Pine Haven Day Camp Closes After Successful 1957 Season
Pine Haven Day Camp at Sewall Woods closed Friday after a very successful two week season attended by 1590 Girl Scouts from Bath and surrounding areas. Perfect weather, a new Senior unit, open house, and various town projects highlighted the season along with crafts, First Aid, and outdoor safety badges. Advisors and staff led by camp director Mrs Butcher reported strong community support and fund affiliations aiding camp improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Hannah
Donna Potlock
Nan Akeley
Ann Donnell
Pine Haven
James Oliver
Sewall Woods
Sewalls' Woods
Lambert Park
Pernaquid
Reid State Park
John Thorpe
Aubrey Steen, Jr
Hildreth H. Fisher
George Young
Donna Young
Linda Ashe
Bath Girl Scout
United Fund
Judith Ashe
Frank Butcher
Louise Gagne
Joanne Rea
Lois Cele
Pamela Johns
Deborah Allen
Katie Thorpe
Butcher
Joseph Grace
Warren Atkinson
Ray Thomas
Elliot Hanson
Public Hearing On Return To Two Way Traffic Plan
City Council schedules a Thursday night public hearing at 7 o'clock to consider amending the traffic ordinance to abolish the current one way pattern on Front Elm and Center streets and restore the former two way system. First reading occurred July 16. No opposition announced. The one way pattern began May 28 and was adjusted mid June. A merchants survey followed, with an in committee meeting held July 11 to discuss traffic in the shopping area.
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Front
Elm
Center
Publicity Grows For August Bath Celebration
Bath receives extensive favorable publicity as it gears up for a August month-long celebration marking America’s 350th shipbuilding anniversary. Bath Area Chamber of Commerce reports executives assisted editors from Telephone Topics to gather material, with visits to Hyde Windlass Co., Bath Iron Works, and Mark W. Hennessy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
America
Bath Area
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath Iron Works
Mark W. Hennessy
Miss Brovelli
Stickler
Miss Maine Plans Official Visit to Brunswick NAS
Miss Maine 1957 Carol Ann Bartels will make an official appearance Saturday at Brunswick Naval Air Station. The Navy junior will tour the air station with escorts from the E squadron, named best in the Atlantic fleet, and will be accompanied by her father Chief Petty Officer Ernest J. Bartels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Ann Bartels
Maine
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Navy
Ernest J. Bartels
Atlantic
McClure's Ad Promotes Parts for All Car Makes
J. Horace McClure advertises used rebuilt and new parts for all car makes with a call to readers to shop at McClure's for assurance of savings and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Bath Couple Returns From Mexico Trip
Mr and Mrs Granville M Colby return to Quimby street Bath after a long tour of the 48 states including St Augustine the Gulf Coast New Orleans Merida Yucatan Mexico City and a visit to the pyramids of Xochimilco and the Popocatepetl Ixtaccihuatl region highlights include the Luma hotel Mexico City the Mayanland hotel 80 miles south and a trek to the Silver City Taxco plus a drive over the Poitchar bridge and stops in York Ala and Virginia showcases a lifetime journey with varied landscapes and ancient sites.
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Florida
Bath
St. Augustine
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Union
Mrs
Colby
New Orleans
Mereda
Yucatan
Mexico
Maynland Hotel
Mexico City
Mexicana Air Lines
Luma
Taxco
Silver City
Xochimilco
Popocatepetl
Ixtaccihuatl
Popo
Cortez
Poitchartrain
York
Ala
Natural Bridge
Virginia
Celebration Opens Aug 5 for 350th Shipbuilding anniversary
Roswell C. Haskell announced plans for a formal opening at 8 p.m. August 5 at Winter Street Congregational church to mark the 350th anniversary of shipbuilding in America. City officials and locals will attend with historian Marion Jaques Smith delivering a Kennebec region history from the Popham Colony of 1607. Further program details will follow.
