Forty Years Ago in Bath Item Summary
Bath Daily Times recap of 1898 events with names such as L. M. Fulton Bowdoinham Judge Hall Richmond and George Knight Topsham. Naval reserves needs, local arrests, and civic activities in Bath include Miners, boxers, hydrants, yacht clubs, and Memorial Day plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bath Daily Times
William T. Hall
Richmond
Bath
Irving Cushman
Bath Naval Reserves
Charlestown
Marshal Wescott
Firearms expert lectures at South Portland club meeting
A firearms expert spoke at a South Portland event, noting U S gun firms cannot match foreign labor costs, with 80 percent of ammunition work done by women. He discussed rifle action accuracy, ultra high velocity concerns, and red clothing for deer visibility. The North End Community club rifle division plans a summer season on Clark's field range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpe
South Portland
Mr. Sharpe
North End
Clark's Field
Upper
Washington Street
Bath
Herbert Waldron
Armand Petit
Aimon Goss
Perleston L. Pert
Mr. Waldron
H. Kenneth Smith
P. L. Pert
Almon Goss
June proclaimed Highway Safety Month in Maine
Sergeant Francis J. McCabe, director of the Maine State Police and Highway Safety Division, issued a statement announcing that June is proclaimed Highway Safety Month in Maine due to the high number of automobile fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. McCabe
Maine State Police
Highway Safety Division
Maine
Two Clam Chowder Recipes for New England and Manhattan Styles
The article presents two chowder recipes serving four: a New England version with salt pork, onions, celery, potatoes, clams, milk sauce, and paprika. and a Manhattan variant using tomato juice, optional extra vegetables, and optional cream. Parsley or grated carrot tops each serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Manhattan
New York
Morse High Golfers Fall to Lewiston in Narrow Finish
Lewiston undefeated beat Morse at Bath Country Club Friday with Gross edging Bob Perry one up to force a narrow win. Other matches favored Lewiston by wide margins as Lebel and Sullivan won decisively and Carr took an 8 7 victory. Best ball results followed Lewiston’s dominance.
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Lewiston High
Bath Country Club
Morse High
Brunswick
Edward Little
Rockland
Bob Perry
Gross
Lewiston
Robert Perry
Morse
Lebel
Thornton Henderson
Best Ball
Sullivan
George Perry
Carr
Philip Trainor
Maine notes crown oldest veteran candidate and harbor vote
Maine notes recall Dr F J Robinson of Fairfield as a leading candidate for oldest professional veteran amid a blood test for William Carey on his 60th birthday. Northeast Harbor awaits a harbor of refuge decision after a five week survey. Spinney reports mackerel gulls breed at Sugar Loaf on May 8 1937, matching last year. Bangor crowd attends Police Officers Ball near full capacity. A calla lily owned by Mrs Clarence M Smith blooms yearly since 1843. Expenditure report lists 1938 campaign and public official spending with names and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Robinson
Fairfield
William Carey
Carey
Robinson
Herman A. Spinney
Bay Point
Sugar Loaf
Citadel Trek Through Haitian Mountains to Cape Haitien
A hutting voyage across Haiti’s mountains to the Citadel endures floods and river fords. The crew, with hibinders and a perilous climb, reach Milo then Cape Haitien, recalling derring-do and the ancient palace’s ruins. They survive mud, narrow ledges, and a near rollover before returning to their ships.
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Doc
New England
Ryan
Cape Haitien
Hart
Gonaives
Marine Barracks
Milo
Haiti
Napoleon
Cony High Tennis Tops Morse 4-1 In Thriller
Cony high school edged Morse 4-1 at Bath Country Club on Memorial Day. Sarkis defeated Daniels for Cony’s only singles point while Haskell and Sewall each won a set. Doubles saw Cony take both matches as Ellis Nevins and Daniels Smith defeated Morse pairings.
