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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1956

Page

7

Bath Gathers News From Woolwich to Popham Beach

The Bath area reports limited Whiskeag ice floaters and dwindling smelt fishing as warm weather nears. Woburn visits Friday to play the colonials reignites old polo memories while street cars and autos mark spring. Local caucuses in Woolwich nominate officers and road commissioners as Lincoln and Sagadahoc hold rural delivery meeting.

Woburn Colonials Alamedas New Engand

Bath City Council acts to curb portable mill damage to cemeteries

City officials moved to stop portable mill operations near cemeteries to protect trees and reduce fire risk on city land. The discussion linked to summer vacation demand and cottage inquiries, signaling a strong season ahead. John A. Small spoke to about forty Ward Six voters, recounting his laboring background.

John A. Small Ward L. B. Swett Democratic Committee N. E. Norton Mr. Small

Bath Items Reflect Local News And Sports

The Bath region reports on politics and civic life including E W Larrabee reelected secretary of the Maine Coal Dealers Association and a trip to Augusta for the mid winter meeting. Local sports note a B H A A victory over Morse High and ninth grade basketball win over Auburn. A traveling crane begins at B I W yard and a 20 string match is announced at Peak Alleys with Woodcock and LaFontaine from Lisbon Falls.

E. W. Larrabee Augusta Maine State Coal Dealers’ Association Larrabee Y.M.C A Auburn Bath McLean Thistle Mikelsky Perkins Attaya Germane Heaney Dall Farrar Woodcock LaFontaine Lisbon Falls Maine Coal Dealers’ Association Edward W. Larrabee

Town Officials Listed and Local Trading Movements

Eben Dene third selectman Lemuel F Stinson town clerk J E Fullerton ferry director George Hathorne school committee Samuel Hathorne constable Harvey T Bailey collector James H Bliss treasurer John C Gilmore J F Ramsdell returning from Boston to Bath and Kittery visitors Winfield Miller Albert Shaw from Portsmouth Navy Yard Ark ferried fish market furniture and store opened at Five Islands.

Woolwich Ferry George W. Marston A. B. Thwing George M. Stinson Edgar Bailey J. Sumner Bailey Samuel Hathorne E. R. Mains Albert Hathorne Henry Cunningham Alfred R. Ames Addison Rice William Leeman Nequasset Eben~Dene Lemuel F. Stinson J. E. Fullerton George Hathorne Harvey T. Bailey James H. Bliss John C. Gilmore Winfield Miller Albert Shaw Portsmouth Navy Yard Washington Bath Kittery Ark The

City officials praised for debt cut and road work

Mayor Dunton and colleagues are lauded for cutting city debt by 6000 dollars and carrying out extensive permanent street and sidewalk projects despite business depression. News from Dresden reports Kennebec ice weakening under five inches, full of air holes, stopping mail delivery teams.

Dunton Dresden Kennebecs

Bath News Highlights Local Elections and Community Life

Bath reports a calm municipal election with John A. Small winning the mayoralty. The Georgetown slate includes Will Berry as moderator and W A Todd as treasurer. Bath Chronicle notes district activities from a Co op election to bridge prizes and a portable mill carving firewood for the American House.

John A. Small Leonard Small

Morse High resumes basketball as Ward leads Bears in Maine trip

Harold Ward resumes studies at Morse High and takes charge of the basketball team. The White Bears open their Maine trip facing the Colonial Five of Bath. Morse failed to place in the Bowdoin indoor meet finals but posted a relay win over Camden. George A. Coombs sold his Summer Street home to Lewis B. Swett and moved to 360 Front Street near the KYC.

Harry A. Nealley Boston Bath High Street Portland Front Street Bath Garage Co Harold Ward Morse High School Boston Globe White Bears Colonial Five Maine Colonial Club Bears Morse High Bowdoin Brunswick Morse Camden Sullivan Talbot Perry Gay George A. Coombs Lewis B. Swett Summer Street K.Y.C

Hilyard's and Bath Bus Win Junior League Games

Hilyard's Drug Store defeated Shepard's 62 to 55 as four players scored in double figures led by Bob Stairs 19. Bath Bus beat Freeman's 65 to 31 with Bill Bryant and Paul Chandler prominent as Bath Bus snapped a four game skid. Jackie Cool topped Shepard's with 30 points.

Hilyard’s Bath Bus Hilyard Shepard Johnny Green Ray Gauvin Dick Lagasse Jackie Cool Shepards Bill Bryant Paul Chandler Chandler Bryant Bath Sheperd Bartlet Bo Fleinesses R. Swain CC Auwhutshea Eon Hilyard G. Sonia Lorentsen

Japanese election victory for Ichiro Hatoyama leads Diet win

Premier Ichiro Hatoyama, conservative head of the Democratic Party, secured a sweeping victory in Japan’s national elections. His campaign stressed friendship with both sides in the Cold War, and his party appeared to claim at least 184 seats in the Diet.

