Bath council approves bids for new Central Fire Station
Bath City Council unanimously backs City Manager Stanley Judkins to seek bids for a new Central Fire Station to be built on the former Central Grammar School site near Winter street after plans approved by Auburn architects Alonzo Harriman. Building inspector Donald W. Jackson chosen for indefinite term. Three public hearings set Aug 1 on Cottage Park avenue Sheridan road Cottage street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Judkins
Bath
Central Fire Station
City Hall
Judkins
Auburn
Alonzo Harriman
Central Grammar School
High Strete
Winter Street
Donald W. Jackson
Denny Reed
Jackson
Brunswick Naval Air Station
John Preney
Snow Park
Cottage Park Avenue
Sheridan Road
Cottage Street
Washington Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
BIW
Marilyn Foster And Judith Ashe Attend World Scout Roundup
Bath Maine girl scouts Marilyn Foster and Judith Ashe returned from Milford Michigan where about 6000 scouts from around the world gathered for the first international roundup. The pair from Bath joined 20 Maine scouts at the two week event featuring camping, flag ceremonies, swaps, tours of Greenfield Village and the Ford plant, and a large Fourth of July celebration.
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Marilyn Foster
Judith Ashe
Michigan
Milford
Mich
Maine
Pine Haven
Bath
Portland
California
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Tennessee
Campgrounds
Greenfield Village
Ford
Detroit
Miss Ashe
Cyrus P. Ashe
Center Street
Miss Foster
Oliver Foster
Middle Street
Kennebec River Power Squadron Hosts Rendezvous and Marathon
The Kennebec River Power Squadron staged a weekend rendezvous and 58 mile marathon on the Kennebec River with events from Augusta to Richmond and back. Cmdr Elmer B. Williams and Cmdr Joaoe led operations aboard the Explorer with radio broadcasts by WFAU. Dozens of boats, a parade, a masquerade ball, and a chicken barbecue capped the colorful affair.
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Kennebec
Augusta
Eastern River
King Neptune
New Augusta Armory
Kennebec River Power Squadron
Memorial Bridge
Richmond Bridge
Marine Police
Division of Civil Defense
Explorer
City Landing
Cmdr
Elmer B. Williams
WFAU
Boston
Camden Garden Club Open House Set for Thursday Tour
The Ninth Annual Open House and Garden Day, run by the Camden Garden Club, offers eight Camden and Rockport homes on a 10 am to 5 pm tour. Tickets at St Thomas Episcopal parish house and at open houses. free transportation from the parish house. Notable stops include Bidu Sayao's residence, Hubbard-Ferrara house, Field's Edge, Hanly Camp, and Spite House with scenic gardens and historic features.
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The
Camden Garden Club
St. Thomas Episcopal
Chestnut Street
Camden
Rockport
Bidu Sayao
Metropolitan Opera
Hubbard-Ferrara
Nathaniel Saltonstall
Boston
Hubbard Family
Sherman's Point
Field's Edge
Gertrude Eastman
Helen Toombs
Harbor Road
Route 1
Imogene Doe
Hanly
Maine Woods
Camden Hills
Lake Megunticook
William H. Stalker
Dodge
Kennebec
Weatherend
W. Griffin Gribbel
Beauchamp Point
Nequasset Ladies Plan Old Folks Concert and Sale
Rehearsals are under way for an old folks concert by the Nequasset Ladies auxiliary, paired with the annual fancy work and cooked food sale on August 3 at Nequasset Congregational Church. Mrs. Reginald Stacey heads concert arrangements. A note adds a curious fact about a four-pound Australian kiwi bird laying a one-pound egg.
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Nequasset Ladies’ Auxiliary
Nequasset Congregational Church
Reginald Stacey
Colbys Return From Month Long West Coast Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Granville M. Colby of Bath Maine return from a month long West Coast trip. Mrs Colby attended the National Education Association convention in Portland Oregon as Maine delegate and secretary of the Maine delegation. They toured Yellowstone Glacier and Vancouver Island visiting Victoria and Seattle and visited Bonneville Dam and the Columbia River Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville M. Colby
Quimby Street
West Coast
Wyoming
Montana
Grand Coulee Dam
Washington
British Columbia
Manning Park
Canadian Rockies
Vancouver
Bath
Vancouver Island
Puget Sound
Victoria
Olympian Peninsula
Seattle
Portland
Bonneville Dam
Columbia River
Colby
George Hastings
Hastings
Summer Street
Hyde Windlass Company
Huron
Colbys
Detroit
Lewiston
Full Jury Selected For Woods Murder Trial Here
The final juror was chosen after 2.5 days of voir dire for the Richard B. Woods murder case in Bath Maine. The panel includes nine women and three men with one male and one female as alternates. Woods is charged with first degree murder in the April 7 killing of Wilfred J. Blais at a Topsham station. a $140 cash theft and an oral admission are noted. Witnesses include Blais’s wife Cecile and daughter Jacqueline. proceedings also allowed jurors to watch select television.
