Merrymeeting And Boothbay Camps To Reopen This Week
Merrymeeting Camp for Girls and Boothbay Camp for Boys will reopen this week marking Milestones in Maine. Merrymeeting opens Friday with about 60 campers. staff includes 18 workers led by head camper Marilyn Whisler. Boothbay opens Saturday under new owner John Brecht with Ray Farnham directing the boys and staff including cooks Luther Smith and Oliver Amsden.
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Merrymeeting
Boothbay
Maine
R. D. Webster
Cincinnati
Ohio
New York
Massachusetts
Michigan
Marilyn Whisler
Nell Griffin
Woolwich
Everett Baker
Fred Murray
Dexter
Gram
Brushwood
Arch McCartney
John Brecht
Ted Marty
Matrina
Edward Marty
Barbara
Day's Ferry
Brecht
Ray Farnham
Walnut Hill High Prep School
Bath
Morse High
Luther Smith
Western College
Oxford
Oliver Amsden
Daytona
Mrs. Brecht
Flower arranging authority speaks at Bath Garden Club
Miss Ann Hodgkins of New York City lectured Bath Garden Club at the Tacoma Lake cottage, outlining four key goals for arrangements beauty simplicity expression and harmony. She demonstrated curved and straight lines to show rhythm and aspiration and noted glass containers and third dimensional effects.
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Ann Hodgkins
Harpswell
New York City
Grammercy Park Museum
New York
Bath Garden Club
Tacoma Lake
Burt S. Osgood
Miss Hodgkins
Bath Days Set for August Sales Event in Bath
Bath Area Retail Trade Board names committees for the first Bath Days sales promotion to be held August 2 3 4. Members from the Bath Chamber of Commerce affiliate will run the event with ticket prizes issued per dollar spent and a grand prize drawing scheduled for August 4 between 5 and 6 p.m. Committees announced include Advertising Tickets Special events and Prizes with chairmen and members listed.
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Bath Area Retail Trade Board
Colonial Club
Retail Trade Board
Bath Area
Jack Crowley
Ralph Stetson, Jr
Paul Karas
Joseph Murphy
Abraham Greenblatt
George Musk
Marc King
Henry Richards
Eugene Desmon
Frank Freeman
Arthur Gediman
Alice Canacaris
Blaine Trafton to Coach at Boothbay Region High School
Blaine E. Trafton 25 will assume athletic coach duties at Boothbay Region High School this September after a year at Pennell Institute Gray. A Morse High School three-sport standout he played on the 1947 Western Maine champion hoops team and also starred in baseball and football. He attended Ricker College and the University of Maine where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1955 and is pursuing a master’s degree.
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Morse High School
Boothbay Region
Blaine E. Trafton
Pennell Institute
Gray
Trafton
Morse
Elton W. Trafton
Washington Street
Ricker Junior College
Houston
University of Maine
U. S. Army
Maine
Lithium's Light Float on Water Quickly Vanishes
Lithium, a metal, floats on water briefly before vanishing as a chemical reaction with the water proceeds.
County Commissioners Attend Maine Summer Meeting at Belgrade
Sagadahoc County Commissioners Charles B. Doyle and Foster M. Pratt attended the Maine State County Commissioners Summer meeting at Belgrade Lake hotel with their wives. Sheriff Heath spoke on The County Road Patrol while wives enjoyed boat rides. Senator James L. Reid delivered the dinner address as about 70 attendees represented all counties.
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Sagadahoc
Charles B. Doyle
Foster M. Pratt
Maine
Belgrade Lake Hotel
Kennebec
Sheriff Heath
Waldo County
James L. Reid
John McPhaul
Washington County
New England
Maine State Association
Vaughn Currier
Aroostook County
City Street Oiling Program Opens This Week
The city launches its annual street oiling with crews operating in the south side streets between Washington and High, extending from Center to the shoulder areas along High Street. City Manager Stanley W. Judkins said work will progress northward, weather permitting, including new reconstructions on Commercial Center and Hgh streets and the Washington Primary School area.
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Washington
High Streets
Center Street
Highway Department
Franklin, School
Union
South
Palmer
Maxwell
Shaw
Middle Street
High Street
Stanley W. Judkins
Commercial Street
Hgh
Washington Primary
Washington Street
Bath
Parking District Buys Water Street Lots in Bath
Bath Parking District chair man Frederick E. Drake Jr. announced the purchase from Arthur J. and Madelyn C. Dunton of properties on Water Street east and west sides. The district owns west Water Street from York's Barber Shop to Frank's Auto Service and north to American Alehouse line, plus land from Farnham's Lumber to the Salvation Army hall. The chamber of commerce will relocate tenants before demolition for municipal parking, with operations planned by mid August. Sale price not announced.
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Frederick E. Drake, Jr
Bath
Arthur J
Madelyn C. Dunton
Water Street
Drake
York
Frank
Farnham
Salvation Army Hall
Bath Area
Bath Cadets Capture Maine Junior Drum And Bugle Title
The Smith Tobey Post junior drum and bugle corps from Bath won the Maine state championship for the third straight year at Old Orchard Beach, earning permanent possession of the Acheson Trophy with 79.1 points. Portland’s Harold T. Andrews Post and Kittery Kardinals followed. senior winners were Caldwell Post with 59.1. The Bath unit led a 16-unit parade before 25,000 spectators, then returned for a downtown victory march.
