Bath News Snapshot From 40 Years Ago In Bath
Forts in France are under heavy fighting near the Argonne Forest with conflicting official reports. Local items note a low Nequasset lake amid drought and rising egg prices, plus plans for Fort Baldwin improvements and Winter dock work. A large gas explosion at Music Hall damages stock and windows. Morse High selects Rutherford White of 1916 as football captain candidate.
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Fort Baldwin
Kennebec
Baldwin
Portland Express
Bath
J. A. Redson
Music Hall
Redlon
Water supply secure as Nequasset Lake refilled by rain and snow
Superintendent Humphreys of the Maine Water Co tells the Times that recent rain and snow have replenished Nequasset Lake, removing fears of city water shortages despite a lower level this fall due to drought. Deer hunters from Bath and Bath Parkersville returned from Monarda with three does and a spikehorn buck totaling 365 pounds of venison. Shipping worries mount over the overdue schooner Ella M Storer bound for Gardiner after leaving Vineyard Haven November 18 and reported sighting near Boothbay, then to Kennebec and Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphreys
Maine Water Co
Nequasset Lake
Fred P. Rich
Bath
Parker Rogers
Philipsburg
Monarda
J. P. Weston
Ella M. Storer
Gardiner
Vineyard Haven
Nat Meader
Meader
Boothbay
Kennebec
Augusta
Altho
Allies predicted great war clash in Belgium report
December 3 1914 brief says German War Office notes French attacks in Flanders were repulsed. Unofficial reports claim Allies planned a major offensive to break German NW line and force a retreat. Also notes local Bath Maine notices on military vacancies and renovations amid warm weather.
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Belgium
German War Office
Flanders
Boston Officers Elected At Winter Street Club Meeting
The Winter Street club held its annual meeting on Thursday and elected officers. Charles C. Low becomes clerk, Dr. L. T. Snipe treasurer, Henry R. White auditor, with ushers R. W. Conforth and Galen Low. City work praised as sidewalks improve with crushed gravel. Captain Hall reports fresh fish from Monhegan with Boothbay ports blocked by weather. Miss Marshall vacationing in Millbridge with her parents. Parcel post articles may now be sent to Germany.
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Winter Street Cill
Charles C. Low
L. T. Snipe
Henry R. White
R. W. Conforth
Galen Low
Washington
E. W. Wheeler
Brunswick
Haines
Congress
Mark Hall
Monhegan
Boothbay
Hyde
Post Office Department
Germany
British Eye Witness Report Details Trenches and Tunneling
A British official eye witness report dated December 4 1914 describes hand to hand trench fighting heavy use of hand grenades and bombardment. It notes Allies employing tunnel boring apparatus for subterranean approach and that subterranean life dominates the fighting line with Germans largely ceasing frontal assaults.
Wedding anniversary and theater event at New Columbia
Hdett ES. E. W. ringith at Jane Co. i with Jake Co anes, refured to a theater parent at the New Columbia, the occasion being their wedding an niversary. Miss Madeline Kingsbury last evening went to Brunswick to assist the Bowdoin dancing master at his evening school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Lillian Lawrence
E. W.ringith
Jane Co. i
Jake Coanes
New Columbia
Madeline Kingsbury
Brunswick
Bowdoin
Allies Offensive Reported in France and Belgium
Dec 6 1954 official advices confirm Allied offensive in France and Belgium with few attacks so far and limited success. Berlin eyes possible Warsaw investment after Lodz capture. coal pockets for Bath distribution via waterways discussed for spring. Local business and fraternal officer elections noted.
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Noe
France
Belgium
Berlin
Warsaw
Lodz
Poland
Allied Troops Press German Raiders in Fraxice and Eastern Front
Dec 7 1914 reports from the French War Office indicate Allied advices on fresh efforts to push back German invaders in Fraxice. Russian authorities claim a serious defeat for Germans in Galicia and note the center army’s recovery near Poiend as a notable feat after encirclement. The Poland plains campaign is described as epoch making and intensely dramatic.
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Fraxice
French War Office
Galicia
Poiend
Poland
Bath residents hear talk of an ice storage plan
New owner Charles R. Donnell repairs the Rice residence on Washington street in preparation for family occupancy. Bath Aerie No. 875 elected officers including John J. Lee as Worthy President and Charles R. Farrar as Secretary. Sedgwick Circle and Boy Scout Council names announced. Rigger Frank A. Palmer works on a new four masted schooner at Percy & Small's yard as freight prospects improve. Chief Carpenter John A. Lord moves to the U S S Virginia. Frank L. Brown serves as chief mate of the U S transport Thomas. Cecil Payne of Hyde Windlass Co. visits New York.
