Forty Years Ago in Bath Highlight Local Life
Bath items from December 1920 feature Mrs. Ida Rowe clerking at Percy store and many Bath residents visiting family, managing businesses, or attending events. Notable mentions include Morse High football and basketball setup, local social visits, theater showings, and community gatherings.
Bowdoin Dance Guests Paste Holiday Cheer
Miss Kitley and Miss Harriet Jackson with a group of Bath and Bowdoin students attended the Christmas dance in Bowdoin College gymnasium Friday night. Bath hunter George Clough reports nine foxes shot since October as he winters on the coast. Kelley Spear Co. yard resumes work to welcome renewed activity. Arthur Tibbetts nets 45 pounds of smelts on Sasanoa river headwaters as ice bites. Duck shooters J A Redlon and Omar Perry report fair luck near Lee's Island. Walter Baker and Thomas Reed return with 10 ducks. Mrs Edward D True and Mrs Williams Whitney visit Portland Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Jackson
Virginia Paine
Madelyn Davis
Martha Cobb
Priscilla Kimball
Elizabeth Drake
Eleanor Thebeau
Marion Small
Freida Mikelsky
Esther Hall
Sarah Flaherty
Bath
Bowdoin College Gymnasium
George Clough
Arthur Tibbetts
Sasanoa River
Parish welcomes new pastor with donation party
On December 15, 1920 the Loyal Workers and Evans Bible class at People's Baptist Church surprised their new pastor Rev L W West and Mrs West at the parsonage 47 Academy Street with an old fashioned donation party yielding many gifts. Portland guest Robert M Reiche a noted dancer attended the Bird Cage opening and will return Saturday. Ferdinando Coombs visiting his parents on Corliss Street from New York. Mr and Mrs Winfield E Rowe of Waltham Mass arrived Bath Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Bible
People’s Baptist Church
L. W. West
Robert M. Reiche
Portland
William F. Field
Middle Street
Mr. Reiche
Ferdinando Coombs
New York
William D., Coombs
Corliss Street
Winfield E. Rowe
Waltham, Mass
Bath
John G. Haskell
Allen Street
Boston
Haskell
West Jaffery
J. S. Emery Co
Robert Mason
Winnegance
Roy McAllister
Bath Officer Cited as Adjutant General Candidate
Bath residents voice strong support for Capt Henry W. Owen Jr a Bath native being considered by Governor elect Parkhurst for Adjutant General. Local reaction says he would strengthen the military department. James Knight and his hound Old Pal hunt rabbits with limited success due to snowwater. Arch street hosts opening night of the New Bird Cafe drawing 250 attendees praising the new dance hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Owen Jr
Bath
Parkhurst
James Knight
Pal
New Bird Cafe
Arch Street
Holiday SMARTS and Social Calls Across Brunswick Area
Dec 16 1920 Colby College student Miss Helen Freeman returns home for Christmas to York Street parents. Knights of the Golden Eagle aid Joseph Larrabee to with Oxford lodge New Year ball in Norway. Mrs Robert Toothaker and daughter visit Brunswick relatives. Mrs Eva Lemont attends Appomattox camp ball in Brunswick. Mrs Arthur Purington travels to Boothbay Harbor. Mrs Cora O'Brien works at Percy's during holidays. Brunswick guest Becke from Grattanola entertains bowlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Freeman
Colby College
Waterville
Frederick W. Freeman
York Street
Joseph Larrabee
Lincoln Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Oxford Lodge
Norway
Diverse Bath Social Roundup From December 1920
Bath residents enjoy holiday visits and gatherings as Mr and Mrs Oliver Moses host a dinner for 14 on Washington Street. Attendees include Higgins Briggs DeLong McCarty Gibbons Barker Hannigen. Notables visit from Boston and Augusta. art students return home. bowling and theater news mix with club plans for winter hikes and snowshoe events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Oliver Morse
Washington Street
Oliver Moses
Charles R. Higgins
Edmund P. Briggs
Harold W. DeLong
Hubert H. McCarty
Thomas S. Gibbons
Byron F. Barker
Robert Cc. Hannigen
Holiday Visits Reported by Local Families in 1920
Miss Mildred Jones leaves Morse High to spend holidays in Unity. Mrs. L W Bennett and Miss Grace Allinson visit relatives in Bath area. Mrs Galen C Moses and Miss L Theresa Moses motor to Portland. Mr and Mrs Francis Cooke plan ten days away. Mrs Ray Ham leaves for Montreal. Miss Clara Goodwin visits Bath with Emma and Lily Moses. Senator Rupert H Baxter returns from New York. Mrs Baxter from Boston with daughters Uydin Madelira and Mary, plus Janet Aldrich of Montclair as guest. Alonzo Harriman returns after Sigma Alpha Epsilon party at the University of Maine in Orono.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baxter
Janet Aldrich
Montclair
N. J
Rupert H. Baxter
Washington Street
Mildred Jones
Morse High School
Unity
Clara ‘Goodwin
Augusta
Bath
Emma Moses
Lily Moses
New York
Mrs. Baxter
Boston
Uydin
Madelira
Washington
Mary
Vassar
Monclair
Alonzo Harriman
North Street
Sigma -Alpha Epsilon
University of Maine
Orono
Morse Shipbuilders Rout St Louis Eagles 77 41
Morse Shipbuilders powered past the St Louis Eagles 77 to 41 at the local gym. Captain Kent Higgins led with seven field goals and perfect 10 for 10 at the line, while sophomore Joe Harrington added around 20 points per game as Morse built a large halftime cushion and cruised to the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
St. Louis Eagles
Kent Higgins
Higgins
Joe Harrington
Eagles
Saints
Red Sevigny
Sparkplug
Harrington
Sevigny
Charlie Ballargeon
Saint Louis
MacKinnon
Woods
Norm Beaulieu
Dave Blais
Sweets to the Sweet theme and film at Woolwich woods hunt
Mr and Mrs Norman Phillips star in a light comedy sketch titled Sweets to the Sweet. The feature is Oh Lady Lady. A group of four rabbit hunters bagged 23 rabbits in Woolwich and Arrowsic woods last week.
