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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1948

Page

5

Genesta Chapter Birthday Party Held With Pleasant Honors

Genesta Chapter celebrated its birthday with matron Mrs Neae Thy, associate matron Mrs Ne DiArey, patrons Mr Wishart and Mr Shaw, conductress Mrs. The gathering featured compliments from the chapter and past courtesies extended to guests. A letter from Miss May Fee was read, recalling a Portland assembly a week prior.

Neaethy Ne DiArey John Wishart Conductress Sarah A. Shaw Jerlee Eversueng Shaw Fredaea Miss Pleating Genesta al Teal May Fee Tivel Portland

City Council Pauses Bonds and High Street Purchase

City council met Wednesday but took no action on issuing bonds of 120 000 and 80 000 to remove care stores for municipal offices. Treasurer and City Solicitor headed to Boston to obtain bond details. The panel also reviewed buying High Street property for Home Economics use and locker room expansion but education department survey found the cost too high and no decision was made.

Niger Agen Municipal Ndotty John P. Ae Boston Canon Bank Loring Addison Department of Education Mittendorf

Three Tr starters Slide At Noon From B. L. W

The Bath Iron Works launched three 117-foot motor-trawlers Steyr St Pierre Eglise and Edouard Goudy for the French Supply Commission. Steyr first to enter water followed by St Pierre Eglise and Edouard Goudy, sponsored by wives of French Merchant Marine engineers. Eight 117-footers remain to be launched with six 240-foot and six 152-foot boats already delivered or launched.

Steyr St. Pierre-Eglise Edouard Edouard Goudy Renee Barettapiana Montreal France

Banners Go Up For Sewall and Payne Across Bath Street

Banners reading Sewall for U S Senate and Payne for Governor appeared Thursday afternoon in Bath. Sewall banner spans the street at the Colonial Cafe while the Payne banner stretches across the Columbia Hotel. A new city ladder truck assisted, with Fred operating the top of the ladder to place them.

Sewall U. S. Senate Payne Front Street Bath Sac Theumbia Fred

Local Office Transfers Dorothy MacDonald to Temporary Position

Miss Dorothy MacDonald transfers within the local office to a temporary role. The move follows routine staffing changes and affects a mid level position with no announced end date.

Dorothy MacDonald Bee Westers

Woolwich P T A launches town wide membership drive

Woolwich P T A held a packed meeting at Sagadahoc School as it kicks off a membership drive with Dr Paul Pitman chairing toward a 150 member goal. Delegates reported Portland convention plans, a June school clinic, and a new district planning committee to study a proposed new school.

Woolwich P.T.A Sagadahoc Eurth Big ‘Oe Bos Paul Pitman Portland Woolwich P. T. A Beulah Crocker Florence Temple Alice Baker Ruth Leavitt John Robbins Minette Powest Brian M. Jewett Edward Murphy Ethel Blake James Thorpe Temple Frank Sparks Frances Kirkpatrick Clarence Tanner Bertram Crocker J. M. Leonard Richard McElman Robert DeWicke Anthony Dodge Chester Roberts Donald Leavitt Ivory Strout Harry Muckler Tuessie Hall Georgetown Phippsburg Charlotte Chase Fred Hayward William Thornton Pearl Thorpe Mary St. Pierre Doris Haley John Leonard Ruth Munsey Sherwood Francis Morse High School Woolwich Parce Morse High Ae Ae Wee

Bath Glee Club visits Hampton for New England Festival

Bath glee clubs attended the New England Music Festival in Hampton New Hampshire with about 10 000 spectators from 90 schools including Bath Morse High Glee Club and a band under Dr E Comparttie of Colby College The rainy weather did not dampen spirits as Bath carried the Morse banner and performed alongside Lisbon Falls Berlin Waterville and Sanford groups amid chaperones including Miss Abbie Harvey Mrs Ira Nadine and others.

Bath Ham Harm Beach N. H Fairhaven Mass Keene Providence R. I Houston Fairfield Brunswick Glee Club Laura Mulcahy Danny Boy Melvin Tukey James Footer Liberstram Ira Nadine Janist Abbie Harvey Morse Lisbon Falls Berlin Waterville E. Comparettie Colby College Sanford Rotary Elks Lions Kiwanas D. Smith Morse High C. A. Sawyer G. Fish North Grammar W. J. Hogan Pagent Dickinson Pawtucket Old Orchard Beach Burlington Hampton

Sagadahoc Republicans Eye Open Forum for Local Races

Local Bath column urges a public meeting where Sagadahoc candidates for State Senator and State Representatives can address voters. It notes enthusiasm for GOP events, discusses Bishop fundraising clubs, and analyzes the tight Sagadahoc race with Roland Peterson and Charles F. Cummings as potential contenders and Joe Larrabee counting on a strong grange vote.

Bath United States Senate Panier Nator Sagadahoc County Ould Sagadahoc United States Sagadahoe Roland Peterson Georgetown Charles F. Cummings Peterson Cummings Elizabeth D. Moffatt Joe’ Larrabee

Bath Sticker Voter Display Surpasses Other Areas

A writer notes Bath has more candidate windshield stickers on Bath vehicles per capita than any other place, based on conversations with nearby communities and personal observation. The piece hints at continued coverage on Page Six.

Bath

Sewall Achieves Fine Public Service Record For Senate Bid

Sumner Sewall of Bath Maine Republican candidate for the U S Senate has built a strong record of public service across war business state government and overseas administration The article notes his campaign emphasis on solving war costs raising living standards and expanding Social Security while opposing socialized medicine He advocates cost cutting in ERP and federal payrolls higher employment stable growth and better handling of Maine products forests fisheries and highways The piece also highlights his focus on shipbuilding revival and avoiding postwar economic shocks with a strong view on national defense and urban rural prosperity.

Sumner Sewall Bath United States Senate Maine Sewall

Mrs Smith replies to critics in Senate bid dispute

Mrs Smith counters criticisms of her campaign for the Republican nomination to U S Senate. She says she refuses smear tactics and will answer smears, denying being a puppet of any union and defending her silence as prudent. The Times notes the statewide attention and prints portions of her replies.

Margaret Chase Smith United States Times Ernie Nee Sabin Winslow Gardens Inn Sebasco, Red Bath

West Bath Hears of New Wood Flour Industry Link

Report notes a proposed wood flour transfer from West Bath to a New Jersey facility via a pipe under the railroad. The actual transfer had not yet taken place and details remain unclear.

New Jersey Lee

Fire escape installed at Elks Home rear

A new fire escape has been installed at the rear of the Elks Home on Lombard street. The escape provides an exit from the lodge rooms on the building's second floor.

Elks Lombard Street

Illinois Rain Fact Sparks Hydrology Note

A meteorology fact notes that producing one inch of rainfall over Illinois requires about four billion tons of water. The figure highlights the immense scale of precipitation and the volume involved in rainfall measurements.

Illinois

Also Mentioned on This Page

Genesta Chapter Hampton, N.H Dollars For Bishop Club Senator Bishop Bishop Bowdeinham Avery M. Fides Civic Club Winnegance Duncan Farrell Reading Walter Rogers Keith Atwood Zina Eaton Arthur Totman Lloyd Rogers Harold Haggett Danford McDonald Edwin Small Walter Morse Herbert Morse Arthur MacDonald Norman MacDonald Robert Manson Philip Wyman Helen McIntire Harold Mott Harold Miller Thatcher Pinkham Donald Wilson Farrell Suburb Civic Club of W Bath Man Mrs. Smith CIO West Bath iPlant Bath Box Company Bath Auto Company C. F. Cummings Tel
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