Winds of hurricane strike Bath causing widespread damage
A hurricane strength windstorm lashed Bath from Saturday evening into Sunday morning. A large elm collapsed onto Mrs Bertha Deans home on Front and Pear streets, shattering a second story window and letting rain sweep through. Power lines failed citywide. Bath Memorial hospital operated with lanterns as electric service stalled for hours. Crews restored service by Monday afternoon, while numerous trees and damaged roofs marked the extent of the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pear
Bertha Dean
Bath
Commercial Street
Front Street
South End
North End
Central Maine Power Co
Woolwich
Phippsburg
Georgetown
Bedford Street
Arthur N. MacDonald
Edward J. McMann
McMann
John N. Marks, Jr
Marks Home
High Street
Daniel J. Perry
Washington Street
Harvard
Roger McAleer
Spring Street
Pearl Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Nurese
Mohiba Opening Pleases Audience At Morse High
Mohiba 20s themed show opened at Morse High School for a two night run. Directed by Austin Miller and Catherine Leonard the program features Gershwin numbers, dancers and a Truman era act with Margaret Truman. The Morse High Band and top chorus perform amid lively acts and tap numbers in a bustling, period entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Austin Miller
Catherine Leonard
George Gershwin
Mohiba Chorus
Doris White
S’ Wonderful
Marilyn Hogan
Sue Watt
Jackie Snipe
Don Beaton
Liza
Connie Davis
Nancy Pratt
Marion Smith
Man I
Love
Pat Crocker
Pat Crocker; “Swanee” By Graeme Hanson and Beverly Coombs
Camilla Costain
Missouri
Harry Truman
Chandler Rogers
Harry
Margaret Truman
Carolyn Herrin
Frankie & Johnnie
Ray Bechard
Paul Burns
Trumans
Bouncing Boys
Edward Torrey
Jerry Bruce
Roger Grace
Edwin Pritchard
Tom Schulten
Jack Small
Doris Alexander
Barbara Urquhart
Joshua
Norma Pye
Georgia Brown
Walter Fullerton
Richard McEachern
Nancy Webner
Beverly Coombs
Janet Sharkey
Owen Greenblatt
Dizzy Fingers
Nola
Graeme Hansen
Barbara Parks
Barbara Ireland
Sally Cummings
Carol Hunnewell
Sandra Daley
Bertha Russell
Carol Johnson
Sue Stover
Barbara Wilson
Elaine Renshaw
Margaret Cahill
Sandra Johnson
Betty Danforth
Janie Allen
Joan Hagan
Bette Fernald
Arthur Godfrey
Audrey Durant
Rena Legard
Joan Giacobbe
Sally Snowden
Louise Allain
Hawaii
Godfrey
Gilbert Howard
Morse High Band
Keith Crockett
Alice Jones
Shirley Smart
Pat Smith
Annette Harmon
Irene Jones
Mary Burgess
Betty Newell
Bette
Joan Bachelder
Cleora Perkins
Blanche Blaisdell
Beverly Lewis
Roberta Oliver
Marjorie Bourget
Mary Newdick
Patti Hayes
Martha Holmes
Sally Snowdon
Emma Rus
Earle Thompson of Bath Named Bowdoin Finance Chairman
Earle S Thompson president of West Penn Electric Co was elected chair of Bowdoin college Finance committee succeeding the late Harvey Gibson He is a Bowdoin trustee and Bowdoin alum class of 1914 Also named to replace Gibson as chair of the Sesquicentennial Fund committee with a goal of 6 million dollars Thompson is a Bath native and has held leadership roles in New York City firms and other states He serves on several boards including City Bank Farmers Trust and Ritz Carlton Hotel Co with fellow Fund committee members William Ireland Charles Cary Ashmead White and Harold Ashey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle S. Thompson
West Penn Electric Company
Bowdoin College
Harvey D. Gibson
Manufacturers Trust Company
Brunswick
New York City
Mr. Thompson
Woolwich Woman Critically Injured in Auto Crash
Mrs. Mary W. Dow, 78, of Woolwich, remained unconscious in Bath Memorial Hospital after being struck while crossing Route 1 near Hunnewell's IGA. The Sagadahoc sheriff and Woolwich police investigated. Edward R. Mank, 40, of Wiscasset, was driving the car that struck her. She suffered a broken hip, severe shock, and concussion and was transported by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary W. Dow
Woolwich
Bath Memorial Hospital
Sagadahoc County
Edward R. Mank
Wiscasset
Lights From Homes Light Up Darkened Streets
Street lights in the business district were restored while residential areas still faced outages. Residents kept porch lights on to brighten the city as home services returned to normal, and the widespread exterior lighting helped dispel the heavy darkness.
