Meadowbank News Society Buoys Ferry Wharf Repairs
Road Commissioner Howard Bowker reports progress as the Meadowbank News Society hauls repairs from frost damage. A crew enlarges the wharf to Portland and Boston routes while local residents deal with outages from a recent thunder shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bowker
Meadowbank News
Portland
Boston
Watke
Waddock
Pound
Omar
Kay Page
Bath Memorial Dairy
Clifford Pye
William Berry
Bath
Philip Chaney
Bar Hari
Clifford Hill
Eveevia A. Percy
Lester Beals
Meadowbrook
Mewport
Jaweré Brearer
Sidney Vaitgerald
New London
William Blaiedell
Cook
Mr. Cook
Raymond Wyrris
Elizabeth Mitehell
Mary Stone
Miss Fay Pye
Bath Memorial Hospital
Lewis L LeMay
Phippsburg
LeMay
Veterans Hospital
Towns
Police Capture Runaway Tape Horse in Bath Street Chase
A tape horse owned by Harold W. Kaler of North Bath wandered into Bath streets causing alarm and near collisions with a city bus. Patrolman Kelliher and helper Jimmy Sullivan tracked the animal down Richardson Street and rode it to Hoy Black’s stable until the owner arrived to claim it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Mornday
Arold W. Kaler
North Bath
High Street
Hic
John & Hart
Winter and
Middle Streets
Bay Point visitors and local greetings noted in Bath letters
Bay Point sparrowe mentions and Bath visitors fill a Sunday entry. Mr Summer Veins appears with Mr and Mrs WH Marin Pow ered wed family at their column. Bath visitors, guests, and neighbors are listed with several names and dates, including Mr and Mrs Madison Muwre and Mrs Siamahescu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summer
Marin Powere
Sheen
Watch for Children as Maine Warns Drivers
State Police Chief Francis J. McCabe urges heightened vigilance as more youngsters roam streets after school. He notes rising outdoor activity and traffic risks, citing 1948 data, and promotes the "Watch for Children" safety drive to remind drivers, parents, and kids of traffic rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. McCabe
McCabe
Natioal Safety Council
Maine
aewYiles
Bath Iron Works Reports Strong 1948 Profits and Large Orders
Bath Iron Works Corp and its ad subsidiaries reported a net profit of 650,647 for 1948, equal to 1 a share, after a prior year loss of 1,308,609. Unfilled orders totaled 70,405,000 with ship construction contracts with the Navy potentially adjusted to a fixed price basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp. Ad
Willian
Newell
Navy Department
Mr and Mrs Wetherbee Return from Florida Stay
Mr and Mrs Leonard Wetherbee and daughter Cheryl reside at 11 Tower Circle after a two month winter trip to Florida and Greenwood Massachusetts. Before leaving Bath in November they dwelt at 1325 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wetherbee
Cheryl
Tower Circle
Florida
Greenwood, Mass
Bath
Washington Street
Parker Head Community News Briefs and Local Notices
Parker Head residents engage in PTA activities, volunteer drives, and petitions for road inspection while many attend church events and social gatherings. Personal items note visits, travel, and family happenings around Parker Head, Bath, Phippsburg Center, and surrounding areas.
