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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1938

Page

6

Forty Years Ago In Bath Items From The Files

A scan of Bath Daily Times fragments from June 22 1898 to June 28 1898 lists visits by N Gratz Jackson in Wiscasset and Dr William P Melcher in Bath, travel notes to Bowdoin and Brunswick, summer absences, civic events, yacht movements and weddings, with many local residents and visitors named across Bath and surrounding towns.

The Bath Daily Times N. Gratz Jackson Wiscasset William P. Melcher Mount Holly N. J William H. Melcher Melcher Bowdoin College Medical University of Pennsylvania Sinan

Word Spider and the Ritzy Misconception

A London Tit-Bits Magazine essay explains the garden spider’s web as a wheel like structure with 20 to 30 radial spokes and concentric sticky lines. It notes the spider’s center line to sun itself and its web as a telephone like vibration detector. An authority rebukes the popular notion that ritzy means aloof or high hat.

Oliver G. Pike London Tit-Bits

Aztec Indians Play Stick Game Resembling Hockey

A historical note describes a stick game played by the Aztec Indians that resembles hockey in form and play, using sticks to strike a ball or similar object across a field or court.

Psychic system by Benjamin Franklin to break bad habits

Benjamin Franklin is credited with a psychic style method for breaking bad habits. The approach emphasizes self discipline and practical steps to curb impulse behaviors. Franklin’s concept blends observation and deliberate practice to replace undesired actions with healthier routines.

Benjamin Franklin

Water supply boosts duck numbers for sportsmen

New York reports abundant water across breeding grounds which could raise duck and goose populations if drought does not return. William Vogt of the Audubon Societies notes ongoing restoration in Canadian prairies and government funds for refuges, urging continued closed seasons and restricted hunting until populations recover.

New York Canadian Prairie Provinces William Vogt National Association of Audubon Societies Vogt

Big Time Fighters Clash Friday In Bath Arena

Harry Alexanian, Boston born Armenian, meets Gla firo Castillo in an eight round main event at the Arcade arena Friday evening. Castillo seeks a win to solidify his Portland engagement and knock out Alexanian who has faced top New England rivals. A Dixie Kid and Labbe semi final adds further boxing drama to the Shipping City card.

Harry Alexanian Glafiro K.O." Castillo Arcade Arena Nick Miinalos Alexanian Barney Ross Bath Castillo San Antonio Abe Nathan Portland Pete Tarpley Athens Val Nadeau Dover N. H South Texas Mexico Eddie McGeever New York City Dixie Kid Shipping City

Bath Fans Cheer Aggressive Club Fighter Labbe

The piece highlights Labbe as a compact, tough opponent admired by Bath supporters, describing him as one of the aggressive, two-fisted fighters who win fan regard.

Bath Labbe

Silk Monopoly Held by Ancient Chinese Silk Trade

Harold W. Jacobson of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago spoke at the Middle West branch of the American Oriental Society session at the University of Chicago. He described Chinese efforts to prevent silk exports until about 400 A D, the Khotan marriage gateway for silk, and the spread of Chinese silk to Rome and India with later disputes over luxury and fashion.

Rome India Harold W. Jacobson Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Middle West American Oriental Society University of Chicago Mr. Jacobson Khotan China Pliny Arabia

Storm cripples Houston gardens and power, belated repairs

A severe electrical and wind storm on Thursday wrecked trees, damaged farms, and disrupted telephone and electrical service across Houston. Many potato fields and gardens were destroyed while pole wires snapped and large trees were uprooted. Superintendent Norman Mullen of the Houston Water Company helped prevent a long blackout.

Houston Norman Mullen Houston Water Company

Notable Maine Bible, House Return, and Long Living Local Figures

A Maine community recounts the Durrell Bible story from Kennebunk. local history notes a 130 year old Weston house near Waterville with a large cellar. Wendell Stickney graduates Brownville High School after 30 years of attendance. Roosevelt Maine visit plans waver amid Brann campaign ties. A 102 year old resident of Black's Harbor recalls 85 years boat work and a pigeon tale from Isleboro with Pete calmly perched on a car axle.

Ernest W. Dunbar Skowhegan Weston Waterville Road George Weston Mr. Dunbar William Weston Ubal Hebert Wendell H. Stickney Brownville Wendell Black’s Harbor Quoddy Bay James Phillips Buck’s Harbor Jim

Probate notices list Bath area executors and guardians named

John L Jack Register reports on estates in Bath with executors administrators and guardians appointed June 7 1938. Names include Martha P Small James A Landers Joseph T Small Frank O Dunton Eunice M Lothrop Susan C Lemont Chauncey W Fifield Ladie C Fifield Jennie M Morse Charles M Fitzgerald all appointed without bond.

T. John I. Jack Saladahoe Martha P. Small Bath Joseph T Small Donald N. Small James A. Landers James J. Landers Wellington F. Dunton Frank O. Dunton Michael McDougall Eunice M. Lothrop Susan C. Lemont Topsham Chauncey W. Fifield Ladie C. Fifield Said Bath George W. Morse Jennie M. Morse Annie I. Fitzgerald Charles M. Fitzgerald John L. Jack Register

Geese raiser Fay Jacques expands enterprise in Manchester

Fay Jacques of Manchester earns prominence as New England's top goose raiser at 12. She owns 500 plus geese with her own gear, hires help seasonally, handles purchasing and cash, and tends flocks by day and night while studying industry trends. An unrelated note covers Machias Bay lobster ban and a Bangor 1939 American Legion convention, with details on delegates.

