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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1956

Page

9

Bath items reflect club plans and harbor activity

Forty years ago in Bath June 6 1916 reports say Colonial club with 49 autos votes to appoint a nine member committee to plan a Poland Spring joy ride and a nine member panel to study a free bed at the city hospital. Bath Iron Works ships and local society news fill the page along with destroyer visits and yacht building updates.

Lubberg Colonial Club C. H. Cahill Poland Spring Harold Thompson City Hospital Joseph L. Gaudreau Charles E. Breen Cedric A. Martin

Marsh Drug Co gets new manager in Sangerville Mo

June 7 1916 report notes A W Flint former Bath Leonard Mitchell Pharmacy shifts to Marsh Drug Co Sangerville Mo Al Ridley nets a 40 pound river sturgeon Monday night janitors salary raised to 60 dollars monthly Phi Rho plans final session of the year at Morse High eight o clock with music and officer election E J Marston travels to Portland for Maine Medical Association meeting Committee from State Board of Trade and State Legislature led Maine anniversary observances led by N Gratz Jackson Mrs Percy Wright and Miss Kitty Pratt visiting Portland

A. W. Flint Leonard & Mitchell Pharmacy Bath Portland Marsh Drug Co Sangerville Phi Rho Morse High Maine State Board of Trade N. Gratz Jackson Bath High School Alumni Association Morse High School Langdon T. Snipe Jennie R. Morse Annie M. Robinson Jennie G. Silsby Harriet Ledyard Harold Ward Harry B. Sawyer George E. Thompson

Maine Yard Delays As Timber Shortage Hampers Barge Work

June 8 1916 reports slower progress at Kelley Spears yard as Penn Gas and Coal Co barge projects lag one to two thirds planked or timbered amid timber shipment disputes. Neighbors note local work interruptions while Bath Navy recruits and social events fill daily life.

Kelley-Spear Yard Penn Gas & Coal Co Maine

August events and local notices in Bath area

In Bath and surrounding towns a mix of social, civic, and transport notes highlights a busy period. Topics include road safety concerns, shipyard material shipments, summer visits, club meetings, power line contracts, harbor traffic changes, and upcoming reunions and school staff changes.

Graduation Sermon Highlights Morse High Class of 1916

Central church hosted Rev. David L. Wilson who delivered the graduation sermon to Morse High School’s 1916 class on June 11. The U S S Birmingham with Admiral Gleaves and Commander Sellers visited Bath, remaining until June 17 with public afternoon tours.

Central Church David L. Wilson Morse High School U.S.S. Birmingham Bath Iron Works Admiral Gleaves Sellers Birmingham Bath Edward W. Hyde George E. Thompson Scott R. Frye Bath Chamber of Commerce

Notable Bath Events Include Naval Visit And Local Sports

June 12 1916 Hon E W Hyde hosted Admiral Gleaves Captain Sellers and Birmingham officers at New Meadows Inn. Portland visits, shad fishing at Moosehead Lake, Fourth of July cruise planned to Sebasco Estates, and Bath area sports and races feature sailors from the Birmingham. Local court activity noted with a quiet Monday.

E. W. Hyde Chamber of Commerce Albert Gleaves David F. Sellers Birmingham New Meadows Inn Kennebec

Funeral ad trades grave spaces for 16 foot boat

A Houston neighborhood classified ad offered to trade 12 grave spaces for a 16 foot boat. The listing reflects a macabre barter within the local paper. No additional names or locations are provided.

Funeral Navigation Houston Tex

Legion Cadets Win State VFW Championship

The Legion Cadets Junior Drum and Bugle Corps won the VFW first place award in the bugle and drum corps class and Cadet Director William Milliken took best drum major. The parade at Old Orchard Beach featured 12 plus units as the Cadets performed Jealousy.

Legion Cadets Veterans of Foreign Wars William Milliken Milliken Old Orchard Beach Times Front Street Manchester N. H VFW Francis Bennett St. Vincent's Drum Corps Bayonne N. J Braintree Warriors Massachusetts Pontiac Chieftains Lawrence Mass Salem Clippers Dover Department of New Hampshire

Lakewood Theater Announces 1956 Season starting June 16

Lakewood Theater will open its 12 week season on June 16 marking the 56th year as America's oldest summer playhouse. Grant Mills and Henry Richards will present professional New York casts avoiding sensational summer stock. Ten of twelve plays have been chosen with two to be announced later, including Paris and Picnic among others. Performances run Monday through Saturday with evening shows at eight and matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:30.

