Weekend Boy Scout Camporee at Thomas Point Draws 120 Scouts
Dozens of Scouts from six Bath troops camped along the New Meadows river at Thomas Point for a packed weekend. Troops 52 93 53 57 50 and 55 organized activities under Clyde Lake and aides. Rain storms tested tents as patrols prepped rain ditches while cooks prepared bean hole beans and evening chow. Sunday dawned with reveille church services and a thorough camp cleanup before departure.
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Edmund Briggs
Fred Fox
Thomas Point
Scout Briggs
Heath Lane
Scout Fox
Georgia Varney
Meadow Way
Beacon Street Church
Beacon Street
Joe Darling
Harold Darling
Drayton Road
Troop 55
David Dyer
Paul Towne
Gilbert Robinson
Spike Warren
Peter Lorentsen
George Coombs
Don McAllister
Richard Leask
Stuart McAllister
George Langbehn
Arthur Totman
Bath
New Meadows
Clyde Lake
Sagadahoc
Archie Wishart
John Dauphin
Corliss Street
Woolwich
St. Mary's
Eagles
Winter Street
New England
Sebasco Estates
Arvid L. Anderson
Arthur Stilphen
Matthew Doak, Jr
Frank Keimig
Christopher Kenney
Franklin Howe
Bill Fowden
George Young
Frank Ozella
Dick Sherwood
Cross Warns Republicans Against Government Overreach in Bath
Maine Senate President Burton M. Cross told about 100 Sagadahoc Republicans in Bath that excessive government threatens individual freedom. He cited unregistered voters and high taxes, urged renewed focus on local governance, and praised youth interest amid a pre primary rally. Ex Gov Sumner Sewall backed the critique.
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Maine Senate
Burton M. Cross
Sagadahoc County
City Hall
Bath
Republican City Committee
Augusta
Maine
Cross
Federal
Sumner Sewall
Senator Cross
Washington
Sewall
Newell Reports Private Talks With General MacArthur
William S. Newell, returning to Bath from Asia, recounts a private interview with General MacArthur in Tokyo. He traveled through Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka, Seoul, and Okinawa, met diplomats in Manila, and attended a Philippines palace reception for Southeast Asiatic Federation delegates. He also spoke with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Carlos P. Romulo.
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William S. Newell
Bath
Japan
Mr. Newell
Gen. MacArthur
Tokyo
Yokohama
Kobe
Osaka
Seoul
Korea
Okinawa
Manila
Philippines
Malacanan Palace
Southeast Asiatic Federation
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippine
United Nations
One Party Rule Critic Says Maine Needs Change
Dr. Adrian H. Scolten of Portland urged Maine to abandon one party rule in a Bath City Hall speech. He outlined a sixteen point program including Lausier Bond plan for veterans, rent control extension support, fair pensions for railroad workers, and higher pay for teachers. He pressed minimum $60 monthly support for aged, port development, better roads, and election date consolidation, and called for abolition of the Governor's Council.
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Maine
Adrian H. Scolten
Portland
Scolten
United States Senate
Bath City Hall
Bath Young Democratic Club
Senate
Robert Hale
Bath students win Merit Certificates for patrol work
About 120 Bath School Safety Patrol members received Certificates of Merit at a City hall ceremony. Maine Automobile Association presented the awards for meritorious service protecting children as patrol members. Officials praised the program and announced a new contest among six Bath schools with a busines district traffic exhibition by 12 student delegates.
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Bath School Safety Patrol
City Hall
Maine Automobile Association
Safer Patrol
Maine
Loring R. Addison
Gardiner R. Deering
Ralph ¥. Mittendorf
Eugene Leavitt
John DeWinter
Bath
Frank L. Moriarty
DeWinter
Maine State Police
Judge Deering
Mittendorf
Leavitt
Moriarty
Police Department
City Hall Auditorium
North Grammar
Wayne Akeley
Armando Cormier
Doane Bailey
Richard Marsh
Éray
Anne S. Day
Henrietta Gay Wilkins
Judy R. Holbrook
Peggy C. Hanson
Donald E. House
H. Carl Norton
Harry Musk
Bruce Harrison
John Flaherty
J. Peter Owen
Barbara E. Stewart
Stuart T. Cousins
Carol Wilson
Rolando
Unity In Faith Baccalaureate Theme At Morse High
Herbert Carlyle Libby emeritus Colby College spoke at Morse High School on Sunday afternoon. He urged graduates to seek higher talents, good will, and brotherhood, noting education is who you are and what you do, not a coat to wear. He outlined three rules to find a suitable vocation and stressed love as the transformative power in education.
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Morse High School
Herbert Carlyle Libby
Colby College
Libby
Morse High School Class of 1925 Reunion Planned
More than 100 members of Morse High School class of 1925 will attend an alum ni banquet at the school gym Thursday evening. The group will gather in Room L at 6 p.m. A social hour precedes at 5 to 6 at Charles Cummings home 838 Washington Street. A reunion at the Country Club will follow with transport provided.
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Morse High School
Charles Cummings
Washington Street
Country Club
Clinton D. Wilson
Helen McPhee
State Senator Denny addresses Rotary club meeting
State Senator Edward B. Denny Jr of Damariscotta spoke at the Rotary luncheon at Central church parish house. He runs Round Top dairy farm and has long served in Maine government. Denny urged focus on good roads and a state income tax, noting his public service.
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Edward B. Denny, Jr
Damariscotta
Rotary Club
Central Church Parish House
Denny
Round Top
Maine
Bath City Council Rejects Housing Takeover Plan
Bath council at its June meeting declared no interest in acquiring government housing projects Hyde Park Terrace and Lambert Park. The Federal deadline for applications loomed June 19 while Bernard Varnum outlined terms, profits, and tenant rules for a potential city run plan before the council unanimously declined further action.
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Bath City
Bernard E. Varnum
Bath Housing Authority
Hyde Park Terrace
Lambert Park
City of
Bath
Varnum
Public Housing Authority
Vernum
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Kelley-Spear
North End
Delmar E. Bates
Main
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Alea Aid
Cubs
Newell
Gen. M’arthur
Dr. Scolten
School Safety Patrol
Unity IN Faith
Baccalaureate
Herbert C. Libby
Colby Speaks
MORSE
Desoto Station Wagon
Desoto
Front Street
Bath Auto Company
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