Maine ready for tourist influx and camp visitors
As Maine anticipates thousands of summer visitors and campers, residents are urged to greet guests warmly, keep communities tidy, and assist motorists with clear directions and safe detours around ongoing highway work. Officials note highway projects linking Bath to Phippsburg and West Bath will improve access to resorts, while parking on Front Street draws criticism for congestion and minor accidents. Meanwhile, a friendly reminder about birds and daily feeding is offered.
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Maine
Maine Development Commission
Maine Publicity Bureau
Lower High Street
McCutcheon’s Hill
Bridge Street
Phippsburg Center
Small Point
Bath
Phipppsburg
West Bath
New Meadows
Kennebec
Atlantic Ocean
Bodwell Grange Hall
McIntire
Popham
Phippsburg
Front Street
Post Office
Vine Street
Carlton Bridge
Les Camarades Meet For Evening Of Music At Mrs Albee's
Miss Margaret J Melcher and Mrs Carl E Albee hosted Les Camarades Musicaux at Mrs Albee's Washington street home. Mrs Robert B Hatch returnee sang in Carmen previously. Guest artist Miss Margaret M S Mackinnon performed a piano quartet and various numbers followed, with a wide program led by Mrs Cary and Mr Ramsay at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret J. Melcher
Carl E. Albee
Les Camarades Musicaux
Mme, Schalichi
Cary
Capriccio Bril- Havite
Raft
Homer Grunn
Miss Magoun
Melcher
Schon Blumlein
Schumann
Rice
Ramsay
Albee
Sea
Vieh
Miss Leonard
Juniors Chosen as Ushers for Class Day and Graduation
Clifton S Nickerson president of the class of 1938 MHS with Henry D Small adviser selected juniors to act as ushers for class day and senior graduation ex ercises this week. Ushers for class day include Harold Stanton Olin Bankhurst Virginia Davis Kathleen Brown Woolwich Avis Marston Woolwich Katharine Milliken Jane s McQuarrie Dorothy Bourque Josephine Haskell Virginia Kingsbury Laura Knight Charles Moore Hershel Libby to serve in balcony. Graduation ushers include Charles Genthner Clifton Nickerson Beverly Shorey Patricia Sewall Kathleen Lewis Cynthia Chaney Melvin Henderson Edward Brown Ruth Pratt Dorothy White Doris Henderson Lallian Goodwin Jean McCall Maynard McFadden vice president Marguerite Brown Jacqueline Bisson Alice Hogan Glenda Ingraham Ruth Shellenbarger Waldo Dexter Woolwich six last named to balcony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton S. Nickerson
MHS
Henry D. Small
Harold Stanton
Olin Bankhurst
Virginia Davis
Kathleen Brown
Woolwich
Avis Marston
Katherine Milliken
Janes McQuarrie
Accident Proves Unavoidable in Woolwich Collision
Leonard D. Bickford a Woolwich resident and Bath Iron Works employee suffered a broken neck when struck by an automobile driven by Thomas Wheeler near Waterville Woolwich while walking The State Police County Attorney doctor and deputy sheriff declared the accident unavoidable Survivors include his wife and two brothers Rosario Dutil recently appointed to Internal Revenue Service and to Lewiston office begins new duties with occasional city travel after resigning from Maine Legislature from Lewiston He served through the regular session and tendered resignation
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Leonard D. Bickford
Woolwich
Bath Tron Works
Thomas Wheeler
Waterville
John P Crosby
Ralph O. Dale
Joseph J Smith
Saradahoe
Loring D Small
Bickford
Ouklind
Jacob
Mary Ann Johnson Bickford
Boston
Tron Works
Charles
Hartford
Conn
Clyde Bickford
Portland
Rosario Dutil
Sabstins Street
Lewiston
Maine
Ely
Internal Revenue Service
Dutil
Morse High Class 1912 Plans Its Reunion
Morse high school class of 1912 organizes an Alumni Day reunion with Mrs. Margery Chapman and Mr. Ernest Wood leading local plans. Harold L. Thompson, class president from Newton, Mass., asks members for donations to a class gift and to confirm attendance at the alumni banquet. A three o clock meeting is set in Room D for out of town arrangements, with listed graduates including Alton Arthur Avery and Ruth Bennett Mitchell among others.
