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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1940

Page

8

Forty Years Ago in Bath April 1900 Highlights

Bath items document obituaries and social notes from April 24 to 26 1900. The remains of Mrs Abigail widow of Daniel Hinckley are buried in West Bath cemetery. Local trades talk includes torpedo boats work at Weymouth and new shipyard activity on the Cactus and other vessels. Notables visiting Bath include Rev Everett Stackpole and Boston trips by residents. council actions after Councilman Lemont's death. leisure plans such as golf land pursuit and a plan for a Bath club house.

Abigail Daniel Hinckley Bath West Bath Boston Everett S. Stackpole Methodist Church Augusta Wesley M. E Cambridge BE. W. Butler Isaac Butler Frank Malden Mass John Margaret Clifford Phippsburg Marshall Street George H Fred F This City Thomas Oliver Winnegance Elijah Justin Clifford Thomas William California Henry G. Malmsten Washington Street Finland Thomaston South End Chapman & Flint

Bath yard expansion and new ship orders in 1900

April 27 1900 reports Percy and Small leasing the Reed yard at South End from Augustus Palmer to repair the wharf and build a 3500 ton five masted schooner for out of town parties. They will operate three yards including a 6000 ton six masted schooner and a 1300 ton four masted ship at New England Co yard with Capt. Thompson of Matawan, N J.

Percy & Small Reed Yard Augustus Palmer McDonald Yard Mitchell Reed Boothbay George E. Walcott Bath Charles P. Notman William H. Clifford S. P. Blackburn Alicia E. Clark M. D. Cressey Helen W. Martin New England Co Capt. Thompson Matawan N. J

Tarbox Carriage Accident Involving Tron Works Employee

A horse carriage accident near the Tron Works saw B W Hyde intervene to secure the horse and free Mrs Tarbox, with no injuries reported and only light damage to the carriage. Mrs Wetherbee departed for Seattle, Mr Wetherbee pursuing blacksmith work there. Kennebec carried E W Larrabe to Boston, while William Field bought a Knox colt in Auburn. The schooner F W White at Gardiner plans general repairs in Bath.

B. W. Hyde Tron Works James Wetherbee Seattle Mr. Wetherbee William Field Knox Auburn F. W. H. White Gardiner Bath

Schooner Abbie Bowker Brings Coal To Woodward Co

The schooner Abbie Bowker arrived Saturday from Perth Amboy with 300 tons of coal for Woodward Coal Co and began discharging this afternoon. Local residents include Frank Newdick taking a barber shop position with Mel Haggett and Miss Mary D White teaching in Chelsea returning from a city visit. Others mentioned are Miss Sadie Durgin from Lewiston, James L McQuarrie of Western Electric in Chicago visiting, and Mr and Mrs G G Deering, Mrs C W Rogers, Capt and Mrs Charles Morse and Sarah Robbins returning from the Kimball excursion to Washington, D C aboard the Pullman. Fred Klippel, Sam Belanger and John Moulton traveled to Nequasset and stayed at the Canoe club.

Abbie Bowker Perth Amboy Woodward Coal Co G. G. Deering C. W. Rogers Charles Morse Sarah Robbins Washington, D. C Fred Klippel Sam Belanger John Moulton Nequasset Canoe Club

Union 50 Elects Officers At Alna

Union 50 reports on school progress and honors in Maine. Articles cover model rural education, district ratings, and educator training. Union 59 receives statewide recognition. references include ongoing Activity Programs, Alertness Credits, and a new home progress reporting system with graphing.

Education Report Highlights Mental Hygiene In Maine Schools

The document reviews progressive classroom practices including detailed pupil performance reports and multiple intelligences beyond academics. It notes Maine unions 53 59 and 59 programs, arts and crafts, school lunch initiatives, and the Achieve ment & Guidance School Report by Cummings adopted in over a fifth of state schools, with praise for rural testing and educator collaboration.

