Muskie Wins Big In Bath Sagadahoc County Vote
Gov. Edmund S. Muskie carried Bath and Sagadahoc County by large margins over Willis A. Trafton Jr. as James C. Oliver split votes in Bath. Pratt won county commissioner. Jack and Reed battled in a tight race for a Bath Topsham seat. Unopposed Republicans swept several county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund S. Muskie
Burton M. Cross
Bath
Sagadahoc County
Willis A. Trafton, Jr
Auburn
Muskie
Maine
Trafton
Burton M. Criss
Waterville
Sagadahoc
James C. Oliver
Cape Elizabeth
Cumberland
York
Foster M. Pratt
Robert E. Brewer
Pratt
Topsham
Brewer
Harry E. Cooke
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Louis O. Couture
Ross
Couture
Cooke
Woolwich
West Bath
Phippsburg
Arrowsic
Carlton Day Reed
John L. Jack
Jack
Reed
Frank R. Bailey
Senate
Harold J. Rubin
Esther Brown
Loring D. Small
George M. Carlton, Jr
Cleveland P. Curtis
Bowdoinham
Shopping In Bath Panel At Rotary Club Meeting
Bath Rotary discussed shopping in Bath with panelists Mrs Hildreth Fisher Mrs Melvin Henderson Mrs Edward Kinder and Marc King. They highlighted lack of variety high city shopping expectations delivery advertising and store attitude as barriers to Bath retail growth. Visitors from Connecticut Massachusetts and Brunswick attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Rotary Club
Hildreth Fisher
Melvin Henderson
Edward Kinder
Marc King
Tuesdes Neon
Erling O. Barsnes3
Mr. King
Fisher
King
Portland
Homer Nims
Middletown
Conn
Carl Haven
Willimantic
Bramwell Crawford
Lowell
Mass
Ernest Rapendale
Lawrence
Bob Baker
Lewiston
Edward Wheeler
Arthur Gagnon, Jr
Brunswick
Paul Pitman
Woolwich
Question On Invalid Ballots Near Reach Of Congress Race
About 35 to 40 ballots cast in Bath Monday were declared invalid for markings. Officials say the small number could affect only Rep. Robert Hale of Portland and challenger James C. Oliver of Cape Elizabeth. AP has Hale up 28 votes, UP reports Oliver by 90. Ballots will be inspected, recounts possible, results due next week. Hale seeks eighth term. Oliver aims for Coffin seat in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bath
Robert Hale
Portland
James C. Oliver
Cape Elizabeth
Associated Press
Hale
United Press
Oliver
Harry E. Ring
Secretary of State
Ring
House Elections Committee
Washington
Frank M. Coffin
Hospital Auxiliary Monthly Meeting On Wednesday
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary held its monthly meeting with Mrs. Bowen Torrey presiding. Reports from recording secretary Mrs. Kenneth Francisco and corresponding secretary Mrs. Howard W. Mayo were read. Mayo read a letter from Miss Katherine Ames thanking for the new ice machine in operation. Treasurer Mrs. Charles B. Doyle reported August expenditures of 337.31 for hospital needs. Cozy Corner chairwoman Mrs. Arthur W. King noted nine volunteers contributing 25 hours. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen Torrey
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Kenneth Francisco
Howard W. Mayo
Mayo
Katherine Ames
Charles B. Doyle
Court Street
Sun Oil Co
Leeman Highway
Arthur W. Gediman
Dana Jewett
Bath
Cottage Park
Harry A. Bates
Leonard Littrell
Harland Morrison
Middle Street
Winter
Oak Streets
Deering
Bath Streets
Stanley R. Hunter
Merritt A. Mitchell
James W. Temple
William O. Wagner
Edward G. Atkinson
Gediman
Grace Blair
Donald F. Perry and Bailey
Judkins
Harry E
South End P T A Plans Teacher Reception
The South End P T A began planning a October teachers reception at its first Fall meeting in the Association hall on Washington street. Mrs. Charles Coombs Jr was named entertainment chair and Mrs. Lester Savoie refreshment chair. Delegates to Bath Central Council were chosen, and Oct 2 guests will include Howard Bowen, A Andrew Olsen, and Mrs Joseph I Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell School
South End
Association Hall
Washington Street
Charles Coombs, Jr
Lester Savoie
Karen Crocker
Joseph Haak
Bath
Bath Council Rejects Fire Station Bids Readvertises Plan
Bath City Council rejected all bids for a new Central Fire Station and voted to re-advertise with an alternate plan. Four bids were received. the low bid was 173 180 by J. H. Miller Inc. The council also set Sept 14 for new bids and discussed maintaining original dimensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Lewiston
Alonzo Harriman
J. H. Miller, Inc
Boyd Bailey
Stanley W. Judkins
Probate Court Judge Arthur Dunton Dies After Illness
Judge Arthur J. Dunton 85 longtime Bath figure died Friday at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Bath he served as mayor in 1914 and held many public roles including Bath city councilman county attorney 1920 25 and probate judge 1938. He led the First National Bank as director and president since 1951 and engaged in various community activities. He is survived by his widow two daughters a sister six grandchildren and a niece. Funeral services were held Monday from his home with burial at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dunton
Memorial Hospital
Bath
James and
Angeline White Dunton
Hebron Academy
Colby College
Boston University Law School
Judge Dunton
Dunton
Maine Bar Association
American Bar Association
Sagadahoc
Lewis O. Barrows
Carl Milliken
First Baptist Church
Maine Horse Association
West Bath
Bath High School
Maine Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Bath Box Co
Madelyn Clifford Dunton
Madelyn Belanger
Walter L Longley
Marshall Purington
Taylorsville
C. W Stout
Washington Street
Charles R. Sims
Oak Grove
Bath enrolls 2,852 pupils as 1956-57 starts
Bath schools report 56 more students than Oct 1, 1955, bringing total to 2,852 for 1956-57. Enrollment by school ranges from 79 at Washington Primary to 812 at Bath Junior High, with grade totals listed and final figures unsettled as new registrations continue. Former Iowa star Jerry Reichow recalls his first pro football action in the 1956 College All-Star game against the Browns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring R. Addison
Addison
Bath
Washington
Dike
North Grammar
North
Huse Memorial
Fisher
Mitchell
Bath Junior High
Morse High
Jerry Reichow
Iowa
Cleveland Browns
USS DuPont Launches At Bath Iron Works In Maine
Beautiful fall weather accompanied the launch of the USS DuPont, a Sherman class destroyer built by Bath Iron Works. Mrs. Henry B. DuPont christened the ship named for Adm. Samuel F. DuPont. Adm. Robert B. Carney urged sea power and U S defense as tensions with Russia rose.
