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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1956

Page

8

Forty Years Ago in Bath Busy Holiday Report

Bath Daily Times notes Fourth of July activity with shipyard progress at Bath Iron Works a large steam lighter to be named for Noble Maxwell and 1200 ton capacity, crowds storming steamer lines for Maine ports, local social events and a police injury incident, plus community notices and summer leisure details.

E. F. Kelley Rockland Boston Sand and Gravel Company Francis Cobb Shipbuilding Co Bath Iron Works Noble Maxwell Boston Sand and Gravel Co Maine Portland Kennebec Bangor Boothbay Island Boston Bath Columbia Theatre

Massachusetts Chief Instructor To Cruise On Battleships

Lt. Cmdr. Z. H. Madison U S N of the U S S Virginia leads a July cruise with Massachusetts and New England citizens to learn gun practice electrical work and naval maneuvering aboard the battleships Kearsarge and Virginia. He is praised for past gun practice and recently studied at the Newport war college. Madison, a Chicagoan, married Miss Aramede Lowell formerly of this city. Samuel P. Buck spent the weekend at Day's Ferry. he is assistant superintendent at the Armstrong restaurant company. Mr and Mrs J Otis MacDonald and son Otis Jr of Quincy visit Mr and Mrs William O Norris in Middle Street during the holidays. George A Hackett F W Hackett and sister Bertha of Bowdoinham and Emma Brown of this city enjoyed an auto trip to Old Orchard. The Fourth rain fell locally.

Massachusetts New England Kearsarge Virginia Z. H. Madison U. S.N U. S. S. Virginia Cmdr Madison Roosevelt War College Newport Aramede Lowell Chicago Samuel P. Buck Day's Ferry Mr. Buck Armstrong Restaurant Company George A. Hackett F. W. Hackett Bertha Bowdoinham Emma Brown Old Orchard Sunny

Bath People Enjoyed Hikes News And Summer Activities

Bath headlines chronicle local trips including Bath party on White Mountain hike reaching Mount Washington before a thunderstorm. Mentions Bath citizens like C F Freeman H D Hall N Gratz Jackson J W Lambert and others visiting Portland Cobbs camp Kennebec Yacht Club outings along the river. Talks of ships yards electrification freight service and local cultural events with clubs, schools, and summer residents enjoying various entertainments.

White Mountain Jackson N.H Herman Lake Shelter Booth’s Spur Lake of the Clouds Crawford Trail Mount Washington Tip Top ‘House Bath Trail C. F. Freeman A. B. Stearns H D. Hall N. Gratz Jackson Portland J. W. Lambert Morse High School Kennebunk

North Bath birth and local society notices

North Bath families announce the birth of a son at Bath Memorial Hospital on July 8 weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces named James Calvin. Notices detail visits, hospital stays, travel, and social events involving local residents, including waves of relatives from Bath Oakland New Meadows Brunswick and Norway, and appearances at weddings and vacations with the National Guard.

Bath Memorial Hospital James Calvin Everett Wing Oakland J. Carroll Wing Earle Wing Bath Sharon Wing Arthur Wing Amah Coolidge Livermore Falls John DeGroot New Meadows Yacht Club North Bath George Barker James Gillies Frank Cutting Dromore Elmer Rogers George Young Maine General Hospital Portland H. W. Rogers Frank T. Chamberlain Boothbay William Lenfest Olive Campbell Greene Edwin Hemingway E. N. Cole Annabelle Harold Bubar Lewiston Clarence Jones Hudson N. H Hemingway Clifford Hemingway Cynthia Connecticut Merton Edgerly Norway Henry G. Root Phyllis Joslyn Brunswick Gardens John Casano Schenectady N. Y Brunswick Naval Air Base Harriet Beecher National Guard Delores Pearson

Local Items Highlight Vacations and Visits

Arthur S. Hyde postpones trip to Newfoundland to stay with brother John S. Hyde at Elmhurst. Mrs M E Owen returns from a week at Squirrel Island staying with Mr and Mrs Frank A Owen. James Dean departs Sunday for a two month vacation in Pem broke.

