City Council Cuts About $15 000 From Budget Tuesday Night
City officials trimmed roughly $15,000 from the proposed 1956-57 budget during a four hour meeting. Major reductions applied to Recreation, Highways and Sewers, General Government, Cemetery, and Capital Improvements while pay plans for city employees were largely approved except for two positions. Notable cuts included $6,500 from the general tax discount, a $2,000 removal in capital improvements, and reductions in cemetery and street lighting allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Judkins
Judkins
Council
Highway and Sewer Department
Superintendent of Public Welfare
Director of Recreation
Certificates Presented To 136 At Evening School Closing
The 1955 56 Bailey Evening School year ended with Principal Nathan W. Watson presenting 136 certificates for completing 14 subjects. An exhibition displayed art, rug making, knitting, and sewing, while wood shop and machine shops opened for public inspection at Morse High School gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Evening School
Nathan W. Watson
Morse High School
Olive Perry
Arthur T. Levasseur
Marie C. Hill
Alice E. Pert
Helen E. Rose
Grace A. Blair
Ethel F. Beane
Marguerite Doyle
Evelyn L. King
Barbara T. Brown
Katherine Pellegrino
Nellie L. McCabe
Nancy L. Snow
Janet C. Fullerton
Alma A. Litchfield
Ethel Wright
Gloria Hatch
Eleanor Pero
Violet Fitzgerald
Louise Scanlin
Eva Dawson
Alma Levasseur
Lorraine Cummings
Louise Anderson
Elizabeth Post
May Griffin
Jane Homan
Helen Gross
Donald Buckley
Robert Adair
William Edgett
Wallace Kittredge
Arthur O'Neill
Robert Turzanski
Albert White
Emma Cummings
Alice Norris
Helen Fisher
Esther Evans
Annette Sheffield
Addie Seavey
Louise Rogers
Florence Kershner
Aletha Campbell
Gertrude Blaisdell
Ruth Robinson
Bookkeeping I
Education Of The Gifted Topic Of Anna's Talk
Philip Annas executive director of Maine education spoke at North Center Parent Teacher Association on Education of the Gifted. He urged identifying gifted children early and creating school and home opportunities with science fairs speaking contests and advanced work. He noted 14 traits from Dr Norman Cutts and urged parental collaboration with teachers, plus a $10 contribution to the State Library Fund and attendance awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Annas
Maine
North Center
Parent Teacher Association
S. Theodore Bertocci
Annas
Norman Cutts
State Library Fund
Arah Richmond
Carlene Suslar
Eugene P. Eberhard
Owen Williams
Albert W. Thompson
Nelson Horridge
Armand Petit
Charles Bartlett
Miss Ward Resigns As Bath Memorial Superintendent
Thelma B. Ward, R N, resigns as Bath Memorial hospital superintendent effective Saturday for health reasons. President A M Main announced at a trustees meeting, noting her Kentucky roots and recent arrival to Bath last October after prior hospital service in the United States. Her predecessor was Helen V Downing who resigned last spring. Greenland ice coverage cited as 647 cubic miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma B. Ward
R.N
Bath Memorial Hospital
A. M. Main
Main
Kentucky
Miss Ward
Bath
Memorial Hospital
United States
Helen V. Downing
Richard B. MacLennan Named Bath Chamber Secretary
Richard B. MacLennan, Boston native and Babson graduate, appointed first executive secretary of the Bath Area Chamber of Commerce. The 32nd Degree Mason and former Readfield Lions member will set up offices at City Hall, Bath, with Elaine Wadsworth as his wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Mayo
Bath Area
Readfield
B. & M. Insurance and Real Estate Agency
Readfield Lions Club
