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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1952

Page

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Masked Racoon Visitors At Night Delight Phippsburg Couple

Two to three young raccoons have raided the Phippsburg Center home of Mr and Mrs J Walter Snipe for two weeks but the Snipes feed them nightly. The animals arrive after closing time and approach hand feeding, sparking hopes hunters will leave them alone. The trio, about a year old, stay shy of strangers yet eat from hands and shed.

Phippsburg Center J. Walter Snipe Coogland Bath Walter Mrs Snipe Mrs. Snipe Coons Snipe

Rotary club reports on community service work

The Community Service Committee led by David C. Dickson reported its activities at a Tuesday noon meeting. Sub-committee chiefs A. M. Main Jr and Wyatt Albertson outlined projects aiding Hyde Home and bicycle safety efforts in Bath, including a Summer Camp sponsorship and driver training at Morse High School. Raymond Farnham discussed youth employment and guidance needs amid labor laws and draft status as a continuing concern. Continued on Page Two.

Community Service Committee David C. Dickson Rotary Club A. M. Main, Jr Crippled Children Hyde Home Wyatt Albertson Bath Morse High School Bailey Evening School American Automobile Association Raymond Farnham Mr. Farnham Delia

Mothers and Daughters Honored at Dromore Hall Banquet

The Phippsburg Christian Service Committee hosted a fall banquet at Dromore Grange Hall with 75 mothers and daughters. The event featured Girl Scout programs, a fashion show of past and present styles, and decor themed in green and gold for the Scouts.

Phippsburg Christian Service Committee Dromore Grange Hall Earl Lowell Winthrop Blair Thomas L. Totman Frederick Haggett Macy Whitehead Thomas Totman Milady Stanwood Gilman Odesty

City Manager explains delay in Oliver street fire call

Nathan C. White reports Bath incident on Oct 28 1954 where a loaned extinguisher and a misinterpreted call led to a delayed Fire Department response. To prevent recurrence the police and fire will be dispatched when unsure of the needed service and separate lines were discussed though costly.

Oliver Street Nathan C. White Fire Department Mr. White Bath City Steen Company Dugas Engine Co. 2 Hinds Steen Police Department Taintor Tainto 703D Aaa Oulton Pine Street North Street Brunswick Naval Air Station Bath Philip H. Oliver Hunter Brunswick Air Base Ward 1 Weeks Street School Mitchell School

City Council weighs taxi licenses and parking curb rules

City council discussed issuing another taxi license hearing set for December seventh, and two taxicab ordinance drafts limiting licenses to 18 and banning curb parking except at stands. The group eyed relaxing two hour parking on Shepard street and delaying all night parking until December 1 due to ground conditions.

Bath Iron Works George G. Oliver South Street Nathan C. White Shepard Street Samuel Lakin Kakos Washington Street Ronald C. Oulton Oulton Allegria Sonia Brunswick Road Oak Grove Avenue

October Manager's Report Highlights Police Operations

Municipal manager’s OCT report shows 53 arrests by Police, 19 non fatal motor vehicle accidents, 213 miscellaneous complaints. Edward Newell named sergeant Nov 1, two patrol vacancies. Alfred Melville eligibility debated for appointment. cruiser damaged Oct 27 in collision, repair cost 177.35. Parking meter receipts 102 in fines. Leeman Highway Washington Street gains a new red yellow blinker signal. Fire Department responded to...

Edward Newell Personnel Service Commission Alfred Melville Melville Leeman Highway Washington Street

Bath Junior High to Dedicate New School on Tuesday

Officials plan the Bath Junior High dedication on Tuesday December 16 at 7 30 pm. The program features Herbert G Espy Maine education commissioner, Eastham Guild Jr chairman, City Manager Nathan White and school board leaders. Guests include Isadore Singer, Alonzo Harriman and Justus Miller with music by the junior high glee club. The building will be open for inspection after the ceremony and refreshments will follow.

