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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1943

Page

5

Forty Years Ago in Bath Social and Industrial Notes

Historic Bath items recount openings and visits including Solomon Louis Hern planning a tailor shop near Fitzgerald Brothers, the Lilac buoy boat tied at Maine Central wharf, Captain Sterling's crew visiting for repairs, local parties at New Meadows Inn, a large turnout at a Long Beach ball, and a famed Gaudreau orchestra concert. The Bath Iron Works school hosts a physics talk, and community groups plan more socials, card parties, and charitable contributions. A theft at Dougherty's drug store raises concern as a firemen’s ball draws crowds and local sailmaking and shipbuilding activity continues at Sewall yard and nearby shops.

United States Lilac Portland Maine Central J. W. Sterling

Local notices and social events spill from street church supper to ski trips

The community plans a commedium supper and social Friday night at the Street church. Earl Holbrook is pleased by a $56 check from Plorader2 Tag Co for being a lucky cigars number guesser, with December tax paid. George Martin James Delvin and Alvim Gilmore from the B L drafting dept enjoyed two ski trips in the city, then the group traveled to Lewiston to meet a committee of the Ariel club to arrange a series of events.

Harry W. Dunton Plorader2 Tag Co Jersey City George Martin James Delvin Alvim Gilmore B. L Saturthis City New Mea Cay Lewiston Ariel ‘Club

Surprise party marks return of Mrs Bailey to Bath Iron work

Mrs Linwood Blair Bailey nee Barbara Nickerson returned to duties in the Bath Iron Corp production department after a wedding trip. Her desk held gifts and colleagues hosted a post nuptial shower featuring an all glass percolator and a collective gift of 70 dollars.

Linwood Blair Bailey Barbara Louise Nickerson Bath Iron Corp Miss Nickerson

Novel Valentine Cards Attract Attention In 1903

The article notes Shaw offers a range of valentines from a penny to three dollars with new designs and novelty wording. It mentions a Mendelssohn club banquet in Sagadahoc square for Prof. William R. Chapman at New Meadows Inn and a YMCA rehearsal. Also covers H H Maxwell buying the Matson residence at 428 Middle street and two Bath Iron Works riveters who fell 30 feet on the Georgia but survived with injuries.

Nouvel Shaw Mendelssohn Club Sagadahoc Square New Meadows Inn William R. Chapman George McAllister John Macdonald Bath Iron Works Georgia McAllister Fuller

Central Church Men Host Fine Evening of Photos

Samuel A. Morse of Whiskehag Road entertained the Central church Men's club with amateur photography slides. The program featured color images of familial scenes and air shots including Gaspe peninsula photos by his son Robert. President W. Linwood Haynes led a good attendance. A parish supper was served and a later box social is planned for February 23.

Samuel A. Morse Whiskheag Road Central Church Mrs Morse Morse Gaspe Peninsula Robert Pres W. Linwood Haynes Marius H. Page Karcher S. Jackson Fred W Humphreys

Non-Residents Buy Maine Homes Beats One and a Half Million

Maine Development Commission reported that non-residents spent over 1.5 million dollars on residential property in Maine last year. Out-of-state holdings are valued above 120 million. The real estate drive turns summer visitors into year round residents and spurs about 250 thousand dollars in renovations.

Maine Maine Development Commission Everett F. Greaton Commission Greaton

Probate Court Session Reports Estates and Administrations

Sagadahoc Probate Court’s February session lists administrations filed and granted, wills filed and allowed, inventories and accounts filed, licenses to sell real estate granted, bonds filed, and guardianships active for residents of Bath Bowdoinham Topsham Georgetown and surrounding towns. Notable entries include estates of Esther Prest Ralph Hall Mildred Stackpole and Marie Blais, executors and trustees named, and securities posted by Caroline Anderson Samuel Belanger and others.

Arthur J. Dunton Sagadahoc Stanley L. Prest Esther B. Prest Bath Lillian M. Johansen Florence L. Burnham Lillian M. Hall Ralph K. Hall Mildred A. Stackpole Charles S. Stackpole Elsie M. Folsom Omar W. Folsom Horace Thomas Parkhurst Richmond Alice Lillian Parkhurst Harry C. Knight Flora C. Bacon Elmer E. McFarland Allan M. Howes John P. Carey Marie Delia Blais Charles A. Knight Sarah E. Whitten Topsham Nora Lynch Kingsbury Andrew Bert Kingsbury William B. Mussenden Charles H. Cahill Horace W. Swett William B. Kendall Bowdeinham Maynard Th Grace L. Calder Ina M. D. Tuttle Boston Charles E. Judkins Bessie G. Judkins Caroline Baker Anderson Caroline Baker Quinby Shrewsbury Samuel Belanger Clifford A. Belanger Hartford

Doctor Williams Suffers Ill Turn at Home Visit

Dr. A. F. Williams, staying at 764 High Street, suffered an ill turn recently. He is a patient at Memorial hospital.