Ichiro Hatoyama Democratic Party Japan

Morse High tops Waterville 65-61 in tense finale

Morse High, led by Dick Bishop with 20 points, edged Waterville 65-61 on the road. Thaxter Traf ton added 13 and Eddie Marchetti 15 as Morse holds 16th win. Waterville's Lane and Ladd pace the home team with 9 and 13 points respectively.

Morse High Waterville High Waterville Gene Hunter Purple Panthers Lane Thaxter Trafton Morse Dick Bishop Bishop Trafton Eddie Marchetti Ladd Stubbert Bath Junior High Waterville Junior High Maine Marchetti DeCapua Haggett Soumi Gwadosky

YMCA Little League standings and Saturday results

Warriors lead the YMCA Little League with a 7 2 record while Celtics 6 3 and Lakers 4 5 mix results. Royals 3 6 beat Nationals 36 25 as Celtics moved to second with a 21 12 win over the Lakers. Warriors handled Hawks early in the game.

Warriors Celics Lakers Nationals Royals Hawks YMCA Celtics Hawk

Probate Notices From Bath Sagadahoe County 1955

Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoe outlines estates including Margaret J Adams Suidoe S M Breck Christine C Cameron Carlos C Parington Llewellyn D Rogers Flora B Savage Tillie Woldlote and Tillie Woldlote heirs. Notices require publication in Bath Independent and probate hearings on the second Tuesday of March.

Bath Sagadahoe Pauline Ho Adams Suidoe S S M. Breck Phippsbore Manley duPont Breck National Bank of Commerce of Portland Manley Adelaide Coanbs Carlos C Parington Edward V. Coombs Llewellyn D Rogers West Bath Florence Ho Rogers Florence H Rogers Flora B Savage Melvin HO Savage Tillie Woldlote Leste J. Wold Thelma P Atkinson Lestie J. Wold Arthur J. Dunton

Colonial Club tops Bath Iron Works in mixed cribbage

Colonial Club defeated Bath Iron Works Recreation Association 80 to 64 in a mixed doubles cribbage match at BIW Recreation hall. A return match is set for 7 p.m. Monday at Colonial Club on Front Street with 16 matches played and 64 enthusiasts.

Colonial Club BIW W. Higgins H. Bennett D. Farrell H. Corliss C. D. Wilson J. Caverly E. Hobbs A. Preney H. Hall J. St. Martin

Munsey Elected Bath Pony League President for 1955

Elliot Munsey was chosen president at the Bath Pony League's first 1955 meeting in City Hall, succeeding James Comeau. Other officers named include Comeau as vice president Lionel Lessard as secretary-treasurer and John Clark as player agent. Four teams will compete the Eagles the Fleet Reserve Association the Bath Iron Works Recreation Association and the Bath Merchants with a 15 game schedule and Mc Mann Field hoped available.

Elliot Munsey Bath Pony League City Hall James Comeau Comeau Lionel Lessard John Clark Pony League The Eagles Tom Underwood A. F. of L Fleet Reserve Association Leon Charpentier Bath Iron Works Recreation Association Whitney Craig Bath Merchants Joseph McLaughlin Bath Post Office McMann Field

Big halftime lead fuels 47 to 14 win across teams

The game featured a 23-6 halftime margin and final score 47-14 with multiple players contributing scoring lines. Teams listed include Royals Nationals Celtics Lakers Warriors Hawks with various players and officials noted.

Royals Reed Day Savage Cooper Childs Higgins Haskell Nationals Wallace G. Fitzgerald Arsenault W. Fitzgerald Preney Garside Lyden Plummer Swain Celtics Perry Green Johnson Bussey Lee Snell Mason Cloutier Lakers Dumais Bertrand Turner Singer Irish Irish 1: Rg Hudson Burnham Sweeney

Snowbound Mice and a Plow-Wielding Cat in New Hampshire

A Dayton Ohio letter recounts a farmer's success with a cat after mice damaged orchards under deep snow. Officials note snowbound mice are a seasonal issue and misdirected mice may come from beneath two feet of snow. A separate note reports 14 year olds now average 5.9 inches taller and 31.3 pounds heavier than those in 1877. A chili tip suggests adding ground cumin seed for flavor.

Concord N. H New Hampshire Dayton Ohio

Betsy Ross Namesake Fined for Overtime Parking in Cambridge

Radcliffe College student Betsy Ross paid a $10 fine in District Court after police testified her car was parked 18 times beside meters where overtime flags showed. The case drew attention to the symbols and the repeated violations in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Betsy Ross Cambridge Mass Radcliffe College America Radclffe Betsy

Centenarian Smoke Powers Through Birthday on Farm

Eli Bennetham celebrated his 100th birthday on his son’s farm choosing a quiet day with a cigar. He recalls starting to smoke as a child and says he believes he smoked cigars since age five.

Freeport, Ill Eli Bennetham

Probate notice adoption Bath Maine 1955

Estate of Carl Elliott Watson Bath Maine. Petition by Harold B Smith and Marjorie E Smith for the adoption of Carl Elliott Watson, minor child of Harry O Watson. Court orders hearing on first Tuesday of April 1955 at 10 a.m. in Sagadahoc County Probate Court. Last publication to be at least fourteen days before April 1955 date.

