Red McMann Retires After 37 Years at Bath Post Office
Edward J. Red McMann ends a 37 year career with the Bath Post Office effective Oct 31. He follows James E. McLaughlin, who also retired after 37 years. A Maine Elks leader, he helped start Bath recreation programs and local athletic fields bear his name. He is a longtime football and basketball official and serves with Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children.
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Edward J. “Red’’ McMann
Bath Post Office
Edward J. “Red
McMann
Bath
Post Office Department
James E. McLaughlin
Red
Morse High School
Maine
Maine Elks Association
Western Maine
National Association of Football Officials
Basketball Officials Association
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Pine Tree Society
Crippled Children’s Committee
MEA
Bath Inner Wheel Club marks tenth anniversary celebration
The Bath Inner Wheel Club the first in the United States to affiliate with Inner Wheel marks its 10th anniversary with a luncheon at Mrs Frederick D Hill home. The club began as Bath Rotary Anns in 1937 later joining Inner Wheel in 1945 under Mrs Charles B Doyle presidency. Members have grown from 28 to 38 and support projects for Bath Memorial Hospital the Needlework Guild of America Togus Veterans Hospital and Morse High School programs including a public speaking contest and Dirigo Girls State sponsorship. The anniversary featured an original poem by Mrs Eugene M Desmond a decorated cake and guest sightings of charter member Mrs Domenic J Tardiff. Miss Stephanie Rush Morse High senior will speak at the November 17 meeting with hostesses named.
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Inner Wheel
United States
Frederick D. Hill
Bath Rotary Anns
Mill
Rotary Club
Bath Rotary
International Inner Wheel Clubs
Charles B. Doyle
Donald Emery
Horace P. Herrick
Hill
George A. Sargent
Bath Memorial Hospital
Needlework Guild of America
Togus Veteran’s Hospital
Morse High School
Dirigo
Colby College
Eugene M. Desmond
Ira D. Nadine
Earl W. Farnham
William L. Skelton
James A. Clappison
Daniel T. Dougherty
Wyatt Albertson
Chester Allant
Stephanie Rush
Morse High
Middle Street
Miss Rush
Dirigo Girls State
Loring R. Addison
Raymond W. Farnham
Warren E. Kershner
Judge Bernstein on Juvenile Delinquency At Rotary Club
Judge Louis Bernstein of the Portland Municipal Court and Maine Judges' and Recorders' Association spoke to Bath Rotary on Tuesday. He outlined three angles to delinquency prevention punitive and probation, stressing the home church Y M C A scouting and schools as key community roles and noting delinquency is a broader social issue requiring citizen responsibility.
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Judge Bernstein
Rotary Club
Louis Bernstein
Portland
Maine
Judges’ and Recorders’ Association
Bath
Bernstein
Arthur JD. Dolloff
Bath Municipal Court
City Council Weighs Update to Curfew Law Here
Bath City Council probes the 1920 curfew ordinance under a committee led by Stanley Hunter to assess its history purpose and effects. The panel considers modernization to better curb late night juvenile activity while allowing sanctioned events.
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Bath
Stanley Hunter
United States
Hunter
James Merwelliggan
M. Wesley Mc
Open House at Morse High School Tuesday Evening
In observance of National Education Week Open House was held Tuesday evening at Morse High School. Principal Raymond Farnham welcomed attendees and the Morse High band performed. Parents toured the building with student guides and met teachers in their classrooms. Exhibits featured Latin Driver Education Guidance and Social Studies departments. A social hour with refreshments followed in the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
J. Edward Pomeroy
Lois Merrill
Raymond W. Farnham
Cecil V. Rowland
Paul Johnson
Peter Crocker
Frank Blanchard
Malcolm Hamilton
Dawn Newcomb
Patricia Mullaney
Armando Cormier
Dawn White
Anna Lonn
Richard Crabtree
Carol Boudreau
Patricia Baker
Carol Worden
Phyllis Gagner
Grace Brown
Sandra Moore
Judith Gross
Stephanie Rush
Sixty Firms Now Signed For C Of C
Five new pledges to Bath Chamber of Commerce were received today bringing total supporters to sixty. The new backers are Steen Co Inc Bath Bus Service Hotel Phoenix Excel Oil Co and J J Newberry Co. The pledge from H Small is listed today as one of the initial supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Chamber of Commerce
H. Small
Bath Chamber
Steen Co., Inc
Bath Bus Service
Hotel Phoenix
Excel Oil Co
J. J. Newberry Co
Bath City Council weighs taking over housing projects and parks
Bath City Council discussed options to take over Hyde and Lambert Parks for low rent housing, and to pursue the feasibility of city ownership. Delinquent taxes, flag pole replacement at City Park, and park asset disposals dominated last week’s meeting, with plans to study cost, insurance and procedure before next session.
