Forty Years Ago in Bath Local Notices and Meetings
Forty years ago in Bath: Frederick H. Low elected clerk of Eastern Steamship Co. directors reelected. Kennebec Yacht Club members and appointments. Miss Harriet Jackson burned at home. Gen Joseph S. Smith portrait order for Togus Soldiers Home. Galen C. Moses buys EMF touring car. Pulcher Puella club meeting. Patrick Flaherty in Ireland. Edwin C. Knight repairs windlass. Prof Donald M. MacMillan hints Roosevelt leading American expedition. Florence Slocum dinner. Mendelssohn club rehearsal. Prof William R. Chapman comments on Bath chorus. Prof Herbert Magoun returns. Henry Campbell vacationing locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Steamship Co
Lincoln National Bank
Frederick H. Low
Calvin Austin
William T. Cobb
Eugene N. Foss
Josiah Hayden
William H. Hill
John F. Hill
Charles F. de Henry R. Mallory
Galen L. Stone
Boston
J. F. Liscomb
Portland
R. A. Pepper
Bangor
Joseph S. Smith
Togus
Charles W. Roberts
Thomas W. Hyde
George L. Beal
Francis Fessenden
John Marshall Brown
Plorence Slocum
Clifford
William R. Chapman
Mendelssohn Club
Bath
Sea King reaches Kennebec mouth ending long voyage
The Bark Sea King under Capt Gillespie arrived at the Kennebec mouth after 168 days since sailing Sept 1 from Tacoma. Tug Pejepscot towed her to the Maine Central wharf Bath. Also noted are the Shenandoah readying for sea, bank renovations, local events, and weather-borne letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Sea King
Gillespie
Kennebec
Popham Beacon
Seguin
Pejepscot
Portland
Maine Central
San Francisco
Oakland
New York
James F. Murphy
Quayle
Pacific Mail S. S. Co
Sewalls of
Bath
Wakefield Elected Second Lieutenant of Hyde Guards
Samuel H. Wakefield was elected second lieutenant of the Hyde Guards last evening. The election was conducted by Capt. G. A. Baker and 22 members of the company participated. Wakefield has risen from the ranks and is currently a sergeant. He was the unanimous choice of the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Wakefield
Hyde Guards
G. A. Baker
Wakefield
Bath voters back Hyde as mayor seeks re election
The Bath community welcomed Mayor Hyde's decision to run again, hoping for continued stable governance and political peace. Snowshoers enjoyed the fine weather as locals used the woods, while a note lists social updates, travel plans of Misses Daby Black Barstow, and furloughs from Gorham Normal. The Waltham Watch Co factory plans a ten day closure to prevent idleness amid workforce concerns, and four Republicans vie for Ward Six aldermanic nod including Charles Totman and Hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde
Bath
Alleged Assault on an Officer Case Goes to Trial
Three Brunswick men Irvin Langley Thomas McClure and Frederick Berry faced a courtroom drama in Sagadahoc County Superior Court after a Sunday arrest for a restaurant disturbance. Langley was convicted of assault on Officer Newell and intoxication charges with fines and costs totaling about 24 dollars. McClure pleaded not guilty to interfering with an officer and intoxication but was found guilty on the former and innocent on the latter, while Berry was fined for interfering with an officer. All three were released on bond pending Grand Jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Irvin Langley
Thomas McClure
Frederick Berry
Sherwood Aldrich
Edward Newell
Robert Wagner, Jr
Charles Pelletier
Aldrich
Gardiner R. Deering
Langley
Newell
Sagadahoc County
Picken
Merle Niles
Niles
McClure
Berry
Pickens
Wagner
Pelletier
Langley Involved as Officers Tangle With Suspect Group
Langley joined the fracas as police restrained McClure who claimed a punch was threatened. Pettletier tripped him pinning him, a club threatened McClure, and the case stretched until 3 05 p m. County Attorney Ralph O Dale prosecuted for the State. Three Bath men guilty of intoxication received jail or fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
Wagner
McClure
Pettletier
Ralph O. Dale
Bath
Kennebec County
Monthly Session Probate Court updates wills and estates
