Maine Supreme Court Denies New Trial in Wood Murder Case
Richard B. Woods of Natick Mass challenged his 1956 conviction for killing Wilfred Blais in Topsham. The Maine Supreme Court upheld the Bath jury verdict, ruling no improper jury contact occurred, and commended Justice Williams for safeguarding juror integrity. Woods remains under appeal and faces potential life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Supreme Court
Richard B. Woods
Natick
Mass
Wood
Supreme Court
Leonard F. Wil
Liams
Williams
Woods
Maine
Hospital fund reaches halfway mark in Bath report
The Bath Memorial Hospital Development fund crossed its halfway point with a total of 163216 dollars raised toward a 325000 dollar goal for a 32 bed wing. The second report noted 3825 from 6 years ago plus broader donor outreach and plans for future expansion including a fireproof wing with private and semi private rooms, new X ray facilities and an intensive care unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund
Special Gifts Committee
Donald T. Burkhardt
County Democratic Day Set For Aug 5 At Topsham Meet
Sagadahoc County Democrats plan a Day event on August 5 at Topsham Grange hall with Alcice Dionne in charge. Edward J. Murphy, Woolwich, a state senate candidate, urged expanding Maine’s program to attract new industry and praised Governor Muskie’s leadership. Voter registration procedures were discussed as local and county candidates shared campaign material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Topsham Town Hall
Alcide Dionne
Dionne
Edward J. Murphy
Woolwich
Harry Larrabee, Jr
West Bath
Barbara L. Brewer
Bath
Topsham Grange Hall
Alcice Dionne
Topsham
State Senate
Maine
Muskie
Bath CD Director Urges Readiness
Bath Civil Defense director R. Clinton McFadden urged residents to review personal preparedness amid the Middle East tensions. He outlined signals to respond to, the community CD plan, fallout protection, home emergency procedures from the Home Protection Exercises booklet, and Conelrad dial settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Clinton McFadden
Bath Civil Defense
Mideast
Conelrad
McFadden
Careless Driving Not Speed Drives Maine Highway Deaths
Chairman Brian M. Jewett of the Maine Highway Safety Committee reports 83 highway deaths in Maine this year and ties a surge in back road crashes to careless driving. He notes a recent rash of multiple fatalities where careless driving surpassed speed as the main cause, with patrols on back roads limited. A weekend incident also includes a child dying from a heart condition during a mercy trip interrupted by an auto crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian M. Jewett
Woolwich
Maine Highway Safety Committee
Maine
Jewett
Committee Sets Plans For Bath Memorial Hospital Drive
Mrs. G Baer Connard announces a general appeal to raise 325000 for Bath Memorial Hospital expansion. Five divisions and volunteers will call on four families each, aiming to fund a 32 bed wing an emergency generator a recovery room and ICU with X ray suite. Total raised to date is 157029 including 45343 from Bath Iron Works gift matching other sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Baer Connard
Campaign Cochairman
Bath Memorial Hospital
James FE. Taggart
Connard
Bath Iron Works
New Executive Officer Named At Brunswick NAS
Commander David A. Marks USN reported to U S Naval Air Station Brunswick on July 26 to assume duty as Executive Officer He relieves Commander Humphrey Tallman who has been Acting Executive Officer since June A graduate of the U S Naval Academy Class of 1940 he has served in numerous commands and billets including VT 32 VT 95 and Lexington He has notable awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross with two stars and the Navy Unit Citation He is married to Floy Wooten of Memphis Tenn and they have four children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Marks
USN
