Republican Rally at Topsham Draws Over 300 People
Sagadahoc county Republicans packed the Topsham Grange Hall Wednesday night for a rally featuring two of the gubernatorial candidates and remarks from most county contenders. Beatrice Adams and others attended while Harolds Rubin urged continued clean prosecution. Bishop urged a stronger Maine highway program and a pro industrial climate with targeted development and vocational opportunities. The event included a Topsham Ladies helper serving smothered beef and ended with calls to attract industries and support local government initiatives.
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Topsham
Sagadahor County
Topsham Grange Hall
Topsham Grange
Topsham Town
Beatrice Adams
7Zarold J. Rubin Rathiscom
Maine
Maine Development Commission
Tinware Care Tips In Post Use Routine
A brief note advises washing and drying tinware promptly after use to prevent residue and wear. The fragment references a Raviet warp Pee Wee Reese and the Breekiyn, but the readable text centers on proper cleaning practices for tin utensils.
City appoints Mr White as new city manager
The Windsor city council elected Mr White to be city manager with duties starting June 1. He is married with one child and a 1949 cum laude graduate of the University of Connecticut. The salary is 5500 dollars yearly and Acting City Manager Ring will remain until his arrival after a primary screening process.
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White
University of Connecticut
Windsor
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Mr. White
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Fire damages the South Street School building
Fire at the South Street School near South and Washington streets caused extensive damage to the first floor and basement. Firefighters battled dense smoke and water flooding, with beams at the north end badly charred and likely needing replacement. The fire’s cause remains undetermined, but a furnace fault is suspected. The building, oldest in the city, housed Pre-Primary and First and Third Grade classes totaling 130 pupils.
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Fred L. Sutherland
Bath
Shepard Nene
Engine 3
Wesley Mee Ee Sucuiing
Ba Shanen
Charles
Nap O Street
Son
Washington Streets
Addison
South Street School
South Grammar
North Grammar
Central Grammar School
Randall Fined for Stop Sign Violation in Municipal Court
James F Randall of Route 1 was fined 5 and ordered to pay 4.70 costs after pleading guilty to a stop sign violation. He appeared Wednesday morning before Judge Gardiner R Deering. Randall was apprehended by Patrolman Robert Wagner Jr on Leeman Highway on April 24 with the patrolman named as complainant.
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James F. Randall
Gardiner R. Deering
Randall
Robert Wagner, Jr
Leeman Highway
South Street School to Close After Fire Damage
South Street school will close for the remainder of the school year after extensive fire damage. About 148 pupils will transfer to Mitchell school with a platoon system starting Wednesday, with morning sessions at Mitchell for Grades 1 3 and sub primary pupils adjusted to the new plan. Transportation arrangements include buses from High street routes and returns for West Bath pupils, while repairs are estimated to take at least four weeks.
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South Street
R. Addison
Mitchell School
Subaner
South Street Saunal
Mitchell
Natalie Fowle
Miss Fowle
High Street
South
High Streets
West Bath
Board of Education
Addiion
South Street School
Navy to Send Ship for Bath Armed Forces Day
Bath officials reveal plans for Armed Forces Day on May 17 with a Navy ship visiting that weekend. A local team will partner with the ship crew for events including a dance and visits to Bowdoin College for swimming and tennis. Officers will be entertained at the country club and possibly at the community center.
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Bath
Armed Forces Day
Navy
Bowdoin College
State Meeting Set At Hyde Home Next Saturday
A statewide conference on Crippled Children led by A R Shands Jr and William T Sanger will be held Saturday May 3 at 3 pm at Hyde Memorial Home Pine Tree Society sponsors the event in cooperation with the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults the Maine Medical Association and state health agencies Delegates will be welcomed by local leaders and the program will cover hospital coordination services and referrals followed by a luncheon and addresses by several doctors and officials
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A. R. Shands, Jr
National Society For Crippled Children
William T. Sanger
Medical College of Virginia
Hyde Memorial
Pine Ae Society For Crippled Child
The
Pine Tree Society
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Maine Medical Association
Maine Department of Health and Welfare
Maine
National Foundation For Infantile Paralys, Inc
Sumawall
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Chicago
William P. Wiles
Augusta
David Stevens
Department of Health and Welfare For
Shands
National Society
Dean Fisher
M. D
Maine Bureau of Health
George B. Cunningham
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Francis A. Winchenbach
M.D
Hyde Memorial Home
William Green
Children’s Medical Center
Boston
Stanley R Hunter Unanimous Choice For County Committeeman
Stanley R. Hunter, Ward 5 councilman, was unanimously chosen by the Republican City committee to fill the county committeeman vacancy after Philip H. Oliver declined the post. Hunter, active in municipal affairs, has served on the old City Council, the Board of Aldermen, and now the council under the council-manager system.
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Stanley R. Hunter
Ward
Republican City Committee
Hunter
Philip H. Oliver
Bangor
Oliver
Eleanor Voorhees
Louis O. Couture
Old City
Peas Added Late in Beef Stew Best With Tender Veg
Quick frozen peas make a fitting addition to a beef stew. Add the peas about five minutes before onions carrots and potatoes are tender to preserve texture and color.
Week Observed by Bath Rotary Club honors youth programs
The Bath Rotary Club luncheon spotlit National Boys and Girls Week with Rodney Brooke leading praise for Boy Scout work in Bath. Y M C A, Community Center, and Girl Scouts shared aims and programs. William Perkins cited 100 years of the Y M C A and Bath’s 96 year history, plus the 1897 building funded by Galen C. Moses. Edmund St Peter outlined Morse High activities including five basketball leagues and summer swimming classes. John Cella described after school programs at the Community Center. Lieutenant Commander J th fron Cleary spoke of his Bath Works duty and supporting youth programs.
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Bath
New York
Galen C. Moses
Edmund St. Peter
Morse High School
John Cella
J. Th Fron Cleary
Bath Works
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Cottage Park Avenue
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City Park
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