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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1956

Page

6

Texas Steamship Co consolidates Maine shipyards under one control

Forty years of shipbuilding history in Bath and surrounding towns highlight the Texas Steamship Co acquisition of the Arthur Sewall & Co yard and adjacent New England Company plot. The report notes high tonnage output for the area, local outings for Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home, traffic rule changes on Front Street, plus an array of social and transport updates from Bath and nearby communities.

Arthur Sewall & Co New England Company Texas’ Steamship Co

July 12 1916 Observations From the Point at 10 PM

Weather records show 80 degrees at the Point at 10 o clock Wednesday evening. Local children gather and sell blueberries at 18 cents per quart while William Shorey and Oliver Moses finish painting their houses.

The Mercury William Shorey Oliver Moses

Bath Circus Day Opens With Splendid Parade In Bath

July 13 1916 reports say Capt Henry W Owen Jr reports for recruiting service in Augusta and Lt Wakefield leads Fourth Company. Rockledge rebuilding expected in Fall. A Bath man injures tooth at Thompson's Corner as circus day draws crowds. Sparks circus arrives from Dexter with a long parade featuring bands and steam calliope. Fred Leonard the baker notes his pear trees heavy with pears and blossoms, attributing it to a wet Spring.

Henry W. Owen, Jr 4Th Company Augusta Adjutant General's Office Wakefield Bath Sparks Circus Dexter Lower Middle Street Fred Leonard Mr. Leonard

Bathites Pride in Captain Hughes and Local Sea Safety

Bath residents praise Capt. C. F. Hughes for inspecting the German freighter Deutschland while declining to reveal details for honor. Popham and Small Point beaches are deemed safe for bathers, with gradual sands limiting shark risk. An auction at the Cosmopolitan clubhouse featured Miss Frances Weeks as hostess and prizes for 24 players, followed by Russian tea and snacks. A rustic Park pond bridge will be replaced by a new structure after the old one wore out.

Oliver Moses Airdale C. F. Hughes Naval Capt. Hughes Popham Small Point Cosmopolitan Clubhouse Frances Weeks Boston Buonamics Miss White Tea Room Natalie Lemont Ward Park Pond

Sparks Circus draws Bath crowds during summer visit

July 14 1916 Bath scenes include Sparks Circus at Kimball Field A gypsy caravan headed toward the border prompts police action Miss Helen Hartwell and many Bath residents enjoy outings at Popham Small Point and Boothbay Harbor The Kennebec sturgeon catches steady and local yacht races occur with mixed winds toward Islesboro and North Haven

Social Roundup of Weekend Visitors and Local Doings

Mr and Mrs Winfield W Morse and Miss Doris of Winne tance visited Friday evening. Henry M Hartleb rode up from a Summer home at Popham. Miss Marcia Stinson of North Woolwich was in town. Edith Mitchell heads to Small Point for a week with Miss Hazel Harrington. Hand organ man and monkey entertain in the business district. Monkey beats pennies and plays ball. D Wylie Lemont, Charles Thayer, Frank Anderson and John Lowell on special police duty for the circus. Joseph B Brierly spends Summer at Old Orchard.

Parker’s Bay Farm Bath John A. Morse Frank A. Percy Dorothy Sewall Priscilla Miriam Kimball Dorothy Nichols Carol Percy Pauline Hatch Marguerite Ferguson Louise Saunders Leonice Morse John Houghton Paul Wing Joseph Sewall George Warner Horace Morse D. Wylie Lemont Charles Thayer Frank Anderson John Lowell

Weekend Visit and Shipping Career Highlight

On July 17 1916 Capt John Melinnes spent the weekend at Old Orchard with family then returned home Monday afternoon by car. Rupert Baxter and wife with children visited from their Mere Point summer home. Capt J O Hall is home from New York as schooner Martha P Small discharges 2500 tons quebracho wood from Buenos Aires. the ship has been six months at sea. The Small will finish discharging by month end and is chartered for another South American voyage carrying case oil.

John MelInnes Old Orchard J. O. Hall New York Martha P. Small Buenos Aires South America Small Case Oil

Parker Head News: Local Visits and Vacations

Parker Head Teaneck residents Parker Head visits Boothbay and Lisbon Falls are noted. Mrs Getz returns home while Mrs Turner McCarthy arrives from Worcester. Irene Libby and son visit Lisbon Falls parents. William Temple Bath, Linwood Temple family visits Parker Head cottage. Nancy Temple vacations with Camden friends as Norman Dubie and family join Thayer group for a cottage outing.

