Steamer Rangeley Christened at Bath Iron Works
Forty years ago in Bath March 11, 1913, the new Maine Central steamer Rangeley was launched at Bath Iron Works in a simple ceremony, named for Rangeley Lakes and to run opposite Moosehead on the Mt. Desert to Manset route. Officers from Maine Central and Bath Iron Works attended as the crowd cheered and whistles sounded, with plans to be ready for commission by mid May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangeley
Maine Central Railroad Co
Bath Iron Works
Maine Centra
Ferdinando Gerace
Salu
Iron Works
Maine Central
John S. Hyde
Rangeley Lakes
Moosehead
Frenchman's Bay
Mt. Desert
Manset
Local Miss Florilla Ballou Travels to Portland in 1913
Miss Florilla Ballou, resting at home, visits Portland for a vacation period. Carl Green of Everett, Mass., son of the late Samuel Green, returns from a journey as Henry ou Pano Co holds hands. Miss Lillian Lee hosts a gathering in Portland as another local resident passes the day there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florilla Ballou
Portland
Carl Green
Everett, Mass
Samuel Green
Mi Meuny
The
Henry Ou Pano Co
Ice fishing on Minotti pond halted by soft Maine ice
March 13 1913 report notes mild weather endangering ice fields. Minotti's pond in Phippsburg abandoned due to soft ice. Maine hopes for a cold snap to resume cuts, while Frank K Jack of the Bath Custom House reviews a Bay Bridge report. Clara Coombs enjoys life in Augusta before travel to Southern Pines and Baltimore. Allan H Ramsay returns home after church choir Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minotti
Phippsburg
Maine
Frank K. Jack
Bath
Baxters Sail Abroad Trip Arranges London Stop
Mr and Mrs Rupert H Baxter depart tomorrow for a trip abroad sailing Tuesday from New York and will reach London where they will be joined by Percival P Baxter for the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert H. Baxter
New
London
Percival P. Baxter
Bath Merchants Plan Incorporation and Growth Drive
Bath merchants voted to incorporate at the last meeting and papers were sent to the Secretary of State in Augusta. A certificate is expected early next week as they intend to expand to attract manufacturers and have funds in the bank for this search. Seniors at Bowdoin consider carrying canes this spring with carved initials as keepsakes. Miss Louise S. Fuller returns from Smith College for Easter recess. Miss Jane Moulton and Mrs Cary A. Moulton visit East Orange, N J. A three mile race before the Alameda polo game pits Ralph Baker against Tom Gallagher, both noted rollers, Baker aiming to wear down Gallagher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Merchants Association
Augusta
Bowdoin College
New England
Alameda
Ralph Baker
Tom Gallagher
Baker
Gallagher
Bath Friends Seek Instructor Role at Melrose Training School
A notice indicates W. Gray, once with Hyde Wind tet Fan shop, is sought as an instructor for the Blasusl Training School in Melrose Massachusetts by Bath friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
A W. Gray
Stern
Hyde Windtet
Blasusl
Melrose
Mass
Ice and community updates from Bath area news brief
Eastern River Ice Co reports rapid ice stacking at Carney's Point with 2,000 tons already piled and work pushed today. Local guests include R. Andrews from New York. Florence Carl of Woolwich becomes bookkeeper at Lowell's market and Sophia Mikelesky makes a Portland trip. Scouts move into new Beacon street headquarters. Colonial Cafe speaks on local topics at Monday dinner. Woolwich and Bath discuss late night ferry operations. Dr. Hannigen and Dr. Fuller seek city physician posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern River Ice Co
Carney
Bath City Council organized with large attendance and honors
The Bath City Council for 1913 convened in City hall amid a crowded audience. Mayors and aldermen elect were welcomed. Knights of Columbus and civic figures attended as roses and pinks adorned desks. Community events included talks by Arthur K. Purington and local school honors for Parker Moulton in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
P. M. Olm
Kennebec
Knights
Ward Two
Boston
Arthur K. Purington
Children of St. Mary’s Church
Knights of Columbus
Kelley’s New and Used Parts Car Inventory Deck
A local auto parts shop touts accordion hose sets for upper or lower hoses, used tires in stock, wheels, and a wide range of car components. The ad emphasizes complete parts availability for repair and replacement needs.
