Four Bath Girls Return From 1959 Girl Scout Roundup
Deborah Lawrence Mary Jane Nugent Jill Olsen and Donna Young travel from Bath after 11 days in Colorado at the 1959 Girl Scout Senior Roundup. They describe new friendships, a Garden of the Gods visit, Pike's Peak views, and weather challenges from heat to hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Jill Olsen
Deborah Lawrence
Mary Jane Nugent
Colorado Springs
Colo
Donna Young
Colorado
United States
Donna
Connecticut
Maine
Massachuetts
Rhode Island
Japan
Ireland
Sweden
Tidia
Deborah
Mary Jane
Jill
Texas
Bath Girls
Hawaii
Alaska
Norway
Marsh and Thorpe named co chairmen of Bath United Fund drive
Howard W. Mayo announces Oscar R. Marsh and John G. Thorpe will co chair the 1959 United Fund campaign to support Bath area agencies for 1960. Marsh serves second year as co chair. Thorpe in first. campaign goal and date to be set after Budget and Admissions committee review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Mayo
Bath Area
Mayo
Thorpe
Marsh
John M. Conley
BIW
United Fund Board of Directors
Hyde Windlass Co
Committees Named For Mid-Coast Route 1 Assn
Edward B. Denny Jr of Damariscotta names Maine Mid-Coast Route 1 Association committees for next year. Publicity chairman Howard Mayo of Bath leads a panel with Mrs. E. L. Moulton Wiscasset Ralph Bartlett Rockland and Norman Belvin Camden. A meeting in Wiscasset outlined radio beamings and a coast strip-map to attract visitors in 1960. David A. Nichols Lincolnville Beach Camden to chair a Membership Committee with John Leslie Freeport Clarence Race Edgecomb and Percy Moody Waldoboro. membership drive hoped for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Denny, Jr
Damariscotta
Denny
Howard Mayo
Bath
E. L. Moulton
Wiscasset
Ralph Bartlett
Rockland
Norman Belvin
Camden
Maine Mid- Coast
Maine
Canada
David A. Nichols
Lincolnville Beach
John Leslie
Freeport
Clarence Race
Edgecomb
Percy Moody
Waldoboro
Sphinx Height in Egypt Reported at 66 Feet
A historical record notes the total height of the Sphinx in Egypt as sixty six feet. This measurement emphasizes the monument's imposing stature and classic Egyptian sculpture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Committees Set Goal for United Fund Drive
The Bath Area United Fund Budget and Admissions committee chaired by Richard R. Raven holds summer meetings with member agencies to determine 1960 allocations. President Howard W. Mayo says the 1959 campaign goal will be set after these study sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath—Area
Riven
William A. Niss
United Fund
Arthur M. Bowker, Jr
John E. Hayes
Duncan MelInnes
Oscar R. Mirsh
William L. Skelton
Davenport Fund
Edward F. Cox
Bath Girl Wins Salvation Army Musical Scholarship
A 15 year old Bath girl, Miss Mary Fleming, earned a two week music scholarship at Star Lake Camp in Butler New Jersey. Screened from 99 applicants at Camp Sebago Maine and New Hampshire, she performs on the EE flat horn and will join the camp August 20. She plans to enter Morse High School as a sophomore in September. Her sister Faith age 14 also attended Camp Sebago and remains for the Girl Guards period then starts ninth grade at Bath Junior High in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Star Lake Camp
Butler
N. J
Mary Fleming
Clinton A. Fleming
Andrews Road
Salvation Army Music School
Camp Sebago
Sebago Lake
Brig
John W. Baggs
Miss Fleming
Salvation Army
Lloyd Scott
Maine
New Hampshire
Sebago
Sunbeam
New Jersey
Morse High School
Faith
Bath Junior High School
Bartletts Visit Cousins in Bath During Maine Vacation
Mr and Mrs Otis Bartlett and daughter Leslie of Berlin Florida vacationed along the Maine coast visiting Bar Harbor and other resorts. They were in Bath Saturday calling on Mr Bartletts cousins Mr and Mrs Eugene Hart of Granite Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Bartlett
Leslie
Berlin
N. FL
Maine
Bar Harbor
Bath
Bartlett
Eugene Hart
Granite Street
Coast Guard Denies Private Use Of Popham Wharf
Vice Admiral A C Richmond denied a Bath Area Chamber request to let a private boating firm use the Coast Guard Wharf at Popham for loading and unloading passengers. He cited policy against private use of active Coast Guard installations due to emergency duties liability and potential criticism from other private ventures. Oliver conveyed the decision to Cox and invited further suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Popham
A. C. Richmond
U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
James C. Oliver
Maine
Richmond
Bath Area
Edward F. Cox
Chamber
Popham
Bath
Kennebec River
State Park Commission
Atkins Bay
Laurence Stuart
Adm
Oliver
Cox
Drowned Airman Roth Of Bath Dies In Bay Incident
A/2C Donald L. Roth 24 of Bath drowned last night in Penobscot Bay after falling overboard while mooring a boat post fishing trip. S/Sgt Robert Buhhanan and Robert Ledger pulled him from the water. Roth leaves a widow Patsy Jean and a one-year-old son Mitchell at 76 Russell Street. Survived by his mother Grace Aikens of Prospect PA. He had been with the 654th Radar Squadron at Brunswick on a temporary assignment and was Airman of the Month for July 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Roth
