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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1956

Page

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Bath and Sagadahoc Vote Shows Eisenhower Margin

Bath and Sagadahoc County reported strong Eisenhower support with margins near three to one. Bath led 3,047 to 1,243 and the county totaled 6,200 for Eisenhower to 2,301 for Stevenson, marking a clear gain since 1952 and making them the first Maine city and county to report in full.

Bath Sagadahoc Maine Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower Stevenson Arrowsie Bowdoin Adlai E. Stevenson Ske Times Associated Press Portland Phippsburg Edmund S. Muskie

Police Seek Suspect After Two Bath Women Attacked

Police report two Bath women escaped a would be assailant in separate late night incidents near High and Park streets Monday. Mrs Peavey said a man tried to force entry into her car at 10 30 p m and fled after she screamed. Mrs Hunter, grabbed at 11 45 p m, screamed and honked her horn, causing the attacker to flee. her beige purse is missing.

Bath Edward L. Gaudreau William Peavey High Street Eugene Hunter Park Street Peavey

Librarian General of DAR speaks at chapter meeting

Mrs. Leroy Hussey of Augusta Librarian General of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution was guest speaker at the Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter meeting at Wesley Methodist church. She spoke on the DAR Library in Washington and its historic records.

Leroy Hussey Augusta National Socieey Daughters of the American Revolution Dummer Sewall Wesley Methodist Church Hussey Washington Bath Junior High School Bath Regional History Club H. Kenneth Smith Rogers Hardware Store Homer Potter Doris Tobey Adelaide Bowker Marilla Morse

Phippsburg Man Fatally Injured In Auto Accident

A Phippsburg man, Arthur Errold Morse 27, died from head injuries after his car left Route 26 near Oxford and overturned on Wednesday Oct 31. His body was found after the 1956 sedan traveled 300 feet. he crawled 150 feet to safety. Morse, employed by New England Tel & Tel Co, had lived in Norway six months. He was a Morse High School graduate, served in Japan with the U S Army, and belonged to Bodwell grange. He is survived by his father James L Morse and three brothers. his maternal grandmother and several aunts also survive.

Phippsburg Oxford Arthur Errold Morse Stephen Conant Morse Norway Drive- In William Moore D. M. Stewart South Paris Central Office New England Tel. & Tel. Co Norway Bath James L. Morse Winifred Blaisdell Morse Morse High School Signal Corps U. S. Army Japan Bodwell Grange Small Point Church Eugene T Donald L Frederick S Gertrude L. Blaisdell Jess Ralph Cornish Bath Memorial Hospital Marguerite E Peggy’’ Cornish Ralph M Mattie Burke Cornish Marlene McDonald Germany Milton R. Cornish Florida George Engemann Camden Deering Street J. Lyal Calhoun First Church of the Nazarene Oak Grove Schenectady N. Y Edward Weld That City Ednar Lasher Jess Edward J. Jess Schenectady High School Bath Iron Works Corp Sanders Construction Co Portland General Electric Co Dawn Jess Edward Leslie Doris Marjorie Janet Bond Fisher Cemetery City

United Fund reaches forty six thousand four hundred seventy seven dollars

The Bath Area United Fund total rose to 46 477 in contributions and pledges as volunteers and leaders celebrated a community drive. Co chairmen credited more than four hundred volunteers and listed division chairs including Erling Barsness John Conley Jr James Henderson William Boyle Henry Richards Benjamin Zimmerman Ada Noftall Bernard Varnum Leslie Shumway Craig Richards Loring Addison James Thorpe Paul Akeley.

Bath Area United William F. Mussenden Erling O. Barsness John M. Conley, Jr James Hender U.S. N William Boyle Henry J. Richards Benjamin M. Zimmerman Ada Noftall Bernard E. Varnum Leslie C. Shumway Clibs Craig Richards Loring R. Addison James E. Thorpe Paul E. Akeley

Bath Man Kills Wife Then Himself in Bath Home

A quiet Bath family tragedy ended with Ernest R. Jess shooting and killing his wife, Marguerite E. Cornish Jess, before turning the gun on himself Saturday night at their 61 Drayton road residence. Neighbors reported an argument prior to the shootings. Bath Police and a Navy witness and medical examiner confirmed both deaths ruled murder and self-inflicted. The couple’s 4-year-old son was removed to his maternal grandmother’s home as the investigation continued.