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Morse High School
Robert H. Haskell
Margery Gertrude Chapman
Ernest Wood
Ruth Bennett Mitchell
Harold Low Thompson
Newton
Mass
Wood
Morse High
Thompson
Paul R. Palmer
Gladys Mae Jordan
West Roxbury
Robert
Gladys Agnes Hart
Amanda Davis McIntire
Louise Anna Bailey
Eleanor Louise Morse
Ida May Jackson
Ella Anita Johnson
Louise Marie Johnson
Mary Matilda Lightbody
Mildred Annie Norton
Edith Violet Oliver
Frances Louise Parks
Carolyn Elizabeth Parris
Rachel Maude Potter
Helen Margaret Purinton
Caroline Donnell Bullman
Dorothy Sumner Sewall
Bowen Torrey
Agnes Irene Martin
Eleanor Greenleaf Merrill
Junior Cosmo Club Hears A Fine Talk
Mrs Ruth H Farnham former Cosmopolitan and Democratic State Committee member spoke on parliamentary procedure and law at a Cosmopolitan Juniors meeting. Miss A Elizabeth Colby presided and by laws were read by Miss Amy A Trish secretary. The group will meet monthly on the first and third Thursdays and discussed tennis courts and selling tickets for the Sample Fair.
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Ruth H. Farnham
Cosmopolitan Club
Democratic State Committee
Cosmopolitan
Farnham
A. Elizabeth Colby
Amy A. Trish
Gardiner R. Deering
Joseph C. LeFavour
Leslie J. Wold
Seniors Lakewood Outing Trip Leaves Maine Central Buses
Morse high senior class with teachers as chaperones departed Saturday for Lakewood for a day trip. The 71 seniors, joined by bus drivers, enjoyed Lakewood activities and attended Blanche Yurka in The Wild Duck. Camden seniors Waterville juniors and Bath nurses also planned outings the same day. Buses returned Sunday morning after routes through High Street and Washington Street. Bowdoin commencement features Hamlet with Ross M Lean in title role and Ophelia played by Margaret Clifford. Production directed by George N Quinby, with James Goodwin stage manager and Philip Lambe production manager. The show is set for June 18 at nine on the Wallers Art Building steps.
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Lakewood
Camden
Waterville
Bath
High Street
Washington Street
Shakespeare
Ross M.lean
West Newton
Mass
Bowdoin
A. Ophelia
Margaret Clifford
Portland
Gertrude
Bain
George N. Quinby
Charles Goodwin
Clinton
N. Y
Phillip Lambe
Elizabeth
N. J
Waller Art Building
Bath Pupil Spelling Match Draws Large Crowd
Second annual spelling contest at Morse high school auditorium drew about 500 attendees. Prizes totaling 40 dollars were awarded across four grade groups with winners including Jackson Hill and Ruth Cogan who repeated last year’s top finishes.
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Morse High School
Edward C. Plummer
Clinton D. Wilson
Jackson Hill
South Street
Bladen Smith
Dike
Carmen Huse
Edmund M. Staples
George Dunlap
Eleanor Woodman
North Grammar
Alberta Morrison
Amy A. Irish
North Grammar School
J. Gertrude Silsby
Emma F. Hooper
North Primary
Fight
Ruth Cogan
Ida Cohen
Central Grammar
Priscilla Wood
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Mary Brown
Jane Feere
Dorothea Lewis
Harold Stanton
Henry Preble, Jr
Edwin S. Wright
Morse
Mary H. Conley
Morse English Department
Bath Triplets Grow Fast in Happy Bath Home
The Cohen triplets Nathan Franklin Anne Leah and Janet Phyllis born March 16 at Bath Memorial hospital weigh seven plus pounds now. Nathan 6 3 4, Anne 7 7 0, Janet 7 13 0. The 12 week old trio from 10 Old South Place are active and well cared for as the hospital notes their first triplet birth in 28 years.
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Cohen
Morris H. Cohen
Old South Place
Bath Memorial Hospital
Nathan Franklin
Anne Leah
Janet Phyllis
Nathan
Anne
Janet
Garden Club Plants Maple in City Park
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club planted a Swedla maple in Bath near the Patten Free Library to replace a fallen tree. Superintendent Horace W. Ward supports the project as part of civic work. The club, led by Mrs. Frank A. Hodgdon, marks the Constitution sesquicentennial and aligns with the American Tree Association.
