City Council Passes Special Meeting Appropriation Bill
In a Monday night session the Common Council approved a revised appropriation bill reducing several items including health and recreation, while adding funds for field upgrades and a Tewn center issue. The council also debated continuance of the Community Center with a joint session and committee reports guiding final passage.
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Council
Rodney
Common Council
John Mulcahy
G. Thomas Murphy
Commentry Center
Small
A. Robinson
Philip Olver
Roscoe C. McFadden
Walter G. Lyden
Venpee H
Absolve Belanger in fatal accident case
At a Monday hearing County Attorney Ralph O and State police absolved Dorothy Belanger of all responsibility in the death of Nelson Heald. Trooper Powers said Heald stepped into the path of Belanger’s parked car after approaching it from the front. Belanger had pleaded guilty to driving without a license and paid fines. The State's case is closed.
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Ralph O
Dorothy Belanger
Crawford Drive
Nelson Ay
Paippeburs
Frank W. Powers
Heald
Belanip Manway Sramehomets
Thelc
Sun- Cores
Belanger
Bath
Monda
Powers
Breaks Leg in Fall Aboard Collier Then to Hospital
Isabelle Martinez a member of the collier Sarwind Mite suffered a broken leg Monday night after falling from topside into the hold. Bath police officers Williame and Butler arrived, arranged for medical aid, and helped remove the injured to an ambulance and on to the hospital. Raymond Hart of 16 Park Street, newly named service manager at Brooke Chevrolet Co, was previously in Chester A Plant Chevrolet’s service department.
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Donald ‘Oung
An &Mount
Yaun
Lin Ytat
E . Worth
Apis Opeiates
Imtree Kelley Fi
Kimball Field
Isabelle Martinez
Sarwind Mite
Williame
Butler
Bath Police Department
Fa Hogolta
Aumirers
Emers
Raymond Hart
Park Street
New Brooke Chevrolet Co
Summer Street
Chester A. Plant
Chevrolet
Washington Street
Mr. Plant
Andre
Charles
Bath Country Club social season kicks off with dinner dance
The Bath Country Club begins a monthly dinner dance series hosted by the women's committee. The first event is Saturday Eve June 7 with optional dress and mixed golf events planned through the season. Membership drives continue as social and dining options attract local and out of town golfers.
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Country Club
Women’s Com Club
Bath Club
Bath
Ladies Bridge Club
Claude Gillette
Maine
Bath Iron Works to Launch Two Big Trawlers Soon
Bath Iron Works plans a mid month launch for the 68 meter Colonel Plevin, followed days later by two 42 meter vessels Fortis and Taldir. Six 42 meter boats exist in the group with twenty 117 footers completing 32 ships under contract. S. S. Southwind and U S Caswell, naval craft for commercial service, depart Bath after refit while diesel yacht Haida sails to Max Fleischmann.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Kloo Walsing Ra Oerenc
Colonel Plevin
Fortis
S. S. Southwind
Sourey Navy
U. S. Caswell
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Pacific
South Atlantic Steamship Line
Savannah
Max Fleischmann
Nebraska
New York
Morse High Class of 1921 26th Reunion at Alumni Banquet
The Morse High class of 1921 will hold its 26th reunion during the alumni banquet on June 12. A Mrs. George Latenbee or Mrs. David Field are listed with telephone contacts for reservations. some draft details appear incomplete or garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
George Latenbee
David Field
France Gradually Recovering From War Conditions
Jaques Augustin Normand from Le Havre spoke at the Rotary luncheon at Central church, detailing German losses, postwar reconstruction, and France’s labor and political challenges. He noted shortages of coal and raw materials and Germany’s indemnities, with Americans aiding liberation and rebuilding.
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Jaques Augustin Normand
Augustin Normand
Normand Aie Yards
le Havre
France
William 8. Newell
Normand Shipyards
Rotary Club
Mr. Normand
Chester A. Plant
Italy
Normand
England
Russia
Charles Shepard
Philip Dodge
Melvin Hodgdon
Charles Burgess
Central Grammar Boys
Suendént Loring Addison
Rotary
Carl C. Anderson
Memorial Hospital
Boothbay Playhouse
Legion Nominates Officers At Tuesday Meeting
Smith Tobey Post No 21 American Legion nominates officers for 1947 48 including Francis McLaughlin commander and Robert Fortier first vice commander. Election and installation set for Tuesday June 10 with annual finances reviewed and a joint clambake scheduled for August 17.
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Smith-Tobey
Amercan Legion
Francis McLaughlin
Robert Fortier
George Sarkis
Frank Reinoehl
Paul Hurd
Joseph O. Purdue
Land Procured and Modern Hall to be Erected
Land and deed to the old Washington Street building have been obtained for a new South End P T A hall. An investigating committee will plan construction to serve other South End groups. A June 14 cooked food sale will help fund the project. Officers were reelected: Herbert Morse president, Roland Breton vice president, John Waterhouse treasurer, Joseph Footer secretary.