Probate notices list Bath estate admins appointed
Lillian H. Heal Register of Probate for Sagadahoc County certifies in listed estates the appointing of administrators and executors with dates. Howard M. Steen of Bath named administrator March 3, 1953. P Oliver of Bath with Joseph A. Wilson as administrator. Florence M. Wil in Bath with Higget as executor on March 3, 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian HH. Heal
Sagadahoc
Howard M. Steen
Bath
Ilig E. Steen
P. Oliver
Joseph A. Wilson
Florence M. Wi
Ris Co Higget
Lillian Hba
Bath area notes and social and local incidents
Local brief mentions include Mrs. Edmund P. Briggs entertaining at her Lewiston home, Miss Annie Cutting visiting North Bath, and Edward Drake and Fred Emphreys walking to Birch Island. A Bath Iron Works riveter, James Heaney, fractured his right leg at the Maine Central station and was taken to Bath City Hospital. Mayor Larrabee sent flowers after the inauguration. council president sent a plant to city hospitals. Hilda Fraser and Dorothy Fredricksen to open millinery rooms at 787 High Street near Walker.
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James Heaney
Bath Iron Works
Maine Central
Bath City Hospital
Larrabee
Old Ladies’ Home
Orphans’ Home
Pepavet
Bath City
Hilda Fraser
Dorothy Fredricksen
High Street
Walker and High
Bowdoin College lists 1916 candidates strong in class
Bath names Walter E. Chase Jr and Lawrence Hart among Bowdoin College’s ten strongest 1916 freshmen. Chase ranks third in freshmen and fifth overall, with the strongest freshman lung and legs. Hart is ninth in freshmen. Nearby civic notes include Mayor Larrabee’s first appearance, Shaw to run Bowdoinham farm, Captain Leonard joining the schooner James Young for summer plans, and resignations at a YMCA linked to Rev. Brad ee and N B Cook. Asth E Kelley’s School Board credentials approved in Ward Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Walter Emery Chase, Jr
Lawrence—Hart
Bowdin College
Frank N. Whittier
Walter E. Chase
Cellege
Oege
Lassende Hart
Probate court notices from Bath 1853 estate filings
In Bath Sagadahoc County court of probate entries announce will and petition for probate ofBel Barker deceased with letters testamentary to Charles C. Dutton Jr. and various guardianships and accounts including Myra A. Morse Ernest A. Rogers and others. Notices require publication in a local newspaper and hearings set for April.
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Bath
Washington
John A. Morse
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mics Ice
Aramede Tarbox
Ernest A. Allan
West Bath Grange session discusses candidates and plans
The West Bath Grange held an engaging meeting last evening with the first and second degree work for 17 candidates, and a schedule set for the third degree next Monday. Named candidates include Misses Marjorie Ring Ruth Mitchell Margaret Peterson Ruth Carr Lillie Whitlam and several men. Annie Campbell leaves for Boston millinery openings as New Meadows Boat Club plans an evening hop with Perkins orchestra at the New Meadows clubhouse. The Bath Merchants' Association March meeting was moved to the Colonial Cafe with Scott R. Frye Hon John S. Hyde and others in attendance.
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West
Ay Yao
Mer
Bath Merchants’ Association
Scott R. Frye
Colonial Cafe
Richmond Area Hosts Home Economics and Easter Pageant Updates
The Richmond Department reports on a wartime era home economics program where Eleanor Sherman demonstrated Easy Everyday Desserts and plans a Richmond area meeting at Central Fire Station hall on Tuesday at 7 30 PM with County Agent Charles Eastman and H D A Hilda Haskell of Lewiston in charge. Rehearsals for the Easter Pageant Is It I Lord lead by Melita Leavitt with a cast including Priscilla Chipman Marie Fossett Dorothea Fellows June Fossett Lara Mansir Hope Leavitt Margaret Borjesson Oscar Smith Dewey Fisher Grace Vieira and Charles Trott, while Persis Bates directs the chorus and Ivor Ring accompanies. Sagadahoc Cattle club met with leader Erland Curtis and discussed pedigrees with Ernest Millay providing pedigree papers. France continues as a leading wine producer.
