Bath Chronicle notes May social events and theater
In Bath this week May events include a 50 cent theater seating option for Are You a Mason at Columbia Theatre, Italian Trio concerts at D T Percy's Store, and a Phi Rho Hop planned for May 28. Bath residents voyage to Boston and Mexico while local clubs host dances and Yacht Club activities with Stevens Orchestra.
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D. T. Percy’s
Phi Rho Society
Morse High School
Kennebec Yacht Club
Stevens’ Orchestra
Bath Celebrates Judge Putnam and Local Improvements
Bath honors Judge William L. Putnam on his 80th birthday and praises his service. A Portland visitor praises Oak Grove cemetery as better kept than in Massachusetts. Garnet bridge opens wider after six weeks, and local figures note rising real estate in Portland but lower values in Bath.
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William L. Putnam
Park
Oak Grove
Massachusetts
Maine
Portland
Community volunteers tend city park and plant beds
Friday workers tidied the city park and attended to flowerbeds and shrubbery with rustic baskets set on the Court House lawns and Soldier's Monument Square. The Doreas Guild plans an entertainment at Beacon Street vestry Tuesday with Miss Bessie Mooers and Miss Lydia Tracey among those aiding. Fred E Drake family drove to Philadelphia to visit relatives as decor work finished.
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Soldier's Monument Square
Olm
Doreas Guild
Beacon Street Vestry
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Lisbon Falls
Lydia Tracey
Morse High Routs Brunswick 16-7 In Brisk Pitching Display
Morse High crushed Brunswick High 16-7 at Brunswick as Garry Parker held the visitors to eight hits. Thaxter Trafton led Morse with three singles and a triple, while Charlie Aubut added a double and two singles. The win wraps up Morse’s season in strong fashion after an earlier 5-4 loss to the Dragons.
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Morse High
Art
Brunswick
Brunswick High
Dragons
Dennis Murphy
Garry Parker
Morse
Thaxter Trafton
Morse Sports
Charlie Aubut
Cox's Head social notes from Brunswick and environs
Mrs. Stanton C. Dozois called on Friday to visit several neighbors at Cook's Corner in Brunswick. The article lists visits and hospital stays including Mrs. George Stacey, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wood, and others at cottages and camps around Small Point, Boothbay Harbor, and surrounding areas.
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Lewis Simmons
Evelyn Phillips
Helen Lander
Beverly
Cook's Corner
Brunswick
P. J. Lewis
Swampscott
Mass
George Stacey
Days Ferry
Cox's Head
St Andrews
Boothbay Harbor
Ernest Wood
Bath
Stanton Dozois
Nat Percy
Bessie Sprague
Small Point
Carl S. Lewis
Swampscott Hospital
Edward P. Thomas
James Chambers
Ebasco Estates
Frederick Thomas
Deborah
Lawrence Thayer
Roberta Jewell
Thayer Cottage
Mabel Wade
Francis L. McDonalds
Quincy
Stickney Returns to Wentworth Institute After Holiday
John Stickney returns to his studies at Wentworth Institute Boston on Monday after spending the holiday with his parents Mr and Mrs Elve A Stickney of 22 Fitts Street.
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John Stickney
Wentworth Institute
Boston
Elve
A. Stickney
Fitts Street
Bath Junior High Falls 8-0 to Walton in season finale
Bath Junior High lost to Walton 8-0 in Auburn to end the 1955 baseball season. Harold Ames pitched seven innings, walking eight but allowing only three hits as Walton drew eight walks and scored all eight runs. Bath collected three singles against Johnny Druin. Druin also contributed a double play and three walks.
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Walton
Destroyers
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Maurice Clark
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Cooper
Pierce
Bath
Johnny Druin
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Morse Thinclads Edge Kents Hill in Close Meet
Morse High edged Kents Hill 58 2-3 to 58 1-3 in a varsity track meet. Gil Robinson won the mile and half-mile. Raymond Durgin tied for first in broad jump and placed second in mile and half-mile. Eddie Estes won javelin. Neal West scored 11 with a quarter mile and low hurdles wins.
