Bath Forty Years Ago Rail, Race, and River News
Fortieth anniversary notes from Bath recount the Maine Central crossing closure for repairs, new pine planks, and sleepers. Bath Iron Works fell to Cabot Mill 11 three in Brunswick. crowds watched the summer electric service and New Meadows ferry activity. Local figures include George H. Ragan, Cyrus Longley, and D. L. Black. the city hosts races at New Meadows river and shifts in industry and travel mark the period.
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Bath Iron Works
Cabot Mill
Brunswick
New Meadows
Central Fire Station
Colonial
Torrey Roller
Central Restaurant
Center Street
Vine Street
Ted
Lewiston
Bath
License Granted Povich After Public Hearing at City Hall
After a lengthy public hearing in City Hall the Licensing board granted Sam Povich a victualer license for 465 Middle Street with a 12:30 a.m. closing time, despite health officer objections over sanitation and alleged nuisance conditions in the area. Neighbors testified about noise and disturbances, while Povich and supporters argued for the license with a proposed compromise closing at 1 a.m. to accommodate patrons and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Sam _ Povich
Middle Street
Walter C. Rogers
Povich
Chester H. McCabe
John F. Cooke
Philip L. Eaton
Mr. Povich
McCabe
State Department of Health
Harold J. Rubin
John P. Carey
Rogers
Rubin
Carey
Alderman Cooke
Etta Thurlow
Warren F Cooper
Pug Ich
Alderman Cooker
Lawrence
Adeline V. McPhee
Joseph Thibodeau
Bath Police Department
Thibodeau
James A. Gillies, Jr
Alderman Gillies
State Health Department
U.S. Navy
To Stake or Not Stake Tomatoes in Massachusetts
Home gardeners in Massachusetts debate staking tomatoes and its effects on space, yield, and work. Staking saves garden space, speeds fruiting, and keeps fruit cleaner, but flat culture requires less labor. Recommendations cover plant numbers, stake sizes, spacing, tying methods, pruning, fertilizer needs, and mulching for moisture.
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Amherst
Mass
Massachusetts
Cottage at Popham Beach Noted This Season
A reader mentions owning a cottage at Popham Beach this season, reflecting vacation plans and coastal property activity in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Bath fishing party nets 102 trout near Westbrook
A Bath party led by J. A. Redlon O. M. Redlon Herbert McCabe and L. Lord returned with 102 fine trout from a trout brook near Westbrook yesterday. Local news notes report a street sprinkler jollification along High street and a move to fund its operation with a sprinkling cart purchase proposed by Senator A. H. Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
J. A. Redlon
O. M. Redlon
Herbert McCabe
L. Lord
Westbrook
High Street
Russell
Winter Streets
A. H. Shaw
Boston
Passenger rush on Knox & Lincoln division noted
The report mentions a gun early this season and many passengers bound for stations along the Knox and Lincoln division of the Maine Central, indicating heavy rail travel activity.
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Gun
Knox & Lincoln
Maine Central
Bath Iron Works orders 20 HP locomobile touring car
President John S. Hyde of Bath Iron Works placed an order with Bath Automobile and Gas Engine Co for a 20 horsepower locomobile touring car. The town paper notes various local movements including library acquisitions, travel, and recoveries from accidents as well as multiple brief notices about residents’ activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Hyde
Bath Iron Works
Bath Automobile & Gas Engine Co
Wax Stamp Use Requires Display on Vehicles
The new five dollar Automobile Use Wax Stamps will be placed on wire and at post offices and in the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue in Augusta. The law requires the owner to display the stamp on the vehicle used for business purposes to validly prove compliance and avoid penalties.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Augusta
Chase Family Visit Ends at Psiaebord
Mr and Mrs W Emery Chase stayed at Armushy for a few days before returning. The Chases are the son and daughter in law of Mr and Mrs Walter KF Chase of this city.
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George W. Whitten
Westport
Ummer
Martin Hodgkins
William Whitney
R. H. Whitney
C. C. Low
George R. Ridley
Richmond
Alpheus Dodge
Thaddeus Dodge
Westbrooke
F. P. Flint
Haverhill
Boston
W. Emery Chase
Armushy
Thei Siumfaa Bone
Psiaebord
All Chase
Watter KF. Chase
City
Maine Universalist Convention Record of 1945 Meeting
A fragmentary 1945 Maine Universalist Convention document notes Lash, Maynard, and a group called the Church or Ry-Momifer in Bowdoinian village. It mentions a gathering on the Vath day of May 1045 and references Alfred Ko Ath President and a hereditary and Genes Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moils
Maynard
Rsi
Joe Hounds
Bowdoinian Vilage
Alfred Ko
Maine Outdoor News reports peak spring fishing coming
An observer says Maine anglers will enjoy exceptional fishing next month as water levels fall and trout and salmon feed heavily after a cold, delayed spring. Highlights include a 21 pound Atlantic salmon caught by Harry Barnes on Narraguagus River, a hot Bangor Salmon Pool, and Kennebago Stream described as full of fish.
