Bath hosts first auto show amid crowds at Depot Square
Bath's Depot Square garage staged its first auto show drawing large crowds, with show rooms filled late. Local smelt fishermen report strong catches, including C. A. Leavitt who sold 147 pounds to area restaurants. Various civic and social items follow, including Rotary attendance and plans for Bath health, schooling, and band funding.
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Bath
Depot Square
C. A. Leavitt
Winneganee Creek
Maine Aims to Enforce New 1920 License Plates
Maine officials pledge stringency in enforcing the new 1920 automobile license plates while many motorists still use old licenses. Federal raids report no arrests in Maine, seen as evidence that radical elements are not entrenched in the state. Winds ease after a cold spell, and Portland fishermen hear of the sailing prospect of the Mary E E Olys.
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Bath
Maine
Bath area bands and society rounds up January 1920
Jan 9 1920 reports Joseph L Gaudreau preparing his concert band for a Bath Opera House concert with tag sales fueling the fund. Navy veteran Samuel Poyich recalls Lusitania sub duel souvenir via Scotland. Bath Iron Works moves staff to Alexandria Va. Jewelers group plans New England association formation. Colonial club hosts O Hums Well Diggers crib and billiards results with a 100 point pool challenge. Pine Tree Circle elects officers for Foresters of America.
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Joseph L. Gaudreau
Armory
Bath Opera House
Colonial Club
O’hums
Captain Smith
Colonial Cafe
Charles Lester Smith
Street-Heho Henged
Andrew Merrill
Well Diggers
Merrill
Smith
School furniture purchases for North End Dike school house
On January 11 1920 Supt Mapes of the Emergency Fleet Corporation housing project returned from Boston with Supt Smith of the school department to purchase furniture for the new Dike school house at the North End. They bought 210 desks from Kenney Bros and Watkins along with brooms and brushes.
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Charles Lester Smith
Charles Mapes
Emergency Fleet Corporation
North End
Boston
Samuel F. Dike
Mapes
Supt. Smith
Dike
Kenney Bros. & Watkins
Bath Boys Win Home Court Game and Local Events
The Bath basketball team defeated a Fort Williams quintet 54 to 22 at the YMCA in Bath. The Bath squad showed superior passing and teamwork led by players Cass, Sullivan, Martin, Talbot, Leyden, Getchell, McMann, Gilmore and Jewett. The Edward Little Junior High beat the YMCA Junior at Webster gym 22 to 20 after overtime, lineup including Knight Kingsbury Morse White. Other games featured All Stars led by Povich defeating Silent Terrors 16 to 10. Boxing prelims paired Kid Corbin of Hallowell against Eddie De Foe of Bath, with Bath’s Danny Lorraine set to fight Jerry Murphy of Portsmouth. Sidney Gulick, longtime Japan professor, will speak at Bath Community Forum on Japan-U.S. relations. Bath Camp Royal Neighbors officers to be elected at Red Men’s hall Monday at 7:30. Nazarene missionary rally set Monday night at M. O. Wright’s store with Rev. H. F. Reynolds, Rev. N. H. Wash, Rev. L. Tracey, and S C Krikorian involved.
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Bath
Fort Williams
YMCA
Bath Five
Bath Boys
Cass
Sullivan
Martin
Talbot
Leyden
Getchell
McMann
Gilmore
Jewett
New Webster School
Auburn
Edward Little
Knight
Kingsbury
Ham
Morse
White
Bath Camp
America
Red Men's Hall
New England
Church of the Nazarene
M. O. Wright
H. F. Reynolds
N. H. Wash
L. Tracey
India
S.C. Krikorian
Jerusalem
Bath News Briefs Chronicles Local Happenings and Sports
Rumors say old timers aim to form a basketball team for winter exhibition games. Gus Huse will coach Brunswick dramatic club rehearsals for Good Gracious Annabel at Cumberland theater. Painters Local 395 installs officers for the year. Officers named include Charles McDonald president and Jamie A. Murray vice president. Bath honors Rev Samuel S. Dike by naming a schoolhouse and streets after him. Don Hart undergoes surgery at City hospital. Bath Rifle Association results include Rangers 88 Hyde Windlass 85 and Knights of the Golden Eagle 93 Loyal Order of Moose 86. Westbrook’s Valmont club visits Bath to play at YMCA gym Friday night.
