Federal Approval Of Funds For Bath Survey Good News
The Urban Renewal Administration approved a 117,800 grant to be matched by state and local funds for planning work in Bath and six Maine communities. The study, led by the State Department of Economic Development with John T. Blackwell to conduct the Bath survey, aims to map baselines, land use, zoning, and community facilities. The project should take about a year and results will include reports, maps, and plans.
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Bath
ONC Svc Cmeahen
Urban Renewal Administration
Tate
Maine
Robert Hale
Wall
Cumberland
Kittery
Norway
Wiscasset
Yarmouth
Edward Sewall, Jr
Planning Board
the Times
Bath Area
Hale
The
Times
State Department of Economic Development
John T. Blackwell
Boston
Blackwell
Bath Built Destroyer To Power West German Navy
The U S S Anthony built at Bath Iron Works launched December 20 1942 will form the backbone of West Germanys new navy. After WWII service in the Pacific and against U Boats the ship is delivered in 1943. A German crew will travel to Charleston South Carolina to take over the destroyer which will be the largest vessel in the German fleet. The Times noted the chilly launch with champagne and family blessings for namesake Sgt Major William Anthony.
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Times
Bath Iron Works Corp
Kennebec
U. S. S. Anthony
Mony
Alice
Frances Anthony
Penn Yan
N. Y
Spt
William Anthony
U. S. Marine Corps
Keuka College
Keuka Park
Frances
Penn Yan Academy
Major Anthony
Maine
Havana Harbor
Charles Miller
John
Alice Swarthout
Letter From Iraq Seeks Drawings Of Bath Schooners
A letter from Iraq to the Kennebec Marine Museum in Bath Maine asks for reliable drawings of American four to six masted schooners to aid accurate ship models. L C Dowling of Fao Iraq, a Society for Nautical Research member, cites scarce records and asks for contact with possible sources, noting Bath shipbuilders Thomson and Thurlow and Palmers.
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Iraq
Kennebec Marine Museum
City Hall
Bath
Maine
Stanley W. Judkins
L. C. Dowling
Fao
Dowling
Society For Nautical Research
Greenwich
London
Sam
Thomson and Thurlow
Palmers
Revised Maine listing profiles job applicants in shortage fields
Maine Employment Security Commission reveals a revised inventory of applicants in professional technical administrative and managerial roles. Arthur L. Nason notes shortages with five accountants four public relations staff twenty four engineers and others including tool and die makers machinists and skilled workers. The list serves about 300 Maine employers and copies are available from the Augusta MESC office.
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Bath
Maine Employment Security Commission
Maine
Arthur L. Nason
MESC
Augusta
Measles Lead Bath Cases in Week of Oct 26
Bath registered the highest measles count in the state for the week ending Oct 26 with nine cases. West Bath followed with five, Phippsburg one. The report noted declines in flu and absenteeism but a spike earlier in October with 790 students absent.
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State Department of Health and Welfare
Bath
Roscoe C M.fadden
West Bath
Phippsburg
McFadden
China
Kennebec County
Auburn
Androscoggin County
Drivers will face higher license fees by birth date
The legislature approved a new schedule for 958 vehicle operator licenses based on birth dates, with fees ranging from 2.50 to 4.00 depending on birth quarter. Licenses will be valid until the next birthday after December 31, 1958, and February 29 birthdays count as March 1. Beginning 1959, license issuance will follow birth dates, easing annual workload by staggering renewals.
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Sasang
Noyes Resigns As State Bank Commissioner
Albert S. Noyes of Augusta and former Bath banker and teacher has resigned from his position as state bank commissioner. The departure ends a lengthy tenure in state finance oversight and follows a career in local banking and education.
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Noyes
Albert S. Noyes
Augusta
Bath
Lions Welcome New Members With Navy Talk
Two new Lions joined Wednesday last week as Lt. Len Morey of Fleet Air Wing Three Brunswick Naval Air Station spoke on the modern and future U S Navy. The talk praised Bath Iron Works and Hyde Wildels Company and stressed education and training for future Navy personnel.
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Lions Club
U.S. Navy
Len Morey
Fleet Air Wing Three
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Philis E. Wyman
Kurt E. Diamant
Mangiulli
Lions Morse High School
Morey
Bath Iron Works
Hyde Wildles Company
U. S. Navy
RNAS
Lions
Navy
Armed Forces
Lt. Morey
Department of Labor
BNAS
Edward R. Murrow
Many Apply for Bath Housing Units as Bid Period Opens
Bath faces a growing pool of buyers for two federally owned developments. Since sales began August 27, 117 applications have arrived for Lambert Park and Hyde Park Terrace units, with 69 veterans seeking Lambert Park homes and 18 veterans for Hyde Park Terrace. Public Housing Administration class four buyers have until November 27 to apply, with non veterans gaining priority after class four ends. If units aren’t sold to individuals, the developments may be offered to the highest bidders.