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Roswell C. Haskell
America
Winter Street Congregational Church
Marion Jaques Smith
Kennebec
Popham
Haskell
Bean Harvesting Starts In Area
About 200 Bath and Woolwich pickers began the bean harvest with three morning crews. Crew 1 departs 7.15 from North Grammar and other listed points. Crew 2 also 7.15, headed by Mrs. Harry Collins. Crew 3 led by Robert Cummings departs 6.15 from Mitchell School. Returns: 6.15 group by 2 p.m., 7:15 group by 3 p.m. Bath Maine Employment Security Commission calls picking "very good."
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Lloyd Pond
North Grammar School
Dike School
Lambert Park
County Court House
Fisher School
Harry Collins
North Grammer
Court House
Robert Cummings
Mitchell School
Bath Office of Maine Employment Security Commission
Industrial Development Council of Maine Meeting at Sebasco Estates
The Industrial Development Council of Maine will hold an all day gathering at Sebasco Estates on Friday at Rock Garden. The event features a recreational program and a lobster bake at noon. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clough, with Clough serving as commissioner of the Department of Economic Development. The council comprises professional development agents and key volunteers. Treasurer is Richard B. MacLennan, executive director of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Development Council of Maine
Rock Garden
Fred Clough
Department of Economic Development
Richard B. MacLennan
Bath Area
Bath girl crowned Miss Maine of 1957 in Portland
Carol Ann Bartels of Bath won the Miss Maine title after a weekend pageant in Portland. The 18 year old faced laryngitis from the festivities yet received strong local support with Bath residents and a large parade. She now represents Maine in the Miss America contest and will appear on Port land television.
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Carol Bartels of
Bath
Maine
Portland
Carol Ann Bartels
Times
Miss Bartels
Portland High School
Nine Bath Scouts Return From Valley Forge Jamboree
Nine Bath Boy Scouts returned Sunday from the 4th National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania. The contingent from Bath including Gordon Gillies Christopher Buck Scott Alexander and Harry McCaffrey from Troop 55 Donald Nadine from Troop 52 Wayne Robbins from Troop 57 David Wallace Malcolm Carey Everett McNelly from Troop 99 attended with Stuart McAllister and Raymond Henry assisting. Maine scouts numbered nearly 200, with 52,000 scouts and 3,600 leaders at Valley Forge for a week of campfires aerial shows, friendship camps, sightseeing trips to Philadelphia and Washington, and various recreation areas.
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Bath
Valley Forge
Stuart McAllister
Gordon Gillies
Christopher Buck
Scott Alexander
Donald Nadine
Wayne Robbins
David Wallace
Harry McCaffrey
Everett McNelly
Malcolm Carey
Wiscasset
Portland
Harvey Woodbury
South Portland
McAllister
Raymond Henry
Wendall Lewis, Jr
Gary Lewis
Neil Adams
Maine
Richard M. Nixson
Philadelphia
Washington
D. C
New England States
Los Angeles
Calif
New England
Texas
T. V
Boy Scout of America
Morristown
Bath Built Destroyer John Paul Jones To Undergo Repairs
The Bath Iron Works built USS John Paul Jones DD-9282 tied up at BSW dock to undergo machinery repairs and will remain until Monday. Commanded by Commander Robert W. Hayler Jr. the ship's crew are fond of Bath and its efficiency. After shakedown in August 1956 at Guantanamo Bay the vessel conducted an independent cruise stopping at San Juan Puerto Rico the Azores Portsmouth England Edinburgh Scotland Oslo Copenhagen and Le Havre before returning to Boston. While in Edinburgh the crew visited Kirkcudbright birthplace of John Paul Jones and presented a sterling plate and a bronze emblem to the town and the National Service Museum. The ship visited Washington DC in October 1956 for Navy Day celebrations. In March 1957 a second overseas cruise began as the lead ship of the DD931 class.
