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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1948
Page
8
A Bath scene line recounts a river voyage and the arrival of a large ship with passengers. Town reports note shops busy for the season, a Santa Claus event for a kindergarten class, a Morse High basketball game in Freeport, and a St Patrick’s church visit by Father McDonough.
The text notes Christmas celebrations at church and school events, a Freeport High loss to Morse High 33 to 1, and Community activities in Portland. It mentions J Richardson visiting, Dunlap Commandery observances, a trip to Popham, and a large family gathering with elder parishioners and a boy soprano.
Deg 28 1907 Post Office employees enjoyed a banquet at Shannon House hosted by Postmaster Snipe. About twenty guests attended including J F who bought the Palmer Wallace farm at Small Point and will return from Norway where he managed a Boston farm. President Hyde of Bowdoin College visited town and received a warm welcome. A group of Colonial Club members planned a Turkey Fat at the Columbia Hotel. Portland Maine Central division guests also stopped by and news mentions two grandchildren arriving Christmas night.
Fragmentary text mentions Mr and Mrs Lewis and Mae E Ri, with scattered names and cities, including Portland and Boston area references, leaving unclear event or outcome.
Capt. John A. Thompson returns to home in Port land after Christmas. Yale and Harvard steamers in East Boston winter quarters. Kennebec Yacht Club urged to plan next season cruises. Miss Mary Biggins returns to St Mary's Academy after Christmas. Capt Frank Patten of the Kineo arrives in Boston from Newport News with coal. Hyde Windlass Co. worker injured, thumb jammed. Thompson Brothers host 13th annual New Year dinner for city poor at YMCA. Miss Alice Tees and Florence Tees visit Port Clyde. Port land guests stay on Bowery street. E C Plummer to Portland for U S Circuit Court.
Topsham Grange will install its officers at Saturday evening’s meeting with State Deputy G Cleveland Marriner present. Incoming officers include Howard Carr master Frances Mendes overseer Doris Wing lecturer Joseph Barrigan steward Arthur Wing assistant steward Eleanor Blanchard plain Ralph Mallett treasurer Merrietta Wilson secretary Arthur Staples gate keeper Hazel Carr Ceres Elaine Rackley Pomona Gertrude Staples Flora Patricia Norcross lady assistant steward Walter Summer executive committee Nickerson juvenile row. A supper will be served in the dining room before installation.
Henry O Trowbridge returns to New York Sunday evening after visiting at their home on Middle Street. Mrs Trowbridge left Tuesday morning for New York to spend time with Mr Trowbridge. Robert Mosher of Washington Street spent the week visiting friends in Concord, N.
The Alumni edged the Blue and White 31-30 in overtime after a tight contest. Trafton starred with late scoring and Hal Cornish contributed key foul shots as Hap Warren shone on defense and offense.
Grace church school held its Christmas observance with an even song in the church. D Field led the choir in Christmas music. Mrs. Alexander Robertson supervised the program followed by acts from Florence Fullerton Roberta Morse Marion Holmes and others. Clinton V Owen impersonated Santa Claus and distributed presents. Harry B Carney Jr and helpers served ice cream cookies and candy boxes for the children.
Oscar Campbell of Portland was a weekend guest of his mother Mrs Edith Campbell of Arrowsic. He also visited Joseph McLaughlin of Detroit and Mrs Roxanne Merry of Liberty Street, and Mrs Doe and her son from Washington, D C, are spending the holidays at Montsweag.
Following Non-Commissioned officers will be in the towns in this set. Application must be made as the posts close by April 17. Army and Air Force of today differ, with details available at the Post Office building in Bath.
West Bath residents welcomed numerous relatives for holiday gatherings. Elmer and Carroll Williams hosted at Foster's Point. Arthur Wing and family joined Christmas dinner with the Wing and Garland households. Other visits included Holbrooks in Freeport, Williams family gatherings, and Bath area relatives of Smith Haggett and Ames. Perry Thompson returned to Gorham College after vacation.
Bay Point hosts and guests celebrate a Christmas party with Mr and Mrs E Phinney and Mr and Mrs Walter Delano of Arrowsic. Mrs Walter Defea visits friends. The Moffatt couple deliver gifts. Hagan family spends Christmas Eve with Taylor family in Auburn. Winter bird seed from Keen brings joy to Mrs Adams and birds. Woodruff family of Newton Center welcomed son Peter born Dec 13. Mrs Woodruff, formerly Lena Dalrymple, is daughter of Philip and Mrs Dalrymple.
The Morse High senior class selects a three act comedy titled Home, Sweet Homicide to be performed January 30 in the school auditorium. The production features Annette Godfrey Frances Young Evelyn McPhee Claire Milton and many other cast members with Misses Patricia Gowan and Marlene Jameson serving as promoters.
The barnyard marvel, a five-year-old hen in Pennsylvania, has laid 1 014 eggs equal to 22 times her weight of six pounds. She produced wealth of 42.25 if eggs were 50 cents a dozen, but at current live poultry prices she would be worth only 2.30 at the market.
During the Civil War most Federal uniform buttons came from the Abel Porter plant in Waterbury Connecticut. The facility produced the first brass rolled buttons in the United States in 1852.
The Pony Express opens in spring 1860 with a charge of five dollars per letter for half ounce or less, establishing the initial mail price.
Notice from Bath Maine dated December 1 1947 announces the annual meeting of Bath Trust Company stockholders on January 13 1948 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at the bank in Bath to elect a board of trustees and consider amending Section 1 Article 3 by inserting NOT AN to create an executive committee of not less than nine trustees with president R H Banter listed.
ST National Bank of Bath announces an annual meeting on Tuesday January 13 1948 to elect officers and conduct bank business. Daniel Williams cashier notes the meeting date and time with legal references and publication date.
The article notes the sugar beet reaching the United States via Stites from Europe with efforts by the Beet Sugar Society of Philadelphia in 1836. It references ancient sugar hunger, early plant sugar sources, and biblical mentions as context for sugar cane origins centuries earlier.
The Jerusalem artichoke is explained as a tuber from a plant resembling a sunflower, not related to the Holy City. The name derives from a jeu de mots with the Italian girasole, and the vegetable is noted for its starch and vitamin B1 content and minerals.
Connecticut continues to lead the nation in rural electrification with 94 percent of its 22,244 power lines energized. New Jersey follows at 91.5 percent of farms electrified and Massachusetts stands at 90.5 percent.
Court of Probate at Bath schedules hearings on January date for multiple estates. Hearings cover Owen J. Ledyard Estelle F. Ledyard executrix and other Bath residents including Edwin Motley Fuller Marguerite H. Fuller Horace W. Swett Edith M. Cornish Roberta M. Parris and Edwin J. Cornish. Administrators named, bonds waived, and letters testamentary issued in several cases.
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