Teaneck N. J Boothbay Getz Turner McCarthy Worcester Mass Irene Libby Stephen Hiister Lisbon Falls William Temple Bath Parker Head Cottage Linwood Temple Nancy Temple

Probate Notices for Estates in Bath County 1956

Court of Probate in Bath Sarradahor on July 13 1956 presented matters for estates of Alvah C Reynolds Georgetown Cornwell B Rogers Woolwich Charles F Thomas Rawdornham. Agnes M Reynolds seeks admin without bond Elise M Rogers and J Bernard Miller named executors. Elizabeth B Thomas seeks administratrix. Notice orders publication and August first hearing. Arthur J Dunton Judge.

Bathin Sarradahor Bath Ata Alvah C Reynolds Georgetown Agnes M. Reynolds Agnes M Reynolds Cornwell Arthur Jo Dunton

Weekend Visits and Local Notices in Bath Area

Community members from North Bath to Brunswick shared weekend visits and hospital news. Gail Sukeforth and Florence Williams visitors, siblings, and relatives from Union Plainville Portsmouth Weeks Mills Somerville Bangor Winnegance Hudson Michigan Rome Cumberland Center and Wiscasset joined local families, with several entries noting hospital stays and race attendance.

Gail.Sukeforth Bailey Island Florence Williams Vincent Union Cedric Sukeforth Sheldon Day Plainville Harold McCloud Somerville Mass Burton Wing Bangor J. Carroll Wing Calvin Wing James Calvin Bath Memorial Hospital Ralph Williams Winnegance John DeGroot Edmund Higgins William Lenfest Clarence Jones Hudson, N. H Edwin Hemingway Austin Morse Michigan Samuel Morse Whiskeay George Lawrence Harry Higgins Rome Charles Temple Gloria Patricia Cumberland Center Frank Ward Merle Orne Elisabeth Brunswick Elmer Rogers Sewall Strout Wiscasset Walter Arsenault Arthur King Millbourne Miller Rooke Farm

Six to Leave for Week At Salvation Army Camp

Six local youngsters will depart Thursday for a week at Camp Wonderland on Lake Massapong, Sharon, Massachusetts. Accompanied by Capt. Jessie Jones and Mrs. Clinton Fleming, the camp is run by the Salvation Army and spans 170 acres with woods beaches and playgrounds. The week for ages six to ten will be supervised by Senior Capt. and Mrs. Douglas Bethune of Portland. Attending from this city are Dandra Frederick and Donald Cressey Patrick and Donna Pinkham and Ralph Willy.

Bath Camp Wonderland Lake Massapong Sharon Mass Jessie Jones Clinton Fleming Salvation Army Douglas Bethune Portland Daondra Frederick Donald Cressey Patrick Donna Pinkham Ralph Willy

Probate orders in Bath Massachusetts Sagadahoc Court

Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc County issues an order to publish notice for probate of multiple estates. Hearings are set for August first with executors named Inez Genthner Jane S Paine and others seeking letters testamentary. First and final accounts are presented by several executors including Edward W Bridgham and Charles L Stevens.

Bath Sagadahoc Mary A Cameron Inez Genthner Cecill Paine Jane S Paine Frank W. Perkins Edward W Bridgham Perleston L. Pert Mary A. Cameron Cecil E. Paine Jane S. Paine

Appointments in Sagadahoc County Estates

Register V Lillian H Heal certifies that in the listed Sagadahoc estates the named individuals were appointed to roles on the indicated dates: Stinson Isle of Woolwich executrix without bond July 10 1958. Pollard Bath executor without bond July 10 1956. Parker Georgetown administrator without bond July 10 1956.

V. Lillian H. Heal Sagadahoc Everson C. Stinson Isle of Woolwich Ruby E. Stinson Elizabeth P Pollard Bath Albert FE Pollard Ceridwen M. Parker Georgetown Walter F Parker Arthur J. Dunton Woolwich Clyde Lake Florence C. Lake Elizabeth P. Pollard Albert E. Pollard

Probate Court Wills Filed and Accounts in Bath and Nearby

Probate filings list wills and executors across Bath Woolwich Topsham Phippsburg Georgetown Richmond and Topsham. Executors and administrators are named for each estate with appointments bonds and licenses to sell real estate where applicable.

Mrs Wright Rejoins Family Visitors After trip

Mrs C Bruce Wright of 13 Marshall avenue returns home Tuesday night after a visit with sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Richard D Martin of Littleton Massachusetts. She is accompanied by the Martins and their daughter Linda and by Mr and Mrs Joseph S Crowley of Fort Lauderdale Florida who will visit the Wrights for a few days.

