Australian ballot planned for town officers vote
Voter turnout will decide if the town adopts the Australian ballot system for town offices including selectmen and school board posts. The ballot lists incumbent names and allows write in options, with election day Monday as ballots cast to test popularity amidst snowbound travel barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett A. Harn
Walter J
Arthur W. Harrington
Ard Panon
Walter J. McCourt
LaMonde
Herbert Y. Sewall C. Moore
Etta Bartlett Forbis
Evyerett Wallace
Ohn G. Morse
Phippsburg Town Calls for Better Roads and Honest Voting
A local message urges voters in Phippsburg to support improved roads to access the shoreline and Small Point. The writer stresses road quality, municipal honesty, and steady leadership on schools health taxes and civic matters ahead of town meeting.
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Phippsburg
Popham Beach
Small Point
Sebasco Estates
Kennebec
Nee
Pectin Laeres
Bath Country Club Offers Limited Time Membership Deal
The Bath Country Club announces a final week special on season memberships through Saturday with prices for men 20 dollars women 15 dollars social 10 dollars M H S students 5 dollars. After March 2 a 20 percent tax applies. The club plans Maine Open Championship events and has added greens and fairway care equipment to improve the course for a strong season.
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Bath Country Club
Odors from City Dump Spark North End Protest
North End residents complain of burnt sand and fumes drifting into homes from the city dump. Sunday night many closed windows to avoid the obnoxious odor. Some favored an incinerator despite higher costs, noting odors reached as far as a nearby street Saturday evening amid sultry summer weather.
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North End
Japanese Folding Fan Invention Traced To 17th Century
A historical note attributes the folding fan to Japan in the 1600s, highlighting its early development and spread as a compact cooling and ceremonial accessory across East Asia.
Parker Head Community News and Snow Troubles
News from Parker Head describes widespread snow drift issues with tractors and snowplows aiding stalled vehicles on Pitch Pine hill and Doughty’s hill. Local school activities include contests for perfect attendance and a four week gift and chart program. Community notes list visits, family news, and regional travel among residents and relatives.
Bath Residents Cite Visits and Weather Drift
Mrs. Frank Wyman called at her daughter Mrs. Lawrence Thayer in Bath Wednesday. Mr Thayer has recovered from illness. Eric Carlson visited Mrs. Nancy Thomas in Bath Tuesday night. Knute Holmsson of Bath stayed on Dix Island Saturday night. Mrs. Bob Moore of Parker Head called on Mrs. Sean Dozois Tuesday. A Bath bulldozer plowed to the Percy place as deep drifts formed during the storm.
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United States
Canada
Dorothy Cushing
Bath
Pitch Pine Hill
Parker
Doughty's Hill
Eugene Harrington
Marion Huskins
West Southport
Allie Rollins
Theiree
Burleigh Williams
Winneganee
Arthur Lear
J. D. Libby
Leeds
Pew. E. Hallett, Jr
Herman Hallet
Harold Eres
Stephen
Parker Head
Arthur Brown
Patricia
Tommy
Portland
Arthur
Ernest Brown
Raymond Brown
West Point
Walter McCarty
Fall, River
Turner McCarty
Lewis Lowell
Francis Lander
Mertie Sheppard
Frances
George Watson
Brunswick
George Jones
Eleanor Bertrand
John Kreidler
Lorraine
Barbara
David Harrington
Beverly
Lewis
Robert Moore
Sally Lowell
Phippsburg Center
H. D. Mank
Gilbert Woodman, Jr
Phyllis Gray
Marguerite Driscoll
Kathleen Delong
Arlene Gray
Eileen Trainor
Jean Hamel
Gertrude Morin
Edith Hemmer
Alvin Rollins
Mank
Leo Hamel
John Rollins
Grace Kraft
L. T. Harrington, Jr
P. A. Libby
George Morong
Bernard Wyman
Harold Barkalow
J. Libby
Frank Wyman
Lawrence Thayer
Thayer
Eric Carlson
Nancy Thomas
Knute Holmsson
Dix Island
Bob Moore
Sean Dozois
Percy Place
Mrs Susan Leeman Observes Birthday at Bangor Greeting
Mrs Susan Leeman celebrated her birthday with a Bangor telephone call from Lawrence Hart a former resident of her home. Refreshments were served in the dining room as patriotic holiday decor and a floral centerpiece complemented the gathering hosted by the Woman's Society of Service. Attendees from the city included Mr and Mrs Leland Green and daughters Bernice and Alice Mrs Charlotte Heald Mrs Leonard Oliver Mrs Benton Ayer Mrs Otis Cole Mrs Drake and daughter Carol Mrs Jessie Munsey Mrs Blanche Locke and Charles Leeman of Brunswick.
Nature Study Course for Girl Scout Leaders Opens March in Bath
All Girl Scout leaders and council members are invited to a six session nature study course at the Bath Community Center starting March 4. Conducted by Mrs. William Skelton and Mrs. Harry Collins, the class meets Mondays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 pm. The first topic is Birds, with details on the remaining five meetings to follow.
