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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
7
Fortnightly club notes, social events, and local reminders from Bath Massachusetts era. Mentions school meetings, lodge gatherings, steamship and rail travel, weather, coal shipments, and residents returning from trips. Includes community updates on marriages, birthdays, and local business openings and purchases.
Last evening 61 members and friends of Genesta chapter O E S gathered at New Meadows Inn for a social event. Mrs Haggett of Pearl Street and Mrs Madden of Dummer Street arrived on the beat Thursday. The report notes they spent Wednesday in the area.
William Tremain has entered the employ of H. W. Crosman. Ayton A. Pullen, a Bath boy and telegraph operator in Middletown, Conn., is visiting his home this week and returns tomorrow. Frank M. Dunton left at midnight for Boston.
Mrs. Russell Colby and daughter Wendy of Portland return home after a visit with Mrs Colby's sister Mrs. Clayton Churchill of Dummer street. They were accompanied back by Mrs. Ivan Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Churchill who spent the day in Portland.
The Maine State Golf Association plans a general meeting in Portland next Saturday at 11 am led by Roy Moore to discuss a postwar schedule and golf’s future. Members ex members professionals and club officers are urged to attend as optimism grows for the 1944 season and golf lists are being compiled.
Bath Fire department tackled two grass fires with no damage reported. A 8 Sunday afternoon box alarm sent crews to the trailer colony rear at Center Street Hill where the blaze was quickly extinguished. Earlier, a still alarm near Donald Wilson’s High Street home also caused no damage. The antique ladder truck balked starting but was not needed to contain either blaze.
The former Walter Coffin house area on Old Sheepscot road burned to the ground Saturday after a grass fire swept through the property. Local notices mention family visits and furloughs among residents on nearby streets.
A probate order dated 1944-04-02 in Bath appoints executors and guardian claims for the estate of Bath residents. It directs publication in the Bath Independent to notify interested parties to appear May 10 at ten in the forenoon for hearing and objections with listed executors and guardians.
John Jack acts as representative to probate the will of Gwenvold Vane Cavers deceased with 1944 date references. The document cites Arthur J Dunton as Judge of Probate and authenticates a true copy of the original order, dated mid July 1927.
Court of Probate in Sagadahoc County prescribes notices for multiple Bath estates. Probate hearings set for May in Bath include Annie E Hooper, Margaret M Farrell, Lena M Niles, and others with executors and beneficiaries named, bonds required, and publication in Bath Independent.
The Bath Industrial USC Softball League plans opening May 15 with at least 10 teams. Officers include Alex Burgess president Philip Oliver commissioner and E H Robinson secretary. Rules cover 15 player rosters seven inning games and $2 entry fee per team. Umpires two per game.
Lieutenant George S. Shaw of the Maine State Police notes a continuing decline in highway deaths through the first quarter of 1944, with March showing gains over 1943. National figures from the National Safety Council indicate a general rise nationwide, while Maine trends mirror the broader pattern as drivers are urged to practice safe driving and personal responsibility.
Editor of the Independent requests genealogical help tracing descendants of Ralph Blaisdell who arrived at Pemaquid Maine in 1635. From around 1750 Blaisdells appear in Phippsburg Georgetown and nearby towns.
The State Liquor Commission tests whiskey only on Saturdays with rationing threats if shoppers visit multiple stores. At the local State liquor store lines remained short, countering fears of record crowds as residents note ongoing cross-store shopping for desired brands. Officials say supply should cover Saturday demand, but public cooperation is essential to the plan.
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