C. Bruce Wright Marshall Avenue Richard D. Martin Littleton Mass Martin Linda Joseph S. Crowley Fort Lauderdale Fla Wrights

Foreclosure Notice of Ordway Property in Topsham Maine

Foreclosure filed by First National Bank of Brunswick against Vesper H Ordway and others for breach of mortgage on land in Topsham Maine with meadow parcel along Cathance River. Notice dated July 9 1956 at Brunswick Cumberland. Justice of the Peace Anita L Staples witnessed signing.

Vesper H. Ordway Topsham Sagadahoc State of Maine First National Bank of Brunswick Maine United States of America Cumberland Said Topsham Augusta Towit Charles Rackley Harry Rackley Ernest F. Couture Lillian F Couture Helen C Wood Vesper H Ordway George F Alen Ernest F Lillian Couture George E Allen Toosham Cathance Edward Mallett Stete First National Bank Wm H. Farrar William H. Farrar Anita LL. Staples

Local social notes from West Bath gatherings and visits

West Bath residents hosted a picnic at the Hennessey home with guests including Mrs. Leon Belanger Joan Ring Marie Earle Christine Fuller Jack and Jerry Bennett. Many families traveled to Boothbay and Brigham Cove for weekend visits and returned to Bath area homes.

Hennessey Leon Belanger Joan Ring Marie Earle Christine Fuller Jack Jerry Bennett Arthur Corns Marjorie Florence Neiley Carl Hague Boothbay Cormier Willard Adams Harland Boynton William Hodgkins Kittery Hodgkins Richard Hennessey William Hennessey Walpole Mass Dexter Allis David Suzanne Bickford Boxford Tibbetts Farm Brigham Cove Roland Carlton Eva Merrier Webster John Perkins Bath Memorial Hospital F. Deehan F. Avery D. Avery New Hampshire Vermont William Ketchum Mary Crystal Lake Daniel McDougall Boston Marcella McDougall Ralph Keener Elmira N. Y Marrella McDougall Ruth Roundy

Polio Vaccine Clinic Set at Bay Point July 31

A Bay Point vaccination event will run from 5 30 to 7 00 p m July 31 at the Methodist church vestry. Dr George Gould of Richmond and a state nurse will administer Salk vaccine with a local committee. Children six months to twenty years may receive one dose with parent or guardian permission slips required.

Methodist Church George Gould Richmond

Scientists find individual dreams can last up to an hour

Researchers report that dream episodes may extend for as long as sixty minutes for some individuals, contrasting earlier estimates. The finding suggests variability in dream duration and could influence understanding of sleep stages and dreaming.

Probate Court Notices For Bath Maine Estates and Trustees

Third account for Sydney S. M. Breck estate presented by Manley dePont Breck and National Bank of Commerce. First and final accounts for Ruth Dubar and William B Shorey estates. First accounts for Bertha Louise Soule and Leona M Snipe. Leona M Snipe seeks name change to Leona M Green. Will and petition in Philias Tardiff and Mary Josephine Tardiff estates. Will petitions in Harriet Turner and Franklin Howe estates. First and final account for Mabel E Waters. Second account for Ava Maria Whitney. Accounts and notices for Elizabeth A Williams estate. 12-10-26 LILLIAN H. HEAL, Register.

Bath Sydney S. M. Breck Phippsburg Manley dePont Breck National Bank of Commerce Ruth Dubar Woolwich Franklin Howe J. Franklin Howe Mabel E Waters William L. Waters Ava Maria Whitney Edward W. Bridgham

Bath area probate assigns guardians and executors in 1956

I Lillian H Heal Register of Probate Sagadahoc appoints Executors Administrators Conservators or Guardians for estates including Margaret T Ingraham of Bath Harold R Swanson Virginia M Harriman Woolwich Louise A Galuza Thomas James Lyden Bath Walter G Lyden Guardian May 15 1956 Bond filed June 26 1956 Woodbury W Bailey Marion W Bailey executrix June 12 1956 Vernon F E Gray Georgetown Addie E B Gray Administratrix July 3 19% George F E Gray Luva M Gray 3 1956

Ralph Williams Topsham Paul L. Powers Ceridwen M. Parker Georgetown Walter F. Parker Mildred M. Warren Bath Frank R. Warren Harriet C. Wright Eleanor M. Wright Eric J. Carlson Phippsburg Ilene P. Schelk Thomas I. Reed Woolwich Lynn M. Bussey Margaret T. Ingraham Harold R. Swanson Richard Swanson Woodbury W. Bailey Marion W. Bailey Lillian H. Heal Sagadahoc Margaret T Ingraham Harold R Swanson Virginia M Harriman Louise A Galuza Thomas James Lyden Walter G Lyden Vernon FE Gray Addie EB. Gray George FE Gray Luva M. Gray

