Hyde Windlass Wins Government Contract for Radar Turntables
Hyde Windlass Co of Bath reportedly awarded a large federal contract for building radar turntables. Plant superintendent Edwin R. Andrews said a $647,000 price could not be verified by the firm at this time. Turntables involve mechanical equipment construction, not the radar units, and no worker additions are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath
Edwin R. Andrews
Owever
Andrews
Hyde Windlass
Rotarians Hear Sgt York Tale At Brunswick Lunch
The Rev. Guy Wilson of Pleasant Street Methodist Church in Brunswick presented Sgt. Alvin York’s story to local Rotarians, detailing York’s wartime choices and his work to fund a Tennessee mountain school. Guests included District Governor William J. O'Brien Jr. and several visiting Rotarians from across Massachusetts and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Wilson
Pleasant Street Methodist Church
Brunswick
Alvin York
Kentucky
Mr. Wilson
Sgt. York
Tennessee
Bath Trust Company
Martin Sargent
Winter Street Congregational Church
Capt
Colberth
Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Roland Eaton
Sebasco
John Allen
Bath
Henry Lenquest
Arlington
F. G. Winslow
Butler, N. Y
Charles E. Sargent
Marianno
Cuba
Frank Shaw
Needham
Roland Ross
Wethersfield
Percy Smith
Scarsdale
N. Y
Victor Haberle
Irvington
N. J
Russell Pinfold
C. Merton Douglas
Hospital Fair planning under way for October event
The 12th annual Hospital Fair committee met Tuesday with Mrs Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary on Washington Street. Co chairs Dr Edward L Kinder Jr and Lawrence G Katz announced the Oct 14 15 fair and named a general committee including Mrs Charles B Doyle treasurer and Mrs Edward L Kinder Jr secretary. The ways and means chair Carl R Dearborn Jr will be aided by a list of volunteers. Next meeting is Tuesday July 26 at 225 North Street with Melvin B Henderson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Washington Street
Edward L. Kinder, Jr
Lawrence G. Katz
Kinder
Katz
Charles B.doyle
Edward L. Kinder
Horace G. Morse, Jr
Ralph Crocker
Sam Prawer
Edward Sewall, Jr
Karcher S. Jackson
Richard
Melvin B. Henderson
Joseph E. Mullaney
Sumner Sewall
North Street
Bath Man Retires From Navy After 31 Years Service
James T. Caverly of 15 Spring Street retires from the Navy after more than thirty years of service. A native of Manchester, Connecticut, he enlisted at age eighteen and ends his career with a long record of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Navy
James T. Caverly
Springstreet
Caverly
Anchester, Conn
Nequasset Area May Be Closed To All Swimming
Woolwich selectmen consider closing Nequasset Dam swimming area due to vandalism and rowdy behavior. Damaged fishways and late night parties prompted officials to urge public cooperation or ban swimming to preserve a safe, clean water site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Area
Nequasset Dam
Woolwich
Nequasset
Closing Of Head Tide Rearing Station Discussed
Kenneth H. Jaquith says Sagadahoc County Fish and Game Association will meet with Inland Fisheries Commissioner Roland H. Cobb on Aug 1 to discuss closing the Head Tide Rearing Station. Cobb cites deplorable dam conditions, nonownership by the state, and plans to shift trout stock to Palermo and Appleton as reasons. He advocates closing one man stations as uneconomic, preferring modern facilities to save money for sportsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth H. Jaquith
Sagadahoc County
Palermo
Appleton
Harpswell Day Speakers Highlight Wooden Ship Era
Captain George C. Stacey, a former Bath Iron Works port captain now living in Day’s Ferry Woolwich, spoke at Harpswell Day about wooden sailing ships. H Layton Jackson of Brunswick and Charles Morgan of Concord Mass also addressed the audience on vessels cruising Bath Portland and Norfolk and the era’s schooner history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Stacey
Kennebec
Brunswick
Bath
Wyoming
Charles Morgan
Concord
Mass
Bath Housing Authority Pays In Lieu Of Taxes
