Bath Hit by Storm Donna Spurs Power and Phone Outages
A bright Bath morning followed a storm named Donna that swept the Shipbuilding City with winds up to 65 mph. Trees fell and limbs broke, cutting power and telephone service in large areas for hours, while forecasts undercut by the Farmer's Almanac. The Naval Air Station reports 1.91 inches of rain and peak winds near 66.5 mph.
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Bath
Donna
Shipbuilding
Weather Bureau
Naval Air Station
Bath Savings Institution
Handshaking, Coffees And Open House With Gov Reed
About 100 gathered at Eluse school Tuesday night to shake hands with Gov John H Reed. The Republican candidate met hundreds more in Bath visiting downtown stores and restaurants in the late afternoon as part of his campaign tour.
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Sumner Sewall
John HW. Reed
Bath
Reed
Gov. Reed
Eluse School
John H. Reed
Bath Loses Six Fire Alarm Boxes After Hurricane
Hurricane Donna left Bath without six fire alarm boxes and replacements will take weeks. Boxes burned out by fallen power lines include 611 at Washing ton and Drummond, 622 at Washington and Bruce, Park and High, 72 Middle and York, 53 North and Dike, and 51 Lincoln and Green. Firemen urged using phones for emergencies and to station at nearby boxes to guide crews. Replacement requires emergency funds. council authorization was informal amid Augusta state hospital talks. All six boxes were over 40 years old.
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Bath
Washington
Drummond Streets
Washington and
Bruce
Park and High
Middle
York
North
Dike
Lincoln
Green
State Hospital
Augusta
Bath Woman Seeks Husband Missing on Russian Trip
Mrs Harvey Bennett, of Bath, seeks word from her husband and friend Mark Makinski after letters halted since Aug. 19. The Air Force veteran and Mich igan student entered the USSR July 27 on scholarships, traveling via Helsinki to Moscow Kiev and Leningrad, with plans to return via Vienna in early September. The State Department said it will check embassy contacts to locate them.
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Russia
Harvey Bennett
State Department
Bennett
Rena Legard
Mark Makinski
Michigan
State Dpartment
Zennett
Air Force
Nas Brunswick
University of California
Europe
Bennetts
Church of the New
Benett
Forrest Legard
Maple Grove Avenue
Bath
Znnett
the Times
Marinski
Ussr
Veborg
Helsinki
Leningrad
Moscow
Kiev
Vinnitsa
Ukraine
Soviet Union
Vienna
U.S
Mussenden Resigns From Bath Area Chamber Board
The Bath Area Chamber of Commerce board accepted William F. Mussenden resignation due to other duties. Mussenden, assistant secretary and auditor at Bath Iron Works, had just become State Republican Finance Chairman. John P. Allen was named to fill the unexpired term through 1961.
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Bath Area Chamber of Commerce
William F. Mussenden
Mussenden
Chamber
Bath Iron Works
Republican Finance
John P. Allen
Allen
Bath Area United Fund Sets 1960 Goal at $50,001
The Bath Area United Fund announces a $50,001 goal for 1960, reflecting a $2,794 increase over last year as seven of nine member agencies see budget changes. President Niss and general co chairmen Thorpe and Rogers stress broad community support and note several agencies will receive increased allocations while overhead remains stable.
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Bath Area
United Fund
Niss
John G. Thorpe
William R. Rogers
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath
Red Cross
Bath Public Health Nursing Association
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
YMCA
National Association of Mental Health
United Service Organizations
USO
National Association For Mental Health
City Council Tackles Parking Rules and Street Changes
The council approved loading zone hours near Redlon’s Ferry street and discussed 12 minute meters to boost downtown parking. It voted to mail notices for parking violations, consider Saturday street sweeping, and advance sidewalk work on Washington Street near Milan and other blocks.
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A&p
Stanley W. Judkins
Redlon’s
Ferry Street
Commerce Street
Highway Department
Councilorat
Arthur Hutchins
Harod J. Ruben
Atkinson
Ghultern
Hutchins
Parkes
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Wiscasset Airport dedication praised as Maine progress
Adj. Gen. E W Heywood lauded Wiscasset Airport as a fine example of Federal Airport Aid program progress and state economic potential. Gov Reed sent congratulations. Speakers noted future paving runway lighting and broader facilities amid Maine distance challenges. A CAP tribute and aviation exhibits accompanied the event.
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Wiscasset
Adj
E. W. Heywood
Maine Air National Guard
Lincoln County
Heywood
Maine
Reed
Gen. Heywood
City council approves two city land sales at shipyard and fire station
The council voted to put two parcels of city owned property up for sale including a major portion of the Kelley-Spear shipyard and the old Engine 3 fire house. A small triangular North Bath land sale was tabled. The move allows bids with reservations for a road right of way and a Civil Defense dock.
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Everning
Kelley-Spear
Engine 3
North
Bath
Arthur FE Hutchins
Donnell
Counci
Harold J. Rubin
Civil Defense “Dock
USS Sellers Launches From BIW in Bath Ceremony
The U S S Sellers (DDG 11) slid down the ways at Bath Iron Works on Friday afternoon at 4 48 pm completing a launch in this four ship class. VIPs included Admiral Leigh Burke and Senator Hull with families and 590 spectators witnessing the christening by Mrs Hugh D Scott amid a crowd of Navy personnel and shipyard workers.
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Hugh D. Scott
U.S.S
Bath Iron Works
Navy
Elks
David Foote Sellers
Bath
Charles F. Adams
Tron Works
Boston Naval
Boston
W. B. Baranowski
USN
M. J. Lawrence
Sureau
Carl F Kspe
First Naval District
Craxi
Scott
Nateroy
Carlton Bridge
Coast Guard
G. Baer Conmard
BIW
Hissics
Kennebec River
Sellers
Bath Tron Works
Eine Tee
Bath Seeks Cemetery Fee Increases At First Reading
Bath city council at first reading considers raising cemetery fees for 1949 levels amid objections from funeral directors. Proposals include higher single grave, Sunday and holiday burial, foundation and cremation-related charges, and a new one by three foot grave category. Roger Skillings and family visit Boston as son studies at Boston University.
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Stanley W. Jidkins
Roger DO Skillings
Washington Street
Boston
Roger
Skillings, Jr
Boston University
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