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Times Fred Fuller Soldiers & Sailors Orphans Home Tacoma Inn Poe Road Management Lewiston Auburn Wallace Front Street Batham Ferry Street Jean F. Butler Henry R. White Marshall and Louise Carrie Ring James Dean l Pembroke Lorettus S. Metcalf Washington and Elm Street Ralph H. Dunton Bath Iron Works Monmouth Mr. Metcalf Metcalf Farrin Otter Cliff House Five Islands the Park M. J. McCormack East Pittston H. P. Richardson Forrest Park Moosehead Mr. McLean Philadelphia George B. Drake Texas Steamship Co Harvey Henderson Brother Albert Canada Nova Scotia H. D. Maxwell Buffalo Chauncey Curtis Pine Street Fred Starkey Leader Marjorie Mitchell Cynthia Crosman Mabel Redson Thelma Brown Irene Lennox Frances Lord Marion Purington Samuel R. Percy M. W. Sewall D. T. Dougherty Hudson Elizabeth H. Rice Cummings Street Charles S. Brown Arnold Popham Beach James P. Webber Pnmings Eugene McGrath McCarthy Floral Street Daniel Bishop Ralph Dunton Riggsville Peaslee Donald N. Small Chase's Corner Sparks Kimball Field Rockland Texas Yard Shirt Factory Carl K. Crosby Phoebe Brooklyn Islesboro Wainwright Rockledge Thompson’s Corner Front Hallet’s Merton Webber J. Arthur Stevens Will Carlton Marshal Wiggin Thomaston Eastern Yacht Club Penobscot Bay Boothbay Harbor White Head North Haven Seguin Helen Hartwell Portsmouth N. H New Meadows Boat Club E. T. Gross H. A. Young L. A. Jack Arthur Brown Joseph E. Cloutier Thomas Dunham F. W. Larrabee Thomas Kelley Zina Clifford George Leonard Edith Ledyard A. B. Coombs Lizzie Moses Portlands Ellen R. Turner Harold M. Sewall Annie Torrey Joseph Torrey George Thompson High Street Edward Hawley Hattie Palmer Waltham, Mass J. A. Phillips Esther Mikelsky Granstone Park Frank Mikelsky New Jersey State Hospital Ben Newark Clyde Feero George Sonia Elmer Brown George Bouter H. W. Bowie Mr. Feero Hampton Beach Mr. Bowie Agnes Finnegan Bertha Bellerose Miss Finnegan Miss Bellerose A. D. Stetson’s Harold Battison Sebasco Gordon Preble Battison Charles Irving Trufant Miss Delight Skowhegan Eleanor Leydon Horace Mann School Riverside Hotel Jennie Sawyer Cony High School Miss Sawyer Morse High School Ethel Knight Catherine Sullivan May Nellie Congdon Cora Sheridan Madelyn Brackley Ethel Belanfer Gardiner Miss Adelaide Dennison Miss Harriman Daniel Williams Birch Point Percy Low Bay Point Kennebec Jones’ Eddy Moosehead Lake Kinco House al Ridley Torrey Roller Farrar's Market Hall Maurice Duncklee Winter Street Parsonage M. Cutler Salem Edward B. Smith Frank H. Percy White Mountains Charles Gilman Elizabeth Upton Hartley C. Baxter E. L. Ham American Express Tom Percy Arlington Charles Wilbur West Newton Percy Cottage Ruth Ward Virginia Shaw Mr. Eastman Beverly Helen Mildred Carpenter Cutler Miss Myrle Strong Southport Arthur Sewall Bosworth Cape Elizabeth Eleanor Adams Navy Yard Mary Baxter Ellen Newell Lydia Baxter Baxter Cottage Mere Point Hazel Wing Waldoboro Miss Coombs Kennebec Baseball League Allan Spear Rev S. A. Evans J. Edward Pomeroy John H. Brown Mr. Brown William Mussenden Clare Coombs Anne Kimball Poland Anna Morse Polly Horne Watertown Winfield W. Morse Miss Doris of Winnetance Henry M. Hartleb Virginia Marcia Stinson North Woolwich Edith Mitchell Hazel Harrington Crands Joseph B. Brierly Rupert H. Baxter Parker Lillian H. Heat Register North Salvation Army Camp Russia Lillian H Veal Lillian H Wrat Probate Katherine M. Pert Warren Edgar Cunningham Elia S. Cunningham Elizabeth D. M. Stevens Charles L. Stevens Seddie F. Kelley May M. Strong Lizzie A. Haggett West Bath Charles T. Small Clarence E. Griffing Wilhelmina Griffing Donna J. Nichols Guardian Elizabeth A. Williams Arthur J Dunton Lillian H Heal
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