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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1940

Page

4

Forty Years Ago in Bath A Chronicle of Local Happenings

Miss Farida Drummond sails for a two month trip to France and the Mediterranean. Bath ships and vessels including the Marie Palmer and Henry Clausen are noted with launches and mishaps as industry and social events fill the page.

Farida Drummond France Maly Mediterranean Marie Palmer Henry Clausen Popham Clausen Pond Island Seguin Palmer Beguin Island

Local notes on fishing, shipping, and town projects

Weekly bulletin records Jan 15 fishing crews averaging two pounds daily, gravel work on High street, heating upgrades at Bath Iron Works, and barge Grafton placed in commission. Also notes a wedding, sleigh bell fines, shipyard machinist work, and a severe carpentry accident with Stephen Arsenault.

Bath Iron Works Connecticut High Street Winmegance Iron Works

Fin Fur and Feathers Duck Qs and Conservation Notes

Second edition of Fin Fur and Feathers explores duck hunting ethics and regulations. It discusses reporting extra ducks, warden encounters, migration science, wax plumage removal trick, and a Bath club’s new members amid live decoy debates and conservation concerns.

Probate Notices From Bath Court in Sagadahoc County

Probate at Bath on January ninth nineteen forty orders notice for interested parties to appear February first at ten to object. Hearings include Marcellus W Adams estate Carrie C Adams executrix James L Dort Woolwich estate Alten C Berry appointment petitioned. Grace P Cobb relates to probate of Will in Massachusetts and William Erick Drake appointed executor. Margaret Ann Sylvester and Mary Antine McNeil Gay conservator. Arthur J Dunton Judge of Probate.

Bath Sagadahoc Marcellus W Adams Phippsburg Carrie C. Adams James L. Dort Woolwich Alten C. Berry Anna Larrabee Newton Massachusetts Gracf P. Cobb Boston Wil Sagadahoe County Maine William Erick EB. Drake Frederick E. Drake Margaret Ann Sylvester Mary Anitne McNeil Gay Arthur J. Dunton

Ducks and decoys shape New England coastal duck hunting

An article discusses the shift from live to wooden decoys in duck hunting, noting ducks' increasing numbers over two years and the impact of severe winters on mortality. It highlights black ducks as predominant, feeding shifts from eel grass, oil pollution risks to wintering waters, and urges sportsmen to cooperate to sustain duck shooting while respecting regulations.

W Bowan United States Carmada Alaska New England Bay Salt River North America

Duck Hunter proposes New Meadows Lake as duck sanctuary

A reader argues to relocate a sanctuary from Merrymeeting Bay to New Meadows Lake, urging that feeding grounds be planted to attract black ducks and then hunted. He notes the lake’s proximity to the bay and warns that flooding and decay hamper planting, suggesting the move only after suitable conditions emerge.

New Meadows Lake Merrymeeting Bay Department of Inland Fish & Game Maine New Meadows

Foreclosure Notice on Carr Property in Topsham Maine

Home Owners Loan Corporation through attorney Carl M P Larrabee claims a mortgage foreclosure on Howard L Carr property in Topsham Sagadahoc Maine. The deed dates to 1934 and the building sits on riverfront land along Ite River Bowl near Patten Farm. Dated December 22, 1939 at Wiscasset Maine.

Whareas Howard L Carr Tonsham Sandahoe Maur Nis Mertgake Tox County Home Owners’ Loan Corporation United States of America Washington, DC Topsham Sagadahoc State of Maine Ite River Bowl Howard J. Carr Hattie M Hennessey Sigadahoe County Carl M P. Larrabwe Sagadahoe Carl M. P. Larrabee Tes Wiscasset George A Blodgett Ruth W Bae Real Esare Iehai Benefi Ranverst George A. Blodget Dods Ny Bertis Vir Hewitt Goul Mewel Knight Sured Karicits Alent Wilereas Home Owners Loan Corporation Carl M. P Larrabee Tis

Notes on Maine fish and game and deer statistics

Prof C M Aldous reports average Maine whitetail weights from a three year survey 14746 pounds for bucks 103 pounds for does and heights of 1389 and 352 inches. County totals list Penobscot Washington and others with deer kills by county and a winter pheasant hold at Gray Farm for spring release.

C. M. Aldous University of Maine Wildlife Research Unit Maine Aroostook County Frofssor Aldous Fish and Game Department Knox Lincoln Oxford Penobscot Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York

Warden Roy Gray Notes Bobcat Cull in Stratton Territory

The article reports warden Roy Gray actively hunting bobcats in Stratton during winter, saying wardens have many cases to review after the hunting season. Gray has already taken several bobcats this year as part of ongoing wildlife enforcement duties.

Nahanada Boothbay Bath and Boothbay Bailey Island Nova Scotia Bailey Boys Jim Herrick Sebago Lake Roy Gray Stratton

Probate notices and estate actions in Bath Maine

Legal notice listing multiple probate matters in Bath Maine for the first Tuesday in February 1940. Requests include issuance of letters testamentary to Jennie E Farrin, appointment of John P Carey as administrator, trustee nominations for Bath National Bank, and name changes for Justin Weinsehenk to Justin Wayne and Alice Weinschenk to Alice Wayne. Filed by Arthur J Dunton, Judge of Probate.

Bath Sagadahoc Bithin Said Adam Storer Jennie E. Farrin Jennie E. Firr Mary F. Reed John P. Carey Mane LR. Folsom Maine Victor J. Reed Gibbons Coal Company, Inc Franks Head Woolwich Clara E. Heal Allan Spear Marston Bath National Bank Kathryn Thompson Smith Justin Weinschenk

Arthur J. Dunton Judge of Probate Order Copy

A true copy of the original order issued by Arthur J. Dunton, Judge of Probate, authenticating the proceedings and standing as the official record.

Arthur J. Dunton

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