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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1954

Page

8

Jones frames campaign as fight over Americanism in Bath talk

Robert L. Jones told a Bath City Hall audience that the campaign issue is Americanism not a single opponent. The Sagadahoc GOP meeting featured candidates including J. Horace McClure and Ray W. Stetson. Senator Smith and Congressman Hale were unable to attend.

Republican Committee Nley R. Hunter Oliver W. Bell Wesley Methodist Church J. Horace McClure Bath Ray W. Stetson Biddeford Congress John G. Morse, Jr Phippsburg Sumner Sewall Elva Curtis Bowdoinham Jones Smith Washington Robert Hale McClure Maine Bath Iron Works Stetson Hunter Bangor

Bath High School Alumni Banquet Draws 500 Graduates

About five hundred Bath High School alumni from classes spanning 50 years gathered at Morse Gymnasium for the annual Alumni Association banquet nine class reunions were celebrated. Re-elected officers included Harry E. Ring Jr president and Nathan W. Watson vice president with other officers and committees named.

Bath High School Bath High School Alumni Association Morse Gymnasium Harry E. Ring, Jr Nathan W. Watson Florence Calderwood Cynthia Moses Walter Hill Mark Jackson John Sylvester Edwin R. Andrews Warren F. Hawley Charles W. Swearingen Frederick D. Hill Raymond C. Small Catharine Leonard Joseph M. McKenna Edward D. True Worrall Reed Carter U. S.N Isabelle Carter Yarmouth Admiral Carter Naval Academy Leland J.right Bath State of Washington Highway Department Morte High Sarah Adams Rupert H. Baxter Costello Hall Olive Corliss Edwin Heggett Jane Ledyard James C. Ledyard James P. Ledyard Edwin H. P. Lowell Duncan H. Farrell David Desmond

Hooker Honored at Colby College Commencement Luncheon

C Lloyd Hooker of this city was one of 13 alumni honored at Colby eve 133rd commencement during a luncheon. Carleton D Brown of Waterville presided as gavels and Colby bricks were awarded. Hooker, class of 1933, is State Commander of the Maine Department Sons of Union Veterans. The gavels, given since 1943, honor presidents of state regional or national organizations.

C. Lloyd Hooker Colby Carleton D. Brown Waterville Hooker Maine Department Sons of Union Veterans Boardman

Grand jurors report 21 indictments in Sagadahoc county

A near record 21 indictments were returned by the Sagadahoc county grand jury. Notables include William J. Keliher a 31 year old Richmond teacher coach charged with a morals offense with a minor girl. Also named were Pvt Lionel Levasseur of Topsham and several others in multiple breaking and larceny counts.

Sagadahoc William J. Kelcher Richmond High School Keliher Bath Superior Court Harold C. Marden Waterville George M. Carlton, Jr Lionel Levasseur USA Topsham Kennebec County Augusta Mansir Richmond LeClair Brice Booker Siegars Dodge Bowdoinham Alfred Bergeron Brunswick Levasseur David Gray Construction Company State School For Boys Thomas E. Morton Thorndike Franklin Wayne Hunnewell Portland James H. Williams Daniel A. Trask Sidney Higgins Donald Emero West Bath Francis Lee Raymond Hoyt Houlton Clyde Alexander Phippsburg Francis G. Pinette

Two youths plead guilty in Sagadahoc case at Topsham station

In Sagadahoc County Superior Court Justice Harold Marden sentenced Lionel Levasseur of Topsham and Alfred Bergeron of Brunswick after guilty pleas to breaking and entering and larceny at LeClair's Filling Station Topsham. Both received suspended sentences to the Men's Reformatory at South Windham and two years probation. Additional indictments against them were placed on file.

Sagadahoc Harold C. Marden Waterville Lionel Levasseur Topsham Alfred J. Bergeron Brunswick LeClair Levasseur Bergeron South Windham George M. Carlton, Jr Marden Berger David Leavasseur Lignel

Myrtle Lodge Members Attend Maine Government Session

Many Myrtle Lodge members attended a full Maine Government session in Brunswick with a large Myrtle delegation and attendees from all Maine lodges. The afternoon featured a memorial for dead members including Jennie Oliver of Myrtle Lodge and a reception for Myrtle Stimpson and Madelyn Berry hosted by Merrymeeting Lodge.

Government of Maine U. O Brunswick Pythian Hall Myrtle Stimpson Madelyn Berry Merrymeeting Lodge Myrtle Lodge Maine Auburn Lodge Fern Portland Pine Cone Merrymeeting Myrtle Bath Fort Halifax Waterville Massachusetts Helen Peoples Malden Mass Belle S. Whitmarsh East Weymouth Carolyn E. Clark Lynn Grace L. Durham Cambridge Beatrice Carty Jennie Oliver Effie Page Fort Halifax Lodge Supreme Board Stimpson Mayberry Gertrude Stewart Lizzie B. C. Chaney Jennie Cameron Lillius Larrabee Louise Rogers Mary Gillesie Sadie Davis Sadie Vage Pearl Campbell Harriet Wright Sarah Potter

Morse High School Perfect Attendance Record

Morse High School reports a perfect attendance record for pupils over the year with 23 students listed as not absent or tardy. Names of those not absent include Katherine Barter, Madeline Green, Charlena Guynn, Priscilla Marble, Cynthia Osgood, and others. a second list repeats several names such as Elaine Stevens, Russell Tanner, Charles Aubut, Marilyn Bates, and Carl Williams.

