Bath News Briefs Mixed With War and Local Happenings
Local items report maritime incidents including the schooner Alice wrence found broken on Picken Shoal after grounding on Dec. 6 and her crew abandoning ship. Bath residents discuss school progress with 3560 pupils repeating grades, a plan to place dull students in specialized classes, and community activities like fox hunting, yacht and real estate notes, and a brewing interest in Red Cross seal drives.
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Alice Wrence
Picken Shoal
Phendonie
J’ S. Winslow & Co
Portla
Bath
Percy i
Fire at Bath Bottling Co. sparks difficulty in reopening
Dec 16 1914 Bath Bottling Co proprietor William I DeCoste says he cannot explain the origin of a fire at the plant and that machines are ice covered and the building is dry. He fears it will be some time before operations resume. Portland spandenis to et Bou in the Y M C A Friday night Forest City lads a Husky aggregation. School boys ventured to Brunswick to cut a tree for festivities. Sumner Sewall returned home from West Stearn and will depart for New Mees.
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Portland
Morse High School
Morse
Brunswick
Shippin City
Owen
Ne Basy
Heamee
Bath Ironorks
E. W. Bliss
Mer
Rae
William I. DeCoste
Bath Bottling Co
Portland Spandenis
Y.M.C
Forest City Lads
Sumner Sewall
West Stearn
New Mees
Allied push in Flanders signals western front move
The December 20 1914 French official statement reports that Allied operations in Flanders, after scattered fighting at detached points, appear to have shifted toward a general movement aimed at pressing the entire western end of the German line.
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Flanders
Germs strong claim and Dixmude evacuation rumor
It is said Germany is very strong and a London report hints that Germans may have evacuated Dixmude though not officially confirmed. The city hosts a traveler from Blaisdell & Son Hill of Frankfort as it moves toward Miami, while local bowling action and holiday staffing fill the day.
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London
Dixmude
Blaisdell & Son Hill
Frankfort
Fea
Newpor
Belt
Miami
Fla
Winter War Fronts Intensify in France and Belgium
The December 21 1914 war report notes heavier battles in France and Belgium with both sides claiming gains and German offensives at four points. Separately President John S Hyde and Bath Iron Works official John McInnes return from Washington while ships Lisman and Popham oiler facilities undergo repairs as winter downtime begins. Miss Esther Jones a student at the New England Conservatory of Music is to spend Christmas holidays at home.
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France
Belgium
French War Office
John S. Hyde
John McInnes
The
Bath Iron Works
Washington
Lisman
Boston
Bath
Iron Works
Arry Mank
Hodgkins
Popham Oiler
Esther Jones
N. E. Conservatory of Music
Notice of Bath Trust Company Annual Meeting
Notice states that the Bath Trust Company will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday the lith 1954 afternoon for the election of a Board of Directors and other business. The document is signed by H. Baxter, President, with dates 9 16 23 30 6.
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Ann al
Bath Trust Company
Rototraad’ Company
First National Bank of Maine to Hold Directors Meeting
The stockholders of First National Bank of Maine will hold a directors meeting at the bank on Tuesday January 11 1955 at two o'clock in the afternoon to transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting. Daniel Williams cashier.
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Ees
Maine Bank OF Bath
Firstational
Bank of Maine
Bank
Aes
Probate Notices From Bath And Lakeland Estates Appointed
Lillian H. Heal, Register of Probate, certifies executors administrators and guardians for estates including Benjamin P. Coombs, Andre P. Hutchins, Rebecca L. Kenney, Joseph W. Lauser, Clara Augusta Palmer, Edward Wegerath, Evelyn F. Ward, and Allan Spear with dates of December 7, 1954, and notes orders and bond status.
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Lillian H. Heal
Aes Adahoc
Aens L. Coombs
Bath
Benjamin P Coombs
Eschter
William D. Hutchins
Lakeland
Florida
Andre P Hutchins
Russell U. Kenney
Rebecca L. Kenney
Jane Hazel Saree
Joseph W. Lausier
Clara Auveusta Palmer
Eainte
Stella M. Randall
Powdeinham
Edward Wegetath
Evelyn F. Ward
Allan Spear
German Bride Awaits at Brunswick Naval Base
Carola Thomson, a young German bride from Germany, waits at Brunswick Naval Air Base as her husband serves in Newton Massachusetts. She describes German Christmas traditions, the tree cutting prohibition, St. Nick’s Day, and a goose dinner, while adjusting to life in Bath and planning visits to Massachusetts for Christmas.
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Brunswick Naval Air Base
Newton
Mass
Delbert.j. Brown
San Francisco
Calif
Thomsons
Peter
Germany
Boston
Carola
Kris Kringle
Bath
Massachusetts
America
Beane Rites Held in Wiscasset for Charles E Beane
Charles Edward Beane 80 died at his home on Hodge Street December 15 after a three day illness. Born in Wiscasset he was son of Frederick B and Anélid T Beane. He worked as fireman on a Boston tow boat and later as a gardener for Mrs Richmond L White. Services by Cowley Funeral Parlor with Stanley F Johnson officiating. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survived by two daughters two sons two brothers and several grandchildren.