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City Council
Lambert
Hyde Parks
City Park
Bath City
City Hall
Stanley Hunter
Mitchell
Stanley W. Judkins
Donald F. Perry
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
Perry
Judkins
Hyde
Lambert Parks
Bath Police Department
John F. Leonard
Leonard
Bath
William O. Wagner
Wagner
Helen Moses
Recreation Commission
Ronald C. Oulton
Goddards
Sewall's Field
Hyde Park
Goddard's Pond
Goddard's
Executive Board Of The Greater Bath Council Of Churches Meets Last Week
The executive board met at Sedgwick to review the Maine Council's 17th anniversary and its goals for expanded religious service. Reports from departments were heard. plans for World Community Day were announced. budget requests were discussed. mass meeting speakers and future canvasses were outlined with emphasis on public support and publicity.
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Greater Bath Council of Churches
Greater Bath
Council of Women
Membership Drive Grows as Bath Seeks Chamber of Commerce
Genesta Chapter OES hosts officers and guests as Bath proceeds with a push to form a Chamber of Commerce. More than 48 professionals sign pledges exceeding $2000 for dues, aiming to fund a full time executive. The Nov 22 meeting will review progress and set organization steps.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bath
March of Dimes
Ralph W. Bartlett
Rockland Chamber of Commerce
Bartlett
Lime City Chamber
Rockland Chamber
Rockland
State Chamber of Commerce
Arthur W. Gediman
the Gibbons Company
Greenblatt’s
A. Hallet & Co
Hallowell
Amoco
Hutchins’ Kitchen Co
N. Gratz Jackson, Inc
Kennebec Greenhouses
Mademoiselle
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
JH. Miller, Inc
Miller the Tailor
Nick's Coffee Shop
Opera House
Parry's
Hawkes Speaks At D A R Meeting In Maine Friday
Robert C. Hawkes superintendent of the Maine Opportunity Farm was guest speaker at Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R. He discussed school activities with film of student work. Two new members joined and Christmas gifts for the Opportunity Farm were collected.
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Robert C. Hawkes
Maine Opportunity Farm
Colonel Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
Hawkes
Dummer Sewall
Opportunity Farm
Catherine C. Owen
Lillian Stevens Farnham
Norman W. Howard
Helen Snow
Augusta
Leroy F. Hussey
National Association of D.A.R
Continental Congress
Washington
Louise Carlton
Mildred Albee
Susan Reed
Elwina Durgin
DAR
Homer Potter
William Armstrong
Woolwich C. D. First Aid to Meet Tuesday
The Woolwich Civil Defense first aid service unit will gather at Woolwich Central School Tuesday evening at 7 30. A film titled Flash of Darkness will be shown, provided by Maine Civil Defense public relations director C Bruce Wright. Members hail from Georgetown Arrowsic and Woolwich.
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First Aid Services of
Civil Defense
Woolwich Central School
Wallace Ham
C. Bruce Wright
Maine Civil Defense
Georgetown
Arrowsic
Woolwich
Buckshot Shatters Taxi Windshield in Bath Incident
Bath taxi driver Forrest C. Legard reports buckshot from a shotgun shattered his windshield as he crossed the Dike near Woolwich. The safety glass prevented injury though two pellets pierced the glass and one dented the trim. The shots occurred around 4 30 a.m. and appeared to come from the driver side.
