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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1950

Page

9

Flusser Sets 35 mph Naval Trial Record at Bath

A Bath Iron Works destroyer Flusser logged an average 30.46 knots over four hours, the fastest service-speed trial by a U S vessel. The Reid outpaced it on acceptance tests, awaiting results in Bath.

Gulf Flusser Seventh Torpedo Boat Flotilla United States Bath Iron Works Reid

Barge Paximos Brings 1500 Tons to Lehigh Valley Yard

The Paximos arrived with a cargo of 1500 tons to Lehigh Valley. A new coal shed will be built, centered in the yard, measuring 130 by 45 feet, with W. F. Carlton contracted to supervise. Bath Loan and Building Association elected A. M. Potter, Charles E. Palmer and Edwin T. Hyde as directors.

Lehigh Valley Paximos W. F. Carlton The Bath Loan and Building Association A. M. Potter Charles E. Palmer Edwin T. Hyde

Sagadahoc County road meeting backs trunk highway plan

April 7 1910 report from Sagadahoc County shows city and town officers and citizens favor early construction of state outlined trunk highway system under State Road Commissioner Paul D Sargent. Local council activity includes petitions and committee reviews with May appropriation bill timing.

Sagadahoc County Court House Paul D. Sargent

Local Items and Notices From Bath Driven by Spring Events

April 8 1910 notes: Frank Danforth to open a shoe shop at 28 Center Street next week. Mrs John McFadden returns from West Sumner. Hale Literary Bureau linked to Maine interest editorial. People's Ferry Co directors appoint Campbell president and Jackson secretary. minor service changes hinted. Edward Russell wins Red Men pitch tournament pocketbook. Lemont booby prize. Maine Central appoints conductor on Bath Lewiston division. Widow Sniggles show with eight daughters at Wesley church vestry tonight. Louise Child stars as Widow on April 10. Bath Iron Works torpedo boat Paulding launching April 13 with Emma Paulding sponsor. Dreamland Theatre pole climb yields fund to five dollars. D A R meeting features essays with top piece signed George Washington. Bath organist Arthur Hyde and Allan Ramsay readied for recitals. Commercial Casualty Co assets and liabilities listed with 1949 figures. names Melvin Hutchinson Jr and Charles H Morse.

New wharf at Rising Sun Landing eases Parker Head boats

The Popham Beach Steamboat Co. completes a new wharf at Rising Sun Landing Parker Head replacing the winter destroyed structure. It includes a drop and stage for motor boats aiding Parker Head residents and coastal traffic.

Popham Beach

Maine caucus selects W H Davis in 1910 race for legislature

The first statewide caucus in Bar Harbor named W. H. Davis a Hale supporter with 432 votes while E. J. Morrison tallied 372. Morrison gave no preference. Bath gains a new Maine Central day train to New York leaving at 7 30 am with Portland connection for 5 55 pm arrival. The Bath schooner Grace A Martin bound for Boston from Norfolk saw Capt Harding step down due to illness and the mate will sail on. Mrs. C T Wallace returned from New York where she joined Capt Wallace of the Ada F Brown for a lumber shipment to Jacksonville. Treasurer William H White of the First Baptist church reported a 300 donation for the parsonage fund, donor unnamed.

United States Eugene Hale Bar Harbor W. H. Davis Hale Davis E. J. Morrison Morrison Maine Central Bath New York Portland Grace A. Martin Boston Norfolk Vineyard Haven William F. Harding C. T. Wallace Capt. Wallace Ada F. Brown Jacksonville William H. White First Baptist Church

Local notes on donations launches and social events

Town daily notes record a $300 fund gift from the late Mrs. Hathaway, arrivals of Mayor and Mrs. Hyde, and plans to stay for the torpedo destroyer Paulding launch. Also covered are social meetings, church notices, a lecturer proceeds total, and the Ran som B Fuller ship officers registry on the Portland Boston route.

Austrian cellist headlines Bowdoin concert series

Hans Hittmair of Innsbruck Austria, a Bowdoin foreign student benefiting from a U S Army program, performs in a Bath Skatings and Hockey Association sponsored concert at Morse High School with pianist H Berkley Peabody Jr and tenor Frederick Weidner III. He plans a teaching career after returning to Austria.

Hans Hittmair Innesbruck Austria Bath Skatings and Hockey Association Dresden Tuebingen Vienna Hans Bowdoin Morse High School H. Berkley Peabody, Jr Frederick Weidner, III

Carol Cummings Celebrates 11th Birthday Party

Carol Cummings marked her 11th birthday Monday afternoon as hostess at a party hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Cummings on Washington Street. After attending a theatre outing the group returned home for games and a birthday lunch prepared by Mrs. Cummings and Carol’s sisters Sally and Juliana. Invited guests included Adele Rubin Heather McClure Cynthia Osgood Anne Miller Judith Stover Ruth Amirault Dillon Gillies Roger Skillings Eddie True Duane Fitzgerald Eddie Cummings Sam Trott Roger Brown and Roger Sturk.

