Valley Farm comeback and bustling Bath notes
The Bath scene repeats Valley Farm at the Opera House after a crowded first show. Local markets sell Thanksgiving turkeys as Maine and Western birds attract buyers and prices top around 50 cents. Facts include Walter McGarrity’s move to New York Texas Co office and the Belvedere steam whaler lost in Siberia with no deaths.
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Bath
Maine
Bowdoinham
Walter McGarrity
Texas
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
The
Texas Co
Bath Shipyards
Pacific
Siberia
Belvedere
San Francisco
Seattle
Cape Serge
Bath Faces Ice Storm Impact and Local Activities
Bath endured a severe ice storm affecting the city with weather promises unfulfilled for Thanksgiving. The Old Bath Gun club revamps with many locals meeting tonight to discuss the sport. Three hundred men and boys joined gymnastic games and billiards in the vy lobby, plus a movie show in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Pinkham and
Volz
Red Cross drive milestone for Torrey Roller Bushing Works in 1919
November 28 1919 report notes Torrey Roller Bushing Works as first city plant to reach 100 percent Red Cross membership. Other items include Clarence Miller winning a Days Ferry shooting contest for a 15 pound turkey, church cantata rehearsals, Montgomery and St Bernard centennial program, and local social notes about Bath residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Red Cross
Clarence Miller
Days Ferry
The Lonson Cottage Named Theo Lon After Sons
The text notes that when their parents lived in Chicago they built a cottage at Foster's Point named Theo Lon in honor of the two boys who were then children.
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Bath High School
Chicago
Foster’s Point
Theolon
Morse High School
Three Masted Schooner Grounded Near Arrowsic Flats
The schooner Charles H Trickey captained by J M H Har ford grounded on Arrowsic Flats east of the Bath draw bridge after Wednesday noon. Efforts to float her on the high tide were planned, with a tow from Bath to Wiscasset by Marr and Farnsworth using a motor boat. High northeast winds left the vessel grounded with no tide high enough since Wednesday. she rests easily and unstrained. Authorities aim to move her down the Back River to Wis casset for loading box boards bound for Lynn Mass.
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Charles H. Trickey
J. M. H. Harford
Arrowsic Flats
Wiscasset
Lynn
Mass
Bath
Marr & Farnsworth
Sloops Sunk Off Gull Rocks. Monhegan Residents Report Losses
Monhegan residents arrive by steamer and inspect the wreck area off Gull Rocks southeast of Monhegan Island. They believe the schooner was a coasting vessel sunk in rough weather in 20 fathoms. The ship went down before Sunday.
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Gull Rocks
Monhegan Island
Monhegan
Caverly Active in Psi Omega and Fraternity Roles
Caverly served as national Psi Omega delegate at the 1957 tri annual convention in French Lick Indiana. He helped draft the new constitution and by laws, held roles as assistant treasurer and grand master of Beta chapter, and led inter fraternity activities on campus. He belonged to Solar Lodge F and A M Bath Lodge Elks Colonial Club and the local Young Republicans group.
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Psi Omega
French Lick
Ind
Caverly
Ole
Dental College
Junior American Dental Association
Solar Lodge
Bath Lodge of Elks
Colonial Club
Young Republican
Bath PTA Leads Drive for Morse High Library Books
Mental Health panelists including Dr. Mattias Marquardt Dr. Floyd Fuller and Dr. Jay Munroe spoke on religious parental leadership. Rev Dr Oliver W Bell announced Bath school children have info on book collection for Morse High library as newspapers note the push for 2 500 books. Committee chair Mrs George M Carlton Jr led the event with PTA units named in local papers.