Lions International
MacLennan
Lafayette Lodge
A. M
Maine
Valley of Portland
Board of
MacLannen
Bath
City Hall
Elaine Wadsworth
Portland
MacLennans
Bath Teachers May Resign Over $300 Pay Hike Demand
Bath Maine teachers threaten mass resignations unless the Board of Education gets a $300 across the board raise for 1956 57. The City Council backs a $100 raise and calls for a new study of salary schedules focusing on bachelor's degree holders and minimal starting salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Board of Education
Stanley W. Judkins
Judkins
Recreation Commission
Lawrence Boardman
George Sarkis
George Perry
William Milliken
Maine
Bath Teachers’ Club
William O. Wagner
Ward Two
Wagner
Donald F. Perry
Stanley R. Hunter
Perry
James W. Temple
Constauco
Genesta Chapter Seals Semi Public O E S Installation
Genesta Chapter of the Eastern Star held a semi public installation at the Masonic Temple Friday evening despite a heavy snowstorm. Mrs Alice Stilphen was installed as Worthy Matron with her son Arthur B Stilphen as Worthy Patron. numerous officers were installed and gifts presented. A social hour followed with hostesses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta Chapter
Alice Stilphen
Arthur B. Stilphen
Masonic Temple
Star of the East
Annie L. Dunlap
Russell Merchant
Stilphen
Ruth Fuller
Donald W Freeman
Mae Ward
Frieda Bagdikian
Dorothy Pratt
Ruth Freeman
John Gillespie
Eleanor Merchant
Evelyn Wyman
Fred Osgood
Leah Page
Athena Gillespie
Esther Andrews
Agnes Farrin
Arthur Stilphen
Beverly Stewart
Gloucester
Violet Logan
Ada
Marjorie Leach
Ruth
Doris McKay
Esther
Carol Ainsworth
Martha
Caroline Robbins
Electa
Ruth Hathorne
Nellie D'Arcy
Sarah Shaw
Morse High Falls to Durfee in New England semifinal
Morse High of Bath was eliminated 89-71 by Durfee High of Fall River in the New England tournament semifinal at Boston Garden. Durfee, led by stars Attar, Caldeira and Arruda, pulled away after a 34-29 halftime edge, outshooting Morse 31-28 on floor goals and sealing the win with late third and fourth quarter surges. Captain Eddie Marchetti led Morse with 21 points, followed by Wes DeCapua 16 and Dick Bishop 13 as Morse earned statewide respect despite the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
New England
Durfee High
Fall River
Gene Hunter
Maine
Bath Boys
Boston Garden
Massachusetts
Durfee
al Attar
All New England
Jim Caldeira
Tom Arruda
Bay State
Morse
Attar
Arruda
Weaver High
Connecticut
Luke
Urban
Bath
Pine Tree
Eddie Marchetti
Wes DeCapua
Bobby Billington
Ray Bishop
Russ Gibson
Caldeira
Manchester
Conn
Polio Vaccinations Given To Over 1000 Here Last Week
Bath and surrounding communities saw 1201 youngsters receive the Salk polio vaccine in four clinics at Bath Junior High, Huse Memorial, Fisher, and Dike schools. Local physicians included Dr. Dougherty, Dr. Hamilton, Dr. Winchenbach, Dr. Akar, Dr. Westermeyer, Dr. Wilson, Dr. Smith, and Dr. Kinder. Nurses and volunteers assisted, led by R Clinton McFadden and a corps of local helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Clinton McFadden
Bath
Huse Memorial School
Fisher School
Dike School
John F. Dougherty
Virginia Clay Hamilton
Francis A. Winchenbach
Hamdi Akar
M. W. Westermeyer
Harry F Wilson
Joseph I. Smith
Edward L. Kinder
Marshall Chamberlain
Fred Thompson
Raymond Hart
Leonard Litchfield
Converse G. Fenn
Dean Shaw
Eastham Guild, Jr
Roy W. Bradford
Armand Petit
Harry Larrabee
State DAR Conference Planned in Portland March 29 30