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Charles R. Donnell
Rice
Washington Street
Bath Aerie
Order of Eagles
John J. Lee
Edward M. Robbins
Everett Hopkins
Charles R. Farrar
William C. Perkins
Isaac C. Coombs
William F. Ham
S.D. McPherson
E. A. Huse
C. A. Treaslee
Frank A. Palmer
Percy & Small’s
Carpenter John A. Lord
Navy Yard
U.S. S
Virginia
Carpenter
Lord
New York Yard
Frank L. ‘Brown
United States
Thomas
Seattle
Nila
Raymond
Wash
Mr. Brown
At- Willie
Annie F. Kimball
Bath Aerie, F. O. E
Bath Churches Top Quotas in United Canvass
Rodney E. Ross Jr of Grace Episcopal reported Bath churches surpassed their targets early in the evening with Bishop Oliver Loring present. Inter Street Congregational Church reported 89 men and turkey dinner. Elmer B. Williams praised three-year top results. Central Congregational rang bells for victory. William Hanson of Wesley Church led a large canvass with 83 percent pledges of the united budget. J Franklin Howe noted Beacon Street Methodist reached 59 percent. Four of seven churches reportedly oversubscribed. New Jerusalem pursued mail campaign with limited reporting. efforts to join in victory canvass continue.
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Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Grace Episcopal Church
Oliver L. Loring
Sumner Sewall
Inter Street Congregational Church
Elmer B. Williams
United Church
Bath
Central Congregational Church
E. Lawrence McCurdy
William Hanson
Wesley Church
United
J. Franklin Howe
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Uben Alker
Ocr
New Jerusalem
Howe
Beacon Street
Hanson
Agriculture Census Nears Completion In Sagadahoc County
The 1954 Census of Agriculture is in its final stage with two weeks left. Farmers are urged to complete and have questionnaires ready for the enumerator to ensure accuracy and prompt publication of results. About 990 farms have been enumerated in Sagadahoc County under local supervisor.
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Sagadahoc
Bath Brunswick dial system prep directs new directories mail
The Bath Brunswick New England Tel Co announces mailing of new district telephone directories ahead of the dial system switch set for 12:01 a.m. Sunday Dec 12. It lists Bath Hilltop Boothbay Harbor Bowdoinham Mohawk Brunswick Parkview and other exchanges including Damariscotta Freeport Harpswell Terrace New Harbor Pownal South Bristol Wiscasset. New Bath Times Advertising office and Newsroom numbers are provided.
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Bath-Brunswick
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Bath
Bowdoinham
Brunswick
Harpswell
Hilltop
Boothbay Harbor
Mohawk
Parkview
Damariscotta
Freeport
Terrace
New Harbor
Pownal
South Bristol
Wiscasset
Damarisecotta
Bath Times Co
The
Times
Snowstorm Causes Minor Crash As Drivers Exercise Caution
Bath reports a snowstorm with minimal accidents. Morris L. Smart, 28, of 62 Drayton Road, said his 1950 Tudor sedan side-swiped a tree on South Street after steering to avoid two children. The Steen Co. Inc. car suffered only slight damage. Street conditions were slick with city plows and salt trucks deployed. travel was difficult on hills.
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Bath
Morris L. Smart
Drayton Road
South Street
Smart
Steen Co., Inc
Lincoln County Orchestra Inspires With Christmas Theme
The Lincoln County Orchestra drew strong audience reaction performing Liszt Hungarian Dance No. 1 in a Christmas themed concert. Members included Robert Bridges Edward Gediman William Kennison Priscilla K Perkins Jane Stevens Clarence Cotton. The stage featured a silver cross in a stained glass window with candlelit decor. The XI Beta and Theta chapters sponsored the event for Christmas charities and Memorial hospital, with refreshments during intermissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bridges
Edward Gediman
William Kennison
Priscilla K. Perkins
Jane Stevens
Clarence Cotton
XI Beta
Theta Chapters
Beta Sigma Phi
Memorial Hospital
Gym Petitions Placed on File in Budget Fight
Perry said five percent of money needed for the combination gym and auditorium is not in the current budget but supporters will seek inclusion in the 1955 budget. Petitions will be presented to AES for consideration if allowed.