Bath
Penobscot Bay
654Th
SAGE
Brunswick
Sedgewick
Robert Buhhanan
U.S. Air Force
Keene, N. H
Robert Ledger
South Portland
Patsy Jean Roth
Mitchell
Russell Street
Roth
Keesler Air Force Base
Mississippi
Airman
Air Force
Harmony
Grace Aikens
Prospect, Pa
Bath overpass near completion with final touches
Norman Turner, resident engineer, says Bath s skyway project costing 1 500 000 will finish by end of next week. Black top covers Vine street island and Leeman Highway edges, with landscaping near the Post Office still to be done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Norman Turner
Vine Street
Leeman Highway
Turner
Man Found Guilty on Larceny and Attempts Suicide
Robert A. Bartlett, 23, of Woolwich, found guilty on two larceny counts and a further charge, attempted suicide in Bath lockup after losing hearing on the case. Officers reported Bartlett hung from a improvised noose, was sedated, strapped in a straight jacket, and kept under surveillance awaiting transfer to Auburn. Bail set at 5000 on the two theft counts and 200 on petty larceny. police pursued multiple thefts tied to Bartlett, with notes and a motive tied to fears of jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert AL Bartlett
Woolwich
Robert BE. Wagner, Jr
Bartlett
Androscoupin
Wagner
Clinton Haines
Roeal
Theis
George Biette
Auburn
Sheriffs Department
Ronald A. Hart
St. Prower Co
Commercial Street
Clayton Thibodeau
Bath
Jartlett
Fred Peec
Barnett
Lincoln Compty
Bartlett W
Thomaston State Prison
Haines
Prawer
Boothbay
William Cunmnings
Robert FE. Wagner, Jr
Benjamin Fitzgerald
Canada
Rsk
Nien
U.S. Coast Guard
Popham
Squirrel Island
Portland
Bath to Install 21,000 Lumen Street Lights Downtown
City officials plan to replace downtown street fixtures with 21,000 lumen lights, starting within a week and completing by month end. The move follows a council amendment increasing lumens from 15,000, with merchants urging additional poles. the panel will assess the impact before further changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Judkins
City Council
Judkins
Perry
Povich
Retail Trade Board
Arthur Gediman
Center
Memorial Hospital Fair Draws Thousands Over Weekend
The Memorial Hospital fair attracted about 1 200 barbecue attendees with proceeds funding incidental expenses. Organizers reported several groups met up to half of their three year pledges. A Tuesday evening meeting at Bath Iron Works Recreation Hall will review results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scully
Bath Iron Works
Andrews Sabres
Portland
Harold T. Andrews American Legion Post
Joyce Greary
C. Lloyd Hooker
Pine Tree Warriors
Lewiston
Camden Corps
Joseph Marquis
Henry Gilman
Albert Pecei
Dorine Erlebach
Teresa Erlebach
Ann
Mildred Libby
Pauline Erlebach
Ronald Erlebach
Diane Lewis
Donna Innes
Joseph Smith
William Niss
Raymond Small
Michele Paradis
Saranda Adams
Doreen Mank
Sandra Ven Wynen
Susan Kinder
Darlin Jackson
Friday Street Dance Draws About 200 Dancers
Friday evening street dance attracted about 200 dancers as crowds gathered along the closed section of Main Street. Organizers said the event showcased local talent and offered prizes for top performers.
Bath Men Catch 650-Pound Tuna Off Bailey Island
Merle L. Chaney Sr. of Bath and Clarence A. Moore of North Bath hauled in a 650 pound live tuna off Bailey Island after a two hour fight. The fish dressed at 475 pounds and was the season's second largest. They fished from Chaney’s self built 28 foot boat, towing the catch to York’s Dock after a multi day trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Island
Merle L. Chaney Sr
Pearl Street
Clarence A. Moore
North Bath
Chaney
York's
West, Point and
Tave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oscar R. Marsh
John G. Thorpe
United Fund Drive
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Southern Maine
National Association of Accountants and
Polar Star Lodge of Masons
Patten Free Library
Bath Savings Institution
Troop 52
Boy Scouts
Prudential Committee
Winter Street Congregational Church
Muriel V. Greee
Christmas Cove
Gould Academy
Bowdoin College
Pennsylvania State University
Bath Girl Scout Council
BSW
Foremen’s Club
Roy
Scouts of America
Lillian F. Fishy Pta
Gardner, Mass
Mid-Coast Route 1 Assn
Man
Edward IF. Cox
Commerce
Donald Povich
Bath Retail Trade Board
Front Street
Cieated
Central Maine Fever Co
Power Company
Donald Perry
Central
Gediman
Trade Board
the Times
Merchants’ Group
Memorial Hospital
Melodie Preble
Paula McMann
Cathy Ashe
Susan Litchfiield
Jane Kinder
Robert E. Wagner
Smith-Tobey Post
American
The
Diamonds
Ruth
Jock Preney
Harry Deering
Woody Gray
Buddy Dow
Leona Christopher
Robert Sweeney
Evelyn Pinkham
John Sharkey
Carol Cochran
Laura Warner
Elks
James Footer
Elks Youth Activity Committee
Lawrence Brooks
Judy Footer
Broad Way
Brunwick Summer Playhouse
Louna Jean
Edward Norton, Jr
Vicki Norton
Donna Petlock
Gail Doyle
Jean Crocker
Linda McIntosh
Paula Black
Cheryl Wetherbee
Madelyn A. Wether
Jack Preney
Z" Horace
Oldsmobile
Bel Air
Chevrolet
Tranmissions - Motors
McClure’s Car Parts
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