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Patten Free Library
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Supt
Horace W. Ward
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath
Frank A. Hodgdon
Nequasset
American Tree Association
Arraigned on Driving Charge in Municipal Court
Fred C Doyle of Brunswick pleaded not guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in municipal court. The case was continued to 10 am Saturday as his attorney John P Carey Jr sought appearance. Officers Green and Pennell arrested Doyle on Middle Street. A separate Gardiner case saw Fred Plourde, 44, charged with assault and battery against partner Roland Beckwith. Heselton fined Plourde 25 dollars and costs 345 dollars with probation for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Doyle
Brunswick Road
John P. Carey, Jr
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Arthur J. Dunton
Langdon E. Green
Joseph D. Pennell
Doyle
Middle Street
Fred Plourde
Randolph
Gardiner
Henry Heselton
Roland Beckwith
Heselton
Plourde
Small Awarded $500 By Jury In Civil Suit
In Sagadahoc Superior Court a verdict awarded Harold P. Small $500 in his ad damnum suit against Frigidaires Sales Corp. The case centers on commissions for refrigeration equipment sold to Bath Iron Works customers. A motion for a new trial was filed by Robert Hale, attorney for Frigidaires, and Maine Supreme Court review is anticipated. Frank Pratt was sentenced to six months in Kennebec County Jail on an adultery charge after being bound over from municipal court.
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Robert Hale
Portland
Frigidaires Sales Corp
Sagadahoc
Bath Iron Works Corp
Small
Hale
Maine Supreme Court
Frank Pratt
Arthur Chapman
Kennebec County
Augusta
Arthur J. Dunton
Pratt
Helen Crisman
Brunswick
Bath Red Cross Baby Clinic Reaches 1000th Attendance
The Bath chapter Well Baby clinic marks its 1000th baby, Maynard Albert Thibeau, born May 15 to Mr and Mrs Albert Thibeau of 9 Hinckley Street. Since inception in 1981 by Mrs Edward W. Hyde the clinic has hosted 5,896 visits and 279 conferences, with a summer gift planned for Maynard.
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Bath
American Red Cross
Maynard Albert Thibeau
Maynard
Albert Thibeau
Hinckley Street
Edward W. Hyde
Arthur Sewall
Cecil E. Paine
Seths. Mullin
Allen M. Irish
Carolyn M
Bath St Barnabas Guild Formed with 35 Members
The Bath branch of the Guild of St. Barnabas organized Friday night at Grace church. Sixty? five present? No 35 attended. Officers elected for the coming year include Miss Dorothy Milliken president Miss Evelyn Plummer vice president Mrs R Clinton McFadden secretary Miss Adeline Rogers treasurer Mrs Sewall honorary member and Rev Charles M Tubbs chaplain. Next meeting set for June 25 with hopes of many new members. group is non sectarian. Refreshments followed at Mrs Sewall’s home on Washington street.
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Bath
Guild of St. Barnabas
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Church
Arthur Sewall 2d
Washington Street
Dorothy Milliken
Evelyn Plummer
R. Clinton McFadden
Adeline Rogers
Sewall
Tubbs
Electric power restored after Carlton bridge lift span outage
Electric power for operating the Carlton bridge lift span, ground to 2300 volts, failed about 1.30 Tuesday of last week and was restored about 10.30 Wednesday night. A test showed the span working, and the Ulv steamed through Thursday morning with pulpwood from Salmon River for Pejepscot Paper Co.
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Carlton Bridge
Ulv
Salmon River
N B
Pejepscot Paper Cos
Kelley, Spear Co
Bishop of Portland Celebrated Mass and Confirmation
Rt Rev Joseph E McCarthy bishop of Portland celebrated Holy Mass at St Marys church Sunday at 730 AM. At 1030 AM the Sacrament of Confirmation was administered to 110 boys and girls and 15 adults. Brunswick alumni banquet held at First Congregational parish house with turkey dinner. Officers elected: Wilfred Lapointe president, Mrs Ernest Marstall er vice president, Clarence Frost secretary treasurer, and an executive committee including Mrs Horace D Lovell Samuel Forsaith Mrs Alonzo B Holmes Helen Racine Louis Drapeau and Percy E Graves
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Joseph E. McCarthy
D.D
Portland
St. Mary's Church
First Congregational Church of
Brunswick
Brunswick High School
Women's Alliance of the Church
Chhairman
Wilfred Lapointe
Ernest Marstaller
Clarence Frost
Horace D. Lovell
Samuel Forsaith
Alonzo B. Holmes
Helen Racine
Louis Drapeau
Percy E. Graves
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid Fragment
Puzzle shows a fragmented crossword with many incomplete clues and garbled phrases. It lists across and down hints including animals fruits and letters with partial words and misprints, resembling a damaged puzzle page segment rather than a complete, solvable grid.
