Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bath Independent in Bath, Maine

We have 914,015 pages in Maine

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1941

Page

2

Fire destroys home in Phippsburg area. residents aided

Kedrick Palmer woke Maurice Pushard to smoke filled rooms trapping the interior. Pushard was carried to safety before Bath Fire Department arrived, the house and contents burned. The Pushards and others faced disruptions, with family histories and land transfers noted in the surrounding area. Maurice Jr. lost records and instruments. Mrs Pushard was away during the fire.

Maurice Te Stoneybrook Mr. Pushard Kedrick Palmer Kedrick Bath Thomas Sedgberg Thomas Child Samuel Larrabees Hans J. Segeberg Josiah Dean Samuel Sewall W. H. A. C. Prescott Benjamin Prescott Jacob Cand Almira Goss Pearson Morrison David Rogers Meadowbrook John Marriot Josiah Deane Stoneybrook Elizabeth Sedgeberg Nathan Gorton Etta Clough-Sedgeberg Frank Frisbee John W. Small Provincetown Mass James E. Lee Lenden Berletta L. Scotton Somerville Abbie Pashard Denmark Jane Ireland Nathaniel C. Reed Charles V. Minott Sewall Bowker Georgia Leech Jacob Goss Samuel Larrabee Larrabees Cranberry Point Pushard Hans Sedgeberg Maurice, Jr Paul Simonds Constance Staples Allan Little Rogers Camp Carrie Little Meadowbrook Road Guy Crosby Gardiner Rogers

First Baptist Church Holds Annual Meeting and Elects Officers

Rev. Charles R. Sims won unanimous reappointment to lead the church for another year. Officers elected include Mrs. Arthur Dunton clerk and Mrs. Florence Martin treasurer, with new members James S. Longhurst Shirley Pratt and others admitted. Mizpah class prepared a large supper, and the church gears up to host the United Baptist Convention of Maine next month with the auditorium freshly painted.

Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Leon R. Eaton A. I. Stuart Arthur J.dunton Florence Martin Evelyn Sotheard Elsie Crosby Bertha Abe Pe Harry W. Moulton Arthur H. Price Board of Trustees Prudential Committee Hattie Grant Anna Pratt Hazel Schottler James S. Longhurst Shirley Pratt Arthur Freeman Helen Morris Dorothy Thayer Olive Higgins Dorothy Carey J. Russell Grant United Baptist Convention of Maine

Bath Iron Works Forum to Present Electricity at Work

Bath residents will view Dr. Phillips Thomas of Westinghouse demonstrate Electricity at Work at Morse High School auditorium on Friday May 16. Ultraviolet germ killing photo elasticity light chimes light rotation and atom smasher will be shown with remote controlled motion pictures behind the scenes in a modern research lab. John W. Osborn says the event should surpass prior Forum features with no admission charge and begins at eight o'clock.

Bath Iron Works Morse High School Phillips Thomas Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co Dr. Thomas John W. Osborn Bath Iron Works Corp

Local social notes from Bath area featuring visitors and club events

Winnegance Tyleston C Oliver, 34 High Street, a patient at Bath Memorial hospital for six weeks, returned home last week. Mrs Edgar Oliver hosted the Squaw club at 30 High Street with two auction bridge tables and prizes to Mrs Sherman Morse and Mrs Frank Perry. The club meets tonight with Mrs Sherman Morse at 70 High Street. Mrs Charles Small entertained the Community club Auxiliary at lower High Street with three auction tables. top honors to Mrs Charles Hewitt Jr and Mrs George Eaton. Marilyn Hart, daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond C Hart of 16 Park Street, a Memorial hospital patient, received a bouquet from four eighth grade classmates Evelyn Perkins, Claire Martin, Millicent Hecht and Virginia Andre. Mrs Gladys Gundel of 858 Middle Street spent the weekend in Boston.

Tyleston C. Oliver High Street Bath Memorial Hospital Edgar Oliver Squaw Club Sherman Morse Frank Perry Charles Small Lower High Street Charles Hewitt, Jr George Eaton Hewitt Marilyn Hart Raymond C. Hart Park Street Memorial Hospital Central Grammar School Evelyn Perkins Claire Martin Millicent Hecht Virginia Andre Worden Frances Robie William Briggs South Portland Small Point G. E. McNulty George Buchanan Schenectady N. Y River Shore Lowen Dougherty Fred Kittredge Bessie Stiff Buchanans State Health Bureau Phippsburg Center Marion Bridges Margaret Wyman Frank Irving William Stone Biddeford James Walker Medford Mass Furbish North Turner Society Hall Hersilia Government Wharf Ethier Gilbert Head Pennsylvania Rolalot Waldo Weston Blanchard Crowley Elisha Bridges Page Wyman Charles Talbot Mattson Annie Stacey Brunswick Theodore Earle Bath Stephen Etnier John H. Beebe Wakefield Popham Alvah Light Norman Perkins Boston Fred Osgood Philip Lawrence Wyman Moses Chandler Harold Wallace West Point Lincoln Bowie Roland Bion Bowie Lewiston Clarence Perkins Peter Isaacson Stone House Irving Isaacson Camp Blanding Fla Lois Gayton Auburn Wilmer Voorhees William Fred Waterhouse Kee Oo Frank Jones Jane George Ingraham Jones Cottage Jonesport Frank Scott Perkins’ Island Eugene Osgood Dora Bridges Guy Crowley Elizabeth Oliver George Oliver Willard Oliver Baby