The monthly probate session reviews wills filed and administered across Bath Topsham and surrounding towns. Executors named include Albert Noyes Webster and William B ers. administrations granted for Olive R. Davis and Myers E. Reed Jr. Inventories and accounts are filed for Ethel Rankins Isabel Hyde and Samuel Belanger. licenses to sell real estate sought for Henry Ronaldo Trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. Rankins
Richmond
Leslie F. Roberts
C.t.a
Isabel Hyde
Bath
Charles T. Small
D.b.n
Samuel C. Belanger
Bradford B. Belanger
Carlos C. Purington
Edward V. Coombs
Isabel B. Wiley
Laura S. Coulombe
Topsham
Annie J. Walker
Elton H. Cross
Henry Ronaldo
Robert L. Trial
Taxi ordinance faces delay awaiting committee report
Much opposition to the taxi ordinance stalls action as a committee appointed by Chairman Rodney E. Ross Jr. studies the proposition. Members include Councilmen David C. Dickson, Andrew M. Butterfield and Councilwoman Etta Thurlow. The panel has not reported or recommended yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
David C. Dickson
Andrew M. Butterfield
Etta Thurlow
Richard Hart Visits Cambridge Relatives For Week
Richard Hart of Deering street left Saturday to pass the week at the home of his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs R R Andrews of Cambridge Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hart
Deering Street
R. R. Andrews
Cambridge
Mass
Probate notices appoint executors and administrators
I John L. Jack Register of Probate for Sagadahoc certify in the following estates persons were appointed as executors administrators conservators or guardians on February 14 1950 Estate Margaret J Melcher late of Bath deceased Quincy T Chase of Freeport appointed administrator de bonis non and qualified by presenting roe on the same date Estate Myers E Reed Jr late of Woolwich deceased Edward W Bridgham of Bath appointed administrator February 14 1950 Estate Daisy Phillips late of Bath deceased Charles E Phillips of Bath appointed executor without bond February 14 1950 Arthur J Dunton Judge of Probate true copy of the original order Attest 23 29
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth M. Clough
Topsham
Lincoln A. Clough
Harry Gilchrist
Edith Gilchrist
Daisy Phillips
Bath
Charles E. Phillips
Antionette L. Teeling
Olive R. Davis
Liberty
New York
Myers E. Reed, Jr
Woolwich
Edward W. Bridgham
Margaret J. Melcher
Quincy T. Chase
Freshers
B.a
John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Freeport
Roe
Arthur J Dunton
Pardon Petition For Otis Pushard Of Bath Pending
The State Secretary notes a pardon petition for Otis J L Pushard of Bath, a convict in Maine State Prison for Carnal Knowledge, pending before the Governor and Council. A hearing is set in Augusta in the Council Chamber on Wednesday March 1, 1950 at 10 a.m. Harold L Goss, Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Maine
Secretary of State
Otis JL. Pushard
Bath
Maine
Agusta
Fateful fifty years of events 1900 to 1949
A condensed survey of pivotal events from 1900 through the late 1940s including the Rhineland occupation, Rome Berlin Axis, court rulings, royal successions, wars in Spain and Europe, major aviation feats, and two World Series outcomes. Notable items cover rise of Nazi aggression, World War II milestones, atomic energy hints, and Roosevelts terms. The list names state actions, battles, treaties, disasters, and cultural moments with dates and key figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazi Germany
Rhineland
Italy
Germany
Rome-Berlin
U. S. Supreme Court
George V
England
Edward VIII
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Wallace Warfield Simpson
Spain
Madrid
Addis Ababa
Pacific
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Roosevelt
Marshal Chang
Chiang Kai-shek
Cleveland
New York Yankees
New York Giants
Tance
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Uruguay
Cape May
N. J
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XII
Albania
King Zog
Queen Elizabeth
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Father
Cincinnati Reds
