Advertised sale of bank securities in Bath liquidation
The Bath Trust Co receivers conducted an advertised sale of securities belonging to People's Safe, Deposit & Savings Bank in liquidation. Items sold included Duluth Superior Traction Co. preferred stock at 4 a share, Concord, Maynard & Hudson 5 per cent bonds at 35, Marine National Bank stock at 50, St. Louis & San Francisco Mortgage 1951 at 71, and First National Bank of Bath stock at 80 to named bidders. No bids were received for the remaining securities. trustees will dispose of unsold items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Safe, Deposit & Savings Bank
Bath Trust Co
Duluth Superior Traction Co
Concord, Maynard & Hudson
Marine National Bank
Ralph O. Dale
Bath
St. Louis
San Francisco
Wolff & Stanley
New York
First National Bank of Bath
George P. Davenport
Change of time on Maine Central trains
Two timetable changes take effect on the Maine Central. The forenoon west and east train that left at 10.88 now departs at 10.92. The Brunswick to Portland arrival train, previously at 8.10 p.m., will not arrive here until 9.40 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central Railrag
Brunswick
Tsangor
Portland
Frank Ridley Returns From Augusta Visit
Frank Ridley has concluded a brief visit in Augusta returning home. He spent a short time in the city for personal matters and plans to resume usual duties promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ridley
Augusta
Motor trucks urged to aid railways in car shortage
Director General Hines predicts a serious shortage of freight car transportation facilities and asks shippers and receivers to cooperate. R E Fulton of International Motor Co advocates trucks acting as branch lines to unload at yards and deliver to doors, freeing railcars and cutting costs while speeding deliveries. The piece argues for expanded motor express routes to handle tonnage over short distances and calls for education of the public on truck advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hines
United States Railroad Administration
R. E. Fulton
International Motor Co
Ilroad Administration
Former Mayor and Wife Celebrate Anniversary
Ex Mayor and Mrs John A Small observe their 40th wedding anniversary at their Middle street home. He served Bath as mayor in 1915 16 and 17. They have many Bath friends and one grandchild, Joseph Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Small
Middle Street
Southport
Bath
Joseph Butler
Henry Butler
Fifty More Workers Arrive for Bath Texas Steamship
The Texas Steamship Co. continues expanding its workforce at Bath with 50 additional men arriving Tuesday. Employment manager Harry Armstrong Jr. led the crew as part of ongoing hiring efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Texas Steamship Co
Harry Armstrong, Jr
Strout Renominated Solar Lodge Official for 25th Year
Albert L. Strout was renominated as secretary of Solar lodge of Masons for his 25th year. Other nominations include Arthur E. Baum worshipful master William A. Staples senior warden Harry E. Thompson junior warden Fred D. Hill treasurer and Strout secretary with Sylvester H. Rowland first treasurer for three years. Past Masters Oscar F. Williams Howard B. Johnson and N. Gratz Jackson named guardians. A committee to arrange the installation will set a date later and appointments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Strout
Solar Lodge of Masons
Arthur E. Baum
William A. Staples
Harry E. Thompson
Fred D. Hill
Sylvester H. Rowland
Oscar F. Williams
Howard B. Johnson
N. Gratz Jackson
Bartley and Packard Wedding in Quincy Home
Elvira Francesca Packard daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Milton Packard of Chestnut Place married Robert Bartley son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Gibbs Bartley of Sandwich Massachusetts. Ceremony at the bride’s home officiated by Rev Adelbert Lathrop Hudson with sister Mrs Cloyd Hampton Valentine as pianist and sister Mrs George Stacy Bearce as bridesmaid. Reception followed with solos by Miss Marianne Lee Miller. The bride, a Quincy High School and Boston University alumna, has worked in libraries and children's services. groom a Tabor Academy and Bliss Electrical College graduate, naval veteran, now government electrical inspector at Bath Iron Works. They will reside in Bath Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvira Francesca Packard
Walter Milton Packard
Chestnut Place
Robert Bartley
Benjamin Gibbs Bartley
Sandwich
Mass
Adelbert Lathrop Hudson
Cloyd Hampton Valentine
Canton
Mariam Lee Miller
Quincey
Quincy High School
Boston University
Mr. Bradley
Quincy
Boston
Waltham
Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity
B. VU
Tabor Academy
Bliss Electrical College
Washington
D. C
Bath Iron Works
Maine
DeWitt Clinton Masonic Lodge
Bartley
Bath
Daily Ledger
Portland Mayor Reelected by Record Republican Plurality
Charles B. Clarke was reelected mayor of Portland by a plurality of 2542, the largest for a Republican in years. He returns for a third term as Republicans sweep the city, leaving only Democratic strongholds in wards 2 and 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Clarke
