Thrilling escape of Lieut Sumner Sewall in WWI air duel
The account from Eddie Richenbacher cites Lieut Sumner Sewall of Bath surviving a German attack at 16 000 feet. An incendiary bullet set his fuel tank ablaze while a Fokker pilot relentlessly pursued him. Sewall executed a reverse and dodges to extinguish the fire, crash landing in shell holes, losing a wheel and with a fuel hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Richenbacher
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Heinie
Sumner
Sewall
Fritz
Fokker
No Man’s Land
Earth
Decision in French Case Grants Weekly Compensation
Hon. Frank IL Dutton of the Maine Industrial Accident Commission ruled in Ephraim French vs G G Deering Co of Bath and Employers Liability Assurance Corp that the respondents must pay full compensation under the 1918 labor commission agreement. French receives $10 per week through Feb 3, 1919 and $4 per week for partial disability through Oct 1, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank IL. Dutton
Maine Industrial Accident Commission
Ephraim French
G. G. Deering Co
Bath
Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Limited
Handsome gobbler stirs barn yard visitors
A handsome turkey gobbler struts at Ernest Life party grounds drawing admiration. Capt Proctor Hagan and guests spent the weekend at his Five Islands cottage amid the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey Gobbler
Ernest
Proctor Hagan
Five Islands
Capt Sam F Snow Returns to Bath After 31 Years
Captain Samuel F. Snow, a Bath native and veteran of sailing and steam transports, returns from New York aboard the Wyandotte after 31 years away. He visits his boyhood home on Center Street, recalls a career from the bark Elmira Robinson to Alaska steamers, and is hosted by cousin Fred Hill during a brief Bath visit. His family includes six children and a Seattle residence with ties to the Navy transport service in World War I era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Samuel F. Snow
Samuel Snow
Center Street
Snow Park
City
New York
Wyandotte
Capt. Snow
Kennebec
James F. Murphy
Sewall
South Grammar
Emma
Thomas W. Harward
Hecla
Goss & Sawyer
John W. Marr
Cardiff
Panama
Chili
Dunkirk
San Francisco
Seattle
Snow
Alaskan 8S. 8. Co
Pryallup Valley
Tacoma
Famly
Leslie
Irving
Pittsburgh
France
U.S
Nijni Novgorod
U. S
Russia
Wilhad
Sath
Fred
Hill
High Street
Ex Mayor Hart of Boston Visiting in Bowdoinham
Ex Mayor Thomas N. Hart and his Boston-born daughter are visiting Mr and Mrs James Millay in Bowdoinham Maine. They are enjoying numerous automobile tours through Sagadahoc County. Hart, age ninety, remains vigorous and praises Maine as a vacation spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart OF
Boston
Bowdoinham
Thomas N. Hart
James Millay
Sagadahoc County
Maine
Hart
Morse High seniors enjoy class excursion and picnic
Morse High School seniors JOYEEL IS vothday visited Tarbor Friday with a group carrying lunches for a picnic. They plan a moonlight return trip by Bay Point. Mr and Mrs King Miss Fogg and Miss Merritt accompanied the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Tarbor
Attorney General Palmer Leads War on Anarchist Plotters
The lead attorney to prosecute the bomb plotters and A Mitchell Palmer as attorney general direct the national crackdown. New laws are planned to aid in prosecutions and strengthen the fight against anarchists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mitchell Palmer
J. T. Creighton
Francis P. Garvan
W. J. Flynn
Pageant by Morse Junior High Puts War Aims on Stage
Junior high pupils presented a wartime pageant To Arms for Liberty at Morse High Assembly Hall. The show followed Belgium’s plea and allied nations offerings with France Britain and America pledging aid. Nine boys in olive drab and Red Cross members marched in as America’s sons. The event closed with the salute to the flag and oath of allegiance and a dance reception afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Morse High Assembly Hall
James Callan
Belgium
Alexandrine Martin
France
Harriette Dunton
England
Britain
Frances Hunt
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Canada
India
Australia
New Zealand
America
Red Cross
Columbia
Uncle Sam
Junior High
Myrna Avery
Joseph E. Avery, Jr
Dora Howard
Hattie Richardson
Margaret Adams
D. T. Percy Store Changes Owners
The big Bath department store of David F. Percy & Sons closes for stock taking before transferring ownership to Abraham Singer and Max Mendelson of Lewiston. The deal follows weeks of negotiations and a conference between parties. The store, oldest in Bath, was founded by David T. Percy and run by his sons. Augustus A. Percy kept an interest after A. H. Brehaut joined two years ago. The new buyers reportedly assume Brehaut’s stake and Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David F. Vercy
Frank H. Perey
Augustus A. Perey
Percy
A. H. Brehaut
Brunswick
Breaut
August Perey
Singer
Bath
Harold Leydon Disappears From Boston Home
Harold Leydon, formerly of Bath and Morse high school graduate, left his Bowdoin college res family home in Boston on Tuesday of last week. His mother pressed the door entry after he said he would buy cigarettes but he did not return. Police were notified Wednesday. he had just been discharged from military service in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Leydon
Lucius M. LaMont
Middle Street
Bowdoin College
Boston
Harold Leydon
Ellen Leydon
Bath
Ao Gath
Morse High School
Weterboro Street
Rank Whalen
Leyden
Harold
France
Memorial Sunday at Lincoln Odd Fellows Hall
