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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1942

Page

7

Forty Years Ago in Bath Wedding and Gazette Oddities

A wedding in Bath featured a guest overwhelmed by drinks and escorted to police by team. The report details mischief at nuptials, a Kennebec Yacht club meeting, new members elected, and a leaky daily of social events from February 1962 in Bath and surrounding towns.

Fogg Kennebec Yacht Club Bibber Commodore Hyde William Boyd Winthrop D. Green John L. Denny J. W. Higgins E. W. Larrabee F. C. Scribner

Ice rescues and local notices mark brisk Brunswick news

On February 12 1902 Robert Oliver plunged onto thin creek ice and was saved by Samuel McCutcheon and Harold McCutcheon with a board. Mrs Mima P Mussenden returned to Titusville Fla. Miss Hattie E McCurdy was laid to rest at St Marys Church Rev M O McDonough presiding. Local theater and minstrel acts drew large crowds as profits and applause followed.

Robert Oliver Alfred Oliver Winneganee Samuel McCutcheon Joseph McCutcheon Harold McCutcheon Hattie E. McCurdy St. Mary's Church M. O. McDonough

Sign of Prosperity as Six Typewriters Sell Fast

A brisk morning sale shows growing wealth in the city as six typewriters sell within four hours. Cyrus W. Longley and C. T. Lord traveled to Augusta this morning in campment. George C. Nichols returned to Baltimore to resume medical studies and expects to graduate next spring. The Republican caucus held Thursday evening at city hall was notably harmonious and enthusiastic, according to local notes.

Bath Alfie Jacobs Fred S. Curtis Lewis H. Curtis Council For Plaintiff Arthur B. Stearns Forest Nelson T. F. Perkins Edith MecTeer Harriet Carr Carrie Nichols Vida Blanche Memntire May Nay Belle Johnson Mattie Barker Lena Lewis Josie Hodgkins Messrs Maurice Owen Allen Irish Philip Sturtevant Arthur Brown Charles Magoun Elmer Rich Thomas F. Perkins George Jacobs Bessie Lombard George C. Nichols Baltimore Medical College City Hall

Social notes and church rededication fill Bath week

Sans Souci club hosted a 150 attendee social with whist and euchre, raising 65 dollars for local charities. Beacon Street Methodist Episcopal church celebrated a debt-raising rededication with its renovated interior and new furnishings as services impressed attendees.

Sans Souci Club Beacon Street Methodist Episcopal Church

Obituary: George E Nichols Dies in New Hampshire

George Elburn Nichols 60 of Goffstown NH died suddenly after dinner from heart trouble. An undertaker by trade, he lived in Bath before marriage and spent years in Halifax and Glaston NS. Survived by wife two sons and a brother Older Nichols of Foxboro Mass. Funeral held at Nichols Funeral Parlors.

West Bath New Hampshire George Elburn Nichols Goffstown N. H J. B Nesley Nichols Bath Mro Mro and Mrs. Netley Liaretns West Bath Orange Halifax Nos Glaston N.S N H Neiley Florence A. Neiley

Local Board of Assessors Reorganizes After Briggs Death

Following the death of Edmund P. Briggs the board of assessors re listed its leadership with Ralph Gay as chairman. Remaining members are Leslie Wold and Royal Johnson. Mr and Mrs Allen Clark of Gardiner plan weekend visits with Mr and Mrs Roger Pierce at 14 Park Street.

Edmund P. Briggs Ralph Gay Leslie Wold Royal Johnson Allen Clark of Gardiner Roger Pierce Park Street

Les Camarades Enjoy Evening With Mrs Hatch

Les Camarades Musical group met at the Cosmopolitan club house guests of Mrs. Robert B. Hatch. Mrs. Carleton L. Rice read a paper on Musical Libraries. Performances included choruses duets trios and solos with Mrs. Albee at the piano and several named performers across a varied program.

Les Camarades Musicaux Cosmopolitan Club Robert B. Hatch Carleton L. Rice Lorenzo Collins Allan H. Ramsay DeKoven Carl EF. Albee Belispria Donizetti Esther Murphay Alan H. Ramsay James cv Royal Margaret J Melcher Bartlett Nathan Watson Albee Behr Murphy the Albee Shadows Maberry Mia Spos Mr Reval Miss Melcher Mercadarde B. Bella Adorata el Giuramento Fred Cary Fiori Rice Mr. Ramsay Mr. Royal

Sagadahoe Probate Court’s brief February session concludes

The second February Sagadahoe Probate Court session, presided by Judge Arthur J. Dunton, disposed of few items. Accounts, wills, and guardianship matters were processed, including estates of Hall, Welch, Stump, King, Briggs, and Colby. A license to sell real estate and distribute was filed for Pettengill and Bovaird. Wildlife headlines note Canadian wrack and grosbeaks at local homes, plus the birth of Gershon Linwood Trott at Memorial Hospital Woolwich.