The Bath Housing Authority receives authorization from the Public Housing Administration to pay 52 354 16 in lieu of taxes to Bath for Hyde Park Terrace and Lambert Park for the tax year April 1 1955 to April 1 1956. Ten year total paid to Bath amounts to 478 783 22 with 204 709 85 from Hyde Park Terrace and 273 738 24 from Lambert Park. Deductions for local services not provided by government and a prompt payment discount are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Housing Authority
Fred L. Naumar
Public Housing Administration
Washington, D. C
City of
Bath
Bernard E. Varnum
Lambert Park
Venezuela Trip Described At Bath Rotary Meeting
Last week's Bath Rotary Club gathering featured metallurgist Benjamin Burbank of Bath Iron Works detailing his 29 day trip to Venezuela. He spoke on aluminum ore shipments and showed colored slides of Caracas and coastal towns, with shipboard photographs. Attending rotarians and guests included Coleman Caryl Fred Huff Carl Lewis Michael Fischer Dick Haberle Frank Shaw Jim Smith Guy Wilson and others from Brunswick and neighboring clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ba Rotary Club
Benjamin Burbank
Bath Iron Works
Burbank
Minerals
Maine
Venezuela
Caracas
Coleman Caryl
Phoenix
Ariz
Fred Huff
Kalamazoo
Mich
Carl Lewis
Boothbay Harbor
Michael Fischer
Cheshire
Coast Guard seeks man who reported sinking sailboat
Coast Guard officials are seeking a man who phoned from Small Point claiming a three person sailboat was sinking. Nelson Henry identified himself as the caller and asked for a helicopter, but poor visibility halted aerial search. No boat or survivors were found and no further contact was made. Similar report near Five Islands yielded no action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Small Point
Kennebec
Bath
Islands
Bath Shipyard Union seeks new contract with BIW
Lodge 168 of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers notified Bath Iron Works of plans to negotiate a new labor contract. The union seeks arbitration rules, nine holidays, three weeks vacation for ten-year service, sick leave, wage upgrades, and a 15 cent per hour minimum with fillings to equal prevailing North Atlantic shipyard rates. Alonzo F. Young noted additional demands include aluminum welding premiums, spun glass use, and Blue Cross costs borne by the employer. He estimated the package would raise the company wage bill by about 27 cents an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
North Atlantic
Alonzo F. Young
American Federation of Labor
Bath
Blue Cross
Young
New Eastern River Bridge Dedication At Dresden
The dedication of the new 158000 dollar Dresden Memorial bridge over the Eastern River was led by former Bath executive councilor J Horace McClure. The ceremony highlighted restored tourist access and a shorter coastal inland route with a bronze plaque for local veterans and prayers by Dr Lawrence Averill and Rev Richard Whitham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Horace McClure
Bath
Dresden Memorial
McClure
State Highway Commission
Maine
Kennebec
Toay
Dresden
Richard L. Whitham
South Dresden
Dresden Mills
Averill
Emerson Lane
American Legion
Richmond
New Meadows
Boothbay Harbor
Wiscasset
County Teachers At U of M Summer School Sessions
Sixteen Sagada county teachers are among 1 095 students in the University of Maine Summer session under Dean Mark R Shibles. The program runs to Aug 12 with a second three week series starting July 25 offering about 160 courses from botany to speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
University of Maine
Mark R. Shibles
School of Education
Bath
Louise M Mayo
Austin W. Miller
Helen L. Hayes
Moody W. Flint
Virginia O. Andre
James E. Collins
Earle L. Fox
Blaine E. Trafton
Bowdoinham
Marion F. Cheney
Georgetown
Beatrice I. Bowton
Phippsburg
Alice L. Lowell
Richmond
Gerald H Briggs
Alton L. Curtis
Elizabeth G. Briggs
Robert H Nefler
Topsham
Barbara J Longfellow
Start Work On Woolwich Bridge