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Smith-Tobey Post
Bath
Maine Department, American Legion and Auxiliary
Old Orchard Beach
Acheson
Bath Corps
Memorial Field
Harold T. Andrews
Portland
Kittery Kardinals
Ralph D. Caldwell
William Grist
Auburn
Robert Dolan
East Walpole
Mass
Stanley Wougick
Springfield
Cliff Fisher
Dorchester
Smith- Tobey Post
Maine
Times Co
Maine Elks Set June Convention at Belgrade Lakes
The Maine Elks Association will hold its 28th annual convention June 29 to July 1 at the Belgrade Hotel, Belgrade Lakes. Governor Muskie will address the banquet, with awards given and a lobster party on Saturday noon.
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Maine
Elks Assn
Belgrade
Maine Elks Association
Belgrade Lakes
Arthur J. Ferland, Jr
Edmund S. Muskie
John F. Malley
E. Mark Sullivan
Boston
Edward A. Spry
Spry
Association
Mugkie
Bath Parking District clears way for two new city lots
An agreement between Frank H. Ozzella and Bath Parking District clears land deals for two municipal parking lots on Water Street. The district will own all west side land from Water Street Court to American House and east side from Salvation Army hall to Farnham’s Lumber. Buildings to be razed, tenants must vacate by July end, with lots ready by mid August to ease downtown parking and draw out of town shoppers. The old Central fire station is being demolished. The Bath Area Chamber seeks new sites for current occupants.
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Frank H. Ozzella
Frank
Auto Service
Waterstreet
Bath
Frederick E Drake
Drake
Arthur J
Madelyn C. Dunton
Ozzella
Water Street
Water Street Court
American House
Salvation Army Hall
Farnham’s Lumber Co
Bath Area
House of Correction
BIW
Henry W. Owen
Maine
Ferry Company
Governor King
Newell
Dromore Grange Announces July 1 Church Sunday
Dromore Grange sets July 1 as Church Sunday with an 11 a.m. service at Phippsburg Center church. Members meet at 10:30 a.m. at the grange hall to attend together. Highway safety was the evening topic with readings by Evelyn Beals and piano solos by Jessie Morrell.
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Dromore Grange
Grange
Phippsburg Center
Grange Hall
Evelyn Beals
Jessie Morrell
The
Bath Girl Scouts Head to Michigan for National Roundup
Bath senior Girl Scouts Judith Ashe and Marilyn Foster join 14 Maine girls boarding the 830 am Portland train Thursday for the Highland State Recreation Area Roundup in Michigan. They travel with eight from Gorham, Greater Portland and Presque Isle councils to join 16 Maine delegates at the first large scale USA round up.
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Bath
Maine
Portland
Highland State Recreation Area
Michigan
U.S
Judith Ashe
Cyrus P. Ashe
Center Street
Marilyn Foster
Oliver Foster
Middle Street
Bath Girl Scout Council
Gorgiana Council
Greater Portland
Presque Isle
Melanson Sentenced for Embezzlement at Woolwich firm
Robert F. Melanson, 28, former principal of Woolwich Central School, pleaded guilty to embezzling 5514.18 from Don Leavitt Inc. He received a prison term of not less than 18 months nor more than three years at Thomaston State Prison. Other defendants in the piece include Fred E. Fox with two guilty pleas and various youths given probation or suspended sentences for related offenses.
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Robert F. Melanson
Woolwich Central School
Superior
Woolwich
Don Leavitt, Inc
Thomaston State Prison
Fred E. Fox
Lynn M. Bussey
George M. Carlton
Leonard T. Williams
Auburn
Fox
Gilbert E. Gray
Walter C. Douglas, Jr
Portland
South Windham
Gray
Douglas
Vine Street
Lawrence Small
Clyde Stilphen
Floyd Smith
Bath
Edward Cummings
Parker Head Man Helps Locate Plane Sinking Spot
Parker Head Coast Guardsman aboard the merchant ship aided in finding the spot where a Venezuelan airliner carrying 74 people plunged into the Atlantic on June 20. Third Mate Lloyd Lowell of Parker Head provided a bearing off Sea Girt Light that led Captain Richard O Patterson to the distress signal, aiding rescue efforts.
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Parker Head Coast
Lowell
Patterson
Coast Guard
Five Hour Water Outage Ends After Welded Tank Repair
Las Animas Colorado with 3 223 residents endured a five hour water loss when a welding crew repaired the city water tank and opened a valve to fill it. Heat from the welds caused pressure that kept water out during the outage.
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Las Animas
Colo
Governor King Apartments Rising in Bath Ready July First
Bath Maine prepares for occupancy July 1 of the Governor King Apartments former Plummer Home site. The remodel includes a three story central block built in 1808 and a new wing with four finished units plus two garages and later more units.
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Governor King
Bath
Maine
William King
Plummer
Newell
Bath Maine Offers Free Salk Polio Shots to All Children
Bath becomes Maine's first city to provide free Salk polio vaccinations for children birth to 19 years. First dose planned for early July, second in August, third shot may require payment about seven months later. Parental request forms due by June 30. forms available at Bath City Hall offices.
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Roc McFadden
City Hall
Bath
Maine
City Health Olicer
Clinton McFiudden
McFadden
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Arthur Sewall
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Stonehouse Farm
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Frank Reinoehl
Frank Sparks
Veronica
Josephy Mullaney
Bath Retail Trade Board
Blaine Trafton
David W. Bartlett
Fort Dix
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George Breed
Dummer Street
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Bartlett
Far East
Bath’s Legion Cadets
Joseph J. Cummings
Carl M. Stilphen
Rockland Lodge
Elks
Arthur J. Henry
Augusta
Henry
Maine West
Rumford Lodge of Elks
Maine Emblem Clubs
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John R. Newell
City of Bath
Melanson
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County House of Correction
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