Sagadahoe Arthur J. Dunton Ernest L. Goodspeed John Hall Bowdeinham John P. Carey Thomas Welch Bath Charles Howard Stump Edward W. Bridgham Louis D. Altshuler Dennis O Brine West Bath Mareia W Stinson A. Bon Elizabeth V. Hathorne Richmond John PP. Carey Mary A. Clatenburk Eva Crowley Admx Leon LeClaire Mary J. Pettensill Arnie Bovaird

Morse High students train to build model airplanes

Morse High School manual arts students and evening classes join a national wartime program to build 309,000 model aircraft for Navy training. David Alkazin oversees Morse’s Model Aircraft Project as plans and materials are supplied by the Bureau of Aeronautics.

Morse High School Navy Bureau of Aeronautics Morse High Morse Austin Allen David Y. Alkazin Horace P. Herrick Herrick Alkazin Allen Secretary of the Navy U. S. Commissioner of Education Departments of Education Maine Bath United Nations Axis Nations Bureau of Aeronautics Navy Department Naval Reserve Mer Education Departments

Hinkley Hinkley Saunders Wedding in City

Wallace Hervey Hinkley of this city and Clara Mae Saunders married Monday afternoon at 5 at Dr David Tl Wilson's home on Washington Street. Dr Wilson officiated with a single ring ceremony. Attendants were Mrs James Rockefeller and Raymond W Hinkley. Hinkley is son of Mr and Mrs W Hinkley of Alton. Saunders is daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold B Saunders of Orlando.

Wallace Hervey Hinkley Alton Clara Mae Saunders Orlando David Tl. Wilson Washington Street Central Congregational Church Wilson James Rockefeller Raymond W. Hinkley W. H. Hinkley Harold B. Saunders

Real Estate Transfers and Local Notices From Sagadahoc

A Saturday Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds list details transfers across Bath, Arrowsic, Bowdoinham, Georgetown, Topsham, Richmond, Woolwich, West Bath, and nearby towns. Numerous buyers and sellers include Bath Iron Works Corp., Wiseman Farms Corp., Dana B. Rogers et al, and Lambert J. Overbeck et al, with lands and buildings on Washington, Water, and King streets and other sites. Social notes report a small Daughters of Isabella gathering with games and refreshments, and a local move from Dummer Street to Page Street among residents.

Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds Bath Jennie M. Allen Bath Iron Works Corp Washington Street Wiseman Farms Corp Water Street Lloyd L. Hooker Virginia E. Pateropoulos Edgar L. Black Edward W. Bridgham Maud M. Wagner Robert E. Wagner King Streets Eva J. Hodgkins Newell J Ralph A. Purington Lottie M. Purington Georgetown Marion E. Rowe Alfred I. Rowe Edith M. Davis Melba D. Potter Topsham Clifton H. Hight Louis P. Delisle Richmond Raymond E. Libby A. B. Kelley Adeline M. Shaw Woolwich Annie M. Vaughan William H. Sheldon Frederick W. Swanton Elmer J. Estes Robert Hallett Herbert E. Ryan James M. Munsey Marion C. Chubuck West Bath Alton Y. Mitchell Alvin W. Mitchell Et al Richard P. Morse

Probate notices for estates in Bath Sagudahuc court

Court of Probate in Bath Sagudahuc held on February 1942 presents multiple matters. Edmund Briggs deceased and Belle Briggs named executrix along with Minnie M. Jove as executrix. Annie Bovaird estate involved. Partition license to sell Bath real estate and distribute proceeds. Trustees Eleanor and Allen Irish confirmed for Lucy E Percy. Arthur J. Dunton, Judge of Probate.

Bath Sagudahuc Oand Swin cCaire Edmund Fpf Briggs Baths Witte Les Belle Briggs Berle Briggs Harry FE. Keng Minnie M Jove Sherein Minnie M Low Annie Bovaird Mary J. Petteiugl Samuel R. Percy Eleanor P. Irish Allen M. Irish Lucy E Percy Allen Irish Arthur J. Dunton John L. Jack County of Snaendaher Charles Howard Stump Edward W. Bridghin Annie G. Riggs Mary F Gibbons Sagadahoc Gra Fisk Murray Petitio Hayin Mabel M Beinie Lewis P. Burgess Corti Real Estate Arrowsie Arthur Mayo Bertha & Dunton Lnte Woo Jeh Deceasea Pirst Deepoh R. Dinton

Bath Residents Invited to Join Associated Hospital Service

Bath residents are urged to join the Associated Hospital Service of Maine with Ernest S. Hunt as local representative. Registration is open at Bath Trust Co and Bath Memorial Hospital. public and industrial workers may join now to use 21 days hospitalization per year under monthly rates: 85 cents for singles, 1.50 dollars for one adult with child, 2 dollars for parents and children up to 19.