Carol Cummings Charles F. Cummings Washington Street Cummings Duane Fitzgerald Eddie Cummings Sam Trott Roger Brown Roger Sturk

Probate Court Monthly Session Lists Wills and Administrations

The monthly probate session records multiple wills filed and estates administered. Executors named include Harold W. DeLong, George J. Hopkins, Frank J. Temple, Fred P. Emmons, and others with locations Bath Topsham Lewiston Haverford. Administrations granted include Allen A. MacDonald Woolwich and Cleora A. Reed Bowdoinham. Inventories and accounts are noted for several estates and executors.

Margaret D. Burns Bath Harold W. DeLong Herbert L. Hopkins George J. Hopkins Alice M. Temple Topsham Frank J. Temple Annie B. Haskell Fred P. Emmons Elvira A. Trafton Bernice M. Oliver John Franklin Conrad Israel Alpren Lewiston James Slocum Rogers Haverford Agnes Klemin Rogers George Klemin Rogers George F. Trott Auburn Washington Edna M. Trott Annabel A. Stearns Arthur B. Stearns Allen A. MacDonald Woolwich Lynn M. Bussey Cleora A. Reed Bowdeinham Ralph C. Cutler

Trust and final accounts filed for Maine estates

A probate list shows estate accounts from Bath Topsham Woolwich Phippsburg and Charles T. Small including first second and final accounts. Executors guardians administrators and trustees such as Esther H Perry George J Hopkins Mattie S Cornish Allan Spear Annabel R Parker Lincoln A Clough and Wilbur Wyman are named with dates and roles.

Robert W. Stinson Woolwich Richard A. Stinson Cora E. Newell Richmond Charles F. Dwinal Anna W. Campbell Bath William B. Campbell Asa C. Wyman Phippsburg Wilbur H. Wyman Herbert L. Hopkins George J. Hopkins Charles Condos Gardiner Deering Asa C. Hathorne Maurice T. Hathorne Annie R. Low Ath Allan Spear Ellen C. Wallace Topsham John Coolidge Olney C. Perry Esther H. Perry Guardian Oscar F. Williams Clara M. Hunt Aniel Williams Frances E. H. MacFadden Mattie S. Cornish Alfred E. Roberts Saleah R. Snyder C.t.a Joseph Lachance Hector Lachance Horace E. Allen Frances L. Allen Mary D. Yule Elizabeth M. Clough Lincoln A. Clough Katherine E. Madden H. Joseph Madden George M. Wyman Wilbur Wyman Emma A. Perry Annabel R. Parker John Thomas Maloney Lillian A. Graham Robert Owen Maloney John T. Doyle Nellie Walker Campbell

Guardian Appointment and Real Estate Licenses Noted

Guardian appointed for Elizabeth Rittall and Beverly of Spinan duty Katmal Rittall of Gorgetown. License to sell real estate granted for Bath and license issued to Edward W. Bridgham as administrator.

Guardian Elizabeth Rittall Beverly Spinan Katmal Rittall Gorgetown Alice M. Gannon Bath Edward W. Bridgham

Merriconeag Grange Benefit Show Planned in May

Merriconeag Grange North Harpswell will hold an all male minstrel show during the lecturer hour Friday evening at the grange. A silver collection will aid Hyde Memorial Home for Crippled Children and Adults. Cast includes Pierce Knight Sparks Ricker and Wilson with several others named.

Merriconeag Grange North Harpswell the Grange Hyde Memorial Home For Crippled Children & Adults, Inc William B. Pierce Topsham Arthur A. Knight John Wilson Malcolm Whidden Grange William M. Sparks Edmund J. Ricker Arthur Knight William Knight William Pierce John Allen Samuel Alexander William Bennett Edward Holbrook Benjamin Everett Jones Arnold LeMay Bud Morrill Mary Pierce

Boxers Attend Lewis ton Match as Opponent Fails to Appear

Owen Armstrong Howard Andrews Clarence Sawyer and Edward Hudson were in Lewiston Monday evening for a boxing event. Mr Hudson was scheduled to fight but his opponent did not appear. The Air Forces trace back to 1907 with the Aero nautical Division of the Army Signal Corps.

