Bath date book notes hunts car rides and local visits
Bath pictured a busy summer day with shooting rules, outings and social calls. Merton Webber notes Sandpeep season restrictions. Arthur E. Austin named notary public. Marine Band rehearsals and lawn parties at St Marys and Wesley noted. Town folks travel to Boston and Mass events mentioned.
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Merton Webber
The
Bath Gun Club
Times
Marine Band
St. Mary’s
Wesley
Popham Colony Anniversary Plans and Local News
August 18 1915 notice outlines the 1607 Popham Colony anniversary at Kennebec Bay with a celebration committee meeting. It notes Popham Beach’s naming, mentions Captain George Popham’s 1607 voyage, Eugene M. Desmond’s acting in Dan Matthews, and Frank Wormwood finishing a hose carriage decoration for Kennebec No 3 ready for service tonight.
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Popham
Kennebec
Popham Beach
Atkins Bay
George Popham
Mary
John
Raleigh Gilbert
1St of God
Frank Wormwood
J. 8. Committee On Fire Department
Kennebec No. 3
Bath taxexpenditures and regional transport notes 1915
Hydrant rentals since 1887 totaled just over 148000 with year 1915 included and will rise to between 161000 and 162000 at the 30 year contract end. Maine Water Co receipts from Bath water sales run about 530000 per decade. Bath residents attend lawn party at St Marys and local trips include car tours to Portland and Sebasco Estates. Frequent names: Bath, Maine. Maine Water Co. St Marys. Brunswick. Freeport. Portland. Boothbay Harbor. Union.
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Bath
Maine Water Co
Exposition Souvenir Noted. Auto Ride Praised
Mrs J J Keegan, enjoying the Pan-American Exposition, sent to the Cosmopolitan club a souvenir booklet official to the event. Miss Arline Gay and Edward Esly of Worcester returned after a week at her Deering Street home by auto, with Gay receiving praise for car handling. Invitations issued for launching the schooner George S Smith from Bowker yard August 24 at Phippsburg. Bath schooner Lydia M Deering reported wrecked in recent storm and total loss. G G Deering Co. were managing owners.
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California
San Francisco
Bath
Maine
Orphan’s Home
Myrle Strong
Gardiner
George S. Smith
F.S. Bowker Yard
Phippsburg
Boston
Caleb H. Haskell
Rogers & Webb
Virginia
J. J. Keegan
Cosmopolitan Club
Arline Gay
Edward Esly
Worcester
Mass
Deering Street
Auto
Miss Gay
Caleb A. Haskell
F. S. Bowker
Lydia M. Deering
Sabine
Mobile
Ala
G. G. Deering Co
Delayed Arrival Dims Annual Murphy Tea Occasion
Aug 22 1955 reports George Popham’s late season landing hindered the annual celebration. A pleasant tea followed at the Murphy home on High Street Friday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Fred Rollins in attendance.
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George Popham
Murphy
High Street
Popham Field Day Highlights Summer Celebrations
The Popham field day celebrated Capt George Popham’s 1607 landing with a sunny program in Summer. Roscoe Stacey won the rowing race, Daniel Brierly took the motor boat prize, and spectators enjoyed a cabaret in Society hall. Walter E Reid reported seeing wreckage from a 15 ton packet at Bark Cove.
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Popham
George Popham
Roscoe Stacey
Gordon Stewart
Arthur Stevens
Daniel Brierly
Society Hall
Carroll Watson
Walter E Reid
Seguinland
Bark Cove
Wiscasset Female Society Celebrates 150th Birthday Event
The Maine town marks the 150th anniversary of the Wiscasset Female Charitable Society with a meeting at Mrs. J. William Schulze's home. Officers for the coming year are elected and a large birthday cake honors the occasion. Remembrance is given to past president Miss Mary Hobson.
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Maine
New England
Wiscasset
Boothbay
Cameriscotta
Bath
Out of State
Helena Bellas
James A. Bimson
Harold Campbell
Charles Sewall
Dorothy Washington
Elizabeth Norton
Anne Darling
Edith White
Edna Southard
Anna Plumstead
Caroline Varney
Frances Sortwell
Alice Taylor
Carl Larrabee
Kate Sewall
Sewall
Schulze
Richmond White
Roy Marston
Mary Hobson
Charles M. Tubbs
Carl L. Fuller
Carleton W- Lowell
Champagne vacation for women tour to Arlington Mount Vernon
The Sigma Alpha Sigma sorority plans a non profit champagne vacation on a soda pop budget tour focused on government buildings Arlington Cemetery and Mount Vernon. Entertainment by Eric Weile dubbed The Soda Fountain Genius. Information available from Chicago National Headquarters or Baltimore Eastern Regional Chairwoman Inez DeVille.
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Portant
Arlington Cemetery
Mount Vernon
Eric Weile
Sigma Alpha Sigma
West Jackson, Blvd
Chicago
Ill
Inez DeVille
West Fayette Street
Baltimore, Md
Marion D. Replaces Alert as 28-Foot Motor Cruiser
A 28 foot motor cruiser named Marion D. replaces the Alert. Mrs. Army Martland, Irving Mosher and others hosted guests including a Newport visitor and Paris resident. Tea for House of the Good Shepherd benefit drew Mrs. Robert P. Frazier. The piece notes travel, a wedding return, and Harvey R. Pease preparing for minor surgery in Boston.
