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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1945

Page

7

Bath News Highlights From December 1905

Bath items recount weddings and travel plans, local club events, church activities, and civic notes. Included are the Drake wedding in Philadelphia, Masonic hall ceremonies, local steeple work by Edward Brown, trolley axle mishap, and Christmas shoppers amid stormy weather.

Hyde Park Terrace Items of the Week

Local residents and visitors on Bluff road and nearby streets share gatherings, family updates, and holiday visits. Notables include the Cavanaughs, Evers, and Brewsters, with social calls, birthday celebrations, and card games noted among neighbors and kin.

Hyde Park Terrace

Illiam H Swett grocer suffers fall at store

This morning James S Low ell of the Illiam H Swett grocery store fell on his right side near a small tripe keg and will be kept at home for several days. Hyde Light Guards drilled last evening as rehearsal for the minstrel show overture to be performed New Year's night at Alameda. A Singapore coble reports the Bath ship Acme damaged 136 plates and frames in repairs, worth about 80000 Mexican dollars. Grace church choir of 30 voices plans a Christmas morning tour starting at midnight.

James S. Lowell Illiam H. Swett Selgem Hyde Light Guards Alameda Coble Singapore Acme Carol Singers of Grace Church 30 Voices

Helium reserves surge since 1939 amid war effort

As Germany invaded Poland in 1939 the Amarillo helium plant fueled by Cliffside gas was the only operating facility in the U S. Now the Bureau of Mines runs five plants producing over 25 times prewar output. Navy blimps, weather balloons, and stratospheric flights shaped wartime signaling and the timing of D-Day.

Germany Poland United States Amarillo Texas Cliffside Bureau of Mines Pwo Adolf Hitler

Old Golds Forge Ahead in Colonial Club Bowling

The Old Golds gain ground on Fatimas in the Colonial Club Bowling League by taking four points to two in Thursday night action at Park Alleys. Key scores include W Hogan 333 for Camels and Don Jewett 317 for Old Golds, as Fatimas and Lucky Strikes also posted strong totals.

OLD Golds Fatimas Lucky Strikes Camels Chesterfields Murads Keee W. Hogan Colonial Club Park Luckies Johnny Hayes Oliver Don Wilson Paquin Don Jewett Francis Parry

Vacuum tube sparks sound science revolution in acoustics

The electronic vacuum tube expanded the range and capabilities of sound devices, enabling long distance phonetime, improved records, and electronic hearing aids now used by about one in 500 Americans. The era marks a shift in how sound is produced transmitted and measured. Sir George Williams founded the YMCA in 1841.

United States

Olde Tymers Win First Round Volley Ball Playoff

Olde Tymers defeat B I W Office 15 11 to claim round one championship. Parker scores six and King four for Olde Tymers while Glynn and Shorty Parks lead Office with nine each. Second round opens with Olde Tymers sweeping three games 15 13 3 16 6. B I W Office takes the third 15 12.

Olde Tymers B. I. W. Office John Parker King Perry Atwood Oliver Nate Press Yanks Bob Perry

Mixed Greens and Salads Highlight Seasonal Veggie Use

The article notes green soybeans and their versatile culinary roles from salads to pies and stews. It also lists an oyster life cycle fact, then shifts to notices of annual stockholders meetings for Bath Trust Co and The First National Bank of Bath with dates in December 1945 and January 1946.

Bath The Bath Trust Co Bath Trust Company Maine R. H. Baxter First National Bank OF Bath Daniel Williams

Probate Notices from Sagadahoc County Court 1945

Court of Probate Bath Sagadahoc issues notices for estates including Hathorn Burnham McNeil McDonough Huston Young. Executors named Dora Beal Roland Beal Alphonso Burnham Natalie McNeil local licenses to sell real estate and final accounts are listed. Appointments of executors administrators and guardians dated December 1945 are noted.

Bath Sagadahoc Harry L. McNeil, Jr Diantha M. McDonough Herbert H. McMann Thomas R. Huston Florence E. Huston George F. Young Harvey A Henderson Arthur J. Dunton John L. Jack

Parade at Y N Saturday Parade results and notes

The Y M C A Sport Parade Saturday night saw Mitchell move ahead of Dike school after one change. In the seven oclock class Daniel Hill won the walking race and the crisscross toe. Dennis Gaudet was second in both events with Edward Torrey third. Richard Pashard nearly took second in the medicine ball throw. In the eight oclock class Lawrence Pomerleau won both the walking and crisscross toe races. Charles Daggett won the medicine ball throw with Richard Quimby second. Other names listed include Daggett and Daggett, with Pacier notes on Gaudet, Quimby, Armes, and Kingsbury. A separate note mentions 1000 miles of Chilean islands, 200 inch yearly rainfall, and early radio market reports from 1921, plus California oil in 1866.

Dick Pushard Mitchell Dike School Daniel Hill Edgar Black Dennis Gaudet Edward Torrey Richard Pashard Lawrence Pomerleau Charles Daggett Frank Torrey Richard Babine Richard Quimby Lenevanrnar Richard Armes Bernard Pomerleau George Kingsbury Joseph Hart

Probate notices from Sagadahoc County court in Bath

The December 1945 Sagadahoc Probate Court session in Bath lists petitions for wills and administrations. Spilios Kakos, Alice M. Coffie, Esther N. Noel, James B. Preble, Edith G. Stewart, Mary A. Lynch, and Florence H. Bates have estates proceeding, with executors or administratrixes named. hearings set for January and letters testamentary without bond likely issued where appropriate. The notices call interested persons to appear and object as required.

John L. Jack Sagadahoc Nellie S. Savage Woolwich John C. Duprey Georgie L. Donnell Bath Gertrude A. LeMont Arthur J. Dunton Mary L. Sewall Arthur Hall Sumner Sewall Michael Flaherty Margaret Flaherty Annie H. Trott Raymond H. Trott Providence Rhode Island Jennie B. Thompson Harry L. Thompson Lata A ; Dence Anna Trott Bond Spikes Jennie Anette Ake Cpennea Ie Arthur Bath Independent Spilios J. Kakos S. Kakos Anne Trices Nam Erein Keakoe Alice M. Coffie N. Noel Mildred E. Jarvis Esther N. Noel Mildred Arvis James B. Preble Ath Christine Preble Christine Preme Edith G. Stewart Iva Kenney Mary A. Lynch Nellie V. Driscoll Florence H. Bates Delmar E. Bates

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