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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1956

Page

8

City Clerk reports Bath vital stats for February

February vital statistics from Bath show 14 deaths 20 births and 8 marriages, as reported to the State Board of Health by City Clerk. A local basketball game was arranged by William Perkins of the Jitney Five to face Freeport town team in Freeport this evening with captain Thistle listed and Marshall MacDonald as referee.

State Board Bath William Perkins Freeport Town Freeport Thistle

Bath ship Shenandoah wreck faced mighty demolition

March 15 1916 report lauds Bath shipwrights for lasting construction of Shenandoah once built by Arthur Sewall Co. Coast Guard cutter commander notes wreck resisted demolitions with phenomenal timbers. Mentions Miss Mary Howard on vacation in Boston Capt F A Rines sails Emma S B ship with Capt Samuel Lewis Briggs in Boston wintering. Winter quarters in Boston for Briggs chartered to load stone for Newark. William L. Cullinan surprised at Bath Aerie session.

Bath Coast Guard Shenandoah Arthur Sewall & Co F. A. Rines Boston Emma S. B Samuel Lewis Briggs Newark

Local figures and ships news mix in Maine headlines

The clipping lists varied notes from Maine including Alonzo Parks preparing a new steamer for Coburn Steamboat Co at Moosehead Lake, repairs on Coburn fleet vessels, land marked for Texas interests along the New England yard, and social trips of Bath Iron Works executives. It also mentions sleighing hopes, theatre events in Boothbay, car sale, and Boston shows as residents travel between Bath, Lewiston, Boston, Seattle, and beyond.

Alonzo Parks Coburn Steamboat Co Moosehead Lake Coburn Ile Amees

Real estate shifts mark early move as ships loom

March 16 1916 real estate men note many citizens rent early to beat spring rush when Texas yard builds ships. Democracy backs John A Small for sheriff. Snow ploughs clear streets and drifts ten feet high near Serront street. Junior League Wesley social features Catherine Murray and others. Cosmos Club adds 17 new associates. Edgar W Gippan announces bid for City Marshal to enforce law and improve police. Captain Miller returns from Portland voyages with Eastern Steamship Corp. notes. Weather contrasts with last year as March 1916 remains stormy.

Texas Yard

Strikes and Spares Alleys High Records and Probate Notices

Local bowling alleys marks high games and team scores led by L Tardiff 136 mou and H Stanton 337 while Royal Purples post a 515 team single. Probate notices in Bath Sagadahoc list estates, appointments, licenses and a foreclosure action by First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath.

L. Tardiff H. Stanton Royal Purples Guards

Boston Sand & Gravel chief engineer returns to work

H. M. Jewett chief engineer with the Boston Sand and Gravel Co. of Boston, after two weeks at home with a severe cold, returned to Boston this morning. Miss Priscilla Kimball left this morning on a brief visit in Boston.

Lizzie A. MacDonald Daniel T. Dougherty City Hospital Ralph H. Dunton Boston H. M. Jewett Boston Sand & Grave] Co Priscilla Kimball C. W. Merrill Philadelphia George W. Merrill Southwick Foundry Co

Winter scenes and local notes from Bath area

The report tracks a harsh gale on the Popham ridge delaying stage service, limited clam digging on the flats, and scarce clams this week. It notes better smelt fishing on Winneganee Creek, a 31 smelt catch by Al Ridley on Whiskeag, and waning Whiskeag fishing as ice breaks up. Bath households burn more coal, a new bakery oven arrives on Center Street, and Rev. Rodick visits, aiming for Morse High principalship. Multiple local events follow including a bath party near Morse, social dances, a birthday celebration in Hyde Windlass, lodge elections, and political gatherings as ice goes out.

Popham Marsh Winneganee Creek al Ridley

March Storms Mark Seventeenth Day In Bath Course

In Bath the March weather remains stormy with twelve of seventeen days unsettled. The Bath Co. U. R. E. P. Drill and Ball at Music Hall drew forty couples in a grand march led by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bertram, with officers listed. Miss Eula Fielding earned a 61 wpm gold medal from Remington Typewriter Co. for 15 minutes with minimal errors, while Misses Vivian Colby and Helen Johnson attained over 40 wpm credits.