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South End
Association
Weeks Street
Washington Street
George Moses
Frederick Moffatt
Carroll Deering
John Waterhouse
Weeks
Mitchell
South Street
Roland Breton
Joseph Charles Footer, Jr
Herbert Morse
Alvah Morse
Morse
Breton
Everett Quimby
Dwinal Cornish
Bath Iron Works captain praised by Navy leader
Captain William S. Blair of Bath Iron Works and Bath naval reserve committee chairman received a letter from Rear Admiral M. L. Deyo thanking him for support of the Naval Reserve program. Deyo commended Blair for his active leadership and urged continued effort to meet quotas and handle inquiries. Continued on Page Seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Blair
Bath Iron Works Corp
Committee On Operations Naval Reserve
M. L. Deyo
First Naval District
Deyo
Battery B of the 703rd Maine National Guard Recruiting in Bath
The Bath unit of Battery B the 703rd regiment is recruiting as it upgrades from wooden guns to modern 90 mm anti aircraft equipment. The unit foresees new blue dress uniforms, expanded facilities, and a garage unit with a gun shed while training continues to supply capable troops for future emergencies.
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Maine National Guard
703Rd
National Guard
Bath
Comand
Robert F . King
Fred O. Hayward
Raymond F. Lozter
Joseph P. Gillo
Stanley C
U. S. Army
R.h.i.p
Bowdoin 1907 Reunion Sets Dates and Banquet Plans
Bowdoin college class of 1907 holds its 40th reunion in Brunswick June 5 to 7 with headquarters at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. A class banquet is planned for Sunset Farm Harpswell on Friday June 6. Bath High School alumni include Linwood M. Erskine Fred B. Haggett the late Philip Lips Kimball John W Leydon and Aubrey J Voorhees. The class previously funded the President's Gate at the old Medical School entrance and now aims to raise a 4000 gift to the alumni network.
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Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Sunset Farm
Harpswell
Bath High School
Linwood M. Erskine
Fred B. Haggett
Phillips Kimball
John W.leydon
Aubrey J. Voorhees
Final Meeting of D A R for This Season
Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R held its final meeting of the season at Mrs Carrie Cary’s East Brunswick Colonial home. Seventy members with one guest attended. New officers were installed led by retiring regent Mrs Mildred Albee. The program honored Flag Day with readings from Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner preservation.
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Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
Carrie Cary
East Brunswick
Mildred Albee
Lucille Steussy
Marie Andre
Lena Shepard
Ruth M. Hathorne
Eleanor Butterfield
Nellie Lord
Ethel May
Isabel Bridgham
Zephie B. Lowell
Mary Hall
National Magazine
Francis Scott Key
Albee
Continental Congress
Washington, D. C
Maine
Bath
Sanders
Freeport
President Munroe
Washington
Dora Curtis
Christine Curtis
Louise Mosley
Lewiston Visit Includes Duke Ellington Concert
Mrs Orrin Crosby and Margaret Hall were weekend guests of their uncle Wallace Pomeroy in Lewiston. They attended Duke Ellington's orchestra concert during the visit. Mr Pomeroy is Crosby's brother.
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Orrin Crosby
Margaret Hall
Wallace Pomeroy
Lewiston
Duke Ellington
Mr. Pomeroy
Mra
Crosby
Mrs Bates Returns Home From Avalon Catalina
Mrs. John L. Bates returns to her home at 28 Andrews Road after spending the winter with her son Thomas Bates at Avalon Catalina California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Bates
Andrews Road
Thomas Bates
Avalon
Catalina
Calif
Bath Mayor Sends Somerset Map for Bath's 100th Anniversary
Bath England mayor Donald N Small sent a gaily illustrated Somerset map to Bath's mayor, marking the second anniversary of a date and renewing friendly ties with America. He invites Bath's mayor to July celebrations for the city's 100th year in corporate existence.
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Bath
England
Small
Donald N. Small
Agerset
Engla
America
Somerset
Aldus Manutius and the birth of modern printing
A brief note on Aldus Manutius, the Italian scholar and printer, who developed a system in Venice during the 15th and 16th centuries and printed Greek classics on his press.
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Aldus Manutius
Venice
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Jacques A. Normand
L. P. Strong
Boothbay Harbor
Clyde B. Holmes
Belfast
Dominique Tardif
George Nugent
Carl Pinson
Legion
South End P. T. A
Captain Blair
Naval Station
Eastern Airlines
Port Deposit
Newark
N. J
Miami
Battery National Guard
Bowdoin
Reunion
Carrie Carey
Fender
Bath Auto CO
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