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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1943
Page
5
Fortieth years ago in Bath reports detail a chimney fire at H Percy’s High Street home quelled by Driver Fred Parks of Combination No 4 with hand extinguishers. No damage to the residence is noted.
On January 14 1903 Sagadahoc lodge Foresters of America installed officers led by Deputy Chief Ranger Thom as Driscoll and Grand Herald J P Driscoll. New officers included Chief Ranger John McMann R S C Patrick Conley and others. After the ceremony 35 members traveled to New Meadows Inn for a celebratory gathering. A memorial window for Mrs Wakefield was installed at Universalist church. Percys store added clerks to handle crowds. Dro more grange held an unusually well attended meeting with a program and social activities.
The schooner Normandy under Capt Adams sails for New ark with no alarm. Maine reports a mild winter, sleighing lasts longer than last year. Socials, sleigh rides, and gatherings mark Bath society news with workers changes at Fore River and Beard’s market set to open.
January 16 1903 Bath residents learn Percy L Pashard known as Panther Pete in Colorado works as a full fledged cowboy. He plans a Maine trip next spring to sell a patent blood medicine learned from a tribe of Indians. He practices with a lasso during spare moments and is currently the first pin boy at the alleys.
N. E. Coffin won the deciding game against W. O. D. Preble by a score of 100 to 120 to claim the championship and the carved cue in the North End pool tournament concluded last evening.
January 18 1903 notes include Hutchins learning conductor duties with Lawrence on the local line. Mill Pond Ice Co. reports 119 tons hoisted in 1 hour 10 minutes from 16 inch thick ice. Phi Rho society debates elocution at Bath High School. Hens killed by dogs. collars captured. Zetta Brown heads to Portland for a millinery post. George Brown returns from Hong Kong planning third mate role. Read Nichols Co finishes Bath Trust vault walls two feet thick 18 by 12 feet. Steamer Winter Harbor to be removed from route to Popham Beach drawing down river traffic. Hyde Windlass moulders out fifty due to pig iron shortage. Alameda Sans Souci club cards party raises $200 for Old Couples Home.
About 30 young friends gathered Friday afternoon in honor of Lincoln Benner Farrar for a birthday celebration from four to eight. The event featured games, a zante, and inviting tables as older attendees helped with requests. The Rockweed club hosted a social and oyster supper at their New Meadows clubhouse with a party of friends last evening.
Maine officials warn limited fuel will curb ice fishing and angling, risking over a million pounds of fish in two months. The piece notes hunters face shortages, rabbit hounds spark talk, and mentions local war-time food concerns with a casual, period voice.
A Maine hare chase leads Trooper to corner a mechanical rabbit at a dog track. Anderson plans a staged bunt with Tangerfoot preparing to perform but Tangerfoot ignores the Bay State entry. Robot bite-like scars mar Tangelfoot as the strange pursuit ends without a clear winner.
Professorial conservationists and citizens urge strong opposition to mass hunting expeditions in the United States. They argue the proposed schemes are impractical and harmful, threatening deer raccoons moose and other wildlife vital to ecosystems and food supplies. Meat substitutes exist, and selective control is preferable.
The second January Sagadahoc Probate Court session under Judge Arthur J. Dunton and Register John L. Jack dealt with limited matters. Wills, estates, and inventories were processed including granting of administrator John P. Carey for Marie D. Blais and Marie Delia Blais estates, with various executors and guardians named or confirmed. Accounts filed and bonds approved covered multiple Bath and Bowdoinham estates, with trustees named for Herbert Mans and related parties.
Hyde Park Terrace notes report the Dyers leaving after living there since February with Mr Dyer moving to Bath Iron Works and Mrs Dyer active in USO entertainments. Neighbors recall gatherings at The Terrace and Harbor club support. Also mentions Charles Chapman ill with pneumonia and Millard Hatch recovering then departing on a two week Dexter vacation.
Navy instructor Willie Turnesa, 1928 national amateur champion, fired a two under par 68 to sit three back in the Miami Open's second round. He trails Ben Loving who led after day one, while Harold McSpaden and others contend. Loving missed a 64 by three-putting the 18th, despite a 35-yard chip on the 13th.
The Montsweerarz Bureau met for a full day session at the Good Will club house with nine members despite bad weather. Lucinda Waterman spoke on good nutrition and received a glass sandwich tray and plate as a wedding gift from Maurice Shea. Guests included Forrest Baker and Eleanor Swett, who has joined Oscar Serlin Producing Company in New York.
A fragmented report outlines Carnival in Brazil with focus on Rio de Janeiro. It describes the festive buildup in Lent, club floats, prize contests, political satire, and the arrival of King Momo. It notes government support, major venues like Copacabana and Atlantico, and the enduring impact of Carnival on Brazilian culture.
Sgt Liocyd E Getchell of Gardiner died when a Navy patrol bomber crashed at Hensley Field Texas on takeoff en route from Tuscon Arizona to Memphis Tennessee. He had a week furlough and was among seven killed in the crash. Mrs Chauncey Penn, his mother, learned of the loss after telegram arrival, thinking his leave had been canceled. Getchell served with an bombardments unit at Davis Monthan Field Tucson and had recently graduated from Trndal Field.
A fragmented probate notice entry shows names and parties linked to estate matters with dates and places partly obscured. The legibility is limited, but it references probate actions, executors, and court processes, noting a date in 2 2 24 and several surnames and locations.
Probate notice lists War ep 7 and 26 Cortate Se while Sgt Arthur Getchell promoted at Fort Myers Florida and served as a structural member of Squadron. Born March 31 1921 in Madison Maine, he is survived by his mother Mrs. C F Penn and father Grover C Getchell and two sons Lloyd Jr and Rollin W.
Notices announce probate actions in Bath Maine and Sagadahoc County for estates including Lovee, Maxwell, and Stinson with sales and licensing petitions. Readers are invited to appear at the Bath Probate Court on February 4 and to receive copies of orders published weekly for three weeks.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Wright of Orth Bath announce their son Chester Wright has been inducted into the service. He left from W D C en route to Parris Island North Carolina where he will undergo seven weeks of basic training. He reports enjoying the country and his duty.
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