Forty Years Ago In Bath 1914 Highlights Local Life
Fortnightly Bath scene recalls April 1914 with school sessions, railway chatter, local outings, and civic notes. Ray E Palmer returns from New York prior to London posting at International Banking Co. Bath clubs discuss clubhouse lease at Fogg mansion. Community events include dances, a Modern Woodmen convention report, school and street updates, and local transport movements.
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Ray E. Palmer
New York
London
International Bank& Co
Bowdoin '13
International Banking Co
Ray F. Palmer
Bath
The
Mrs Sewall Travels on Usitania to Berlin With Daughters
Mrs Harold M Sewall was a passenger on the steamer Usitania from New York to Berlin returning home with her two daughters who have been abroad for a year. Local notes report a Cosmopolitan club meeting tonight discussing new quarters and dues payments with Manager Maxwell of the Bath Opera House presenting a musical comedy proposition. Also mentions Mrs Henry P Caddy visiting relatives, Bath residents William McDonald and Capt Carlton preparing City of Augusta for service, a sewer of smallpox in Bath, J Fred Toby expanding holdings in Riggsville with a new 10 room residence, George Pratt repairing a roof after a tree limb damage, Tae ene Sumner Sewall’s return from Simsbury, and local egg prices at 26 cents a dozen.
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Harold M. Sewall
Assenger
Usitania
New York
Berlin
Cosmopolitan Club
Maxwell
Bath Opera House
J. Fred Toby
Riggsville
Toby
Edward St. Martin
George Musk
William Dennison
Cosmopolitan Garden Cub
Bath Garden Club
Rchard Kimball
Edward Kinder
Isadore Singer
Duncan Melaines
Gillies
Bath Industrial Corpora tion takes over Shoe Polish Factory
On April 1 1914 Wednesday deeds of the Shoe Polish Factory were passed to the Bath Industrial Corporation for land and building, giving the Bath corporation ownership. The firm already has cash capital of about 4000 and seeks to raise an additional 6000 to establish an independent shoe factory with confirmed business claims.
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Bath Industrial Corporation
Bath
Local store upgrades with Westinghouse equipment
R W Conforth of the Watson Fyye Company completed installing a Westinghouse motor and updated freezing apparatus in W H Small's general variety store at the South End. The stand now features a top tier soda fountain and ice cream department. Capt L S Wiley has been spending the winter at home and left this morning for Norfolk to join.
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R. W. Conforth
L. S. Wiley
Norfolk
Bath Industry Corp to buy polish factory plant in Bath
April 2 1914 report details Bath Industry Corporation's purchase of a Polish factory building as a key step to bring new industries to Bath. It notes a $6000 remaining to raise, staff plans, and the hope of a shoe factory operation with Bath capital, plus local interest in roller polo revival and civic activities.
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Bath Industry Corporation
Bath
Portland
Lewiston
Rockland
Notable Boston Educator Miss Katherine Huston Honored
Miss Katherine Huston of Boston, prominent educator and Bath native, celebrated the Easter holiday near her sister Miss Nees Huston. Mr and Mrs P M Conley, operators of the Eagle Hotel for the past year, moved to their Middle Street residence. Mr and Mrs Sewall Percy are
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Katherine Huston
Boston
Bath
Nees Huston
P. M. Conley
Eagle Hotel
Middle Street
Mr. and
Mrs. Sewall Percy
Bath Considers Replacing Old Schoolhouses With Modern Ones
April 6 1914 editorial argues Bath should use its strong credit to build fewer larger modern schools. It criticizes continual repairs on aging buildings and links long term savings to financing new facilities. Mentions Secretary Daniels notes and prohibition views, plus nurse Laura Gesenbach returning to Boston from Bath.
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City of
Bath
Bath societies coffee event nets 231.29 profit
The Bath societies reported a York Hall coffee event raised 231.29. Mrs Leslie C Shumway noted an installed bake oven funded via the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. President Mrs Theodore Bertocci thanked members for effort, and Mrs Roger M Luke outlined reports and future recommendations. The next meeting is April 20 at Mrs George Barker's West Bath home.
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York Hall
Leslie C Shumway
Memorial Hospital
Theodore Bertocci
Roger M. Luke
Frederick W. Robie
Green Street
West Bath
George Barker
Beacon Street Women's Society Plans April Rummage Sale
Beacon Street Methodist Church Woman's Society met in the vestry and voted to hold a rummage sale April 23. Members asked to donate items via Mrs. Locke who will appoint assistants. They also approved Easter plants and cards for Rev. and Mrs. Luther Taylor. An entertainment followed with a Youth Fellowship quiz program hosted by Wesley McPhee and Patricia Gaduette. Hosts were Mrs. Ruth Stiles and Mrs. Evelyn Madden. The next meeting is in May.
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Woman's Society For Christian Service
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Locke
Luther Taylor
Youth Fellowship
Wesley McPhee
Patricia Gaudette
Ruth Stiles
Evelyn Madden
Hospital Auxiliary reports bake oven purchase and service totals
The Auxiliary and Junior League funded a $1,044 bake oven with half from each group. They itemized kitchen equipment 314.23 linen 2.78 09 new equipment 69.04 repairs 110.00 and reported extensive in-kind service hours, fundraising receipts, and a net year profit from the plate and a 1953 fair. Long lists of committee chairs and hours followed.
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Junior Hospital League
Veo Sv
Charles B. Pawlet
James A. Gillies, Jr
Donald N. Small
Amlraby
Fine attendance at B. I. W. Robby Show Saturday
The Bath Iron Works Recreation Hobby Show drew a large crowd with about 45 displays. Highlights included an Indian relic collection by John R. Dupont, extensive button collections, global pencil exhibits, hooked rugs, shipyard tools, models of the Spanish Galleon Victoria, swords from Belgium and Japan, seashells, a destroyer model, wild fowl carvings, various carvings and minerals, Edison graphophones, and art by local residents.
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Bath Iron Works
Recreation Hall
B. J. W. Camera Club
John R. Dupont
Richmond
Rowena Marsh
Bath
Olots
Albert Simonton
Woolwich
Horace Morse, Jr
H. E. Nelson
Belgium
Japan
Ailen Thayer
Ae Tarr
Frank A. Givin
Robert H. Cressey
Newman Getchell
Bat Rom Works Recreation Association
Natalie B. White
Meadowway
William S. Newell
John R. Newell
White
Five Islands
Wiscaset
Farnsworth Art Museum
Rockland
Walter P. White
Bath Shipbuilding Plant
Morse High opens 1954 baseball practice with 34 candidates
Morse High School begins outdoor practice for the 1954 baseball team at Central Grammar School with 34 candidates, 13 veterans, led by lettermen like Johnny Trafton Jim Carter and Bob Carmichael. Coach Dennis Murphy notes pitching prospects Reed Norton Haggett and Carmichael Carter behind the plate. New pitchers Aubut Maddocks join a squad training ahead of season opening at Edwards Field Brunswick, while Kelley Field surface is not ready.
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Morse High School
Central Grammar School
Johnny Trafton
Jim Carter
Bob Carmichael
Guy Reed
Carl Black
Don Ray
Cerl Norton
Bob Haggett
Paul McCourt
Joe Marchetti
Thaxter Trafton
Gerry Parker
Coenron Coombe
Eeentre
Dennis Murphy
Reed
Black
Ray
Norton
Haggett
Carmichael
Carter
John Trafton
Charley Aubut
Maynard Maddocks
Morse Club
Edwards Field
Brunswick
Kelley Field
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