Acres shed. Es- Nash $50. room land
Brief note mentions Nash liable for estate and land related costs. No clear dates or full context available.
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1958
Page
5
Brief note mentions Nash liable for estate and land related costs. No clear dates or full context available.
Bath City Council renamed two board members whose terms expired. G Connard was re elected to the Water District for three years and George Sarkis was re appointed to the Recreation Commission for five years. The council sold two city lots to the highest bidders and set first reading on a loading zone ordinance near Hilltop Market.
Bath Civil Defense director Roscoe C. McFadden outlined Maine Civil Defense Days Oct 10 12 stressing every county and town must participate. He warned of nuclear war risk and described evacuee care and reception area duties as vital to Maine's survival and family safety. Miss May Dempsey of Jamaica Plain Mass visits Mrs Harry Bloxsom in Pleasant Street.
The Bath Area Civic Music Association plans a strong season with at least two concerts, led by star tenor Gorin in a Nov 18 Morse High School auditorium performance. Membership drives this week will determine overall program size and ticket access is for members only during membership week.
Center and Washington Street traffic signal moves to full automatic operation by month end after state approval. An auxiliary signal near the railroad crossing will help prevent train blockages and ease congestion as the city funds about 1500 dollars for the project.
Bath retail board members at Richards' Restaurant express optimism that sales will rise this fall and remain ahead of 1957. Chairman Edward Dale True notes some Maine communities lag, yet Bath activity shows gains over the year to date. Continued on Page Two.
The Sagadahoe County Superior Court October term opens October 14 with 16 cases including two murder charges and three breaking and entering, plus a rape case. Defendants include George TI and Miss Fredith Jo Burbank linked to a death of an infant in a Woolwich cabin last July. Deadline to withdraw appearances is 10 am on the mornings of Oct.
Warrants were posted for a Woolwich special town meeting to be held Thursday October 16. Five articles are listed including laying off a town road from the old Route to near the Sagadahoe Sports Center and returning rights to the town landing road at Nequasse, plus a $1000 borrowing article for potential legal expenses. The first article also calls for electing a moderator.
Officials say no route set for a new Bath to Brunswick highway as preliminary aerial surveys and feasibility work proceed. Public hearings may follow, with alternate routes and cost considerations guiding decisions before legislative review.
Ralph W. Brewer announces co captains for the UF Drive Small Business Division during the 1958 United Fund campaign. Foster Pratt and Lewis Prentiss are appointed to lead soliciting efforts from local businesses, with Pratt holding diverse club and community roles and Prentiss bringing wartime drive experience and business services. Brewer notes remaining small firms to be contacted.
Warren F. Hawley Jr. of Day's Ferry Woolwich will chair the Outlying Districts Division with captains in Arrowsic Georgetown Phippsburg West Bath and Woolwich. The article lists Mrs. Ralph Steene Georgetown Mrs. James Ro Oliver and Mrs. Harold J. Brown Phippsburg Mrs. Leonard S. Smith and Mrs. William M. Dollowf Woolwich Mes. Elizabeth Howard Doak chaired the division. Hawley joined Pine Tree Societies for Crippled Children as speech therapist. Steene active United Fund veteran. Oliver works as certified Red Cross first aid instructor. Brown and others noted for community service and PTA work. The text mentions family ties and local civic roles including hospital auxiliary and church memberships.
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