Forty Years Ago in Bath Local News and Notes
Fort Worth not present. The Bath Times notes Tug Peerless bringing 1700 tons of Lehigh coal for Gibbons Coal Co. Bath hosts anticipate Maine Methodist conference session in 1920 and expect invitation at Fairfield. Corp. Eugene Worrey returns from two years in France and reenters Bath life with family. Public notices cover coal price stability until May and 10 cent monthly increases, shipping shortages looming. Bath merchants report rising Times circulation, signaling ongoing growth and prosperity postwar.
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Bath
Maine
Fairfield
Hook & Ladder Co guests attend Rockland supper dance
Foreman John Marks and others from Hook & Ladder Co. visit Rockland for a supper dance hosted by James F. Sears Hose Co. In the city, the emergency hospital at a newly built North End barracks near a smell pox ward closed. one case remains. St Marys War Relief has shipped 156 pieces of garments for French wounded. Morse High Phi Rho plans to resume meetings. Paint work begins on Lincoln and Academy housing project.
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John Marks
Edwin Miller
Paul Libby
George and
Oscar Coffill
Hook & Ladder Co
Rockland
James F. Sears Hose Co
Sanitarian Kingsley
St. Mary’s
American Fund For the
Boston
Ferry slip delays and shipyard launches mark Bath progress
Leighton Mitchell Co. advances on housing while road work, sidewalks, and grading await. U S Shipping Commissioner Morse signs crews for schooner Joseph S Zeman to New York then Italy and for John L Cann to Bermuda. West Bath schools reopen with Miss Turner and Miss Elkins. Campbells Pond students ride to Mill Cove. Hockomock ferry idled for inspection. A Stutz roadster traveler from Boston shifts to Brunswick by rail. Schooner Carroll A Deering launches tomorrow at G G Deering yard. roses and pinks christening planned. Rotary clubs flags Center streets to honor soldiers.
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Leighton, Mitchell Co
Sige
U.S
George W. Morse
Joseph S. Zeman
New York
Italy
John L Cann
Bermuda
Sagadahoe Company
Cutler
Belfast
West Bath
Luia Turner
Trufant’s Crossing
Leona Elkins
Mill Cove
Campbells Pond
Mill Cov School
W. C. Pear- Soir
Hockomock
Boston
Bangor
Brunswick
Carroll A. Deering
Gardiner G. Deering
G. G. Deering Co
Deering
Kinz Tavern
Towboat John L Cann arrives forenoon to haul new schooner
Towboat John L. Cann of New York owned by David Cohen & Co arrives this forenoon and will depart for New York with the new schooner in tow under Capt. Fred L. Dunt on. Texas Steamship Co will install a fire alarm whistle in its yard to alert workers and city firemen during city fires. Packing of European relief garments proceeds at Winter Street church with shipments soon. Bath voters face transport woes as a single local car crawls the line. Dean Academy basketball beats Bath Y M C A 24 to 22 and plans a rematch with stronger effort. A Bath business man leases a five year residence for his family. An eight piece orchestra will accompany Miss Haggett’s assembly at Armory hall, praised at a recent Colonial club event.
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John L. Cann
New York
David Cohen & Co
Joseph S. Zeman
Percy & Small Inc
Fred L. Dunton
Texas Steamship Co
Texas Fire Brigade
Texas
City of Bath
Young bowler Carl Feltis Shines in Park Alleys Match
Carl Feltis, 15, delivered a fine showing in a ten string match against William Butler at Park Alleys on Tuesday night. Ler substituted for Neil Powell, called home to Portland by illness, and rolled a steady game from start to finish. Feltis, rising from pin boys, earned praise from all observers for his creditable performance. He has been bowling less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Feltis
William Butler
Butler
Neil Powell
Portland
Feltis
Ler Enters Bowling Spotlight With Early Success
The text notes Ler as an easy, graceful bowler whose start has attracted favorable comments. His margin over Feltis was 27 pins, with Ler scoring 906 to Feltis's 879, suggesting he could bowl top stars within a year.
