Steel LST 1156 Runs Aground At Popham During Builder Trials
The 384 foot LST 1156 built by Bath Iron Works grounded at Popham Beach during builder's trials. About a thousand spectators watched as the ship with four diesel engines operated at five knots beached with bow doors open. Capt. William S. Blair led BIW crew ashore as official trials and a November 21 commissioning are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Bath Iron Works Corp
Seguin Island
Pond Island
Popham
Old Fort
Coast Guard
William S. Blair
Bath council debates job plan and school naming
Bath Maine City Council favors a local study on a new job classification and pay plan to be done by city staff rather than an outside firm. The body approves naming proposals for a new Lillian Fisher school at the South End and a World War I hero memorial for John J. Flaherty, while discussing park, lighting, and sewer concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Nathan C. White
Stanley R. Hunter
Louis O. Couture
White
Public Administration Service
Pemmehenel Cny Managers’ Association
Bangor
Portland
Maine
Merritt A. Mitchell
Lillian Plaher
Bath Board of Education
Lillian F. Fisher
Bat
Miss Fisher
Melvin L. Co Comeau
John J. Flaherty
Flaherty
U. S
Academy Street
October 1952 Manager's Report Highlights City Departments
The October 1952 manager’s report covers Police Department activity with 37 arrests and 25 auto crashes. 370 miscellaneous complaints logged. Four probationary officers—Paul Avery, Daniel Irvine, Robert Starling, Arthur Tainter—became permanent. Fire Department logged 18 alarms and bids advertised for 500 ft of 2 1/2 inch hose. Cemetery and Park notes 11 burials, one cremation, 10 monument foundations, 135 cubic feet of concrete, and 176 yards of fill hauled for cemetery expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Avery
Daniel Irvine
Robert Starling
Arthur Tainter
Bell
Fred Pecci
Charles W. Dutton
Oarove
Skelton Changes Plea and Is Sentenced in Manslaughter
Alvoid W. Skelton 52 of Bowdoin pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the June 25 death of his wife Rachel Louise Skelton. Judge Granville C. Gray sentenced him Friday to three to six years at hard labor in Thomaston State Prison after the State and defense agreed to drop murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvoid W. Skelton
Bowdoin
State
Thomaston
Rachel Louise
Lynn M. Bussey
Bath
Esther Brown
Skelton
Adam Sickle
Lisbon Falls
Bussey
Sickle
Rubin
Mr. Skelton
Four Year Old Lad Injured In Street Collision
John Borski a four year old boy of 27 Dummer Street suffered facial head cuts loss of a left thumb and possible fractures after being struck near his home around 11 am Wednesday. Witnesses say he ran into the path of a southbound car driven by Miss Mary Brown a Dike school teacher at about half a mile per hour. He was taken to Bath Hospital for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Borski
Frank Borski
Dummer Street
Mary Brown
Dike
Brown
Police quick work nets tire theft suspect at Cahill station
Within hours of a night theft at the Charles Cahill filling station on Leeman highway, police arrested Harold Victor Davis of North Bath who pleaded guilty in Bath municipal court to breaking entering and larceny of $765.50 in stock. He was ordered to appear at Sagadahoc County Superior Court with bail set at $2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cahill
Leeman Highway
Bath Municipal Court
Harold Victor Davis
North Bath
Sagadahoc County
Water Street
Cahill
Merle Niles
Niles
Davis
Ridge Road
George W. Andrews
Winchester
Mass
Allan G. Williams
Bath
Life in India Told by Adventist Missionaries
Elder H E Voorhees and Mrs Voorhees shared three years in Lucknow and Calcutta with Seventh-day Adventists. They described visits through Behar Arissa Assam and Bengal and spoke on caste idol worship widowhood Gandhi and a life changed by the gospel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh-day Adventist Church
India
H. E. Voorhees
Lucknow
Calcutta
Mr. Voorhees
Behar
Arissa
Assam
Bengal
Voorhees
United States
Mahatma Ghandi
Korada Bost
Beacon Hill Drama at Morse Impresses Audience
The Beacon Hill drama club staged Papa Is All at Morse High School auditorium. The folksy Pennsylvania Dutch comedy mixed humor with drama as Tom McCarthy as Papa and Janice Knight as Emma delivered strong regional characterizations. Eleanor Kurland as Mrs Yoder and Edward Nyren and G Sheldon Balloch as Jake and the State Trooper filled key roles. The group provided its own scenery and 75 attendees enjoyed a postshow reception at the Cosmopolitan club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Hill
Morse High School
Papa
Tom McCarthy
Mama
Mary Jones
Emma
Jake
Janice Knight
Bernard Knight
Edward Nyren
G. Sheldon Balloch
Cosmopolitan Club
Cake crust causes and fixes in baking tips
A tough crust on a cake can result from excess flour or insufficient sugar or shortening. Oven temperature or bake time errors may also contribute. Adjust ingredient ratios and oven settings to prevent a hard crust.
Morse Rolls Over Brunswick 32-0 on Armistice Day
Morse High dominated Brunswick High 32-0 at Whittier field in damp, cold conditions. Key plays and scoring drives featured Sonny Munsey Johnny Trafton and Carroll Denbow as Morse built a 32 point lead by the end of the game with strong defense and passing from Brad Stover.
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MORSE
Brunswick
Whittier Field
Morse High
Brunswick High
Sonny Munsey
Johnny Trafton
Bobby Carmichael
Brad Stover
Carroll Denbow
Orange
Black
Stover
Munsey
Trafton
Benoit
Ronnie LeClair
Dragons
Tiger
Billy Bruce
Carmichael
Denbow
McCourt
Marchetti
Brown
Leclair
Johnny LaCourse
Bruce
Eddie Young
Mike Callan
Frink
Morse Brunswick McCourt
Re le
LeClair Bruce
Williams Witham
Raymond Marchetti
Chavonelle G. McElman
Haley Callan
George Denbow
le Re
Werner Stover
R. Munsey Trafton
Ihb
Brannigan W. Munsey
D. Brown Carmichael
State Trooper Powers Key Speaker At Colonial Club
Maine State Trooper Frank W. Powers addressed the Colonial club on road safety. He showed films on dealing with reckless driving and discussed license actions, bus stopping rules, and statewide accident data. Four new members were welcomed and a Woodfords games tournament was announced for December 3 with transportation by private car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Powers
Colonial Club
Secretary of State
Neve
Maine
Powers
Fred Morton
Lewis MacDonald
Nathan C. White
Earl Hamel
Eugene Eberhart
Woodfords
Bath Man To Head Teachers Of Art
Arthur O Berry of Bath was elected president of the New England Industrial Arts Teachers Association at its 15th annual convention in Portland. A 1946 Morse High School graduate and Gorham State Teachers College alum, he teaches at King Junior High in Portland and is the second Maine man to hold the post. The convention drew about 250 teachers from New England. Jericho, once besieged by Joshua, is now a village in Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Industrial Arts Teachers’ Association
Portland
Arthur O. Berry
Bath
Berry
F. Arthur Berry
Robbins Street
Morse High School
Gorham State Teachers College
Maine
King Junior High School
Vention
New England
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Monster
B.I.W
Uncilman Eastham Guild, Jr
Couture
Hyde Park Terrace
Housing Authority
Hunter
Highway Department
Circle
Oliver Street
Dike School
York Street
Turner Court
Court
Leonard Court
Lower Middle Street
Robinson and Lemont Streets
Apogy
R. Clinton McFadden
Comeau
Cit
Central Fire Station
Bath Hospital
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Orchees
Charlotte
Donald
Kenneth
Northern New England Conference of
Seventhday Adventists
Pye
R. Champagne
Cummings
Wing Oliver
Flint
J. Carter
R. Me Elman
Drost
Sonia
J. Champagne
Parker
Lemoine
Musk
Weybrant
Anderson
Young I Brown
D Smith
Tetreault
Priestly
Brilliant
Caron
Ouellette
Cross
Hall
Urecht
Arnold
Harrington
Sylvester
LaCourse
State Trooper
Jericho
Joshua
Jordan
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