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Morse High
Kents Hill
Morse
Gil Robinson
Raymond Durgin
Durgin
Eddie Estes
Neal West
Morse High class of 1950 reunion meeting announced
Members of Morse High School class of 1950 will meet at 7 pm Thursday in the auditorium of City Hall to discuss plans for the forthcoming Alumni banquet and class reunion. Arrangements for the 1950 reunion are overseen by Mrs William Wright.
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Morse High School
City Hall
Wiliam Wright
Probate notices list executors for Sagadahoc estates
In Sagadahoc County probate records Flora L. Broom of Bath and Harry C Webber of Prigormurs have executors named. Merline E Breton named executrix May 19 1955 and Frances M Webber executrix without bond May 10 1955. Arthur J Dunton judge and Lillian H Heal registrar certify.
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Lillian H Heal
Sagadahoc
Flora L. Broom
Bath
Merline E Breton
Harry C Webber
Prigormurs
Frances M Webber
Arthur J Dunton
Morse Trackmen defeat Wiscasset Academy in brisk meet
Morse High School under Coach Duncan Farrell won 87 3 5 to 29 2 5 at Edwards field, tallying 10 first places. West and Robinson led Morse with multiple wins in sprint and distance events, while teammates like Rankin, Elliott, Bryant and Marchetti earned podium finishes.
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Ist
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Torrent Second In Billerica Muster
The Little Torrent of Bath opened its 1955 muster season at Billerica Massachusetts by taking second in Class B while Hydrant of Holliston won. In Class A Governor Bradstreet of North Andover led with first prize. Torrent posted 160 ft 7% in for second. Okos Marblehead was in Class A second, Neptune Newburyport third, L V Spaulding Haverhill fourth. Torrent parade preceded Bath 300th anniversary events and next Saturday travels to North Andover at 4 30 am.
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Morse Golfers Beat Lewiston 3 2 At Martin Dale
Morse High defeated Lewiston 3 2 at Martin dale Country club Friday afternoon. Mike Flynn of Lewiston beat Paul Johnson 5 and 4. Fred Hall of Lewiston beat Guy Yates 6 4. Harry Musk of Morse beat John O Mally 1 up. Dick Johnson Morse beat John Bellieveau 1 up. Dick Coombs Morse defeated Miche Zasters 2 and 1. Hall and Flynn both shot 85.
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Paul Johnson
Morse
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Guy Yates
Harry Musk
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Dick Coombs
Miche Zasters
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Fresh Pineapple Storage and Ripening Tips
Store fresh pineapple at room temperature until ripe. Do not place in a sunny window to ripen. Use ripe pineapple soon, then refrigerate after peeling cutting and optional sugar.
Probate Court Orders in Sagadahoc May 1955
In Bath a Court of Probate orders notice for three matters. Estate of Clarence E Griffing of Topsham seeks administrator without bond to be Wilhelmina Griffing or suitable person. Estate of Annie I. U Hammond of Topsham seeks administrator without bond to be Arthur L Hammond. A true copy of the order. Lillian H. Heal, Register.
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Twilight Baseball League forms in Sagadahoc Lincoln area
The Twilight Baseball League governing committee met in Wiscasset on May 25 to form the Sagadahoc Lincoln Twilight Baseball League sponsored by Bath Recreation Commission. The league opens June 12 at Kelley Field with a doubleheader and features Bath Wiscasset Boothbay Harbor teams with a 21 game schedule planned for Tuesdays and Thursdays. Rosters capped at 15 players with a $15 entrance fee due by June 18 to fund officials’ fees.
