Bath and Sagadahoc Elect GOP Sweep in Maine Vote
In Bath and Sagadahoc County the Republican ticket won decisively in Monday’s Maine state election. Payne and Cross led in Bath with large margins while Bishop trailed, independents affected totals, and Democrats failed to win any county office. City wards and towns backed state liquor and school funding measures, with Bath approving a school building loan of 455,000 aided by 235,236 from federal sources.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Payne, Cross
Hale
Maine
Payne
Roger P. Dube
Cross
James Oliver
Neil S. Bishop
Boyker
Germaine Aloisio
Mikesaw
Brehan
Bath city manager August report tallies arrests and city work
City manager Nathan C. White reports August 1952 activity: 119 arrests 98 male 21 female. property losses and receipts. 12 street lights out 112 doors unlocked. 240 miscellaneous complaints. 17 traffic accidents. $45 meter and parking revenue. Cemeteries saw nine burials and four monuments. plumbing upgrades cost $293.27. Public welfare served 26 relief cases. Health logged meningitis and tuberculosis. rodent and roach control actions. Streets and sewers saw extensive paving 20,000 gallons asphalt 750 yards sand plus landscaping. 1,762 feet sidewalk work. new equipment delivered under surplus funds. Parking meters yield $1,087.98. 25 new dual meters ordered. Kelley Field grading completed. two new hires joined Highway & Sewer. Weathered note on city worker income included.
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City of Bath
Moriarty
Maine Police Chiefs Association
Presque Isle Cemetery & Park Department
Oak Grove
Hyde Property
Cemetery
South Street
Public Welfare Department
Health & Sanitation
Highway & Sewer Department
Lambert Park
North Street
Academy Street
High Street
Huse’ Street
Pleasant Street
West Street
Highway and Sewer Department
William Lenfest
Ro| Berry
Kelley Field
Nathan C. White
Four Lane Highway Vision From Bath to Portland
A visiting New York engineer predicts Maine will need a four lane divided highway from Bath to Portland within a decade. He cites traffic growth on U S Route 1 and notes future plans to widen the Bath Rockland leg, with Brunswick to Rockland also likely to go four lane. He argues concrete pavement offers longer service life and lower long term costs.
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Bath
Portland
Rr Dang Authority
Miley J. McMillan
New York City
Portland Cement Association
Rockland
Maine Good Roads Association
Maine
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Brunswick-Rockland
U. S
Bath- Rockland
America
Small Point Rummage Sale Gives $900 for Ice Cube Maker
The Small Point committee reports nearly $900 was donated to Memorial Hospital for a Carrier Corp Automatic Ice Cube Maker. The six foot gray machine, installed last week, will improve sanitation and save time by producing 400 pounds of ice daily for the diet kitchen drinks ice bags and oxygen equipment.
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Carrier Corporation
Memorial Hospital
Small Point Beach Closing Activities Report
Small Point Beach closing activities have been taking place the last week as various families continue preparations for seasonal shutdown and summer reopening.
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Small Point Beach
Cosmopolitan Club Reopens After Summer Break
The Cosmopolitan Club held its first post summer meeting at 7:30 PM in Bath. Plans include the MacMillan lecture on Oct 8 and a September rummage sale. Miss Jane Ware joined as a new member and housing chair duties were assigned. A guest panel with Superintendent Loring Addison and Bath teachers explored school costs, curricula, and future education for children.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Zinnias
MacMillan
Alice Johnson
District 11
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Navy 22
National Federated Women’s Clubs
Housing
National Defense Committee
Bradford Cushman
Portland
Federation
William Dennison
Jane Ware
Gardiner
Loring Addison
Bath
Addison
Joseph I. Smith
Ruth Trueworthy
Lydia Hutchins
Faith Sherwood
Bernice, Colby
Bernard Knight
Ella Bates
America
Bath Employment Office Busy Place
Bath Maine August job data shows 5297 placements with 5195 in agricultural work led by bean harvesting. Five physically handicapped workers were placed including two veterans, 315 job seekers remained, and 153 openings were unfilled at month end.
