. Despite heat, attendance was excellent as members toured the farm, learned about its operations, and heard main speaker George Goodall describe Farm duties and issues. State Regent Ashmead White led a business meeting appointing committees, with Eleanor Butterfield named on Americanism. Past regents Ro y E Heywood, William S Shaw, Leroy Hussey, and Peter Beeaker attended.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Opportunity Farm
New Gloucester
D.A.R
George Goodall
Ashmead White
Bangor
Eleanor Butterfield
Dummer Sewall
Bath
Lillie Niles
Sewall
Roy E. Heywood
William S. Shaw
Portland
Leroy Hussey
Augusta
Peter Beeaker
Rumford
West Pointers Win Harpoon Derby Honors and Cash
Three national figures lead West Point and Bailey Island in a two town harpoon derby. Oscar A Gilliam won 400 dollars for 13 fish weighing 6493 pounds, Carl H McIntire earned 100 dollars for the largest fish at 721 pounds, and McIntire totaled 4856 pounds for second overall. Clayton Johnson topped Bailey Island with 2096 pounds. Ernest M Wallace kept his title as 1951 champion with 31 fish.
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Oscar A. Gilliam
Carl H. MelIntire
Ernest M. Wallace
West Point
New England
Oscar
Orr's and
Bailey Island Sportsmen's Club
Carl H. McIintire
Bailey Island
Carl
Phippsburg
Clayton Johnson
William Munsey
Orr's
Maine
John Bartlett
Elmer Gilliam
Phippsburg Center
John Rogers
Fred Haggett
John
B. I. W. Tin Shop
Navy housing project eyed for Bath area
City officials were informed by the Navy that a proposed federal housing program could place up to 150 units for military personnel in Bath. Plans call for the project at Lambert Park, with ownership transferred from the Federal Housing Authority to the Navy. A key issue is the lack of local in lieu of taxes payments, while Education Aid provisions may affect school facilities if built.
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Navy Pit
al Bath
National Administration
San Brunswick
Lambert Park
Rt Park
Federal Housing Authority
Department the Navy
Department of the Navy
Wronchai
Hyde Park Terrace
Navy Department
Bath
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Mewell
Popham
Kimball
United States
John S. McCain
Shipworkers Union
Connie Fenn
Des- Sessions
George 8. Patton, Jr
Tunisia
Columbia
NATO
Churchill
Montgomery
Fish House Cove
Roy Wyman
Roy
Leo Hamel
The
Times Company
Marion Smith
Lucy Smith
Lorna Gilliam
Fred Hutchins
Chevrolet
Studebaker
KBS
GMAC
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