Bath girl Ellen Low elected to national C A R office
Miss Ellen F Low of Bath was elected National Assistant Organizing Secretary at the C A R 62nd annual convention in Washington DC April 19 to 21 Mount Vernon and other sites were visited by delegates including Miss Low who served on the Maine junior state presidency and appeared as a hostess at events Also Miss Lucy Lee Smith of 693 High Street attended as a page and chorus member ahead of planned Hawaii visit potential AR society expansion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children of American Revolution
Washington
D. C
Ellen F. Low
Percy Low
Granite Street
Maine
Capitol
Fiohda C. A. R
Bob Barr
Houston
Tex
Dorothy Buckton
New York
Mount Vernon
Christchurch
Alexandria
Low
Law
Hawaii
A. R
E. Stuart James
Lucy Lee Smith
H. Kenneth Smith
High Street
Wall-State
Coal Crushing Gear Shipped From Bath to Jamshedpur India
More than 100 tons of coal crushing equipment from the Pennsylvania Crusher Division of Bath Iron Works will depart Bath for Boston then Jamshedpur India. The units reduce 225 tons of coal per hour to under 1.5 inch pieces for Tata Iron and Steel at Jamshedpur. The shipment includes two Bradford breakers with casings, seven train carloads and two special transports, built with Kaiser Engineers of Oakland. Over the last decade BIW has produced and shipped 1,000 plus crushing units worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Crusher
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Boston
Transocean
Jamshedpur
India
Tata Iron and Steel Company
Pennsylvania Crusher Division
BIW
Kaiser Engineers
Oakland
Calif
Dolloff Confirmed as Court Recorder by Govs Council
Arthur D Dolloff of Topsham was confirmed for a new four year term as municipal court recorder by the Executive Council in Augusta. He will resume duties after notification. the post had been vacant since the prior April. Dolloff, a Bowdoin and Boston University graduate, Korea and World War II veteran, was administered oath today by Sagadahoc County Clerk Esther L Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund
Muskie
Arthur D. Dolloff
Augusta
Executive Council
Doloff
Dolloff
David Klickstein
Bath
Topsham
Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Boston University
Gardiner R. Deering
Sagadahoc
Esther.l.brown
Edmund S. Muskie
Nurse Edith Cavell Shot by Germans in Brussels 1915
Edith Cavell, a British nurse, was executed by German forces in Brussels in 1915. The event drew international condemnation and heightened Allied war sentiment.
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Edith Cavell
Brussels
Sagadahoc Pomona Meets At Dromore Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona held a day meeting at Dromore Grange with 67 attendees representing Bodwell Dirigo Progressive Solid Rock Topsham West Bath and Woolwich granges. Master Ralph Ryan presided and pro tem officers included Joseph Larrabee Donald Coombs Alice Burgess Mattie Collins Verna Coombs Harry Hovey and Hazel Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona
Dromore Grange
Bodwell
Dirigo
Ereer Progressive
Solid Rock
Topsham
West Bath
Woolwich
Ralph Ryan
Joseph Larrabee
Donald Coombs
Alice Burgess
Pomona
Mattie Collins
Flora
Verna Coombs
Harry Hovey
Hazel Carr
Mary Pratt
Lena Coffin
Elfreda Perkins
Dromore
Laura Baker
Progressive
Ethel MacDonald
Alberta Bailey
Ha Day
Joseph Lerrabee
Edward McMann
E. W. Haggett
Robert Smith
Edward Wheeler
Marietta Wilson
Margaret Morse
Joseph Luarrabe
Grandma's Pantry
Millward Puatten
Charles Soule
Vivian Brown
Dora Royal
Ua Day
Gertrude Small
Edward J. McMann
America
Grange
Permits Reopened for Incinerator Fires by Fire Chief Frates
Fire Chief Richard J. Frates announces resumed burning permits for incinerator fires due to reduced fire danger from rain. Fires may be lit only in early morning or after 5 pm and must be kept covered with a screen to prevent embers. Uncovered fires caused grass and woods blazes on Goddard Street and Georgetown, destroying structures and burning 45 to 50 acres. The department’s inspection program has sent 115 hazard notices to property owners, with a positive response and plans to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Frates
Frates
Rebbish
Goddard Street
Georgetown
Ate
New Meadows Yacht Club Maps Summer Activities
The New Meadows Yacht Club Marches into summer with plans for a July 6 public barbecue at the club house. A club float will be installed under John E. Mullaney’s supervision. Teen dances and Vie dances are planned along with a sailboat racing program for children and teens led by Kenneth Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows Yacht Club
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Iitaeee
