Woolwich Proposes Large School Budget Cut in 1957 Warrant
The 1957 Woolwich town warrant outlines a $64,416.72 appropriation for 21 town accounts, down from $92,478.36 in 1956, predicting a lower tax rate. Major reduction targets the school budget to $33,090.72, down from $61,551.05, with numerous line items showing smaller decreases or flat figures across roads, officers, snow, poor relief, and other services. Election set for March 15 with subsequent articles on legal actions against delinquent taxes and zoning, plus allocations for roads, civil defense, archives, and damming efforts along Hockomock road.
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Woolwich
Maine
Woolwich Central School
Hockomock Road
Morris
Board of Assessors
Board of Registration
City Messenger
City Solicitor and Personnel Service Commission
Park Department
Fire Department
High Street
Inclde
Judkins
Highway and Sewer Department
Police Department
Public Welfare Department
Four Teens Die In Bowdoinham Auto Crash
Four Bowdoinham area youths died when a 1953 sedan left Route 24 and struck a tree. Victims are Alberta Little 17 Ronald Babb 19 and Gerald Cloutier 17. Sylvia Howard 17 died next day in Gardiner Hospital. Driver Arthur Lebel Jr. 20 uninjured. Police say all occupants Richmond High School students. Route 1 highway delay cited steel shortages for bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Little
Ronald Babb
Gerald Cloutier
Sylvia Howard
Gardiner
Trespers
Arthur J. Lebel, Jr
Bowdoinham - Richmond
Neil Bishop Farm
Richmond
George Gould
Gould
Richmond High School
Babb
William Babb
Chamber Warns Of Puff Sheet Rackets In Business Publications
Richard B MacLennan secretary of the Chamber of Commerce warned local business and professionals about puff sheets a vanity publication practice tied to solicited praise. He cited a National Better Business Bureau bulletin noting publishers read favorable items to executives who then buy reprints. such sheets lack subscribers and appear irregularly to boost their subject.
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Richard B MacLennan
Chamber of Commerce
National Better Business Bureau
Chamber
MacLennan
United States
Annual Blue and Gold Banquet For Cub Pack 99 At Parish House
Cub Pack 99 held its annual Blue and Gold banquet at Central Congregational church parish house last Tuesday, a Father and Son night with about 40 attendees. Eugene Eberhard, Path Area Council representative, presented the Pack Charter to Rev. Craig Richards. awards went to adult leaders, den mothers, and Cubs for service pins and badges. The evening included skits and an exhibit of Cub handiwork, with den mothers as the dinner committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Pack
Central Congregational Church Parish House
Herbert Gotte
John Thorpe
John Hageett
Eugene PP Eberhard
Path Area Council
Craig Richards
Eberhard
Richards
Arthur Small
Stanley Wallace
S. Theodore Bertoces
Vincent Henderson
John Haggett
J. W. Lowe
Myron Ellis
Cubs
Brian Wallace
Leon Ellis
Burleigh Thombs
Ira Gotte
Bruce Hallowell
Corky Lowe
Mark Wallace
Robert Hunter
Henry Thorpe
Ted Bronson
Dean Bailey
Bruce Pooler
David Haggett
S. Theodore Berfocci
Bob Catbadge
John Marsh
Dale Smith
Jack McCall
Mark Wallaee
Lauis Dade
Burkah Phos
Leonard Ellis
Den
Harry Larrabee, Jr
Robert McDougall
Break-ins Reported at Center Street Agency and Front Street Salons
Police investigate two break in attempts in the business district last week on Center street and Front street. Dwight Pierce office at 15 Center street was breached but entry not made. Lynne Carole Beauty Shoppe at 73 Front street lost $5 in quarters and one silver dollar. Elite Beauty also entered. Pennies remained in the cash box.
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Center Street
Front Street
Dwight Pierce
Lynne Carole
Polar Star Lodge Observes 32nd Past Masters Night
Polar Star Lodge No. 114 F and A M held its 32nd Past Masters Night on Wednesday February 27 with about 75 Masons in attendance. Genesta Chapter OES served a supper at 6 30 followed by the Master Mason degree on candidate Ernest J Brown.
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Polar Star Lodge
Genesta
Ernest J. Brown
Leonard Kelley Buys West Bath Lumber Mill for Investment
Leonard Kelley of Pittston confirms purchase of the Bath Box Co. plant from Eastern Builders and Supply Co. of Yarmouth for about 500000. He plans not to reopen it as a lumber operation, aiming instead for an up-to-date planing mill with quality equipment. Two interested parties may rent or buy the facility, which has been closed for weeks.
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Leonard Kelley
Pittston
Times
Bath Box Co
Kelley
Eastern Builders and Supply Co
Yarmouth
City Council Urges Bath Dog Owners To Keep Pets Home
Bath residents were urged by the City Council to keep dogs at home during school hours to stop canine disruptions on roads and school grounds. School leaders cited bites and nuisance, noting some dogs lack collars and that muzzling or fencing may not help.
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City Council
Bath
Wile
Arthur E. Rideout
Manley H. Grant
Huse School
Grant
Hus
Rideout
Arthur W. Gedimen
James W. Temple
James E. Collins
Dike
Huse
Boyd L Bailey
Collins
North Grammar
Robert Carter
Bailey
Carter
Howard Holmes
Liberty Street
Gental
Merritt Aitchell
Bath Iron Works reports 1956 unfilled orders total
Bath Iron Works, in a stockholders report, shows unfilled orders at year end 1956 totaling 95,500,096 dollars. The shipyard earned 44,819,722 dollars last year with net earnings of 2,809,267 dollars 6.71 per share, and notes shortages of heavy steel plates affect future shipbuilding and naval demand.
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Bath Tron Works
John R. Newell
John Paul Jones
Barry
Oster
Newell
United States
Navy Department
Aef
Newell Waid
Emmi
Hts Resort
Bath Schools Practice Civil Defense Drills
A Bath public notice from Superintendent Loring R. Addison urges parents to reinforce school safety training. It explains monthly drills, home practice for sudden attacks, and guidance to drop to the floor, cover exposed parts, and remain under shelter for a minute.
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Bath
Loring R. Addison
Bath city budget calls for $6 tax rate hike to $75
City Manager Stanley W. Judkins submits a 1957-58 budget totaling $1,480,867.06 up from $1,358,359.36, requiring a $6 increase to the $75 per $1,000 tax valuation. The package prioritizes school funding, public safety pay raises, and reorganization of taxation accounts. the plan notes inflation and limited service cuts as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Judkins
Merritt A. Mitchell
Mitchell
James W. Temple
Judkins
Juckins
Bath
Fire Department
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Bowdoinham
Highway Commission
David H. Stevens
Mid-Coast
Route 1 Association
Rockland
Edward J. McMann
Pleasant St
West Bath Lumber Mill
BIW
Board of Education
Cemeteries and Parks Department
Health Department
Public Welfare
Recreation Department
School Department
Planning Board
Cemetery and Highway Department
McClure
Cahill
Leeman Highway
Mdlal
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