Construction of a new Union Bridge in Woolwich is underway by Reed and Reed to replace a structure damaged in last Fall's hurricanes in Maine. The project includes road work near Nequasset Lake with five foot grade raises while traffic remains open via a temporary bridge. Earl T. Coffin of Pine Point Old Orchard visited Bath and is an enrollment counselor with the Famous Artist school of East Hartford, Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Reed and Reed
Maine
Nequasset Lake
Union Bridge
Earl T. Coffin
Pine Point Old Orchard
Mr. Coffin
Artist School
East Hartford
Conn
Young Republicans Plan Box Social at Small Point Beach
Sagadahoc Young Republicans finalize plans for a July 30 box social at Small Point Beach. P Edward DeBery will oversee beach setup while Mrs Joseph Robinson and Arthur Dolloff lead activities. Auctioneers include Converse Fenn and William Grevers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point Beach
Sagadahoc
Young Republicans Club
Converse Fenn
High Street
P. Edward DeBery
Joseph Robinson
Arthur Dolloff
William Grevers
William Watson
William Dolloff
State Highway Commission
David Stevens
Fenn
Sagadahoc Group
Maine
Bath Boy Rescued From Drowning At Bear Pond
Twenty year old Arthur Roy of 29 South street nearly drowned when a row boat with his brother Lawrence overturned at Bear Pond North Turner Sunday. D Edward Soucie Jr of Lisbon rescued Arthur from 12 feet of water and applied artificial respiration until Auburn firefighters arrived. Arthur Roy was taken to St Marys General hospital Lewiston in good condition Sunday night. Swells from a seaplane caused the boat to tip while the brothers stood in it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Roy
South Street
Lawrence
Nobles Avenue
Bear Pond
North Turner
Roy
D. Edward Soucie, Jr
Lisbon
Soucie
Auburn
St. Mary's General Hospital
Lewiston
Bath Brothers
Carlton Bridge Railing Saves Couple From Serious Accident
A Portland couple, Ralph and Mrs. Newman, escaped injury when their 1955 station wagon veered across the highway, jumped the sidewalk, and struck the Carlton Bridge railing. The car’s front was damaged, about 200 dollars to the bridge and 300 dollars to the car. Newman faces a driving charge in Bath Municipal Court Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Carlton Bridge
Ralph Newman
Newman
Paul Avery
Bath
Day's Ferry guest Andrea Doak visits Woolwich grandparents
Andrea Doak daughter of Mr and Mrs Matthow Doak of Day's Ferry Woolwich is visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs Norman W Howard at their Washington street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrea Doak
Mrs. Matthow Doak
Day's Ferry, Woolwich
Mrs
Norman W. Howard
Washington Street
Re-elect Morse As President Of Bath Savings Inst
John G. Morse was re elected president of the Bath Savings Institution at the annual meeting held at the Bath Golf Club. Morse has served since 1919 and has led the bank since 1953, with roles at Bath National Bank. Trustees Lewis E. Wilson John P. Carey John N. Taylor Delmar E. Bates John R. Newell Allan Spear and the president were re elected. Additional officers Allan Spear treasurer and Alex A. Burlen assistant treasurer. Guest speaker Hon. Albert S. Noyes Bank Commissioner of Maine praised the institution and spoke on new savings bank legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Morse
Bath Savings Institution
Bath Golf Club
Morse
Savings Institution
Bath National Bank
Lewis E. Wilson
John P. Carey
John N. Taylor
Delmar E. Bates
John R. Newell
Allan Spear
Alex. A. Burlen
Carl W. Crane
Ruth Field
Anastasia J. Mihalos
Esther F. Fletcher
Elsie L. Trott
Marjorie Smith
Albert S. Noyes
Maine
Noyes
Earl Withee
Melvin A. Mower
Waterville Savings Bank
Savings Banks Association of Maine
Charles G. Carswell
Theron A. Woodsum
Scouts Leave for Leaders' Conference in New Jersey
Robert Chaplin of St. Marys troop 53 and John Haley of Corliss street troop 52 depart Saturday for a two week training course at Schiff Reservation Mendham New Jersey. The Bath scouts were chosen for their leadership and scouting record and join eleven Maine scouts in the program, Schiff’s national training center. Chaplin is the son of Mr and Mrs Wilfred L Chaplin and Haley is the son of Mr and Mrs James E Haley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Chaplin
St. Mary's
John Haley
