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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1951

Page

5

FortY Years Ago In Bath May 9 1911

Fort Wayne of Bath era items recount a dog killed after being struck by a car at Vine and Water. local notices include fishing, rail and road plans, social events, school news, church activities, and civic updates from Bath Maine with names of residents, businesses, and institutions.

Walter Newdick Vine and Water Streets Mr. Newdick Nequasset Stream George Dodge

River Shad Appear in Unprecedented Evening

Local witnesses recall a night when the river yielded shad of a size and number unseen before. Fishermen reported unusual brightness and calm, while observers described a rare spectacle that drew a crowd along the banks.

Ernest Eaton Leaves for Pittsfield Day Visit

Ernest H. Eaton departed this morning to spend a day in Pittsfield with his brother Roland, who attends the Maine Central Institute as a student.

Ernest H. Eaton Pittsfield Roland Maine Central Institute

Thief Dog Steals Lamb From Cottage Dinner

Guests arriving for dinner at a cottage found the lamb missing. Suspicions grew until investigators identified a dog roaming the nearby woods as the thief, enjoying the meat without any guests getting lamb that night.

Probate notices from Bath court set to hear estates

Court of Probate in Sagadahoc grants three week publication in Bath Independent for May orders. Hearings scheduled for June first on petitions to adopt Dawn Elizabeth Jewett and final accounts for Elvira A. Trafton and Ina D. True, with executors Ber Nice M Oliver and Edward D. True.

Bath Sagadahoc Bath Independent

Plans for Armed Forces Day observance in Bath Maine

The Bath city committee plans two free dances at the Community Center for service members and unescorted ladies on Friday and Saturday near Armed Forces Day. Elks and Bath Country Club will open houses. Mr McMann arranged soft and hardball games with any ship crew aboard. The USS Ingraham arrives Friday, with public visits planned Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Ingraham City Hall Rodney E. Ross, Jr Ralph F. Mittendorf Etta Thurlow Arthur W. Gediman Edward J. McMann William P. Mennealy Elks Club Bath Country Club McMann Bath Russell S. Hitchcock USN Maine Ross John R. Newell Bath Iron Works Corp Timmerman

Ingraham Hit by Air Attack and Fires

U S S Ingraham was hit by gunfire as planes attacked during a raid. A bomb struck the ship lodging in the mess hall, exploded in the forward generator room, cutting power to mounts, flooding the forward engine room bulkhead, and sparking a major fire. Damage control crews fought to control the damage.

Probate Order in Bath Sagadahoc County 1951

In Sagadahoc court at Bath on the second Tuesday in 1951 an order directs notice for probate hearings. The will of Henry Walter Butler of Bath is probated and Susie Butler is named executrix with letters testamentary without bond. Everett L. Connors seeks appointment as administrator without bond for Frank B. Connors estate. A true copy of the original order.

Bath Sagadahoc Henry Walter Butler Susie Butler Susie B. Butler Frank B. Connors Frank L. Moriarty Everett L. Connors Arthur J. Dunton J. Horace McClure Chesley Hutchins Gertrude Hutchins Sarah Anna Carlson Phippsburg Eric Carlson Horace McClure Sagedabee Lowing Christopher H. Marr Ella M. Marr Hannah E. Curtis West Bath Raymond E. Curtis Beatrice M. Perow Daniel Williams Edward T. Kelley Jennett A. Kelley Mary A. McElIman Anal Walter J. McElman Lawrence K. Sager Fees New Jersey Mary R. Phillips Sager New York Trust Company Apr State Higgins Ghereenee Evelyn Meen Georgia A. Randall Brookline Assachusetts Henry Hughes Crookline Massachusetts Sydney Sewall Mann Breck Manley Coe Bak

Couple wed in Bath at Beacon Street church parsonage

Sadie Eleanor Hill and Wer ner E Fields of Bath married Saturday afternoon at three in the Beacon Street Methodist church parsonage. Rev. Howard F Cramer performed the single ring ceremony. The couple were attended by Mr and Mrs John Travis of Bath.

Sadie Eleanor Hill Werner E. Fields Bath Beacon Street Methodist Church Howard F. Cramer John Travis

Probate Court Notice in Bath Sagadahoe County

In Bath Sagadahoe County Court of Probate six heirs are asked to publish a notice for three weeks regarding Lena M. MacCoy of Sutton New Hampshire deceased. Archibald A. MacCoy and Alva Cravens Colby named executors seeking probate and appointment of administrator with letters of administration to issue. Judge Dunton presiding. J Horace McClure register.

Bath Sagadahoe Lena M. MacCoy Sutton New Hampshire Archibald A. MacCoy Archibald A Frank H. Savage Woolwich Rane Aore Cote Alva Cravens Colby Wil Alva C Vage Colby Dunton J. Horace McClure Register

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