Ardenne MacFadden Cleared in Reckless Driving Case
Ardenne E. MacFadden was found not guilty of reckless driving in municipal court after witnesses testified he drove at a reasonable speed before the July 8 accident that killed Walter Rogers Jr. A 17 year old and 20 year old occupants described a loud report and loss of control, while a Bath Iron Works machinist corroborated their account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardenne
E. MacFadden
Arthur J. Dunton
Ardenne E. MacFadden
Walter C. Rogers, Jr
Maurice H. Owen
Jury hears conflicting testimony in fatal Bath Brunswick crash case
In Municipal Court Ardenne E. MacFadden 16 faces reckless driving charges over the July 8 crash on the Bath Bruns wick highway near Witch Spring that killed Walter C. Rogers Jr. and injured four others. Mechanic witnesses disputed tire and spring condition while defense claimed a sheared center bolt caused a dangerous play in the front spring.
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Ardenne E. MacFadden
Morse High School
Bath-Brunswick
Witch Spring
Walter C. Rogers, Jr
Bath
Memorial Hospital
Louis M. Catlin
Brunswick
Rowe Motor Co
Guy A. Nichols
Lewiston Buick Co
William E. Fletcher
Rogers
Thomas L. Grindell
McCorrison
Nichols
Edward W. Bridgham
Ralph O. Dale
Catlin
Fletcher
Woolwich Voters Reject Plan for Consolidated Four Room School
A special meeting in Woolwich failed to approve a $25,000 consolidated four room school to ease crowding in Sagadahoc Ferry and Nequasset. Voters offered only $500 extra beyond March's $1,500 for enlarging the Ferry school, with talks of 45 percent federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Ferry
Nequasset
Ferry
John Brown
Samuel P. Buck
Board of Selectmen
John H. Carter
Roland McIntosh
Ferry School
Tourist Industry Struck by Storms Cuts Noted in Maine
Rainy weather last week caused a slight loss to Maine summer tourism and crops, though officials caution the impact is uneven. Everett F. Greaton of the Maine Development Commission says most vacationers kept plans and those already in Maine stayed, with resorts and gas stations likely hardest hit. He pegs year-to-date tourism about ten percent below last year, expecting August weather to recover. Charles M. White of the Agriculture Department notes crop damage is limited overall, though corn and beans show some harm and potato fields in isolated areas suffer minor washouts.
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Maine
Everett F. Greaton
Maine Development Commission
Charles M. White
Department of Agriculture
White
Visiting this city first time since 1921
W H Moulton former secretary of the pension department of Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co Ishpeming Mich visits his brother Harry W Moulton 22 Russell street for two weeks He joined the company in 1905 and studied at Worcester Poly technic Institute He later led Union Water Meter Co in Worcester before moving to Ohio This trip follows a Great Lakes and Canada route This is his first visit to the city since 1921 The text also notes the only Indian reservation in Texas is near Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Moulton
Cleveland- Cliffs Iron Co
Ishpeming
Mich
Harry W. Moulton
Russell Street
Union Water Meter Co
Ohio
Great Lakes
Canada
City
Guidance Rules Adopted by Sagadahoc GOP Wednesday Night
The Sagadahoc County Republican committee approved guidance rules proposed by chairman Joseph W Randlette of Richmond. A seven member quorum was set for business, with monthly meetings from June primary to September state election and as needed by three members. A finance committee was formed to oversee collections and disbursements, with a possible August West Bath meeting. John L Jack of Topsham was named chairman of arrangements, joined by E W Haggett of West Bath and Bessie E Dick.
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Sagadahoc County Republican Committee
Joseph W. Randlette
Richmond
West Bath Grange Hall
E. W. Haggett
John L. Jack
Topsham
West Bath
Bessie E. Dick
Legion Show Delivers Two Nights Of Amusements
The American Legion staged We're On the Air with Nel, Kenneth Jacquith as heroine, and a villainous Edgar Leavitt. A cast including Dido Cutting as Nel's mother and Tom the hero performs to resolve a mysterious bundle and clear Nel's name. Awards, program notes, and visitor Miss Shirley Higgins accompany the event.
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Little Nel
Kenneth Jacquith
American Legion
William A. Furber
Maria
Nel
Dido Cutting
Edgar D. Leavitt
Tom
Franklyn O. Wright
Clementine
Hubert McCarty
Philip W. Beaney
Betty Tower
Radio Stage Guild
Boston
Myrna M. Avery
Natalie Hagan
Irma Bennett
Nancy Flint
Madelyn Oliver
Helen Gallagher
David Morens
James Knight
Paul L. Boudreau
Mae Nelson
Almine Hunt
Dido
Easton Jr. Enlists at U S Naval Academy in Annapolis
Glenn H. Easton Jr., son of Lieut. Commander Easton, U S N, was sworn in as midshipman at Annapolis. The Bath resident entered Morse High School and Bowdoin College before joining the Naval Academy after prep studies in Washington. He completes his fourth class year and hails from a Bath background due to his father’s post at Bath Iron Works.