Larrabee seeks probe of Bath Children's Home
State Senator Joseph W. Larrabee of West Bath said he would write to Governor Payne and Commissioner Norman Greenlaw asking for an immediate investigation of conditions at the State Military and Naval Children's Home in Bath. The move follows the Friday arrest of 24 year old Arthur Stilphen for aggravated assault on a 15 year old resident, and bail was set at 2000 dollars for the January term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Larrabee
West Bath
Frederick G. Payne
Norman A. Greenlaw
Norway
Naval Children
Bath
Larrabee
Arthur Stilphen
Dief
Stitphen
Sagadahoc County
Institutional Services
Peice Run
Sagadahoc
Harrison C. Greenleaf
Joe
Staples
Louise R. Staples
Helen V. Webber
Greenleaf
Greenlaw
Stilphen
Green
Quarrington
Faulkes
State School For Girls
Hallowell
Rubin
J. Horace McClure
Payne
Meeting to discuss fighting polio at City Hall Friday
A City Hall meeting of the Women’s Division of the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis convened Friday evening in Sagadahoc County. Urgent appeals urged volunteer workers for Jan 15–31 campaigns. funds are short with 11 of 16 Maine chapters unfunded. The gathering included brief county case updates, film shows at Morse High, and a Q&A session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
National Foundation of
James I. Noftall
Cochairman
Sagadahoc County
Harold Dumont
Skowhegan
Maine
National Foundation
United States
Algernon Shorettte
James A. Gillies
Sagadahoc
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Captain Fleming Addresses Rotarians in Bath
Captain Hartwell Fleming native of Bath and Salvation Army leader in Portland spoke at Bath Rotary Club noon luncheon at Central church parish house. He recalled early life on Witch Spring road and urged service to humanity while noting neglected Thanksgiving spirit. Guests included Fleming’s brother and local officials. next meeting plans announced for Ladies Night with dinner then a theater outing. Also announced arrival of Gunner’s Mate David Elliott of Bath in Boston aboard the Worcester from the Korean war zone, with leave to spend time with wife Sandra Jean and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartwell Fleming
Bath
Salvation Army
Hartwell
Clinton
George Sturtevant
G. Thomas Murphy
Bethel
Bath Club
Leon Rouillard
Farrin Street
Jack Warren
Washington Street
Richard Talbot
Liberty Street
Bill Skelton
Laforest Hodgkins
Central Church Parish House
Morse High School
David T. Elliott
Boston
Worcester
Elliott
Sandra Jean
Richardson
Mary E. Stilpen
Fayette Elliott
Denver
Colo
Former Bathites Voted Nation's Oldest Grocers
A Bath, Maine native couple now living in Punta Gorda Florida are cited as possibly the nation’s oldest active grocers. John S. Jackson, 92, and his wife, 87, have run a grocery store for 36 years, plus grain handling and gas sales. Jackson built the store, and they still operate it daily, despite aging. Their past includes Bath’s Jackson Block Factory, later Bath Bottling Co., and a long family history with Yarmouth Academy ties and a summer home at Popham Beach.
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State of
Jackson
Cornish
Corinne Jackson Hyde
Bath
Mr. Jackson
Jackson Block
Arch Street
Bath Bottling Co
Stanley Hyde
Massachusetts
Yarmouth
Hyde
Yarmouth Academy
Popham Beach
Collins Family Reaches Home After Thanksgiving Trip
Mr and Mrs Harry S Collins Jr and daughter Harriett return to Denny Road after spending Thanksgiving with friends in New Britain and Hartford Conn Observing the heavy damage caused by Saturday s storm that left many homeless in the Hartford area.
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Harry S. Collins, Jr
Harriett
Denny Road
New Britain
Hartford
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Skin Receiver
Portland
Herrid Street
Portland, Me
IG Aids
Middle St
Earle $, Thompson
Earley S. Thompson
Chef
Swanton Wyman
Small Point
Martin
George Martin
Battery B
Camp Stewart
Captain Fleming
John S. Jackson
Mrs. Jackson
Punta Gorda
Florida
Bath Auto Company
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