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Butler
Feltis
Lent organ recitals grow in Grace church popularity
April 4 1919 readers note rising attendance at Grace church Lenten organ recitals with Miss Melcher Prof Chap man of Newcastle among attendees. Community events include the Carroll A Deering launching from G G Deering Co yard at South End and a West Bath veterans group forming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Melcher
Prof. Chapman
Newcastle
Carroll A Deering
G. G Deering Co
Red Cross clothing drive ships 1666 pounds to Europe
The April 6 1919 report notes the Red Cross campaign last week sent 14 bags totaling 1666 pounds for European relief, with shoes in five bags weighing 244 pounds. Queen Esther Rebekah lodge marks its 38th anniversary Tuesday evening. The Bath Chamber of Commerce directors vote closes Monday night with ballots counted by Charles A Harriman led election committee. James Marvis a Bath seaman detained at Long Wharf Boston recounts Beluga fate, once Mary and Helen built 1882, destroyed by a German cruiser in the South Pacific. Marvis says all aboard reached Kiel prison camps and he was held at Gusto. Sixth Holy Name Society minstrel show directed by John Shaw to be staged Monday and Tuesday at Columbia.
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Red Cross
New
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Charles A. Harriman
Bath
Holy Name Society
John Shaw
Columbia
Sale Ends 75 Year Bath Grocery Store Family Era
A Bath neighborhood grocery at 735 Middle Street on Letman Highway changed hands Monday, ending a 75 plus year family era begun by Omex C. Perry in 1931. Esther M. Perry now runs the shop, to shift toward a used furniture business, with Ada Y. Green-Clutt as broker.
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Bath
Omex C. Perry
Middle Street
Letman Highway
Alex. B. Thistle
Woolwich
Esther M. Perry
Ada Y. Green- Clutt
Thistle
Junior Hospital League Fund Raising Plans Discussed
The Junior Hospital League met Monday evening at Mrs. Omar King’s West Path home to discuss a fund raising project. Dessert and coffee were served to attendees including Mrs. Abbot Ketcher Mrs. C Arthur Mayo Jr Mrs. Richard Ricker Mrs Cina F Winek 3rd Mrs. William Peavey Mrs. Andrew B Sines Jr Mrs. Lynn M Bussey Mrs. Erling O Barsness Mrs. William A Niss Miss Eleanor Wilson Mrs. Samdi Akar and Mrs. John Thorpe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
West Path
Omar King
Abbot Ketcher
C. Arthur Mayo
Richard Ricker
Cina
F. Winek
Willai Peavey
Andrew B. Sines, Jr
Lynn M. Bussey
Erling O. Barsness
William A. Niss
Frederick Rober
Eleanor Wilson
Samdi Akar
John Thorpe
Maine University Faces Funding and Enrollment Strains
University of Maine president Elliott warns state funding must rise to match record enrollments and a 3,500 current student body. He cites 9,000 capacity by 1970, shortages in qualified applicants, and accreditation deficiencies at the College of Technology including lab gear, library depth, and an underdeveloped research program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korte Rar
Pry
New York
American Society of Physistan
Maine
Elliott
University of Maine
College of Technology
Technical College of the University
Accreditation Board
Prowell
Surprise Birthday Party Honoring Mrs Percy Savage
A party was held Friday night for Mrs Percy Savage to celebrate her birthday. Friends gathered to honor her with a festive occasion.
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Percy Savage
Veterans reunite at Wesley Kuren home for soldiers gathered
Many returned soldiers met Sunday to reconnect with home folks at the oven house managed by Wesley Kuren. Kenneth Weeks in Army dress sang and played violin offertory, then social hour allowed guests to share camp experiences. Afternoon offered reading, writing, music, and conversation with lunch served between five and six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Kuren
Army
Navy
Kenneth Weeks
Bath Aims for Strong Baseball Team Like Its Basketball Clubs
L Thurston of the machine gun company Corp. Lester Lovejoy of the supply company and Guy E. Donnell of Co. F. believe Bath can field a fast baseball team if the town can match its basketball program. They argue the team would be well supported and could hold its own against any in the state.
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Bath
South End PTA Plans Bicycle Rodeo and Activities
South End PTA discussed sponsor plans for a Bicycle Rodeo Safety Course and announced contests with June prizes. A Cub Scout Pack sponsorship progress report was given, and the Morse High School Girls' Athletic Association banquet is set for May 25. The unit also underwrote optical expenses for a Mitchell school pupil and formed a nominating committee. Letters from Mitchell pupils thanked the PTA for a television set recently purchased.
