Executive Secretary to Speak on Bath Chamber Plan
Ralph W. Bartlett executive secretary of the Rockland Chamber of Commerce will visit Bath Thursday night to outline the desirability and steps to form a local Chamber. A 7 30 p m meeting in city hall auditorium is open to all interested citizens as officials review the proposal and discuss momentum for organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Bartlett
Rockland
G. Thomas Murphy
Bartlett
Bath
Bath Legion Cadets Win Championship At Augusta
The Bath Legion Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps won the Maine American Legion Class A title at Augusta scoring 80.4 the top overall, earning the Adjutant Generals Award and Acheson Trophy as thousands watched the parade and drill exhibition. The group then hosted a dinner in Bath and planned further parades and a July 3 field drill contest in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Also Maine was featured in July issues of Holiday and Better Homes and Gardens with photographs of Camden Harbor Portland Head Light and Pemaquid lighthouse and articles on New England Maine and Montreal trip routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation
Holiday
Better Homes and Gardens
Maine
the Rocks
Blue Atlantic
Holiday Magazine
Tom Hollyman
New England
Bernard DeVoto
Melvin Bridges
Stonington
Pemaquid
Hal Burton
Montreal
Quebec
New York City
Hudson
Camden Harbor
Portland Head Light
Legion Cadets
Bath
State of Maine
American Legion
Augusta
Adjutant Generals Award
Acheson
National Guard
Capitol Park
William Milliken
Augusta House
Horace’ McClure
American Legion Hall
Front Street
North Andover
Portsmouth
N. H
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Two Bath Boys Earn Harvard Degrees
Two Bath young men, Roger S. Pinkham and Everett H. Parker, received Harvard University degrees at commencement in Tercentenary Theater. Pinkham earned a Doctor of Philosophy and Parker a Bachelor of Laws, among more than 3,000 graduates, as Governor and National Guard escorts attended the ceremony led by President Nathan Marsh Pusey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard University
Harvard Yard
Roger S. Pinkham
Everett H. Parker
Bath
Pinkham
Fred D. Pinkham
Mechanic Street
Parker
John Parker
Summer Street
Harvard
Memorial Church
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
National Lancers of
Massachusetts
Nathan Marsh Pusey
Civil War Widow Carrie Holt Dies at 91 in Mystic Conn
Carrie Holt, 91, once listed as Connecticut’s last Civil War widow, died in Mystic. She cast her first vote in 1952 at age 89, reflecting a long life tied to the nation’s early history.
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Mystic
Conn
Carrie Holt
Connecticut
MIT Lightweight Crew Set for Thames Challenge Cup
Terrence M. Carney son of Col and Mrs Harry M Carney of 71 Green Street is among MIT light weight crew members that flew to England to defend the Thames Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta June 29 to July 2. MIT aims to repeat after last year's victory. The crew solidified support from MIT students via a fund drive led by the student newspaper and undergraduates. The MIT crew, after losses earlier in the season, beat five opponents including Penn and Navy en route to Henley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrence M. Carney
Harry M. Carney
Green Street
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
England
Times
Carney
MIT
Tech
Charles River
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Cornell
Navy
Harvard
Bath Boats Win Races in Brunswick Outboard Event
Sunday's outboard races on the Andros coggin river at Brunswick produced seven races and a free for all as Bath boats and local skippers claimed top places. Winners include Walter McKinney and Bill Pelletier of Brunswick with strong showings from Grover Connors Jr and Julian Huard, while Ed Brooker and Ted Goulet also earned notable finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Androscoggin
Brunswick
Walter McKinney
South Harpswell
Pat Connors
Julian Huard
Bill Pelletier
Don Coffin
Grover Connors, Jr
Arthur Mcc-Kinney
Ed Brooker
Bath
Red Minchen
Hemingway
Richard Armes
Ted Goulet
Xen Pickard
Wilfred Huard
Smith-Tobey Post Represented At Augusta Legion Convention
Bath's Smith-Tobey Post No 21 sent Gardiner Rogers Nelson Foss and Edgar Leavitt as delegates to the annual Legion convention in Augusta. Parade participants included Commander Roland Farnham Foss and other post members while Francis McLaughlin and J Horace McClure sat in the reviewing stand. Hundreds of Bath residents attended Sunday's parade, a convention highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Smith-Tobey
American Legion
Augusta
