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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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