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Richard B. Woods
Natick
Mass
Navy
Woods
Wilfred J. Blais
Topsham
Blais
Route 196
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Jacqueline
Cecile
Bath Municipal Court
Edward P. Steininger
Frank T. Fortier
Genevieve Breton
Mable Marks
Lucy Armstrong
Ethel Tourtillotte
Bath
Gertrude Baker
Harry M. Fitch
Marjorie DeWick
Woolwich
Lena Cardenelli
Richmond
Alice
Rubin
Carlton
Justice Williams
Potters Celebrate Forty Ninth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Thompson Potter of 75 Court Street celebrate their forty ninth wedding anniversary with dinner guests their son and wife Mel len Potter and Jo Ann Potter of Biddeford. They moved to Bath from Portland 16 years ago after 29 years there. Married July 8 1907 in Canton at the home of the bride s parents. Mrs Potter nee Ethel Packard. Both are active in Masonic societies across Maine with multiple offices and honors. Mr Potter received a fifty year Mason medal in March and is a long time Mason and O A honorary leader. A Golden Anniversary is tentatively planned for 1957. Mr Potter works as a machinist at Bath Iron Works Corp. and both belong to several Eastern Star and Masonic groups in Maine.
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Thompson Potter
Court Street
Mellen B. Potter
Jo- Ann
Biddeford
Potter
Bath
Portland
Canton
Mellen B. Packard
Ethel Packard
Rugged Cross Shrine
Lewiston
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Canton King
Whitney Lodge of Masons of
Paul Powers
Freeport
Grand Lodge of
Maine
Ye Grand Court
Atchman
Shepherds of Rugged Cross Shrine
Royalty Court No
Bath Iron Works Corp
Deering
Mr. Potter
Evergreen
Mt. Siami
Royal Arch
Portland Commandery
No. 2
Scottish Rites Valley
Woolwich Schedules Special Meeting on Tax Valuation
Woolwich plans a special meeting Thursday at eight to discuss the 2 200 000 valuation and a 45 percent tax hike driven by school costs and a state assist visit from Harry Lovely. The town survey, authorized at the March meeting, anticipates a $105 000 evaluation for the year.
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Woolwich
Selectmen
Selectman
Anthony S. Dodge
Harry Lovely
State Tax Assessors Office
Still Alarm At Oakhurst Dairy On Center Street
Fire department responded to a still alarm at 250 Center Street in the Oakhurst Dairy plant afternoon. No service was required after crews checked the building and furnace tubes during cleaning.
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Oakhurst
Center Street
Bath 1900 Old Home Week Gala Chronicle
An 1900 Bath Old Home Week gala is recounted from an August 11 Boston Herald page found in New Hampshire. It describes a grand parade with police, military units, floats, yacht races, a 5 000 strong crowd, a balloon ascent that caught fire, and a reception at the Alameda.
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Bath
Boston Herald
Times
William A. Niss
Niss
Peterborough
N. H
Bailey
Front Street
Charles H. Greenleaf
Bath Naval Cadet Band
J. N. Malony
Co. C
2Nd Regiment
Maine National Guard
William R. Kimball
Bath Boys’ Brigade
Vernon Miller
Corliss Street Society
F. W. O'Brien
Peoples Church
Phi Rho Society
Kennebec
Castine
Kennebec Yacht Club
Mrs John J Keegan Jr Hosts Visitors From Far Cities
Mrs John J Keegan Jr entertained Monday evening at her home on Wigh Street for Mrs Kenneth Franz of Fair Lawn New Jersey and her sister in law Mrs Elaine Franz of Tacoma Washington who are visiting Mrs Franz parents Mr and Mrs William E Besaw at 23 Highland Street. Guests included Mrs James C Steen Mrs John Clark Jr Mrs Morton Holbrook Jr Miss Georgia Kakos and Mrs Edward M Butterfield all Morse High School classmates of Mrs Franz. The Franz family and her three sons David Gordon and Jonathan Robin will return to New Jersey Friday.
