Boston Firm Chosen For Bath Planning Study
The Bath Planning Board selected the Boston firm Blackwell to study Bath’s economic and physical condition. Board members and city officials will meet June 13 to finalize plans, with Suto Rabt of the Dept. of Economic Development attending. Blackwell outlined a city wide plan including land use, transportation, utilities, downtown redevelopment, and riverfront improvements. The cost and scope will be finalized in a later agreement.
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Planning Board
Stanley W. Judkins
Sanford
Auburn
Blackwell
William F. Mussenden
Chamber Committee
Boston
Edward Sewall, Jr
Bath
Department of Economic Development
Bath Area
Mystic
New London
Downtown
Colby honors Dr. Kershner with Colby brick at ceremony
Dr. Warren E. Kershner of Bath was one of 13 Colby alumni to receive honors at a commencement luncheon in Waterville. He received a Colby brick for his service to the college and community, detailing his medical leadership and wartime service.
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Warren E. Kershner
Bath
Colby College
Waterville
Kershner
Mayflower Hill
American College of Surgeons
American ‘Academy of Ophthalmology and
Oto-laryngological Society
American Board
American Board of
Thayer Hospital
Maine Medical Association
Philippines
Colby
City Council Plans Changes In One Way Traffic Pattern
Bath Maine council debates downtown one way plan and outlines amendments to traffic routes. Proposal adds Elin, Arch, Summer and Commerce street changes with public hearing June 13 and potential效果 21 days after June 14.
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City Council
Elin Street
Water
Front Street
Front
Commercial
Arch Street
Council
Merritt A. Mitchell
Elm Street
Arthur E. Hutchins
Bath Area
Hutchins
Washington Street
Bath Iron Works
Arthur W. Gediman
Gediman
Ontpelier
Judkins
Center
Washington Streets
Forbes
Ralph Forbes
Retail Trade Board
Vine Street
Lambard
Arch Streets
Broad Street
Mitchell
Center Street
Center-Water Street
Farnham Lumber Co
Eva Kingsbury
Morse High School graduates crown 145 in class of 1957
One hundred forty five Morse High School students received diplomas amid a full auditorium. The class of 1957 includes 75 girls and 70 boys, eight with high honors and 34 with honors, with 21 National Honor Society members.
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Morse High School
National Honor Society
Peter Edward Crocker
Teachers Pay Study Group To Meet Thursday
The 12 member Committee on the Study of Evaluation of Teachers will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at city hall to review Bath's existing salary schedule and study merit pay plans. Materials include Better Schools' Merit Rating Plans Boon or Bugaboo, and a briefing packet will be distributed. Members include MacLennan, Hayes, Watson, Carter, Austin, Merchant, Bailey, Bell, Temple, Colby, Tucker, and Cole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Richard B. MacLennan
Bath
Better Schools
National Citizens Council For Better Schools
MacLellan
Helen Hayes
Nathan Watson
Richard Carter
Alice Austin
Paul A. Marchant
Boyd L. Bailey
Board of Educaton
Oliver W. Bell
Linwood Temple
Arthur H. Colby
Louise E. Tucker
Anita Cole
MacLennan
Bath Boys Sail For Yugoslavia
Two Morse High school graduates left Portland Harbor to sail as crew on the S. S. Newberry Victory bound for Rijeka Yugoslavia. The ship will unload grain in Yugoslav port for about two weeks and is slated to return to the United States by mid July. Craig Fanning noted as Cornell tennis captain also led soccer and squash at Ithaca campus.
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Summer Street
Mitchell
Council
Harward Heights
Homestead Park
Williams Street
Leeman Highway
Carlton Bridge
Doris E. James
Drummond Street
Arthur L. Haskins
Sheridan Road
Fisher Court
Charles Street
Wesley Street
Bath
Plymouth
Erling O. Barsness
Arthur M. Bowker
Charles B. Doyle
Melvin B. Henderson
Karcher S. Jackson
Lawrence G. Katz
Marion Dean Shaw
Bowen Torrey
C Johin Stanton Henderson
Albert Henderson
Phippburg
Henderson
Morse High School
United Nations
Armed Services
Charles Bohlen
Rusia
Osnak
Peter Crooker
Crooker
Ralph Crooker
1074
High Street
Crocker
Portland Harbor
Yugoslavia
E. Dillon Gillies
James A. Gillies, Jr
North Bath
James Footer
Edward A. Footer
S. S. Newberry Victory
Rijeka
Yugoslav
Craig Fanning
Cornell
Ithaca,n. Y
Bath to Launch WMMS Radio On Air This August
Bath plans a new station WMMS to begin broadcasting in August with transmitter on Beery's Mills Road West Bath and a downtown Bath studio. The project involves Central Maine Power New England Telephone and Telegraph, curing FCC approval, and aims to cover coastal New England up to Cape Cod with Boston area excluded. WMMS stands for Where Most of Maine is Served. Porter of Carlisle Pa hosts and veteran radio aviation expert with WWII service drives the move.
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Baths
WMMS
Winslow T Porter
Bath
Beery’s Mills Road
Central Maine Power Co
New England
Telphone’s and Telegraph Co
Rock Snd
Cape Cod
Boston
Salem
Quincy
Maine
Augusta
Waterville
Federal Communication Commission
Porter
FCC
Carlisle
Kansas City
Boys’ High School
Atlanta
Harvard College
Harvard
James A. Rumrill
Grand Jury Indicts Three Defendants in Sagadahoc
Sagadahoc county grand jury returned three indictments Tuesday reported by County Attorney George M. Carlton Jr. Indicted are Horace E. Pinkham of Saco for cheating by false pretenses Onnie Elkhill of Quincy Mass for breaking and entering Ardeen Pinkham of Georgetown for criminal non support A break in at Snipe's store in Phippsburg is cited with Elkhill charged with breaking and entering with intent to steal The traverse jury convenes Monday morning Justice Abraham M Rudman of Bangor presides at the June term of Superior Court.
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Sagadahoc County
Atty
George M. Carlton, Jr
Horace E. Pinkham
Saco
Onnie Elkhill
Quincy
Mass
Ardeen Pinkham
Georgetown
Elkhill
Snipe
Phippsburg
Carlton
Traverse
Abraham M. Rudman
Bangor
Superior Court
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Winter Street
Cynthia Osgood
Virginia Percy
Diane Farnham
Joyce Ring
Frances Butcher
Nancy Doyle
Dawn White
Deborah Lawrence
Barbara Lawrence
Geraldine Robbins
Nancy Temple
Jewel Flint
Alden Greene
Scott Alexander
William Reed
Sanford Brown
Stuart Bradway
Donald Nadine
Martin v B. Sargent
William Leavitt
Arthur Rideout
Retter
Paul J. Hart
Dummer St
Pleasant Street
Pleasant Avenue
Lincoln Street
Goddard
Flaherty Park
Academy Street
Cobb Road
Gulf Oil Corp
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Anna Lann
Anna Emily Lann
Bert Loun
Rose Street
National Education Association
Miss Lonn
John Henderson
Bath Boys
J. Horace McClure
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