Connards Purchase York Hall in Bath
York Hall at 1121 Washington Street, longtime home of the late Hon. and Mrs. William D. Sewall, was bought Saturday morning by Mr and Mrs George Connard of 985 High Street. The Connards plan to move in by late spring. York Hall was completed by the Sewalls in 1897. Mr Connard is assistant to the president of Bath Iron Works Corp and moved to Bath in 1929. he married Clarabelle Quick, daughter of Mrs. Susan B. Quick and the late Capt. Richard Quick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Hall
Washington Street
William D. Sewall
George Baer Connard
High Street
Connards
Bath
Thespians Score Again In Tuesday Evening Play
Angel Street a Victorian thriller staged at Morse High School auditorium Tuesday by the Thespians. Esther Drummond as Bella Manningham and Richard Haskell as Jack Manningham delivered a highly professional performance. The audience praised the amateur cast noting it was the most professionally enacted play yet. The tense drama unfolded as Jack’s bigamy and schemes to ruin Bella’s sanity were revealed amid superb stage setting recreating an 18th century Pimlico home on Angel Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel Street
Morse High School
The
Thespians
Esther Drummond
Bella Manningham
Richard Haskell
Jack Manningham
Pimlico
Bella
Australia
Bath May Get More Federal Aid for School Building
Bath could receive about 43 140 more in Federal aid for a new eight room Huse Memorial school addition, raising potential entitlement to 166 456 from 123 316. Officials cite a revised per pupil construction cost estimate of 1 140, pending final Washington approval, with bond needs reduced accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Supt. of Schools
Loring R. Addison
William O. Bailey
Washington
Bailey
Addison
Offices of Education
Superintendent of Schools
State Department
Huse Memorial School
Huse
Keeping Cookies Crisp Requires Lightly Covered Storage
To maintain crisp cookies store them in a lightly covered container. The method prevents staleness and moisture loss, preserving texture and flavor while making them easy to grab for snacks or baking projects.
John S Newell to Head Easter Seals Campaign
John R. Newell president of Bath Iron Works will lead the Pine Tree Society Easter Seal Campaign for Crip Children and Adults. He cites Hyde Memorial Home and its rehabilita tion center in Bath and the society's summer camp while noting polio impact on facilities. County chairmen across Maine were named with Mrs. Ross in Androscoggin to John G. Smith in York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Marie Preston
Newell
Phillips Exeter Academy
Andover
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
American Society of Naval Engineers
Maine Board of Registration For Professional Engineers
University Club
Washington, D. C
Engineers Club
New York City
Boothbay Harbor
Bath Country Club
MIT
Bethlehem Steel Co
Quincy
San Francisco
Bath Iron Works
Bureau of Ships
Hyde Memorial
Bath
Hyde Home
Maine
Androscoggin
Robert L. Ross
Lewiston
Aroostook
Harold F. Anderson
Stockholm
Cumberland County
L. Winfield Witham
North Bridgton
Franklin County
Earl L. Wing
Kingfield
Hancock County
Orville J. Edes
Ellsworth
Kennebec County
John S. S. Fessenden
East Winthrop
Knox County
Horatio Cowan
Rockland
Lincoln County
Walter Buzzell
Oxford County
Claude Allen
Hebron
Penobscot County
Randolph Weatherbee
Hampden Highlands
Piscataquis
Alvin W. Perkins
Guilford
Sagadahoc
Sumner Sewall
Somerset County
Perley A. Loomis
Solon
Waldo County
E. S. Sewell
Liberty
Washington County
Plans to Dredge Kennebec River Near Bath
A Washington dispatch reports the U S Army Corps of Engineers has allocated 30000 dollars for emergency Kennebec River improvements from Bath Iron Works to the sea. Plans include removing two shoals this summer and seeking 50000 dollars more to maintain a 27 foot depth and 500 foot width, pending Congress approval to start July 1, due to Bath Iron Works building longer destroyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U. S. Army Engineering Corps
Kennebec
Bath Iron Works
Congress
Life In Little America screened by Phippsburg P T A
Dr. Earle B. Perkins presents the film Life In Little America at the Phippsburg Town Hall Monday at 8 o clock. Attendance is free and Bath and nearby communities are urged to attend this look at history in the making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Public Health Nursing Association hears annual report
Mrs. Ruth W. Henry presented the annual Public Health Nursing report covering December 31, 1949 to January 1, 1951. The aims include promoting health, preventing disease, prenatal care, immunizations, and community health involvement with details on TB control, Crippled Children clinics, and immunization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Nursing Association
Ruth W. Henry
R. N
State Department of Health and Welfare
Physicians For Medical and Nursing Direction
Lewiston
State Department of Health
Bath
Henry
Public Health
Front Street
General Nursing Service
Portland
Pownal
Seth S. Mullin
Ralph C. Hilyard
Eastham Guild, Jr
Arthur Sewall II
Merritt A. Mitchell
Loring Addison
John F. Dougherty
Frederick
the Public Health Nursing Association
White House Grounds Span About Sixteen Lacs