Gardiner Rogers
Nelson Foss
Edgar Leavitt
Roland Farnham
Foss
Cmdr
Abraham
Greenblatt
Rogers
Earl Cooper
Cedric French
Scott Kittredge
Leavitt
Joseph Fournier
Robert E. Wagner
Four People Arrained in Sagadahoc Superior Court
Four individuals faced arraignment Friday before Justice Cecil J. Siddall in Sagadahoc Superior Court. John W. Quarrington of Richmond pleaded innocent to two true bills for obtaining money under false pretenses and one for larceny, while his wife Frances S. Quarrington also pleaded innocent to larceny. Richard Coombs of Bath pleaded innocent to indecent liberties and Irene Graffam of Brunswick pleaded innocent to breaking, entering, and larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil J. Siddall
Sanford
Sagadahoc Superior Court
John W. Quarrington
Richmond
Recorder of
Quarrington
Frances S. Quarrington
Justice Siddall
Richard Coombs
Bath
Irene Graffam
Brunswick
Indictments Include Local Residents in Bowdoin and Topsham
The public in dictments lists Nagel Tanous of Brunswick charged with assault on Joyce Levasseur of Topsham and Richard Smith Lewis of South Portland on morals. Joseph L. Libby of Poland faces bills alleging breaking and entering and larceny from James F. Roberts of Bowdoin. The Grand Jury was discharged with thanks by Presiding Justice Cecil J. Siddall of Sanford after Foreman Forrest C. Legard reported the indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagel Tanous
Brunswick
Joyce Levasseur
Topsham
Richard Smith Lewis
South Portland
Joseph L. Libby
Poland
James F. Roberts
Bowdoin
Cecil J. Siddall
Sanford
Forrest C. Legard
Elect Mrs. Dennison Treasurer Maine Garden Clubs
The Maine Federation of Garden Clubs elected Mrs. William W. Dennison of Bath to serve as treasurer for a four year term. Other officers include Mrs. Milton S. Blackwell as president, Mrs. D Kilton Andrew as first vice president, Mrs. Walter Buzzell as second vice president, and Mrs. Donald Tozier as recording secretary. National Council honors went to several clubs and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Maine Federation of Garden Clubs
Milton S. Blackwell
Presque Isle
D. Kilton Andrew
Portland
Walter Buzzell
Boothbay
Donald Tozier
Augusta
William W. Dennison
Bath
Herrick C. Kimball
Fort Fairfield
National Council
John Corning
Yarmouth
Oscowantha Club
South Portland
Augusta Nature Club
St. Mary's
Falmouth
WLU Club
Auburn
Bangor Club
Lucy Soule
Albert Peavey
Brewer
John Ryan
Frank E. Lowe
Harrison
Percy McCord
Dorothea Marston
Emly Powell
Bessie Bowers
Camden
Schoolboy Patrol Picnic Thursday Event Schedule
A list of events for the annual schoolboy patrol picnic to be held Thursday at Thomas Point East Brunswick was released. The Bath Police Department sponsors the event with buses leaving City Hall, inviting mothers and children from the State Military and Naval Children's Home. contests offer cash prizes for top finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas’ Point
East Brunswick
City Hall
Edward L. Gaudreau
Bath Police Department
Outine
Military and Naval Children's Home
Seven Bath Boys Attend Dirigo Boys State
The Dirigo Boys State at the University of Maine opens with 315 juniors from across the state. Bath participants include Richard Bishop Herbert Flint Herbert Anderson Robert Freeman Richard Crabtree George Lawrence and Edward Marchetti as the program adds lobbyist role simulations and legislative hearings to its model government activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Richard Bishop
The
Lions Club
Herbert Flint
Rotary Club
Herbert Anderson
Bath Trust Co
Robert Freeman
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Richard Crabtree
Davenport Fund
American Legion
George Lawrence
Smith-Tobey Post
Edward Marchetti
Elks Club
Dirigo
University of Maine
Bath
Howard E. Kyes
Wilton
Eyes
Boys State
Maine
William P Drake Named President of Pennsalt
William P Drake, longtime Pennsalt executive and 21-year member, will become president of the 100 year old Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. on July 1 succeeding George B Beitzel. Drake, a former All Maine center from Bowdoin College, is the son of Mrs Frederick E Drake of Bath and the late Mr Drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P Drake
Pennsylvania Salts Manufacturing Co
Dure
Bowistein
Brunswick College
Drake
Frederick E Drake
Bath
Pres
George B Beitzel
Pennsalt
Beitzel
St Johns Day Observance by 24 Maine Commanderies
Twenty four Maine Commanderies convene in Bath on Saturday for St Johns Day hosted by Dunlap Commandery No 5. A parade, Boothbay Harbor boat trip, shore dinner at Rendez Vous Southport, buffet supper, and 8 pm professional entertainment are planned with events at Morse High School auditorium.