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Gus Huse
Brunswick Dramatic Club
Annabel
Cumberland Theater
Bath
Local 395
John J. Marks
McArthur
Messrs. McDonald
Place
Newcomb, Stetson, and
Sullivan
Focal
Charles McDonald
Jamie A. Murray
Fred Dunton
LaForest Thurston
Floyd Stetson
Charles Pratt
Henry Fromwarden
William Place
W. O. Wagner
Rangers
Hyde Windlass
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Loyal Order of Moose
Bath Rifle Association
City Hall
Valmont Club
Westbrook
YMCA
Colonial Club
Lewiston Rolls to 67 38 Win Over Morse
Lewiston High's Blue Devils pulled away in the second half to beat Morse Shipbuilders 67 to 38 at the Lewiston Armory. Johnny Doyle led all scorers with 19 points, Fortin added 18, and Morse faded after a stubborn first half as Lewiston stretched an eight game win streak.
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Lewiston Ramps
Morse
Lewiston High
Blue Devils
Lewiston Armory
Western Maine
Hunter
Lewiston
Johnny Doyle
Paul Fortin
Bud Pinkham
Brian Legard
Kent Higgins
Devils
Tony McLaughlin
King
Doyle
Fortin
Pinkham
Higgins
Legard
Charlie King
Belaire
McConnell
Therriault
Palbinskas
Kohr
Tim Love
Rodrigue
Ted Love
Fitzgerald
McLaughlin
McKinnon
Leopard
Dane Lafrance
Morse Seniors Take College Exams Saturday at Bath Center
Forty three Morse High School seniors and peers from nearby communities took the three hour Scholastic Aptitude Test. Bath was a new SAT test center this year as University of Maine requires the exam for admission starting with the class entering in 1960. Local guidance counselors Austin W. Miller and Nathan W. Watson supervised the administration.
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Morse High School
College Entrance Examination Board
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
N. J
Bath
University of Maine
Austin W. Miller
Nathan W. Watson
Morse—high School
Woolwich Social Notes From Montsweag to Bath
Woolwich residents share visits and illnesses as Mrs. Forrest Johnson and others visit relatives in Montsweag and Bath. Mrs. J. Vinal Hunnewell remains home with a cold. Donor Jackson enters Mercy hospital. The Woolwich group attends Phippsburg basketball, with Doak and Beal families among attendees. Doak’s Woolwich team wins 53 28.
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Forrest Johnson
Fred Grover
Wiscasset
Bernard Bailey
Montsweag Road
Auta Munsey
Raymond Durgan
Richard and
Raymond, Jr
Harrison Tipsword
Danny
Bath
Clyde Bailey
Carreen and
Jinx
Belanger
Hiers Paula
Cathy Jean O OolWich
Harvey Chubbuck
William Sylvester
Sagadahoc Ferry
Bath—Memorial Hospital
Old State Road
Mountain Road
Portland
Donald Jackson
Nequasset
Mercy Hospital
Harvey G. Chubbuck
Cambridge
Mass
Vernon B. W. Thompson
Woolwich
Phippsburg
Wallace Sheldon
Donald Severance
Leon Beal
Donald Ashbury
John Baker
Stephen Sidebotham
John Gordon
Social Evening Honors Mrs Colby On Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Knight hosted friends at their Lincoln street home on Saturday night honoring Mrs. Granville M. Colby. Robert Carter showed travel slides of Europe from last summer. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Colby, Mr. and Mrs. Orris Ames, Miss Catharine Leonard, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph I. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John Cakouros, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan A. Trueworthy, and Carter.