Arthur S. Hyde Newfoundland John S. Hyde Elmhurst M. E. Owen Squirrel Island Frank A. Owen James Dean Pembroke

Shaw building second story framing advances

Floor timbers are going down for the second story of the Shaw building and the rising walls of cafe-au-lait pressed, brick and belts of light colored granite be-

Shaw Cafe-Au-Lait

Parker Head Note Highlights Local Family Visits

Parker Head continues with social notes from the community. The piece lists visits and relatives: Mr and Mrs Walter Cushing, Mr and Mrs Cyrille Hamel of Wells visiting Phippsburg relatives, Mr and Mrs Norman Dubie and family dining with Mrs Karl Lowell, Miss Rose Marie Moore visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Leston Harrington, and Roberta and Billy Hodgkins returning to East Boston with their father after a visit with Mrs William Hodgkins.

Walter Cushing Cyrille Hamel Wells Phippsburg Norman Dubie Karl Lowell Rose Marie Moore Leston Harrington Roberta Billy Hodgkins East Boston William Hodgkins

Overdue Books Returned by Absent-Minded Professor

A missing professor who taught armed forces personnel in 1944 returned two books to the Victoria Public Library after 12 years. Fines would total about 180 dollars, but librarians won’t pursue collection. The books were in his personal library when he left and were found with him at the University of London.

Victoria B.C Victoria Public Library University of London

Green Turtle of the West Indies Reaches Huge Weight

The green turtle of the West Indies sometimes attains a weight up to 600 pounds according to regional wildlife notes.

West Indies

Look, No Lake! Rainy Lake vanishes in Michigan hillside

Weather notes describe Rainy Lake in Presque Isle County vanishing as water seeps into an underground limestone cavern. Geologists explain the lake drops when mud and silt clog bed crevices, then refills as the blockage clears.

East Lansing Mich Rainy Lake Presque Ile County Michigan

Evaporated milk use falls from 1947 to 1953

U S per capita consumption of evaporated milk declined from 18 pounds in 1947 to 15 1/2 pounds in 1953 new data show. This drop reflects shifting dietary patterns and changing household purchases during the period.

Hawksbill Peak Stands at 4049 Feet in Shenandoah Park

The summit Hawksbill reaches 4049 feet in Shenandoah National Park, marking the highest point in Virginia’s Blue Ridge area. The peak is noted for its scenic views and geologic prominence within the park boundaries.

Hawksbill Virginia Shenandoah National Park

Outside Chance Potter Nebraska Note From Prison Convict

Dave Thies found a note from a state penitentiary convict wrapped with car license plates stating luck to be outside rather than making them. The incident occurred as plates were unwrapped on the outside.

Potter Neb Dave Thies State Penitentiary

Foreclosure of Mortgage on Topsham Land Seeks Dismissal

William H Farrar of First National Bank of Brunswick Maine appears before Justice Anita Staples to acknowledge a mortgage foreclosure dated July 9 1956. The document records a broken mortgage condition on a Topsham parcel bounded by the Cathance River State Road and local landowners. It notes prior conveyances to Vesper Ordway and George Allen and cites registry details in Sagadahoc and Cumberland counties.

Vesper H Ordway Topsham Sagadahoc F Couture Lillian F Couture Helen C Wood Harry Rackley Harry Rackles George FE Allen Ernest F Sagadahoc County Crantor George E Allen Cathanee Harry Rack Jey Edward Mallett Saci First National Bank of Brunswick Maine First National Wm H Farrar State of Maine Cumberland William Ho Farrar First National Bank of Anita L. Staples

Population trends show California surpassing New York in 1967

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co statistics indicate California will have more people than New York state in 1967 if online trends continue.

