Bath Chronicle Sees Local News From May 1914
Forty years ago in Bath reports detail a spring of activity. Walker and Reed parties prep Reed cottage for summer at Capitol Island. Kennebec Road praised for auto travel. Sturgeon caught. New Meadows Inn to reopen. hotel events. shad abundance. shoe factory fund drive totals 275 dollars. Rockledge hotel plans. Bath Iron Works activity and local business mood. Public notices include property leases, repairs, and community plans. several residents travel or return for weddings and events. city life shows optimism and economic strain due to national politics.
Fires Committee Okays 1500 Feet of Hose Purchase
At a special standing committee on fire department meeting Chief Engineer Parks was authorized to buy 1500 feet of new hose. George E. Lovejoy reported progress on the Rockledge hotel on schedule to open late next month with nearly 200 beds and many guests already booked. A bid for the Bath to Wiscasset road project is under way with lodging and storage arranged for workers. the contractor may hire Italians or others who can work, aiming for completion by October first. Henry W. Hartleb returned from South Natick after his father’s birthday. Two youths in a car sped along Front street yesterday, driving about 35 to 40 miles an hour. they should have been arrested for fast driving.
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Standing Committee On Fire Department
Parks
George E. Lovejoy
Fort Popham
Goodwin
Boston
Bath
Wiscasset
Stes
Front Street
New England
Sewall
Percy & Small
Old Emerson piano to be sold for pictures at fundraiser
May 21 1914 note recalls Emerson square piano used 40 years at the high school. Emma Eames allegedly danced on it to judge its tone. Mme de Gogorza hinted she might have done similar tricks. The piano ties to Phi Rho songs and Friday gatherings. Also covers Bath events from fishing to roads, ships, and local civic notes.
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Flood
Emerson Square
Emma Eames
Harold Sewall
Mme. de Gogorza
Phi Rho
Phi Rhos
May 25 1914 Notables Visit and Local Happenings
Charles Henry Butler reports to Washington after a week at Moatsweag farm Woolwich where 500 apple trees are set out and 20 acres of potatoes planted. He will return with Mrs Butler mid next month to pass the Summer by automobile. Mr H H McCarty and Mrs McCarty are in Boston repainting and decorating their new residence. Harry B Sawyer and E W Hy of Kelley Spear Co. attend the launch of the steamer Atlantic at Fore River, built for Emery Steamship Co. Genesta Chapter OES attends state convention in Portland. Miss Mary Fiske goes to Yarmouth Nova Scotia for the Summer. The City of Bangor arrived from Boston after fog delays earlier today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Butler
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Woolwich
H. H. McCarty
Boston
E. W. Hy
Harry B. Sawyer
Kelley, Spear Co
Atlantic
Fore River
Emery Steamship Co
Stage and Screen Stars at Lakewood Opening June 5
John Emery and Tamara Geva co star at Lakewood Theater in Ferenc Molnars The Guardsman opening Saturday June 5. The first weekly run begins June 7 with matinee June 12. Lakewood residents join Emery Geva and newcomers Nancy Cushman Lewis Girard plus Martha Randall Eugene Stuckmann in the cast. Reservations by mail or phone. box office opens May 31. The Lakewood Inn season follows with Gordon Gilbert as chef steward and cottages opening for summer visitors. Grant Mills and Elizabeth Swett manage with Henry Richards production director and Gerald O Brien returning as stage manager.
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John Emery
Tamara Geva
Lakewood
Ferenc Molnar
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Mr. Emery
Miss Geva
Bermuda
Lakewood Inn
Gordon Gilbert
Grant Mills
Elizabeth Swett
Henry Richards
Gerald O’brien
Queen of Seal Subject of Talk
Manley Grant chaired the event with memberships led by Mrs. Perry Hamilton and room mothers including Mrs. William Turpie and Mrs. C. A. Mayo. Hospitality by Mrs. Edward Jones, historian Mrs. Thornton Percy, and benevolence by Miss Alice Austin. Summer Round-up led by Mrs. Joseph Roseberry. Parent-Teacher Education overseen by Mrs. Maurice Hutch and Mrs. Raymond Farnham. Auditor Manley Grant. P T A Council delegates are Mrs. Mayo and Mrs. Reid Perkins. Health Council delegates are Mrs. Stanley Hunter and Mrs. Ralph Hilyard. Don Kellett, former Baltimore Colts executive, played nine games as an infielder for the 1934 Boston Red Sox.