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Charles Edward Beane
Hodge Street
Wiscasset
Frederick B
Anélid T. Beane
Beane
Boston
Richmond L. White
Cowley
Stanley F. Johnson
First Congregational Church
Greenlawn
Probate court notices from Bath estate matters
Court of Probate at Bath Sagadahoc December 1954 orders notice to all heirs and interested parties. Will and probate petitions for Annie R Hodgdon Mary A Lightbody and others heard January hearing. executors named, bonds where required. Names of executors: Nellie L Hodgdon Charles T Small Ray S Merriman Lynn M Bussey Elwood A Hathorne. Includes name changes for Judith Frances Robinson to Worack. Continuous risk: damaged OCR with many garbled words.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Annie R. Hodgdon
Nellie L. Heddon
Nellie L. Hodgdo
Mary A. Lightbody
Charles T. Small
C.t.a
Henrietta Reed McKay
James Alfred McKay
Merriman
Topsham
Ray S. Merriman
Judith Frances Robinson
Judith Frances Worack
Doreen K. Ibrook
Jennie R. Sanborn
Lynn M. Bussey
Frederick N. Sanborn
George F. Willis
Woolwich
Elwood A. Hathorne
LILLAAN H_ HEAL
Morse High Shipbuilders Continue Roll With 63 47 Win
Morse High School's Shipbuilders beat Cony 63 to 47 in Augusta on Friday night. Led by Dick Bishop Wes Marchetti and Thaxter Trafton the team built early leads and controlled the boards with a 2 3 zone defense limiting Cony’s scoring until Morse subs entered in the third quarter.
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Morse High
Bask
Pasty High
Augusta
Coagh
Gene Hunter
Ram
Blue
Ee ‘Ge
Ohn Wees
Dick Bishop
Wesdie Marchetti
Thaxter Trafton
de Capua
Marchetti
Ig Y Cong
Trafton
Biante Oe
Repealy
Bob Billington
Rams
Morse
DeCapua
Bishop
Eeu
Huntermen
Cony
Morse High Girls Basketball and First Aid Test Updates
Morse High reports on girls basketball officials and team helpers for gym periods and home games. A first aid exam will be Jan 11-12 with certificates for averages of 85 or higher. Bowling results list Phyllis Warner as high in singles and triples. Hoopers beat Short Shots, Wildcats topple Long Shots, Jumpin Jills defeat Slow Pokes. current standings shown.
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Marchetti
Coombs
Trafton
Rails
Haggett
West
Gerson
U. Irion
Brown
Ooper
Riley
Ted Thestra
Phyllis
Annette Mi
Carol Wi
Pat
Judy Holbrooke
Stephanie Aberta Haab
Cynthia Gigooil
Diane Bailey
Janice Neel
Marion Hahns
Phyllis Warner
Wildcats
Probate Court Order For Bath Estates And Accounts
An 1954 Bath probate court order directs publication in Bath Independent for three weeks. It covers guardianships and final accounts for estates in Bath and Woolwich including Bates Hall Reed Snipe and Cook, with filings by Elizabeth M Shumway Barrett Nichols Edward Bridgham and others. The judge is Thor J Bunton. Register Lillian H Heal provides a true copy.
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Bath
Bath Independent
ErBatt & Bory
Ahd
Susan Elizabeth Bates
Elizabeth M. Shumway
Guardian
William T. Hall
Bath Trust
Alice E
Edward ‘ Bridgham
Carlotta B. Minard
Catherine Shaw Hoover
Ella D. Nichols
Tengo
Barrett C.ichols
Barrett C. Nichols
Myers E. Reed
Woolwich
Susie Maynner
Admi
Tate
E. Reed
Christine C. Snipe
Randall F. Cook
John Jeegan
Horace E. Wade
Ordiner R. Ng
Es Xethor J Bunton
Lillian H. Heal
Canada’s first tak e formed pot rhich isi in existe nce
Royal Montreal Curling Club emerges amid foggy OCR text claiming Canada’s first take on a formed pot and its existence, with unclear references to curling history and location.
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Canada
Pot Rhich Isi
Royal Montreal ” Curling
Fragmentary legal notice names and dates in uncertain text
A damaged OCR legal notice references Ruth Williams and Reuben C. Walker in a probate or testament context. The text mentions a true copy of the original with a county date range around 23 to 30 of a month and year, but many words are garbled, leaving the exact action, place, and parties unclear.
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Ruth Willia
H Williams
Reuben ‘C. Tonanedt
Reuben C. Walker
Notice of Property Reclamation and Boundary Description
Notice identifies a parcel formerly owned by Hulda Chadbourne and now by Otis Card, with boundaries described by landmarks and references to deeds, mortgages, and registry records in Sagadahoc Deeds. It notes the land’s location in Bath, Maine, and mentions a prior mortgage issue, asserting the need to reach the lot for occupancy by Mary Arsenault and related parties.
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Feddings Association of Battle
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Stete
Maine
Dobined
Apa
Agada
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Lansing
Ripliey
Lydia
Arpenan
Chadbourne
Otis Card
Aria DeWolfe
Keenenbes
Sagadahoc
Dover
Mary Arsenault
Eleanor Pierce
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