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Cony High
Morse
Bath Country Club
Morsemen
George Sarkis
Daniels
Ernest Haskell
Eddie Sewall
Ellis
Nevins
Sewall-Nevins
Sewall
Cony
Sarkis
Haskell
Ellis & Nevins
Sarkis & Haskell
Daniels & Smith
Robert Morse
Clarence Atwood
Probate notices list executors in Sagadahoc estates
Probate notices filed by TI Register list Melville Rice, Anna Kimball, James Rupert Wing, Arthur Ward, Waldo Lovejoy, Edna Mae Jensen, BeBe, Laura Farnham, Emma Small and others as appointed executors administrators or guardians in Bath West Bath Woolwich and Dorchester filings dated May 10, 1938. Names include George Hopkins, John Carey as agent and bond filings for inheritance tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Melville L. Rice
Bath
Howard M. Rice
Anna Dike Kimball
Anne Kimball
James Rupert Wing
West Bath
George J. Hopkins
Arthur J. Ward
Bertha Ward
Waldo E. Lovejoy
Edna Mae Jensen
Dorchester
Massachusetts
John P. Carey
BeBe
Oty Ae Reter
Laura Ellen Farnham
Woolwich
George Bradford Farnham
Emma G. Small
Joseph T. Small
Donald N. Small
T. A
Whitney Family Stages A Blanket Finish Skeet Shoot
The Whitney family of Portland staged a blanket finish in Sundays skeet shoot at Bath field. John Whitney posted a high single 23 for high average while Jim Whitney, former state champion, shot 68 of 75 with a best round of 24 and H Whitney tied for third with W Ragsdale of Portland.
Probate Notice From Bath Court in Sagadahoc County
A Bath probate court in Sagadahoc County orders notice for estates of James Landers Margaret McDonald Bion Shea Frank Head Wellington Dunton Emma Sylvester and others. Proceedings include appointment of administrators without bond and presentation of first and final accounts with hearings set for June 1938. The notice directs publication in Bath Independent for three weeks.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
James A. Landers
James J. Landers
Margaret C. McDonald
Danford A. McDonald
Bion F. Shea
Arrowsic
Rosa D. Shea
Frank S. Head
Woolwich
Clara E. Head
Charles C. Low
Wellington F. Dunton
Frank C. Dun
Basketball figures and skeet schedule in Bath
The report lists player scores with Hibbs leading Hibbs 65x75 after edging Sturtevant by a fraction while Sturtevant trailed Fred by a fraction. Due to fishing, Saturday skeet shoots are paused. Sunday shoots begin at 1 p.m. Names include John Whitney Portland Jim Whitney H Whitney Ragsdale Porter and others with scores ranging into the 60s.
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Boston
George W. Hibbs
Bob Sturtevant
Fred
John Whitney
Portland
Jim Whitney
H. Whitney
W. Ragsdale
Dr. G. W. Hibbs
Bath
R. Sturtevant
F. Sturtevant
A. Lewis
5. Snipe
W.M. Whitney
Conn
R. Porter
Moran Jr. to Hawaii on U.S. Maritime Commission business
Edward C. Moran Jr. travels to the Hawaiian Islands on U.S. Maritime Commission work and stays in Los Angeles with Rockland classmate William S. Healey. His stay in the islands may be of indefinite length due to the nature of his duties, with plans to be at his Rockland home for the last two weeks of August and the first week of September.
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Edward C. Moran, Jr
Hawaiian Islands
U. S. Maritime Commission
Los Angeles
Rockland High School
William S. Healey
Islands
Rockland
Tax Deed Auction Notice Woolwich June 15 1938
Notice of public auction in Woolwich at 6:00 p m June 15 1938 for multiple tax deed properties including Bernard Bailey Edgar Bailey Marjorie Bailey William Boyd J C Footer George Gowell D J Hathorne Sarah Hathorne David Lawrence Percy Marston William Patterson George Perkins John Preble Maurice Pushard Stephen Pushard Otis Reed Rinaldo Reed Clifton Scott Fred Scott Lewis Toth G D Trott David Trott Charles Wright Ralph Wright Alton Berry Jennie Pinkham and others with numerous tracts ranging from 10 to 300 acres plus buildings. Lists land bounds and heirs. Samuel Buck James Dunton George Wright selectmen 5-19-4w
