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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1955
Page
9
The Frank A Robbins Circus arrived from Rockland and was greeted at the depot by a large crowd including hundreds of children. The parade featured horses elephants ponies and clowns with two bands playing as residents praised the show.
June 23, 1915 report notes E W Hyde will transfer the Bath post office to Fred Hartnett after a four year term and a May 17 Democratic caucus selected Hartnett with 229 votes to 168 for George E Hughes. Hartnett, Bath native and Hartnett Furnishing Co. proprietor, formerly city councilman. Also mentions Kennebec sturgeon conditions, a new Summer Street walk, an orchestra at New Meadows landing, and a Bath High School class of 1908 reunion with 13 members.
June 24 1915 Bath scene includes Mrs Charles P Wetherbee and son on a Boston trip. Reports from Damariscotta Harbor note eight chicken salmon and 200 fresh mackerel. New electric equipment on F J Lakin’s horse-drawn cab. Foundations for a bungalow on High street. Bath Iron Works praised for winning prowess. Social events include bridge at Mrs Thomas S Gibbons and banquets at New Meadows Inn. Summer passenger service expanded on Boothbay line with Southport and Westport steamers.
George L Crigty Robert Man son Bunton Paul Jose Cou Paul L Wing and Farrer from the class of 1915 at Bowdoin commencement today. L B Brown of Woolwich leaves for Dixville Notch to work as second cook at Hotel Balsam for the summer with Fred Potter. Dr and Mrs J Q Lincoln return from Boston and New Haven where they attended Yale commencement. Honorable Harold M Sewall expected home from California. Mrs James E Dunton visiting her son former Mayor Arthur J Dunton for a few weeks.
Heavy advance stateroom bookings on the Kennebec line at the Boston office indicate unusually strong travel this season. A rush of Summer visitors is expected next week for the Fourth as Portland papers note fog and low water conditions in the Kennebec. The season opens with an informal Riverside Hotel dance where Edward McNulty, Walter Oliver, Ernest Oliver, and Edith Meyers attended.
Frederick W Hartnett has received notice of his postmaster appointment from President Wilson. Commission expected within 10 days, term to begin June 23. Local news notes include vane restoration of Beacon Street church, a mackerel fishing voyage by the City of Rockland, whale sightings in Kennebec, and summer plans for residents.
Minard a Boston school department supervisor and chief judge of the Boston Newsboys Trial Board oversees 5 000 newsboys and resolves disputes. The lighter Hattie B Capt Crocker sails for Westport then Portland for car stock. Cheltra cottage at Popham Beach opens with about six cottages operating. Beacon street lawn party tickets rise toward a potential profit of over 200. Islander brings excursionists to Boothbay and back. Bath band plays a concert on Beacon Street church lawn Thursday at 8 PM.
Local families from Woolwich Days Ferry Bath and Sagadahoc Ferry announce visits and seasonal travel plans. Morse’s parents Richard Anderson and others from Saratoga Springs Lynn Methuen visit relatives. Mr and Mrs St Pierre purchase Clarence Carlton house with repairs before July residence. Robert Oliver USN returns home to Maine after his mother’s death.
Two telephone workers David Parker Portland traffic superintendent Leonard Banks Portland traffic manager Fortin and Leo J King wire chief H Hildreth Fisher commercial manager Bath Brunswick area Mrs D Arcy president Cosmopolitan Garden club active in several groups past matron Genesta Chapter O E S member Telephone Pioneers Women’s Auxiliary Winter Street Congregational Church Order of the Amaranth Cosmopolitan club Genesta Past Matrons club Attendees included Betty Kemp Maine employment supervisor Mary O Donnell western area chief clerk Evelyn Monahan district instructor Margaret Troop Boothbay Harbor chief operator Also notes South America’s Lake Titicaca is half Lake Ontario in size
A Morse High School graduate, Dennis Elliott, has enlisted with the U S Army under the Unit Rotation Plan and will train with the 3rd Armored Division at Fort Knox Kentucky. He joined June 22 and will be guaranteed permanent unit assignment including overseas duty in Germany. The 3rd Armored Division, known as the Spearhead Division, has a storied WWII record and is now reorganized as a combat division to be ready for frontline duty.
Rotary members praised sending food to West Germany Hong Kong and Ecuador as a valuable international project. The club pledged 100 percent to the Rotary Fellowship Foundation and thanked members for loyal support while welcoming guests H L Parmenter H C Everett and C Merton Douglas. Jack OBrien and Jack Crowley were introduced as new members.
Fred Haney served as a radio broadcaster for the Hollywood Stars in the Pacific Coast League from 1943 to 1948 while also managing the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ray Bechard, a Bath native and Morse High School alumnus now serving in the U S Air Force, is a potential participant in the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games. He recently starred in the Pacific Coast Track and Field Championships winning the triathalon and setting records, and earned All-Air Force honors.
The Smith-Tobey Junior Legion Nine split results with an 8-7 victory over Falmouth Memorial Post and a 5-5 draw with Harold T. Andrews Post of Portland. In Bath, Joe Robinson scored the decisive run in the tenth after Billy Kloth’s wild throw. Harry Wilson led Bath with three hits as Smith-Tobey edged toward a .500 effort in a busy weekend.
Harold White, retiring after 46 years as president of Thomas Cook & Son, would choose London Rome Palestine Paris Switzerland New Zealand Holland Japan Bermuda and Hawaii for travel. He will retire in Harrison New York and spend summers at Fourth Lake in the Adirondack Mountains New York.
Hampton Virginia Fire Department Engineer B L Renn reinforced himself by driving a pump and then returning to the residence fire scene as flames broke out. He aided in extinguishing the blaze and securing the property.
Court of Probate in Bath Idaho orders notices for estates of George W Merrill and Violet T Wright. Hearing set for second Tuesday of July at ten AM with Della M Randall as executrix for Merrill and Alph On Lo Wright as executor for Wright. Final accounting presented for Wright.
The Register of Probate for Sagadahoc County certifies on June 14 1955 to June 14 1958 that Abigail F Carter Lincoln A Clough Herminegilde Fortin Clarence E Griffing Annie I Hammond Vincent C Nichols Wendell P Stevens and others had executors administrators or guardians appointed in their respective estates.
A vehicle rammed the station house located near the corner from the fire station, driving another truck over. The method proved faster than radio communication for the action, with the house directly nearby the fire site.
The American Bible Society distributed more than nine million Bibles and parts of Bibles across the United States during 1954, aiding churches and individuals nationwide in scripture access. The effort highlighted broad reach across communities and denoted significant annual giving and distribution capability.
Readers are invited to send five questions with a one dollar fee and stamped return envelope to Rev. Ruth Mathias at 827 Broadway Everett Massachusetts for a full page reading. The notice promotes personal guidance through a mailing service.
On the first Tuesday of June 1955 petitions and final accounts concerning the estates of Flora L. Broom Frank M Churchill Thomas Doucette Helen F McIntyre Mildred Morin Frank D Scott Edith Annie Thompson and related admin tasks are ordered published weekly for three weeks and a Probate Court hearing set for July in Bath.
Lillian H Heal, Register of Probate for Sagadahoe County, appoints executors and administrators for multiple Bath area estates. Timothy C Maney and Alice A Maney named executors May 17 1955. Frank M Stinson estate administrator June 7 1955. Henry C Parshley estate executor June 7 1955. Norris H Wilson estate administratrix June 7 1955. Seddie F Kelley estate executor June 7 1955. May M Strong estate executor June 7 1955. A true copy of the original order.
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