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Army Martland
Irving Mosher
Newport
R. I
T. B. Brown
Paris
France
Roy Fairfield
High Street
Robert P. Frazier
Philip E. Lamb
Gardiner
House of the Good Shepherd
Clinton Harris
Lee Street
New England
New York
Robert MacQueston, Jr
Maine
Bath Road
California
Harvey R. Pease
House of Representatives
New England Deaconess Hospital
Boston
Bath Garden Club plans September bulb talk at meeting
Bath Garden Club hosts a social with flower baskets and a white elephant auction before the business session. Prof Roger Clapp of the University of Maine will speak on bulbs and fall planting at the September meeting.
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Murphy
William Skelton
Herbert Lemont
Roger Clapp
University of Maine
Sabrina Fair Starring Gaye Jordan at Lakewood Theater
Lakewood Players present Sabrina Fair the week of one 29 directed by Henry Richards with Eve ning 8 pm and matinees 2 30 pm Wednesday and Saturday. Gaye Jordan plays Sabrina supported by Frances Woodbury Tom Tyrrell Louis Girard Michael Livy Willard Giles Skedge Miller. The modern comedy drama tells of a middle class girl who marries Wall Street's wealthiest man in a heart warming Cinderella style plot. Billie Burke stars in Mother Was A Bachelor closing Saturday after a week of high audience praise.
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Lakewood Players
Henry Richards
Robert Randolph
Wall Street
Gaye Jordan
Sabrina
Frances Woodbury
Lakewood
Tom Tyrrell
Louis Girard
Michael Livy
Willard Giles
Skedge Miller
Billie Burke
Westport Maine Seeks Tax Lien Bids for 1950 52 Properties
Westport selectmen invite sealed bids by 8 pm September 6 1855 for tax lien rich real estate described by bounded lots and river frontage in Westport Maine. Open bids September 8 1955 8 30 pm at Town Hall. Cash or certified check within five days. Quit claim deeds only no covenants no warranty.
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Maine
Robert L Taylor
Fred H Robinson
H F Krient
Annie Manning
Toews Road
Aramedda Whitten
Back Door
McFarland
McFarlend and
Carl M P Larrabee
Wiscasset
Frank T Crfenipfaf Pault
Hodgdon George A Spinney
Then and now a gown and a bow in time
A reader reflects on a 1863 Adams Sentinel issue noting a drunk woman near the White House and a contrast to modern travel, medicine ads, and advice columns. It recalls Lincoln era tones, frontier anxieties, and gendered social norms as a lens on progress and decline.
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Gettysburg
Washington
Lincoln
White House
Knoxville
Eisenhower
Edward A. Wilson
Brooklyn
Adams Sentinel
General Advertiser
Adams County Family Journal
Bangor
Maine
Jeff Davis
How to fry onion rings for steak night
Peel large Spanish onions and slice them a quarter inch thick. Separate the rings and dip into milk then flour seasoned with salt. Fry rings until golden brown, about five to seven minutes at 365 degrees.
Probate Notices from Bath Court of Sagadahoc
Court of Probate in Bath Maine schedules notices for the August 1955 proceedings. Estates include Edward Brown Florence S Mare Lina Sewall and Katherine Fisk Berry. administrators and trustees to be appointed or have accounts presented for allowance. publication required in Bath Independent.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Bryan Jo Mace
Lina
Sewall
Horace F Holton
Katherine Fisk Berry
Arthur J Dunton
I. Lilian H. Heal
Margaret Nelson
Mabel N Rowe
Arthur Jo Dunton
Sagadahoe
Ath
Joseph S Gallant
Helen V Gallant
John A’ Greene
Seniog
William Lo Greene
William L Greene
Charles O Nelson
Mabel Nelson Rowe
Seid
Buoys and their uses in navigation for yachtsmen
An overview of buoy types day markers lights colors and shapes used to mark channels warn of hazards indicate anchorages and dredging areas. It explains red right returning rule buoy numbering and how daytime colors signal purpose plus light patterns from fixed to occulting and group flashing.
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United States Power Squadrons
National Headquarters
P. O. Box
Englewood
N. J
Colbys Return From Trip Through Stricken Route
The Colbys traveled by train toward Boston with fellow passengers and hired a taxi to reach the city. En route they passed through many of the damaged areas, adding an exciting note to an otherwise interesting journey. The Cotton Bowl in Dallas cost 400000 to build in 1930 and later expanded to 75504 seats with 2 million dollars in improvements.
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Boston
Colby
Dallas
Full Page Reading Included for Reverend Ruth Mathias
A notice offers a service package priced at 5 questions for $1.00 with a stamped envelope. The unit targets Reverend Ruth Mathias, identified as advisor, and lists an address at 827 Broadway in Everett Massachusetts.
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Ruth Mathias
Broadway
Everett
Mass
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