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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
8
The two masted Rockland hull, built at Kelly Spear Co. yard for Staples Coal Co Faun ton, is spruce constructed and rated 850 tons capacity. It is the 31st vessel built at the yard for Staples Co. and is intended for coal trade.
The Kennebec sees activity from purser W J Tuck and crew as Henry McCabe leads the shad run with 18 fish. The Annie F Kimball discharges 500 tons Virginia oak at Minott's yard while Capt Freemont Kimball returns home. Grand Chapter Maine names Walter S Glidden land scribe. Torpedo boat progress and Arbor Day observances are noted alongside multiple local trades and residencies in Bath and Brunswick.
The May 9 1901 report notes Frank Shepard Supt Mitchell and Fred D Hill in a carriage whose wheel hit car tracks causing an unceremonious tumble but no injuries. Other items: officials attend Grand Commandery in Portland a Brunswick visitor causes minor disturbance. local remodeling and repairs progress. a torpedo boat trial planned. Center street drains receive hearing. Hon H M Sewall family returning home. baby buffalo born at Merrymeeting Park. Ripley couple back from Appleton.
Mass. resident Mrs. C. L. O. Smith is visiting the city for a few days. Mrs. Smith plans a visit with her brother in Boston. J. B. Drake and E. H. Kimball were passengers on the Kennebec bound for Boston last night.
Preparations for the Georgia keel advance at Bath Iron Works include extending ways, moving the paint shop, and driving about 1000 new piles as the vessel grows to roughly 15 000 tons, 435 feet long and 76 feet wide with an 11 inch armor belt. The shipyard pacing aims to produce Maine's largest vessel yet.
Rev. Charles L. Kinney succeeds Rev. Jesse Kenderdine as pastor of Beacon Street Methodist Church and has moved into the parsonage at 9 Beacon Street. Kinney, a Moncton native educated in Shubenacadie, Mack's, and Bangor Theological Seminary, has served in Maine churches and held key conference posts. He has two sons, Gerald L. in Bangor and William T. Kinney in Boston, and belongs to Pleasant River Lodge and Raboni Chapter in Brownville.
A vessel damaged in a collision with the Cumberland last Friday was brought to Bath today by the tug Se guin for repairs. Harry Brown is on a business trip to Boston.
The S S Exceller, 420 feet long and costing about 2.2 million dollars, is launched at the Iron Works for the American Export Lines to sail Western Mediterranean routes and into Seville's port. Sponsor Miss Gehan, born in Paris, has Genoa ties and now lives in New York. About 200 workers assisted the launch amid heavy traffic control by Bath police and State Police.
Reece County Jury Commissioners W. Temple and Harry A. Bowie named 27 traverse jurors for the June 10 Superior court term to be presided by Associate Justice Raymond Fellows. Eight are women. The term precedes the high profile murder trial of Dr Merrill Joss in Richmond.
Memorial service for Florence Nightingale conducted Monday night by St. Barnabas Guild for Nurses at Grace church. Alumni nurses, hospital graduates, and 20 nurses in uniform attended. Rev. Charles M. Tubbs led the service with Grace church choir. speaker Rev. George L. Cardigan. Social and business meeting at the Stonehouse followed. June 9 meeting to admit new members. Miss Charlotte Page visited sister Martha Page at the University of Maine over the weekend.
A long list of guests including Mrs Gehan and daughter Irene plus Irene and Rosemary Matz of St. Paul arrive in New York to join a launching party. Attendees include Judge John A. Mullen, Mrs Mullen and Elizabeth, Roy Hawkins of Standard Oil, Mrs Margaret Teal, J L MacCormack of New York, and the Heffernans of Montclair with son Gordon. The party returns to Portland after a day of city tours and a sail to Casco Bay to view the Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding plant.
The Maine Society of New York met at the University Club on May 8 and elected officers. The group will operate from the New York office of the Maine Publicity Bureau at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. New officers include Dr. Ralph L. Barrett president Ralph E. Pendleton vice president Daniel Chase secretary treasurer and Frank H. Burns trustee. John A. Rodick will serve as assistant secretary. The society plans expanded activities promoting Maine and will use Rockefeller Center headquarters as a focal point. George P. Larrabee has returned home from Maine General Hospital Portand after four weeks following major surgery.
Sagadahoc Probate records list May 6 1941 appointments of executors administrators and guardians for multiple estates including Simith Curran Solovich Coombs Cushman with bonds where noted. Calvert Fire Insurance Company balance sheet as of Dec 31 1940 shows assets of 4 967 898 55 and liabilities including net unpaid losses unearned premiums and surplus 1 615 473 29 with post captioned total liabilities and surplus 9 67 898 55.
The launching party arrived in Bath at 11 40 aboard a special train carrying 128 persons. Among them were 18 from Washington DC and the remainder from New York, with guests in John F Gehan’s private car, the vice president.
At a meeting of Roland Smith post A L enlistment, plans were laid for a banquet with ceremony to burn the post building mortgage. The event aims to be the post’s largest ever with Gov Sumner Sewall, Departmnt Commander Paul Julien, and many notables invited as guests. Tickets will be issued to all members with Auxiliary ladies and sustaining members as guests.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor the annual Poppy day in this city next Saturday, May 17, with girls selling poppies whose proceeds fund local care for needy veterans and their families. Commander Roy T. Woodward urges support, noting many local service members past and present. Mayor Walter C. Rogers plans to issue a proclamation for the day. Mrs. Ardenne A. Stott and Mrs. Nathan F. Coffin travel to Boston, Stott visiting Reading and Quincy, Coffin visiting Cliftondale cousins.
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Heywood of Calais visited Monday and were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Sampson at 1059 High street. Heywood, a former Wesley church pastor, will remain in Calais another year, friends here are informed.
The State of Maine announces a pardon petition for Earle W. Brown, confined in Kennebec County Jail for manslaughter. A hearing before the Governor and Council will occur in the Cornelius Chamber at Augusta on Wednesday June 4 1941 at 10:00 a.m. Daylight Saving Time, via Deputy Secretary Harold I. Goss.
A true copy of the original order is provided as an attested document for record keeping and verification.
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