Fay Jacques Manchester New England E. C. Jacques The American Legion Bangor James W. Williams Waterville James H. Smith Raymond Torrey Charles B. Johnson Louis W. Cohen Louis F. Fleming Smith Johnson Ernest R. Thurston Francis E. MacNamara Harold A

Probate Court notices in Bath Sagadahoc 1938

Court of Probate Bath Sagadahoc issues three week notice for multiple estates. Hearings set for July first 1938 at ten in the forenoon. Executors administrators and guardians named seek accounts bonds and licenses to sell real estate as listed in the order.

Bath Sagadahoc D.b.n. Emma S. Rand Fierener L. Calderwood John H. Coffill Elizabeth M. Coffill Elmira E. Stinson

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Max Powers Richmond Mildred Palmer Boston Mary Nealley George E. Hughes Iinet Bradley C. Newell Rowe, Mass Shannon House Jennie Harvey Gardiner Corrie Clare Varney Haverhill, Mass Mrs Harry Duncan J. W. Lambert M. G. Shaw Board of Trustees of Maine University Portsmouth Officer Card Baxter Neckan Brunswick Bowdoin U.S Bath Iron Works Chesapeake Robert Donnell West Point Pete Thimbde People’s Church Opera House William H. Winslow Charles McQuarrie Ella Longley Massachusetts William Smith Hattie Ledyard Fanny Moulton 8. R. Percy George Jacobs Emma Jordan Walter Wiggin Somerville, Mass John N. Woodworth Bowdoinham Simon Smith J. S. Winslow Deering Aoeewan Ia John 8. Lowell Mabel and Edna Pillsbury Charlestown Mass Dr. E. E. Barry H. E. Cole E. C. Plummer George Davenport Ice King Brown Bath High School the Alameda Ed Norton Kennebec Healey St. Mary’s Church Hampton Roads F. M. Eldridge Edward Murphy Vella Howard Shaw’s Marguerite Hennessey Mrs. A. A. Morse Lisbon J. L. Douglas R. P. Blackburn A. B. Hervey O. W. Folsom Bow Mrs. A. Stowall Pasadena, Cal Emma Alvord Frank H. Hagan Francis M William S. DeCoste Robert Scott Washington and Shepard Streets Old Couples Home A. I. Davis J. B. Drake William DeWitt Hyde William R. Kimball Hyde Light Guards 1St Maine Battery Popham Freeman Spinney A. P. McDonald Waterford Maine George A. Parshley Maine General Hospital Charles Crocker North Bath Charles Mosley Edward Douglas Joseph Douglas Ben Dunlap W. 8. Higgins of Frank A. Small Angelo Diversi Concord, N. H His Sister Henry Poli Herbert L. Grinnell Shaw's Market Ferry Street Beecae Lena P. Robbins Charles E. Hyde Squirrel Island Griffith Erie, Penn Popham Beach Charles Foster Max Brookline James L. Doolittle Gene Ray Powers Scott Golder Lewiston Daniel Palmer Brooklyn, N. Y Oscar C. Rogers Dennis Soule Freeport Lewis Williams Bridgton Wilber G. Cahill Sans Souci Louise Higgins Jennie Murphy Northampton Smith's Harry B. Sawyer St. Paul Mr. Sawyer H. B. Johnson Fred Harris Boothbay House Miss Smith Ees Jennie George Hagan Five Islands Nis City Nellie Hodgkins Boothbay Winnie Whitehead Lexington William Snowman Islands Hattie Carr Florence Patten Milan Graves New London William Douglas Canton N. Y St. Lawrence University Parces J. H. Blaisdell C. W. Morse Blanche Harrington Nashua, N. H Alice and Helen Cobb Saugus, Mass Ellen Rice Alice Erskine Rockland MacMahan’'s Island Dare A O. M. Thompson Levi C. Wade South Shore Davis Hatch William Collins John Maddocks of Fuller City J. Harry McLellan Yarmouth Chapman Phoenix Pinkham Boothbay Harbor Helen Johnson E. A. Tibbetts Damariscotta William T. Donnell Lincoln Louis Koch Matt McCurdy William Briry Melrose Briry-Campbell Torrey George B. Gould Jack Gregson Vicinity Illes Staples Fl Placita Chicago Ann J. Burr Emily N. Soule Lawrence Kansas Malin Edgar Spear Augusta Silsby Velma Midtown Queens Central Press Alexander the Great Jacobson Akbar Rytex Lake Blue the Times Company Durrell Kennebunk Stanley Brown Kennebunk Landing Washington Roosevelt Pine Tree Brann Tis Farley Franzel Boardman Pete Isleboro Machias Bay Machiasport Commissioner of Fisheries Arthur R. Greenleaf Greenleaf Brooks W. Grindle North Brooksville E. M. C. Seminary
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