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South End
Association
Washington Street
Morse High School Girls’ Athletic Association
Mitchell School
Elizabeth Moffatt
Thomas Staples
Anne Deering
Elsie Comeau
Wtt
Fellowship Day plans set by Beacon Street WSCS
The Beacon Street Methodist church Women’s Society of Christian Service discussed the World Fellowship Day to be held May 1 and announced committees for tea, hostesses, and the nominating panel. A bake bean supper is planned for April 25 with Maynard Leach as general chair, plus bake sale and cookie drives to benefit church activities.
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Bath Council of Church Women
Women's Society of Christian Service
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Beacon Street Church
William J. Croft
Jane Shea
Ethel Reed
Maynard Leach
Everett Lemont
Frederick Niles
J. Franklin Howe
Ona Munsey
Lauren Stiles
J Franklin Stowe
Spiritual Life
Paul Avery
Teaching staff for new school announced
Six classrooms will open at the new school with multiple grades. Chester S. Merrifield of Porter will be principal and teach eighth grade. Leroy E. Bailey of Bath will be assistant principal and teach seventh and part of sixth. Charlotte Doyle of Bath will teach fourth and part of third. Mary Stuntley of Camden will teach second and part of third. Gloria DePalma of Portland will teach first grade. Principal Addison says about 25 pupils per classroom with current enrollment.
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Chester S. Merrifield
Porter
Leroy E. Bailey
Bath
Charlotte Doyle
Mary Stuntley
Camden
Gloria DePalma
Portland
Addiion
Haynes Family Returns From Boston Visit
Mr and Mrs Linwood W Haynes and children Barbara Carol and Sharon and Mrs Haynes father Charles Frazee of 29 Green Street have returned from a visit to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linwood W. Haynes
Barbara
Carol and
Sharon
Mrs. Haynes
Charles Frazee
Green Street
Boston
Five Islands social notes spill into Bath area
Mrs Franz Stevens and others visited Mrs Ida Pinkham as local social pages note calls at homes around Five Islands. Throughout the week residents and visitors from Bath Woolwich and Damariscotta frequent gatherings, birthdays, and weekend calls at multiple houses including Kelley, Campbell, Harford and Cunningham families.
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship Plans Joint Service
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship met Sunday with Miss Lynn McIntire guiding a Bible study on verses calling believers to avoid sin. A joint youth worship service with Corliss Street Baptist Youth Fellowship is set for April 26 at Bath church. Montsweag Baptist Church hosts midweek Bible study Thursday with Grover Sprague. A Providence Barrington Bible College gospel team will lead worship featuring Thomas Buckley Donald Neely Dean Davis and Richard Jovee.
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Baptist Youth Fellowship
Lynn McIntire
Corliss Street Baptist Youth Fellowship
Bath Church
Montsweag
Mrs Carline Taber Returns Home From Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Carline A Taber has returned to her home at 2 Kennebec Circle from Memorial hospital where she was a medical patient. Synopsis of the Annual Statement of Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company Montpelier Vermont on the 31st day of December 1958 assets show Bonds 1 432163 02 Stocks 616686 00 Real Estate Owned 234279 38 Cash and Bank Deposits 149283 84 Agents Balances or Uncollected Premiums 189359 78 Other Assets 16873 43
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Carline A. Taber
Kennebec Circle
Memorial Hospital
Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Montpelier
Vermont
Insurance Department of
State of Maine
Open Positions for Summer Playground Staff
Applications remain at the Recreation Center and City Manager's office for three staff groups this summer. Applicants must submit by April 15 to the Director of Recreation. A small number of applications have been returned so far.
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Director of Recreation
Maine Central Railroad Drops Passenger Service to Rockland
The Maine Central Railroad received approval to end passenger trains from Portland to Rockland, with all eastbound service to Rockland from Portland canceled April 4 amid high costs and declining ridership. Freight service continues, and Bath station, built in 1941 near the old depot site, is up for sale though its future use remains undetermined. The station features a destroyer weathervane and a display of Arthur Sewall, Bath’s longtime MCC president.