Girl Scout Leaders End Season With Final Meeting
Girl Scout Leaders Association held its final meeting at the home of Mrs. Linwood F. Carr in Snow Park. They planned calendars for summer creation, discussed next year’s meeting format, troop style programs, and a two hour training session with Court of Honor oversight. A fall swimming plan, a new glee club, and social September gathering with the Council were approved, with several named attendees present.
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Girl Scout Leaders’ Association
Linwood F. Carr
Snowpark
LeRoy V. Honsinger
Frank 8. Saunders
Carr
Charles E. Miller
Bath
Armory
Court of Honor
Glenn H. Easton
Honsinger
Bird A. Shellenbarger
Scouts
Easton
Almira Jones
Anne King
Miller
Shellenbarger
H. Jacob Smith
Vanderbilt Yacht Ranger Receives New 165 Foot Mast
The Ranger, Vanderbilt’s bath-built defender, departs Bath Iron Works with a 165-foot aluminum mast for the Bath-built tender Vara bound for Bristol Rhode Island. The mast, replacing one snapped May 15 off Gloucester, will boost handling efficiency though not speed. Second trial series, opening Saturday, will test the new spar. Captain Blair rode the Vara on the trip.
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Harold S. Vanderbilt
Ranger
Vanderbilt
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bristol
R. I
Vara
Gloucester
Mass
Bath
Newport
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works’ Corp
William S. Blair
Lawton
Real estate transfers flood Sagadahoc registry list
Local market activity shows about half of recent deeds in Sagadahoc transferring property within the region. The Bath Bowdoinham Georgetown Phippsburg Richmond Topsham West Bath Woolwich and other towns record transfers between numerous individuals and entities including private buyers sellers and municipal parcels.
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Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds
Bath
William A. Cameron
Als
Jennie Cameron
Georgiana K. Blair
Emery M. Brann
Pred B. Reed
William E. Tremaine
Annie M. Shepard
Raleigh B. Wallace
Hyde Windlass Co
Elwood
Toothaker
Raymond W. Farley
Raymond D. Cummings
Rita C. Mulcahy
John N. Rines
Arthur J. Dunton
Lillian B. Rice
Clarence A. Warner
Morris J. Warner
Roland Breton
Mark A. Jackson
Ada May Henderson
Nellie M. Merry
Victor R. Linnell
James H. Thorpe
Leonard
Bowdoinham
Albert B. Douglass
John A. Purington
Benjamin B. Douglass
Ethel M. Temple
Georgetown
Malcolm Libby
Winnifred P. Briggs
Ralph E. Spinney
Effie L. Spinney
Phippsburg
Ora L. Parks
Maurice A. Libby
W. Frank Jewell
Wilton
Campbell
Annie B. Cutting
Ralph E. Wright
Harold A Tilton wins $417.46 verdict from Plant's Garage
A Sagadahoc Superior Court jury awarded Harold A Tilton $417.46 in his civil suit against Plant's Garage Inc. The former auto salesman claimed $600 in commissions, while Plant's Garage argued Tilton worked on salary and had been paid. Attorneys were John P Carey Jr for Tilton and Edward W Bridgham for Plant's.
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Harold A. Tilton
Plant's Garage, Inc
Traverse
Arthur Chapman
Sagadahoc
Tilton
John P. Carey, Jr
Edward W. Bridgham
Automobile
Bath Memorial Hospital Trustees Hear Thanks For Restored Pay
Trustees of the Bath Memorial Hospital received a letter of thanks from all hospital employees who shared in restoring their pay cut that has been in effect for several years. Mrs. William D. Sewall became an honorary life member of the executive committee. Herbert Ray Fuller Jr. arrived from Athens Ga after completing his sophomore year at the University of Georgia to spend the summer with his mother Mrs Hobart F. Ames and Mr. Ames of 48 Summer Street.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
William D. Sewall
Herbert Ray Fuller, Jr
Athens
University of Georgia
Hobart F. Ames
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the Times Company
Prent Street
Mate P
LES Camarades
Robert B. Hatch
Leonard Bickford
Harold L. Thompson
Junior Cosmo Club
Winter Street Church
Bath Triplets
Happy
Memorial Hospital
Garden Club
Supreme Court
ST. Barnabas Guild
Canada
United
Guido
Lia
Fiz
Ize
Girl Scout
Yara
Vanderbilt Yacht
Ellis F. Coombs
Pred W. Campbell
Daniel E. Hearin
Nelson R. Rice
Elizabeth M. Ryan
Walter W. Libby
Lawrence M Heffron
George M. Stinson
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