Corliss Street
Mendham
N. J
Chaplin
Haley
Schiff
Bath
Maine
Wilfred L. Chaplin
Central Ave
James E. Haley
Washington Street
Robert Adams Completes Four Years In Air Force
Robert Adams son of Mr and Mrs Harold S Adams and grandson of Mr and Mrs William M Adams of 46 Western avenue has received his discharge from the U S Air Force after four years service A Morse High school 1949 graduate Adams will resume duties next week in the radiography department of Bath Iron Works Corp the position he held before enlistment Airman First Class Adams served in California Illinois and Tennessee and spent one year in Korea Also reported Mrs Earle McPhee of Edward street was admitted as a patient at Memorial hospital last week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Adams
Harold S. Adams
William M. Adams
Western Avenue
U. S. Air Force
Morse High School
Adams
Bath Tron Works Corp
Air Force
Airman 1
C Adams
California
Illinois
Tennessee
Korea
Bath Council Approves Zoning Changes and Plummer Bid
Bath's City Council passed zoning ordinance amendments to allow Bath Iron Works to pursue options on two land parcels for a housing project. BIW President John R. Newell bid $3,500 for the Plummer home property, with renovation plans estimated at $60,000. Re-zoning covered Oak Grove area parcels and adjacent Sewall Estates land, with construction within three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Iron Works
BIW
John R. Newell
Newell
Harold J. Sonia
Frank Allegrin
Oak Grove Avenue
Harold M
William D. Sewall
Bath Board of Zoning Appeals
Board of Appeals
Plummer Homes
Boys Admit Theft Of Wallet From Brunswick Man
Deputy Sheriff Be langer said two Bath youths admitted stealing a wallet containing 60 dollars from Edward Palmer's car at Reid State Park. They described taking two twenty dollar bills from the wallet as he swam, hiding them in rocks and leaving two ten dollar bills. They later recovered the wallet with the sheriff and will appear in Juvenile Court next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C Belanger
Topsham
Brunswick
Reid State Park
Belanger
Edward Palmer
Southern Maine NACA Plans Fall Session in Scarborough
Officers and directors of the Southern Maine Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants will meet Thursday at Cascade Lodge in Scarborough at 6 p.m. to plan activities for the coming season. Frank Givin announces a technical session in the Brunswick Bath area in early fall. This is the first local meeting since the chapter organized in 1938. Present membership is 170.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Maine
National Association of Cost Accountants
Cascade Lodge
Scarborough
Frank Givin
Bath
Brunswick Bath
NACA
Lightning Disrupts Popham Coast Guard Station Phones
A lightning strike disabled power and telephone lines at the Kennebec River Life Boat Station near Popham CG Station for three to four hours Saturday. Communications to Pond Island and Seguin were interrupted. radio facilities aboard the rescue boat served as external links. Repairs restored full service yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Coast Guard
Kennebec River
Pond Island
Seguin
Resurfacing Of Route 209 At Phippsburg Nears Completion
Work on Route 209 from Winneganee bridge to Dromore grange began in fall 1953 with most tasks finished last summer. Regrades and curve removals widened the road, and this summer the blacktop surface is being laid. Route 209 serves Phippsburg Small Point Sebasco and Popham Beach as a heavily traveled summer route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Winneganee Bridge
Dromore Grange
Small Point
Sebasco
Popham Beach
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Stacey
Housing Authority
Shipyard Union
B.I.W
U of M
Woolwich Bridge
Carlton
Eisenhower
Geneva
Max Petitpierre
Europe
The
Bath Savings Inst
Boy
Leaders’ Conference
Earle McPhee
Edward Street
Memorial Hospital
Plummer
Oakhurst
Carey
George R. Perry Monument Co
North
Lincoln Streets
Perry
John F. Leonard
Leonard
Bath Water District
Alewive Fishway
Southern
Popham
Phippsburg Road
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