Ernest R. Jess George M. Carlton, Jr Jess Drayton Road George Gould Richmond Carlton William Hairston Brunswick Naval Air Station Hairston Grace Davis

South End P T A Sponsors City's First Junior P T A

Maine's oldest Parent Teacher Association the South End P T A Inc will sponsor the first Junior P T A in this city. An organization meeting will be at the senior group monthly meeting Wednesday evening at the association hall on Washington Street. William Haddon director of the Junior P T A of Orrs and Bailey Islands will speak on the program for island youth. Also shown will be films of Girl Scout Senior Roundup activities last Summer at Milford Mich by Marilyn Foster, Bath delegate. Executive board meets at 6 30 prior to the regular meeting.

Maine South End

Mrs Sumner Sewall Hosts Sagadahoc GOP Women's Club

Mrs Sumner Sewall Republican State Committeewoman hosted the Sagadahoc County Republican Women's club at her Washington street home on Thursday evening with 51 members served a buffet. Assisting were Miss Anne Kimball Mrs Paul Tiemer and Mrs G Thomas Murphy. Hazel Robbins club president led a business meeting noting 16 new members and urging each member to recruit three voters for election day while organizing volunteers as ward cafe checkers. A silver collection was presented to Citizens for Eisenhower for use at the Center street HQ.

Sumner Sewall Republican State Center Street

Morse High School Open House Set for Thursday Evening

Morse High School hosts an Open House Thursday from 7 30 to 9 30 p m in the auditorium and gym where staff greet visitors. Programs of music precede tours of building sections and meet the teachers with classwork exhibits in English science and mathematics.

Morse High School

Gray Ladies sought to aid Togus Veterans Hospital

Mrs. John Loewe, chairwoman of the Bath Red Cross Gray Ladies, issued a request Thursday for more Gray Ladies to assist at Togus Veterans Hospital. Bath has six volunteers. those interested should call 831 Washington Street, 34205. Macaroni should be cooked in a large amount of salted boiling water to prevent sticking.

Veterans Hospital Togus John Loewe Red Cross Gray Ladies Bath Loewe Washington Street

Woolwich Highway Project Paused Over Steel Shortage

Construction on the Route One improvement in Woolwich is temporarily suspended due to lack of steel for bridge spans. David H. Stevens, chairman of the State Highway Commission, announced plans to build a new approach to the Bath end of the Bath Woolwich bridge, subject to Federal Bureau of Public Roads approval. The two lane highway, 4.5 miles, awaits steel. Stevens projected opening to traffic in Fall 1957 and noted a proposed one million dollar overpass. The Bath-Woolwich bridge, the Carlton bridge, would be widened by removing the south sidewalk to widen the roadbed. Reports on the commission budget and a sufficiency survey were also discussed at the Rockland meeting.

Woolwich David H. Stevens State Highway Commission Mid-Coast Route One Association Rockland Stevens Bath Bath-Woolwich Bridge Federal Bureau of Public Roads Bath-Woolwich Carlton Bridge Highway Commission Sumner Sewall Vine Street Bath Area Chamber of Commerce The Edmund S. Muskie Maine Sagadahoc County Sewall Howard W. Mayo Bath Area David Dickson Arthur Hutchins

Mohiba Dates Set With Student Show Committees Named

December 7 and 8 mark the Mohiba annual presentation with the Mohiba Ball on December 15. Austin Miller will direct the Mohiba show committee, aided by Louise Mayo. Student members include Peter Crocker Marilyn McCabe Dillon Gilles and Carl Stinson. A Mohiba financial committee comprises Margaret Flaherty John MacDonald and James Hanson. Faculty advisors are Catherine Leonard and Frances Young for publicity with student rep Thomas Powers. Program committee includes Joseph Shanahan J Edward Pomeroy Fred Brown and Betty Marchetti. Ball committee features Linwood Abbott Elizabeth Barker Robert LePage Carole Cummings Susan Bates William Luke Verna Watts Ruth Amirault. Catherine Conley will supervise makeup with Ruth Wilson and Warren Aliberti as ushers coordinators.