The 58th Maine Society Daughters of the American Revolution convenes March 29 and 30 at Eastland Hotel Portland. Opening session at 9 am covers reports and nominations with a 12 15 luncheon and 4 pm memorial service. A 7 pm banquet honors guests with Governor Muskie delivering the banquet address. Second day features a National Defense Breakfast at 7 30 and a 9 30 morning session with reports, business, and installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Maine Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Eastland Hotel
Portland
State Officers Club
Rolin Clark
Ashmont Street
Edmund S. Muskie
National Defense
Dummer Sewall
Morse Shipbuilders hailed after Boston voyage home
More than 2 000 fans greeted Morse High School basketball champions as they returned from Boston. Bath supporters in a mile long motorcade joined a welcome at Morse High School, while a public testimonial dinner and jackets funded by local fans were planned. Other funds aided regional youths and players, with praise from fans and even Boston Celtics star Dick Hemric for Morse two handed shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
New England
Maine
Bath
Morse
Boston Garden
Gene Hunter
Eddie Marchetti
Morse High School
Bath Club
Morse Squad
Fry
Durfee
Morse High Sports Boosters Club
Bath Family Moves to Germany Under Gyroscope Plan
A Bath family joins a mass departure for Germany under the Army battalion rotation plan Operation Gyroscope. Louis D. Annis of Bath and his battalion stationed at Fort Devens Mass sail March 29 for a three year overseas tour to Karlsruhe Germany, with his wife and son Charles aboard the same ship except for an unspecified exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Louis D. Annis
Fort Devens
Mass
Karlsrushe
Annis
Charles
Bath Opera House Manager Named for Waterville Theatre
George E. Sargent, Bath C H Mgr, has been named manager of the Haines Theater in Waterville after ten years in Bath. He assumed duties Wednesday. Hugh J. Regan of Lynn, Mass, will succeed him in Bath after five years with New England Theaters. Sargent served as a U S Army colonel in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Sargent
Bath Opera House
Haines Theater
Waterville
Hugh J. Regan
Lynn
Mass
Regan
Bath Theater
New England
Sargent
Bath
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Junior Hospital League For the Benefit of
York Hall
G. Baer Connard
Lynn M. Bussey
League
Omar R. King
William A. Niss
C. Arthur Mayo
Cemetery Department
David Alkazin
Philip R. Anderson
Rose B. Fortin
Walter M. Hill
Frederick I. Watts
Arnold O. Levasseur
Elsie J. Graffam
Esther J. Diamant
Doris L Bates
Charles Holland
Andrew S. McCourt
Myron M. Coombs
Henry N. Stone
Maurice J
Janice Powers
Priscilla Rainey
Wilson Rainey
Walter White
Eleanor Danforth
Margaret Black
Phyllis Wright
Mabel Thomas
Katharine Conley
Rowena G Marsh
Nellie L Whitmer
Natalie B. MacNeil
Etta M. Thurlow
Thomas E. Tracey
Donald L. Morse
Joan T. Canacaris
Marilyn Kittredge
Asenith Haggett
Hazel W. Lowell
Mary O. Sprague
Florence W. Jewell
Rowena G. Marsh
Nellie L. Whitmer
Helen Toothaker
Florence Fullerton
Janice Elaine Gilmore
Anna Hill
Mrs
Clara K. Arcese
Barbara May L. Baker
Louise Berenson
Lucille Bernier
Betty L. Colby
June Condon
Beulah Doyon
Barbara L. Holmes
Alma Allen Litchfield
Dana Lawrence McCurdy
Margaret E. McRae
Lorraine Pickard
Elizabeth M. Post
Janice E. Powers
Priscilla F. Rainey
Geraldine
Bath Hospital
Greenland
Richard B. MacLennan
Chamber of Commerce
Merritt A. Mitchell
Helen L. Hayes
Eastern Star
Shipbuilders
Concord
DAR
Boston
Agers
Morse Student Council
State Military and Naval Children's Home
Boston Celtic
Dick Hemric
Boston Herald
Bishop
Ed Marchetti
C.H. Mgr
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