Lakewood Lakewood Theater America Maine Grant Mills Henry Richards New York Paris Russell Nype Jane Morgan Chalk Garden Lillian Dorothy Gish Julie Christie Russell Gold Dodie Bauer Skedge Miller Mary Edward Everett Horton Jenny Rudy Vallee Billie Burke

McBrine Garibaldi Marriage Announced

Edgar B. McBrine announces the marriage of his son S. P. 3 Edgar B. McBrine Jr to Miss Katherine Carol Garibaldi. The ceremony was June 2 at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church By-the-Sea Waikiki Honolulu Hawaii. The couple reside at 2462 Prince Edward Street Honolulu Hawaii.

Edgar B. McBrine S. P Edgar B McBrine, Jr U. S. Army Katherine Carol Garibaldi St. Augustiné Roman Catholic Church By-the-Sea Waikiki Honolulu Hawaii McBrine Fontbonneaul Academy Brooklyn N. A Joseph Garibaldi Addie MacIntosh MecBrine Rockland Morse High School Army Norman O. Morse Bath Hawaiii Prince Edward Street

Pencils Made Six Sided to Prevent Rolling Away

The article notes pencils are six sided instead of round to prevent them from rolling away, highlighting a simple design choice aimed at practicality and ease of use.

New York Harbor Sees About 10,000 Sailings Annually

The article notes that approximately 10,000 sailings depart from New York Harbor each year, highlighting high maritime traffic and the port's busy schedule for goods and passengers.

New York Harbor

Probate Court Wills and Administrations Listed

Probate records show multiple wills filed and admitted, executors named or appointed, inventories and accounts filed, and estate distributions authorized across Georgetown Bath Topsham Richmond Needham Whitefield Bowdoinham and other Maine locations with executors Bertha Curtis Jewell Bridgham Huntington and others. The proceedings include bonds licenses and distribution actions for estates of Gray Good Alexander Sholes Brown Neal Miller Curtis Getchell and others with guardianship for John Warren and Ralph Huntington.

Thomas W. Blaisdell Georgetown Marilla B. Tarr Alice S. Good Topsham Walter W. Williams Lester E. Good Philip G. Alexander Bertha Sholes Brown Needham Massachusetts Josiah Whitney Brown Maine Vernon E. Gray Addie E. Gray James R. McNeil Bath John P. Carey Donald Aitkin Duncan Donald Arthur Duncan Wilfred J. Blais Wilfrid J. Blais Cecile A. Blais C.t.a Florence M. Watson Richmond Elizabeth M. Watson Edna A. Neal Alfred W. Neal Edith M. Miller Vernon W. Miller Melvin C. Curtis Bertha S. Curtis Mary Getchell Edward W. Bridgham Mabel Wilson Trufant Doris W. Hennessey Amelia Zignego Fred J. Moscone John D. Warren Ralph D. Warren, Jr Jonathan T. Huntington Joan W. Huntington Arthur B. Stearns Reuben C. Walker Harold Clarence Baker Guardian Annie L. Taylor Walter F. Taylor James W. Jordan Harry R. Lester Phippsburg James L. Morse Christine C. Cameron Adelaide Coombs Josie B. Irish Bowdeinham Bertha F. Jewell Lemuel H. Oliver Administrator's Bend

Bath High School Performs Dance and Music Showcase

Bath High School and the Madelyn Wetherbee School of the Dance presented a program featuring Carole Bartels Mary Anne Hardy Gary Wakefiield Jack Henderson and others in vocal solos readings song and tap numbers ballet and a piano accompaniment by Cynthia Osgood Open House for Cabe and Mrs Rodney E Ross Jr of Bath decorated with floral arrangements pictures and posters. Cliff Leeman provided piano music throughout the evening.