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Bernard A. Knight
Lincoln Street
Granville M. Colby
Robert Carter
Europe
Colby
Orris Ames
Catharine Leonard
Joseph I. Smith
John Cakouros
Ivan A.trueworthy
Carter
Bath council weighs need for new elementary rooms
Addison declared Bath faces need for more elementary classrooms as old buildings age. Decline in usable space due to fire safety upgrades prompts consideration of new construction to replace three aging schools. Enrollment projections show rising first grade numbers demanding additional rooms by Sep 1961.
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Addison
Bath
North Primary
Washington Primary
Morse High graduates show standout university achievement
Officials say Morse High School graduates have achieved a notable rise at the university this year. They credit stricter admissions standards and greater student seriousness as key factors in this improving academic performance.
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Morse High
Thermometer Readings Hit Zero In Bath Area
The Bath area saw temperatures drop to zero Friday night and early Saturday with readings as low as five below in parts. Highs reached only the low 40s Friday, while clear skies and a bitter cold are forecast to continue into Sunday before a warming trend.
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Bath
Bids Sought for Bath to Boothbay Harbor Mail Route
Bath post office invites bids for a new inter community postal route between Bath and Boothbay Harbor. The service covers about 50 miles daily, six days weekly, bid submissions go to the Traffic and Distribution Manager Boston and details are available from Postmaster Edward L. Larrabee.
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Bath
Boothbay Harbor
U.S. Post Office Department
Boston
Mass
Edward L. Larrabee
Ex-Congressman Nelson Resides in West Bath Maine
Former Fourth District congressman who served four terms taught political science at the University of Florida 1957 58 and directed Augusta First National Bank 1947 48. A Congregationalist he belonged to Elks Masons and Orange. He summered in Georgetown and since November lives in West Bath with his wife Arlene and daughter Betty Ann seventh grade. Nelson runs a general law practice and serves as Maine state trial counsel for eminent domain cases.
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University of Florida
First National Bank
Augusta
Elks, Masons and Orange
Nelson
Georgetown
West Bath
Arlene
Betty Ann
McClure Criticizes Parlow Bill and Defends Working People
J. Horace McClure, lieutenant governor candidate, calls the Parlow Bill detrimental to Maine workers. He pledges to protect citizens who cannot hire a lobby and opposes the Department of Veterans Affairs. McClure is a life member of Smith-Tobey Post and member of the Elks Bath Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club.
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Maine
McClure
Department of Veteran Affairs
Smith-Tobey Post
American Legion
Elks
Bath Area
Bath Banks Names Officers and Directors for the Year
Morse Jr and Daniel Williams serve as vice presidents with Shirley Harrington as executive vice president Frederick M Haggett as cashier and Paul Flaherty as assistant cashier Directors include John P Carey Morris Povieh Harrison E. Towie John F Cooke William A Niss Small Williams and Morse The only change from last year was the naming of Flaherty as cashier
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Morse Jr
Daniel Williams
Shirley Harrington
Frederick M. Haggett
Paul Flaherty
John P. Carey
Morris Povieh
Harrison —E. 20Owie
John F. Cooke
William A. Niss
Small
Williams
Morse
Flaherty
Bath Banks Gain Federal Charter in Early Years
The Bath National Bank received its federal charter a year after formation. The Bath Trust Company earned its charter in 1899 but did not formally open until 1903.
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Tional Bank
The
Bath Trust Company
Bath Police Benevolent Ball Plans Announced
The Bath Police Benevolent Association met Wednesday to launch plans for the annual Policeman's Ball. Merle Niles and Officer Paul Avery were named co chairmen. The event, the 17th annual ball, is tentatively set for early spring with the exact date to be announced later.
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Bath Police Benevolent Association
Merle Niles
Paul Avery
Police Benevolent Association
Probate notices list executors and guardians in Sagadahoc estates
Barbara J. Brewer, Register of Probate, lists appointees for several estates. Names include Irma Gray executor, Susan J Lerman administrator, Ivaldo C Cafsey administrator, Faizareth Powers McKay executrix, Julia Ro DeBothezot executrix, with appointments dated January 1960 and bonds filed. Guardian Helen Kingsbury named for Phippsboro estate.
