Forty years ago in Bath December 7 1909
A Bath Chronicle recap of a curfew night misstep with an improvised call to police, a Dreamland Theatre boiler room fire alarm investigation, and a series of local happenings. Mikelsky’s Music moves to 168 Front Street with expanded records and instruments. Colonial sax quartet gains Roscoe Leighton. Salvation Army Captain Sainsbury upgrades Rogers block hall for meetings. Maine Realty Co. sells Georgetown farm property to Mrs. C. B. Carberry for a summer home.
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Oneey
John Davis
Scott
Dreamland
Dreamland Theatre
W. H. Sainsbury
Salvation Army
Front Street
Southworth
Carver
Sainsbury
The
Maine Realty Co
Anderson
Georgetown
C. B. Carberry
Watertown
Mass
Two Bath Girls Discuss Futures and Tax Notices Prompt Action
In West road across the Higde field two Bath girls discuss marriage and careers. Tax collector Brown reports heavy real estate payments this week and warns all unpaid properties will be advertised. Tug Alexander Jones and Sea King with wrecking gear attempt to refloat the stranded school Marie Palmer off Frying Pan Shoals where 21 feet of water remains in the hold but hull and spars survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Alexander Jones
Sea King
Marie Palmer
Park Pond Iciness Attracts City Youths On Saturday
A Bath crowd of urchins waded in Park Pond ice with some drying feet on the bank. A boy wore shoe and stocking while pushing ice floes knee deep. Local incidents include a Becky cell youth disrupting school and Truant Officer Emmonds intervening.
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Park Pond
Becky
E. Emmonds
Bath Academy History Unearthed in City Hall Vault
December 9 1909 notes recall Bath Academy finances dating to 1806 as residents trust the honest man. Bath scene covers Bath Biddeford-Saco polo, Merrymeeting Bay skim ice, Bath barge Hammond discharge to Kennebec, and local shopping rush before Christmas.
Anniversary of B Olinto’s Front Street Merchants Career
December 10 1909 B Olinto the Front street merchant marks his fourteenth year as resident and merchant in this city. He began in the store on Front street in the Columbia Hotel block where the dining room now sits. He expresses satisfaction with his choice of residence and business success. Henry Tibbetts formerly of Wiscasset is named superintendent of the street railway he has joined in San Francisco.
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Mikelsky's
Front Street
Columbia Hotel
155
Victor
Edison
B. Olinto
Henry Tibbetts
Wiscasset
San Francisco
Tibbetts
Maine
Butterfield
Gediman
McElman
Madden
Libby Court
Owen
Ross
Thurlow
Kelley Spear
Torrent V. F. A
Columbia, Phoenix and
Sedgwick
American House
the Elks and Eagles
Gunning Trip Planned by Howard and Reed
Henry W. Howard and Frank Reed depart for a new days gunning trip to Howard's logging camps in the upper country. E. O. Atkins learns his son Ralph shot himself in the leg placing a revolver in his hip pocket. the bullet remains unretrieved. A Bath resident entertained a tramp with a substantial dinner then witnessed a bold cigar payoff. Bath class rings for 1910 MHS arrive, and R W Conforth Co electricians show decorative lamps suitable for Christmas trees.
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Henry W. Howard
Frank ‘Reed
Mr. Howard
E. O. Atkins
Center
Maine Central
Ralph W. Atkins
Albion
R. W. Conforth Co
Bath
Wyoming Launch Promises Big Waterfront Event in Bath
December 12 1909 forecast for the hand some six masted schooner Wyoming to launch next Tuesday noon from Percy and Small yard in Bath with a holiday crowd expected as Maine Central offers excursion rates. The city anticipates the largest wooden sailing vessel ever built here and the Wyoming will be queen of the American merchant fleet upon launch.
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Wyoming
Percy & Small
Bath
Maine Central
Bath Yacht Club Commodore Dyer to enter Marblehead dory race
Commodore Reuben K. Dyer of the Portland Yacht Club, a Bath boy, plans a new power dory for the annual Marblehead dory races. Bath merchants declare a gala day with special bargains to launch the big six m schooner Wye. A Bath Hospital Association meeting led by President John S. Hyde notes weekly payments required from all except charity patients.
