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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1951

Page

6

Bath Through the Tide of 1911 Highlights

Bath news covers Eastern Steamship Co. oil burners cutting crew, local fire and police matters, harbor commerce, coastal weather, and social events. It notes a prohibition banner discovery, Bath Iron Works activity, civic deals, summer guests, ferry records, and regional transportation developments.

The Times Eastern Steamship Co

Bath Iron Works Progress Report on New Facilities

Aug. 9 1911 report notes ongoing work on a new stable carriage house and brass foundry at Bath Iron Works. Construction advances include structural framing and site preparation as the facility expands capacity.

Bath Iron Works E. M. Fuller

Miss Bernice Potter Returns From Boston Visit

Miss Bernice Potter returns to her city home from a three weeks visit in Waltham Massachusetts today. A crew will reach the schooner City from Boston tomorrow morning aboard the boat sailing into the harbor.

Marion Thayer Temple Heights Penobscot Louise Robinson Brooklyn N. Y Boothbay Harbor Pinson Cornelia Parris Boston Gertrude Ball Dorothy Daley D. T. Percy & Sons Store Fitchburg Abs Sara C. Durgin Bernice Potter Waltham, Mass

English officers visit Standcliffe Hurst at Small Point cottage

Capt. David Mosley and Lieut. Michael Bonzoni with B R N rank join English friends of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Standcliffe Hurst as guests at their Small Point cottage, reflecting social travel patterns of the era.

C. C. Low Popham Beach Hawley Cottage F. F. Ingraham Boston Walter Kingsbury Farrin Street Irene Kingsbury Margaret Scanlon Arthur Paulson Lynn Mass David Mosley Michael Bonzoni Christopher Standcliffe Hurst Small Point

Knox and Lincoln Debt to Be Paid in Ten Years

City records show the Knox and Lincoln debt, rooted in 1869 railroad bonds, to be extinguished in about ten years. Refunding bonds totaling $50,000 are paid at $5,000 yearly as part of a long postwar financial saga involving Bath Maine figures and the U S S Dewey launch era.

State House Kennebec Journal C. A. Coombs H. G. Hodgdon J. C. Mulligan City of Bath State Board of Assessors Eastern Steamship Co Port of Eliot York County Kittery Maine Wil Fields Walter Fisher Boston Fields Portsmouth Cottage Hospital Riverside Portsmouth U. S Tennessee Navy Yard Knox & Lincoln City Hall Cnt Bathman Oliver Moses Edward Sewall Rockland New York Maine Central Augustin Linwood S. Leavitt Massachusetts Sagadahoc Stanley L. Leavitt Massachus Wilmot M. Kennerson Earl H. Keane South Portland Lillian C. Kennerson Mary E. Gordon Allan Spear Julani Sewall Williams Phippsburg Bath National Bank Forp Arthur Sewall Frank B. Connors Frank L Moriarty Arthur J. Dunton

Warren R. Munsey Wins Cherished Baseball MVP

Warren R. Munsey Jr. of Bath won the Most Valuable Player award in the State Junior Legion Baseball Playoffs at Togus. The 16 year old catcher hit four home runs in the title games, including a three homer game, and previously earned the 1950 tournament hitter trophy. He is a Morse High School junior and a standout football halfback.

Warren R. Munsey Sonny Bath Togus Junior Legion Young Munsey Morse High School Munsey Court Street

Naval Academy Superintendent Recounts Board Review

Admiral Hill recalled a two year old special board including General Bis en ter president of the University of Missouri found the systems of the Naval Academy and another institution adequate. He said the Academy enrollment is about 3800 and noted his Bath ties with a 1934 residence at 40 Summer Street.

Th Iron Works Annapolis Firth of Forth Admiral Hill General Bisenter University of Missouri Naval Academy Times Bath Summer Street

Strube Promoted to Superintendent at Bath Box Co

E. T. Strube of 20 Springstreet has been promoted from maintenance foreman to superintendent at Bath Box Co., filling the post left vacant by the late William Temple.

E. T. Strube Springstreet Bath Box Co William Temple

Africa area three times that of Europe

The statement asserts Africa covers a land area about three times larger than Europe, describing a regional comparison of sizes across continents.

Africa Europe

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