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Perry
Aes
Winter Street Couples Club Elects Officers At Dec Meeting
Winter Street Couples club held their December dinner meeting on Saturday night with a new officers slate. Presidents Mr and Mrs Arah Richmond. vice presidents Mr and Mrs Theodore Watson. treasurers Mr and Mrs Alfred Frye. secretaries Mr and Mrs Gerard Billington. Committees named for January include Supper chaired by Mr and Mrs Raymond Lawrence with Messrs Hutchins and Morse Jr. on the slate. entertainment by Mr Merton Bradway and others.
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Winter Street Couples Club
Arah Richmond
Theodore Watson
Alfred Frye
Gerard Billington
John G. Morse, Jr
Alfred Caton
Arthur Hutchins
Ira Nodine
Maynard Lee
Owen Williams, Jr
Leland Patten
E. O. Barsness
Wallace Grover
Raymond Lawrence
Maurice Hutchins
Merton Bradway
Harmon Eliason
Carl R. Dearborn
Bath starts Stump Removal after Hurricane Damage
City Manager Nathan C. White announced operation to remove nine tree stumps from Hurricanes Carol and Edna damage. A power shovel from Crocker & Simpson arrives as workers clear Bedford Street and other city and bordering private properties deemed dangerous to the public.
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Bath
Crocker & Simpson
East Brunswick
Carol
Edna
Nathan C. White
Bedford Street
Profit Sharing Topic At Cost Accountants Meeting
Sartell Prentice Jr. will speaker at the Southern Maine Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants meeting in the Elm Hotel Auburn Thursday evening December 9. He will discuss profit sharing as a sparkplug to profits and bring experience from Yale Stanford Harvard and Fortune Era roles.
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Sartell Prentice, Jr
Southern Maine
National Association of Cost Accountants
Elm Hotel
Auburn
Yale
Stanford
Harvard Business School
Prentice
Socony- Vacuum
Italy
New England
Time Magazine
Prentie
Commission of the Churches On International Affairs
United Nations
Council of Profit Sharing Industries
Naca Bulletin
Rebekah Assembly officials attend Beulah Lodge meeting
District 10 deputy president Mrs. Lois Knight and State officers Mrs. Carolyn Thompson and others spoke at a Beulah Rebekah Lodge gathering in Richmond after supper. The event featured introductions of Mrs Knight and Mrs Thompson and remarks from both.
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Lois Knight
Rebekah Assembly
Carolyn Thompson
Association of Ladies Auxiliaries
The
Deputies Association
Helen Gagnon
Jessie Morrell
Dorothy Wright
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Richmond
Knight
Thompson
Annual Meeting Notice of Bath Trust Company
Bath Maine notices stockholders of Bath Trust Company's annual meeting on January 11 1955 at two o'clock in the afternoon in the Banking Rooms Bath for election and other lawful business. President R B Baxter signs the notice dated 1954 with weekly publication marks.
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Bath
Maine
The
Bath Trust Company
Bathust Company
Baxter
First National Bank of Bath Maine annual stockholders meeting
Annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Bath Maine set for Tuesday January 11 1955 at 2 PM in the Banking Rooms. Election of directors for the ensuing year and other business require discussion. DANIEL WILLIAMS Cashier. 9 16 23 30
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First National Bank of Bath
Maine
Cub Scouts Visit Bath Daily Times Plant
Cub Pack No. 108 of Lisbon Falls visited The Times Co. plant Monday afternoon with Den mother Mrs. Beulah Dunton. They toured the newsrooms and press rooms, watched the news come in and the Times go to press, and listed participants Peter Gray Leland Henderson Douglass Dunton Benny Foster Gary Gaurat Carl Purinton Richard Closed Neal schdorf.
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The
Times Co
Cub Pack No
Lisbon Falls
Den
Beulah Dunton
Coar
Fred Jones
Sere
Job Printing
Job
Times
Dunton
Cubs
Peter Gray
Leland Henderson
Douglass Dunton
Benny Foster
Gary Gaurat
Carl Purinton
Richard Close
Nealschdorf
Pejepscot Paper Co
Melvin Pratt
Spring Street
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Hosts Silver Tea in December
The Cosmopolitan Garden club sponsors a silver tea at club rooms on December 13 from 2 30 to 4 30 inviting the public. Music will be provided during the hour, refreshments served, Christmas decorations arranged by members, and a Christmas gift table will accompany the event. President Mrs Whitney will lead a brief business meeting at 1 30 before the tea.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Whitney
Ministers Group Holds Meeting Discusses Religious Exercises
The Bath Ministers Association met at 10 o clock Monday at Rev Louis A Dole s home with six members and one guest. Superintendent Loring Addison spoke on religion in public life and opening exercises. The group voted to move meetings to the second Monday each month. next gathering is Jan 10 at Corliss Street Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Ministers Association
Louis, A. Dole
Middle Street
Ee Rey. Cy Whitehead
Phippsburg Center
Loring Addison
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Harold L. Allen
Whitehead
Oliver
David L. Wilson
Charles R. Sims
Louis A. Dole
Maine Farmers Almanac 1955 Stands On News Stands
The 137th Maine Farmers Almanac for 1955, published by Charles E. Nash and Son of Augusta, appears Monday. Printed annually since 1817, it includes calendars, weather forecasts, Maine legislative and legal data, veterans groups, fish and game laws, postage rates, vehicle rules, and other Pine Tree State information.
