Bath Council to Advertise Delinquent Taxpayers List
Bath City Council voted to publish a list of delinquent real estate personal and poll taxpayers up to the 1953 1954 fiscal years. Warrants are being prepared and liens may be attached if payments are not made. The meeting also approved funds transfers and other routine city business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City
City Hall
Ronald C. Oulton
Oulton
Eva L. Kingsbury
Harold J. Rubin
Inter-Department
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Ring
Highway Department
Ward
John F. Leonard
Council
Frank Allegrin
Bath
Allegrin
Washburn Lumber Company
Brunswick
Leonard
Stanley Hunter
Arrowsic and
Phippsburg
Arrowsic
Civil Defense
Plummer
Oak Grove Avenue
Merritt A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Arthur Gediman
Hunter
Mitch
Red Cross drive boosts Bath Maine pledge to top goal
Fred A. Ruoff predicts Bath Chapter and Maine will go over the top in the Red Cross drive at a Bath area kick-off. The Bath quota is 7500 with 49.9 percent kept locally and 50.1 percent to National Headquarters. The meeting outlined house-to-house canvassing, services to armed forces, home nursing, disaster aid and veterans hospital work. March is Red Cross month with slogan Join and Serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
State
RED Cross
State of Maine
Fred A. Ruoff
Southern Maine
Harmon E. Eliason
South Street
Ruoff
Veterans’ Hospitals
Eliason
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
American Red Cross
Warren F. Hawley
Loring Small
Edward Vigne
Bernard Varnum
Leonard Litchfield
Loring Addison
Elliot Gilliam
Clyde Ambrose
Clifford B. Wilband
Lawrence Katz
Morse High forms Parent Teacher Student Association
A new Parent Teacher Student Association was organized at Morse High School last Wednesday. Temporary officers were elected with permanent ones to be chosen in May. Officers named include Mrs. Arthur Bourque president James Clark vice president Mrs. Paul Watts secretary and Miss Katherine Conley treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
P. T. A. Yeer
Arthur Bourque
James Clark
Georgetown
Paul Watts
Katherine Conley
Club Forty-Two Hears Talk on Civil Defense
C Bruce Wright Maine Civil Defense publicity director spoke to Club Forty-Two about an active civil defense program in Maine. He showed the film Time for Disaster, held a Q and A, and refreshments followed. Guests included Mrs Michalos Gilmore Haskell Linekin and Wright. Weekly prize went to Mrs Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Bruce Wright
Maine Civil Defense
Wright
Maine
Louis Michalos
John Gilmore
Roswell Haskell
Plans for Pre School Days Held by PTA Leaders
Local PTA Summer Round-Up committees with Supt. Loring R. Addison met this week to plan pre school days for children entering school in September. Events set for March at Mitchell March 22 Fisher March 23 Huse March 24 North Primary March 29 Dike March 30 to contact parents before the immunization drive.