Parker Head Church School Activities And Neighbors Gatherings

Church school met in the vestry under Miss Robie and Mrs. Earl Lowell with Charles Perry as guest. Children planted pansies in cups for Mothers Day gifts and made window decorations. Various meetings followed among Brownies Girl Scouts and families, with picnics, visits, and outings at Weiner Rock Popham Beach and nearby towns. Local social notes include travel to Bath Lewiston Boston Cooper's Mills and Whitefield and a minor fire scare on the new road.

Mary Wortle Clayton Savage Walter Cushing Weiner Rock Tose Claude Brooks Colleen Wyman Small Point Dorothy Davis Ardine Perkins Carolyn Wallace Phippsburg Center Marion Dorothy Sushing Lorraine Harrington Doris Savage Parker Head Earl Hamel Ramon Hamel Arthur Kreidler Lloyd Lowell William Cushing Bath Father and Son Allie Rollins Lewiston Charles Blaisdell Donald Logan Boston Cooper's Mills William Temple Ruth Blaisdell Lee Sheldon Winneganee Alston Oliver Rita Eramus Owen Richardson Margaret Marsh Leslie Logan Sally Lowell Marieyman Marie Wyman Lewis F. Lowell Alonzo Lowell Sebasco Whitefield Lowell Herman Hallett Lloyd Perry Wayne Victor Charles Perry Ora Hallett Bob Moore Lewis Lowell Frances M. Robie Popham Church Popham Beach William H. Wyman Carolyn Harriet Charles Sawyer Madeline Buckley Yarmouth John Libby American Legion Alvin Rollins Fort McKinley Lorraine Blaisdell John Rollins Stephen Hlister Irene Hlister H. D. Mank Fred A. Libby Boothbay Wiscasset Francis Lander Geraldine Mertie Shepard Ruth Frances Brunswick Robert Moore Esther Robinson George Morong

Motorboat to Run Bath to Islands Schedule Set

Capt Walter F E Farmer of Southport announced the Samoset Line cabin motor boat will begin service June 16 between Bath Boothbay Harbor and the islands. Two round trips daily from Bath to Boothbay Harbor with a Sunday 10 am excursion to Boothbay and the islands. The boat will use City Landing Bath and Boothbay Harbor wharf once used by the Virginia. The line holds mail contracts for Five Islands and MacMahan Island.

Walter FE. Farmer Southport City Samoset Line Bath Boothbay Harbor Islands City Landing Broad Street Virginia Old Samoset Steamboat Co Farmer Bocthbay Harbor Five Islands MacMahan Island

Lewiston Weekend Social Roundup

Mrs. Harold Rogers shopped in Lewiston Saturday. Jean Hamel Bernard Wyman and Leston Harrington Jr. spent the weekend at Sanford. They traveled to Salmon Falls where Mr Hamel visited relatives. Mr Littledale of Portland was in town Monday on business.

Harold Rogers Lewiston Jean Hamel Bernard Wyman Leston Harrington, Jr Sanford Salmon Falls Hamel Mr. Littledale Portland

Selective Service Amends Induction Notice Rules

Gen James W Hanson State Director of Selective Service announced amendments to give selectees at least ten days to adjust after receiving an induction order. Local boards may extend to 60 days or more for hardship cases, and may postpone up to 60 days from the date of such postponement. The changes enable registrants to finalize personal business, take required examinations, and arrange affairs before entering the military.

James W. Hanson Selective Service Hanson

Collision on Brunswick Road injures driver in near miss

Peter J. Carberry sustained minor cuts after his car collided with Edwin W. Haggett s vehicle as Haggett slowed to turn into John H. Perkins driveway. Carberry veered into a culvert and ditch. Haggett and passengers uninjured. State Trooper Herbert Mariner investigated. Later a small fire at Craft's Battery shop Rice's garage prompted a quick response.