Lincoln lodge hosts annual memorial service with Her bert Fuller presiding and Rev. Clarence M. Fogg delivering an address on Influence. Pomeroy's four-piece orchestra provided music as graves of 124 departed members were decorated with geraniums by lodge committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Lodge
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Herbert Fuller
Clarence M. Fogg
Corliss Street
Pomeroy
Octave Breton Cornet
Joseph Avery
Pair arraigned in Bath on statutory charge linked to child case
Harrison Adams and Mrs Etta Morrison appeared before Judge Keegan in Bath on a statutory charge following a complaint by Brunswick police matron Mrs Sarah O Cook. Adams denied guilt while Morrison pleaded guilty. Both were held for the Sagadahoc county grand jury after investigation into the child's welfare, with witnesses describing the living conditions as squalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Adams
Etta Morrison
Topsham
Sarah O. Cook
Brunswick
Keegan
Bath
Sagadahoc
Cook
Maine Highway Bond Talk Aims to Clear Misconceptions
Chairman Philip J. Deering of the State Highway Commission explains the proposed 10 million bond issue for highways and bridges. He outlines sinking funds, federal advances, mill tax use, and a plan to complete 5 million in road work while paying debt over eight to ten years, arguing roads are assets not liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip J. Deering
State Highway Commission
Deering
Washington
Chairman Deering
Maine
Cadillac Damaged in Hit and Run on State Highway East of Bath
Charles A. Harriman's Cadillac touring car was struck by a Brunswick bound vehicle near the Church of Our Saviour on a Thursday night. The other car did not stop, causing damage to the running board mudguard and hub cap. Harriman and three passengers escaped injury. investigation is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Harriman
Church of Our Saviour
Harriman
Crowd Clears Bath After Pickup Driveway Traffic Boost
Crowds leave Bath as five cars head to Sagadahoc from Brunswick and Lewiston over the I A. Three open and two closed, all full. Supt. Lewis may add one more car next Saturday making six total to ease travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Square
Rae Brunswick
Lewiston
I. A
Columbia Stock Company Delights Bath Audiences
The Columbia stock company debut at the Columbia theatre in Bath drew a good crowd. Miss Frances Woodbury led with strong support from Keith Macaulay Ross and Barton Crawford, praised for performances and stage presence. The five piece orchestra and fresh scenery complemented the production of The Misleading Lady, with curtain calls after each act and a bouquet presented to Woodbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Columbia Stock Company
Columbia Theatre
New England
Columbia
Columbian Stock Company
H. A. Thse
Frances Woodbury
Park Theatre
Utica
N. Y
Woodbury
Keith Macaulay Ross
Crawford
F. W. Brown
Boney
Napoleon
Toars
Edward Anderson
George Nevens
Ralph Bold
Phil Crockett
G. W. Barnes
Marjorie Dalton
Marion Coogan
Marguerite Hennessey
Hotel Conference Sparks Bath Interest
Mrs. H. Hayes of Worcester representing a syndicate for new hotels in Boston Portland and Bath met Bath leaders Monday afternoon to discuss a possible Bath hotel under expert management. If approved construction and operation would boost the Shipping City. Bath residents anticipate a Portland conference Thursday night to weigh the proposal. Mr. and Mrs. Wendall Stevens return from Westport Junction where they stayed with her mother Mrs. Anna Jewett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hayes
Worcester
Mass
Bath
Wiscasset
Hayes
Boston
Portland
Mater
Wendall Stevens
Westport Junction
Anna Jewett
Dunlap Hosts St Amand Knights on St John Day Parade
Dunlap commandery No. 5 Knights Templar hosted about 75 members from St Amand commandery No. 20 of Kennebunk for St John’s day. The visiting knights arrived by special train with a Westbrook band and marched in review, paraded with color and swords, toured Bath sights by auto, and shared meals at the Elks home and Gurnet house. The day ended with speeches and music as the visitors departed by special train in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Commandery No
Knights Templar
St. Amand Commandery
Kennebunk
St. John’s Day
Bath Knights
Westbrook
Dunlap Commandery
Post Office Square
Bath Knights St. Amand
Irigade
Lewiston
Front Street
Elks Home
Samuel RR. Percy
Gurnet
Bob Jordan
Gurnet House
Hall Santa
Brigade Band
Housing Project Colony Meeting Hosts Planned Community Groups
The United States Housing Corporation tenants met openly near Andrews road to discuss future plans and rent rumors. Town manager Fred H. Thompson answered questions as committees formed for sanitation law and order and community improvement, to meet next week and coordinate with Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Housing Corporation
Academy
Lincoln Streets
Andrews Road
Fred H. Thompson
Thompson
William Wakefield
Gideon J. Croteau
Mr. Thompson
John A. Clark
Arthur Lord
Charles C. Williams
Chester W. Clements
Novelty League of Nations at Sagadahoe Carnival
A novelty table at the Sagadahoe council Knights of Columbus carnival on July 1 and 2 features the League of Nations. Young ladies will be gowned as nations and run a dance in Woolwich next Friday evening to raise funds for the carnival table. Dr. R A Black is visiting Islesboro with his brother L D Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
League of Nations
Woolwich
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Handsome Gobbler
Sam F. Snow
Flynn
Garvan
Creighton
D. T. Percy Store
ODD Fellows Lodge
Dunlap
Knights OF ST. Amands
Dr. R. A. Black
Islesboro
His Brother
L. D. Black
Worcester Buckeye
Johnson Bros Co
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