Madelyn Wetherbee Cabe Rodney E. Ross, Jr Bath Trafton Cliff Leeman

Dresden Bridge Academy Holds Baccalaureate Service

The Methodist church in Dresden Mills hosted the academy’s baccalaureate with Rev. James Herrick delivering the address. The service included processional, hymns, scripture, choir selections, address The Living Edge and benediction. Red Cross first aid classes pause for summer and resume Sept 10 with July swimming instruction planned. Personal items note residents visiting relatives and local guests as well as a grateful mention of Dr. Cairns’ illness and anticipated recovery. Local news covers faculty honors and community events including a dormitory naming at the teachers college. Neil Bishop spoke at the Eastern River Pomona grange as a candidate for Congress.

Bridge Dresden Mills James Herrick Charles Bailey Herrick Red Cross Lincoln County Chapter of Perley Siegars Florida Harold Rollins Bowdoinham Sheldon Alexander Cairns Daytona Beach Fla Cairns South Dresden Louis Woodward Gorham Teachers’ College Call's Hill Leslie A. Bailey Carle Longfellow Day's Ferry Benjamin Wentworth Neil Bishop Eastern River Pomona Grange

Wiscasset Alumnus Banquet Highlighted by Senior Guests

The 55th annual Wiscasset Academy Alumni Association meeting and banquet took place at Memorial gymnasium with the senior class as guests. Other items note continued enlistments in Lincoln County and a pending July wedding for Charles Summers Sewall II to Carol Ruth Darke with the groom stationed in Augsburg, Germany.

Wilbur Cosseck Church of the Nazarene Wiscasset Academy Alumni Association Memorial Gymnasium Egbert M. Sewall Auburn Charles S. Sewall Boylston Hutchins Robert C. MacQueston, Jr Maine Maritime Academy Castine MacQueston Eugene McGrath Lincoln County George Henry Robbins Jefferson Army Alton Lowell Hall Newcastle Navy Wiscasset Mothers’ Club Masonic Hall Everett Case New Bedford Mass Jack Winter Willie Lou Harvey South Carolina Charles A. Barnes Barnes Garrison Hill O. E Charles Summers Sewall 2d Egbert M Sewall Carol Ruth Darke Providence Sheridan Kaserne Augsburg Germany

Oklahoma A and M Clinches Eighteenth NCAA Wrestling Title

Oklahoma A and M secures its eighteenth NCAA wrestling championship, extending its dominance in collegiate wrestling. The program continues to set records with multiple individual champions and meet strong competition from rival schools.

Oklahoma A & M

Probate notices list executors and guardians appointed in Sagadahoc

I Lillian H Heal Register of Probate states estates with appointed executors administrators guardians and the dates: Emma M Oliver of Woolwich Freeman II Oliver executor without bond May 2 1956. Leo Venus Bath Nicholas S Kakos guardian May 1 1956 and qualified by filing bond May 2 1956. Donald A Duncan Bath Donald Arthur Duncan administrator May 8 1956 and qualified by filing bond May 12 1956.

Lillian H Heal Sagadahoc Emma M Oliver Woolwich Freeman II Oliver Leo Venus of Bath Nicholas S Kakos Donald Aitkin Duncan Donald Arthur Duncan Ishi

Bath city report details May programs and ship visit

The May city activities include 66 aid recipients with 220 labor hours, 4222 pounds of surplus commodities distributed May 29, Recreation Department ran 23 days with 150 average attendance and 386 members by May 26, plus bleacher projects at Lambert Park and Kimball Field. Health notes report disease counts and vaccine clinics. Maine shade tree survey delivered. May 24 the frigate L Aventure docked for four days with clambake tours and naval support, ship departing May 28. City Manager Stanley Judkins signs off with praise for Bath residents.

Recreation Commission Recreation Department Lambert Park Pony League Kimball Field Little League Savell Equipment Company of Brunswick Ray S. Snyder Co Health and Sanitation Department State of Maine Bath L'Aventure Rock Hill Inn West Bath Brunswick Naval Air Station Navy Department Newfoundland Greenland Stanley W. Judkins

Probate Court Orders in Sagadahoc Estates 1956

A Bath court orders notices for estates of Woodbury W Bailey Thomas W Blimsdell H Rodney Brooke George F Gray Vernon F Gray Walter F Reid Arthur B Stearns and related matters. It directs publication in Bath Independent for three weeks and hearings on the first Tuesday of July with appointments of executors administrators and allowances where noted.