California New York State Metropolitan Life Insurance Co

Nonwhite Population Share Drops 1900 to 1955

The nonwhite population in the United States declined from 12.1 percent of the total in 1900 to 10.8 percent in 1955, reflecting shifting demographic patterns over the first half of the 20th century.

United States

Briscoe Wins Dublin Lord Mayor By Draw Of Lots

Irish Elect Jew ALDERMAN Robert Briscoe became the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin after a hat draw. Briscoe, a Dublin-born businessman and Fianna Fail member, faced incumbent Denis Larkin of the Labor party. both polled 19 votes from aldermen before the drawing decided the outcome.

Robert Briscoe Dublin Briscoe Fianna Fail

Probate Notices from Bath Sagadahoc County Estates 1956

Court notices list numerous estate matters in Bath Sagadahoc County Maine with names such as Sydney S M Breck Ruth B Dubar William S Shorey Bertha Louise Soule Margery G Haskell Leona M Snipe Philips Tardiff Harriet D Turner Ava Maria Whitney and others. Includes accounts executors guardians and petitions for probate change of name and letters testamentary and final actions. A true copy of the order is provided.

Ruth B. Dubar Woolwich Henry T. Dubar Mary Q. Jack Bowdoin Louise J. Brown C.t.a Perley Evans Baker Bath Edward W. Bridgham Ralph D. Warren Frank R. Warren Virginia M. Harriman Lewvill L. Proctor Richmond Elizabeth E. Proctor Ava Maria Whitney Bertha Louise Soule Margery G. Haskell Sydney S. M. Breck Phippsburg Manley duPont Josie B. Trish Sagadahoc William S Shorey Cel E Shorey Margery G Haskell Leona M_ Snipe Leona M Snipe J Frankin Howe Mabel EF Waters Allowane Willian Lo Waters Jr Edward W Bridgham Elizabeth A Willams Late Daniel Williams

Appointment of Personal Representatives in Saradahoe County Estates

I Lillian WW Heal Register of Probate for Saradahoe County certifies that in the following estates the named persons were appointed in various roles on indicated dates. Margaret Towertham, late of Bat deceased, appointed executor May 1956. filing bond June 12, 1956. Virginia M Herriman of Woolwrch Toys, A Galuza appointed conservator on 12/16 and qualified to file bond same date. Thomas James Leyden of Phath Wilter CG I vden appointed Guardian May 15 1956 and qualified by filing bond June 1 1956. Marion W Bailey, late of Bath deceased, appointed executrix June 12 1956 and qualified by filing bond same date. Vernon E Gray later of Georgetown deceased. Addie BE Gray appointed secretary rates without bond 4 ASE. George FE Gray late of own deceased Luva M Gray appointed executrix without bond July 3, 1956.

Lillian Heal Saradahoe Margaret Towertham Bat Uaroli Rh Swanson H Richard Swanson Petate Virginia M Herriman Woolwrch Toys Galuza Thomas James Leyden Phath Wilter CG I Woonbury W. Pailey Bath Marion W. Bailey Vernon E Gray Georgetown Addie BE Gray George FE Gray Luva M Gray