Maine Cummings Union 5 Union 53 Maine Craft Guild Saco Vwhis Union 59 Boards of Selectmen Union Bangor Lewiston Custine Boston Anne Bryan McCall Woman's Home Companion Washington, D. C Department of Supervisors Directors of Instruction National Education Association Lincoln County Maine Friends of Education Goldsmith Edgecomb Columbia Teachers College Lincoln School Bridge Academy Dresden

Colonial Bowlers Banquet Highlights Club Banquet at Hotel Sedgwick

Colonial Club League bowlers enjoyed a Thursday evening banquet at Hotel Sedgwick with a 639 steak dinner for about 40 guests. Rev. George B Wolstenholme presided, awards for high averages and records were presented, and the group adjourned to Park Alleys for more bowling.

Colonial Club League Sedgwick George B Wolstenholme Alvin Jewett Bools David Mullin Carl Dearborn Roland Robinson Raymond Parks Tieehains Paul Stinson James Duncan Emery Footer Capt. Jewett The Kools Donald Jewett Paul A. Gregware Richard Hersom Milton C. Trott Converse G. Fenn Trott Frank Pepper Park Alleys Cliff Leeman John Grindell George Fields Park Pepper

Babine Hines wed at Bath in simple ceremony by notary

Leo John Babine and Mary Agnes Hines were married Friday in Bath with relatives Lawrence Babine and Elizabeth Babine present. A Washington telegram confirmed cadet ship appointment for Heber Cowan Brill of Winslow to West Point, noting family ties through Alfred W. Brill and Ella Brill. Brill, 21, is a Colby College alum with chemistry studies and prior Winslow High School involvement. Also noted: dip smelts season on Georges River opens later due to high water and poor catches. many smelt stands damaged by recent high water, affecting access even at low tide.

Leo John Babine Bath Street Eleazer J. Babine Mary Agnes Hines Franklin Street Arthur Glidden Bath Flora D. Glidden Lewiston Ralph O. Dale Lawrence R. Babine Elizabeth R. Babine Margaret Smith Washington, D. C Heber Cowan Brill Stable Street Winslow West Point Military Academy Brill Alfred W Ella C. Brill Congress Maine Clyde H. Smith Winslow High School Colby College Mill Preparatory School West Point Washington Georges River

Nine babies set hospital record at Maine General Hospital

Nine tiny adventurers lit up Maine General Hospital in Portland with a lusty heel-kicking display as the facility posted an all-time 24 hour birth record. Among the nine newborns are twin boys born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Langille of Fort Kent, delivered between 7 am Tuesday and 7 am Wednesday.

Maine General Hospital Portland Thomas Langille Fort Kent

Soybean rises to eighth among U S crops in 1940s

Washington reports the soybean dubbed the miracle bean has climbed to eighth among American crops thanks to industrial research. It was introduced in 1804 and now supports a $10 million producer return with 15 million bushels exported. The bean fuels plastics, paints, linoleum, inks, toys, and food products, with 260 manufactured items using it. It is fed to cattle hogs and poultry, and its flour contains twelve times more calcium than wheat flour.

Washington U.S. Department of Agric United States

Central League Teams Enjoyed Exhibition Event

Mrs. Lawrence S. Lord and others directed the exhibition with Mrs. Leonard M. Lord and Miss Martha A. Foote among organizers. Colorful posters by Mrs. Harkins and Mrs. Cummings advertised the affair, with over 109 guests served. Marshall N. Allen spent the weekend in Boston.

Lawrence S. Lord Brown Ethel M. Blake Albert S. Neves Leonard M. Lord Martha A. Foote Wilson Morse Perry L. Thompson Francis B. Hill Harkins Cummings