John E. Mullaney
Kenneth Francisco
Greg Jenkins Wins Seventh Annual Prize Speaking Contest
Greg Jenkins won the seventh annual Eighth Grade Prize Speaking contest at Bath Junior High, receiving $5 for his recital The Creation by Johnson. Pamela Litchfield finished second with Omit Flowers by Burnet and $3. Peggy Moriarty placed third with Pats Love Letter, listed as author unknown, and $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greg Jenkins
Bath
Johnson
Jenkins
Pamela Litchfield
Burnet
Peggy Moriarty
Pat
James Collins
Dike School
Lloyd Pond
Lillian F. Fisher
Manley Grant
Huss Memorial School
Moody W. Flint
Bath Junior High
Edward Norton
Stephen Singer
Linda McCole
John Prency
Martha Hederman
Thomas Perry
Jane Footer
Wayne Shaw
Judith Libby
Mary Jane Nugent
Paula Leéessard
Ralph York
Georgia Lacy
Genevieve Breton
Margaret Scott
Bessie Singer
Report for Duty Aboard Destroyer Now Building
Cmdr William J Maddocks USN reported on board April 24 as prospective commanding officer of the USS DuPont DD941 now under construction at Bath Iron Works His home is Bayside Virginia He stays at Red House Bath Ensign Alfred F E Salamy USNR reported April 19 as prospective electronics officer of the DuPont He is from Whitesville West Virginia and trains at Great Lakes IL He resides at 1106 High Street Key crew members have reported for the outfitting of the DuPont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Maddocks
U.S.N
U.S.S. DuPont
Bath Iron Works
Cmdr
Maddocks
Bath
Amphibious Force
U. S. Atlantic Fleet
Bayville Road
Bayside
Red House
Lincoln Street
Ensign Alfred FE. Salamy
USNR
DuPont
Ensign Salamy
Service School Command
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Whitesville
W. Va
L. E. Salamy
High Street
du Pont
Bath area residents report feeling last week quake
Many residents in Bath reported feeling the earthquake that rattled Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts Friday morning with no property damage. Reactions ranged from mistaken smells of explosions to confusion about the tremor which lasted about 10 seconds as authorities logged two calls and residents noted awakening times and street positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Henry Senecal
Phippsbur
Merle Niles
Niles
Wachneton
Cen
Bath Iron Works
Haines
Elizabeth Bull
Bluff Road
Richard J Frater
Willie McCabe
Frater
Nort Street
McCabe
RFD
North Bath
John St Martin
Washington Street
Democratic City Committee Meets With Mr. And Mrs. Huse On Thursday
The Saga dahoc County Democratic event at Middlestreet home of Robert M Huse and Mrs Huse drew local partisans from four towns. John J Keegan Jr presided as officers announced a new fundraising program and vacancies for election and ballot clerks were discussed. Committees for the May meeting were named and speakers at a June 15 Jefferson Jackson Day dinner were noted with Governor Muskie and U S Senator Kennedy among expected speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Democratic City Committee
Sagadzhoc County
Robert M Huse
Democratic Party of Maine
Huse
Middlestreet
John J. Keegan, Jr
Sagadahoc County
Democratic Women's Club
Carrie Lehane
Edmund S. Mouskie
Sagadahoc
John F Kennedy
Massachusetts
Muskie
Frank M. Coffin
Liwiston
Portland
Brewer
Keegan
Lewis E. Tarr
Middle Street
Lewis E .Tarr
Natalie Steen
Adele Maseiko
Harry Larrabee
Edward J. Murphy
Phyllis Warner
Carrie Lahane
Barbara L. Brewer
Mildred Ho Tarr
Laura Larrabee
Ways and Means
Robert B. Brewer
Truman Wallace
John M Warner
Mary Golder Publicity
Ethel M. Esmond
Bertha M Dunbar
Julia Bowles
Patricia McGuire
Edith M Dunning
Robert M. Huse
Edward A. Pert
Maine
The
Maine Democrat
Tarr
Steen
Doris Lavertu
Mary Lou Huse
Scout Wayne Robbins to Represent Troop 57 at Jamboree
First class Scout Wayne Rob bins, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Theryl Robbins of Milan street, was selected by Troop 57 officials to attend the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge next July as delegate. He earned top ratings in a troop exam conducted by Field Executive William Lockwood of Wiscasset. Four other Scouts earned consolation awards and will spend a week at Maine camps. Proceeds from a Saturday night meatloaf supper benefit the troop’s camp and jamboree fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge
Wayne Robbins
Theryl Robbins
Milan Street
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Robbins
William Lockwood
Wiscasset
Truman Wallace
Maine
Sherman Mitchell, Jr
Craig Ayer
Robert Hunt
Brian Rowe
Beacon Street Vestry
Winter Street Ladies Aid Tells of Trip to Capital and Virginia