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Whittier
Mattias Marquardt
Augusta Hospital
Floyd Fuller
Jay Munroe
Oliver W. Bell
PTA Council
Bath Schools
Morse High Library
PTA
George M Carlton, Jr
Fisher School Pta
Leonard Litchfield
Leland Fortier
Ray Therriault
Maurice Owen
Bath Memorial Hospital Cornerstone Ceremony Highlights
The Cornerstone ceremony for the Bath Memorial Hospital wing drew community leaders and volunteers. Mrs. Connard praised unprecedented support, while Mrs. Arthur King reflected on the auxiliary's growth and pride in the new facilities. Representatives of Morse High and local officials attended as the box sealed with hospital papers, brochures, and records.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
McInnes
Andrew B. Sides Jr
Connard
Arthur W. King
Nightingale Club
Kenneth Poole
Sharon Graffam
Morse High
Carey Atty
John P. Carey
Promise Help In Drive To Clean Up Magazine Racks
Chief Robert E Wagner Jr said local news stand operators promised full cooperation in removing objectionable material from magazine racks. He and Lt Edward Newell checked stands Friday reporting 100 percent cooperation. later most protested material had already been removed. The probe followed a letter from Wesley Church Methodist Men to City Manager Judkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Wagner Jr
Wagner
Edward Newell
Wesley Church Methodist Men’s Club
Wesley Church
Stanley W. Judkins
Police Department
Surprise Party For Matron At Old Folks Home
Mrs. Harriett Otis ends her duties as matron of the Old Folks Home with a staff arranged surprise party Friday evening. She received a purse from staff and a corsage from incoming matron Mrs. Beatrice Hyde. Refreshments featured a candlelit dian roll display and a decorated cake as the buffet centerpiece. Attending were Mrs. Charles Coombs, Mrs. Goldie Chaney, Mrs. Sadie Tate, Mrs. Ethel Talasco, Mrs. Lillian Garrison, Mrs. Alice Colby, Mrs. Lorraine Knight, Fred Thayer, and Mrs. Anne Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Otis
Old Folks Home
Charles Coombs
Goldie Chaney
Sadie Tate
Ethel] Talasco
Lillian Garrison
Alice Colby
Lorraine Knight
Fred Thayer
Anne Shaw
Chief Justice Earl Warren Salary Reported at 35000
The article states Chief Justice Earl Warren of the United States Supreme Court earns a salary of 35000 dollars per year. It notes his position and annual pay as reported in the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Warren
United States Supreme Court
Pert to Speak at Bath Young Republicans Meeting
The Bath Young Republican Club hosts Ed win H. Pert on Saturday at Stagecoach Inn to discuss Why I Am a Democrat. The event is a second in a series comparing parties and is open to UGOP members ages 21 to 40, starting at 8 p.m. with a social hour and dancing after remarks.
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Bath
Pert
Thanksgiving And Birthday Party At Mother Goose Nursery
A combined Thanksgiving and birthday party was held Wednesday for Mother Goose Nursery School pupils by director Mrs. Philip Wyman. Birthdays for Marjorie Black Jane Ambrose and Jennifer Bisson were celebrated, games played, refreshments served, and prizes awarded to Gordon Swift Jennifer Bisson and Kevin Gilmore.
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Mother Goose Nursery School
Philip Wyman
Marjorie Black
Jane Ambrose
Jennifer Bisson
Gordon Swift
Kevin Gilmore
1953 Chevrolet Pickup Demolished In Route 127 Crash
State police estimate a 1953 Chevrolet pickup driven by 15 year old Robert Sweeney rolled over on a curve a mile south of the Carlton bridge on Route 127 in Arrowsk. No injuries reported among Sweeney or a companion, also 15.
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Arrowsk
Philip Hodgkins
Robert Sweeney
Bath
Carlton Bridge
Sweeney
Officers And Leaders To Attend Training Classes
Women's Extension officers and leaders will attend training on program scheduling this week. Sagadahoc groups met December 1 at Topsham Baptist church to learn 1960 programs and officer duties. Bath scheduling meeting December 3 at the Cosmopolitan club will include Christmas suggestions and Emergency Feeding.
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Sagadahoc
Baptist Church
Topsham
Beryl B. Hill
Bath
Cosmopolitan Club
Winter Street Ladies Plan Christmas Party
The Ladies Aid of Winter Street Congregational church discussed a December 11 Christmas party with hostesses from group officers and gift exchanges. Members reported on Bath Planning Board meeting with Mrs. Berry and Mrs. Potter attending. A Thanksgiving worship service was led by Mrs. Coss, Mr. Fullerton, and Mrs. Sylvester.
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Ladies Aid
Winter Street Congregational Church
Bath Planning Board
Alton Berry
Homer Potter
Joseph Coss
Clarence Fullerton
John Sylvester
Fire at Washington Street garage causes box alarm
Fire Saturday afternoon in a storage garage at 357 Washington Street prompted box alarm 124. Damage ran into hundreds of dollars. This blaze marks a second recent incident at the same location, the first occurring on Armistice Day.
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Washington Street
Probate Court in Groton Posts Estate Filings and Accounts
Probate Court of Groton Massachusetts reports estates filed and accounts presented. Harri et C Ledyard and Stella M Randall probate actions listed with executrix and trustee statuses. Licenses to sell real estate sought for Smiley and Pulsifer petitions, guardianship details noted.
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Harriet C. Ledyard
Bath
Ruth Ledyard Baecker
Stella M. Randall
Bowdeinham
Edward W. Wheeler
Rae Y. LaCroix
Als
Arthur H. McIntyre
Gardiner R. Deering
Guardian
Oscar M. Smiley
Roscoe C. McFadden
Lenora E. Pulsifer
Topsham
Robert T. Coffin
Thanksgiving Visits Across Towns Mentioned in Local Notices
Wiscasset residents share Thanksgiving with relatives in Portland Auburn and Massachusetts as families visit for the holiday. Several locals travel to attend meals with kin including Plumstead, Moody, Rines, Marston, and Hutchins households.
