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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1955

Page

8

Gypsy moth spraying urged to save Bath trees

Forty years ago in Bath reports a citywide gypsy moth infestation prompts officials to favor State expert advised spraying as the only effective remedy. The plan would shield trees from browntails and other caterpillars, ending annual tree tip decapitation.

Morse Hoopsters Top Houston In Early Lead Win

Morse High defeated Houston 69 to 42 before a packed crowd. Key contributions came from Dick Bishop, Wes DeCapua, and Eddie Marchetti as Morse built a 33-20 halftime edge and pulled away in the second half.

Morse High Houston High Gene Hunter Blue White Wes DeCapua Eddie Marchetti Dick Bishop Morse Bishop Marchetti DeCapua Paul Davenport Houlton Pete Webb Morsemen Houston Huntermen Ed Marchetti Bob Billington Anderson Davenport Billington Webb de Capua Dill

Bath Rifle Club Takes Over Rumford Marksmen

Bath Rifle and Pistol Association swept both ends of their match with the Rumford Rifle Club fired at the Auburn range Thursday night to win the first half championship of the Alden M. Gayten Post Rifle League. Undefeated in Gold League competition, the Bath team out shot Rumford 959 to 945, while in the Blue League the locals posted a 934 to 912 win. The league's second half will begin the first week in January.

Bath Rifle and Pistol Association Rumford Rifle Club Auburn Range Bath Rumford

Morse High forms baseball leadership as season nears

Dec 19 1915 Morse High graduates Ralph Warren named manager and Randall Cook as assistant manager for the coming baseball season. Warren, who played on last year’s baseball team and was a member of the recently concluded football season, accompanies a note on the school’s strong athletic program. The Week street schoolhouse foundations have been completed with partitions being installed.

Idella Altekamp Kent's Hill Morse High School Morse High Ralph Warren Randall Cook Warren Weeks Street

Bath Junior High to Field Eight Team Intramural League

Bath Junior High announces an eight team intramural basketball league led by Athletic Director Maurice Clark. Teams include Trojans Red Devils Wild Cats Hoboes Rams Mohawks Bull Dogs and Pirates coached by Fred Bolduc John Trafton John Conley Jr Elford Stover Donald Perry Paul Stinson Louis Kingsbury and Ralph Brewer. Games will be in Morse High gym Saturdays at 9 and 11 am and Wednesdays at 6 30 and 7 30 pm with seven games per team.

Bath Junior High School Maurice Clark Tojans Fred Bolduc Red Devils John Trafton Wild Cats John Conley, Jr Hoboes Elford Stover Rams Donald Perry Mohawks Paul Stinson Bull Dogs Louis Kingsbury The Pirates Ralph Brewer Morse High

Committee names and cake decorating note

Names Committee chairman aided by William Bodwell Charles Doyle Norman Seekins John Allen and Edward Sewall Jr. Try a decorative edible centerpiece made of frosted grapes. Separate into clusters wash drain and dry. Dip quickly in heavy cream then in sugar and rest on racks. Yankee Stadium attendance reached 1 490 136 this year, up from 1 475 171 in 1954.

William Bodwell Charles Doyle Norman Seekins John Allen Edward Sewall, Jr New York Yankees Yankee Stadium

Maine Fish And Game Roundup By Ron Speers

The deer season is over and Maine outdoorsmen turn to other pursuits. Rabbit hunting has surged with new snowfall and rabbits are more numerous this year. Dogs trail beagles through fresh snow as hunters plan to chase rabbits across Maine. Duck season was disappointing with few major flights, though sea ducks remain legal in open coastal waters until December 31 with a seven bird daily limit and 14 in possession.

Mr. Snowshoe Pine Tree Maine Outer Harbor Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Atlantic Ocean

Estate appointments recorded by Sagadahoc probate register

Lillian H Heal Register certifies probate appointments in Sagadahoc County for Maurice W Burnstate Georgetown administrator November 18 1955 Ronald Ralph Waldoboro. John J Tracey Woolwich executrix Mary L Tracey December 6 1955 Eva M Mahoney Bath Bertha M Curtis executrix December 6 1955 Mary Jane Main Hath Archibald MacNicol Main James Avery Main Archibald MacNicol Main Junior executors December 1955 Boyd L Bailey Maine agent Arthur J Dunton Judge of Probate true copy of original order Attest 15-22-24 The Lillian A Heal Register.

Lillian H. Heal Sagadahoc Maurice W Burnstate Georgetown Ronald Ralph Waldoboro John J Tracey Woolwich Mary L. Tracey Eva M Mahoney Bath Bertha M Curtis Mary Jane Main Archibald MacNicol James Avery Main Archibald MacNicol Main Boyd L Bailey Maine

Probate Notices From Sagadahoc County Bath 1955

Court of Probate at Bath announces hearings on estates of Jennie M. Allen John Ellis Kelly Horace Mitchell John Parker George W. Merrill John W. Roberts J Bradford Sprague and Fra Wilson Tate. Executors, administratrices, and trustees named or sought. bonds, sales of real estate, and final accounts to be heard. Publication required in Bath Independent for three weeks.

Bath Sagadahoc Margaret M. Roth John Ellis Kelly Woolwich Loretta Kelly Carlton Horace Mitchell Robert FE Mitchell Robert E. Mitchell John Parker Virginia M. Parker Virginia M Parker George W. Merrill Della M. Randall C.t.a John W. Roberts Herbert Kiessling James V. Garbett

Probate orders for estates in Sagadahoc County Bath

The Bath Probate Court orders proceedings on multiple estates including Henry Alix, Charles Berry, F Howe, Mildred Mavan, Elizabeth Jackson, Marion W Ledyard, Alma Lindquist, Edith Miller, Oscar Thornton, and others. Notices call for hearings on January next and grant una bond letters testamentary or probate, with executors named and final accounts scheduled, as published in the Bath Independent.

Bath Sagadahoc Henry Alix Anna Alix Charles FE Berry Glos Tt F Howe Mildred J. Mavan Mildred I. Hlavan Fatate Elizebeth F Jackson I Laton Jackson Marion W Ledyard James Ledyard James C Ledyard Alma W Lindquist Boston Massachusetts Sovadaker County Maine John A. Lundquist Edith M Miller Vernon W. Miller Vernon W Miller Oscar Freeiian Thornton

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