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Reuben K. Dyer
Portland Yacht Club
Marblehead
Fac
Bath
Bath Hospital Association
John S. Hyde
Town Notes and Social Links in Local Dispatch
Miss Carrie Goodwin praised by hospital trustees for exemplary service as head nurse. Bowdoin junior class adds six new members including Alonzo Dennis and Harrison Cole to the Friar’s club at Riverton dinner. Woolwich students late due to a bulky horse delaying the Bath ferry. Capt Everett L Holt rumored for Major Bird’s successor. Capt G A Baker denies interest. Government ecards designs approved. Lincoln and Grant portraits for new issues. George Washington and Martha Washington portraits on other card features.
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Stanley Pierce
Friar’s Club
Riverton
Bowdoin College
Alonzo Dennis
Harrison Cole
Joseph White
Leslie Brummett
Henry Wiggin
Biddeford
Boston
Everett L. Holt
Bird
G. A. Baker
Baker
Times
Portland
Washington, D. C
McKinley
Lincoln
Gen. Grant
George Washington
Martha Washington
Election of Officers in Co-Workers Class at First Baptist
The Co-Workers class of the First Baptist Church elected officers Tuesday at Miss Evelyn Southard’s home. Re-elected were Southard as president, Florence Thompson as vice president, Jennie Cameron as treasurer, and Madelyn Dunton as flower fund leader. Florence Woodside became secretary and Bernice Oliver assistant secretary.
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First Baptist Church
Evelyn Southard
Miss Southard
Florence Thompson
Jennie Cameron
Madelyn Dunton
Florence Woodside
Bernice Oliver
Lila Place
Ruth Farnham
Helen Hall
Charles R. Sims
Stella Hart
Laura Harrington
Edith Miller
Gertrude Wakefield
Verna Durgan
Addie Moulton
Ora Parks
Gertrude Burns
Mary Sims
Winter Street Auxiliary Christmas Meeting
The Winter Street Auxiliary of Winter Street church met Tuesday evening with a large turnout. Mrs. Selma Chubbuck greeted guests from the Ladies' Aid and Girl Scouts. A Christmas pageant and carols followed, with refreshments served in the banquet hall. Gifts were planned for December 27 party and exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Winter Street Church
Selma Chubbuck
Ladies’ Aid
Girl Scouts
Girl Scout
Ruth Freeman
Eleanor Matter
Consuelo Alkazin
Evelyn Stairs
Edith Horne
Viola Osgood
Bernice McGlinchy
Arlene McAllister
Edith Haggett
Sammy Baugh Shines as Redskins Passer Leader
For 13 seasons Sammy Baugh has been the Redskins passing wizard. He led the NFL in passing after the first quarter of the season and recently completed 16 of 20 passes for 264 yards against the New York Bulldogs, reinforcing his top passer status.
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Washington
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
National Football League
Baugh
NFL
New York Bulldogs
City council denies request and weighs school funds
The 1946 Bath city council rejected a request while reviewing the Swett and Bailey evening school trust accounts, noting bonds and savings deposits totaling over 100 thousand dollars and projected income rising to about 3 241.35. The council also set a September 12 1951 date for a referendum on forming Bath School District and approved a traffic ordinance after hearings.
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Bath Savings Institution
Bath Trust Co
Donald D. Young
Swett
Bailey Evening School Trust
Lucinda Bailey
Mary A. Wiggin
Sarah J. B. Davis
Charles D. Clarke
Horace Swett
Council of Bath Parent-Teacher Associations
Bath
Ross
McElman
City Manager Reports November 1949 Municipal Activities
November police recorded 24 arrests 23 men 1 woman with offenses including assault driving intoxicated intoxication and speeding. 135 complaints investigated 18 lodging cases 13 wrecks 96 open doors or windows. Fire department issued seven alarms causing $98 loss. Highway and sewer work included patching grading ditching tree removal and preparatory snow prep as winter nears.
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Police Department
Highway and Sewer Department
Bath
Dike Road
Cobb Road
Valley Road
Milan Street
Meadowway
High Street
North Street
Bedford Street
Morse High Street
Chestnut Street
Bath Road
City Manager Report Highlights November Public Works
City operations reported in November include salt spreading and plow modifications to improve snow cleanup, relief caseload totaling 275 persons, labor contributions to Cemetery and Highway departments, and Rotary club clothing efforts. The report notes ten burials at Oak Grove, infrastructure repairs, a coal to oil heating upgrade, health inspections for communicable diseases, water testing, and new policy on sanitation licenses. A proposed World War II veterans plaque is discussed with consideration of broader war memorial options. A neon police sign was installed at the department entrance.