A. F. Williams High Street Dr. Williams Memorial Hospital

Birthday Parties Highlight Terrace Social Week

The article recounts three birthday celebrations at the Terrace last week for Patricia Quinn aged three Joellen Butler aged six and Evelyn Perry aged six with games, gifts, and cakes. Also noted is the Weeyonus club meeting at Marguerite Carlisle's home and local city council actions including fire truck lease and a federal grant for schools.

Patricia Quinn Leonard Quinn Lark Street Patricia Bobby Pendleton Leland Peabody Freddy Vose Ronnie Jeanne Anne Giroux Skippy Young Johnny Logan Evelyn Perry Lloyd Perry Central Avenue Evelyn Beverly Knight Sherrill Duker Marie Angelo Judy Ward Elizabeth Butt Nancy Pendleton Joellen Butler Irene Crocker Shirley Robinson Betsy Douglas Violet N. Y Roland Tibbetts Bluff Road John Trask Winneganee

Mayor Halves Salary and Advances City Funds Actions

City council votes to authorize temporary tax revenue loans up to 160000 as finance committee prepares details. Water street widening order is tabled amid prop and overpass concerns. Patrolmen appointed. Albee named city foregoer. Gasoline and junk licenses granted. Traffic light hours modified after debate. Special pork barrel fund committee approved with Rep. Deering. Housing light cost issue presented by S M Werner.

Water Street Vine Committee On Highway and Sewer Board Rogers Newell Philip Barter Joseph Williams Mildred Albee O. M. Redlon Albert J. Pelletier Portland Washington and Center Street Elizabeth B. Deering Andrew M. Butterfield S. M. Werner North End Barracks Mr. Werner

Raymond M. Clark Funeral Held in Bath

The funeral for Raymond M. Clark of Upper Washington Street, an assistant foreman at Bath Iron Works, was held Wednesday at Curtis Funeral Home. The service, led by Rev. Charles L. Kinney and Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt, included a Masonic tribute by Polar Star lodge. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery, Woolwich.

Raymond M. Clark Upper Washington Street Bath Iron Works Corp Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Charles L. Kinney Beacon Street Methodist Church Frederick P. Moffatt Corliss Street Baptist Church Polar Star Lodge Clark William A. Furber Laurence A. Lowell Donald S. Smith Ernest R. Freeman Herbert L. Anderson, Jr Charles W. Walsh K. Blair Hodge Arthur C. Norton Scott Morse Henry Powers Delmar E. Bates Percy Savage Leroy Lord Carl B. Swanton Bath Iron Work Corp Riverside Cemetery Woolwich

Real estate transfers recorded in Sagadahoc County

The Sagadahoc Register of Deeds lists numerous land and building transfers in Bath Bowdoin Topsham and Woolwich including Oliver to Atwood Milliken to Sullivan and others Cummings Gatchell Cameron and others. Bangor High School seeks graduates and former students for a Service Roll and War Scrap Book to send to the U S Treasury with year of graduation service branch and female names requested.

Sagadahoc Joseph R. Oliver John E. Atwood Washington Street Timothy B. Sullivan Ralph E. Milliken Bedford Street Imelda M. Tondreau Omar L. Tondreau Granite Street Anne Kimball Leroy F. Colby Andrews Road Bowdoin Bertha Coskery Lucien Marin Donald K. Johnson Arthur M. Johnson Cyprien Laroche Bilodeau, Giroux, Inc Bowdoeinham Willis B. Donnell Arvill J. Gerow Phipps Annie M. Pease Carlton S. Brown Bangor High School War Savings Department U. S. Treasury

Auburn YMCA Father and Son Banquet Success

The annual Father and Son banquet at the Auburn YMCA drew about 310 attendees. Jefferson Smith of Winthrop, former Maine YMCA Secretary, was the speaker, with Hoyt Mahan serving as toastmaster.

