Bath Council weighs flagpole options in stormy session
Bath City Council held a two and a half hour meeting to decide whether to repair the 120 foot flagpole or replace it with a 35 foot mast. A new committee and delay of pole purchase were approved while insurance concerns over wind damage were discussed.
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Bath
John F. Leonard
Robert E. Brewer
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
Drake
Stanley Hunter
Merritt Mitchell
Insurance Company
Ronald C. Oulton
Arthur Gediman
Washington Street
Washington and
Center Streets
Belot
Bath Times
Hunter
William O. Wagner
Oulton
Robert Brewer
Leonard
Teals
United States
The
Times
Gediman
Harvey V. Rowe
Park Pond
Patten Free Library
Wagner
Divorces Granted In 22 Sagadahoc Cases At Court Close
Twenty two divorces were granted by Justice Harold C. Marden as Sagadahoc Superior Court ended its October term. Custody rulings favored mothers in multiple disputes across Bath Richmond Woolwich Phippsburg Georgetown Topsham and other towns. Additional decrees addressed desertion and non-support involving residents of Bath and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Marden
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Beverly C. Hunt
Bath
Hugh F. Hunt
Brunswick
Patricia A. Nay
Richmond
Robert J. Nay
Olena Semerhy
Juchym Semerhy
Kathleen J. Estabrook
Bowdeinham
George D. Estabrook
Greene
Frances L. DeLong
Woolwich
William DeLong
Kenneth W. Shaw
Pejepscot
Pearlie P. Shaw
Glenys L. Fish
Guy K. Fish
Beatrice Y. Clancy
William H. Clancy
Dresden
Edith M. Pushard
Milton H. Pushard
Portland
Rita Cunningham
Walter E. Cunningham, Jr
Georgetown
Elsie M. Main
Everett P. Main
Wiscasset
Charlotte A. Allen
Jesse D. Allen
Theresa B. Almeida
Topsham
Donald J. Almeida
Dorothy S. Jayne
Phippsburg
John K. Jayne
New York City
Florence J. Oliver
Ernest A. Oliver
Joseph L. Fortin
Helen G. Fortin
Lynn
Mass
Ruth A. Murphy
Francis M. Murphy
Washington
Rowland Beal Honored Before BIW Retirement
Rowland S Beal retires October 31 after 40 years at Bath Iron Works. He was honored at a Hotel Sedgwick party with his wife Mrs Beal and executives including John R Newell and J William Schulze. Beal started as a machine shop clerk in 1915 and spent years in stores before joining purchasing in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland S. Beal
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hotel Sedgwick
Mrs. Beal
John R. Newell
J. William Schulze
G. Baer Connard
E. O. Barsness
Clarence Eaton
William A. Niss
William Millar
Horace G. Morse
Hilton Libby
Roy K. Combs
Bart O'Donnell
Joan Potter
Mrs Lowe Speaks On Mosses At Bath Garden Club
Mrs Frank M Lowe of Harrison was guest speaker at the Bath Garden Club Tuesday afternoon. Speaking on lichens and mosses, she shared Maine growth species and offered information on the subject. Continued on Page Four.
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Mrs. Lowe
Bath Garden Club
Frank M. Lowe
Harrison
Arthur N. Colby
Academy Street
Bath Iron Works and CIO Union Reach 7.3 Percent Wage Increase
BIW management and the CIO Shipbuilders Union announced a 7.3 percent wage rise effective Monday Oct 24 with equal 7.3 percent hikes for piece work rates. The gain lifts first class skilled from 2.08 to 2.23 hourly and expands grades across skilled and unskilled workers, while outlining comprehensive contract terms to be finalized upon union approval.