U. S. Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Ile
Humphrey Tallman
U. S. Naval Academy
Marks
Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Maryland
Nas
San Diego
Calif
Quonscet Point
R. I
Carrier Division 4
NROTC
George Teeh
Purdue University
Composite Squadron 35
Armed Forces Staff College
Bureau of Ordnance
Washington
D. C
Naval Ordnance Plant
Indianapolis
Indiana
USS
Lexington
Chief of Naval Operations Aviation
Mander Marks
Floy Wooten
Memphis
Tenn
Susan Davidson
David Wooten
Floy Lenham
Christopher
BIW Reports 1958 First-Half Earnings Drop
Bath Iron Works posts 2.16 a share for the first half of 1958 versus 2.65 in the prior year. President John R. Newell notes figures are preliminary with gross business totaling 27,952,628 compared to 22,276,019 in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
John R. Newell
Phippsburg Plans Sale of Popham School
Phippsburg will publicly open bids for the Popham Beach one room school on Aug 6 at 7 PM with a $1000 minimum. The 50 by 125 foot lot building near Popham village is the last unused of seven. Proceeds fund landscaping and other costs for a new consolidated grade school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg Strectmen
Popham Beach
Phippsburg
Popham Village
Popham
Phippsbury
Phippsburg Center
Ashdale
Three Girls Injured In Bath Car Crash At Pole
Three Bath girls Sandra J. Strout 15 Joan Caldwell 17 and Eleanor Goody 15 were taken to Memorial hospital by Mayo ambulance after a car they rode in hit a utility pole at the Small Point Popham road intersection. They were kept overnight for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Memorial Hospital
Mayo
Small Point - Popham Road
Sandra J. Strout
Joan Caldwell
Central Avenue
Eleanor Goody
Popham
Boston boats on the Kennebec chronicled in new picture series
The Independent begins a weekly series of photographs from Captain James F. Perkins about Kennebec river steamboats. Tales recall Bath to Boston trips on the Boston boats, river pilots, and memories of the Ransom B. Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebece
Boston
James EF. Perkins
Kennebec River
Percy Vo
Virginia
Bath
Popham
Camarin
Winter Harbor
Island Belle
The
Independent
Kennebope
Popham Beach
Stacey Moore
Kennebec
Stace
Ransom B. Fuller
Pond Island
New England Shipbuilding Company of Bath
Charles Blair
James G. Parker
M. McCullen
F E. C. Thompson
Frank Hopkins
Lemuel Oliver
C. W. Larrabee
Uda McPhee
Gardiner Tibbetts
S. W. Oliver
Frank E. Davis
William A. Mason
W. R. Fox
B. N. Kenney
W. J. Hennessy
Rupert Much
E. K. Searles
Mark Gorham
John M. Richardson
Penobscot
Zorach Family Exhibit At Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College museum hosts a Zorach family exhibit through August 31 featuring paintings and sculpture by William Zorach Marguerite Zorach Dahlev Spear and Jason Schoener. Curator Carl N Schmalz notes the family’s influence on American culture with works in major museums and honors from Bowdoin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zorach
Marguerite Zorach
Dahlev Spear
Jason Schoener
Walker
Bowdoin College
Carl N. Schmalz
Schmalz
Zorachs
William
Dahlov Spear
Bowdoin College Museum
Lithuania
Zorach
Radio City Music Hall
Washington, D C
Powdoin
California
America
Spear
Zorauchs
New York
Philadelphia
Rockland
Mira
Yukon
Okita
la. Follette
Tenn
Metropolitan Museum
Whitney Museum
Newark Museum
Cleveland
Schoener
Concert To Aid Students Planned
A scholarship concert benefiting Boothbay Region High School graduates is planned for next Wednesday in Porter Memorial Gymnasium. Lincoln County Orchestra, directed by Ernest Lippmann of Damariscotta, will perform with guest soloist James Keene, former first violinist now studying at Curtis Institute in Rochester NY. Proceeds go to St Andrews Hospital Auxiliary for graduates training as X ray technicians lab technicians or nurses. Mrs Earl J Gar auxiliary president will host the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbray Region