February Meeting of Haskell School Hopes and Talks
The Haskell Memorial School Home and School association held its February meeting with guests Elder Floyd Hilliard of White Memorial Portland and Prof. L E Smart of Seventh Day Adventist schools Northern New England. They spoke on Love in the Home and Books and Music in the School, while committees on books and music were appointed. The secretary treasurer reported 64 20 collected this year and new library books health chart and steel file added to equipment. A Valentine party occurred last week during lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Yacht Club
Fred M. Cook
Commodore Larrabee
Clarence E. Martin
R. D. Titcomb
Frank P. Lord
Fred B. Haggett
Purington
Board of Charities
Indiana
Ohio
Mississippi
New London
Tex
Lakehurst
N. J
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Aviatrix
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Pacific
George V
Queen Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
London
Howard Hughes
Nanking
Irish Free State
Eire
Lincoln
New York City
New Jersey
New York Yankees
New York Giants
Haskell Memorial School Home and School Association
Floyd Hilliard
White Memorial Church
Portland
L. E. Smart
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Northern New England
Hilliard
Smart
M. W. Westermeyer
R. A. Bettle
Doris Thistle
Home and School Association
Executors Administrators Named in Sagadahoc Estates
John L. Jack, Register of Probate, lists appointed executors and administrators for multiple Sagadahoc County estates on February 7, 1950. Names include Herbert P. Brown Bath administrator, Turner E McCarty Phippsburg administrator with will annexed, Walter P. McCarty Chicago administrator with will annexed, Edward W. Bridgham Bath administrator with will annexed, Hannah A. Thomas Bath executor without bond, Asan Wyman Phippsburg executor without bond, Wilbur H. Wyman Phippsburg executor without bond, Gardiner R. Deering Bath administrator, Rath Cambridge Massachusetts administrator, Maurice T Hathorne Woolwich administrator without bond, Arthur J. Dunton true copy of original order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Herbert P. Brown
St Michaels
Maryland
John P. Carey
Bath
Turner E McCarty
Phippsburg
Walter P. McCarty
Chicago
Illinois
Alice M. Gannon
Edward W. Bridgham
Hannah A. Thomas
Asan Wyman
Wilbur H. Wyman
Charles Condos
Gardiner R. Deering
Rath
Obert
L. R
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Asa C. Hathorne
Woolwich
Maurice T Hathorne
Woolwich Sp
Probate Court Notice of Estates in Sagadahoc County
At a Bath Court of Probate on the first Tuesday of February 1950 matters were presented. The order directs publication in the Bath Independent for three weeks and appearance on the first Tuesday of March at ten o clock for hearings and objecting if warranted. Estates listed include Burnham, Stinson, Chapin, Oliver, Kimball, Decker, Shaughnessy, Sawyer with petitions for licenses, probate, executors and administrators, and first or final accounts. The judge signs as Arthur Joun ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Charles N. Nanfel
Katherine E. Shaughnessy
Ates Art
Charles W. Shaughnessy
Mary A. Sawyer
Amy F. Doyle
Arthur Jounton
School Treats From Community To Enjoy Valentines
Haskell school children and the teacher enjoyed dainty cakes and cookies sent in by Mrs. Fred Pecci and Mrs. Louise Castner along with an attractive Valentine box crafted by Mrs. M. W. Wester meyer.
Bath visitors noted from East Edgecomb homes
Mr and Mrs Harold Page and Mr and Mrs Charles Roberts of East Edgecomb were recent visitors in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Page
Charles Roberts
East Edgecomb
Bath
Probate notices for Sagadahoc estates at Bath
Court of Probate in Sagadahoc Maine held February notices for Anna W Campbell Clarence E Dunn Helen Noyes Webster Antoinette L Teeling Henry Ronaldo Trial Carlos C Purington and guardianship matters. Hearings set for March at ten o clock in the forenoon with possible appointments of executors administrators and final accounts as listed by Judge of Probate.