Austin Miller Louise Mayo Peter Crocker Marilyn McCabe Dillon Gillies Carl Stinson Margaret Flaherty John MacDonald James Hanson Catherine Leonard Frances Young Thomas Powers

Halloween Parade And Party Sponsored By Y Attracts Hundreds Of Youngsters

Over 700 jammed the Y gym on Oct 31 as 400 costumed boys and girls paraded through the business district led by former Tor rent Fife and Drum Corps members. Judges from the Bath Retail Board awarded prizes to top costumes and window paintings, with refreshments provided by Oakhurst Dairy and Coca Cola Lewiston.

Y Gym Torrent Fife and Drum Corps Sons of Veterans Maurice Warner Charles Osborne John Osborne Don Preble C. Lloyd Hooker Norman Frizzell Phil Boyd Bob Metcalf Vern Miller Wilbur Casey YMCA Bath Retail Board Robert Peabody Joseph P. Murphy Louis Sherman Terry Thomas Hazel Rice Laney Martino Bath Patty Fleming Melody Preble Pamela Johns Gloria McKinney Linda Elliott Susan Petit Carol Crist Kathy Scott Martha Crocker Bonnie Murphy Karen Savage Clance Victor Robinson Frank Henderson Alvan Presley Allan Thomas David Soule Tod Johnson Averill Elwell Gerry Howard David Hall Harry Vanburd Richard Morton Richard Stimpson Susan Hodges Jeanne French Jim Stilphen David Marsh Camela Raynes Glen Jackson Eddie Morton Nancy McInnes Barbara Brown Beatrice Main Jill Olsen Oakhurst Dairy Company Coca-Cola Bottling Company Lewiston

Genesta Chapter Honors Sixteen Master Masons

Genesta Chapter O E S held Master Masons Night with sixteen Masons honored including Arthur Stilphen and Donald W Freeman. Morse High band members performed as did vocalists and pianists, and refreshments were served. Esther Night will be observed on November 16 with Esthers from over twenty Maine chapters to be honored. Bundles for Overseas items were requested.

Genesta Arthur Stilphen Donald W. Freeman Cyrus W. Ashe Sentinel John Gillespie Elwood Hathorne David Rich Philip Wyman Paul Bagdikian Fred Osgood Gilbert Hathorne Raymond Howe Edwin H P. Lowell Theyrl Robbins Robert Mitchell Leonard Munsey Burleigh McKay Morse High School Frances Bennett Michael Freeman Charles Rush Margo Parks Dennis Ring Edwin Mitchell Jean Fleming Mabel Judith Ashe Jack Wallace Evelyn Wyman Lola Brown Louise’ Scanlin Ruth Freeman Dorothy Pratt Esther Esthers Maine

Torrey Roller Bushing Wins Navy Window Contract

The Navy awarded Torrey Roller Bushing Works a 26379.56 dollar contract for 70 electrically conducting glass windows. The items, designed to resist ice on navigation bridges, will be sent to Norfolk and Newport News with 61 windows earmarked for San Francisco ships and two similar contracts in progress for the West Coast and Newport News installations.

Navy Department Bath Norfolk Navy Shipyard Us.s. Ticonderoga Forrestall Torrey Roller Bushing Works San Francisco Newport News, Va

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Dar United Fund Bath Area United Fund Oliver W. Bell City Hall United Fund, Inc West Bath Arrowsic Georgetown Andrew M. Butterfield Marc N. King Madeline Penley John M. Conley Mayo USO Budget and Admissions Committee William A. Niss Butch Hairstone Jess Boy Robert Starling Mrs. Jess Dr. Gould South End P.T.A P.T.A Mrs. Sumner Sewall County Gop Women’s Club Bath Approach Eddie Morton, JR Eddie Edward Morton Middle Street Torrey Roller Navy McClure Cahill Leeman Highway
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