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Woolwich
Bernard B. Bailey
H. E. Wright
Mountain Road
G. A. Walker
Bernard A. Baliey
N. M. Stevens
C. R. Dolloff
N. M
I. I. Stevens
Edgar W. Bailey
W. L. Crocker
C. Trott
T. E. Savage
Town Road
Converse Trott
Eben Dana
D. W. Baker
G. D. Trott
Chopps Creek
L. A. Bailey
Henry F. Butler
M. E. Bailey
W. M. Wright
J. T. Soule
Marjorie Bailey
J. S. Bailey
I. S. Stevens
C. E. Stevens
William Boyd
J. C. Preble
Mary Reed
Kennebec River
J.C. Footer
A. M. Lord
Gowell
Swanton
Nellie Savage
G. F. Willis
E. L. Reed
Sasanoa River
Sasanoa Bluffs
George W. Gowell
L. E. Farnham
M. E. Hunnewell
Arrowsic Road
J. C. Footer
Kennebec
D. J. Hathorne
Sarah E. Hathorne
F. T. Hathorne
Main Brook
Sarah B. Hathorne
David Lawrence
Arrowsh Road
Percy D. Marston
William D. Patterson
S. Avery
Viola Mae Beane
George Perkins
Blair
John Preble
D. McIntosh
A. R. Ames
D. G. Reed
E. R. Main
F. R. Bailey
Maurice Pushard
Newcastle National Bank
Frank Jepson
Old Road
Stephen Pushard
T. Savage
F. W. Scott
Cross Road
Alma Pushard
Otis Reed
Ulrich Reed
I. J. Stevens
L. A
J. G
A. B. Thwing
D. W. Blair
David Trott
W. E. Elliott
Charles L. Wright
D. O. Lowell
L. J. Lowell
J. C Wright
A.M. G. Lowe
Brookins Bay
W. L. Leeman
A.M. G. Soule
A.M G. Soule
Ralph C. Wright
F T Hathorne
C. W. Wright
B. Reed
H. R. Shaw
J. 8. Bailey
A. Hathorne
Head
Alton Berry
J. F. Savage
Montsweag River
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L. M. Fulton
Bowdoinham
George C. Knight of
Topsham
Hoxie
Penobscot
Lee Hooker
J. M. Hayes
Augusta
John H. Smith
Franklin
Mass
Frank R. Thomas
M. H. Thomas
H. N. Whitman
C. H. Damon
James W. Kerr
Shannon House
John ‘Allen
Ig Quartermaster
Montauk
Portland Harbor
Sagadahoc Lodge
Good Templars
Edward Curtis
Lower Middle Street
Elbridge Soule
Grove Street
Williams
Patten Lodge
Page
Esquire
Ahegana
Cotillion Hall
Durance Vile
Pond Bros
Southport
N. T. Palmer
D. E. Puller
Levi Andrews
Commodore Milton
U.S.S. Wyandotte
Hotel Phoenix
Re Oe
Small Point
Claremont Commandery
Maine Commandery
St. John's Day
Alice Burnham of
Gardiner
George W. Hunt
Law Court
S. C. Stanley
Union Station
Cyrus W. Longley
Judge Hall
Frank Dunphy
Gage
D. Howard Spear
Dummer Street
Irving H. Cushman
Sons of Veterans
George F. Williams
Naval Veterans
Walter C. Stewart
Gracechurch
Episcopal Diocese of Maine
Holman F. Day
Ruth Heal
Westport
Richard Oliver
Parker Head
Dr. Simpson
Fred Hartnett
Harold T. Bibber
Cambridge
J. H. Goddard
Charles Carr
North End Grounds
Athletics
Jis
Kennebec Lyacht Club
Hyde Windlass Co
Atlantic Works
Bath Iron Works
Kennebec Yacht Club
Leayne
Wellington Sprague
S. 8S
Cahill
Brunswick Station
Round Pond
Jason Collins
W. C. Preble
M. L. Percy
George Corbin
William McDonald
Jesse Tuck
J. M. Hennessy
Frank P. Dunphy
William Miford
Clarence Curtis
Arthur Searles
Daniel Ridley
Si Owen
Louise Slosson
George McCutchings
Dandelion Club of
Jake's
Thompson
Hough_ton’s
Lincoln
Houghton
Juno
Times
I. L. Hopkins
Fogg
Kennebec Naval Veterans
Bath High School Athletic Association
Walter Lowell
W. E. Shaw
Anna Palmer
Elizabeth Dain
Eugene Franks
Annie Tarich
Ayer
C. F. Emery of
City
Sadie Snowman
Georgetown
J. E. Fuller
Water Street
Eugene W
Bowdoin
Frank Jones
Sagamore
Oliver
Salacia
E. L. Trafton
Portsmouth
N. H
Elm Street
Frank Morse
F. E. Emmons
J. T. Crosby
Unity
Merrill
Mabel Bacon
W. H. Small
York Harbor
O. M. Thompson
Judge Putman
Hammond
Kennebec Journal
Boothbay
Bert Filene
Landlord Welch
the Phoenix
E. B. Nealley
Mary
Bangor
George E. Hughes
Jack Gregson
Ned Spear
Bowdoin College
Mac Mahan Island
Milton H. Douglas
A. B. Hervey
Gladstone
Beacon Street Epworth League
Maine News Notes
Northeast
Clarence M. Smith
Secretary of State
Lewis O. Barrows
Louis J. Brann
Roy L. Fernald
Congress
Harold B. Emery
James, de Oliver
Tanley
Edwin C. Patten
Frank O. Dunton Saeeeeaee
Raymond M. McIntire
Plaisance
Bonville
Broadway
42Nd Street
New York City
North River Insurance CO
William St
Alfred
Albert
Douglas Fairbanks
Whitney Family
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