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Bath
Bath Community Center
William Skelton
Harry Collins
West Bath Farm Bureau Holds All Day Meeting
West Bath Farm Bureau met at Mrs. Everett G. Lemont’s home on High Street in Bath for a full day. Red Cross sewing was the day’s project with dinner hosted by Mrs. Lemont and her sister Mrs. Otis Card. The next meeting, March 21, will address World Affairs under Mrs. John Parker with dinner by Mrs. Edward Thompson and Mrs. Adams. Attendees included Mrs. Adams Card Coombs Donnell Lemont Parker Perry Thompson Henderson and young Barbara Adams. Several members were delayed by bad road conditions.
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West Bath
John Parker
Edward Thompson
Adams
Card
William Coombs
Earle Donnell
Lemont
Perry Thompson
Charles Henderson
Barbara Adams
Interesting speaker at Rotary luncheon
President Harold Troop presided as Ralph Nowell of this city attended as a guest. The speaker proved to be a very interesting storyteller with a brief description of life there, making the luncheon a great treat.
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Harold Troop
Ralph Nowell
Miss Dorothy Williams Returns to Columbia University
Miss Dorothy Williams returns to duties at Columbia University in New York City after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Williams of Foster's Point. Nelson Jackson former King Tavern proprietor visited here Monday and traveled to Newcastle on the afternoon train.
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Dorothy Williams
Elmer Williams
Foster's Point
Columbia University
New York City
Nelson Jackson
King Tavern
Newcastle
Barbaraque
Walter Sprague
Lades
Fischer
Cheshire
Conn
Carmel
N. Y
Froderick
Yale University
Herbert Sprague
New York
Washington
Thomas Percy
Boston
Minot Percy
Ralph Small
Bath
Popham
Harold Barkelow
G. E. McNulty
Bertha Newdick
Auburn
Ralph Seavey
Barbara Sprague
Mechanic Falls
Capt
Clarence Perkins
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Popham Beach Plagued by Winter Storms and Life Disruptions
Popham Beach endures three major storms causing blocked roads and zero mail delivery for several days. Coast Guard and local efforts falter without a boat, while clam diggers face shortages and falling prices. Community events like a Bodwell Grange dance are canceled, and school resumes with a new trained teacher Miss Nellie G. Davis. Various locals share updates on travel, visits, and health as winter lingers.
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L. E. Simmons
Clarence
Wossneday
Guy Crawley
Bath
Popham
Coast Guard
William Wallace
Merrill Oliver
Bodwell Grange Hall
Walter Snipe
Nellie G. Davis
Margaret Wyman
Miss Wyman
Morse High
Miss Davis
Walter Sprague
Atkins Bay
Boy Scouts Court of Honor awards merit badges and Star Award
In City Hall auditorium on Tuesday evening the Boy Scout Court of Honor awarded the Star Scout Award to George Dole of Troop 55 and presented 33 merit badges across subjects such as Home Repairs Firemanship Personal Health and Woodwork. Superintendent Loring Addison spoke on living the Scout Oath and Laws.
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Boy Scout Court of Honor
City Hall
George Dole
Fire Department
Curtis Albee
Terrance Carney
Richard Torrey
Paul Bagdikian
James Smith
Roland Bergeron
Richard St. Pierre
Edmond Parady
Edmond Perreault
Robert Grainger
William Grainger
Thomas Underwood
Richard Johnson
Loring Addison
Addition
Price Control Show At Huse School
As part of Weeks program by the Community Service Panel of the local Price Control Board, mov ing pictures and original lantern slides were shown at the Huse school auditorium for sixth to eighth grade pupils and some parents. The films contrasted postwar price conditions with current controls, and slides by Keith Crockett provided an inflation history overview with Crockett explaining the footage.
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Community Service Panel
Price Control Board
Huse
Keith Crockett
Crockett
Lebel Wins Presidency in 1946 Campaign Coalition
Lebel and Savage assume roles as president and financial secretary with Stewart possibly becoming recording secretary. They align with Cole and Glynn for the 1946 election effort and target a strong, respectable campaign. The group acknowledges past ties to CIO interests at the local shipyard and vows a determined effort.
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Lebel
Savage
Stewart
Reco
Cole
Glynn
I Cononton
CIO
Army Sailor Leo Couture Receives Honorable Discharge
Leo O Couture aged 8 1c USN son of Mr and Mrs Peter Couture of 18 Liberty Street received an honorable discharge at the Fargo Building Boston after three years service. He served aboard the U S S Canberra in this theatre and attended high school where he played basketball.
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Leo O. Couture
Usn
Peter Couture
Liberty Street
Fargo
Boston
U.S. S. Canberra
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Foxboro
Mass
Willard Blair
South Braintree
Ancco
Pleasant Cove
Donny Morse
Morse
Don
Harry Blaisdell
Aléthea Campbell
Evelyn Beals
Cox
Susan Leeman
Girl Scout
West Bath Bureau
Rotary
Frances Bridges
Guy Crowley
Lester Morse
Judy
McLaughlin
Tenant's Harbor
Alex Chryston
Bath Water Department
BOY Scouts
Louis Perreault
Osth Sdf
de Soto- Plymouth
Bath Auto Company
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