Surprise Shower for Mrs Watson at Friday Party
Mrs. Raymond E. Watson of 407 Washington Street received a surprise stork shower Friday evening. Friends present included Mrs Lindell Chadbourne, Mrs Vance Wakefield, Mrs James Caverly, Mrs Alfred Hutchins, Mrs Edward Cummings, Miss Gladys Berry, Miss Isabelle Berry and Mrs Philip Merkel. Gifts were sent by Mrs Nell Whitmer, Mrs Robert Durgan and Mrs Ralph P. Mank. Timber wolves usually hunt in pairs or in family groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond E. Watson
Washington Street
Lindell J. Chadbourne
Vance Wakefield
James Caverly
Alfred Hutchins
Edward Cummings
Gladys Berry
Isabelle Berry
Philip Merkel
Nell Whitmer
Robert Durgan
Ralph P. Mank
Popham Beach Coast Guard cutter makes early river approach
The Snosomish docked at Gardiner last week to break a channel for the season's first tanker, marking the earliest up river arrival in years. Hearings in Augusta continued on bills about restricting fish weirs and closed clam flats, with Bath representatives urging tests and intra state clam sales from closed areas amid hardship from closing flats between Kittery and Eastport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Gardiner
Shell Wharf
Augusta
J. Horace McClure
Bath
Edward W. Bridgham
Kittery
Eastport
Cox's Head Road Hurts Rural Travel and Mail Delivery
Residents along the Parker Head to McIntyre corner route faced ongoing hardship since Friday as two trucks became bogged in deep mud ruts. Mail delivery faltered with cars breaking down and being towed, while Bowker cleared mud on the hill near Parker Head. Ralph Doughty and others, along with Popham mail routes, tried alternate paths. Local residents and visitors were noted in multiple brief calls and visits across Bath, Small Point, Meadow Brook, and Augusta areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
McIntyre’s Corner
Ralph Doughty
Popham
Small Point Road
Lawrence Thayer
Bath
Wyman Farm
Neil Sullivan
Stephen Thayer
Fredrick Thomas
Portland
William Cushing
Sewall C. Moore
Lester Oliver
TC Hughes
Leah Bowie
Meadowbrook
Albert Thompson
Small Point
Edward P. Thomas
Stanton Dozois
Forest Rice
Katherine
Western Avenue
Augusta
Spruceville
Raymond Pyeland Baby
Local events mix at Worcester house and Bridge academy change
Dresden principal MacComb and John Weldon of Bridge academy attended the Kennebec Valley Athletic conference at the Worcester house in Hallowell Tuesday evening. The triangular meet slated at Bridge academy will move to Cony high in Augusta. The W.S.C.S. rummage sale and home cooked food sale will be held at Bath soon. A long list of visits, illnesses, and community activities fills the area as 4-H teams plan picture books for Hyde Memorial Home and a Masonic hall minstrel show and auction is set for April 21 and 22 led by Bridge academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacComb
John Weldon
Bridge Academy
Kennebec
Clyde Moody
Cedar Grove
Moody
George Moody
Gardiner
W.S.C.S
M. E. Church
Bath
Cora Gahan
Ear and Eye _ hospital
Portland
Augustus Good
Coussn
Seth Bailey
Lere
Robbins
Clarence Call
Leslie Souviney
Donna
Carol
Randall
Calvin Good
Dorr
Delores
Charles, Jr
R. F. Swasey
Wayne
William F. Bennett
Methodist Church
Eastern River 4-H Club
Children of Hyde
Melvin Randall
Masonic Hall
Harold Small Elected New Bath Chamber President
Harold Small was named president at a Bath Chamber of Commerce meeting attended by Maine State Police chief Francis J. McCabe and artist Myron Lamb. The program covered highway safety and Maine state parks, with focus on a Georgetown park. other speakers discussed a Bath city booklet and chamber plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Musk
Marius Page
Francis J. McCabe
Maine State Police
Myron A. Lamb
Portland
McCabe
Lamb
Maine
Georgetown
Walter E. Reid
Grevis Melville
Bath
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Roy G. Stewart
Sam Prayer
Small
Stewart
Board of Governors
Bath civic leaders push plans for streets and info bureau
Bath's new committees include Welcoming, Membership, and Audit while discussions favor an auto registration office, one way streets, parking areas, and an information bureau in city hall. The group also urged completing a proposed Bath booklet and possibly a local credit bureau. Colonel McCabe urged highway safety cooperation and praised Bath police and state troopers for traffic safety efforts amid concerns over youth media influences. The Maine State Parks topic was raised by Lamb and the State Park Commission’s work noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gested
