City Council Gives First Passage To Bond Ordinance For New Fire Station
The Bath City Council approved first passage of a 171000 bond ordinance to finance construction and equipment for a new Centra Fire Station and fire alarm system, bringing total project funding to 180000 with prior 9000 local appropriation. A ten year repayment term was chosen, replacing an earlier 15 year plan, and council discussed re installing a traffic light at Center and Washington streets, plus potential waterfront boat landing reinstatement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
William S. Blair
Ward Six
Center
Washington Streets
Stanley W. Judkins
Maine Central Railroad
Center Street
Blair
Variety Store
Council
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Neil S. Bishop
Stockton Springs
Bishop
GOP
Congress
Maine
Stanley R. Hunter
Ring
Paul E. MacDonald
MacDonald
Oak Street
Lincoln
High Streets
Fred D. Pinkham
Mechanic Street
Drummond Street
Cities Service Oil Co
Leeman Highway
Quimby Street
Ralph Romano
Shell Oil Co
Floral Street
Cottage Street
Cottage Park
Sheriden Road
Benjamin Fitzgerald
Washington Park
Personnel Service Commission
Three Democrats Seek Write-In Nominations in Maine Race
Sagadahoc County Democrats announced they will pursue write-in nominations in the upcoming primary. Carlton Day Reed Jr of Woolwich and Harry E. Cooke of Bath seek Democratic House seats. Robert E. Brewer of Bath runs for County Commissioner. Reed, Colby College 1953 history graduate and former football captain, is partner in Reed & Reed and married to Elizabeth Cummings. Cooke, ex Bath City Council member, aims for Bath House seat again after an earlier bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Maine
Carlton Day Reed, Jr
Woolwich
Topsham
Arrowsic
Phippsburg
West Bath
Harry E. Cooke
Bath
Robert E. Brewer
Reed
Reed & Reed
Colby College
Colby
Elizabeth Cummings
Day's Ferry
Bath Iron Works May Bid On Sub
Bath Iron Works may submit a bid for a conventionally powered submarine as part of Navy requests for proposals in the current fiscal year. If BIW wins, it would be the yard's first submarine, with bids due by June 14 and openings soon after. Newell noted no expected employment rise, as BIW normally employs 2,300 to 2,800 in peacetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
John R. Newell
BIW
Navy Department
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Newell
Bath Yard
J. H. Miller Firm Denies Shopping Center Link
Officials refuse comment on a reported Brunswick building permit for a one story brick and steel structure costing about 200000 to be built on land tied to Bath Brunswick Shopping Center. John Allen says CM Power Co announcement may follow. site near Route 1 is 216 by 155 feet set back 450 feet from the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Miller, Inc
Brunswick
John Allen
Central Maine Power Co
Bath-Brunswick Shopping Center, Inc
Cmpco
Bath
Allen
Sagadahoc Superior Court Opens Term with Indictments Planned
The June term of Sagadahoc Superior Court convened Tuesday with Justice Leonard T. Williams presiding. Grand Jury began deliberations with County Attorney George M. Carlton Jr. who said seven indictments would be sought, including one against Natick sailor Richard B. Woods, 21, for the April 19 bludgeon slaying of Topsham storekeeper Wilfred J. Blais.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Leonard T. Williams
Auburn
Richard Arnold
Beacon Street Methodist Church
George M. Carlton, Jr
Carlton
Natick, Mass
Richard B. Woods
Topsham
Wilfred J. Blais
Bath Iron Works Honors 20 Year Club Members With Barbecue
Bath Iron Works in Woolwich honored 84 employees reaching the twenty year milestone this year at a June barbecue at Merrymeeting Campgrounds. The event featured a Dunninger style mysticism act by Dr. Henry Gerald of New York and saw special guests including Arthur King and J. William Schulze among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works Corp
Merrymeeting
Woolwich
Nichols Poultry Co
New Hampshire
Henry Gerald
New York
Denmark
Dunninger
Arthur W. King
Hull
J. William Schulze
William A. Niss
Omar R. King
A. M. Main
D. T. Burkhart
A. M. Norton
Donald F. Perry
A. Duncan Bragg
William S. Davis
Alfred P. McCabe
Raymond C. Small
Lowell M. Chaney
Ernest J. Gamache
Harvey A. Henderson, Jr
Laval N. Livernois
Samuel J. Soule
Albert F
Breaks At New Meadows Inn And Bakelite Plant
Thieves broke into the New Meadows Inn and the Bakelite Co. division of Union Carbide overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, stealing cash totals of 80 to 100 dollars and 22 dollars respectively. Deputies Be langer and Wagner are investigating separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows Inn
West Bath
Sagadahoc County
Belanger
Wagner
Bakelite Co
Kennebec River Power Squadron installs officers at BIW hall
The Kennebec River Power Squadron held its change of watch Tuesday at the Bath Iron Works Recreation hall. District Cmdr George Wells installed officers for the year including Commander Elmer Williams and Lt Commander Howard Mayo. A guest speaker, Lloyds underwriter John Condrick, spoke on insurance and WWII convoy duty. Rendezvous dates and seamanship class results were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec River
Bath Iron Works
George G. Wells
J.N
Laconia
Elmer B. Williams
A.P
Bath
Howard Mayo
Wyatt H Albertson
Sebasco
Lawrence A. Averill
Wiscasset
John E. Barry
William F. Danforth
West Southport
