Forty Years Ago in Bath 1919 Local News Roundup
Bath scenes include Texaco 153 launch at Texas yard and tow to New York, Topsham fair setup after influenza, Rotarian canvass for district convention attendance, Morse High Greek fraternity rites, historic Green Mountain parlor stove shown, freshmen reception at Morse High, Bath Grange service men reception, Rosh Hashanah observance, Hallowell at Bath football opener, Miriam Landis schooner construction and specs, Bath milk inspections, island steamer barbering experiment, Bath harbor yard repairs, Bath tourism bounce, Duke street street work, Barberry hedges for crew housing, and local club and church events.
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Texaco 153
Texas Steamship Co
American
Texas Yard
New York
Moxie Pony Cycle Attracts Bath Crowd In 1919 Tour
A large TNT Moxie pony cycle arrived in Bath from Rockland on Friday night en route to Portland. In charge was George Gebow of Portland, manager of Moxie, with Charles Moxie driving and Edith Hutton and Mildred Farrar among the onlookers as the spectacle rolled through the business and professional districts.
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Bath
Rockland
Portland
George Gebow
Moxie
Charles Moxie
Edith Hutton
Mildred Farrar
Bath Rotary to discuss club outing and New England meet
Bath Rotary Club will hold its luncheon at King Tavern on Tuesday September 28 1919. President Fred P Shaw and Secretary Harry T Passmore will report on the Lynn Salem and Haverhill clubs outing at Lynnfield and outline plans for the New England Rotary meeting at Augusta.
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Bath Rotary Club
King Tavern
Fred P. Shaw
Harry T. Passmore
Lynn
Salem
Haverhill
Lynnfield
New England
Augusta
Registrations Open For Reading Subject Sessions
Principal Nathan W. Watson invites registrations for a reading program consisting of 36 sessions. Details and contact numbers HI 3-3421 during school hours or 3-52.5 at other times provided.
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Nathan W. Watson
Inauguration of Salmon History and Biology Program
The Sheepscot River Atlantic Salmon Association voted at its Wiscasset meeting to inaugurate basic research into salmon life history and biology. Fisheries biologist Alden Stickney urged postponing further stocking until ordinary research is completed, citing failures in past trials and confinement issues, while reporting a hopeful comeback of adult salmon and angler catches.
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Sheepscot Iver Atlantic
Cor Twrerewart Ponies
HS Retet
Stickney
Sheepscot
The
Association
Hospital Auxiliary Sets Semiannual Meeting at Cosmo Club
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold its semi annual meeting on Tuesday evening October 6 at 7 30 at the Cosmopolitan club. Mrs Duncan McInnes program chairman announced that after the business meeting a panel discussion What Do You Want To Know About Your Hospital will be held. Participating in
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Ning
Cosmopolitan Club
Duncan McInnes
Lucien and Mrs Bisson Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Lucien Bisson observe their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house on a Sunday afternoon. Relatives and friends from Brunswick Lewiston and New Brunswick attended. Mr Bisson operates a tracking plant in this city and held the Brunswick bench agency for Trennowell Tracking of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Bisson
Lanten Bisson
Hiei Street
Sapeat
Bisson
Brunswick
Bison
Nessa This Ciy
Trennowell Tracking Company
Poriland
Miss Joyce King Heads Elizabeth Lawrence Society
The Elizabeth Lawrence Society elected Miss Joyce King as president at a Saturday meeting hosted by Mrs. Jeaves A Thurston at 6 Fishers Court. New officers include Miss Roberta Leevell vice president Miss Carol Cornish secretary Miss Marriott Small treasurer Miss Pamela Raynes registrar Miss Virginia McDaniel historian Miss Susan Litchfield chaplain and Miss Ruth Chadbourne flag bearer. Installation planned for Oct 16 with time and place to be announced.
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Joyce King
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
Armerican Revolm N
Jeaves A. Thurston
Fishers Court
Roberta .Leevell
Carol Cornish
Marriott Small
Pamela Raynes
Virginia McDanial
Susan Litchfield
Ruth Chadbourne
Clu Forty Two Plans Rummage Sale At Club Forty Tonia
Plans for a rummage sale to be held at Club Forty-Pano tonia on Front Street are announced for Saturday October. Items should be brought to the club room Thursday evening. Members discussed club business and a report was presented, with refreshments later announced.