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Maine fishing boom as national mags film state salmon
Augusta based Maine Development Commission reports Grand Lake Stream and other northern waters are attracting national attention. Fred Carley and Peter Barrett film salmon action for World Outdoors and Sports Illustrated photographer captures fast shots as MDC eyes trout cooperation with President Eisenhower’s June visit to Rangeley for outdoor writers meeting.
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Vehicle traffic guilty pleas on Route 201 and Route 1
Ralph R. McAllester, 22, of Malden Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to failing to turn seasonably to the right on Route 1 at Woolwich. He was fined 10 dollars plus 5.70 in costs. Trooper Robert Shumate was the complainant. In Bowdoinham a driver was found guilty for tailing too closely on Route 201 and paid 10 dollars plus 7.30 in costs. Trooper George C. Buzzell was the complainant.
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Ralph R. McAllester
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Folding Paper Golf Bag Aimed At Cart Restricting Courses
Richmond based designer Hugh M. Gordon introduced a folding paper golf bag intended for courses that ban rolling carts. A former Tedesco Country Club professional, Gordon says the feather light bag will cost about a golf ball and last for 10 to 15 rounds. In Peoria a four year international chess match with Kronach, Bavaria, concluded Kronach winning 23 to 18.
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Scotland
Hugh M. Gordon
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Tedesco Country Club
Marblehead
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Peoria,, Ill
Peoria
Germany
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Bavaria
Ownerless Bridge Quandary Stalls Lyons Michigan Project
Lyons Michigan faces delays in repairing a 74 year old bridge as officials seek ownership. Village President James Kistler has filed amicable suits against the village county and state to determine who holds ownership. School buses have been or
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Probate Court Actions in Bath 1955
The Bath Probate Court schedules hearings on estates including Sydney S M Breck Abigail Carter and Henry NF Marshall. It covers will probate, administration issuance, final accounts, and distribution petitions with trustees, executors, and heirs named. Arthur J. Dunton serves as the Attest.
Bridge with history of repairs lacks builders and funding
A 19th century bridge built in 1861 and repaired in 1901 and 1930 was investigated for its builders and the party responsible for future repairs. Records found no clear owner or financier.
Device aids exchange transfusions for Rh blood babies
In Schenectady a physicist at General Electric and pediatrician Dr. Chester Allen discussed a blood warming device for exchange transfusions to help Rh negative infants. The device grew from a fence‑line chat and aims to boost survival for babies born with incompatible blood.
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Volney C. Wilson
General Electric Co
Probate petitions and appointments in Bath county
On May eighteenth nineteen fifty five the court orders probate actions for the estates of Lincoln A Clough Topsham and Hermine Fortin Bath. Emma E Newton is named executrix without bond and Joseph Fortin may be appointed administrator without bond. The order requires publication in Bath Independent for three weeks starting the second Tuesday of June. Arthur Dunton, Judge of Probate, signs the true copy.
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Ten O'Cock
Clarence E Griffing
Topsham
Wilhelmina Griffing
Inifter
Ath
Rause
Sydney S M. Breck
Phippsburg
Manley duPont
Carter
Allan Spear
Isabelle FE Carter
Seddie F Kelley
Henry NF. Marshall
Ofewton
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Newton
Minerva H Marshall
Henry C Parshley
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Hermine
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Portin
Arthur
Dunton
Probate Court Notices for May 16 1950 Bath Bowdoinham
In the Court of Probate county of S on May 16 1950 matters listed include the estate of Andrew M Byras Bowdoinham deceased with first and final accounts by Helen F B Byrns Administratrix Wendell P Stevens Bath estate petition for Sybil S Leonard or alternate as Administratrix niece of Elizabeth C Sutherland Bath executrix Evelyn M Sutherland. Arthur J Dunton Probate official. Notice issued for three weeks and a June hearing date.
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Sed
Andrew M. Byras
Bowdoinham
Helen FB Byrns
Wendell P Stevens
Sybil S Leonard
Sybil
Leonard
Elizabeth C Sutherland
Evelyn M. Sutherland
Arthur J Duntu
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