Veteran Firemen Parade Through Bath In Colorful Muster
A large parade of New England veteran firemen passed through Bath amid hot sun and light breeze. Numerous fire brigades from ports like Newburyport and Portland joined. bands, drum corps, and color guards led by Parade Marshal Earl Fortier. Spectators cheered as crews in white shirts and blue trousers displayed uniforms, while a later note mentions a drive to swell a school fund.
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England
Bath
Vetrans
Earl Fortier
Bath Jation
Dunlap Commandery Band
Chester H. Mcforeman
Dresed
William Hill
North Berew
Floyd Johnson
Andy
Neptune
Newburyport
Mass
Androscoggin
Loshiom
Gardner
Portland
General Bates
Topsham Hiner
United States
William Shaughnessy
Tub Oe
Portsmouth
Viewno Berwin
Veterans of Foreignerseat Eagles
Lucille
Eenyor Brane
Ma Erite
Thresa
Clair Mevier
East Mapens
Bath hosts 100th anniversary muster with fire boats and powerboat racing
Niagara 3 of Brunswick wins first class m at Bath muster while William Hill 2 of North Berwick places second in second class. Neptune 8 of Newburyport tops first class distance at 220 ft 8 in. Kennebec of Bath at 217 ft claims second prize. Eureka of Portsmouth ties sixth with 216 ft. event marks Bath city centennial parade and New England Powerboat Association races amid wide spectator praise.
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Niagara 3
Brunswick
William Hill
Berwick
New England States
Firemen’s League
Bath
New England Powerboat Association
New
New England League
Baw Beese
Waldoboro
Sagadahock
Neptune 8
Newport
Mass
South Essex
Triumph
North Berwich
Volunteer
East Greenwich
R. I
Eureka
Portsmouth
N. H
Kennebec
Torrent
Topsyham
Jonly Titbs
Torrent 1
William Hill 2
North Berwick
Newburyport
Androscoggin
Topsham
Gardner
Portland
General Bates
Bath Fire Department
W. S. Newell
Weston L. Bonney
Bath Centennial Regatta Highlights Maine Races on Kennebec River
Thousands attend Bath Centennial celebration as New England Outboard Racing Association holds its first regatta in Maine. Don Whitefield from Montclair N J wins quick heats. Midge Clark from New Haven Conn places in heat two. Norman Abbott of Biddeford and Bill Fowler of Medford Mass show strong Class A performances with tense pylon turns and coast guard safety on the Kennebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bath
Kennebec
Wneeer
Carlton Bridge
Don Whitefield
Montclair
N. J
Midge Clark
New Haven
Conn
Bill Menges
Dighton
Mass
Whitefield
Menges
Bill Shakeshaft
White Plains
N. Y
J. A Brown
Woburn
Brown
Norman Abbott
Biddeford
Bill Fowler
Medford
Coast Guard
Norm Abbott
Pat
Fowler
Dan Idredge
Massachusetts
Eldridge
Don Eldridge
W. P. Suite
Hyde Memorial Home Open House Draws Hundreds
The Hyde Memorial Home in Bath hosted a public open house with tea and a dance benefiting the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children. About 200 attended afternoon tea and 350 joined the evening event with Win Snell’s Orchestra, raising funds for handicapped programs.
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Hyde Memorial
Ding
Bath
Pine Tree Society
Hyde Estate
Punch
Warren Hawley
Community Service To Camp and
Red Cross
Hawley
G. Thomas Murphy
Robert B. Hatch
Allan Epear
Ann. Brake En . Karcher Jackson
Carroll Watson
South End
P.T.A
Maine
J. Sell Grant
Roland Breton
Mark A. Jackson
C. Kenneth Thayer
el L. Pinkham
Isabella
Jine Phee
Nora
Catherine Burgess
de Edgett
Eleanor Black
Bar Mills
Lyle Littlefield
Achimenes
Impatience
Axilis Ae
Kennebec
Marie I. Preston
Win Snell
Camden Guests At Mrs. Ronco's Home
Mrs Charles Ronco and daughter Betty Lou and Mr and Mrs Frank Stone and son Ralph of Camden were guests Sunday of Mrs ors sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Brenton Ayer on Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ronco
Betty Lou
Frank Stone
Ralph Jof Camden Moe
Ors
Brenton Ayer
Washington i Street
Topsham Pupils Approved for Morse High Enrollment
Topsham students will be allowed to enter Morse High School for secondary schooling with an estimated 40 to 60 pupils. Bath will absorb industrial studies, and Morse adds one more teacher as Topsham joins for next year bringing Morse enrollment to about 675, under Superintendent Loring R. Addison.