The Bath Co. U. R. E. P Ralph Bertram F. L. Stover Frank Young Leon Pratt Frank Dingley Forrest E Hoyt Ralph E. Bertram Charles E. Brackley Chester Munroe Eula Fielding Morse High School Remington Typewriting Company Fielding Vivian Colby Helen Johnson

Maine University i on tour plants in Bos Worcester and more

The report mentions the University of Maine on its annual i on tour visiting Boston Worcester Providence and Charlestown Navy Yard. Oliver Moses appeared in good health for the first time since a Dec 31 attack at the Copley Plaza Hotel. A birthday gathering was held for Philip W Day at 7 Union Street. Mayor Small and the new City Council will be inaugurated Monday morning. A Bowdoinham saw mill burned destroying 75000 shingles and the mill building. Submaster King of Morse High left for Peabody Mass on vacation. Republican caucus delegates were elected at Phippsburg with Bowker Minott Daley and Williams selected. Bernard Poor and son Ed arrived from San Francisco with plans to settle in New England. A still alarm at the Rouse building in Post Office Square caused about 100 damage. Texas Co Shipyard boiler arrived by rail from Portland for unloading at York Street.

Rouse Post Office Square Dewey Texas Co Portland York Street

Limits For Pauper in Houston Tax Case

Federal Judge Ben C Connally ruled a pauper cannot sue the government to collect a $1.20 income tax refund without paying a $15 filing fee. The Texas convict petitioned to collect the refund and claimed poverty. Connally said if he waited to sue he would still owe the filing fee.

Houston Tex Ben C. Connally Texas Connally

Probate notices for Sagadahoc estates in Bath 1956

Court of Probate at Bath Sagadahoc holds proceedings on the estates of Gertrude L. Rines Whitefield NH Mabel E Waters Bath Annie L Taylor Bath and Clarence I Jane Bath. Administrators and executors are named with dates in March 1956 and final accounts and distributions planned. Register Lillian Heal certifies appointments and bond filings.

Bath Sagadahoc Ralph G. Stetson J. Edward Drake Jr Lizzie A Haggett West Bath Charles T Small Edwin W Haggett Timothy Claney Alice A Maney William B. Maney William R Newell John R Newell Clara Augusta Palmer Addiella D Palmer Ralph D Warren Frank R Warren John D Warren Jonathan Joan Huntington Arthur J Dunton Lillian H. Heal Margaret F Frve Alyce Bowen Frank Warren Lynn M. Bussey Maine Eric J Carlson Phippsburg One P. Schelk Jene P Schelk Frank FE Witt Woolwich John DeWitt, Sr Elizabeth U Oliver Edwin F. Oliver Arthur J. Dunton Gertrude L. Rines Whitefield New Hampshire Carlton S Rines Lillian Heal Lillian H Heal Mabel E. Waters William L. Waters, Jr Annie L. Taylor Walter F Taylor Clarence I Jane Myrtle M. Lane