Death Notices and Local Briefs From Dresden and Bath
Maurice F. Hall dies in Gardiner at age years. He was a mail carrier between Cedar Grove and Iceboro for years and a skilled carpenter. Survivors include wife Jennie Lorendahl Hall and children Marjorie Budge and Howard. Funeral held in Gardiner. Mr Cameron's widow resides with Miss Ethel L. Barter in Bath. Charles Gray returns to work in West Dresden. Local residents Herman Getchell and Verna Robinson visited the Houdlette home.
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Mr. Cameron
Maurice F. Hall
Gardiner
Frank
Clara Hall
Dresden
Cedar Grove
Iceboro
Hall
Jennie Lorendahl Hall
Marjorie Budge
Howard
Pittston
John Edward Hall
West Dresden
Staples Funeral Home
Probate Notices from Bath Sagadahoc County
Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc County notes notices for three estates. Ada Specht seeks Administrator without bond for Elizabeth Powers McKay's estate. Fred S Curtis & Company seeks administrator for J Franklin Howe's estate. Roscoe C McFadden guardian seeks license to sell and convey real estate in Bath. Harold J Rubin Judge of Probate presides.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Elizabeth Powers McKay
Donald H. Specht
Ada Specht
Donald Duncan
J. Franklin Howe
Fred S Curtis & Company
Oscar
M. Smiley
Maso
Roscoe C. McFadden
Guardian
Harold J. Rubin
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Bath Daily Times
Alfred Amana
Norman Freidenwald
Honolulu
William S. Briry
Melrose
Calvin Coolidge
Registration
Pharmacy
Mr. Briry
Milton S. Briry
Edward Briry
Miss Briry
Briry
Grove Street
John Briry
Malden
Bramen, Dow Co
Louise Cahill
South Street
Boston
Henry P. Caddy
Newton
Frank Powers
Middle Street
Portland
Arthur Larrabee
New
Harry A. Armstrong, Jr
Texas Steamship Co
Eva Trumbly
Lester Lewis
Vernon Gray
Five Islands
Liberty Theater
Robert Anderson
America
Opera House
Swain
Clay and Robinson
Merin
Theda Bara
David Balasco
Miss Bara
Florette
the Times
S. K. Vaughan
Cumberland
Brunswick
Old Orchard
Falmouth
Armory Ballroom
Harmonic Amusement Co
Harmonic Orchestra
Armory
Clark Grassey
Maurice Haynes
Richmond
Joseph Pray
Ralph Call
Fred Duren
Arthur H. Turner
Ernest J. Hanford
George D. Horton
Kennebunkport
M. J. Sheridan
People of Universalist Church
Gray
Central Church Choir
Dudley Buck
Montgomery & St. Bernard
Central Church
Louise Robbins
O'Hams
Well Diggers
Wesley
Syracuse University
Arthur Bowker
University of Maine
Frank Bowker
Alonzo Harriman
University
Charles A. Harriman
R. Trafton
Fred C. Fortin
Woonsocket
R. I
John Footer
Mr. Fortin
Frances Hunter
Somerville
Theo M. Fisher
Colorado Springs
Ladies Home Journal
House Beautiful
Mr. Fisher
Alonzo G, Fisher
Governor Milliken
Bath Rotary Club
King Tavern
Fred P Shaw
Warren E. Kershner
Henry T. Passmore
Lewiston and Auburn
Harry Armstrong, Jr
Rath
Silas Gilmore
Ethyl Carter
Morse
Woolwich
Maine Central
W. W. Kenderson
Albert L. Strout
Solar Lodge F. & A. M
Arthur F. Baum
William A. Staples
Harry E. Thompson
Fred D. Hill
Sylvester H. Howland
R. Clinton McFadden
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Sergt
LaFlamme
Fish and Game Post
Miane Fish and Game Assa
Forrest M. Young
Winter Street
Needham
Merton Young
A. George Moses
Corliss Street
Robert Frink
Maine Central Railroad
Bangor
Colonel Dummer Sewall
Daughters of the American Revolution
Edwin Dodge Hardin
E. S. Stackpole
West Bath
Portland High
Deering High
Bayside Park
Francis A. Winchenbach
John R. Newell
Iron Works
Denis Fisher
Craig Richards
Central Congregational Church
Abraham L. Kramer
Beth Israel Congregation
Francis E. Morrisey
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Bath Area
Young Republicans’ Meeting
Probate
Groton, Mass
David F. Collier
Robert Fairfield
Schyner Fairfield
Richard King
Sally
Robert Sutter
Charles Sewall
Bath Road
Auburn
Egbert M. Sewall
Kenneth Munsey
W. Philip Munsey
Alfred Norton
Dean Boucher
England
John Rafter
Manhasset
L. I
Bradford Street
Robert Mabrey
Thomas Rankin
Edgar Rankin
Federal Street
Dean Shea
Waterville
Charles Shea
Donald Shea
Gardiner Road
Barbara L. Brewer
Clarence A Tanner
Eliza F. Tanner
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