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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1947

Page

7

Moriarty Elected City Marshal Highlighted in Local Gathering

City officials debated building safety and housing issues after Moriarty was elected city marshal last Wednesday. A report noted limited egress in the town hall and urged immediate fire escape considerations. The council discussed coal dust nuisance, tax funding for Centennial events, and stop-signs at street approaches to the new state highway.

Building Committee Chester H. McCabe Firemen’s Ich Centennial Committee Small Bath Civic Improvement Association Rf & Coal Co Alreay Arthur W. Gediman William Fosseweeneen Mussenden Bath Housing Ope Erinent Ee Park Terrace Lambe Park Quimby Street Elsinore Avenue Cottage Street Middle Street Franklin Street Carlton Bridge Pearing

Bath Citizens Press Dust Nuisance At Kennebec Coal Plant

About 50 Bath Civic Improvement members met to discuss ongoing coal dust nuisance from Kennebec Coal Co. operations. They fault plant installations and insist on further improvements within 60 days, while the advisory board may recommend further actions.

Bath Geal Pers John J. Keegan Whispering Pamnelat Civic Improvement Association Kennebec & Coal Co Keegan G. Thomas Murphy Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co Murphy Ber- Staples Samuel Levin Arthur Sewall 2Nd Horace Morse Henry C.wright Claude Ailgte Roy. E Putney Ralph C. ‘Stetson Richard Jel Williams Henry Co Wright

Genesta Chapter Hosts Guest Officers Night Observed

Genesta chapter observed guest officers night with the P room filled. Officers and guests included Marion Croudis and Edna D. Pioneer among many. Grand officers and two grand representatives attended. A baked ham supper followed with extensive floral decor and invitations for future events.

Genesta Chapter Cro Marion Croudis Troetcy i Winnegance S Mouth Edna D Pioneer Lisbon Irvine Beulah Culand Mills R. Powers Longfellow Chater South Portland John L. Blake Winneganee Yarmouth Lois E. Wickstrom Crystal Damariscotta Doris C. Goad Pine Cone Auburn Mary Ge Mt. Pisgah Boothbay Harbor Irene Gardiner Lakeside Sabattus Louise M. Holbrook Cumberland Mills Hazel Morrell Marion Gardiner Marshal Florence McEachern Corner Stone Bertha Wetherell Rove Sharon Augusta Adah Doris A. Wing Hawthorne Brunswick Ruth Lillias Bailey Mt. Olivet Lewiston Esther Grace B. Lund Cas Sarah A. Shaweran Henry Viola Osgood Genesta Electa Helen Lord Eleanor Danforth Rainbow Seen Rainbow Assembly No. 6 All Eastern Star

Motor cyclist Hurt When Cycle Hits Truck

Scott Cressey, 28, of 11 Noble Avenue, was treated at Bath Memorial Hospital for cuts and bruises after his motorcycle crashed into the rear of a truck driven by Benj C Jedry of Waldoboro on Carlton Street Monday night. State Trooper Frank W Rere is investigating the accident.

Scott Cressey Noble Avenue Bath Memorial Hospital Benj C. Jedry Jefferson Street Waldoboro Frank Wrere

Delightful Cosmo Club talk by Mrs Sewall on European Homes

Cosmo Club rooms were filled to capacity last week for a talk by Mrs Sumner Sewall on European Homes. The event featured floral decorations by Kennebec Greenhouse and remarks on German women and two years in Germany when her husband served with the U S government.

Cosmopolitan Club Sumner Sewall Kennebec William Adams Harold Avery Granville Colby Edward P. Brown Daniel Matter Drama Club John Robbins Donald Freeman Cosmo Bernard Knight Rotary Club Lyman E. Betts Cecil Rowland Progressive Union Freeport McFadden Ernest J. Bailey William H. Daley Carl Pierce Cecil V. Rowland Ernest Bailey Ira Nadine Andrew Cahill Lawrence Lord William Davis B. L. Plummer William Bruce Abbott Redlon Wallace Ham Carroll Deering William Dennison Gerard Billington

Bath Notables Speak on Europe Trip at Rotary Lions Meeting

William S. Newell of Bath Iron Works gave a detailed account of his England and France trip to about 100 attendees at Odd Fellows hall. He described inflation hit in France, hardship for white collar workers, struggling cities, and slow postwar recovery in both nations. Jacques Norman, son of a French shipbuilder, was made an honorary Rotary member.

Shipuilder France England Jacques Norman Bath French Supply Commission Rotary

Kennebec Clam Flats Open to Diggers

Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Commissioner Reed announced Spurwink River Scarboro Potts Harbor Harpswell and Kennebec flats are open for Winter commercial digging from November 1 to April 30 based on recent inspections. He noted Spurwink yielded over 65 000 dollars in clams last winter and predicted strong potential for these areas.

Augusta Maine Spurwink Scarboro Potts Harbor Harpswell Kennebec Richard E. Reed Reed Division of Inspection Department of Agriculture Wink River Kennebec River

Lavigne Held on Felonious Assault Charge in Bath

Wilfred J. Lavigne of 21 Wesley street Bath pleaded guilty in municipal court to felonious assault with a carving knife aimed at his wife Nora B. Lavigne. Judge Deering ordered $10,000 sureties for January term Sagadahoc Superior Court or jail, after describing the alleged jealous attack at their Lal home. Kenneth LaRose pleaded guilty to assault on Wilfred Rousse and was fined $25 plus $4.70 costs. Hollis Leeman pleaded guilty to misstatement of fact on a license application.

Wilfred J. Lavigne Wesley Street Bath Gardiner R. Deering Nora B. Lavigne Lal Bath Canning Factory Lavigne Hollis Leeman, Jr Woolwich

Former Governor Sewall to Attend Home Grange

West Bath grange members enjoyed a Monday program led by John Howe. Hon. Sumner Sewall, former Maine governor and U S representative in Germany, will speak next Monday night as a grange member guest. He and Mrs. Sewall will attend with hospitality hosts listed.

West Bath Grange John Howe Germany Sumner Sewall U. S Alton Collins Wallace MacDonald William Coombs Arthur Wemont Otis Card Edwin Haggett Everett G. Lemont Sewall The Grange

Bridge Work Closes Highway As New Approach Takes Shape

A bridge project requires full highway closure while a new approach is built. Nick Dipatsi of W H Hinman Co oversees the effort, with completion targeted for traffic in about two weeks. Gate removal by Maine Central railroad will enable a gradual Vine Street swing and a due end to the southeast corner work.

Nick Dipatsi W. H. Hinman Co Sommathean Washington and Vine Streets Maine Central Railroad Vine Street Daley High Street

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