Peter J. Carberry Brunswick Road Edwin W. Haggett West Bath Bath Iron Works Corp Haggett Brunswick John H. Perkins Carberry Bath Mr. Haggett Everett G. Lemont High Street Herbert Mariner Topsham Box 45 Center Washington Streets Craft Rice Engine 4

Merrill Couple Returns From Boston Visit

Mr and Mrs Jason A Merrill have come back after a short trip to Boston.

Popham Beach Community Activities and Local Happenings

The village hosts sewing and knitting meeting led by Miss Frances Robie at the library Thursday at two. A children’s party and games with refreshments occurred Monday after school. Visitors and locals enjoy gatherings at cottages, road repairs along Parker Head and Small Point, and coast guard and hospital news.

Fire Department Slate Approved by Local Aldermen

The rolls of all Fire Department companies led by Chief Engineer Richard rates were confirmed Wednesday by the aldermen. Listings cover Hose Co. No. 1 through Hook and Ladder No. 1 with foremen and key officers named for each unit.

Fire Department Richard Rates

British Bath thanked for mobile feeding kitchen gift

A Bath Maine committee of the British War Relief society receives a grateful letter from Britain. The gift funds a mobile kitchen to aid bombing victims and bolster morale, to be ordered in Great Britain and inscribed Donated by the City of Bath Maine U S A.

Duncan McInnes Bath Committee British War Relief Society McInnes Great Britain Bath Maine U.S. A Britain United States

British War Relief Society Official Visits Parents in Massachusetts

The general secretary Mrs Jack Pinel arrived Saturday evening from Quincy Massachusetts to spend a week with her parents Mr and Mrs William Fields of Hardings, accompanying the British War Relief Society Incorporated presented by John Howard Hanway.

The British War Relief Society Incorporated John Howard Hanway Jack Pinel Quincy Mass William Fields Hardings

Maine outlines ten point program to rehabilitate sheep industry

Samuel F. Dorrance Maine Department of Agriculture Sheep Specialist announces a ten point program to rehabilitate Maine's declining sheep industry. The plan includes promoting diversified farms stock selection fat lamb shows and auctions field day for breeders and prompt dog and bear claim settlements.

Samuel F. Dorrance Richmond Maine Department of Agriculture Maine Dorrance

Thibodeau Wedding Announced in Portland Ceremony

Miss Thelma L. Thornton and Theodore S. Thibodeau wed Sept 29 1940 in Portland with Rev Howard O Hough officiating. Attending guests included Mrs Alton King Mrs Hobart Ames and Mrs W B Thornton. The bride is a Shaw's Bookstore employee and the groom oversees M and M Products with ports in Bath Augusta and Boothbay Harbor. They vacationed in Quebec and Montreal.

Sedgwick Thelma L. Thornton William B. Thornton Middle Street Theodore S. Thibodeau Benjamin Esther Thibodeau Georgetown Portland Howard O. Hough Alfred McCabe Hartley Harley Helen Lesier Mary Gallant Lelia B. Thornton W. B. Thornton Thibodeau

Notable Writers Linked to Three Newspapers

Distinguished author and former editor at the Boston Transcript and summer resident of Rocky Top Sebasco, now editorial writer for the Bangor Daily News. The Kaufman couple are noted authors, with Mr. Kaufman having previously served as a foreign correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune.

Boston Transcript Rocky Top Sebasco Bangor Daily News Kauffman New York Herald-Tribune

Also Mentioned on This Page

Phippsburg Carl Severin Laura Cutting Helen Gagnon Maud Holbrook Bess Dickinson Bangor Bangor House Marion Martin Grace Dickinson Winter Street Onan Lo LDS Annual Meeting Bath Iron Works Forum Westinghouse Gladys Gundel Parker Eugene Harrington Stephen Rogers Damariscotta George, Jr Lawrence Howard Harold Thayer W. E. Farmer Mrs Jason A. Merrill Fred K. Sturtevant Eugene O. Dauphin Elmer W. Rogers Edward Whitehouse Alden P. Denham, Jr Charles Ridley Fenton Moore Charles Thayer Thomas Gallagher Charles Burgess Edmond Webster Battmen Allen Thayer Everett Stilphen Albert E. McLellan Clifford J. White William Burgess George E. Parshley William Pecci Charles Swearingen William F. Higgins Herbert Shea King Battman William Burges Charles Dutton Alvah Lewis Emerson Glidden Laurence Sprague Henry Albert Lawrence Small William Dwyer Farley Mayo Earl Fortier Rolan Staples William Hill Lawrence Lewis Lawrence Russell Melvin H. Savage Herbert L. Anderson Frank T. Fortier Maurice Perry Charles Parks, Jr John Burgess Leon Eaton Francis A. Fortier Kenneth Thayer Edward Thomas Richard Young America Thibodeaus
Search Courier

Search the Bath Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bath Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication