Interesting Talk On Federal-State Highway Plan
The Central Church Couples Club heard a report on the 1956 federal state highway program. F E A Stover of the Portland Cement Association outlined a 41 000 mile Interstate and Defense System with 90 percent federal funding, noting Maine’s 215 miles may cost about 250 million dollars. He cited benefits of concrete pavement, projected early routes from Brunswick to Bath, and the need for durable highways to support economy and defense. A film on the New York Thruway closed the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church Couples Club
E. A. Stover
Portland Cement Association
Stover
Bio Speaker
Bath
Brunswick
Maine
Kittery
Portland
Augusta
Waterville
Bangor
Old Town
Houston
Urstate
Freeport-Brunswick
Congress
Portland- Brunswick
Beause
Naval Air Station
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Bath-Brunswick
Woolwich Baptist Church Names New Pastor
Gerald Hersom a 1956 graduate of Providence Barrington Bible College has been named pastor of the Woolwich Baptist Church He is a native of Easton and began his duties on Route 127 and will reside at the parsonage His parents are Mr and Mrs Burrill Hersom of Easton He attended Gor ja after graduation and earlier assisted in reopening churches at North Parsonsfield and South Limington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Hersom
Providence-Barrington Bible College
Woolwich
Hersom
Easton
Middle Road
Burrill Hersom
Gorj
Providence-Barrington College
H. D. Danielson
Danforth
Cedric Brooks
Eastport Baptist Church
North Parsonsfield
South Limington
Over 2 000 Attend Free Chest X-Ray Survey
A four day free chest X-ray survey at city hall drew 2 083 participants with sessions held after noons and evenings. Residents from Georgetown, Phippsburg and Five Islands took part, and some may receive re x ray notices for minor film issues. The event was run by the Four County Tuberculosis Association and the State Health Department with city health department help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Islands
Edward L. Kinder, Jr
Four County Tuberculosis Association
State Department of Health and Welfare
City Health Department
Church Canvass Sees Strong Subscriptions Despite Rain
John G. Thorpe reports the United Church Every Member Canvass in Greater Bath achieved large bookings across seven churches. Over 80 percent of budgets were subscribed on Sunday with Central Congregational and Wesley Church near full, while others reached 85 to 90 percent as visitors attended and pledged during Stewardship services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
John G Thorpe
Seven Church
Richard B. MacLennan
Greater Bath
John G. Thorpe
Thorpe
Wesley Church
Drusilla Fielding
Marc N. King
Wesley
Andrew Butterfield
Central Church
Winter Street
Beacon Street
Grace Episcopal
West Bath
Church of the New Jerusalem
Dr Sanders Speaks to Bath School Health Council on Deaf School
Dr Keyes D. Sanders superintendent of Gov Baxter State School for the Deaf in Portland spoke at the Bath School Health Council meeting at Morse High. He noted 22 000 deaf children in US schools and traced the Portland school’s growth from 1876 to a Spring Street dormitory expansion. He described eight years on staff and demonstrated teaching methods with two pupils. Scholarships are offered for further study and he shared photos of the school’s buildings and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyes D. Sanders
Gov
Spring Street
Sanders
City Manager Recommends Overhaul of Recreation Program
Stanley W. Judkins outlines five recommendations to the City Recreation Commission as the program heads toward a full review. He urges coordinating with existing groups, moving Youth Community Center to Hyde Park, shoring up skating and field maintenance, and shifting summer emphasis to youth leagues for basketball, softball, and volleyball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Judkins
City Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
Judkins
Hyde Park
Recreation Department
Center Street
Cemeteries and Parks Department
Malicious Damage To Insulators Causes Power Loss
About 3,000 Bath area customers lost power after an insulator on Section 77 was damaged by gunfire. CMP crews replaced 14 insulators, traced the fault to a North Bath line segment, and restored service by evening. Investigators found shell casings near the damaged pole and handed evidence to state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Central Maine Power Company
Bath Memorial Hospital
Woolwich
Georgetown
Arrowsic
West Bath
Wiscasset
Mason Station
Topsham
CMP
North Bath
Washington Street
Fermingdale
Center Street
High Street
Route 1
Burnham Couple Return to York Amid Family Illness
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Burnham return to York from their home after being summoned by the illness of Mrs Burnham s mother Mrs Sadie Fogg a patient at Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lawrence Burnham
York
Mrs. Burnham
Sadie Fogg
Memorial Hospital
Principal of MVTI Sneaks At Joint PTA Meeting
Earl Hutchinson, principal of the Maine Vocational Technical Institute, told local parents and teachers that vocational guidance is needed beyond what teachers can provide. Speaking at a joint PTA meeting, he urged a program of specialized workers to help students analyze abilities and ambitions and find their vocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Watchinson
Maine Vocational Technical Institute
P.T.A
Hutchinson
Maine Vocational Institute
State Department of Education
Woman Injured In Auto Crash Here
A 48 year old Camden woman Cathrine Pinkham suffered a broken left wrist in a two car collision at about 6:45 Thursday morning on Witch Spring hill. She and her husband Raymond Pinkham were passengers in a 1952 four door sedan that collided with a 1952 Tudor driven by Donald Farrow of West Bath. Farrow was unhurt. The Farrow car was a total loss with about 700 dollars in damage. Pinkham family car sustained about 600 dollars in left front fender and grill damage. Bath Police Department ambulance conveyed the Pinkhams to Memorial hospital for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Witch Spring Hill
Cathrine Pinkham
Memorial Hospital
Ralph E. Hanscom
Raymond
Donald R. Farrow
West Bath
Farrow
Ham
Pinkham
Furrow
Bath
BIW Welders Idle as Union Leaders Continue Strike
BIW workers returning Wednesday found the main picket line removed with one guard street patrol visible and a lone picket at the Harding plant. BIW president King blamed union leaders for the ongoing disruption and warned of idle workers as the company readied lists of employees to be kept off Friday in response to the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Street
Harding
East Brunswick
BIW
King
Sterteia Yell
Bath Civil Defense Backs Big Supplies Purchase
Bath Civil Defense units obtained emergency supplies and equipment worth more than five dollars for one hundred seventy dollars under the state surplus program. The haul includes generators, gas masks, life rafts, tools, first aid kits, and related gear used by local and county CD agencies in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Civil Defense Organi
Aation
Maine Civil Defense Agency
Fire and Highway Departments
R. Clinton
State CD
Winthrop
Bath CD
Clearing House volunteers report 3450 to Hospital Auxiliary
The Hospital Auxiliary Clearing House, run entirely by volunteers, has contributed 3450 since opening in October 1954. A renovation plan for December was discussed and more workers are urged to join. Mrs. Bowen Torrey hosted the meeting on Washington street with committee members and many volunteers in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen Torrey
Washington Street
Clearing House
Theodore Watson
Watson
William P. Kelley
Kenneth Francisco
Eastham Guild
Mark W. Hennessy
Kenneth Slimphries
Arthur M.macdonald
E. Lawrence
McCurdy
Duncan McInnes
Gertrude Phinney
Norman Drummond
Dean Shaw
George Musk
Ralph Bragg
Arthur Tufchins
Lila Murray
John Morse
Allan Spear
Henry Footer
Roy Akeley
Clearng Olise
McClure's Auto Parts Now Open Woolwich Maine
J Horace McClure announces the business on Days Ferry Road Woolwich Maine offering used rebuilt and new parts for all makes cars. Save at McClure's with the sure deal.
Also Mentioned on This Page
St of Sas
Maine State Highway Authority
Woolwich Baptist Church
Dr. Sanders
School Health Council
Judkins’ Memo
Scouts Cub
Explorers
Sea&ron
YMCA
Bath Ymca
Gary Fitzgerald
Thomas Hobrook
Willem Like
Noah Caton
Paul Hutchins
Raymond Parks
Richard Lutz
James Leask
Arlington Beal
Wayne Fitzgerald
James Rubinson
William Hanson
John Haley
Dennis Ring
William Leavitt
Errol McGuiggan
Charles Rush
Ricke Clark
Jerry Stover
Don Page
Richard Elwell
Stephen DoWick
Tom Perry
Jack Proney
MVTI
PTA
Earl Hutchinson
Associated Press
Say
Civil Defense
United States
J. Horace McClure
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