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Bath Iron Works
John Paul Jones
BSW
Robert W. Hayler, Jr
R. W. Hayler
U. S. Navy
U. S. Naval Academy
John Paul
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Azores Islands
Portsmouth
England
Edinburgh
Scotland
Oslo
Norway
Copenhagen
Denmark
le Havre
France
Boston
Kirkcudbright
National Service Museum
Edinburgh Castle
Naval Collection
Cudbright
Washington, D. C
Navy League
Continuca
Warrants For Sept Special Election Issued In Bath
City Clerk Harry B. Ring announced the warrants for Bath's September 9 special state election. Voters will decide two referendum questions and three constitutional amendments between 10 am and 7 pm daylight time. Questions cover a $24 million highway bond and up to $2.5 million ferry service bond for North Haven, Vinalhaven, Islesboro and Swan’s Island. Amendments seek state credit for a $20 million industrial loans bond, move election day to November, and extend gubernatorial term to four years with no second consecutive term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Ring
Bath
North Haven
Vinalhaven
Islesboro
Swan's Island
Memorial Three Cent Virginia of Sagadahock Stamp Issued
The Post Office Department announced a three cent memorial stamp for Virginia of Sagadahock to honor American ing. It will go on first day sale at Bath Post Office with a luncheon and ceremony tied to Bath shipbuilding anniversary. A Lafayette birth bicentennial stamp will also be issued on September 6 as three cents.
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Post Office Department
Virginia
Marquis de Lafayette
Wll
Bath Native Is Nominated To Treasury Post
President Eisenhower nominated Fred C. Scribner Jr a Bath native for Undersecretary of the Treasury. The nomination was sent to the Senate and referred to the Finance Committee which may hold hearings or not. Scribner, former Treasury general counsel, is serving as assistant secretary.
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Eisenhower
Bath
The
Treasury
Fred C. Scribner, Jr
Senate
Finance Committee
Scribner
Front Street
Portland
Young Scribner
Treasury Department
Henderson Home on North Street Moves from Phippsburg
A Bath area feature notes the Henderson home, moved from Phippsburg in June 1951, to join Open House Day celebrating Bath shipbuilding’s 250th anniversary. The structure, once Hogan farm, was remodeled with a raised back roof, rebuilt chimney, and reuse of original woodwork, with birch bark insulation sheets found between Gleapboards and building boards.
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Henderson
North Street
Phippsburg
Anne Kurita
Bath
Vocinity
Aue B
Amerca
Melvin B. Henderson
Phippburg
Kennebec
Popham Beach
C. V. Minott
United States
James McCobb
Donald Dodge
Philadelphia
Ocean
Rockport
Beauchamp Point
Melvin
Hogan Farm
Thomas P E Hogan
Margaret Rairden
Georgetown
Thomas
Cape Cod
Two Bath Young Men Have Thrilling Voyage To Yugoslavia
Two Bath youths Dillon Gillies and Jim Footer joined the freighter Newbury Victors bound for Europe from Portland on June 5. After medicals and papers they sailed as regional seamen and reported a vigorous voyage with anxiety to shore on arrival at Rejeski Yugoslavia. They observed customs officials, noted scarce autos, frequent wagons with wine barrels, met Marshal Tito in a motorcade, and described Spain Portugal and Morocco as beautiful. Gillies plans Norwich University, Footer Maine Maritime Academy Castine.
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Bath
Yugoslavia
Footer
Portland
Jim
Europe
Dillon
Pooter
al O Yoru Crillies
Newbury
Suriessdavve
Cutoms
Noti
Marshal Ti
Moree
Hepck
Mediterranean Sea
Spain
Portugal
Spanish
Morocco
Coc
Kosten
Gillies
Norwich University
Northfield
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Advisory Council
Rnas
J. Horace McClure
Day’s Ferry Rd
Woolwich, Me
Granville M. Colby
Quimby Street
Bath and
Woolwich
IDC of
Sebasco Estates
Westbrook Junior College
Carol
Jimmie Lee
Bruce
Bob Levine
Mademoiselle Shop
Peter Francisco
San Diego
Marine Corps
Hayler
Stewartry
Firth of Solway
Avi
Treasury Post
John T. Voorhees
Bedford Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
John Tallman, Jr
Voorhees
Supaner
Tle
Maine Maritime Academy At
Castine
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