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Glenn H. Easton
U.S. Naval Academy
Polis
Easton
Naval
Bath Iron Works Corp
Morse High School
Washington, D. C
Bowdoin College
Richard Hallet
Bath
Andrew Hallet
Alice Jackson Hallet
Cambridge
Mass
Hallet
Cambridge Latin School
Harvard College
Harvard Law School
Learned Hand
Federal District Court of
New York
Australia
Will Jackson
Charles T. Jackson
Ranier
Urea
Marshall Group
South Sea Islands
Bath Iron Works Gets Two Destroyer Contract
The Navy awarded four torpedo boat destroyer contracts, two to Bath Iron Works in Bath Maine and two to Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co in New Jersey. Bath Iron Works builds two destroyers at 5 067 000 dollars each with deliveries in 28 to 30 months at the Boston Navy Yard. Federal Shipbuilding builds two destroyers at 5 082 000 dollars each with deliveries in 30 to 32 months at the New York Navy Yard.
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Navy
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
New Jersey
Boston
Mass
Navy Yard
New York Navy Yard
First Aid Classes Enrollments Open in Bath Maine
Allan Spear, chairman of the Bath chapter American Red Cross, announces enrollment for a first aid instructors class from August 1 to 12. Minimum 30, likely 35 enrollments, chiefly from industrial plants. Dr. Bryce A. Newbaker will lead. 60 cents for a book. no other fees. Subjects include emergency aid, artificial respiration, and roadside injuries. Meeting place not fixed yet. Also notes counterfeit money passes in Maine with no arrests after a week of effort, including Old Orchard Beach and Bangor.
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Allan Spear
First Aid Committee
Bath
American Red Cross
Spear
Bryce A. Newbaker
National Red Cross
Maine
Bangor
Old Orchard Beach
Reckless drivers blamed as Maine grade crossings studied
Maine State Police Safety Director Sergt. Francis J. McCabe rode two Maine Central trains from Portland to Bangor and back to observe why motorists collide at crossings. He warned motorists to heed highway signs as enginemen heed railroad signals, citing close calls with New York and Maine plates and urging safer behavior to prevent accidents.
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Maine Central Railway of Steel
Sergt
Francis J. McCabe
Maine State Police
McCabe
Maine Central
Daniel W.W. Sanborn
Robert Sturgeon
South Portland
Kennebec Limited
Portland
Bangor
Maine
Sturgeon
Sergt. McCabe
Sanborn
New York
Waterville
Ius
Richard Hallet Releases Rolling World Autobiography
Richard Hallet publishes The Rolling World through Houghton Mifflin on July 26. The Bath born writer details sea adventures, Australian sheep farming, wartime transport, and a long collaboration with Frank Hyde, intermixing personal history with local Bath lore.
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Houghton Mifflin Co
Boston
Richard Hallet
Bernard de Voto
The
Saturday Review
Obadiah Gardner Dies Sudden in Augusta at 87
Former U S Senator and longtime Maine figure Obadiah Gardner died suddenly Sunday in Augusta at his daughter Nina Beverage’s home, on the eve of his 88th birthday. A Democrat and grange leader, he opposed the New Deal and served as Maine governor candidate in 1908 against Bert Fernald. Gardner had deep ties to Bath and Rockland communities and visited Grange chapters across the state.
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Obadiah Gardner
United States
International Joint Commission
Maine State Grange
Nina G. Beverage
Augusta
Bath
Waecord
State House
Gardner
Rockland
Bangor
Bert M. Fernald
Poland
Memorial Service for Gen Knox Held at Thomaston Home
Maine Sons of the American Revolution honored Major General Henry Knox on the eve of his birth anniversary. Rev. William Dawes Veazie spoke at Montpelier Thomaston, messages from multiple governors were read, and wreaths were placed at Knox’s and his wife’s grave.
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Maine
Gov, Barrows
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Knox
Valley Forge
Battery E
Lynn
Mass
Mass., Lo2nd Field Artillery, Willis B. Hall
Porthind
Society
Charles F. Hurley
Maurice Tobin
Boston
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M'Fadden
Woolwich
Texas
Livingston
G.O.P
Legion
Masonic Temple
Shirley Higgins
West Upton
Bertha Dunbar
Washington Street
Glenn H. Easton, Jr
Naval Academy
Red Cross
State Police
Boothbay Harbor
Jackson
Indian Ocean
Arizona
Iron Horse
France
John L. Sullivan
Saturday Evening Post
Pugilist
Frank Hyde
Hyde
Oroville
Calif
the Post
Portland Press Herald
Rotary
Colonial Club
Cosmopolitan Club
Mary Holton Hallet
Nancy Hallet
Richard, Jr
Richard M. Hallet
U. S
Master of the State
Grange
Gen. Knox
Thomaston
Montpelier
Alice Dawes Veazie
Annu Ned Veazie
William Dawes
Francis F. Crowe
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