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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1951

Page

7

Forty Years Ago In Bath The Insider Chronicle

The December 5 1911 Bath column recounts local life including sightings of Capt Elbridge Wright nearing 94, Mrs Margaret Ashworth preparing Europe trip, Bowdoin baseball prospects, a bear trap tale, and scheduled events at Colonial Club and Bath theatre with readings by Jeanette Kellogg and performances at Dreamland Theatre. Nearby notes cover weather, civic improvements, police actions, and social events across Bath and Woolwich.

Morse Wins Basketball Opener 69 33 Over Gould Academy

Morse defeats Gould Academy 69 to 33 in their season opener before 600 fans. Capt. Jackie Hartleb and Brad Stover each score 17 for Morse as coach Farrel benches starters at halftime to test bench players.

MORSE Gould Academy Jackie Brad Gould Jackie Hartley Brad Stover Dunc Farrell Hartleb Stover Louie Kingsbury Louie Bobby Small Harry Moses Billy Heggett Sonny Munsey Billy Sonny Heggctt Ralphie King King O.K Dune Chick Marchetti Johnny Trafton Paul McCourt Rolfe Johnson Tee W. Haggett Moses Black Munsey Small Marchetti McCourt c Rouillard c Kingsbury Trafton Doyle Keene Carmichael Greene R. Haggett Totals G. FG Fossett Lfnae Emery D. Jordan Murphy A. Jordan Agnese Austin

Salvation Army seeks aid for holiday dinner drive

Capt Emily Parsons appeals for public support to fund and provision a mass dinner for the poor, with meals to be sent out in a few days and donations urged to rally to the project.

Emily Parsons Salvation Army

Rum Suppression Reported as City Seeks Underground Trade

December 8 1911 reports claim Marshal McFadden reduced rum selling to its lowest level. Prohibition activists accuse a smuggling network of importing liquor into town via an underground rail route, with one gang involved in sneak delivery.

Boston Journal Mme Emma Eames de Go Poe Gogorza Primen Feenihee Marshal McFadden

Captain Haskell Sails to Ocean Hospital After Rescue

Captain William H. Haskell, master of the five mast schooner Nathaniel T Palmer, was rescued after his vessel was abandoned at sea while en route from Portland. He lies in the Marine Hospital in Timore, enduring the hardships of the voyage and the peril faced at sea.

May Sam Lee Prince Chung Portland Forest City Moy Roxbury Stimore Palmer Dames Wathfield Charlestown Bay Bremen William H. Haskell Nathaniel T. Palmer Timore

Perth Amboy man narrowly escapes drowning in river work

Dec 11 1911 reports no ice in the Sasanoa river with a heavy freeze the previous year. Cutler W Bowker of Perth Amboy New Jersey, formerly of this city, had a very narrow escape from drowning while at work for the Perth Amboy Dry.

Bowdoin Classical Club Paul L. Wing Conant Reed Central Grammar School Miss Maxim Gardiner Center South Street Sasanoa River Cutler W. Bowker Perth Amboy N. J

Towne Couple Resettle in Schenectady New York

Mr. and Mrs. Selwyn Towne have moved to Schenectady New York where they are well settled. Mr Towne formerly served as chief engineer at Bath Iron Works and now works with General Electric Company in the Schenectady Plant.

Harry E. Cook Jamaica Plain Mass Cook Thomas G. Plant William Kingsbury Lillian Berry Georgetown Lewiston Selwyn Towne Schenectady N. Y Towne Bath Iron Works General Electric Co

Probate Notices From Bath County Court

Public probate notices announce hearings for wills and estates in Bath. Names include Corrie H Varney and Lillian M Tarhon of Bath with executors Alice Worrey and Alie MacNeil. estate accounts and allowances to be reviewed January next. Canal National Bank of Island serves as administrator for Dave B Dearborn case. Judge Arthur J III presides.

Frank H. Turner Harriet D. Turner Ruby Fisher Sewall Kansas City Missouri Tashenel Frederick Sewall Gardner Union National Bank of Earl H. Bath Eula Lyman Irving Oliver Phippsburg Ernest Oliver Winfield S. Wright Woolwich George Elwell Wee Nellie P. Percy Brooklyn New York John P. Carey Arthur J. D Bath Corrie H. Varney Roentary E. Varney Alice George A. Worrey Rue A Alalie B. MacNeil Itland Arthur J. III Horace McClure Register

Morse JV Triumphs Over Falmouth in Narrow Victory

In an opener before the Morse Gould academy game the Morse junior varsity edged Falmouth Boys club 39 32. Chick Marchetti led with four baskets totaling 15 points while Paul Mc blanked.

Morse jCourt Carmichael Noard D Flynn Morse IV G Marchetti Doyle Rf Black If Greene Trafton McCourt Rae Falmouth Boys’ Club J. Johns FC. Bis D. Flynn Odes Morse-Gould Academy Morse Jv’s Chick Marchetti Jv's Paul Mc

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