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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1948
Page
5
A 91 year old woman attended a ward event, casting her vote and receiving family visitors including Mr and Mrs Harry Watson, their son and wife, Nathan W Watton, Kathy Watson, and Ada m. The day featured a health concern and a birthday note as she interacted with relatives.
The Morse family reunion at the Miller home on Garden street Birch Point brought relatives from Staten Island and beyond for an annual gathering. Attendees included Dr E G A Stetson of Peonswick and many Morse family members, though some could not attend due to illness and travel.
Mr and Mrs John Sanborn and four Bahamian associates arrived in Bath after flying from Bermuda. They stayed at a U S Navy base in Bermuda and later traveled by train to Quonset. The family, long stationed on the island, enjoyed a homecoming visit with relatives, noting Bermuda’s high food prices and unique travel changes since the advent of cars. They plan to visit Mr and Mrs James McKay and Mr and Mrs Louis Sanborn while home.
Dora L Howard, a longtime city merchant in tobacco products and newspapers, was injured Monday evening when a chair collapsed in the bathroom causing a broken hip. He was taken to Memories Hospital and is resting, after moving there from his home.
Bath tub Torrent No. 1 captured first money in its class amid a strong cross wind. The W. S. Newell failed to place. Results list several machines with Essex Berwick and Damariscotta among top scores. Parade honors went to the East Greenwich Volunteer and Damariscotta’s Massasoit.
Sagadahoc women plan a Bowdoinham Grange Hall gathering on July 13 with guests Mrs Selma Wagg of Lisbon Falls, Senator Neil S Bishop, and Mrs Etta Thurlow, all slated to discuss the Philadelphia convention, election laws, and primary ballots amid refreshments for the public.
Noise and celebration dominated Bath over the weekend with a bonfire at Diler's field drawing about 1,000 spectators and many others along highways. Two fireworks related fires caused alarms but no major damage. A taxi driver was injured by a firecracker, hospitalized for observation, and a doubleheader baseball game and a Woolwich athletic display capped the holiday weekend.
Work progresses on an automatic light and fog signal atop the old fort at Popham Beach. The new beacon replaces the current pier end light on the south side of the fort, with a brick battery room being built on the second level. The U S Coast Guard is conducting the project after obtaining Maine State Park Commission permission to relocate the light.
Edward M. Reed of 128 Phillips Street Quincy, long a ship design and engineering leader, ends his Navy duties as assistant chief designing marine engineer at Fore River. He transfers to Bath Iron Works to become aide to Captain Russell S Hitchcock, supervisor of shipbuilding and ordnance. Remembrances honor Reed and his wife, with past roles at Electric Boat, Fore River, and Bethlehem Steel.
A demolition crew began razing the large wooden apartment building at the southeast corner of Bath and Middle streets. Built in 1893 by Edward W. Hyde and M. G. Shaw & Sons Lumber Co. for Bath Iron Works employees, the nine apartments held 56 rooms and were famed as a modern housing block with 13 gables, reportedly surpassing the House of the Seven Gables in its design.
Sagada hoc county election officials have postponed the official inspection and recount for the June primaries in the State Senate and Clerk of Courts races to July 15. Discrepancies prompted the review after Esther Brown and Philip H. Oliver of Bath tied for clerk of courts nomination at 2256 votes each, and Joseph W. Larrabee led a senatorial contest. Larrabee’s absence at the Elks convention in Philadelphia delayed attendance in Augusta, prompting the postponement.
New Rotary officers elected last month took office at the weekly luncheon at Central church parish house. Officers include President Loring R. Addison, VPs George H. Musk and Dr. Earl L. Wade, Secretary G. Thomas Murphy, Treasurer Carl Y. Kennedy, Sergeant at arms George E. Sargent, and directors George E. Sargent Milton C. Stephenson Horace P. Herrick Laforest E. Hodgkins Earl W. Farnham. The club reported $918.16 in treasury and noted gifts to city organizations and a Paul Harris Foundation Fund donation.
One hundred and twenty five boys and girls from the School Traffic Safety Patrol enjoyed a full day hosted by Bath Police and Bath Aerie of Eagles at Thomas Point. Activities included softball, racing and swimming with a noon spread of hot dogs and treats. Judges and officials included Police Chief Frank Moriarty, Superintendent Loring Addison, and City Manager Ralph Mittendorf. Prizes were awarded in Boys and Girls 60 Yard Races and Handicap Marathons, with winners named. prize pickup scheduled at City Hall Friday afternoon.
George I. Hall, New York businessman, elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks at their 84th convention in Philadelphia. The 1948 supreme head, with about 950000 members, will be installed Thursday to succeed Lafayette A Lewis of Los Angeles. Hall is an executive with Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.
Report from coastal Maine notes heavy fishing for bass and mackerel along the New Meadows river Small Point and B Cove with schools of fish and easy hooking methods. Bass are plentiful near Winslow and Sasanoa Upper Gates while sturgeon show up near Dix Island and Parker Head with a 55 pounder landed by Mrs Carlson using a weir and rope method. Local observers describe strong fishing activity across the region, including a 16 inch sturgeon caught by Howard Leavitt.
At a Tuesday board meeting officials clarified they have no authority over a car sale organized by parents of students from the 1949 class to raise funds for a Washington DC trip. The event is run by citizens and occurs outside school hours, not governed by the district. The board also elected Manley H. Grant as seventh grade principal at Weeks Street School. Grant, married, plans to move to Bath and holds ten years of teaching experience including a stint in Stamford, Connecticut.
A fragment notes hot chocolate may be spiced with a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg, suggesting a simple enhancement for flavor. The line hints at a casual domestic use of warm beverages in a historical context.
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