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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1939

Page

8

Bath Notes on Ships Boats and Bridges in July 1899

Fortnightly Bath items report launching at Kelley Spear yard of a barge for Staples Coal Co. and the Dahlgren trials. Tugs, ice loads, and a boiler asbestos update accompany routine visits, accidents, and society notes across Bath including repairs at Bath Iron Works and street scenes.

Kelley, Spear & Co Tipton Staples Coal Co Taunton Dahlgren Kennebec Chesapeake Iron Works Charlestown Navy Yard

Bath area notes and industry updates in brief

The report mentions a boiler cover project with a 30 mile expected travel radius and notes Bath Iron Works contractor Hersey roofing a new machine shop addition. The North end Antique club enjoyed an afternoon at Merrymeeting Park under chaperone Scott M. Golder. Judge William T. Hall of Richmond visited town, and William Marks of Bath Iron Works returned from Massachusetts.

Bath Iron Works Hersey Antique Club North End Merrymeeting Park Scott M. Golder William Marks The Massachusetts

Coast Guard Leads New Inter-Community League

Coast Guard beat Winnegance Skibos 7 to 5 Sunday at the Beach diamond in Bath. Cirone pitched for the Guardsmen, Williams twirled for the losers, Elmer Morse homered and added a single. Circuit sponsors describe a growing league with Bath teams and others competing for a county champion title after a nine to eighteen game tally.

Coast Guard Winnegance A. C Mt Woolwich Pine Street North End Winnegance Skibos Skibos Woolwich Coast Guard Boys Popham Cirone Guardsmen Winneganeers Pud Williams Elmer Morse Williams W. Rogers O. King Bath Coast Guardsmen Winneganee Bath Destroyers Richmond A. C

Salvation Army Seeks Public Support For Local Corps

The city is urged to back The Salvation Army with more than 3050 dollars to aid programs, equipment, and facilities. Capt. C. F. Bowles and Mrs Bowles lead a Citizens Advisory Board and local corps in a campaign to extend services to the less fortunate. The drive aims to enlarge the corps influence and community impact.

Salvation Army Corps Salvation Army C. F. Bowles Citizens Advisory Board Bath

Bath Fire Whistle Upgraded For Louder Blast And Savings

Ferdinand’s whistle swap raised the city’s horn size from 12 and 10 to 10 and 8 inches. Officials said the new setup is louder and saves $65, with altered horn directions and foliage not muffling the sound. Tests in several city areas confirmed improved audibility.

Godin Charles E. Delisle Drouin Pleasant Lisbon Streets

Economical Menus for One Week for Two People

A guide showing a five dollar weekly food plan for two with menus for Saturday to Sunday meals. It includes breakfast dishes like banana cereal and grapefruit griddle cakes, lunch tomato cheese toast and Boston baked beans with brown bread, and dinners such as Boston baked beans with Russian cabbage salad and orange tapioca pudding. Recipes detail ingredients, quantities, and simple cooking steps to stretch scarce budget while preserving nourishment.

Boston

B J W NOTES Continued From Page Three

New York Shipbuilding Corp officials at Camden N J and plant staff are noted on vacations and work resumes. Hopkins vacationing in Maine at Allen Summer place Westport John Lesnard at Furber cottage Brighams Cove and Walter Fitzgerald active with Canaan town baseball. Freeman Wilson back in machine shop after a week lost to injury William Hill improving from a fall, to return soon. Anniversaries and vacations mark the week with Arsenault celebrating first anniversary as Dunton and Conley Jr among staff taking time off.

New York Shiuilding Corp Camden N. J Hopkins Maine Whch Allen Summer Place Long Cove Westport Walter Fitzgerald Canaan Oakland Mr. Fitzgerald William Hill Shipfitter Hubert Arsenault High Street Arsenault Frank Dunton John M. Conley, Jr Lake Cobbsseecontee

Public Auction of Phippsburg Property Overdue Judgment

The County of Sagadahoc issues an execution dated July 7 1939 from a June 1939 Superior Court judgment in favor of J Bradford Sprague against Nathaniel M Morse for 207.09 debt and 17.11 costs. The property in Phippsburg will be sold at public auction August 16 1939 at 3 PM, describing land along New Meadows river bounded by a shore line and walls heirs, with buildings thereon. Deputy Sheriff Loring D Small signs.

Sagadahoc Phippsburg New Meadows Wallace Loring D. Small

Iron Works payroll and personnel notes from West Point

The Iron Works roster rises to 2539 with 14 new hires, up 19 from last week. Vacations hit several departments as Mrs. Billie Niles and Howard Small take time off, while Miss Muriel Howe also leaves the hull drawing room. Old Orchard visits note light harness racing interest and Charles F. MacDonald Jr. transfers to Portsmouth Navy Yard. An upcoming welder bonus is expected soon. A fast river craft, an outboard step plane owned by Hiram C. Stevens, is highlighted with a 16-horse kicker and 25 mph claim.

Bilie Niles Howard Small Muriel Howe Hull Hiram C. Stevens Pipe Shop Stevens Harold P. Small

Historic Homes Open for Kittery Point Benefit Tour

Ideal weather drew a large crowd for the Kittery Girl Scout Council event at Kittery Point. Homes open included Pepperell House 1762, Bray House 1660, Sparhawk mansion 1740, Gerrish house 1700, Farnsworth Wood home 1794, and the 1730 First Congregational church. Tea followed at Miss Rosamond Wild's home.Birth of Patricia Alice Olsen to Edward and Mrs Olsen announced in Thorne's Head visitors list.

Kittery Point Kittery Farnsworth Wood First Congregational Church Benjamin Stevens George Washington New England Rosamond Wild

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