Morse High School Katherine Barter Madeline Green Charlena Guynn Priscilla Marble Cynthia Osgood Sandra Phinney Philip Ratleff Elaine Stevens Russell Tanner Charles Aubut Marilyn Bates Carl Williams Malcolm Hamilton Guy Reed Hazel Warner Donald White Barbara Stewart Richard Thompson Frederick Watts Neil West Richard Marsh Diane Sparks Francis Perkins Miriam Cottle Roberta Haak Charles Hanson Richard Johnston Joan Lewis Donald McAllister Meidon Ricker Leonard Smith Delmar Stinson Richard Trask Douglas Tuck James Annis Harry Cool Richard Crabtree Betsy Doug

Bath joins nationwide Alert drill with mixed results

Bath police chief Frank L. Moriarty called Operation Alert a success as traffic halted for ten minutes and residents sheltered in doorways. An out of state car crossed the Carl ton bridge. A predistributed damage report noted explosions at Bath Iron Works with estimated casualties potentially over 400 and ongoing plant fire. State police and local responders were alerted while Iron Works operations continued. The mock incident proceeded with officials coordinating via a new CD telephone system. The real test remains to come.

Bath Frank L. Moriarty Carlton Bridge Woolwich Moriarty

Mount Washington TV Station Plans Stir Bath Rotary Meeting

Harold Meyer of Mt. Washington TV Inc outlined a new station covering Mt Washington Land across Maine New Hampshire and Vermont totaling 25 000 square miles with 1 500 000 residents The project touts world class coverage despite extreme weather and includes nine corporations planning a studio at Ricker.

Harold Ho Meyer Mt. Washington Tv, Inc Mt Washington Land Bath Meyer Mt. Washington Ricker

Playgrounds Open Here for Season June 22

Registration day Monday June 21 invites all boys and girls to enroll in the city recreation playground program beginning June 22. Supervisors and assistants will aid at four playgrounds 8:30 to 12 and 1:00 to 3:30, with beach trips weekly and age based eligibility.

Alice Talbot Lillian Fisher Talbot Lambert Park Marjoriellce Jay North Kammar Huse W. Allen Ford Portland Junior College Goddards Carl H. Minson Lilan Fisher School Fisher School

Lincoln Lodge 110th Birthday Observance Noted

Lincoln Lodge 1.0.C.F. marked its 110th birthday with visitors from New Hampshire and Maine. Grand officers attended a banquet at the Sedgwick with dignitaries from Concord and Nashua. A parade and junior degree presentations followed, culminating with supper at Wesley Methodist Church and the Odd Fellows Temple.

Lintel Lodge Bath Newshire Connecticut Rhode Maritime Pro Canada Maine The Sedgwick Lodge of Norway Nathan C. White Domenic H. Cardosi P. A Rupert D. Kimball Nashua N.H New Hampshire I. O. O. F Truman H. Kent Concord N. H David Dean, Jr Milford Leon E. Edwards Reed's Ferry Lester E. Young East Machias John W. Thornton Lewiston Leon R. Stapley Ticonderoga N. Y Elwood A. Neal Gorham Ralph M. King Edward S. Seavey, Jr Hampton Vaughn Derby Grand Guardian Troy Harley B. Boutwell Norwa Wesley Methodist Church Odd Fellows Temple

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Senate Louis O. Couture Converse G. Fenn Fenn Pownal Forrest C. Legard Legard Rodney E. Ross, Jr Ross Citizens School Planning Committee of Fisher Citizens For Conservation and Control Committee Robert E. DeWick E. Mason Wright Bath City Merle K. James Millward G. Patten Register of Probate Lillian H. Heal Cross Arthur J. Dunton Stanley R. Hunter Frank W. Thompson Additig W-Yo Bath Industries Morse High Paul Crocker Donald MacKenzie Arthur Burns Connie Davis Elaine Renshaw Florence Fullerton Carol Hooker Janet Sharkey Nancy Blair Arthur Mayo, III Joe Avery Colby College Government of U. O. of Maine Military and Naval Children's Home Hyde Memorial Home For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc Mullin Chandler Field Smith-Tobey Nelson F. Foss Chris Stone Jackie Stone Charlene Donna Guynn Earlene Libby Mount Washington Bath Rotary Club Lincoln Lodge C.F Smith-Tobey Post, A. L
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