Small
Bath
City Hall
Elwood Legard
Ivan Kirkpatrick
Roland McIntosh
George Musk
Eugene Desmond
Steve O'Donnell
Sam Levine
Royal Johnson
F. E. Drake
George J Nugent
Edward D. True
Charles A. Shepard
Mr. Kirkpatrick
William Menealley
George Quicksall
Boards of Trade
Mr. Small
Colonel McCabe
Maine
McCabe
Frank W. Powers
Harry Thompson
Thompson
Rockland
Bureau of Investigation
Guardsmen Basketball Season Ends for Bath Battery B
Bath's Battery B of the National Guard finished its first year of organized basketball with more losses than wins. The 1949 team included Donald Blaisdell Edmund Hagan John Lowery Robert Lowery Thomas Coftiti with Harold Staples Richard Staples Richard Torrey Mike Ford and coach Harvey V Rowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Battery B
National Guard
Donald Blaisdell
Edmund Hagan
John Lowery
Robert Lowery
Thomas Coftiti
Harold Staples
Richard Staples
Richard Torrey
Mike Ford
Harvey V. Rowe
Maine urged to expand public shore access and park system
A speaker pressed Maine to halt private sale of shorelines and lake access, warning it loses summer visitors to Michigan with its state park system. He outlined Reid State Park plans and urged legislative approval of a $325,000 appropriation from unexpended surplus funds, to boost parks and facilities. Idaho is noted for top mineral production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Rangeley Lakes
Belgrade Lakes
Moosehead
Michigan
Lamb
Maine Park Commission
Reid State Park
William Meneally
Old McLellan Store Gets Modern Facelift At Front and Summer
Eastern Gas & Appliance Co has purchased the McLellan store at Front and Summer. Contractor Burt S. Oxced leads a face lift adding three plate glass windows and interior changes to create a premier state store. A wide second floor staircase will display stock. A nine and a half foot timber wheel from an old hoist is removed and placed outside. Arthur Hutchins and Stanley Curtis, Morse High School graduates, anticipate opening new quarters around April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLellan
Front
Summer Streets
Eastern Gas & Appliance Co
Burt S. Oxced
Summer Street
Arthur Hutchins
Stanley Curtis
Morse High School
Warren Munsey Hosts Central Grammar Players Dinner
Warren Munsey of 94 Court Street marked his 14th birthday with a dinner party at home for the Central Grammar basketball squad. Attendees included Brad Stover Louis Kingsbury George Poulos Johnnie Callan Ennis Gaudet Charles Doyle Advah Reynolds Richard Huse Richard Cofill Roy Richard Jr Urban Boucher and Bucksport guest Donald Russell after which they attended a movie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Munsey
Warren R. Munsey
Court Street
Central Grammar
Brad Stover
Louis Kingsbury
George Poulos
Johnnie Callan
Ennis Gaudet
Charles Doyle
Advah Reynolds
Richard Huse
Richard Cofill
Roy Richard, Jr
Urban Boucher
Bucksport
Donald Russell
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Grant
W. Z. Grant CO
Bath Iron Works
Maurice A, Storck
P.O
South
Portland, Maine
Parker
Leston Harrington
May
Leslie Darling
McIntyreturn
Charlies Blaisdell
Nathaniel Hasenfus
Lewis Lowell
Eugene Ross
Earl Lowell
W. H. Wyman
Mary Anne
John David Wyman
Beverly Moore
S.C Gilsaga
Bernard Woman, Jr
Howard Morong
Robert Cushing
Donald Wyman
Robert Gray
Bradley Rollins
South End
PTA Hall
Joyce Gray
Phippsburg Center
Albert Gray
Bert Nisbet
Elm Street Baptist Church
Harrington
Sandra Mank
Sally Lowell
Morse High
Bodwell Grange
Sewing Circle
Bert
John Libby, Jr
Lisbon Falls
J. W. Libby
J. D. Libby
Harold Burkalow
Saw Mall
Liberty
Arthur Lar
George Watson
Mertie Shepherd
Brunswick
Irma Davis
Lewiston
Lowell
Kenneth Wallace
Bob Moore
Mary Dannenfelser
New York State
T. L. Totman
Herbert Doughty
Warren
Linda
East Boston
Florence Rollins
W. A. Lowell
Mrs. Watson
Popham Beach
Marguerite McNulty
Peter A. Isaacson
J. William Gilman
Ashdale
Robert Pye
Edward Whitehouse
John Beebe
Wakefield
Mass
Alexander Williams
Lynnfield
Beebe
Blanche Westall
Elizabeth Rollins
West Somerville
Frank D. Scott
Scott
Clarence Wallace
West Point
Nils Wallace
Fred Spinney
J. Clarence Perkins
Blanchard Crowley
Togus
Guy Crowley
Nancy Welch
Frances Robert
New York
Frank Scott
Winterport
Sewall Prescott
Barbara Sprague
Virginia Shroeder
Yarmouth Academy
W. E. Sprague
Harvey Lamson
Pond Island
Clifton Morony
Elizabeth
Robert Stevens
Carl Bickford
Auburn
Ralph March
Atkins Bay
Cox
Flkanah Wyman
Eric Carlson
Dresden
Harold Small
State Park Commission
Idaho
General Electric
Regus
Pat
Harry
Central
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