This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
7
Forty years ago in Bath reports celebrate Kimball Bros drying corn, boat building by George Buchanan, and a two week Moosehead trip. Dancing events, Sunday closing debates, a grand concert planned, and street improvements feature alongside ship launches, shingle reclamation, and local travels.
May 28 1903 several Bath area items include riveter Alex Stewart returning to Quincy after Memorial Day, Capt George W Stacey in town with schooner William H Davenport for overhaul and lumber shipment to New York, deaths and a funeral for Charity Bibber, a Bowdoinham trip, and a summer dance invitation. Memorial Day services planned by Sagadahoc Council Knights of Columbus. Local social events feature clambake plans for 300 Knights Templar, Baltic street hawkers, and many Bath Iron Works and Kennebec activities.
A 17 year old boy on a bicycle struck a girl dressed in a Summer dress at the Ferry and Front streets corner. The street was muddy after a watering cart passed. The girl fell, was bruised and frightened but not seriously hurt. the rider said he did not see her.
Morning letters from Chester England report Walter T Berry and his wife reached home safely after sailing May 9 on the Devonian. Berry notes a smooth sea and a fine passage. Albert Pave Jr. maintains a top kitchen garden with crops thriving after recent cold. An upcoming bi centennial observance of John Wesley at Wesley church is set for Monday June 1 with Rev. H Hewitt speaking and Epworth Leagues hosting. A social follows with Beacon Street church and Epworth League invited. Vice President J B Drake of the Eastern Steamship Co. returned from Boston after a directors’ meeting.
June 1 1903 Sabine celebrated the start of summer as most cottages opened along the New Meadows river. Notables such as George Dean and William Small launched boats, families gathered at cottages, and Memorial Day observances were well managed with veteran processions. Also noted were exotic alligators at Gilbert's fish market and moves by Herbert Bonney and Edward Trask with local shipbuilding and schooling events ongoing.
Prof William R Chap man will conduct an evening rehearsal featuring Nevin's Quest. Soloists include Elizabeth Gibson and Herbert Williams. Gen Sewall and Captain Joseph Sewall arrived home from a Rangeley Lakes fishing trip with Senator Frye and had fair luck. Gen Sewall returned to Boston tonight. Mr and Mrs Edward C Stiness of Providence Rhode Island visited Memorial Day with Mrs Stiness mother Mrs J C Higgins. A Bath woman asked about a Front Street store car stop near Broad while noting no dinner plate hung there. High school pupils were dismissed Friday noon to attend the Brunswick meet.
Maine set June quotas for passenger car tires and tubes higher than May, with truck tires and tubes reduced. June totals: 6,140 Grade I tires, 2,419 Grade II tires, 4,189 tubes. truck tires 2,587 and tubes 2,328. tractor tires 339.
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold an exam for a rural carrier position at Woolwich, with Bath as the test site. Applications close June 18, and admission cards will state the exam date about 15 days after the closing of applications. Salary is 1800 dollars annually for a standard 30 mile route plus 20 dollars per mile for miles over 380, with equipment maintenance allowances. Eligibility requires current residence in the applicable territory for six months prior to the closing date and other Form W777 requirements.
York county fishermen and Atlantic coast mariners were warned by the U.S. Coast Guard to treat spherical or ellipsoidal objects with flat or rounded ends found in nets as potential explosives. Do not touch or toss them. lash securely and deliver to a Coast Guard or Naval Station for safe disposal.
Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance Company assets as of December 1942 show Officer and Dank cash assets totaling 1 674.42 and 1 575.43 in other cash holdings. The record lists Libbyjenst ter jes rhe y with 721.100 and notes Wilson L. Ailey in the Serretacs R-10-17 file.
Notice to all interested persons of the estate in Sagadahoc County Bath. A probate court order seeks appointment of an administrator with will annexed for Clifford Beluiger late of Bath. Charles Sinn or another suitable person may be appointed upon petition presented by Samuel Butler. Arthur J. Dunton, Judge of Probate. Attest 20-24-35 ne.
Representative Margaret Chase Smith reports Ickes cites too many variables to forecast Maine fuel oil for next winter while stockpiling and military demand shape East Coast reserves. He aims to maximize oil storage by winter but warns civilian driving and golf travel face strict limits as Eastern supplies run at 25.5 percent of normal. Emery school in Biddeford launches a School at War knitting drive to aid wounded soldiers, producing nine complete afghans and a near-finished tenth.
Municipal officers of Bath Maine issue notice for a June 14 1943 hearing to determine if 42 Elm Street Bath is a dangerous dilapidated property and to issue orders for disposal. Publication required in Bath Independent for three weeks and mailed notice to Leslie Burtuly with return receipt. Probate notices follow for May 1943 appointing an administrator with will annexed and bonds.
Mrs. Granville Colby leads Bath Fat Salvage committee reporting strong progress collecting fats from households for explosives manufacturing. Fliers guide saving and handling. Junior Commandos distribute materials. Stores report totals from March and April across multiple markets with notable large single donations and some theft issues. Mary Cummings returns home from Memorial hospital.
Four defendants appeared in municipal court on a holiday weekend that saw few incidents. A Phippsburg man pleaded guilty to operating a siren-equipped vehicle not on emergency duty and paid fines. A nearby arrestee faced vagrancy and intoxication charges, with one man foundleeping on a park bench and ordered to pay costs or serve jail time. Two others pleaded guilty to drunkenness or related charges and paid modest fines plus costs.
Probate notices from Savaduhies County list John E Wack as deceased and appoint an administrator for Charles Henry Vinal of Bath Massachusetts. The notices set bond requirements and indicate appointing dates in May 1943 with details of personal representatives and estate procedures.
Mr and Mrs H S Williams of 6 Valley Road announce their son Pvt Frank E Williams has been accepted as an aviation cadet in a photography program and will enter Yale University for a course combining aerial photography and officers training He enlisted in August and trained at Miami Beach and Lowry Field then served with the Fourth Photographic Mapping Squadron March Field California A Utica New York graduate and avid photographer Williams graduates enter a program to support Army Air Forces duties
Dr David L Wilson and his wife spent the weekend at the home of their son Blair C Wilson in Melrose Massachusetts and returned to Bath together on Monday afternoon from Chicago.
A Bath court of probate in Sagadahoc County orders publication of notice for May 1903 hearings. The decree calls for letters testamentary without bond to Mody Eo Berey and relates to estates including Percy and Spravue with heirs and potential appeals.
The Registry of Probate for the County of Sanedahor announces appointments of executors administrators conservators or guardians with dates and bond details as indicated. The notice lists names and roles of individuals connected to the estate and provides filing references and deadlines.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.