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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1950

Page

7

Morse High Gridsters Ready for Gardiner Test

Morse High football opens 1950 season with a 25-6 loss to Edward Little of Auburn. Backfield speed from Munsey Black Worden Beaton Bechard. line problems and fumbles noted. Next Saturday Morse travels to Gardiner to face the Orange and Black. improvement expected.

Morse High Gridsters Gardiner Morse High School Edward Little Morse Auburn Bob Frink William Haggett Bruce Gillies Bobby Carmichael Stan Preble Harry Moses Jackie Small Gerry Jack Hank Small Ronnie Atwood Danny Belanger Roger Grace Don Beaton Ray Bechard Carl Black Sonny Munsey Bill Worden

Crusade for Freedom Drive Starts Nationwide Campaign

County and city chairmen announced a Sagadahoc drive for the Crusade for Freedom the campaign to sign the Freedom Scroll and fund Radio Free Europe. A five foot tall Freedom Bell will be installed behind the Iron Curtain on United Nations Day October 24, with a 20 ton bell and global broadcast tie in. Nationally Gen. Lucius D. Clay endorses the effort alongside Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and other leaders as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe extend broadcasts behind the Iron Curtain through Czechoslovakia Romania Poland Hungary and Bulgaria.

Crusade For Freedom Scroll Harold P. Small J. Horace Mclure Grover Churchill Crusade For Freedom Committee Crusade For Freedom Berlin America Europe Radio Free Europe Sagadahoc County United States J. Horace McClure Bath Norman Drummond Arrowsic Cleveland O. Curtis Bowdoin Bowdoinham Roland LE. Peterson Georgetown John G. Morse, Jr Phippsburg John L. Jack Topsham Courtney E. Stover West Bath Donald Leavitt Woolwich American People's Broadcasting Germany Lucius D. Clay Dwight Eisenhower Voice of America Russia Czechoslovakia Rumania Poland Hungary Bulgaria Kremlin

Genesta Chapter Friendship Night Observed At Masonica Temple

Genesta OES hosted a Friendship Night at Masonica temple with visitors from several states. Mrs Hazel Libby of Richmond and past Patton Dwight Sturtevant led the honors as yellow daisies and golden gowns marked the golden anniversary observance.

Genesta CIA O.E.S Masonica Temple Order of the Eastern Star Montana Genesta Hazel Libby Richmond Martha Bertrand Grace Dickinson Dwight Sturtevant Mount Olive Lewiston Doris Wing Hawthorne Brunswick Elwood Hathorne Mae Melcher Longfellow South Portland Mildred Lynch Deering

Maine official to speak on women business program

Ida M. Bennett, state director of the Maine Division of Women and Child Labor, will address Bath Business and Professional Women's club on October 6 at the Sedgwick. She will discuss the Her Own Business program helping homemakers start small businesses using their talents.

Ida M. Bennett Division of Women and Child Labor Maine State Department of Labor and Industry Bath Business and Professional Women’s Club Sedgwick Bennett Department of Industrial Service Tne Civil Defense Corps

Maine Speaker Warns On Modern Roads Costs And Financing

Public Relations Director B E A Stover told Bath Rotarians that America pays for a modern highway system whether we have it or not, urging timely reconstruction to avoid escalating taxpayer costs. He cited 1949 traffic tolls, economic losses from substandard roads, and the need to balance traffic needs with highway system expansion.

B E. A. Stover Maine Highway Commission Bath Stover Connecticut Highway Department United States

Area Meeting Planned for Maine B and P Women

The Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs schedules area meetings in Bangor Portland Augusta and Presque Isle during the first week of October. Tea sessions and a large workshop format will feature state officers and a national field representative to aid program coordination and membership growth.

Maine’ Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc Florence L.jenkins Augusta State Federation San Francisco Miss Jenkins Bangor Y. W. C. A Bangor Skowhegan Newport Portland Lafayette Bridgton Fryeburg Saco- Biddeford Lewiston-Auburn Norway-Paris Lisbon Falls Worsterhouse Hallowell Winthrop Bath Damariscotta Waterville Farmington Livermore Falls Rumford Presque Isle Northeastland Houston Fort Fairfield Caribou Fort Kent Mary E. Morse Margaret Whelpley Mabel Bowie Orena_ Linscott Mary Roche Lillian Marcoux Lewiston Mabel L. Hammons

Hyde Memorial Home Seeks Toys Games Clothes for Children

The Pine Tree Society seeks donations of table games corduroy overalls toys and tee shirts for the Hyde Memorial Home for Crippled Children and Adults. Items should be brought to the Times office or arrangements made for pickup for furnishings and other comforts to help the children look less like an institution.

Hyde Memorial Home Pine Tree Society of Crippled Children and Adults, Inc the Times Times Office Marie I. Preston Pine Tree Society Hyde Home

Sagadahoc Road Deficiencies Cost Nearly 1.5 Million

Maine Highway Commission public relations director E. A. Stover outlined Sagadahoc County trunk-line highway deficits totaling 30.84 miles with an estimated reconstruction cost of 1,494,000 dollars, including 96,000 dollars for bridge work. The figures detail deficiencies on routes through Richmond Woolwich Topsham West Bath and Bowdoinham with daily traffic figures ranging from 660 to 4,900 vehicles and required improvements such as widening surface upgrades and sight-distance improvements.

United States Joint Committee On the Economic Report Congress Highway Department Stover Pennsylvania Bath Rotary Club E. A. Stover Maine Highway Commission Sagadahoc County Richmond U. S. Rt Woolwich U. S. Route 1 Topsham Lisbon Falls Road West Bath Bath U. S Rt. 1 Rt. 197 Old Brunswick Road Bowdoin - Bowdoinham Richmond Rt. 138

Bath Memorial hospital directors meet Wednesday

The Bath Memorial hospital directors and chairmen met Wednesday in the auxiliary room with Mrs. Dean Shaw presiding. Reports covered purchasing, visiting ministers, Cozy Corner, sewing, bandages, and a successful York Hall card party. Laura A. Mitchell was welcomed as a new member.

Bath Memorial Hospital Dean Shaw Omar King Charles B. Doyle Roger Luke Clifford Sargent William Kelley Laura A. Mitchell W. Dayton Hill Corliss Street Baptist Church Harold P. Small W. S. Voorhees York Hall Charles B. Doyle An

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Haggett Preble Frink Crusade For Freedom Drive Bath B. & P. W. Club Area Meeting OF B. & P. Women’s Clubs HYDE Sagadahoc Front Street Syncrograph Pennzoil Bath Auto Company
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