Mrs Arthur Bowker led a program on her recent 2200 mile trip to Washington DC and Virginia for the Winter Street Congregational church Ladies Aid. She described Valley Forge Gettysburg Mt Vernon Williamsburg Jamestown Yorktown with devotions by Miss Effie Wright and plans for Mothers Day charity, rummage sale, and Dollar Day with verses and a lunch feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation
Virginia
Winter Street
Arthur Bowker
Collie Finds New Home at Hyde Memorial Hospital
Twenty one youngsters at Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital and a collie named Laddie found happiness Tuesday after two Brunswick Navy wives arranged a home. Laddie, a three year old pedigree, moved from Wheeler Park as owners were reassigned from the Brunswick Air Base. A Navy officer’s wife volunteered to find a safe home, and Hyde Home director Mrs. Theodore E. Hardy welcomed the dog, now cared for by Hardy’s son John with help from home residents and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Wheeler Park
Brunwick
Brunswick Air Base
Brunswick Huiman Society
Laddie
Navy Air
Humane Safety Representative
Navy
Hyde
Theodore E. Hardy
Hyde Home
Bath Navy
Bath Junior High to Host Science Exhibition
The Bath Junior High cafeteria will host a science exhibition on May 24 as the first of its kind at the school. Principal Moody W. Flint reported medals will be awarded to the top three entries and about 75 project ideas are posted for student consideration. Students may submit models or apparatus on topics such as electric eye, propulsion, sea erosion, shipbuilding, blood plasma, electric motors, photography, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody W. Flint
Three Bath Teachers Decline New School Year Contracts
Three Bath educators refuse renewal for next year. Joseph P. Shanahan English Latin at Morse High will teach in Long Island New York. William White Jr ninth grade English at Junior and Catherine Howe fourth grade at Mitchell. Howe to move with husband, Bowdoin graduate, to Bangor. Replacement Carl Burnham to assume Mitchell duties with husband as principal in Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Joseph P. Shanahan
Morse High
Long Island
N.Y
William White, Jr
Catherine Howe
Mitchell School
Bowdoin College
Carl Burnhame
Bangor
Maine Forms First Bicycle Safe Riding Club
Maine’s first Bicycle Safe Riding Club was organized in Bath by the Governor's Highway Safety committee with municipal and school officials from Western Maine. The program, sponsored by the South End PTA, includes training, safety rules, tests, and a bicycle license for graduates, with state police involvement and school cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Colin Harris
Georgetown
Barbars Brim
First Bicycle Safe Riding Club
Governor's Highway Safety Committee
City Hall
Bath
Brian M. Jewett
Bernard E. Varnum
Sagadahoe County
Highway Safety Committee
Johnson & Johnson
Herman Jo Boudreau
Boudreau
National Safety Council
Bicycle Safety Club
Leonard L. Bishop
Richmond
Cgeorge Crimmins
Brunswick
Governor's Committee
Ray Orcutt
Maine State Police
True and Conant
Loricg
Kk. Addison
Ralph E Brewer
Bath Board of Education
Edward L Gaudreau
Po- Lee Spt
Edward Newell
Snea
Woolwich Opposes Carlton Bridge Sidewalk Removal Plan
Woolwich selectmen urge the State Highway Commission to keep the north sidewalk of Carlton Bridge for pedestrians. They cite safety concerns and local complaints about crossing traffic daily, while the commission says widening the roadway requires using the north sidewalk due to bridge design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Selectmen
Carlton Bridge
Board of Selectmen
Woolwich
Richard B. MicLennan
Bath Area
MarLonmin
Tme
Br Dve
City Opens Bids For Front End Loader For Highway Dept
Three bids were opened by City Manager Stanley W. Judkins for a front end loader to aid the Highway and Sewer Department in summer loading of sand and gravel and winter plowing. Bids listed alternates and add-ons from Files & O'Keefe Portland RC Mazelton Portland Tractor Co with several price options. Prices vary by model and added equipment. bids will be reviewed before an award is made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway and Sewer Department
Stanley W. Judkins
Files & O'Keefe Co
Portland
RC. Mazelton Co
Inec
Portland Tractor,Co., Inc
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.A.R
Miss Ellen F. Low
Globe
Gov.’s Council
Earl Haines
Robert Huse
Gerald Graffam
Shermin Mitchell, Jr
Kenneth Patterson
Effie Wright
Munroe Carlton
Percy Bailey
Alfred Condon
Collie
Hyde Memorial Hospital
Beth
Towalk
Highway Dept
Andrew Jolureon
United States
J. Horace McClure
Leeman Highway
Day's Ferry
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