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Groom
Brockton
Mass
Freeport
Old Orchard
U. S. Navy
Brunswick
Village Extension Association
Eleanor Sherman
Richmond
Central Fire Station Hall
Charles Eastman
H. D. A. Hilda Haskell
Lewiston
Melita Leavitt
Priscilla Chipman
Marie Fossett
Dorothea Fellows
June Fossett
Lara Mansir
Hope Leavitt
Margaret Borjesson
Oscar Smith
Dewey Fisher
Grace Vieira
Charles Trott
Persis Bates
Ivor Ring
Russell Ring
Carl Anderson
Sagadahoc
Ernest Millay
Foreclosure Notice In Bath Maine Breach of Mortgage
Thomas E Kee and Margaret McKaoes as joint tenants of Bath in Sagadahoc County Maine face foreclosure by Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath. The deed chain traces to 1942 1945 transfers with properties on Cummings Street and adjacent lots. Mortgage breach cited with the savings and loan treasurer J Frank Huntt authorized to foreclose, dated Bath December 19 15 12 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Kee
Margaret Co “McKa Oes
Bath
Sagadahoc
Maine
Sogee
John E. Leeman
Moores
Charles Jano
Fuller
Jesse Harriman
Cummings Street
Annie C. Robinson
Sagadahoc County
Raymond M. Haley
William H. Allen, Jr
Constance B. Allen
Ernest F. Harriman
Olive E. Harriman
J. Frank Huntt
Bath boys in service details two servicemen in training
Philip E Savage of 10 Somerset Place Bath is serving in Germany with the 28th Infantry Division. He entered the Army in 1951, trained at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and now holds the Combat Infantryman Badge and Korean and UN Service Ribbons. Stanley E Cousins of 34 Dummer Street, Bath, a radarman second class in the U.S. Navy, is aboard the destroyer USS Beale in Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. The Beale will return to Newport, Rhode Island, mid March. crew enjoy liberty in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Caribbean
Beale
Stanley E. Cousins
U. S. Navy
Dummer Street
San Juan
P. R
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Rubin to resign as Sagadahoc county attorney
Rubin announces resignation as Sagadahoc County Attorney after confirmation of a new state appointment. He will serve as City Solicitor and maintain private practice, with George M. Carlton Jr. as a likely successor and Gov Cross to name the replacement. Rumors arise about the transition and timing.
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Supreme Court
Sagadahoc
Executive Council
Rubin
Maine
George M. Carlton
Carlton
Cross
Carleton
Describing Bath Maine Property Transfers in 1953 Document
A Bath Maine real estate notice records several parcels in Sagadahoc County. It details bounded lots on Huse Street formerly owned by Stewart Pockett and J J Vickery, another lot with a four rod south strip, plus a third lot with reference to Harry E King and Minnie Love. The document cites warranty deeds from 1936 and 1946 and a mortgage status through a Guardian of Marilyn King, with names including Walter W Adams Hazel R Adams Mary J Whitney and Charles N King.
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Sof Sa
Gadahoc
Ekres
Federal Savings
Bath
Adahoc
County of
Idahoc
State of
Maine
Huse
J. J. Vickery
Fullerton
Charles King
Minnie
Stewart
Pockett
Joshua Emmons
Emmons
Stewart and
Stewart and Pockett
Law
Harry E. King
Charles N.ag
Minnie Love
E. A. Perry
Perry
Harry E. King Cole
Harry King
Harry E. Kang
Charles. N. King
Sagadah
Merch A. J
Federal Savings and Loan
Dragon Co. Names Hank Stansbury Public Relations Director
Henry Hank Stansbury joins Dragon Co. Inc. as assistant director of communications, effective March 1. He brings prominent roles in Washington publications and NAM, with a new book and a study on public relations. Dragon’s Thomaston mill marks its 25th anniversary in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry “Hank
The
Dragon Co. Inc
Mills Thomaston
Nor Ze
Stansbury
Dragon Family
Rockland
Washington, D. C
Congressional Intelligence
Capitol Daily
National Association of Manufacturers
Thomaston
New Coach Hunter Named at Local School
The article reports Hunter being named new coach and assistant baseball coach at Morse. It notes he will teach social studies. It mentions Mrs Albert Losier undergoing surgery at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sonbhime
Iketball Hunter
Morse
Albert Losier
Russell Street
The
Memorial Hospital
Probate notice for Cal Stevens estate in Bath County
Order directs notice to all interested persons to appear at Probate Court on the first Tuesday in April for the estate of Cal Stevens late of Georgetown deceased. Letters testamentary may be issued to Carolyn I Thompson executrix for Frederick P Shaw and estate of Claire N, with administrator and conservator allowances noted. Attest Lillian H Heal 1926-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Cal. Stevens
Georgetown
Carolyn I. Thompson
Frederick P. F Shaw
Harry le
Claire N
Sagadahoc land deeds outline long chain of parcels
Fragmentary deed references describe parcels in Woolwich and surrounding Sagadahoc County Maine. Mentions be ginning lines, bounds, owners Philip Spear Alice Spear Eleanor Presby and others, with joint tenancy and garden rights across estates. Dates range 1942 to 1945, filed in Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds. notes conveyances, mortgages, and cross easement along state road and culvert area.