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Charles E. Nash and Son
Augusta
Maine
Pacific Golden Plover Makes 2400 Mile Ocean Migration
The Pacific golden plover travels 2400 miles over open water from Alaska to Hawaii. This nonstop voyage demonstrates remarkable endurance and navigational skill in migratory shorebirds.
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Alaska
Hawaii
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Argeriine Forest
Murphy Farm
Cook's Corner
Rockland
Woolwich
Goose Rock
Charles H. Cahill
Portland
Edward W. Wheeler
Oscar
City Landing
Thomas Carey
Percy Low
Soap Factory Road
Beagle
Juno
Houghton Bros
David Mosher
Passmore
Bath Ferry
Martin Gauvin
Cook’s Corner
Pierre
Barter
Laliberte Bros. Co
Seguin
Roan
Iar Armo
Paris
Highway & Sewer and Park, & Cemetery Boards
Sagadahoc Towing Co
Nova Scotia
George Rogers
Winnegance
Isle Au Haut
Point Lookout Club
Morse High Football Association
Rutherford White
Mer
Coast Artillery Corps
Adjutant General's Office
George B. Moody
Percy E. Barbour
Leutenant
John H. Williams
Barbour
Bath High School
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Carl Breckenridge
F. C. Curtis
Center Street
C. H. Nogers
Gommente
Bath Shoe
A. H. Shaw
High Street
Ramsdell
Lynn
Mass
Morse
Herbert Tm
Ee Street
Floored Lor
Stey
Boston Police
Marshall
City Hospital
Millbridge
Harry Thebeau
Kimball Bros
Genesta
Order of the Eastern Star
W. P
Clarence N.ares W. M
Kate Perkins
Olive Corless
Annie Cor
Cora Stilphen
Esther Oliver
Kennebec Feldspar Co
Bridgham
Charles P. Wetherbee
New York
Bath Iron Works
McDougal
Navy Department
William F. Nason
Brunswick and
Harry Pearen
H. W. Totman
Harry Plummer
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Volavant
Fred D. Hill
Bath National Bank
Springfield
Massachusetts Cashiers Association
E. J. Eddy
Fidelity Trust Co
Mona Wise
Blackwell
Penobscot Bay
Solar Lodge No. 14
W.M
Ralph H. Dunton
S. W
Rupert C. Cowles
J. W
Raymond B. Welch
Albert L. Strout
N. Gratz Jackson
Questians
H. B. Johnson
H. White
O. F. Williams
T. W. Hyde
Sons of Union Veterans
Frank Beals
Arthur M. Luce
William Nutter
Arth Arnett Beneart
Patrp Couhiei
E. B. Heald
Clarence A. Warker
Eugene Annable
Sedgwick
Charles A. Coombs
James R
Hugh Madden
Tate Eae. Curtis
James B. Wescott
James Jones
George R. Down
C. M. Oliver
Col. Wainwright
Boston
Popham
Rockledge
Gilmore
J. R. Andrews
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath Towboat Co
Henry W. Howard
Sherbrook Howard
Alton P. Reed
Charles M. Lincoln
New York City
New York World
Mrs. Lincoln
Both
F. S. Oliver
Marguerite
Sedgwick Circle
Ladies of the
A. R
Gertrude Stewart
Effie Higgins
A. B. Haggett
Bina Bates
Zalla Heal
Boy Scout Council
Central—chapel
H. A. Walters
E. B. Lermond
E. Pinson
Gould J. Brown
Cecil Payne
Sagadahoc County
Lincoln County Orchestra
Winfer Street Club
Cost Accountants
Daniel Williams
CUB
Lisbon
Cosmo Garden Club
Bam
Sagadalioc
Evelyn F. Ward
Anthur
Lillian
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