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Supt. of
Loring R. Addison
Mitchell
Fisher School
West Bath
Huse
North Primary
North Bath
Upper Washington
Upper High Streets
Dike
City Manager Budget Hints at One Mill Tax Increase
City officials set March 16 for public hearing on the budget. Acting manager Harry E Ring Jr read the budget prepared by White before his departure. Major items include schools 515 066 protection of persons and property 124 390 highways sewers 117 474 recreation 16 186. The tax levy could be lowered by trimming capital improvements or maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald C. Oulton
Carleton W. Lowell
John Parker
Personnel Service Commission
R. Clinton McFadden
Bath
Harry E. Ring, Jr
White
West Hartford
Conn
Board of Education
Recreation Commission
Annual Luncheon of Col. Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R
Col. Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R held its annual luncheon at Wesley Methodist church vestry despite bad weather with strong attendance. Athena Gaylord received the Good Citizenship pin and silver bracelet, while new member Mrs. James Caverly joined. The meeting covered reports, plans for April 8 speaker Mrs Ashmead White, and defense talks, with Dr Oliver Bell guest speaker on patriotic, historic, and educational topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Sewall
Wesley Methodist Church Vestry
Harold Avery
Red Cross
Bath
William H. McGlinchy
William Armstrong
Wilbur Casey
Bertha Davis
Raymond Small
Harold Stanton
Carl B. Swanton
Harold Tobey
Effie Wright
Harry Young
Athena Gaylord
Merritt Shea
Massachusetts
Frederick Haggett
Roy E. Heywood
Portland
D. A. R. Civil Defense Committee
Ashmead White
National Society
Wesley Church
White
Carl Y. Kennedy
Wendell B. Heal
Norman Howard
Robert Mitchell
Lawrence R. Vail
Elbridge Wright
Eastland
Oliver Bell
Wesley Methodist Church
New London
Conn
Connecticut
D. A
Drew Bell
Morse Player Dick Bishop Wins Vinall Basketball Trophy
Dick Bishop, 16, of Morse, earned the George Vinall Trophy as outstanding player in Western Maine Class L Basketball. He helped Morse win the tournament and earn a state final bid against Bangor High, with standout scoring against St. Louis Biddeford Portland and key free throws. Bishop, along with Morse captain Bob Billington, was named to the All Tourney team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Dick Bishop
Maine
George Vinall
Gene Hunter
Bangor High
Waterville
St. Louis
Biddeford
Bishop
Rumford
Portland
Lewiston
Bob Billington
Maine State Military and Naval Children’s
Bath Times
New England
Bubba Larkin
Rourke
Budsko
Pederson
Weybrant
Trafton
DeCapua
Blue
Drake Named Executive VP of Pennsylvania Salt Co
A 42 year old former Bath man, William P. Drake, is named executive vice president and board member of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. succeeding President George B. Beitzel who plans to retire this fall. Drake join Pennsalt after 21 years with the firm, rising through sales and executive roles, and he leads with plans for expansion and orderly leadership transition. He has Bowdoin College ties, military service, and serves in multiple business and social organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co
William P. Drake
Frederick E. Drake
Mr Drake
George B. Beitzel
Drake
Beitzel
Pennsalt
Bowdoin College
Chemical Specialties
Industrial
Consolidated Company
Bietzel
Aia
Pennsall
Bowdoin
Armed Forces Chemical Association
Midday Club
Philadelphia
Tred Avon Yacht Club
Oxford
Sailing Club of
Chesapeake
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
Calvert City Chemical Co
Wyandotte Southern Railroad
Morse wins Western Maine Class L crown at Expo
Morse High defeats Portland 51 50 in a tense Western Maine Class L final at Expo. Bob Billington hit key threes and Ed Marchetti secured a pivotal rebound as Morse edged ahead 50 47 with two minutes left, then held on as free throws and late pressure tested their lead. The Shipbuilders advance to face Bangor for the state championship in Waterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Bob Billington
Morse
Wes DeCapua
Phil Weybrant
Bob Foshay
Portland
Big Ed Marchetti
Marchetti
Weybrant
Blue
Portland Rooters
Larkin
Whopper Deetjen
Thaxter Trafotn
Gene Hunter
Dick Bishop
Budsko
Rourke
Trafton
Bobo Haggett
DeCapua
Billington
Pederson
Page Seven
Details of Maine Legislature Procedure Shared by Rep. Ross
Representative Ross explains legislative process in Maine House. He outlines the agenda pamphlet, committee referrals, readings, and the chain from first reading to final passage. He notes safeguards, volume of bills, and cross references essential for understanding the system.
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Rodney E. Ross, JR
House
Senate
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Col. Dummer
Merle Niles
Leonard Lord
Ibra K. Lawrerive
Harry Ring
James Caverly
Mes
Sage
Charles M. Tubbs
National Defense
Dick Bishop OF
Vinall Basketball Trophy
Pennsylvania Salt CO
Western
Representative Ross
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