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State Public Utilities. Commission
Maine Central Railroad
Rockland
Portland
Lee
Milne Central
Bath
The
Maine Central
Railway Express
Joseph Cobb
Bath Iron Works Corp
Siate
William S. Newell
Arthur Sewall
BIW Delivers Somers Sixth Ship Forward Reinforces Fleet
The Somers was commissioned Friday under Cmdr Edward J Cummings. Named for Lt Richard Somers II, she is the sixth ship to carry the name. Keel laid March 4 1957 and launched May 30 1958. A recruit angrily vowed never to board a ship again while others suffered ground swells and uneasy moments aboard.
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Kennebec
Lee
BSW
Somers
Cmdr
Edward J. Cummings
Richard Somers II
Ice Floes Forcing Coast Guard Moves At Kennebec River
A weekend ice jam at Atkins Bay redirected small craft toward shore as Coast Guardsmen abandoned their Fort Popham wharf. Ten enlisted men from the Kennebec River Lifeboat were recalled from leave to reposition boats at Bovihbuy Harbor.
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Atkins Bay
Coast
May Be Greatest Continued From Page One
The item lists associates and figures for Associated Merchants Mutual Insurance Company of Boston Massachusetts. On the 81st day of December 1958 it filed with the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance. It reports bonds of 22843918 dollars stocks 4569400 dollars mortgage loans on real estate 769000 dollars cash and bank deposits 4638625 dollars and premiums and other assets collected.
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Peerless
Old Company
Lehigh Coal
Gibbons Coal Co
Corp
Eugene Worrey
France
Herbert E. Worrey
Worrey
North End
Fort Baldwin
Old Fourth
54Th CA
United States
Frank Shepard
Watson Frye Co., Ltd
Bath Garage Company
Ralph Legard
William Armstrong
North End Halls
John J. Keegan
Clarence R. Edwards
the Times
Times
Phi Rho
Morse High
Joan G. Morse
Harry C. Webber
Lincoln
Academy Streets
Rotary Club
City Hall
Masonic
Winter Street Church
Clarence MacMillan
Cosmopolitan Club
Martha Bates
Alice Whalen
Fred Sturtevant
Dorothy Welch
New England
Germany
G.A.R
Meriden
William P. Leydon
Sagadahoc County
Winneganee Bridge
Phippsburg
Johnny Marks
Maurice Jewett
Johnny Frates
James Burns
Arthur Burns
John Burns
Wesley Methodist Church
Frank A. Hall
Army and Navy
Mechanics Institute
Rumford
Dean Academy of Franklin
Mmillss
Rumford High
Church of the Good Samaritian
Chamber of Commerce
Harry
Miss Meretts Dparshiey
Gardiner
Winnie
Pance
Fitzgerald Bros
Frank Morrias
Charles Holbrook
Esther Rebekah
U. of M
Path
Lewis H. Goward
Fréench
Atlantic Ocean
Goward
Edward O. Cutler
New London
Conn
Groton Tron Works
Worcester
Frank Greenleaf
Augusta
Boothbay Harbor
Greenleaf
John Rittall
Frank Norton
Park Street
America
Harold G. Hall
George E. Cooper
Archie
PTA
Beacon Street
WSCS
Women’s Church Council
Franz Stevens
George Flynn
Alice MacGilvary
Reginald Church
Ida Pinkham
Stinson Davis
Lester Davis
Maynard Thibodeau
Stephen
Thomas Watson
Orville Rowe
Marie Moore
Victor Pi. Kham
Margaret MacVician
Chester MurMahin
Seguinland
Leon Keley Jr
Joseph Billy
Deon
Leon Kelley
Orissa Carp
Jack Campbell
Marianne Moore
Guardine
Reynolds Grover
Jer Uo Huskins
Lees Kelley Jr
Betts
Leon Kelley Jr
Everett Steven
Bath Iron Works
Shirley Brewer
Alden Carr
Grange Hall
Robinhood Marines
Maynard Thibedeat
Berwick
Raphael Higgins
Lawrence Perow
John Tlurt
Phyllis Campbell
Russell Harford
Rebecca Weeks
Arrowsic
Alexander Cunningham
Cunningham
Aidh
Lynne Wright
Bay Point
Ronald Coombs
Michael
MCRR
BIW
Ball
Thomas Aikenhead
Cecil L. Fullerton
Associated Merchants Mutual, Insurance Company
Mass
Commissioner of Insurance
State of
Massachusetts
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