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Ie Santond
Ilsabeth Bo
Sagadahoc
Clinton
Bert B. Lilly
Seean
Frank W. Cai
George G. Wathen
Thorp
Frances M. Mitche'l Spear
Alice G
Woolwich
Maine
Philip A. Speer
Harry W. Thomas
Philip Spear
Eleanor Rme Y
Eleanor M. Freshy
Sai
Eleanor M. Presby
Philip A. Spear
Alice G. Spear
Gestembathoe
Sagada Oe
Mort- Bath
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Bath Daily Times
Boothbay
Haraden
Eastern Steamship Corp
Nahanda
Harry Cook
Jamaica Plain
Joseph Kingsbury
Center Street
P. Larabie
Charles D. Roberts
O. B. Martin
Committee On Legal Affairs
Belasco
Empire Theater
C. F. Magoun
W. S. Shorey
W. A. Furber
Edward W. Sampson
Charles E. Curtis
Arthur B. Stilphen
D. Warner
Beatrice Morse
Grace Chure
Dubois
Allan Howard Ramsay
Everett
Te Sk
Amring
Ralph C. Covel
Ward 2
Edwin Knight
Mr. Knight
Mr. Covel
Disudge Staples
J J. Keegan
Covel
Karl Breckenridge
Los Angeles
Dr. Breckenridge
Lina C. Andrewsee
Gladys Parker
James F. Dunton
Schoorter
Ella L. Davenport
Ping Georgetown
8. C
Nikondeeke Martin
Pris. Footer
Jeannette Gilker
Vera ‘Bolan
Mary O’brien
Irene Footer
Hattie Gilman
Abbie Scott
Clara Chase
Dr. Cousen’s Hospital
William E. Dennison
Dr. Bibber
Front Street
William W. Dennison
Hyde Windlass Co
Kennebec Yacht Club
Charles E. Bliss
West Bath
Cherry and
Rose Streets
William Oliver
Cornish
Eee. Org
App George . Hunt
Nathaniel Morse
G. C. Moses
Oliver Moses
J. Edward Drake
New York
J. H. Winstead
Baltimore
Winstead
Kelley, Spear Co
Eastern Transportation Co
Frank R. Digs
Hubbard Busby
Fore River Shipbuilding Co
Quincy
Busby
Massachusetts Institute of
the Coal and Security Co
Weper High Street
Beacon
Winship
Maine Water Co
Douglas
Rand
Edw Aon
Aawore
Edith
Margery Chaprman
Oeiliss Matilda Lightbody
Arthur Sterns
George Dean
Robert Haskell
George Christy
Ellen Corliss
Morse High School
Worcester
Carl Longfellow
Charles L. Collins
Thompson Bros
Green Street
W. H. Small
Grace L. Coombs Pleas
Jane Whitmore
Romeo Main
American Express Office
Charles S. Brown
Chicago Glee Club
Bat People
Lina C. Andrews
Nice Ledyard
Marguerite Hennessy
Ethel Hawley
Sarakins
J. R. Andrews
Edith Ledyard
Daniel Williams
Dunlap Hatch
Charles Hall
Harry L. Day
Frank Shaw
Ladies’ Aid Society
Winter Street Church
Langdon T. Snipe
Abigail
Isabel Carter
Lillian Lee
Clara Coombs
Southern Pines
Allan H. Ramsay
Lewis Curtis
Louise S. Fuller
Smith College
Miss Fuller
Springfield
Jane Moulton
Carrie A. Moulton
East Orange
N. J
Harles D. Moulton
S. Fred J. Morse
R. Andrews
the Avenue
Florence Carl
Lowell
Sophia Mikelesky
Beacon Street
Bo Scouts
Upper
Washington Street
Scouts
Bathchants Association
Frye
R. C. Hannigen
E. M. Fuller, Jr
Parker Moulton
Rufus D. Moulton
Hebron Academy
Mrs. J. Webber
Winthrop Highlands
Thebeau
Board of Aldermen
Higgins
Common Council
Hiram T. Stevens
Columbia Orchestra
Frances Parks
Central George
Or B. Moody
Lewis Carter
D. T. Percy
Helen Nichols
Kelley
Ben T. Hodgkins
Edmund P. Briggs
E. S. Cummings
Annie Cutting
North Bath
H. W. Cutting
Edward Drake
Fred Emphreys
Birch
Mr. Drake
Rank Shaw
William R. Shaw
North Stcvet
Bowdoinham
W. S. Newell
Suaw
M. G. Leonard
James Youn
J. T. MacMahan
Frank E. Seavey
Sommerville, Mass
Horatio A. Duncan
C. W. Bradee
N. B. Cook
William A. Guild
YMCA
Asth
E. F. Kelley
Ward Three
A. A. Percy
Toma
Gilock
Prk
Orie
Bel Barker
Charles C. Dutton, Jr
C. Dutton
Edward E. Morse
Jessie Main
Sant
Charles Mall
Royal A. Johnson
S. E. Johnson
Myra A. Morse
Delmista Bates
C. T. A Buie
Annabelle MacDou
Arthur
N. Oat
Lillian H. Heal. Register
George Percy
Annie Campbell
New Meadows
South End
Small’s General Store
Fred J. Derry
Lincoln County Lumber Co
Joseph Torrey
James C. Mulligan
Harry B. Sawyer
France
Ctivities OF
Hunter
Lillian H. Heal
Register
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