Bath Junior High School Herbert G Espy Education Maine Eastham Guild Nathan C. White Board of Education John M. Conley Loring R. Addison New Scohol Moody W. Flint Isadore Singer Bath P. T. A. Council Neil W. Ackland Federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare Alonzo J. Harriman Justus H. Miller L. A. Dole Church of the New Jerusalem John E. Bellefontaine St. Mary's Church Harry C. Day Bath Frederick M. Haggett Col. Dummer Sewall D. A R Maurice Warner P. D Sons of Union Veterans Merritt A. Mitchell

Schulze urges careful study of stream laws in Maine

William Schulze president of the Associated Industries warned on WCSH TV that immediate compulsory stream improvement laws could harm Maine's economy. He said firms seek time to implement economically sound, technically satisfactory methods, noting many Maine manufacturers support cleanup but cannot bear drastic costs now.

Maine William Schulze Associated Industries Portland Wcsh-Tv Schulze Bath Iron Works

County Agent讲 on Price Supports at Bath Rotary meeting

County Agent Charles Eastman of the Maine Department of Agriculture spoke at the Bath Rotary Club on price supports. Introduced by program chairman T Tarpy Schhulten, Eastman emphasized presenting facts rather than advocacy, noting tariff based supports have long protected domestic industry and trade imbalances.

Charles Eastman Maine State Department of Agriculture Bath

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Community Service Board Dromore Hall Seventh-day Advent Church Eastham Guild, Jr Donald Perry Times Tonight Stanley R. Hunter Beacon Street Wesley Church Lowell Temple D. of P Bath Lodge OF Elks NO. 934 John W. Ballou Bath Lodge Ballou Sagadahoc Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks William J. Jerrick Henry J. Parent Maine West Rumford Elmer A. Avery Carl E. Albee John C. Babine Fernand Bolduc Russell Boyd William E. Bennett Robert B. Brown Francis S. Bruce Theodore Burns Dominic H. Cardosi H. David Clark Kenneth M. Chute Harold E. Cornish Raymond C. Crocker William S. Danforth Francis A. Fortier Edmund T Ford Richard E. Footer John H. Freeman Edward L. Gaudreau James Genovise Abraham E. Greenblatt Iscar W. Greenblatt Warren F. Hawley, Jr David E. Hughes Lawrence G. Katz Frank W. Kenyon Alfred P. McCabe Anthony A. Martinez Percy L. Miller Joseph Marchetti Elmer W. Morse Edward F. Newell Frank H. Ozzella Richard Paquin Alfred A. Parks, Jr Leon B. Pennell, Jr Alfred D. Perow Joseph A. Robinson Roland B. Robinson Leslie C. Shumway Frank Smith Frantz T. Stevens Paul Stinson Charles D. Sullivan, Jr Robert W. Sheehan Jacob Smith Waldo R. Weston, Jr Howard L. Williams Ells Percy W. Kingsbury Bath Iron Works Corp Worth S. Wright, David C. Wright John Hayes Ransom Kelley Roland Farnham William Theberge B. I. W. Hall Elks Home Recreation Hall Oliver W. Bell Wesley David Brent Lewiston Timothy C. ‘Maney Katherine Watson Peter Potter Westbrook Elks City Hall Brian M. Jewett Frederick E. Drake, Jr Joseph Desmond Donald Emero Edgar G. Hancox John Sturtevant Timothy B. Wagner Raymond Vachon James E. Thorpe Edward N. Hartnett Harry W. Thebeau, Sr Maurice Owen John P. Carey Lucien Tardiff Chester Comeau John Bourque James M W. Adams Adams James Feeney Howard Mayo Elwood Legard Nicholas Kakos Rodney E. Ross, Jr Benjamin Zimmerman Harvey Chaples Esquires Harold V. Fielding Edward J. McMann George W. Gallant Arthur E Sturtevant Hugh S. MacDonald Arthur E. Sturtevant J. Haviland Torrey Joseph H. Mullaney E. R Esq Milton Footer John Mullaney Edward Jones Charles H. Kidder, Jr Robert Cummines Maurice Glidden James F Feeney Bartholomew Donnell United States
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