Bath Sagadahoc Woodbury W Bailey Marion W Bailey Thomas W Blmsdell Georgetown Marilla Bo Tarr Marilla B Tarr H Rodney Brooke Eleanor H. Brooke George F Gray Lava M Gray Luva M Gray Vernon FE Gray Addie E Gray Addie EF Gray Walter FE Reid Daniel Wilams Arthur B Stearns Sverenas Reuben C Walker Arthur J Dua

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The Bath Daily Times William Thistle Beacon Street Mrs. L. T. Snipe California Pacific Slope Harold D. Haggett Maine Central Walter Gordon Boston Bay Point L. P. Chapin Boston Women’s City Club MacMahan Island Alfred Tarbox William Perry Bull Steamship Co Porto Rico R. P. Manson Charles A. Lockery George H. Jacobs Ruth Jordan Manson Winneganee Bridge Small Point Small Texas Yard Drake New Meadows River Hardings Inn Sunday Culbert McGay Grace Church Shaw Savings Institution Wesley Sorority Richard Marr Blanche Houston Charles .F. Magounthas Arth Baltimore Susie Ballou Charles F. Hathaway Cambridge Popham Beach Albert L. Winslow Charles B. Harrington E. C. Clark Wilton Mrs. Wallace Pippsburg Fanning Paulding Jenkins John N. Willys Willys-Overland Co Cecil E. Paine High Street Rygay Yotes Dorothy E. Palmer Glouchester Spain Norfolk al Ridley Court House E. J. Marston Maine Medical Association Percy Wright Kitty Pratt Joseph Oliver G. T. Files Mere Point Oliver Thelma Virginia Ernest M. Grindle Ernest, Jr Clifford Washington Street Millicent Clifford Helen Lamot Rockford, Il Charles H. Cahill Poland Rupert H. Baxter Frank B. Nichols Edward B. Smith Frederick H. Kimball Harold M. Sewall Rodney E. Ross Robert B. Hatch Charles&. Brown Horace E. Morse Ralph H. Dunton Rockledge J. W. Oliver Texas Age F. W. Carlton Fred Albee Tey Victor Leask William Cummings Charles Reno Newport R. I John B. Martin Arthur C. Norton Eastern Maine Bangor James Skaling Arthur Luce Skaling Ing Episcopal Convention George B. Drake Texas Co Thomas Percy Mrs. Cobb Will Cosmopolitan Club Arthur Bishop House Dorothy Jewett Alice Rich Alice Waters Margaret Foster Ruth Thompson Margaret Torrey Allen Irish Andrew S. Merrill Central Maine Power Co Gardiner H. §. Barrett Winchester New Meadows State Highway Commission Texas Music Hall Augustus A. Morse Minneapolis John H. Morse Menced Percy Charlotte Wyman Harriet Johnson Eugene Hart D. T. Percy & Sons George F. Jackson Lewiston Evelyn Waugh North Bath University of Maine Flood South End Maine Central Track Robinson's Lane Corliss Board of Highways and Sewers Williams Old Ladies’ Home Una Cushing Marcia Stinson South Grammar School Windmere L. I H. M. Sewall Charles P. Wetherbee Gould J. Brown William White A. E. Bishop E J. Marston Lani Sewall St. Timothy's School Arthur B. Stilphep United States District Court Charles F. Andrews Evelyn Alden Charles W. Clifford Arthur J. Dunton H. F. Morin Augusta State Homeopathic Medical Society Albert H. Shaw Samuel R. Percy Moosehead Lake Merrill E. Foss Cumberland Mills Iron Works Samuel Lewis Emma S. Briggs Capt Lewis William Hadley Times Office Bar Harbor Edward E. Carter United States Forestry Department Washington, D. C Keevan Harold Dexter Jolly Dozen Boothbay Harbor Nationals People’s Church Kelley Field City Landing McBrine-Garibaldi Probate George E. Gray Lava M. Gray Albert E. Nye Mae C. Swift Mabel E. Waters William Lawrence Waters, Jr Gertrude L. Rines Whitefield New Hampshire Carlton S. Rines Bath High School Dresden Arthur J Dunton Lillian H Heal Register Great Falls, Mont Axel Leary Dublin Ireland Leary Lillian H. Heal
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