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Legard
Woolwich
Forrest C. Legard
Bath
Americanism Cosmopolitan Club plans pre Christmas sale supper
The Cosmopolitan club announced plans for its annual pre Christmas sale and supper to be held on Nov 19. Mrs Carroll A Deering and Mrs William Davis were named co chairmen of arrangements with Miss Alice Johnson and Mrs John Gillespie assisting in the dining room.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Carroll A. Deering
William Davis
Alice Johnson
John Gillespie
Arthur Eseley
Bernard Knight
Louis Annis
Louis Silverman
Gerard T. Billington
Addiella Palmer
Melvina Vachon
Joseph I. Smith
Myron Heenie
Louis Petlock
Allan Noble
Mary Leonard
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Sumner Sewall
Isadore Singer
Mildred G. Nichols
Ella Bates
Elizabeth Moffatt
Alice Nowell
Edward Murphy
Jennie Walker
Rachel Nichols
Ivan A. Trueworthy
Stella Leonard
Linwood F. Boardman
Frank Saunders
Daniel Matter
Kenneth Codby
White Elephant
Ernest Bailey
Alfred McCabe
J. Arthur Burgess
Kenneth Colby
Greenblatt
A. M. Main
Auburn
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Drama Club
Augusta State Hospital
Bernice McGlinchy
Elizabeth Hartsgrove
Granville Colby
James Day
Harry L. Day
Paul Boudreau
Schubert
Rachmaninoff
John Schaum
James
United States
America
Germaine Bonney
Bath Junior High School
Miss Bonney
University of Maine
Abbott Redlon
John Hayes
Mildred Corkum
Corkum
French
Morocco
Woolwich-Dresden Area Leads In Number Of Deer
The Woolwich-Dresden area records 14 of 15 deer kills across Saturday and Monday with one deer tagged by Fred J. Baldwin, Woolwich, at the Sagadahoc Sports Center. Deer taken include does by David Gauvin of Bath and Richard Lutz of Bath, among others.
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Woolwich-Dresden
Woolwich
Fred J. Baldwin
Sagadahoc
David Gauvin
Bath
Doe
Dresden
Richard Lutz
Willard
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Edward J. “Red” McMann
Bath Inner Wheel Club
Memorial Hospital
Edward W. Bridgham
Bath Inner Wheel
C. of C
John W. Thayer, Jr
Hanwood Street
Gowan Nursing Home
Washington Street
Lord Street
Granite
Western Avenue
Bath Times
Department of Community and Church
Karcher Jackson
Donald Webber
Winter Street
Walter Upham
Department of Christian Education
University of Life
Department of Youth
Carlyle Tabor
Hyde Rehabilitation Hospital
H Mary Whitehead
Ministers Association
Martin Luther
Mr Whitehead
Phippsburg
Executive Council
United Church
Genesta
Quest
Genesta Chapter
Eleanor Merchant
Russell Merchant
Leah Page
Sarah Shaw
Carroll Hodgkins
Millward Patten
Margaret Stanwood
Vermaranda Stanford
Puerto Rico
Lucille McCann
New Gloucester
Melville West
Rockport
Anita Ferguson
Richmond
Shirley Allen
Ruth Fuller
Marion Kyes
Gardiner
Mae Ward
Elizabeth Whitam
Dorothy Brown
Freeport
Lillian Howe
Marshal
Ira Hodgkins
Ruth Lee
Mary Brown
Durham
Ruth
Theo Maxcey
Yarmouth
Esther
Edna Purinton
Lisbon Falls
Martha
Barbara Barton
Brunswick
Electa
Marion Ashe
Frank Skillin
Wiscasset
Sentinel
Worthy
North End
Center
South End
Ruth Hathorne
Arthur Stilphen
Cyrus Ashe
Martha Bertrand
Marguerite Cutting
Mildred McCall
Dorothy Pratt
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