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USS DuPont
Bath Iron Works Corp
Henry B DuPont
Greenville
Del
Adm
Samuel F. DuPont
Kennebec
BSW Board
Robert B. Carney
USN
Ret
Russia
Four Navy Men Die As Auto Crashes Into Semi Truck
Five sailors from FASCON 108 returning to Brunswick Naval Air Station were in a sedan that collided with a tractor trailer at Route 196 and 201 in Topsham Maine. Identified dead are James Kershaw Nathan Washington Gilbert Morales and William Chambers. Thomas Jenkins survived injury. Driver of the truck Woodrow McLeese was not hospitalized. Police described a rain slicked highway and a violent impact that hurled two men from the car and left two more trapped in the wreckage. The crash remains under investigation with Jenkins unable to provide a full account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Lewiston
Topsham
Maine
James Philip Kershaw
Blackwood
N. J
Nathan S. Washington
Joan E. Washington
Naswich
Naswich Trailer Court At the Air Station
Gilbert Morales
Bronx
N. Y
William J. Chambers
Paducah
Thomas W. Jenkins
New Orleans
Jenkins
Air Station Hospital
Fascon 108
Fleet Air Service Squadron
Brunswick Base
Woodrow
Air Station
Kershaw
Augusta Road
Washington
Chambers
Morales
Lawrence Vigne
Jerome Clifford
Herman Boudreau
George M. Carlton
New Jersey
Brian M. Jewett
Woolwich
Governor's Highway Safety Committee
James P Kershaw
Nathan §S Washington
Fredericksburg
Liu
Navy
Brunswick Naval Air Station Hospital
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Woodrow W. McLeese
Cumberland Mills
Jewett
Haskell Elected President of Maine Little Theatres
Richard H Haskell of this city was elected president of the Maine Council of Little Theatres at the Fall meeting held Sunday at Hyde Windlass Recreation Hall. Other officers named include Jo Ann Prince Linwood Dyer Ann Ward Carlton Gup til and Philip H Bertram. Delegates reported on season plans and a campaign in support of the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H Haskell
Maine Council of Little Theatres
Hyde Windlass Recreation Hall
Jo Ann Prince
Lewiston-Auburn
Woolwich Mink Ranch Among Newest Local Industries
A Bush man, Raymond E. Jones, operates the Woolwich Mink Ranch in North Woolwich. Starting with 50 mink a year ago, he now keeps about 150, with plans to ship fur to New York auctions. The herd, outdoors year round, includes browns, silver, and white mink. Prices vary, but reports show fluctuating profits with some skins selling for up to thousands of dollars at auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Raymond E. Jones
Washington Street
Middle Road
North
Jones
Bath Iron Works Corp
Excessive Speed Blamed for Topsham Navy Crash
Four sailors died when their car collided with a tractor trailer at Topsham amid heavy rain. Investigators led by Brian M. Jewett blamed speed as the sole factor, with weather noted as a possible minor contributor. Blood tests showed none were intoxicated. Jenkins sustained shock and possible brain concussion. The injured were treated after the Brunswick Naval Air Station incident.
Dates Set For Civic Music Assn Membership Week
Bath Area Civic Music Association designates the week of September 24 as membership week to promote subscriptions for the 1956 1957 concert season. The non profit group operates a closed year round membership and opens the 52nd week to dues that support a season of nationally acclaimed artists chosen by a local talent committee. Sumner Sewall announces board appointments including Edwin R. Andrews and Mrs. Richard Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Area
Civic Music Association
United States
Civic Music Associations
Sumner Sewall
The
Bath Association
Edwin R. Andrews
Richard Arnold
Esther L. Brown
Douglas Dearborn
Freder
McClure Car Deal Backed by 36 Years of Fair Dealing
CAHILL'S SERVICE STATION promotes confidence with thirty six years of fair dealing on new or used cars. Customers urged to compare by buying at Leeman Highway location Dial 39808.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCure
McClure
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Ward
Arrawsic
Richmond
Sagadahoe
South End P.T.A
USS
DuPont
Biw
Lewiston Road
Rnas
Haskell
Maine Little Theatres
Woolwich Mink
Woolwich Ranch
Civic Music Assn
Cahill's
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