Bath City Council Considers Polio Aid and Civil Defense
Bath City Council opened a long May meeting with civil defense items and a debate on Salk polio inoculations for 1,900 local children. Health Officer McFadden sought 8000 for vaccines while Councilman Leonard urged delay pending federal action. The panel also discussed ward wardens and generator funds, and questioned truck bid specifications from Waldoboro garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFadden
John F. Leonard
Eisenhower
Leonard
Stanley R. Hunter
Ward Five
Hunter
McFedden
Bath
City Hall
Waldoboro
Stanley R. Judkins
H. Rodney Brooke
Brooke Chevrolet
General Motors Products
Ford
Judkins
Medomak Region Garden Clubs Elects New Officers
Mrs. Victor White of Vinalhaven was named president of the Medomak Region Garden Clubs at the annual Cosmopolitan club meeting. New officers include Raymond Brown as assistant director, Joseph Headley as secretary, and Ray Merriman as treasurer. Principal speaker Mrs. Edmund M. Socee spoke on European gardens and chateaux. Members from Camden, Belfast, Boothbay Harbor, Rockland, Damariscotta, Vinalhaven, Topsham, Thomaston, Bath clubs attended. retiring director is G Thomas Murphy with fellow officers George Avery and Herbert Lemont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor White
Vinalhaven
Medomak
Cosmopolitan Club
White
G Thomas Murphy
Bath
Raymond Brown
Damariscotta
Joseph Headley
Ray Merriman
Topsham
Edmund M. Socee
Augusta
Riviera
Royal Gardens
Laeken
Brussels
Chateau Country
France
Keukenhof
Lisse
Holland
Chelsea
England
Bath Garden Club
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Alice Johnson
George E. Sargent
Walter Thurston
J. Arthur Burgess
Miss Johnson
Sargent
Spiller
Burgess
Whitney
Vivian Brown
Camden
Belfast
Boothbay Harbor
Rockland
Thomaston
G. Thomas Murphy
George Avery
Herbert R. Lemont
Carrie Smith
Committee On American Indians
Regent
Albee
Harolds. Avery
Red Cross
Jane Lemont
H. L. Baker
Raymond Small
Ibra K. Lawrence
Annie Hall
D. A. R. Good Citizens
Niles
Lord
Harry E. Ring
Wright
Carleton W. Lowell
Grace Casey
Committee On National Defense
Lawrence R. Vail
Edward W. Bridgham
Alice Varney
Opportunity Farm
Lowell
Butterfield
Louise Carlton
Carl Y. Kennedy
Wendell B. Heal
Vail
Robert C. Mitchell
Ruth Hathorne
Harry F. Ring
Cosmopolitan Club Entertained By Bath Junior High Glee Club
At a Bath meeting the Cosmopolitan club heard plans for the State Federation meeting at Poland Springs May 17 18 19. The Progressive Union marks its 25th anniversary with new officers to be elected May 18. Junior High Glee club performed selections and the Drama group showcased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath Junior High School
Glee Club
Poland Springs
Progressive Union Clubs
Cosmolitan
Progressive Union
Open Door Triggers Alarm At Rogers Jewelry Store
Bath police rushed to 29 Center Street after a burglar alarm at Rogers Jewelry Co. rang at 3 10 a m in the early hours. Officers found a rear door open but no intruders or missing stock. Police believed a gust of wind blew the door open and checked the scene. no signs of entry were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Jewelry Store
Rogers Jewelry Co
Center Street
Bath
Edward L. Gaudreau
Merle Niles
Marlin Pennington
Earl Haines
Are
Gaudreau
Haines
State Hospital Open To Public On Hospital Day
Augusta State Hospital invites public viewing on Hospital Day Thursday May 12 with tours 1 30 to 3 30 p m and exhibits at Coburn Chapel. Regular visiting hours 9 00 11 30 a m and 1 00 4 30 p m. tea 3 30 to 4 30 p m. visitors must be 16 or older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta State Hospital
Coburn Chapel
Weather Vane Replaced at Winter Street Church
Weather vane on the Winter Street Congregational church steeple was replaced by Steeplejacks from Chick Construction Co. of Wilton New Hampshire. The new vane built at Bath Iron Works weighs about 650 pounds and is 24 feet long with a stainless steel ball and aluminum blade. The old wooden vane served as a pattern for the metal replacement and the device is finished in gold leaf ready for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chick Construction Co
Wilton
N. H
Winter Street Congregational
Bath Iron Works
New England
Eugene P. Eberhard
BIW
Civil Air Patrol Plans Summer Encampment and Honors Cadets
The Civil Air Patrol held a regular meeting at Lambert Park Community Hall to discuss attending the Summer encampment at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone. Lt. Chippy Chase showed bird films from Florida while cadet Harry McCarthy of Brunswick earned his student pilot solo at 16 and the squadron prepares for Armed Forces Day on May 21 with Springvale unit sending two mobile search and rescue units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
Lambert Park
Loring Air Force Base
Limestone
Charles “Chippy” Chase
Wiscasset
Everglades National Park
Tamiami Trail
Florida
Chase
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Harry McCarthy
Brunswick
McCarthy
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Springvale
John Paul Jones Destroyer Launch At Bath Iron Works
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Robert B. Carney led a 600 plus crowd at Bath Iron Works Saturday for the launch of the USS John Paul Jones. The 418 foot destroyer slid into the Kennebec River as the Navy Band played Anchors Aweigh and Mrs. Carney sponsored the event. Carney and officials lauded Bath built ships and the fleet’s future with nuclear era challenges. The ceremony honored Captain Taussig lineage and featured remarks on replacing aging World War II ships with modern escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