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Bob Ott
Norman Phillips
Woolwich and
Arrowsic Woods
Sagadahoc Probate Notices Tell Executors and Admins Named
Register Barbara L. Brewer lists estate actions for Bath residents Joseph C. Craig Maude W. Gliudden and John Sampson with appointments on December 13, 1960 and bond filings on the same day, noting administrator and executor designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara L. Brewer
Sagadahoc
Joseph C. Craig
Bath
Donald A. Spear
Maude W. Gliudden
John P .Carey
John Sampson
John P. Carey
Students Spend Christmas With Nolan Family in Boston
Jerome Nolan a Bentley School of Accounting and Finance senior in Boston and John Riley a freshman from Colum bia South America spend Christmas with Jerome Nolan's parents Mr and Mrs Joseph P Nolan at 2 Weeks street Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Nolan
Bentley School of Accounting and Finance
Boston
John Riley
Columbia
South America
Nolan
Joseph P. Nolan
2 Weeks Street
Probate appointments listed for Sagadahoc County executors and guardians
Barbara L. Brewer Register of Probate lists multiple late Bath and Lewiston residents receiving appointments as Executors Administrators and Guardians on dates in November and December 1960 with bond filings or without bond as noted. Names include Mildred E Phillips Carlota Flora Kittridge Albert M Pinkham Lucie Frances Higgins Stiness John P Carey Rose A Fortin Louisa Carter Annie J McInnes Edmond Bernier Jr and Barbara L Brewer as Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara L. Brewer
Sagadahoc
Mildred E. Phillips
Bath
William J. Phillips
Carlotta
FLORA _KITTRIDGE
Pearl A. Hastings
Boind
ALBERT M_ PINKHAM
Josephine Pinkham
LUCIE FRANCES HIGGINS __ STINESS
Marcia Higgins Howay
John P. Carey
Maine
Rose A. Fortin
Lewiston
Charles P. Fortin
Louisa Carter
Elsie, M Small
Annie J. McInnes
Duncan McInnes
John McInnes
Edmond Bernier, JR
Torsham
Rosanna Bernier
Red Riots Stop Shipbuilders Win Streak in South Portland
South Portland’s Red Riots upset Morse Shipbuilders 65 to 57 at Beal Gymnasium. Joe Harrington led with 23 points, Brent Heal added 20, as the Riots built a 15 point fourth quarter lead and controlled rebounds to halt Morse’s early-season surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland
Les Snumway
Beal Gymnasium
Morse
Bob Libby
Phil St. John
Brent Heal
Les MacPhee
Joe Harrington
Jim Dimick
Kent Higgins
Higgins
Jenkins
Rickey Woods
Libby
Harrington
Thornton
Dyer
Beck
MacPhee
Heal
Morse Jayvees Tie St. Louis In Lopsided Win
Morse Jayvees beat St. Louis Eagles 40-35 as Newynard Overlock led with 18 points aided by Mike McNeil 9 and Scott Johnson 5. The Bath squad improved to 4 1 overall with strong floor shooting and limited free throws, while St. Louis hit 18 of 20 from the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse Jayvers
Varsity
St. Louis Eagles
Varse Aty
Newynard
Mike McNeil
Bath
Scott Johnson
Jack Hart
Wern Johnson
Jim Day
Bob Condon
Jayvees
St. Louis
Probate notices for Sagadahoc county December session
The Estates were matter named in Sagadahoc County on the first Tuesday of December 1960. Notices are ordered by the Bath Independent to be published for three weeks to inform interested parties and allow objections before the January next hearing. Names include ADA E Larrabee, Joseph W Larrabee, James T Bonney, Albert L Bonney, Elizabeth Morse, Marion Stewart, George Buchanan, and Villa A Buchanan. Judge Harold J Rubin signs with Barbara L Brewer as Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Louise Sears Brown
Charles T. Small
Doris A Bourgoin
John P. Carey
Ralph P. Bourgoin
George A. Bourgoin
Harold J. Rubin
ADA_E. LARRABEE
Joseph W Larrabee
James T. Bonney
Albert L. Bonney
Ton Elizabeth Morse
Phippsburg
Saxzadahec
Marion Stewart
George Buchanan
Villa A. Buchanan
Obscure OCR Scoreline Points to Local Game
Fragmentary report lists players D Auger and T Cacvette with incomplete stats. Mentions officials and time notes but lacks full context, teams, or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Auger
T. Cacvette
Sprague
Asst
Hutchins
Scerer
Parks
Officials
Torree
Tabor
High Tide Floods Bath Streets After Snow Slog
A strong high tide caused minor flooding in Bath near noon on Wednesday. Commercial Street saw several inches of water spilling onto the roadway as snow clogged catch basins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Commercial
Maine divorce by publication for Donald E Lawrence plea
Court orders Donald Edward Lawrence to answer Mary Doonis Lawrence in a divorce action on cruelty and non support. Service by publication in Bath Independent via mailing to last known address 93 Maine Street Brunswick Maine. Publication for three successive weeks required. deadline January 25 1961. Justice Charies A Pomeroy presiding with Clerk Esther L Brawn attesting.
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Donald Edward Lawrence
David Klickstein
Maine Street
Brunswick
Maine
Mary Doonis Lawrence
Bath Independent
Bath
Maine= Street
Brun K. Maine
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