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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1957

Page

4

Bath and West Bath discuss School Administrative District Act

Bath and West Bath groups met in city hall to study forming a school administrative district to gain greater state aid for construction and programs. The meeting outlined major aims, budget controls, and the need for voter approval, with discussions on who sets the annual budget.

Bath and West Bath City Hall Bath James W. Temple Omar R. King Loring R.addison Addiion Augusta Addison Harold J. Rubin Rubin Stanley W. Judkins Judkins and Rubin Council C. Lloyd Hooker Board of Education

Former Bath Man Will Be Speaker At Chamber Banquet

William H. Gove a Bath native and noted sales star will be the principal speaker at the Bath Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet set for January 15. Gove is vice president and sales director of E M C Recordings Corp in St Paul Minn and formerly led sales for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. He has toured Europe and Australia on sales missions and was named salesman of the year by a major association. The chamber's annual meeting is December 10 with officer elections. by law changes on dues and write in ballots will be voted at a special November 12 meeting.

William H. Gove St. Paul Karcher Jackson T. Tarpy Schulten Marc King Fred Hagrott Royal Johnson City Hall

City Council Sells Leeman Highway Property For Bids

City Council voted to offer for sale about 30 000 square feet of city land off Leeman highway rear of a property near West Bath line. First National Stores indicated interest in buying for a new supermarket. Bids open at the next meeting on November 6.

Leeman Highway First National Stores West Bath Line Old County Road Stanley W. Judkins Council John P. Carey Judkins Merritt A. Mitchell Ie Cha

Hyde Hospitals 10th Anniversary Observed With Tea

Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation hospital marked its 10th anniversary with a bronze memorial tablet unveiling and a silver tea open house. Mrs. Arthur Corwin witnessed the event, with Joan and Helen Fenn presenting the inscription honoring John Holmes Hyde.

Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital Arthur Corwin Marblehead Mass John Holmes Hyde Hyde Memorial Hospital Joan Helen Fenn Converse G. Fenn Mr. Hyde Vantine Portland Marie I. Preston Pine Tree Society For Cripped Children and Adults, Inc Club 42 Bertrand Livoice Edward Hoggard Wenham David Knights Marbleheead Edmund S. Muskie Myrtle Gray James S Coles Edward Myers Dairriscotta William H. Dalton Augusta Hyde Home Committee Navy Wives’ Club Brunswick Naval Air Station Doris W. Hardy R.N Corwin Bertrand Lavoice H. Everett Cooke Norman Adams Lawrence Wyman David Clarke Leonard Smith John Sturtevant Ira Durgin

Light bulb sale raises funds for Morse Juniors and Lions

The Lions Club and Morse High Juniors sold over 6 000 light bulbs in three hours at Harold P Small's garage on Washington Street. Volunteers split into groups and delivered to districts including West Bath Winneganee and Woolwich. Proceeds go to Morse Juniors and Lions Charity Fund for optical and dental care for underprivileged children.

Lions Club Morse High Lions Morse Hligh Harold P. Small Washington Street West Bath Winneganee Woolwich Clinton V. Owen Richard H. Johnson Duncan Farrell Nathan Watson M. H

Heather Jean McClure Crowned Miss Bath Brunswick in Pageant

Heather Jean McClure 17, Morse High School senior, won Miss Bath Brunswick 1958 at Morse High School auditorium. San dra Jean Keenan and Elizabeth Ann Bull placed second and third. Shirley Janette Dodge named Miss Congeniality. Pageant aired tonight on WCSN TV.

Bath-Brunswick Carol Ann Bartels Bath Maine Heather Jean McClure Morse High School Elizabeth Ann Bull Sandra Jean Keenan Brunswick Shirley Janette Dodge Mary Cerevers Bath-Brounswick Linceoln Lodge of Odd Fellows Carl P. Meister McClure Bathetual Meister Wcsn-Tv Channel 6 Chref Frances Cummings Sandra Lee Sinclair Boaih Collette Emma Blanchette Barbara Ann Paquette Bartels Brunswick Navel Air Station McClhure Grevers Rotary Hia Louis J. Brann Morse Dligh School

Soldiers solicit warm clothing for Korean orphans

Walter J. Cummings of Linwood Woods, Sebasco, serving with the Army in Korea, joins 76th Engineer Battalion in soliciting warm clothing for Young Nak Orphanage children. The group plans a Christmas dinner and presents, asking town friends to send old clothes to APO San Francisco for distribution through the Young Nak committee and PFC Wood Koehling.

Walter J. Cummings Jut PHC Linwood Wooclings Sebasco Korea the Times Spre Cummings Santa Claus PFC Keechlines 17Th Infantry Did 76Th Bnet neer—bHatdtior —Constructions Apo San Francisco California Atta Young Nak Orphan Upe Clinwood W. Koehling Co. D APC Calif

BIW Management Proposes Wage Increases in Two Year Talks

Bath Tron Works Corp officials confirmed shipyard bulletins outlining BIW counter proposals to the union for a two year labor agreement. First year increases range from 10 cents to 12 cents per hour across skilled semi skilled and unskilled classifications with further increases in year two. Additional hourly and piece work rates are slated to rise 4 256 percent in year one and 1 5 percent in year two. No further meetings are scheduled.

Bath Tron Works Corp

Ruth Hammond and J W S Cox Exhibit at Bowdoin College

The Walker Art Building at Bowdoin College will host a joint exhibit of paintings by Ruth Hammond of Brunswick and J W S Cox of Boston. Prof Carl Ne Schmalz, curator, announced the show open to the public in November with hours 10 to 12 and 2 to 4 on weekdays and Sundays.

Ruth Hammond Brunswick J. W.S. Cox Boston Nova Warker Bowdoin College Carl Ne Schmalz Walker Art Building

Bath Police Reserves Begin Winter Training Program

The Bath Police Reserves, under Sgt. Morris Goldstein, start the winter training phase at Huse Memorial School with target shooting at the Bath Pistols and Rifle Association club house. Twelve members will form two teams for the Maine Postal Pistol League. next meeting is November 14 at city hall.

Bath Police Huse Memorial School Bath Pistol and Rifle Association Morris Goldstein City Hall Edward F. Cox the Times Maine Civil Defense Headquarters Augusta Bath Civil Defense Robert E. Wagner Hollis Kennedy Fosuives Wagner Lincoln- Savadahoe County Maines Law Enforcement Association

Veterans Outside Projects Buy Opportunity At Hyde Park Lambert

Veterans not residing at Hyde Park Terrace or Lambert Parks may buy units starting Thursday at 9am and continuing through November 27 at 5 pm. Class 4 priority by the Public Housing Administration governs sales, with Class 8 veterans’ rights expiring Oct. 16. Those in the projects listed in Classes 1 and 2 had until Sept. 27 to exercise buying rights, with a list of unapplied dwellings in today’s Times. A good faith deposit of 50 dollars per unit and 100 dollars for two units is required with each application.

Hyde Park Terrace Lambert Parks Pubblic Housing Administration PHA the Times

Job applications open at 70 Office Drive for veterans and public

The office accepts applications Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm at 70 Office Drive. Veterans must present discharge papers or ID letters and later supply photostatic copies. PHA can arrange financing if desired. After Class 4 eligibility ends, non veterans in the two developments gain priority over the general public.

PHA

Courageous Judgments Highlighted by Administrators

Davis recalls administrators who say their boldest act was making a teaching judgment and standing by it, reflecting on leadership courage and accountability in education.

Davis

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