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Water Street
Clu
Panotonia
Front Street
Satulay Rumins -Oect
A.m
WISCASSET Panel Hears Bath Memorial Hospital Panelists
A Bath Memorial hospital event at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald Shea featured panel members Miss Katherine Ames administrator, Miss Martha Feretos lab tech, Dr Francis Winchenbach medical director, and Raymond Small first vice president of the Board of Trustees. Guests included Kenneth Hutchins and families, Dean Shea, Charles Shea, and Frank Donato with relatives from Amherst Waterville Brunswick and Newton Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Hutchins
Amherst
N. IL
Dean Shea
Colby College
Waterville
Charles Shea
Bowdain College
Brunswick
Donald Shea
Gardiner Road
Frank Donato
Newton
Mass
Alna Road
Katherine Ames
Martha Feretos
Francis Winchenbach
Raymond Small
Board of Trustees of
Bath Memorial Hospital
Een
Local Social Notes From Bath and California Visit
Mrs Henry Cram of East Highland California guests of Mrs Brice White. Mrs Cram formerly Henriette Rogers daughter of Oscar and Mrs Rogers former Bath High Street residents. Mrs Paul Cushman of Gorham recently visited her parents Mr and Mrs Job Wowl at their summer home on upper Washington Street.
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Frank HI. Sam
Canton
Jason A Merrill
High Street
Henry Cram
East Highland
Calif
Brice White
Brunswick
Cram
Henriette Rogers
Oscar Rogers
Bath
Paul Cushman
Gorham
Jobi Wowl
Upper
Washington Street
Recent Transfers of Real Estate in Sagadahoc County
Real estate transfers recorded in Sagadahoc County Register of Deeds list numerous conveyances across Bath West Bath and Bowdoinham. Named parties include John W. Thayer Jr to Howard Moody and Alice P. Nichols to Russell Merchant, with properties described as land and buildings on various streets and harbors.
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Sagadahoe County Register of Deeds
Bath
John W. Thayer, Jr
Howard M. Moody
Alice P. Nichols
Russell S. Merchant
Midde Street
Vernal B. Chase
Jesse Harriman
High Street
West Bath
Fred J. Rose
Beatrice J
Coombs
Woolwich
Laforest
R. Savage
Sagadahoc And Bath Teachers Association Officers Named
Teachers may be X rayed at o clock in the afternoon. There will be no afternoon session. The convention was voted to be held in Bath at the annual meeting last year at the invitation of Superintendent of Schools Loring R. Addison. Serving as vice President of the association for the past year has been Mrs. Louise Mayo of Bath. The President is Brainard Paul of Waldoboro. Miss Alice Attstin of Bath is a member of the executive committee.
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Gertrude Hayes
Bath W. Co. T. A
Addie Robbins
Robinson Lane
Clara Davis
Nellie McCutcheon
Frances McFadden
Alice May Douglas
Rockland
Leila Knight
Bath
Loring R. Addison
Association
Louise Mayo
Brainard Paul
Waldoboro
Alice Attstin
Winter Travel Buzz From South Paris Social Notes
Winter in South Paris features Mrs Frank J Walker of Day's Ferry with her daughter and husband. Mrs Norman Drummond and daughter Mrs Warren Haw ley Jr of Arrewsie visited Massachusetts for a granddaughter Frances Ellen Rothwell's birthday in Sau-Bus Mass. Mrs Richard McElman and daughter Mrs James F Dunton of Phipps Point spent Thursday in Portland. Mr and Mrs Richard Redlon of Montsweag returned from a motor trip to New Brunswick Canada. Mrs William Tudor Gardiner of Phipps Point and sister-in-law Mrs Gordon Gardiner of Gardiner left for a motor trip to Quebec. Mrs James F Dunton, previously homebound, is improved and able to go out.
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Paris
Frank J. Walker
Day's Ferry
Norman Drummond
Warren Hawley, Jr
Arrewsie
Massachusetts
Portland
Richard Redlon
Montsweag
New Brunswick
William Tudor Gardiner
Phipps Point
Gordon Gardiner
Gardiner
Quebec
James F. Dunton
Probate Notices From Bath Sagadahoc 1959
Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc sets hearings for October first at ten in the forenoon. Objections may be heard if any. Estate of Bridget T Davis Georgetown deceased includes admin by Ralph W Davis without bond. Hawthorne co executor Waldott Hawthorne named. other executor declined. Attest: 17-24-1.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Ten O'Cock
Georgetown
Bridget T Davis
Ralph W Davis
Eliza T Hathorne
Lids T Hawthorne
Woolwich
Waldott
Hawthorne
Christine H. Hawthorne
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Haviland Torrey
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Alice Deering
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William E. Ash
Wiscasset
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Fred Koster
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Mooseneart, Ill
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Cabots
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Richard R. Raven
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William L. Small
Waller FE
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Arthur Griffin
Bowdoinham
Alice FE
Bragdon
Charles Moteyko
Cleveland P. Curtis
Albert Co. Tait
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John O Brown
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