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Augusta
Maine
Harry Barnes
Bar Harbor
June wedding and divorce notices from old Maine papers
A 1945 Bath Sagadahoc court notice announces Geneva M Osmond seeking divorce from James Osmond after years of separation and unresolved residence, with publication ordered in Bath Independent. The filing includes prior marriages, residency claims, and a public hearing set for October.
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Sagadahoc
Bath
Geneva M. Osmond
Weta
Maine
Borendat Dibel
Suverior
Pub- Hstinme
Mbel
Batt Independent
Sauadahor
Raymond Ffllows
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The
Bath Daily Times
Lisbon
Cahill
Ath Driving Club
New Meadows River
Tere
Coburn Steamboat Co
Haw ‘Lumber Co
Robert Goodman
Portland
Peary Steamer
George H. Ragan
Stockton Springs
Condor Carlton
Arves
Bangor ‘Aroostook R. R
D. L. Black
Charles E. Stinn
Charles A. Owen
Carl C.oop
Bbosseeeconteee Pond
Eugene Kingsbury
Roxbury
T. Plant
Albert E. Craven
Ughter Louise
Relives
New York City
Gertryge Lundrigan
Untie
Judge McGill
Inchester
N. H
Bal
Louis Brockaway
Ore
A. E. Desmond
A. A. Percy
South Beach
Popham
E. Carter
Yonkers
Oak Hill
Nine Central Wharf
Ying
Hyde Windlass Co
Mr Watson
Hey
Thomas M. Spence
Cyrus W. Longley
Cadia Lodge
Comander Merton Kimball
Lameda
Willis
Merrymeeting Bay
F. H. Kimball
Charles M. Lincoln
Newyork Herald
Will
Hercules
Bath and
Woolwich
North End
Rines
Conley
Oliver
E. E. Morse
W. Lilly
Commercial Street
H. Robinson
Eastern Steamship Co
Kennebec
Mr.Robinson
D. Howard Spear
John A. Morse
Elijah F. Sawyer
Deer Isle
Moosehead Lake
Frank Gardner
YMCA
Massachusetts General Hospital
A.H. Wateman
C. H. Hiegley
Stein Bloch
Eleanor Hyde
Freemont Kimball
Fred A. Davenport
Mabel Duncan
D. T. Percy & Sons
New York
Ransom B. Fuller
Treasure Island
Mephisto
H. A. Huse, Jr
J. M. Footer
Mr. Footer
Carrie F. Luce
Central Chapel
Fred Groves
E. M Fuller
E. M. Fuller
Emma Small
C. Edward Colé
Timothy Smith's
Big Department
Julia Trost
Brooklyn
Tallman
Linden Street
Gertrude Lundrigan
LL. B
MecGill
Rochester
N. HH
Ie. M. Futler, Jr
Maine General Hospital
Maria Adams
Prince Edward's Island
Clarence Linsay
William Canning
Sydney J. Meeker
Italy
France
England
Herbert ‘Boyd
Lynn
McCrube
Francis Winchenbach
Victory Gardeners
Wilfred W Chanes
Jacob T. Wheeler
Corliss Street
Far
Maine Baptist Womatts Missionary Society Institute
Colby College
Waterville
Dorothy Milliken
Peter McVicar
Ida Sheffield
Lemont Street
Miles Merry
Mason
Ladies’ Sewing Society
Beacon Street Church
C. S. Davenport
the Alameda
E. C. Varney
Frank W. Card
H. M. Bean
Camden
Edward Heney
Republic
Annie Manion
Frances
Albert Manion
Robert B. Hatch
Clapp & Tapley, Shoes
Green Street
W. S. Francis
Turner
Myra Arnold
Pauline Hatch
Simeon Stewart
Fore River
George E. Hughes
Charles W. Larrabee
Edward L. Gaudreau
Chicago
Hi Henry
Minstrels
W.M. Vose
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
James E. Wakefield
Somerville
Charles
Wakefield
Naval
H. G. Gillmore
Quincy
M. E. Owen
Annie Hodgdon
Emma Owen
S . S John McInnes
Hull
Chester
J . Frank Landi
B. Olinto
Fred C. Scribner
Stowe, Vt
Mr. Scribner
Sveral Places
Poe
Maine Outdoor News
Kennebago Stream
Grace Church
Mrs. Spann
Punahou
Honolulu
Hawaii
Morse High School
Holton Arms School
Washington
D. C
Bremerton, Wash
Bremerton Business College
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Ensign Spann
Baton Rouge
Louisianna
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State OF Maine
A. D
Edward W Bridgham
Esther
Brawn
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