Bath Sagadahoc Carl Elliott Watson Harold B Smith Marjorie E Smith Harry O Watson Seid Marjorie E. Smith Solomon K. Greenblatt Abraham E Greenblatt Isear W. Greenblatt Owen Lee Greenblatt Isear W Greenblatt

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Bath Daily Times Nequasset Lake New Meadows Kennebec Hockomock Walter Newdick Pittsburgh Charles Nocton Louise Sonia Columbia Theater Walsh Steam Dye and Cleaning Establishment James Brewster New London Mrs. Culpepper Daniel Williams First National Bank Lincoln E. W. Haggett Charles W. Wright William Powers Howard Hardings James P H.M. Bartholomay James P. Bartholomay Church Dorchester Grace Church People’s Church Marcus L. Urann Charles M. Lincoln New York City Royal Geographic Society of Great Britain New York Orld Hiram Stevens Carolyn Parris Popham Society Hall Popham Beach J. Arthur Stevens Arline Gay Victor C. Richardson West Georgetown Steele Republican City Committee Henry G. Hodgdon Edmund P. Briggs Edwin E. Pinson Democratic City Committee Harry W. Thebeau J. F. Upton Winnegance Bath City Hospital Sasanoa Bay Gunners’ Knoll F. F. Twomey Mary M. J. Quinn Boothbay B.H.A.A Bath Boys B.I.W. Yard Committee On Education State House Board of Education City of E. W. Hyde Torrey Payson Smith E. F. Kelley Supt Haraden Eastern Steamship Co Sanford Block Elm and Front Streets Cornelia Parris Buckfield First Selectman Asa C. Hathorne Second Selectman E. Randall Leonard Board of Aldermen John S. Hyde Vine Street Harold M. Sewall Committee On Interior Waters Saco River Frank Rhines Rhines Shooter's Island James Young Charles Anazeen Lee Brookings J. T. Soule John George Dunton Joseph Herbert Terrell James Dort L. H. Hogan Forest L. Mitchell Lansing Mich AuSable Electric Co L. A. & W. Street Railway Rockland Roy Donnell Mr. Donnell Edgecomb Brothers Kelley-Spear Merrymeeting Bay Ward's Cove Horace Mitchell North Bath J. F. Ramsdell S. J. Parks Gerald Atkinson Pero Water Street Maine Register Charles Lemont Washington Street John D. Gowell Eastern Steamship Corporation Gowell Fred Gowell Maine Central Ferdinando Gorges Bath Cooperative Association George W. Dean Arthur J. Smith Robert Cochran H. L. Hopkins W. A. Furber T. H. Dunton Bridge Whist E. Motley Fur Thomaston Jennie Harvey Sons of Veterans Whist Gertrude Savage Victor Pinkham Annie Adams W. D. Whitman J. J. Finnegan Lillian Durfee Wilber G. Cahill Cahill Walter E. Chase Kineo Norfolk Port Arthur Nassau Georgetown Will Berry Will Todd W L. Berry J. G. Stevens Thomas Williams W A Todd Howard Heald F. L. Ryder Clarence Oliver G H Worthing W. O. Oliver W. T. Baker W R. Baker W. V. Cummings Bay Bridge Henry W. Howard Thorne’s Mr. Howard the Times Frank Young Barker Mrs. Young Mrs. Barker Petlock C. M. Reynolds North Monmouth Eleanor Eaton Middle Street Evelyn Norton Bernice Hunt Bernice McPherson Hilda Murray Gwendolyn Vaughan Marion Smail Frances Lord Cynthia Crosman Margaret Daley Marjorie Mitchell Eleanor Bruce Elvira Owen Louise Robbins Susie Mae Robbins John Lord Harold Brown Ralph Small Karcher Jackson Charles Neal Silas Owen Oscar Hunt Willard Sprague Raymond Norton Vernon Mitchell Annie Bickle Martha Bates Charles T. Jackson Bath Chamber of Commerce D. T. Percy Hilyard’s Drug Store Oakhurst Dairy Freeman's Barber Shop Shepard's Shoe Store Freeman's J. Footer Kaler Katula R. Durgan R. Howe Hill V. Libby F. Perkins J. Norton Ro Soule R. Carter R. Sturtevant O. Callan Little League Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance Company Woolwich, Maine DFC Forrest A Baker American Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Minneapolis Minnesota Meine Assets Aie Lillian H. Heal E. Vigne E. Page D. Wilson F. Oliver F. Hersom P. Stinson R. Young Mrs. Hopkins F. Fortier D. Paquin B. Durant G. Murray Munsey Head OF Pony League State Fish and Game Department Lillian H Heal Arthur J Dunton Lillian II Heal Lillian Ho Heal Saradahoe Perry A Colby Huareld J Rubin Ape Polansh James J Landers Kathleen Gaynor Elizabeth F Jackson H_ Layton Jackson Agnes W Humphreys John R. Ballar Alice M. Blair Brentwold Hazel Ho Lee William S Shorey Celin E Shorey Lillian Ht Teal Ister
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