Portland
Towed schooner Charles H Trickey to Wiscasset after grounding
The three masted schooner Charles H Trickey, which grounded on Arrowsic, was floated Saturday and towed to Wiscasset, reaching there at night. It will load box boards for Lynn, Massachusetts. Mrs. George D. Horton returned to Kennebunkport after a week in Bath with her parents on Center Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Trickey
George D. Horton
Kennebunkport
Bath
Log falls on worker injuring G W Worthing at load
G W Worthing was seriously injured Monday unloading a log from his cart when it fell and pinned him. Lincoln Campbell removed the log. A grange supper the previous evening had small attendance due to a storm but cleared $10. The item then lists local visits, travel, and community notes including Thanksgiving gatherings and moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Worthing
Lincoln Campbell
Grange
Manfred Newdick
L. H. Rowe
Bath
W. E. Rowe
Evelyn Rowe
J.B. Blaisdell
James M. Stevens
Alonzo MacMahan
Cecil Stevens
Vernon Gray
J. G. Stevens
Chase Place
Joe Muse
Donnell Stevens
Miss Soule
Chester MacMahan
Texas Yard
J. W. Stevens
Pejepscot
Arthur Berry
Woolwich
Alton Berry
Marion Stevens
Kenneth Pinkham
Norman II
Lester Davis
Albion Davis
Charlie
Delia
Davis
Fred Carr
Franz Stevens
Melvin Harford
Will Davis
Lisbon
Portugal
H. A. Neally
Newton
Mass
Sheepscott Island Club
Grange Library
Lloyd Pinkham
Miss Marion
Stevens
Sarah Stevens
Ladies Aid
December probate term processes numerous estates and guardians
The December term of the probate court records extensive activity. Executors and guardians named include Elizabeth A. Small, Harry Jake, J. Ke Odiorne, Ella Odiorne, Fred D. Hill, Robert W. Donnell, Sara L. Hull, Joan M. Ham, Chantel LeBlanc, and others. Petitions to probate wills, licenses to sell personal and real estate, bonds, and administration accounts appear, with various estates in Bath, Richmond, West Bath, Woolwich, and surrounding towns. Distribution ordered in the estate of George Billis. administrator Philip V. Zotidis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth W. Small
Richmond
Elizabeth A. Small
Abbie L. Lake
Harry
J.ake
Josep M. Odiorne
J. KE. Odiorne
Ella I. Odiorne
Johns
Hyde
Bath
H. L. Edwards
Alice M. Edwards
Marian Hill
Fred D. Hill
Guardian
Harvey W. Donnell
Als
Robert W. Donnell
Winfield Leslie Hull
Sara L. Hull
Annie B. Cunningham
Henry M. Q Cunningham
Woolwich
Lowell Brown
Hattie K. Brown
George A. Alexander
George E. Alexander
William A. Todd
John L. Berry
Georgetown
Edward N. Bridgham
Charles W. Crocker
Eugene R. Brown
Martha EK. Brown
West Bath
Harry W. Day
James H. Day
Arrowshan
Albion F. Smith
George M. Watten
Fannie L. Patten
George Billis
Épsham
Philip V. Zotijdis
Local Jottings Highlights From Bath Area
Public schools close for two week Christmas vacation starting December 19. Local items note a deer in Dresden weighing 155 pounds, a new mahogany cash register in the Colonial, and various town happenings. A motor launch adrift near Sagadahoc Ferry is found after a storm, apples arrive for New York, and a lobster bake plans at the Arcade. Divers and local maritime activity feature, with anecdotal oddities about theater crowds and Nazimova film buzz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Joseph Crocker
Colonial
The
Mercury
Opera House
Nazimova
Charles Rucker
J. W. Cummings
Feldspar Co
Sagadahock Ferry
Bath
New York
Hattie B
William Crocker
Tretts
Iis
John Levyn
Workman Describes Glass Cutting Idea That Succeeded
A Round Pond workman named Morse explained he thought a hole could be made by first cutting a square in the glass and then snipping the sides until the hole formed. He claimed the method had not been tried before but it succeeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gers
Morse
Round Pond
Sedgwick Post G A R Elects Officers. Local Orders Plan Events
Bath society notes report Sedgwick post G A R annual officer election Friday night. Universalist Ladies Circle hosts Misses Moses Friday afternoon. Queen Mother Rebekah lodge draws large crowd Tuesday with business and two candidates to join forthcoming special Tuesday. Christmas tree slated for Dec 24 with a supper at each session. Bath Chamber secretary Fuller and Peter Olinto visit Bangor to finalize plans uniting Maine Board of Trade with the Maine Agricultural and Industrial League. Wakefield couple return from Gardiner trip with Walter Wakefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick Post
G.A.R
Lucian D. Fuller
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Peter A. Olinto
Bangor
State Board of Trade
Maine Agricultural and Industrial League
Maine Chamber ‘of Commerce and Industrial League
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Thompson Brothers
Anas
Ian
Solar Lodge
Bartley-Packard
Republican
Wiscasset
Luc
Lou
Maderia
James F.will Company
Annie M. Preble
Central Maine Power Co
Lincolnville
Albert McIntire
Jackson
Arch Street
Mobtgety
St. Bernard Royal Arch
Johny Levyn
Scott Tibbetts
Bath Societies
Carroll L. ‘Wakefield
Gardiner
Pera
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