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Topsham
Ionaive
Thesea
Morse High
Loring R. Addison
Bath
Brunswick
Bath Welcomes H M S Snipe Here For Social Call
His Majesty s Ship Snipe anchored in the Kennebec at noon Tuesday for Bath Centennial honors. The 300 foot 2000 ton sloop under Commander J M Villers OBE DN carried 169 officers and men. Built at Dumbarton Scotland a year ago she is armed with six 4 inch dual purpose guns and six 40 millimeter cannons.
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Kennebec
Bath
William S. Blair
Bath Iron Works
Carlton Bridge
Maine Central
Woolwich
Kennebec Wharf and Coal Company
J. M. Villers
Hood
Dunbarton
Scotland
Army Air Planes To Fly Over Bath In Friday Flight
Local Army Recruitment Office says AT-6 and P-47 aircraft will fly 500 feet over Bath between 9 30 and 11 30 a m on Friday. Twelve to fifteen planes depart Dow Field Bangor early Friday, looping through Waterville Augusta Lewiston Portland Bath Rockland before returning. The flight marks Army Air Forces Day celebrating 40 years of organization with Bath merchants displaying flags.
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United States Army Recruiting Service
Army’ Air Force
Bath
Dow Field
Bangor
Waterville
Augusta
Lewiston
Portland
Rockland
Belfast
Army Air Forces Day
Admiral Gillette Receives Legion of Merit Citation
Rear Admiral Claude S. Gillette USN, of Bath Maine, awarded a permanent Legion of Merit citation for exceptionally meritorious conduct as manager of the Navy Yard Puget Sound. He directed repairs of Pacific Fleet vessels and sea preparation of escorts and transports built in Tacoma and Portland.
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Navy Yard
Puget Sound
Claude S. Gillette
USN
Sechiadeeor An Ahan
E Street
Bath
Gillette
Pacific Fleet
Tacoma
Wash
Portland
Ore
United States
13Th Naval District
Richardson Promoted to Supervisor in Sea and Shore Forces
Augusta July 28. Warden Owen A Richardson is promoted to supervisor to replace retiring William Thurston of McKinley. Richardson, 46, will head District 4 including Hancock county and parts of Penobscot and Waldo counties with Ellsworth as headquarters. Thurston retires Aug 1 after 22 years service. Ralph Blanchard, 30, hired to fill a vacancy, will work near Kennebunkport.
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Augusta
Owen Richardson
West Point
William Thurston
McKinley
Dan Malloy
Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Richardson
Ellsworth
Hancock County
Penobscot
Waldo
Malloy
Ba State Department of Personnel
Department
West Point Bath
Thurston
Original Sea and Shore Fisheries Commission
Horatio Crie
Ralph Blanchard
Sanford
Elwood Doughty
Portland
Blanchard
Kennebunkport
Lauretta Huff Crowned Centennial Queen in Bath
Lauretta Huff won the Centennial Queen contest with 38 850 more votes than her nearest rival. Miss Marion Anderson was runner up with Barbara Preney third and Betty Anderson fourth as the pageant concluded at the State Armory with Governor Hildreth and Governor Bradford in attendance.
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Horace Hildreth
Loretta Huff
State Armory
Miss Huff
Barbara Preney
Joe Avery
Robert Bradford
Massachusetts
Maine
Donald N. Small
Elford A
Marion Anderson
Betty Anderson
Arilyn Booker
Frances Flaherty
Betty Footer
Dorothy Kocha
Augusta Mayor Nelson Announces Candidacy for Congress
Augusta July 30 Charles P Nelson 40 year old mayor of Augusta announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the June 1948 primaries as United States representative from the Second District He aims to follow in the footsteps of his father John E Nelson who represented the district 1922 to 1962 His tenure as mayor included pursuing funds for a new Kennebec river bridge and establishing a downtown traffic district Nelson is a native of Waterville and one of eight children born to John E and the late Margaret Crosby.
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Augusta
Charles P. Nelson
United States
MantiNe
Margaret Chase Smith
Skowhegan
Nelson
John E. Nelson
Monmouth
Congress
Kennebec River
Waterville
John E
Margaret Crosby
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Niagara OF Brunswick
Eden
New England
MORSE
H. M.S. Snipe
ARMY
BATHS
Admiral Gillette
Legion OF Merit
Bath Man
Pacific
Owen A. Richardson
Tsauretta
Dee Marion Anderson
Marilyn Booker
Dorothy Putnam
Muriel Pouliot
Madelyn Oliver
Barbara Oliver
June Varney
Bunny Fortier
Bath Auto CO
Panl
Front Street
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