Auburn Ymca Jefferson Smith Winthrop Maine Ymca Hoyt Mahan Auburn “Y

Probate Notices From Bath Sagadahoc County 1943

Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc County ordered notices for multiple estates dated February 1943. Parties may appear March first to contest petitions or to appoint administrators with or without bond and to handle wills, codicils, sales, and partitions as listed for estates including Prest Hall Burnham Poisom Tuttle King Mor Georgetown Swett and Wilson.

Bath Sagadahoc Bath Independents Esther B. Prest Stanley L Prest Stanley L. Prest Ralph K. Hall Lillian M. Hall Lillian M Hall Florence L. Burnham Lillian M. Johansen Omar W. Poisom Arte of Thisere Elsie M. Folsom Ina M. D. Tuttle Boston Massachusetts West Bath Grace L. Calder Fratrix Andrew Bert King Iate Allwance Noran Lynch Kingsbury Herbert Frank Mor Georgetown Maynard Thebodeau Horace W Swett Wiliam B Mussenden Charlies H Cahill Horace W. Swett William B. Mussenden Charles H Cahill Fannie F. Wilson Lewis E. Wilson Arthur J Dunton

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Bath Daily Times Uncle Tom Howard N. Hunt Billy Henry Trowbridge Solomon Louis Hern Gloucester Columbia Theatre Fitzgerald Brothers Sewall Yard Bath Iron Works School William S. Newell Hall C. F. Magoun Jennie Murphy the Arney Clare Varney Dougherty’s Ieee Lenagelen Bray Aera O Long Beach Alameda Gaudreau Orchestra Fred Proctor John Brechin Sewall's Bristol, R. L Winter Street Society Herbert E. Cole James B Drake Prudential Langdon T. Snipe E. H. McLachlin Harry W. Cobb James B. Drake Arthur Noble Men Blaisdell Porterang Magoun HL Duncan F Southard A. Percy George E. Thompson O F. Williams Judge Fogg Dr. Marston Adelis Morse’s Everett Neal Cahill New Meadows S. A. Jones Waldoboro Mrr James Tim South End E. S. Crossby F. H. Kimball W. D. Sewall Amima Jewett F. B. Nichols Prine FW Hyde Secom McElmam Conley Gemnesia Charles Hodgkins Om High Street Donald Stuart New Meadows Innn Avery A. Lakim Bath From Works Dr. Puller Hartwell Dvrellimg Oak Street Sir. Mary's Guild of Grace Church Magoun Rachel Shaw Cow Street Church Earl Holbrook Mrs. Bailey Bailey Alyn Jewett Claire Grainger Esther Wilson Ruth Robinson Jeannette Varney Vanona A. MacDonald Beatrice Duprey Jeanette Roy Tina Pinkham Barbara Morse Mary Tourtillotte Marguerite V. Brown Margaret Tourtillotte Marguerite A. Brown Dorothy Anliker Cora Durant Barbara Pitman Gladys Wilson Mary Double Polly Nickerson Frances Catan Frederick A. Lowell, Jr Burt S. Osgood, Jr Lynn M. Bussey Ellery Doyle John McCole Casper F. Hartleb Roxanne C. Merry Ardena Lawrence Sarah Craig Philip Trainor Carmen Lewis Helen M. Shaughnessy Leonard Thombs Althea French H. Lawrence Small George van Wynen H. H. Maxwell Matson Middle Street A. L. Thompson Howard M. Steen Maynard Brown Raymond Small James Steen Central Church League Ladies’ Aid John L. Jack Register C. L. Hutchins Central Maine Power Co Opera House Commercial Street Edward Brown, Jr Lemont Street Edward Brown Donald N. Small Dana W. York Morse High School Shepard Libby Court Edmund A. Rothwell Harold P. Small Rothwell State Highway Department Aldermen’s Chamber Knight Osborne Green Stover Povich Raymond M. Clark Funeral Services David B. Soule Naval Mouth College Hanover N. H Soule A. M. G. Soule Augusta and Bowdoin College Boston University School of Law Maine Bar Association United States Naval Reserve Sagadahoc County Benjamin B. Douglass William Stewart Topsham Ernest Howland George H. Williams Clifton L. Evrard Walter L. Foster Omar R. Perry Raymond C. Brown Edward A. Cummings C. B. Metcalf Sophia B. Gatchell Carrie L. Gatchell Albert M. Light James F. Cameron Burrell C. Hallett Elmer E. Mank Jr Royce E. Howes Katherine M. Borski Frank Borski John T. A. K. Register John L. Jack Sa¢edahoc Charles S. Stacktoov Arthur J. Rosas Jack
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