Fifty-One Years of Married Life Celebrated by Well Known Couple
Edmund L. Risteen and Leona M. Williams marked their 51st wedding anniversary with a tea party in Bath hosted by their son Earle D. Risteen and daughter in law. The couple, long-time Maine Central railroad employees, married August 14, 1889 in Portsmouth and lived in Bath Rockland and Thomaston. They have five sons, ten grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. The event drew a Times photographer for a commemorative portrait.
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Maine Central Railroad
Bath
Edmund L. Risteen
Thomaston
Mrs. Risteen
Earle D. Risteen
Washington Street
Ed” Risteen
Maine Central
Rockland
Risteen
Fredricton
N. B
Israel. Risteen
Leona M. Williams
Portsmouth
N.H
August Bridge Receipts Increase Over 1939
Bridge traffic for the first two weeks of August shows a gain of nearly $2,000 over the same period in 1939. July receipts are about $1,500 less than in 1939, with the August summary for the first 14 days outlining the year over year comparison.
Representative Oliver Pledges Action on Bath to Small Point Road
Congressman James C. Oliver of the 1st Maine district pledges rapid completion of the road between Small Point and Popham Beach to aid national defense. In letters to Bath area petition signers he promises vigorous cooperation with the War Department and Army. Mrs. Harry W. Crosman returns from a brief Boston visit.
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Small Point
Popham Beach
James C. Oliver
Maine
National Defense
Bath
Oliver
War Department
Rmy
Richmond Firemen Field Day Highlights And Schedule
The sixth annual Field Day for the Richmond Fire Department begins Friday at 6 30 p m with a bicycle parade from Lane Field. Prizes reward best decorated bicycles for boys and girls. Saturday features a parade of fire apparatus and a longest distance prize, followed by contests at Lane Field including dry hose wet hose ladder and mystery. Evening events include a public supper at the grange hall and a dance with Carvers orchestra.
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Richmond Fire Department
Lane Field
Grange Hall
Carver
Topsham
Richmond
Senate candidate Sewall receives gift slips in Lewiston
Senate President Sumner Sewall of Bath visited the Lewiston Bleachery and Dye Works where a cordial reception followed a plant tour. A young lady presented him with a pair of pillow slips labeled with Governor’s name, and he joked he would place them in his hope chest.
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Senate
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Lewiston
Senator Sewall
Bath Water District Employee Mrs Jewell Named
Mrs. Robert W. Jewell works in the Bath Water District office.
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Robert W. Jewell
The
Bath Water District
Topsham Resident Fined for Speeding in Court
Frank L. Hill Jr of Topsham pleaded guilty to speeding in municipal court. Judge Gardiner Deering fined him $5 with $4.95 in costs after Patrolman Ellery Doyle testified to the excessive speed on Court street and No. 1 highway.
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Frank L. Hill, Jr
Topsham
Gardiner R. Deering
Ellery Doyle
Court Street
No. 1
Doyle
Hill
Cooks’ Corner
Brunswick
Edwin J. Lebel
Russell Street
Memorial Hospital
North Bath Road
Deering
John P. Crosby
Lebel
North Bath Highway
Red Cross Tea Party at Elmhurst in Bath Planned
The Red Cross card party and tea at Elmhurst, home of Mrs. John H. Hyde, Tuesday Aug 27, will feature card games from two, a flower booth, and sale of cake candy and jellies. A dressing case and other items will be awarded, with a grab bag for gifts. Proceeds support Bath relief quota of the American Red Cross.
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Red Cross
Elmhurst
John H. Hyde
Bath
American Red Cross
Hyde
Converse G. Fenn
Nancy
Sally Hyde
Maine Supreme Court sustains finding on three defeated Republicans
The Maine Supreme Court sustained Justice Edward P. Murray in a ruling involving three defeated Republican candidates. The decision, reviewed by Justice Harry Manser and a full court, held that the Secretary of State lacks power to determine a primary winner, naming Henry W. Leach, Sherwood Aldrich, and Frank Dunton as the defeated candidates with respective opponents.