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Manley Grant
Perry Hamilton
William Turpie
C. A. Mayo
Edward Jones
Thornton Percy
Alice Austin
Joseph Roseberry
Maurice Hutch
Raymond Farnham
P. T. A. Council
Mayo
Reid Perkins
P. T. A. Health Council
Stanley Hunter
Ralph Hilyard
Don Kellett
Baltimore Colts
Boston Red Sox
Brunswick Downs Morse 68 to 38 in Track Meet
Brunswick High thinclads swept three field events at Edwards Field to defeat Morse High 68 38. Morse sprinter Dale Crost won both 70 yard high hurdles and low hurdles. Gilbert Robinson led Morse with wins in the mile and half mile. Morse teammates Arsenault Marchetti and Denbow contributed runner up or third place finishes in several events.
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Brunswick High
Morse High
Edwards Field
Brunswick
College Towners
Dale Crost
Morse
Gilbert Robinson
Duncan Farrell
Bob Arsenault
Eddie Marchetti
Carroll Denbow
Stinson
West of Morse
Denbow
West
Drost
Coulombe
Young
Coffin
Munsey
Smith
Robinson
Arsenault
Labbe
Vermette
Marchetti
Stork Shower for Mrs. Mark Crowley in Bath
Mrs. Mark Crowley formerly Carol Johnson received a surprise stork shower in the Sedgwick sun room hosted by Miss Gayle Fitzgerald and Miss Barbara Urquhart. A bassinet showcased gifts and a buffet lunch was served to Bath guests including Sally Freeman and many others. Gift givers included Louise Allain and Marlene Holbrook among others from Bath and nearby towns.
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Mark Crowley
Carol Johnson
Sedgwick
Gayle Fitzgerald
Barbara Urquhart
Sally Freeman
Barbara MacPhee
Rena Legard
Gretchen Trott
Joyce Mitchell
Marilyn Brown
Audrey Durant
Frances Norton
Janet Sharkey
Carol Fitzgerald
Doris White
Helen Olson
Shirley Smart
Royal Johnson
Douglas Dearborn
Harry Day
George Fitzgerald
Richard Bisson
Frank Given
Donald Foster
Robert Dyer
Edgar Black
Frank Torrey
Louis Kingsbury
Bath
Louise Allain
Marlene Holbrook
Emma Russell
Dwight Pierce
Harmon _ Eliason
James Sharkey
Tom Mitchell
Damarisecotta
John Tibbetts
Mary Crowley
Orr's Island
Probate Notice for Adoption Change in Bath Maine
Court in Sagadahoc presided by Arthur J. Dunton orders public notice for adoption of Luther Clyde Cox by Luther Marie Coxs child, with assent from the mother. Hearing set for the first Tuesday in July 1954 at ten o'clock. last publication fourteen days prior. Luther Clyde Cox to be renamed John Clyde Wittman. Attest Register Lillian Hi al.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Bath Independent
Ith
John Atman
Betty Jane Wittman
Luther Clyde Cox
Luther Marie Cox
John Clyde Wittman
John L. Wittman
Arthur J. Dunton
Lillian HI AL
Morse Falls To Westbrook In Ten Innings 7-6
Morse High School, defending Class L champions, lost to Westbrook 7-6 in ten innings at Edwards Field Brunswick. Westbrook scored in the first and added a three-run homer in the seventh to take a 6-1 lead before Morse rallied with three runs in the seventh and an eighth-inning knot at 6-6. Estes scored for Westbrook in the tenth on Hamilton’s long drive as Morse pitcher Marchetti went the distance with six strikeouts. Jimmy Carter led Morse with four hits in five at bats. Carmichael had three safeties.