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Bath Daily Time Bert Blaisdell Weymouth Oregon Cactus D. Howard Spear M. V. B. Chase Kapella James C. Mulligan Philadelphia Baltimore Moulton Watson, Frye & Co William Mussenden W. C. Besselevre Brunswick Edward Hennessey George Place New York Mrs. Clifford G. Shaw Common Council William Henry Lemont Pres. Duncan C. W. Longley R. P. Ham Kennebec James H. Millay Bowdoinham Frank W. Carlton Woolwich Sarah E. Higgins Universalist Church A. B. Hervey G. C. Nichols Baltimore Medical College Lincoln Street Maine Central Railroad A. F. Williams Center Street Annie Shea Ida B. Sprague George Bright Scott Grey Sharon Norton Staples Coal Co Taunton Kelley, Spear & Co Opgener Asa Fowles M. C. McDonough St. Mary’s Church New Meadows Inn Arthur Hull Morgan New Ordeal New Meadows Bull Bridge Joseph Avery Swift Owen J. Ledyard Wilder Murphy James Murphy Arthur Sewall London A. H. Shaw Charles DeWolfe Shaw Mrs Ethel Blanchard Andrews Gorham Charles B. Pennell Gipsey Har Lemont Abbie L. Trevett Joshua Trevett Trevett Emma Fuller Turner A. M. Franks Boothby Penobscot C. A. Chisholm Reeves Mahone Bay N. S Morse Bros Maine Central C. A. Jacobs L., B. & B., Street Railway Car Works Kennebunkport J. B. Wescott Standish D. L. Yale Warren A. G. Page, Jr B. P. Cheney San Francisco George F. Wallace Thompson & Percy Middle Center Streets Im. R. Haley John S. Hyde Stearns H. D. Maxwell & Co Hayden John Perry Emma Perry Everett George H., Arrowsie Timothy B Harriet Wright Wiscasset William R. Kimball Sergt Dow and Corp William T. Starr Co. C George H. Patten U.S.A Percy W. Roberts Patten 14Th Infantry Philippines William Whitney Annie Lemont Lynn Laura Emery James Sewall Emery Barron House High Street Frank Wildes Desper Oliver Bedford Street al Staples Oliver Turner Court M.C.R.R Lond Nova Scotia Georgie L. Drake Marine Railway Ts Trea Joseph Noyes Thad Welch Lake Sebago Charles E. Garcelon, Jr John W. Ballou Small Point John P. Madden Dummer Street Front Street Fisher & Mulligan Mikelsky Sewall Daniel MetPhee Madden Henry Tarbox Leonard & Mitchell Summer Street Tarbox Samuel Anderson Yester Clara McDonald Springfield E. W. Larrabe Frank Newdick Mel Haggett Mary D. White Chelsea Sadie Durgin James L. McQuarrie Western Flectric Co Chicago Union 50 Alna Maine State Department of Education Lieut. L. P. Shepard Abel Lincoln New York City City of Chicago State Department of Education M. Poorca Maine Teachers Association Supt Potter Kilpatrick Newton Mort Elsbree Strayer Bryson Ree Russell McCaugly Clark Childs Reisner Engelhardt Payson Smith Laimbe Mantallian State Hospital A. M. Phillis MW American Psychiatric Association Maine Development Commission Maine Weeds Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Katahdin Skowhegan Fair Federal State Departments of Agriculture Interior Araneae Ewatt Richardson Bernice Rehbein Babine Hines Sagadahoc F& Newspaper Mabel A Ingalls Agnes J. Haskell Agnes I Haskell Margeret B. Lord Finn James Lord Margaret B. Lufkin Abbie M Morse John D. Beaton Sachie Beaton Hans Johansen Renal Frank ©. Dunton William Southworth Stanley E. Wallace Arthur J. Dunton John I. Jack Ralph EB. Carlisle Winchester Mass Marguerite Carlisle Jomn L Jack Register U. S Marshall N. Allen Sagadahes Alice M. Young Donald D. Young Arthur. J. Dunton Joun L. Jack Beatrice E. Sprague Beatrice TE. Sprague Levi P. Cole Arrowsie Frances E. Sturmer Albert J. Gallant Mary FE. Gallant Walter S Giidden Maude W. Glidden Hattie J. Harrington Everett A. Harrington Hezekiah HA. Harrington Phipphire Everett A. Harington Everest A Joun L Jack John L. Jack Sagadahoe Harlon M. Fossettate Five Islands Georgetown Mary C. Fossett Bend John de Benton Sadie D Berton Frederick Chant Gordon F. Gallert James 10 Dort Alton C. Derry Abeth Andersom Lena P Mitchell James E. Mitchell Givng Bond Arthur J Dunton John Ll. Jack
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