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Maine Supreme Court
Edward P. Murray
Robb
Harry Manser
Auburn
Guy H. Sturgis
Manser
Secretary of State
Henry W. Leach
Penobscot County
Walter Ultmer
Bangor
Sherwood Aldrich
Topsham
Raymond McIntire
Frank Dunton
Ralph O. Dale
Bath
Bath Iron Works adopts six day 48 hour week
Bath Iron Works Corp moves to a six day 48 hour schedule starting Aug 19 1940 to cover three shifts. Day shift hours shift to 7 30 to 11 30 am and 12 to 4 pm with a 30 minute noon break. Second and third shifts run eight hours with no fixed lunch period.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
William S. Newell
Salvation Army launches annual Bath appeal for support
Captain Walter Lamb and the Bath Salvation Army Advisory Board announce the Annual Appeal to fund the Army’s work for the coming year. The Bath Corps reports 209 youth character classes, 364 adult services, 3000 homeless sheltered, 2750 fed, and 290 clothing items distributed, seeking citizen support.
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Walter Lamb
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Army
Edward W. Bridgham
Ralph W. Bragg
J. Edward Drake
Arthur J. Dunton
George J. Goodwin
N. Gratz Jackson
William S. Newell
Frank B. Nichols
John Parker
Lewis E. Prentiss
Joseph O. Purdue
Arthur Sewall
Sumner Sewall
Donald N. Small
Ralph G. Stetson
Harry C. Webber
Daniel Williams
David L. Wilson
Bath
Bath Corps
Bowdoin Professor Coffin Reads Poems at Bailey Island
On August 21 Bowdoin College professor Robert P. T Coffin will read poems at the Bailey Island church. The program begins at 3 p m and proceeds benefit the Bailey Island church.
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Robert P. T Coffin
Bowdoin College
Bailey Island Church
Maine Municipal Judges Hold Annual Session at Bath Country Club
Nearly forty members of the Maine Association of Municipal Court Judges met at Bath Country Club for the annual session. The group voiced unanimous support for requiring municipal court judges to meet a new standard or credential.
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Maine
Maine Association of Municipal Court Judges
Bath Country Club
Maine court judges urged to require opening ceremonies
Opening remarks at a court session sparking debate on audience ceremony. The Maine association elected Daniel Crowley as president for the ensuing year with officers Cyr Wa and Thorald Hurley named vice presidents. A juvenile delinquency study committee was appointed for the Lewiston area. Senate President Sumner Sewall of Bath delivered greetings at a shore dinner.
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Maine
Damiel BE. Crowley
Biddeford
Association
Cyr Wi
Vain
Faery Beane
Hallowell
Gardiner
Deering
Bath
Lewiston
Senate
Sumnel Sewall
Pastime Club's annual horse show tops Maine history
The Eighth Annual Pastime Horse Show at Pastime Saddle Farm West Bath drew about 500 enthusiasts under Bath Riding club sponsorship. Breezing Through and Highland Peavine shared top honors in the pairs, with Breathing Through also placing in multiple classes. James Direct, owned by Dr. Mod Brooks of Rumford, won bridle path and placed in road back and other events amid a strong field. Milton Hawley won senior horsemanship, with women and youth winners named. Venue offered free admission with ringside parking and voluntary donations, praised as a standout event in Maine’s equestrian scene.
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Pastime Saddle Farm
Arthur J. Dunton
West Bath
Maine
Bath Riding Club
Stephen W. Burns
Lewiston
New England
Springfield
Mass
W. Tudor Gardiner
Doctor
S. B. Bowles
Saco
Arthur Sewall
James Direct
Mod Brooks
Rumford
Senate
Stungfiet Sewall
Milton Hawley
Greenway
John Wells
William S. Newell
Bernard D. Stearns
Portland
Reginald T. Lombard, Jr
South Portland
N. Y
Ruth Stanley
Wellesley Hills
T-Ledge
Deane C. Davis
Barre
Charles Jones
Newmarket
N. WH
W. E. Fairbanks
R. G. McAvoy
Montpelier
Davis
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Popham Road
Harry W. Crosman
Boston
Richmond Firemen
RED Cross Party
Justice Murray
Sagadahoc
Bath and Vicinity
Pastime Club
A. J. Dunton
W. FE. Fairbanks
Arthur Dunton
N.—H
Mary Crawford
Scarsdale
Raymond English
James A. Gillies
Sidney L. Eaton
George L. Emery
Highland Peavine
Breezing
C. L. Reed
Sanford
Mrs. Reed
Miss Mercury
William N. Howard
Anchorage
June
Marcia
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