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Mortse High School
Westbrook High
Edwards Field
Brunswick
Joe “Chick” Marchetti
Dennis Murphy
Westbrook
Walters
Hamilton
Blue Blazes
Waters
Ocette
Murphymen
Big Bob Carmichael
Timmy Carter
Carmichael
Vallincourt
Morse
Grondin
Billy Hamilton
Clark Black
Carter
McCourt
Black
Johnny Trafton
Estes
Marchetti
Jimmy Carter
Harriman
Rf Gaudette
Doucette
Bragdon
C Grondin
Gowen
Ab McCourt
J. Trafton
Carmichael If
T. Trafton
Reed
Parker Libby
Probate notices from Sagadahoc Court Bath May 1954
Court of probate in Bath Sagadahoc on May Tuesday 1954 orders notice to heirs for estates of Marion White Moody Bath Margaret S DeCoste Bath final accounts for John P Carey and Carl Albee Fra Fred Percy Young Phippsburg and appoints administrators Agnes S Powers May 11 1954 Jennie A Bailey Woolwich and Albert Jesse rmounted administrator May Arthur J Dunton true copy of order by Lillian H Heal Register of Probate.
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Bate
Bath
Sagadahoc
Margaret S DeCoste
John P. Carey
Fred Percy Young
Phippsburg
Carl Albee
Arthur J. Dunton
Lillian H. Heal
Carroll P Powers
Georgetown
Agnes S Powers
Jennie A. Bailey
Woolwich
Albert
Wiscasset Theater Installs Wide Screen for Films
The Wiscasset theater installs a universal Wide Screen to showcase recent advances like Natural Vision and Vista Vision with plans to present Casanova's Big Night on May 30 31 starring Bob Hope with a starry cast. An unfinished note mentions varied bird hatch times from 12 days to 8 weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinerama
Cinemascope
Casanova
Bob Hope
Joan Fontaine
Basil Rathbone
John Carradine
Vincent Price
Probate notices and estate actions in Bath area
Notice of probate and administration orders for multiple estates in Bath and West Bath Maine. Includes petitions for administrators without bond, first and final accounts, and wills with letters testamentary issued or pending. Names include Nelie M Brown Walter T Brown Florence F Bryant Bertha C Dean Merle Chaney Randall F Cook Alice E King Edward W Bridgham Florence D Klippel James B Lemont Clarence A Merrill Addie E Moulton William S Newell Mary B Williams William F Williams Violet T Wright Alton I Wright and Arthur J Dunton. Court to hold first Tuesday of June for hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence D. Klippel
Bath
Susan D. Klippel
James B. Lemont
West Bath
Marguérite M. Lemont
Marguerite M. Lemont
Clarence A. Merrill
Allowanc
Della M. Randall
Addie E. Moulton
Georgetown
Bridie T. Davis
William S Newell
John R. Newell
Mary
B. Williams
Path
John H. Williams
William F. Williams
Katherine W. McKenney
Violet T Wright
Alton I. Wright
Alton L. Wright
Probate notices for Sagada county estates record appointive dates
Register of Probate Jillian H Heal certifies executors and administratrix appointments for the Estate of Sarah E Coombs and Estate of Anna S Watson with May 4 1954 appointment dates. Names include Lavina C Pierce as executrix and Mary A Watson as administratrix. Other entries list Greenblatt and Owen Lee Greenblatt in related matters with guardians or trustees noted.
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Jillian H. Heal
Sagada
Sarah E. Coombs
Beth
Lavina C. Pierce
Anna S. Watson
Bath
Mary A. Watson
Greenblatt
Atora Greenblatt
Deer W. Gree Owen Lee Greenblatt
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