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Maine
St. John’s
Dunlap Commandery No. 5
E. T
Herbert T. Caverly
St. Johns Day
Boothbay
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Rendezvous
Southport
Masonic Temple
Morse High School
Prand
Carl E. Albee
Charles S Bartlett
Edwin H. Lowell
Robert Rice
John Gillespie
Sir Knights Cyrus Longley
Robert Mosher
Franklyn Howe
Clyde K Baker
Central Fire Station in Unsafe Condition Prompting Action
Bath officials face a choice between building a new central fire station or overhauling the aging complex. Structural defects include rotten sills and leaning brick work with engine 4 relocation prompted by door clearances and a potential collapse risk.
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Swearingen
Engine 3
Central Station
Central Fire
Bath
Deserie Amirault
Richard J. Frates
Stanley R Judkins
Frates, Amarault
Bath Iron Works Families Sail On Sunday
More than 350 BIW employees and families enjoyed a Sunday sail from Bath at 9 30 a m aboard Casco Bay Line boats. The trip to Pemaquid included a shore dinner at Gilbert s lobster pound and recreation before returning via the Kennebec River. The BIW Recreational Association sponsored the event replacing the traditional annual clambake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Casco Bay Line
Pemaquid
Kennebec
BIW Recreational Association
Warren F. McNeil
Elmer Moore
Reginald Soucie
Malon Genthner
John Clark, Jr
Frances Grover
Mawvnuerd Carlton
Evelyn Hobbs
Bath Sets Tax Rate at 64 Mils for 14 HG
Bath의 tax rate is fixed at 64 mils for Wye 14 HG, announced by Ernest G. Kingsbury chair of the Board of Assessors. The total Bath valuation rises to 1,672,855 dollars, up 163,210 this year, with gains from the new dial telephone building and 14 new homes under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Wye
Ernest G. Kingsbury
Board of Assessors
Kingsbury
Dial Telephone
Man Drowns at Hall's Bay Near Arrowsic
Sheriff Loring D Small tentatively identifies Harry W Berry age about 65 of 88 Middle Street as the drowning victim in Hall's Bay Back River Arrowsic. Berry and his grandson Donald Springer of Trenton were with another Arrowsic man Philip Sirois when their boat drifted away. Berry attempted to reach the boat and disappeared beneath the water while Sirois and the boy could not swim. Recovery operations were underway at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring D. Small
Harry W. Berry
Middle Street
Hall’s Bay
Arrowsic
Philip Sirois
Arrowsie
Sherritt Small
Berry
Donald Springer
Trenton
Sirois
Young Springer
Beery
Browns Prep for Five Exhibition Games in NEL
The Cleveland Browns, defending NEL champions, will play five exhibition games before the season opener. The schedule showcases the Browns' continued title bid and test of depth ahead of league play.
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Cleveland Browns
Daniel E Burgess Named Foreman of Times Job Dept
Daniel E Burgess of Bath was announced Thursday by Frank B Nichols as foreman of the Times Co job printing department. Burgess took the post Friday, succeeding Fred L Jones of Lisbon Falls who resigns to enter general insurance with his father. Burgess has 51 years in printing across Maine and other states, with five years at Times Co and 24 years as a Portland foreman. Jones to open a Lisbon Falls insurance branch in September after seven and a half years at Times Co including five as foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel E. Burgess
Bath
The
Times Co
Frank B. Nichols
Burgess
Fred L. Jones
Lisbon Falls
Portland
Maine
Waterville
Augusta
Massachusetts
New York
Maryland
Jones
J. Phair Jones
Pejepscot
Graduation season keeps Costain family busy in Bath
In Bath, June brought three Costain daughters to graduations from Reid College in Weston Massachusetts Fisher Junior College in Boston and Morse High School. Camilla Costain earned a BA in psychology while Judy Costain completed an executive secretarial diploma and Kateri Costain received a diploma from Morse High School. Camilla plans to enroll at Boston School of Occupational Therapy. Judy was active in school activities and Kateri plans remain undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Costain
Granite Street
Camilla Costain
Reid College
Weston
Mass
Fisher Junior College
Boston
Judith Costain
Kateri Costain
Morse High School
Aegis Psychology Club
Camilla
Boston School of Occupational Therapy
Fisher
Judy
Kateri
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Rockland Chamber of Commerce
Bath Legion Cadets
U. S
George Washington
M.lt
Dennison
Schoolboy Patrol
Central Fire Station
Engine 3 Fire House
Charles
Bath Boys
Dirigo Boys State
William P. Drake
B.J.W
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