John Paul Jones
Bath Iron Works
Kennebec River
United States Navy
Bath
Smith-Tobey Post No. 21
American Legion
Anchors Aweigh
Navy
Joseph K. Taussig, Jr
Annapolis
Taussig
Taussi
Elmund S. Muskie
John A. Snackenberg
USN
First Naval District
John H. Spiller
BSW
Glennon G. Price
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Continental Navy
Arbigland
Kircudbright
Scotland
Paris
France
John Paul
America
Continental Congress
Ranger
Portsmouth
N. H
Jones
Brest
Whitehaven
England
Maude W Howard Elected Regent of DAR Chapter
Mrs Maude Wilson Howard was elected regent of the Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter DAR at the annual meeting held at Central church parish house. New officers include Anna Trott Tubbs vice regent and Sile Cahill Niles secretary. An auction is planned for June at Mrs Fred H Cary's home in East Brunswick with transport from Central church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Wilson Howard
Dummer Sewall
Central Church Parish House
Howard
Ada Minott Haggett
Anna Trott Tubbs
Sile Cahill Niles
Frances Lord Small
Elnora Dain Oliver
Eleanor Cahill Butterfield
Nellie Reed Lord
Myrle Strong Stanton
Roy E. Heywood
Portland
National Association of D. A. R
Haggett
Fred H. Cary
East Brunswick
Central Church
Cary
Carl L. Alben
Stanton
Niles
Butterfield
Leonard Lord
Tubbs
Effie Wright
Bath Postpones Anti-Polio Inoculation Program
Bath officials delayed the Salk anti polio inoculation set for May 11 following U S Public Health Service guidance. Health Officer R Clinton McFadden announced the hold up at 730 PM Sunday pending federal double check on the serum. A total of 760 cubic centimeters arrived from Augusta to cover Bath West Bath Phippsburg Woolwich Georgetown Arrowsic Dresden and Westport Island for first and second graders. The serum from Pitman Moore Indianapolis is distributed by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis at 142 cents per cubic centimeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Public Health Service
Bath
R. Clinton McFadden
Dean H Fisher
Maine
Augusta
McFadden
West Bath
Phippsburg
Woolwich
Georgetown
Arrowsic
Dresden
Westport Island
Pitman-Moore Co
Indianapolis
National Foundation For
Bath Mother Honored At Lowery Air Force Base
Mrs. Raymond R. Davis of Bath was named Honorary Mother of Lowery Air Force Base for 1955 by the Denver JWV post. She won a trip for herself and her son Airman Irving R. Davis to attend a Mother's Day party in Denver, plus a week long vacation and furlough. Davis, 46, mother of three, learned of the honor April 29 and prepared for the secret surprise as Irving, a Morse High School graduate who joined the Air Force in 1954, bases at Lowery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Roscoe McFadden
William Bryant
Leslie Stairs
Dallas Crabtree
Ivan Trueworthy
Loring Addison
John Leonard
Glee Club
Harry Day
Bath
Jean Shumway
Kent Stone
Mark Anthony
Sigrid von Huene
Kathleen Watson
Edward Plant
Lowery Air Force Base
Raymond R. Davis
21 Valley Road
United States
Denver
Colo
Irving
Colorado
Davis
Raymond P. Davis
Congress A
Irving R. Davis
U. 8
S. A. F. Sportswear Co
Congress Sportswear Co
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Lowery
Lewiston
Hens and Eggs Topic At Rotary Club Meeting
Charles Eastman spoke at the Rotary club luncheon in Central church parish house on hens and eggs. He highlighted incubators balanced rations cross breeding and open front houses with electric fans as growth drivers. Eastman noted Maine’s poultry industry reaching 60 million dollars, 58 percent since Pearl Harbor, aided by housing disease control and culling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eastman
Androscoggin
Sagadahoc County
Rotary Club
Central Church Parish
Eastman
Maine
Pearl Harbor
Arthur J. Samuelson
Brunswick
Frank Read
University of Maine
Raymond Dow
Bruce Kingsbury
Charles Benoit
Harry DeCapua
Norman Carlton
Gene Winslow
Florida
Vandals Damage Three Mausoleums In Oak Grove
Oak Grove sees about 300 dollars in damage as vandals smash west side windows of three mausoleums. Two stained glass panes break in Morse and Drake structures, and a thick Hyde window shatters. Iron bars blocked entry. repairs will be costly. Walter Millett of Parks and Cemetery reports air rifles or rocks as likely cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Walter Millett
Parks and Cemetery Department
Millett
Morse
Drake
Hyde
The Notes Sound Off Key After Easy Tell
A reader notes that the melodies do not match expectations and asks if others have noticed the discordant sound. The remark raises questions about technique and accuracy.
State's Legislative Problems Are Subject of Forum At Colonial Club
About 60 attendees at the Colonial Club heard leaders discuss Maine tax policy and a proposed Department of Industry and Commerce. Frank Coffin and Rep. Rodney E. Ross, Jr. spoke on MDC reform, the governor's plan, and the impact on industry and state finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Department of, Industry and Commerce
Maine
Frank Coffin
Lewiston
Democrat State Committee
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Bath
Iaoring
R. Addison
Department of Industry and Commerce
Edmund S. Muskie
Robert Haskell
Bangor
Coffin
Maine Development Commission
MDC
Haskell
Ross
Muskie
MBC
Lucia Cormier
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City Council
Bath CD
R Clinton McF
Region Garden Clubs
Albert Whitney
Isadore Singer
Drama Club
Winter Street
Chief of Naval Operations
Raymond Davis
Son
House
Senate
Republican Party
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