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Thompson L. G. Hemore Earl Trott L. B. Pennell L. B. Luce Plant Department Lewiston Howard A. Parks Seattle Pacific Democracy John A. Small Cook’s Corner Harding Serront Street Junior League of Wesley Church Catherine Murray Miriam Harrison Harriet Murray Mabel Nelson Evelyn Oliver C. W. Harrison Cosmopolitan Club James Bimson Harry F. Morin Benjamin Plummer Jack Hyde J. R. Andrews Thomas P. Gibbons John Evans Mary Fisher Emma Duncan Grace Lightbody William Brown Leonice B. Morse Guy Crosby Agnes Humphreys Edgar W. Gippan Pittas Daniel Miller Portland-Boston Eastern Steamship Corporation Carlton Margaret D. Foster Milbridge Gertrude Reed George Dean George Merrill Pennsylvania Windlass 'Company Elks' Bowling League Thelma E. Varnum William F. Varnum Dresden Lillian Donald Charles Stackpole Federal Savings & Loan Association of United States of America State of Ine State of Maine Meadow Meadow Street T. W. Hyde Hyde George L. Burnham Albert B. Murphy Sagadahoc County Blanche L. Huff Irving L. Burnham First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath J. Frank Hunt J Frank Hunt Federal Savings and Sea Association of Bath Jane Simpson American Bonding Company OF Baltimore Maryland Insurance Department of Canital Anders C. MacDonald Highie F. Benson M. Owen E. Lyden Cummings Young Footer E. Genthner Atwood D. Eseley B. I. W. R. A. Elwell Jewett M. Hanna A. Lewis J. Mullaney L. Gaudet R. Jackson Fortier Boiler Shop R. Bean Cine R. Small Sioux Electric Shop Dummy Grace R. Pellegrini Tin Shop I. Perkins Haskell Cleaners North Store C. Cooper Smith 1. Ames D. Gurney Hartnett 1Th Shipyard J. McDougall Mohawks Ketchum, Sr B. McDougall Stanton L. Coleman Machine Shop J. McLaughlin S. Nelson Pipe Shop Arcadians W. Weston Hardings B. Savage Dick Footer P. Tabor Electricians W. Fitzgerald P. Ketchum Drafting Emery Buick Murads D. Hart M. Varney A. Jewett Marvels P. Smith J. Preney G. McNeill Kools Randall A. Condon Camels Wi Dutton H. McNeill G Stimpson E. Jenks Fatimas Town and Country Spuds Wings Ss. Lakin Opals Georgetown M. Mitchell Jades Bourque McMahan, Sr L. Campbell L. Price L. Addison Gallagher Angelo’s D. Moore A. Rea P. Wilson W. Loveitt Pearls J. Hart de Fatimas C. DeWolfe R. Young U Doyle E. Boveitt Tinners L. Chaput Coombs Pontiac-Cadillac F. Morton Delaney H. Nelson, Jr C. Wilson F. Cooper Peterson J. Pono H. Mank B. Caton Donnell R. Oxton Gagne L. Castner Marads H. Wright J. St. Martin N. Hathorn O. Pankhurst M. Biette Preney S. Commeau Jenks A. Tainter A. Page R. Hersom L. Wright E. Parks Newman E. Page R. Neilson G. Loveitt H. Douglas Knight Don Reil Foster Dave Reil C. Fleming Ihnel K. Garside F. Pratt S. Coleman D. Perry M. Clark Hyde Windlass F. Parry B. Clark Williams Snow Travelers League Pipe Shop Standing 'R Watson Cherokees Lutz Apaches Libby Savage L Nelson J McDougal G McNeil Butler Bryant Ames Lowery E Norton Machine Shop Berry Emero Buick Red Men Haskell Bath Bus Elwell C. Bachelder Georgetown Indians Angelo’s Market Police Department First National Congress R. Davis Cc. Doyle P. Oliver E. Libby Daly T. Fortier Lemont Robinson G Perry E Fortier E. Jones D. Desmond John S. Conley Center Street Burleigh C. Rodick Llesboro Board of Education Morse Cecil E. Paine Washington Pauline Clinto Joseph Attaya E. A. Farrar Bath Garage Ford Motor Walter Hill Marion Hill Oeet Charles L. Smith Saugus Mass Ethel Olwer Popham Beach Small Point Bay Point Parker Head Douglas Buchanan Hyde Windlass Co Charles Brackley Montgomery & St. Bernard N. Gratz Jackson King C. W. Dingley Raymond C. Brown Frank Stedman Howard B. Johnson Albert L. Strout Royal Arch Thomas W. Coss Walter S. Glidden Lucius M. LeMont Raim Colonial Cafe Kennebec Walter T. Brown Popham Steamboat Co Lew Oliver Bath and Popham Westport Harriman Fannie Brooks Henry Greenleaf Anna Morse Miss Finks New York City L. T. Snipe Young Men's Christian Association Ray Cummings Andrew Cahill Marshall MacDonald Henry Hanson Arthur Thistle Arthur Colby John Lord Otis Card Edward Coombs Herbert Douglas Fred Dwyer Anton Bowie Howard Harding Charles Holbrook Morton Holbrook Austin Holbrook Stanley Wood New Portland Theater Y.M.C.A Lillian Mason Miriam Kimball Dorothy Jewett Rachel Hodgdon Brenda Hill Adelaide Dennison Alice Marks Margaret Foote Katherine Torrey Ethel Hawley Luella Dunton Jennie Goodman Henry W. Owen, Jr Florence Andrews University of Maine Bos- Learn Eee Oliver Moses Copley Plaza Hotel Philip W. Day Union Street Small Williams and Holbrook Bowdoinham King of Frank S. Bowker C. V. Minott W. H. Daley F. B. Williams Bernard C. Poor Edward San Francisco Poor Register
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