Lincoln County Orchestra
Porter Memorial Gymnasium
Ernest Lippmann
Damariscotta
Ms City
Pas
James Keene
Curtis Institute of Music
Rochester
N.Y
St. Andrews Hospital
Earl J. Gar
Remembering Kennebec River steam era between Augusta and Popham
The article recalls the heyday of steam navigation on the Kennebec River with boats plying the Augusta to Popham route and many locals remembering the bustling river traffic from those times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec River
Augusta
Popham
Fund Raising Drive Sets Cadets for Legion Meeting
The Cadets Junior Drum Corps launch a two day fundraising drive on August 15 and 16 to cover travel and lodging for the National American Legion convention in Chicago August 28 to September 1. Dollars raised support pins and related expenses as the corps attends contests and performs in Rockland Chelaea Bath Old Orchard Fitchburg and other appearances before departing for Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamionship
Chicago
Veir
Atlantic City
N. J
Bath Iron Works
City Hall
Cadets
Rockland
Chelaea
Mass
Circuit Corps
Old Orchard Beach H
Fitchburg
Bath
Murder charges against two continued in municipal court
George H. Burbank 40 and Fredith J. 18 faced continued murder proceedings in Auburn municipal court at the State’s request. A new hearing date set for July 31 after the pathologist report on the infant daughter’s death remained pending. Rubin, Rubin. Artemus Schmidt 17 of Bath pled guilty to two counts of taking. fined 200 dollars and jailed for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Burbank
Fredith J
Gardiner l Deering
Fredith
Woolwich
Burbank
Atty Harold J. Rarbin
Freditch
Deering
Rubin
Path
Loring I Simall
Andrescoggin
Jana Rubin
Schmidt
Deeringg
Mrs. Hallsey at Memorial Hospital Patient Address
Mrs. Harry F. Hallsey of 18 Bedford Street is listed as a medical patient at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Hallsey
Bedford Street
Memorial Hospital
Hunter Named Sagadahoc GOP Chair After Monday Meeting
Stanley R. Hunter of Bath was elected chairman of the Sagadahoc County Republican Committee at a Monday evening Topsham meeting. Plans were announced for an all day rally and Aug 20 open house with a county tour by Senator Payne Congressman Hale and former Governor Hildreth. Other officers elected were Elon Susan Curtis vice chairman Eleonora Blanchard secretary and Raymond Melintire treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley R. Hunter
Bath
Sagadahoc County
Republican Committee
Topsham
Frederick Payne
Robert Hale
Torace Hildreth
Huse Memorial School
Elon Susan Curtis
Eleonora Blanchard
Raymond MelIntire
Edward J. Me
Four Named To Fire Call By Judkins
Bath adds four call men to its fire department announced by City Manager Stanley W. Judkins. The appointments take effect August 1 and include Roy L. Lutz Jr, Richard L. Grondin, Eugene S. Lebel, and Joseph Desmond, all with families and varied local employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Fire Department
Stanleey W. Judkins
Roy L. Lutz, Jr
Richard L. Grondin
Eugene S. Lebel
Joseph Desmond
Lutz
Washington Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
Grondin
Clifton Street
Legal Shipbuilding
Kennebec
Desmond
Oak Street
Docal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Burkhardt
Erling O. Barsness
S. Theodore Bertoces
Ralph E. Brewer
Andrew M Butterfield
Alfred D. Caton
Eugene P. Eberhard
Frederick M. Haggett
Warren F. Hawley, Jr
Wendell B. Heal
William P. Kelley
Seth S. Mullin
Dwight W. Pierce
Dean Shaw
Ralph C. Small
Egbert O. Tukey
Topsham Meet
Sandra
Donna Nute
Military
Naval
Clinton
BIW
Popham School
Robert T. Lewis
U S. Army
Fort Dix
Bernard S. Lewis
Lewis
Germany
New Brockton
Ala
U. S. Coast Guard
Popham Wharf
By Jane W. Stevens
Legion
Hunter
Sagadahoc Gop
Judkins
J. Horace McClure
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