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Bath Iron Works Management
CIO Shipbuilders Union
BIW
Omar R. King
John M. Conley, Jr
John P. Carey
CIO
Biw-Cio
City Hall
Morse High School
Bath to press on with plan for local Chamber of Commerce
A special Bath City Council committee voted unanimously to continue efforts to form a Chamber of Commerce here. Twenty one firms and individuals have pledged about $1,000, with Ralph W. Bartlett of Rockland’s Chamber of Commerce assisting. The group aims to hire a full time executive secretary and pursue projects like a Community Chest, traffic fixes on Route 1, off street parking, attracting new industries, housing needs, and promotional work. A meeting with prospective members will set the organization’s permanent basis.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bath
Ralph W. Bartlett
Rockland Chamber of Commerce
Bartlett
Rockland
Rotary
Lions Clubs
State Highway Commission
Washington Street
Bath Parking Authority
Junior Legion Baseball Team Is Honored At Dinner
Members of the Junior Legion Baseball team were honored guests at a dinner by the Smith Tobel Post American Legion. Sid Swartz spoke as athletic officer of Maine, presenting a national citation to Donald Perry for his work with the team. Thomas Perry accepted for his ill father. Coach Maurice Clark introduced players including Thomas Perry, Jack Cool, Bryce Katula, Allan Stewart, Harry Wilson, Gordon Allen, Peter Crooker, Edward Dodge, Charles Pierce, Jimmy Clark, Joe Robinson, and Ralph Crooker. Francis McLaughlin presided. Morse High coach Dennis Murphy addressed the group. A sports film “Baseball In Boston” was shown by Elford A Stover. Nelson F. Foss entertained with magic. Tony Mangau lly attended as a guest.
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Junior Legion
Smith- Tobel Post
American Legion
Sid Swartz
Department of Maine
Swartz
Donald Perry
Thomas Perry
Caldwell Post
Portland
Post
Preston resigns as Pine Tree Society executive director
Marie I Preston resigns from the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc. at Augusta on October 19. The resignation was referred to the executive committee to consider. The annual meeting re-elected officers and directors including William H Dalton as president Rodney E Ross Jr as treasurer John P Carey as clerk and Converse G Fenn Sumner Sewall as committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie I Preston
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Augusta
Sumner Sewall
Preston
William H. Dalton
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
John P Carey
Converse G Fenn
Sewall
James A. Gillies
Edward J. McMann
Brian M Jewett
A. M. Main
Dean Shaw
Future Teachers Club Installs Officers Thursday
Morse High School hosted the Future Teachers of America club as it installed officers led by Mrs. Ethel Wright. Richard Crabtree became president, Malcolm Hamilton vice president, Ruth Amirault secretary, Mabell Ashe treasurer, Anna Lonn historian, and Priscilla Marble parliamentarian with Miss Katherine Conley as faculty sponsor.
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Future Teachers of America Club
Morse High School
Ethel Wright
Richard Crabtree
Malcolm Hamilton
Ruth Amirault
Mabell Ashe
Anna Lonn
Priscilla Marble
Katherine Conley
Raymond W. Farnham
Helen Hayes
Bath Teachers Club
Irma Gilman
Nancy White
Carol Boudreau
Nancy Bourgois
Lucy Ann Davidson
Gladys M. de Wever
Francis Bennett Charles Douglas
Macarilyn Pates
Lucy Lee Smith
Donna Youland
What Is Done With Boy Scout Money
Recent notice explains funds from a drive support Pine Tree Council Southern Maine area. The council operates an office in Portland and three camps Camp Hinds Panther Pond Raymond Camp Bouzaze North Belgrade and Camp Nutter Loon Pond Acton. Scouting aims to build character values such as dependability initiative and resourcefulness. It runs programs for boys eight to eleven years old and serves 3 481 Cub Scouts and 5 038 Boy Scouts with a broad array of activities and facilities.
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Apaien
Bos
Puttiung
Pine Tree Council
Southern Maine
Portland
Hinds
Panther Pond
Raymond
Boubaze
North
Belgrade
Nutter
Loon Pond
Acton
Pine Tree Comeil
To Publish List Delinquent Taxes in Bath Daily Times
City Treasurer Eva L Kingsbury announced a complete delinquent tax list will be published in the Bath Daily Times within days. The record covers all real personal and poll taxes for 1940 through 1953 and was compiled by the City Treasurer's office under City Council directions from the March 1955 meeting.