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Walters
Cemetery Department
Highway Department
City Hall
Rotary Club
Cemetery and Park Department
Oak Grove
City Park
Health Department
Oliver
Augusta
Priest
Maurice J. Warner
Middle Street
Adjutant General
Navy
Bath
Army
Sagadahoc County
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Annual stockholders meeting notices from Bath banks
Notice dated December 1 1949 for Bath Trust Company annual meeting on January 10 1950 at 2 PM in Bath Maine for election of Board of Trustees and other business. First National Bank of Bath also schedules its annual meeting for January 19 1950 at 2 PM to elect directors and conduct any lawful business.
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Bath
Maine
The
Bath Trust Company
First National Bank OF Bath
Daniel Wills
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Ss Superior Court
John J. Moran
Supor
Ibel
Sewall
Setlerion Court
Bathfin
Horace W. Swett
Allan Spear
Roy W. Putney
Samuel A. Morse
Katherine Giux
Cape Elizabeth
National Bank of Commerce of Portland
Emma F. Hooper
Harry L. Day
Mary S. Curtis
Mildred C. Albee
Christine C. Curtis
Carrie E. Hathorne
Woolwich
Eleanor A. Jameson
J. Herbert Snipe
Otty Steen
Samuel R. Percy
Eleanor P. Irish
Frederick E. Drake
Henrietta P. Drake
John L. Jack
O Sagadahoe
Lutie Fern Kellaway
Newton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State Street Trust Company
Boston
Wallace S. Reed
Bleike S
Bradford P. Belanger
Ethel Fisher Willes
Topsham
Harriett Fisher
the Poulos
Auchianata
Ate Gr
Young Burgess Bird Learns to Talk in Bunbury
In Bunbury Australia a male parrot owned by 16 year old Joe Flynn has begun to speak in two words pretty boy with improving enunciation. The trick came from a parrot in a nearby cage and is noted as a novelty for local residents and officials.
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Bunbury
Pepe
Joe Flynn
Don Novak Leads Army Soccer Captain From West Point
Don Novak, captain of the 1949 Army soccer team at West Point, is the son of Leo Novak the cadet cross country and track coach. He also competes in track and hurls the javelin. The piece notes nutrition on kidneys and liver as mineral sources.
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Dad
West Point
N.Y
Don Novak
Leo Novak
Don
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Bath Daily Times
Roscoe Leighton
Colonial Saxophone
George P. Larrabee
Lewis Preney
Clifton Tedford
Elbridge R. Wright
Higde Field
James Blinn Perkins
Perkins & Tupper
Boothbay Harbor
Kennebec
Henry M. Sanford
M. J. McCormick
C. C. Troop
Colonial Club
Walter A. Murtaugh
Joseph McCole
A. G. Oliver
Charles S. Brown
Ralph C. Whitehouse
E. F. Troop
O. F. Frye
Jack Haskell
H. L. Culpepper
New Meadows
Brunswick
Gilmore
Bath Academy
Morse High School
Maine Central Station
Merrymeeting Bay
Bath Pole
Saco
Alameda
Ladies’ Sewing Circle
North Street Church
Hammond
Philadelphia & Reading Coal Co
Insane Hospital
Earle Lemont
George White
J. F. Clary
Percy
New England Telephone Exchange
Esther White
Miss White
Turner
R. B. Hatch
R. C. Whitehouse
Fred H. Thompson
Whitehouse
Thompson
Hatch
Troop
Captain Brewer
Island Belle
Boothbay
Eastern Steamship Co
Pansie
W. L. Ellis
Express
Nashua
N. H
South End
Carrie Goodwin
Bath Societies
Winter Street
Carper
Allen
Mittendorf
Hunter
Department
Huse School
William H. Gilman
Ashdale
Memorial Hospital
State OF
John . Moran
Emily P. Moran
Sagada
Hoc
P. Moran
Ralph O. Dale
Esther L. Brawn
Arthur J. Duntonudge
Register
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