A historical note states that the White House buildings and grounds cover around 16 lacres of land, describing the estate size and surrounding grounds in a concise property detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Hussey Becomes First to Seek 1952 Maine Governor Nomination
Leroy F. Hussey of Augusta announces his bid for the Republican nomination to succeed Gov. Frederick G. Payne. A longtime public servant and businessman, Hussey cites deep public service and local government experience as he launches his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy F. Hussey
Augusta
Governor’s Council
Hussey
Frederick G. Payne
E. A. Hussey
Edgar A. Hussey
University of Maine
Boston University
Ruth Vickery
Hussey Hardware Co
The
Concern
Aldermen
Royal Arch Masons
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Kora Shrine
First National Granite Bank
Augusta Chamber of Commerce
Maine State Orange
Eastern Star and
Kiwanis
Big Fishing Derby Opens at Nequasset Lake
The Nequasset Lake fishing derby starts tomorrow at eight in the morning and runs until four. In the evening a VFW hall lobster supper with prizes for the day’s catches will be held, plus an optional sports film. Derby entries and supper tickets are available at the Bath Water District Nequasset pumping station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Lake
V.F.W. Hall
Middle Street
Nequasset
Sagadahoe Red
Skeet and Gur Club
United States Role in World Affairs Highlighted in Bath Lecture
Bowdoin professor Arthur Daggett told Bath Business and Professional Women's Club members that the United States must actively engage in world affairs. He urged education, humility, and coordinated commitments, noting past policies and the need to balance alliances before acting while stressing the country as a stabilizing global force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur P. Daggett
Bowdoin College
United States
Bath Business and Professional Women’s Club
Sedgwick
Bernice Staples
Staples
Mildred Nichols
Rowena Marsh
Emma Brown
Hazel Robbins
League of Nations
United Nations
Europe
India
Asia
Greece
Tito
Yugoslavia
Thelma Mittendorf
State International Relations Committee
B. P. W. Clubs
Maine
International Federation
Edna Mae Stott
Doris Levine
Elizabeth Hartsgrove
Miss Abbie Harvey Visits Sanford Friends
Miss Abbie Harvey of Sanford and formerly Bath is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Nadine on High street. She is a music instructor in Sanford and Springvale schools and resigned a Bath school post to take her current position a few years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Harvey
Sanford
Bath
Ira Nadine
High Street
Springvale
Leatherneck Diary Clerk Homebound from Camp Lejeune
Sergeant Seavey a diary clerk at Camp Lejeune, daughter of a lighthouse keeper, graduated Boothbay Harbor High in 1941 and studied at Oxford Business School. Before active duty in August she worked civil service with the State Department in Washington as a Marine Corps Reserve member. She says life near the harbor offers a garden and hunting area beyond the front yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leatherneck
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Seavey
Boothbay Harbor High School
Oxford Business School
Cambridge
Mass
Department of State
Washington, D. C
Marine Corps Reserve
Miss Seavey
Industrial Life Insurance topic at Rotary luncheon
William L. Bennett of Metropolitan Life spoke on Industrial Life Insurance origins and benefits at the Rotary luncheon. He noted English start in 1853, growth, and the 1933 Bath payouts during a financial panic. The program was led by Ira Nadine with remarks from President Bill Skelton and plans for Feb 27 father son-daughter luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Life Insurance
Rotary
Wiliam L. Bennett
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Ira Nadine
Bennett
England
Metropolitan
Bath
Cambridge
Mass
Bill Skelton
Father and Son Banquet at Bodwell Grange Hall
An evening of good fun and fellowship is planned for the men and boys of Phippsburg at Bodwell Grange hall Friday evening starting at six o'clock. Victor Lonn, Eagle continued on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodwell Grange Hall
Phippsburg
Victor Lonn
Eagle
Ruth Williams to Wed in August in Bath
Bath announces the engagement of Ruth Williams of 1068 Washington to John Knowlton Butts of Boston and Concord. Ruth, Morse High 1947 and Endicott 1949, is a soprano soloist at First Baptist Beverly and works for C. C. Birchard & Co. in Boston. John Butts, Concord native, RPI graduate, is a civil engineer with Jackson & Moreland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Daniel Williams
Washington Street
Ruth
John Knowlton Butts
Boston
Mass
Concord
N. H
Otto A. Butts
Mr. Butts
Miss Williams
Morse High
Endicott Junior College
Beverly
C. C. Birchard & Co
Morse
Endicott
First Baptist Church of
Mays
Sue
Concord, N. H
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N. Y
Jackson & Moreland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Esther Drummond
Aes
Center Street
John S. Newell
Kennebec River
Little America
Phipppsburg
Earle B. Perkins
Iwants
G.O.P
Hon
Prof. Daggett
Bowdoin
B.P.W. Club
Myrtle S. Seavey
Harold Seavey
Squirrel Point
Ruth Williams
Bradford Bachrach
Washington’s
Bath Auto Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!