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Bath Daily Times
Eva L. Kingsbury
Kingsbury
Boy Scout Annual Campaign Opens With Citywide Canvass
The 1956 Boy Scout campaign for funds began Monday night with a citywide house-to-house canvass timed to start at 6 30 p.m. Volunteer workers, organized by zone captains led by Bath area chair Robert E. Brewer, fanned out to solicit donations. Zone captains and a long list of volunteers across zones C to M and beyond were named, illustrating a broad community effort to support the Scouting program throughout Bath and surrounding areas.
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Bath Area
Wich
Claude S. Gillette
Pine Tree Council
Robert E. Brewer
Willam A. Niss
Merrymeeting
Howard W. Mayo
Harmon E._ Eliason
Carol Hunt
George Serkis
Joseph Arsenault
Frank Gallagher
Harmon E. Eliason
Robert Milliken
Jane Therriault
William Rogers
George Nugent
Cahrles Swearingen
John J. Preney
Cecil L. Fullerton
Alanson Brewer
Merritt Scott
Walter Fitzgerald
Kenneth A. Googins
David E Desmond
Alffer
Cistom
Carmoraini
Willis Mussenden
Ecane Eberiured Atys
Richard Hin
Kell
Heb Jonna Nira
Garl mioMars
Alex A
Bure
Tee
Alfeetew
Horohd
Melinda
Pdi
Oliver Stapeley
Ste Bean
Proda J Fauoier
John Virertyn
Reginald Parker
Erving L. Burnin
Wal
Large Attendance Friday Night At Bath Red Cross Meeting
The Bath American Red Cross chapter held its annual meeting at Grace Church parish house with broad attendance. Thomas E Motley Jr of the Metropolitan chapter spoke on the disaster relief service, advance planning, and communication as vital to disaster response. Officials listed new officers for the coming year including Herman E. Elinson as first vice chairman and Reginald J. Parker as second vice chairman.
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Bath
Red Cross
Evens
America Red Cross
Thoms E. Motley
Metropolitan
Ammerica Red Cross
Prvice
American Red Cross
Grace Church
Red Cross Officiis
Boston
Enelhitia
Motley
Boston Red Cross
Froviewick
Drake Jr
Reiched
Giop
Hirman EB Eliason
Reginald JL. Parker
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James S. Coles
Bowdoin College
Richard Watson
Air Force
Dr. Coles
Air Proving Ground Command
JCOC
3617Th Flying Training Squadron
Craig Air Force Base
Alabama
City Council
Rita M. Guiou
Frank R. Guiou
Patricia G. Cotton
William R. Cotton
Winnifred G. Ross
Eugene A. Ross
Janice E. Powers
George H. Powers
Rebecca J. Downing
James P. Downing
Rowland Beal
Bath Iron Works
Union
Marie I. Preston
Pine Tree Society
Future Teachers Club
Liam M. Hodges
John W. Cummings
Edward J. Lee
Stanley J. Comeau
Arthur E. Bourque
Sherman Mitchell
Bernard S. Lewis
Francis O. Bertrand
Herschel Libby
Milton Footer
Dominic Cardosi
Willard F. Cromwell, Jr
Hanson N. McCaffery
James ‘Sharkey
E. Scott Libby
Everett W. Norton
Maurice ‘Hutchins
Maurice Fortier
Fred Fox
James White
Lionel Lessard
Janet Sharkey
Zone M
Carlton Pye
Merton Dearing
Daniel Lord
Albert McMann
Harvey Rowe
Walter Higgins
Lawrence Thayer
Philpsburg
John M. Rogers
Mark W. Harrington
Cocaptains
Edward DeBery
H. Macy
Clarence Tanner
Cynthia Phillips
Inemoore Leach
Walter Wiilh
Musson Carter
Peward Gallant
Eil- 172
McFarland
Clifford
Peayhas
Maxvia
Frank Harveo
Feter Pratt
Paul Sirti
Franklin Powe
Roland Fortin
David Desmond
Pesci Gailer
Donald Poveeh
Kareier Jaickson
Ralph Purinsist
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