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The
Bath Daily Times
Harriet Jackson
Charles T. Jackson
South Street
Galen C. Moses
Bath Automobile & Gas Engine Co
E.M.F
Aera
Pulcher Puella Club
Emily Potter
Lower
Washington Street
Patrick Flaherty
Ireland
Edwin C. Knight
Hyde Windlass Co
Margaret J. Haskell
Donald M. MacMillan
Commander Peary
North Pole
McMillan
Herbert Magoun
Maria Magoun
Henry Campbell
People’s Line
Bath National Bank
George R. Millett
High Street Court
Young Millett
Madelyn Clifford
Checker
Charles E. Ingham
B. C. Calderwood
Ingham
George Getchell
Benjamin Adams
Bowdenhham
Adams
Capt
Getchell
Hibbert Lockhart
James A. Shaw
Raymond Chappelle
F. W. O’brien
Cumberland Theological Circle
Westbrook
George B. Isley
Baptist Church
Chapman
Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows
Bath City Hospital
Colonial Club
A. M. Cutler
Hooker
Prout & Marr
South End
Alameda
Howard Black
E. F. Troop
Frank Lemont
Henry H. Lermond
Harry S. Lord
Sat Nati Pac Dananes
Cazoner Hall
Wellesley
Small Point
Waltham
Myrtle Wilson
Charles E. Benner
Wilson
Jamaica Plain
Arthur Wilson
C. S. Sperry
Wabash
Merrimac
Franklin
Roanoke
United States Navy
Joseph Eibell
Henry G. Hodgdon
Nettie Marr Stephens
Wiscasset
Dr. Stephens
McKinley
William McKinley
Agnes
Alice H. Humphreys
Arlington Heights
Newtonville
Lowell
Arlington
Anna Forbes
C. C. Richards
A. Frederick Duniels
Maine Central Railroad Co
Bath Merchants’ Association
Edwin L. Emmons
Emmons
Constable Emmons
Elizabeth Cameron
K. K
Bath Street
Forrest Hamilton
Clarence Hamilton
Fred Googins
Gardiner
Hamilton
Phillip Baker
Fairfield
Ry W. Hanson
Common Council
W. A. Furber
A. M. Frank
J. L. Coombs
Charles Ansert
Middle Street
Jewett
Dorothy Daby
Roberta Black
Laura Barstow
D. T. Percy & Sons
Miss Daby
Fitchburg, Mass
Miss Barstow
Miss Black
Mae O’brien
Margaret Mulligan
Genevieve Kane
Florence Dunton
Hazel Wing
Gertrude Gilman
Eleanor Leydon
Grace Kateon
Gorham Normal School
Elizabeth Dunbar
W. O. Parker
S. S. Bucknam
Charles V. Totman
Hen
Arthur J. Dunton
Helen Noyes Webster
Lexington
Albert Noyes Webster
Clarence E. Dunn
Alice D. Potter
Anna H. Campbell
William B.ers
John L. Jack Register
Harold L Goss
William Ritt
Central Press
Austria
Ostmark
Reichschancellor
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
France
Munich
Neville Chamberlain
Bohemia
Barcelona
Valencia
World
Douglas Corrigan
Dublin
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Chicago Cubs
Russia
Poland
Gdynia
Finland
Resis
Red Army
Norway
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Brussels
Dunkirk
Paris
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Libya
North Africa
Lingerh Lamutanchu
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Leon Trotzky
Mexico City
Detroit Tigers
Chamberlain
George VI
Haskell School
Fred Pecci
James MacBeth
IOUN
Sagadahoe County
Antoinette L. Teeling
Sullivan
State of New York
Licen
Joan I. Jack
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