Lewis S. Johnson
Augusta
Everett E. Wallace
Ransom P. Kelley
Philip L. Gervais
Winslow Legal Affairs
Boyd L. Bailey
Scolten Speaks At Meeting Of County Democrats Here
Dr Adrian H Scolten of Portland seeking the Democratic nomination for the U S House from the First District spoke to Sagadahoc Democratic Women's Club and Bath City Committee on Maine political structure and the doctor patient relationship during a Tuesday night gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Adrian H. Scolten
Portland
U. S. House
Sagadahoc
Democratic Women's Club
Bath City
Scolten
Bath Ministers Meeting Sees United Fund Plans Outlined
Richard B MacLennan executive secretary of the Bath Area Chamber of Commerce spoke at the Bath Ministers Association final meeting at the Winter Street Congregational church parsonage. He outlined the United Fund organizational goals and sought ministerial support for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard B MacLennan
Bath Area
Open House for Trafton Draws 150 Plus County Republicans
Open house for Republican guber natorial candidate Willis A. Trafton Jr and Mrs Trafton in Auburn drew over 150 county Republicans at Huse Memorial School. Trafton urged steady state funding for schools and roads, backed a Maine wage law, and called for administrative study on pollution while highlighting Maine’s diverse industries. Entertainment featured Ruth and Doris Doughty and others. attendees included several local women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis A. Trafton, Jr
Trafton
Auburn
Huse Memorial School
Sagadahoc County
Bath
Huse
Fisher
Maine
Ruth
Doris Doughty
Eddie Wilson
Don Jenkins
Ruth Ellen Hunter
George Blanchard
Topsham
John G. Morse
Phippsburg
Cleveland P Curtis
Bowdoinham
T Tarpy Schulten
Woolwich
Vivian Hunter
Henry Me
Bath High School Alumni elects Nathan Watson again president
Bath High School Alumni Association re elected Nathan W Watson as president at the annual reunion and banquet held in Morse High School gym. The meeting saw officers re elected and multiple class reunions, with 50 year and 25 year classes represented and volunteers named for committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath High School Alumni Association
Nathan Watson
Nathan W. Watson
Association
Morse High School
Merritt A. Mitchell
A. George Moses
Robert L. Jewell
William A. Bruce
Bath
William H. Farrar
Brunswick
Bath High School
T. Ralph Passmore
Brookline
Mass
Earl L. Ham
West Newton
Julia Coombs
Portland
William H Farrar
Emory O. Beane
Augusta
Raymond B Welch
David §. Henderson
Laura A. Mitchell
Jennie Hopkins Walker
Arthur J. Dunton
Elbridge R. Wright
Banagme Hall
Paul Johnson
Lyle P. Calhoun
First Church of the Nazarene
Watson
Johnson
Lida Clark
Sarah Adams
Costello P. Hall
Olive Corliss
Fred May
Harry Litchfield
Edwin R. Andrews
John W. Boomby
Linwood Temple
Clyde Ambrose
Swearingen
Walter Upham
Harry E. Ring
Edward True
Catherine Leonard
Harry L. Day
Edward M. Butterfield
Herbert Calderwood
Warren F. Hawley
Frederick D. Hill
Joseph McKenna
Lewis Carter
Carl Swanton
Nathan W Watson
Edward D. True
Frank Young
Morse
Four Bath Men Graduate From Maine Maritime Academy
Four Bath area men were among the Class of 87 midshipmen at Castine as Maine Maritime Academy awarded Bachelor of Marine Science in Engineering degrees. The graduates include Robert F. Footer Edwin T Powers Jr and Willis F Morse all Morse High school alumni. Ensign William Lowell will report to Merchant Marine service in Boston. Ensign Morse heads to duty in the Naval Reserve and will report to San Diego on June 22 for duty aboard the U S Aircraft Carrier Philippine. Ensigns Powers and Footer await orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
Robert F. Footer
Edward A Footer
High Street
Edwin T Powers, Jr
Edwin T Powers
Park Street
Willis F. Morse
Herbert Morse
Naval Reserve
William Lowell
Earl Lowell
Parker Head
Phippsburg
Morse High School
Propeller Club
Lowell
Boston
Merchant Marine Service
Morse
San Diego Calif
U. S
Philippine
Powers
Footer
Robert Fo Footer
Edwin T. Powers, Jr
Willis Fo Morse
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James W. Temple
William O. Wagner
Edward G. Atkinson
Arthur W. Gediman
Hunter
Judkins
Eva L. Kingsbury
Harold J. Rubin
Stowell Uniform Co
Fire Department
Highway and Sewer Department
Harvard Street
Winship Street
Oak Grove Cemetery
Maple Grove Cemetery
City Park
Spring Street
Dummer Street
Flaherty Park
Soldiers’ Monument
Fisher School
Fairview Cemetery
Oak Grove
Calvary Cemetery
Offermann Tree Surgery
Public Welfare Department
Cooke
Superior Court
Eli Gaudet
Linwood H
Kennebec River Power Squadron
Hockomock Bay
Hendrick
David R. Hilton
Lewis S Johnson
Donald E. Hayward
John F. Reynolds
Loring W. Pratt
Edmund M Socee
John de Groot
Lawrence A Averill
Walter Lo Beane
Vernon C. Bryant
Alfred P McCabe
Frank W. Webb
Owen H Williams
Richard H. Joyce
Alton L. Leavitt
Margaret E Williams
Boothbay Trarper
William Danforth
Jonathon Brown
Wendell G. Rand
Dexter F. Rumsey
Kenneth M. Walbridge
Robert P Walbridge
Dorothy R. Brown
Estelle E. Walbridge
Wyatt Albertson
Kennebec
C. of
Bath Ministers’ Assn
C. Howard Black
George L. Brown
Elizabeth R. Cameron
Madelyn P. Clifford
Julia V. Coombs
Helen B. Crosby
Mary J. Cutler
Grace M. Fleming
Percy D. Hodgkins
Jennie C. Hopkins
Frank M. Lemont
Fred R. Lord
Sarah F. Parks
Lillie G. Passmore
Anna G. Percy
Emma J. Potter
Annie H. Ames
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