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Bath
Lambert Park
Hyde Park Terrace
Public Housing Administration
PHA
City
Coombs Elected President Of The United Fund
Bath area United Fund named new leader at its annual meeting Tuesday night Coombs elected president and outlined this year's fundraising goal and community support plans for the drive.
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Coombs
The
United Fund
Bath Area United Fund
Bath Area Key Stake In State Highway Plans
The State Highway Commission outlined a proposed four lane controlled access highway through Falmouth Cumberland and Yarmouth with Bath area involvement. Officials noted 7000 vehicles daily on the Brunswick Bath Route 1 segment and said funds and plans depend on future surveys and federal state cost sharing, with no definite timetable.
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Bath
State Highway Commission
Falmouth
Cumberland
Yarmouth
Augusta
David H. Stevens
Stanley W. Judkins
Council
Merritt A. Mitchell
Edward F. Cox
The
Times
First
Bath Iron Works
Stevens
East Deering
Brunswick
Brunswick-Bath
Commission
Boothbay
Harpswells
Portland
Boston
Baxter Boulevard
Maine
Bath-Brunswick
Bath Iron Works Letter Details Wage Negotiations And Competition
BIW warns that standardization with Bethlehem threatens Maine livelihoods as shipyards compete for destroyer contracts. The memo lists rivals, recent wage raises, and argues the next bid must consider relative increases rather than absolute levels. It notes cost of living projections and cites Department of Labor figures.
United Fund Drive in Bath Area Surpasses 1957 Goal
The Bath Area United Fund exceeded its 1957 goal of 46 615 with 47 600 53 raised or pledged, according to President Oliver W Bell. Final totals await reports from outlying districts and payroll deductions, with divisions led by Mussenden Mayo Farnham Bowker Conley Beers Crowley and Mussen den. The drive, up from 42 905 in 1956, added new agencies and extended community support across Bath.
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Bath Area
United Fund
Bath
Bell
Facd
William F. Mussenden
Howard W. Mayo
Raymond W. Farnham
Arthur Bowker
John M Conley, Jr
Liseyd Beers
John Crowley
Deer Kill Count Reaches 34 in Bath Area
The Times records 19 additional deer at three Bath area inspection stations and Snipe’s in Phippsburg, with dozens of registrants from Bath Woolwich Dres den Dresden Georgetown West Bath and surrounding towns. Times observers note no weight estimates were provided for any animal.
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Times
Bath
Carlson's
Leeman Highway
Jack’s Sunoco
Route 1
Woolwich
Snipe’s
Phippsburg
Charles Aubet
High Street
Georgetown
James E. Weir
Harpswell
Jack’s
George M. Ames, Jr
Francis Brown
YMCA
Dresden
Floyd Dunn
Arrowsic
Irving C. Miller
Woodville
Miesburk-at-Woolwich
Melvin W. Howe
Robert J. Campbell
Wiscasset
Everett W. Haines
Richard Alley
Western Avenue
Doe
Day's Ferry
Harry Warner, Jr
Elmstreet
Warren Atkinson
Cobb Road
Wallace Savage
Office Drive
North Woolwich
Waldo P. Weston, Jr
Andrews
David W. Barter
Charles Ayer
Washington Street
Albert Gray
Parkerhead
Otis McKenney
Sebasco
Popham Marsh
George Morong
Parker Head
Spinney Pasture
Sni
Old South Place
Harold C. Ricker
Phippsburgh
Verna Smith
Lendall N. Stilphen, Jr
Orr's Island
John Butts
Augusta
Robinhood
Dorothy Bailey
Old Brunswick Road
Arthur Eseley
North Street
William Leask
Everett B. Perkins
West Bath
Jack's
Joan Durgan
Academy Street
Joseph F. Lawrence, Jr
Arrowsie
Bud Holway
Reed W. Perkins
Trufant Street
Shipyard bids face high costs in new destroyer program
The field of destroyer and frigate construction is unusually competitive as only five destroyers are in the new program. It is likely that at most two yards will participate, with three at most. The speaker stresses the need for their yard to be among the bidders to avoid laying off workers.
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New York Ship
Bethlehem-Quincy
BIW
BSW
Ingalls
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredge
Defoe
Todd-Seattle
New York
Puget Sound
Bethlehem
Department of Labor
Department of la
New Pastor Named At First Assembly of God Nowata
The First Assembly of God Church in Nowata Oklahoma announces Rev P A Hene gar succeeds Rev J W Henegar as pastor. The new pastor shares the family name with the outgoing minister and is the former minister’s son.
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Nowata
Okla
Assembly of God
J. W. Henegar
McClure’s Used Parts Shop Moves to Woolwich Maine
J Horace McClure relocates to Day's Ferry Road Woolwich Maine offering used rebuilt and new parts for all car makes. Customers urged to visit for sure savings at the McClure shop.
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Day’s Ferry Rd
Woolwich
Mcclure
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