Bath Associated Hospital Service of Maine Bath Trust Co Ernest S. Hunt Portland Trust Co Bath Memorial Hospital

Luncheon and Shower for Miss Nancy Hyde

Miss Nancy Hyde, recently wed to Lieut. Edmund A. Hoggard U S N , was guest of honor at a luncheon and shower Saturday hosted by her aunt Mrs Olive B Guild in Swampscott Massachusetts. Guests included Miss Hyde's sister Mrs Converse G Fenn and Mrs J Edward Drake of Bath. Fenns and Drakes visited relatives in Brookline and Wellesley Hills.

Nancy Hyde J. G Edmund A. Hoggard U.S.N Grace Church Olive B. Guild Swampscott Mass Miss Hyde Converse G. Fenn J. Edward Drake Bath Bath. Mr. and Mrs. Fenn and Mr. and Mrs. Drake Mrs. Fenn Lawrence Whitney Brookline Mrs. Drake John H. Hyde Wellesley Hills

Schoolhouse Plan For Phippsburg Crowded Section

A town proposal seeks to construct a smaller building comprising only classrooms in the overcrowded section. Miss Pauline Winchenbach, an employee at Mrs Betty Salon, spent the weekend at her Waldoboro home.

Pauline Winchenbach Waldoboro

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Bath Daily Times Gertrude Lundrigan St. Johns N. B W. P. Cromwell Merrymeeting Park New England Pop Corn Co Elmer F. Woodbury St. Mary's Build of Grace Church Miss Hill Louise Higgins Bangor van Wie Burbank Smee Wanamark Ares Donnell John S. Jackson & Son H. Low Lincoln National F. D. Hill Bath National Boston Massachusetts Thorndike Hotel Harry Williams Winnegance Eureka Hose Co Thomaston Long Beach Co North End Alameda Parks Brothers Center Street George M. Daley Republican City Committee Harold M. Sewall Mr. Sewall George H. Clark John QO. Shaw Edward W. Hyde Bath Iron Works Mr. Hyde Gaudreau Merrill Reynolds Thistle Charles W. Boyd James Young New York Woodward Coal Co Sumner Brown Sedgwick Augusta A. H. Shaw Fred H. Kimball Percy W. Roberts Arthur Berry Newton Kimball W. S. Oliver Phippsburg Small Point Les Heureux Club Bessie Webber Katahdin Commandery John McKeiver Cameron Edwin R. Hunt Hyde Lights Lord's Sail Loft E. C. Plummer Kennebec Yacht Club House Mima P. Robbins William D. Mussenden Titusville Fla Mrs. Mussenden John Shaw Herbert Williams Edward Vaughn Brunswick Mr. Williams Rosalie Mr. Shaw Sword of Farrars Capt. Merrill Night Watch Dept S. T. Snipe H. A. Huse Messrs. Brown Hooper and Harris Rebecca Alexander L. S. Alexander Beacon Street O. W. Folsom William Corliss G. A. McFadden George Brown Hiram Pattee Oakrove West Bath Grange Hall Andes Hezekiah Butterworth Frances E. Fisher William P. Hill Middle Street Roland Fisher Fisher Mrs. Weymouth Luther Fletcher Togus Mr. Fletcher E. J. Pask Montreal Annie Lincoln Fire Department Sedgwick Relief Corps Woman's State Relief Corps A. B. Haggett Mines Brown Work Place King Kennerson Dyer Whitehouse Fuller Deloche Clara Nellie Brackley Cyrus W. Longley C. T. Lord Fred W. Gilbert Maude Bimson South Portland Brother James Bimson Standard Oil Atlas Mckay Triton Tee King Lawrence American Ice Co Kennebec New Meadows Inn Box Makers Lisbon Falls Katherine Hamilton Marie Fawcett Frances Emery New Peoples Church Edward Segall Can’ Quick Taéysm.ti Shaneha LES Camarades Hatch Carleton Rice Harry E. King Minne M Love J. Belle Briggs Clarence W. Colby Edith W Colby Ethel P. Hatch Annie M. Donnell Marvy J. Pettengill Kerwin Butcher Upper Gershon Linwood Memorial Hospital Hinkley—Saunders Daughters of Isabella Esther Moses Muriel Haines Evelyn Poulin Nellie O’connor Helen Moses Frank Myrick Dummer Street Page Street John I. Jack John Jack Register Susan F. C. Nichols Allain Spear Frank Woollwich Allan Spear Eetote Margare Ann Sylvester Tat Margartine McNeillany Katherine Gignoux Cape Elizabeth Nation Bank of Commerce of Porte Tard Arthur J Dunton Attass Register Jack Ethel F. Hatch Associated Hospital
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