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Bath
Maine Employment Security Commission
Seth W. Thornton
Bath Area
Bath voters approve school building loan in Monday vote
Bath residents approved borrowing 455000 for a new 30 room junior high school, with 2133 yes and 1131 no. The project totals 699326 with 235336 federal grant, and 455000 to be borrowed from the state authority at about 2 percent. Every ward supported the loan.
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Bath
Maine School Building Authority
Rotary Anns Guests at Enjoyable Party
Rotary Anns held a lively Ladies Night at Sebasco Lodge with 49 attendees. golf in the afternoon, a 6:30 roast beef dinner, and an entertainment program led by Rod Brooke showcasing auto industry highlights. Guests included Homer Nims and Frank Barker plus Mrs Atwood and Mrs Gillespie.
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Rotary Club
Sebasco Lodge
Ken Francisco
Rod Brooke
Homer Nims
Portland, Connecticut
Frank Barker
Eugene Burgess
Joan Skinner
Jeannine Bisson
John Atwood
John Gillespie
Bath votes keep liquor setup with state store and lounges
Bath residents approve existing liquor operations in a Monday referendum. A state liquor store carries the largest edge at 2506 to 733, with cocktail lounges favored by 400 more voters, and package sales supported 2050 to 975. Beer parlors and taverns faced strong opposition. County towns mirrored 1950 results. Arrowsie Bowdoin Bowdoinham Georgetown Phippsburg Woolwich rejected all four questions. Richmond Topsham supported liquor store and package sales. West Bath backed all but package beer sales.
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Bath
Arrowsie
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Woolwich
Richmond
Topsham
West Bath
West Pointers Prep Playground for Fall Season
Volunteers transformed the West Point Playground into a Fall program with four of five rafts stacked for winter storage and sand added to a 10 by 10 box at the West Point schoolhouse. The AAA school route safety program starts with the new term, and volleyball kicks off for all ages. The first Fall PTA meeting is Sept 11 at the former roller skating rink in Sebasco Estates, with films on consolidated schools and Southern Highlands.
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West Point
Phippsburg Pta
Gordon Alden
Sebasco Estates
Highlands
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Sagadahoc County
Aecryo
Bishop
Bowdeinham
Charles F. Cummings
Esther M. Brown
Loring D. Small
Charles B. Doyle
Arthur J. Dunton
Harold J. Rubin
Herbert T. Caverly
Forrest C. Legard
Clatown
Cleveland P. Curtis
Frank
Arrowsic
Kennebec
Duke
Oliver
Wagner
O’york
MacMahan
Lebel
Gilliam
Leighton
P’ne Dube
Congress
Hale McVicar
Cummings Wagner
Pnabervesccers
Teeweeee Steee
Teeneees Eeaee
Aren
Sheriff Small
Lebel Doyle
Shine Duke Grant
Richmon Phippsb
Bath-Portland
Benny Parshley
Gail Lane
Mitchell School
Donald Harriman
Bonney
George Parshley
Rotary Anns
Canada
West Pointers
Floyd Wallace
Fred Hutchins
Joseph Gilliam
Vera Wallace
Gene York
Kendall Wallace
Sheila Wallace
Brock Stanton
Morse
Roger Gilliam
Levi Gilliam
Paul Wallace
Susan A. Waland
Philip Wyman
James E. Caton
Carolyn
Barbara
Norma Jean
Caton-Soule
Corliss Street
Carlton Scott
Stanley
Gary Wallace
Carol Ann
Dale Ernest Talbot
Sheldon Wallace
Tamara Day
Tamara
Bealer Berquist
Robert Nelson Gilliam, Jr
West Point Communit Church
Frank Gilliam
Robert E. Gilliam
Philmore Gilliam, Jr
Robert N. Gilliams
Sebasco
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