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John J. Keegan, Jr
Wigh Street
Kenneth Franz
Fair Lawn
Elaine Franz
Tacoma
Wash
Franz
William E. Besaw
Highland Street
James C. Steen
John Clark, Jr
Morton Holbrook, Jr
Georgia Kakos
Edward M. Butterfield
Morse High School
David
Gordon
Jonathan Robin
New Jersey
Cavalcade Of Music Here Will Be One Of Most Colorful Events In The State
A major colorful Cavalcade Of Music is set for Sunday Sept 2 under the Smith Tobey Post Legion Cadets with Coca Cola sponsorship. Cash prizes total 1175 as New England drum and bugle corps compete alongside entrants from New York and New Jersey. A parade precedes open competition on McMann field at 2 pm with rain date Sept 3. Seating will reach 2500 with standing room. judging by All American Judges Association. Early entrants include Pontiac Chieftains Lawrence Mass Hyde Park Crusaders St Marys Beverly Holy Trinity Boston St Aloysius Mass and several New Jersey units.
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William E. Milliken
Smith- Tobey Post Legion Cadets
Cavalcade of Music
Legion Cadets
Coca Cola Co
Milliken
New England
McMann Field
Pine Tree State
Pontiac
Lawrence
Mass
Hyde Park
Bath
Smith-Tobey
St Mary's Corps
Beverly
Holy Trinity of
Boston
St Aloysius
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Bath Man Earns Place on All Navy Rifle Team
Chief Ernest J. Bartels, USN, of 974 High Street, returned from Dam Neck Virginia where he competed in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleet rifle matches and earned membership on the All Navy Rifle team. He served at Brunswick Naval Air Station for two years and will train at Patuxent River Maryland before heading to Camp Perry Ohio for the National Rifle matches. Mrs Bartels and their two sons Bruce and James accompanied him.
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Ernest J. Bartels
USN
High Street
Dam Neck
Bartels
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Navy
Patucent River
Mec
Camp Perry
Ohio
Bertels
Virginia
Thier
Bruce
James
De-icing Fluid Protects Parked Aircraft Surfaces
An effective de-icing fluid has been developed to prevent ice and snow buildup on parked aircraft. Applied with a brush or sprayed on, it will protect exposed surfaces for as long as 12 to 24 hours.
Bath Savings Inst 104th Annual Meeting New Corporators Elected
Bath Savings Institute held its 104th annual meeting at the Bath Golf Club. Four new corporators were elected Omar R. King Oscar R. Marsh William A. Niss and Lynn M. Bussey. Trustees re-elected included John G. Morse Lewis E. Wilson and others. The treasurer reported total assets at 12 920 407 81 with 301 170 27 in deposits dividends paid and a 3 percent current dividend rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Savings Institution
Bath Golf Club
Omar R. King
Bath Iron Works Corp
Oscar R. Marsh
Hyde Windlass Co
William A. Niss
Lynn M. Bussey
John G. Morse
Lewis E. Wilson
John P
Hutchins Denies Withdrawal From Ward Six Contest
A Bath rumor claimed Ralph FE Hutchins withdrew from the Ward Six council race on August 8. Hutchins, of 10 Park Street, told the Times he filed nomination papers and remains in the contest with four other candidates including Mrs. William Blair, widow of the late councilman.
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Bath
Ralph FE. Hutchins
Park Street
Times
Hutchins
William &. Blair
Blair
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Jean Sinibaldi
Holly Hutchins
Mary Jane Nugent
Christine Fuller
Christine
Mary Jane
Holly
Jean
William S. Blair
Center Streets
Maude W. Howard
Howard Coal Co
Oak Street
W. H. Hinman Co
Oak Grove Avenue
Edward Atkinson
St. Mary's Fair
Maple
High
Cemercy Department
Council
Staney R. Hunter
Ransom Kelley
Southport
Kennebec Squadron
Augusta City
Bath Teachers Association
Janson Beach
Beach Stadium
Masonic Temple
Shrine
Oregon
David S Cogan
Cogan
Alta Brooks
B. C
Yellowstone
Mt Hwood
Mrs. Potter
Bath Savings Inst
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