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T. Barbara J. Brewer
Sagadahoc
Irma 'T Gray Tate
Phippsboro
James Gray
Susan J Lerman
Bath
Donald A Spear
Ivaldo C Cafsey
Woolwith
Randel Woorf
Faizareth Powers McKay
Donald H Specht
Donald A. Spear
Maine
Anni
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Bat Daily Times
Bath Rotary Club
King Tavern
A. B. Thwing
Charles D. Randall
Bowdeinham
Charles D. Newell
Frank Edwards
Richmond
John P. Deering
Biddeford
L. J. Snipe
Bath Health Center
Robert G. Ladd
Warvard
Fred Cahill
South Street
Beacon Street
Maud Cunningham
Somerville
Leia Wilson
Miss Cunningham
Hf. O. Cunningham
Edgecomb
Milton Trott
Eleanor A. Percy
Hampton Roads
Rio de Janeiro
Copenhagen
Swansea
Wales
Fort Wils
Peter A. Clinto
State Chamber of Commerce and Industrial League
Joseph Adams Futter
Oliver Street
Bridge Hill
Winnegunce
Billie Burke
Liberty
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Miss Burke
William H. Small
South End
Parent Teacher Association
Edwin L. Emmons
Mr. Emmons
Amory McLellan
Eugene McGrath
Teal
Bath Iron Works
Charles W. Dingley
East Coast Fisheries Co
Oscar F. Williams
Middie Street
Cape Porpoise
Ward 1
Washington Street
Tres
Cyrus Greene
Abigail Hostetter Crowler
Will *Small
Parent-Teacher Association
Col. Dummer Sewall
DAR
William Palmer
Court Streets
John A. Morse
Washington
Harry C. Webber
Ernest A. Allan
Fred J. Blaisdell
EB. C. Plummer
Jane Whitmore
Marion Moody
Bath Driving Club
Mill Pond
Lily Pond
Stephen A. Penney
Chester H. McCabe
Isaac W. Chase
Joseph Melzard
Solon’ Savage
Benjamin Pero
Sagadahoc 1
Veteran Firemen’s Association
Vercy & Smalt
Depot Square Garage
Samuel Poyich
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
Germany
Navy Department
Lusitania
Mr. Povich
Scotland
Povich
Charles F. Koughan
Alexandria
William T. Cobb
Charles W. Clifford
Smith and King
O'Hums
Fred Thompson
Haggett
McCole
Troop
Work and Merrill
Fields
Dinsamore
Bonney
Gray
F. H
F. B. Nichols
Neal
Hughes
Piteh
H. Ward
Gatcombe
Bonnesu
Page
Gott
S. Ward
Andrews
Sampson
Cribbage
Turner
Ramsay
Hunt
D. Hill
D. Hatch
D. Thompson
Ross
F. Chase
Murtaugh
Randlette
Pool
Morrison
Kingsley
R. Hatch
Dennison
W. Hatch
Lowell
Clinto
H. Morse
Harry Hall
T. Nichols
Bishop
Germaine
Pine Tree Circle
Foresters of America
Etta Summerton
Lzzie Colby
Lizzie Colby
Phy
Jennie E. Farrin
Emma King
Josephine McNeil
Sarah E. Mosher
Lillian Taft
Mary E. McMann
Josephine Cavanaugh
Massachusetts Bureau of Prisons
Bath-Fort Williams
Silent Terrors
All Stars
Stover
Bruce
Kid Corbin
Hallowell
Eddie DeFoe
Columbia
Danny Lorraine
Jerry Murphy
Portsmouth
Sidney Gulick
Japan
Bath Community Forum
United States
Samuel S. Dike
Don Hart
Lower
Kennebec
City Hospital
Warren Mayers
Enid Bennett
Liberty Theater
Papa Moreland
New York
Frank Edgecomb
Black Water Point
A. K. Ridley
North Bath
Woglwich
Council
Merritt Mitchell
John F. Leonard
Harvie
Boothbay
Har
J. Horace McClure
William FE Field
Alton P. Reed
Harold J Rubin
Barbara L
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