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The Bath Daily Times Lisbon Richmond Bee Wilbur C. Olive Doc” Wagner H. P. Mason & Son Smith Sparks Circus Mr. Wagner Sparks Owen J. Ledyard William Dennison Eugene Baker Professor Baker Sisters Hospital Kraken Quincy Watch Club A. W. Diden Hull Quincy Yatch Club U. S. Power Boat Squadron Mr. Diden Kennébec Cosmopolitan Club William Bell Robert Hatch A. R. Webster Cincinnati Kennebec River J. H. Haley Popham Beach Murphy’s Corner Times Glen Mary Haley City Landing Mrs. A. W. H. Rand Jolly Thimble Sewing Club Frank Farrin South Street Washington Street Peaslee Board of Education Small E. W.hyde Leland R. Mitchell C. N. Flood James P. King Nellie J. Marr Gladys Mae Waterhouse Evelyn Waugh Bailey Mrs Roger Pierce Mass Mrs. Allen Clark High Street Read Nichols Life Gabriella Seth Mullin Rufus Moulton Miss Steward House Eva Pratt Lillian Mason Susie Hodgkins Rachel Hodgdon Lila Emery Mae Kane Philanthropic Leland Mitchell John J. Keegan Lester Pratt Robert B. Hatch Winter Street Margaret Foster Allen Irish Ruth Thompson Rachel Potter Eleanor Laydon Worcester Catherine McMannus Granite Street Miss Laydon Horace Mann John Laydon Hanover Eugene Desmond Miss Madelyn J. Otis MacDonald Otis, Jr Quincy William O. Norris Middle Street Barrett C. Nichols Cobb's East Denmark John Philip Sousa War Department U. S Commodore Ledyard James P. Webber Popham Webber Cottage New York Philadelphia Richard Quick John A. Lord Weeks Street Aden Molly Gorham Normal School Olive M. Rowe Margaret G. Conley Marion H. Titcomb Elizabeth H. Hayes Adame McCormick Winnie Elliott George Popham L. J. Oliver Priscilla Kimball Cosmopolitan Tea Room Front Street Oliver Moses Southport Rachel Foster Peabody Frances Andover Texas Carleton George S. Dearborn Small Point Albert E. Hooper Newtonville Eleanor Dike Homestead E. C. Plummer, Esq Harry G. Deering Atlantic Carriers Association William G. Rice Laurel Grove Bowker Meadowbrook Harpswell Frank B. Nichols Dorothy Monhegan G. G. Deering Co Percy & Small Shipyards Baltimore R 1 A. H. Shaw H. W. Priest Forrest Park Moosehead Lake Auto Winneganee Bay Point C. C. Mengell, Jr Percy & Small Yard Walter Fred D. Hill Hockomock Texas Yard M. C. Fitzgerald Augusta William R. Lincoln Bay Point Casino Lincoln William E. Hogan U.S. Court Iea Donald McCullum Richards G. A. Allen H F. Small Rena Pattee William L. Marston Chester Marston William Upper New Gloucester Albion K. Mooers Cambridge John G. Morse Winnegance Cearne Oun Roscoe S. Savage Mr. Savage A. F. Duniels Immanuel Walnut Avenue Congregational Church H D. Maxwell Shriners Buffalo, N. Y Ethel Oliver Charles H. Oliver C. F. Hathaway Blaisdell Bessie Hunt Hookset, N, Il Ira Durgan Old Orchard Swett's Mae O'Brien Kathryn Edgecomb William Barry Melrose Nathan E. Coffin Flossie Beals John Nocton Eben Haskell Wiscasset Matthew Wilson New York City Rev David L. Wilson Phi Sigma Tau Club Murray Hill Ruth Ledyard Josephine Fraser Madeline Davis Margaret Miller Helen Martin Esther Hall Phyllis Wyman Ruth Johnson Doris Dyer Viola O’hara William Davis Harry Wallace Elizabeth Davis Washington, D. C Davis Charles Henry Davis Seguin Ariel Arthur Brown Henry M. Gifford Chandler Bath Mercantile Co Kennebec Fruit Co Frank Fiori North Atlantic Esther Brown Court House Ruby Fraser Bradford New Bedford Probate Harriet D. Turner J. Franklin Howe Elizabeth A Williams Philips Tardiff Mary Josephine Tardiff George E. Gray Lava M. Gray Vernon E. Gray Addie E. Gray North Keelson Parker Civvies Anthony C. McAuliffe U.S. Army Europe Gen. McAuliffe Bastogne Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson Eisenhower Senate Armed Services Subcommittee Washington U.S America Arthur J Dunton Jude Arthur J Dunton Lillian H Heal. Register
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