Owen Armstrong Howard Andrews Clarence Sawyer Edward Hudson Lewiston Mr. Hudson Army Air Forces Aeronautical Division Army Signal Corps

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bath Daily Times R. P. Quillen Edgar C. Ross Verdi Buenos Aires Ross Fred R. P. Dean and Son Dorchester, Mass D. Howard Spear James Tarbox Westport Calais Camden Senator Hale Maine John A. Small Archie McNeal Robert Evans George W. Gilchrist New England Order of Protection Mr. Gilchrist Lilius Conant George W. Oliver C. A. Capen Randolph Mass George H W. F. Pond Water and Center Streets Wistaria Charleston Diamond Shoal N. C Congress Lighthouse Department Alameda Eagles South End Guards Johnny Hart Dunlap Commandery No. 5 R. T R. T. Em Sanford L. Fogg E. M. Fuller Sylvester H. Rowland J. Clifford Spinney Frederick G. Payne Langdon T. Snipe George A. Ward Arthur B. Stilphen Frank Brown Albert L. Strout Arthur J. Smith Frederick H. Thompson William C. Duncan George W. Thistle Lucius M. Lemont Charles E. Curtis John L. Wilson, Jr Armory Hall Dunton Gibbons Coal Co Matthews Shannon House City Council Street and Sewer Commission Hyde Board of Aldermen Turner Messrs Sampson Perry Lake Ham Brackley Clifford Hartwell Luce Ballou Dean Hatch Bachelder Potter McPherson Haggett McFadden Henry Sanford M. E. Nugent Washington, D. C Baltimore E. M. Fuller, Jr Mae Clark Lewis J. Sawyer Bangor Maine Association of Opticians Penobscot Exchange Beacon Street Sunday School Harvey K. Erskine Dummer Street Louise Robinson Brooklyn G. H. Page Appleton C. A. Ripley Frank Danforth Augusta Center Street John McFadden West Sumner Mrs. Atwood Hale Literary Bureau Lewiston Journal Times People’s Ferry Co Elmer F. Campbell N. Gratz Jackson Edward Russell William Lemont Edward L. Risteen Bath-Lewiston Wesley Church Louise Child S’man Bradlee Jerushy Elsie Lowell Angelica Regina Utopia Hazel Wing Silvida Lorenz Annie Stewart Angina Pecoria Ruth Cahill Electoria Cassandra Sagadahoc Towing Co Bath Clinical Club Colonial Cafe Paulding Emma Paulding Huntington, L. I Hiram Paulding Navy Department Dreamland Theatre Gertrude Greenleaf Dummer Sewall George Washington Sarah Black Arthur S. Hyde Emmanuel Church St. Bartholomew's New England American Guild of Organists Allan H. Ramsay Music Hall Melvin Hutchinson, Jr Charles H. Morse Bath Firemen's Insurance Company Newark New Jersey National Ben Franklin Fire Automobile Insurance Insurance CO Pittsburgh Mody Company OF Pgs Oe Conn Conti Oereese Charles H. Morse Blima Ena Buckroe Junima Ahill Phillips Kimball Colonial Club H. L. Day George L. Stephens House Capen Charles Knight Oliver Joseph Harrigan Maine Central Railroad Donald B. MacMillan Worcester Academy Comdr R. E. Peary Arctic Peary North Pole North Street Baptist Church Brunswick City of Duncan Frazier Mr. Frazier Bessie Webber Eleanor A. Percy Alice Varney Elsie Lydia Folsom Alice Humphreys Elizabeth Dean George B. Moody Elbridge Wright Salvation Army W. F. Stearns Mr. Brown Hudson Jackson Black Herman F. Rollins Cambridge John C. Wright W. H. Sainsbury Kennebec River H. M. Sanford Ranger H. T. Passmore & Co Commercial Street John S. Hyde David Deering Tacoma Charles H. Williams Mrs. Williams H. Lockhart MacMillan Prof. MacMillan John McInnes Universalist Vestry Evening Sewing Club Torrey Roller Bushing Co Massachusetts U. S Prout & Marr Ransom B. Fuller Kennebec L. F. Strout A. B. Strout Levi S. Foren J. Small C. H. Miller A. D. Watch E. Sinclair E. Elliott George H. Corbin J. McDonald O. A. Moore Forest Barry George Gowell Parr J. F. Hunt C. Littlefield M. O’connell Bath Skating and Hockey Association Arthur J. Dunton John L. Jack Isabel B. Wiley Charles T. Small Aetna Casualty and Surety Company American Insurance Co Washington St Newark I Travelers Insurance CO Mutual Ad Bank Insurance Company Des Moines Nasal Io Calvert Fire Insurance CO Miladelphia Penna.ross Vega North River Insurance CO William St U. N Camden Fire Insurance N. J Standard Fire Insurance Company Indemnity CO Hartford Connecticut Fireman’'S Fund California San Francisco Travelers Fire Insurance Company Albany Insurance Company New Irene Massachusetts Indemnity Insurance Company Travelers Indemnity Co ATLAS Beacon St Hartford, Connecticut Assurance Co., Ltd Ant Aes Hyde Home the Home Insurance Company United States Fire Ins. CO Leiser Westchester Fire Insurance CO N. Y
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