Forty Years Ago in Bath November 3 1902 Dance Benefit
Fort nightly Bath Chronicle itemizes a charity dance at the new armory to aid the high school football eleven with chaperons named Mrs. Harry Mitchell and Misses Alice Shorey Mabel Thwing Laura Wescott. Bowdoin students joined Bath girls for 15 dances led by Miss Nellie Grinnell. Numerous local items follow including a 12 year old boy injuring his leg, clam shipments to Boston, and updates on Bath residents and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Harry Mitchell
Alice Shorey
Mabel Thwing
Laura Wescott
Bowdoin
Bath
Nellie Grinnell
Florence Harnden
Mac. Clark
Elizabeth Cahill
Clara Pierce
Afternoon Whist Club Meets at Mrs Sawyer Home
The Afternoon whist club gathered at Mrs. Fred Saw yer's home yesterday afternoon to play their favored game. The next meeting is planned for Mrs. Charles Lockery on Dummer street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Shaw
Primrose Whist Club
Forrest Nelson
Oak Street
R. H. Donnell
Fred Sawyer
Charles Lockery
Dummer Street
Never Again launches on coast pace at 15 knots
Ex mayor Charles E Hyde placed his fast launch Never Again in Winter quarters near his home at the South End. The craft is touted as the coast’s fastest at 15 knots and may be in commission on the New Meadows next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hyde
South End
New Meadows
Bath Iron Works men voyage to Aberdeen on New England
William Grant of the Bath Iron Works machine shop travels to Aberdeen Scotland for a visit aboard the steamer New England. Fellow Bath boy Arthur Dunning is also aboard the same vessel during the November 9 1902 trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Grant
Bath Iron Works
Aberdeen
Scotland
New England
Arthur Dunning
Bath
Local Notables and City Updates Headline Highlights
Herbert Mitchell leaves Bath for Sanford to join the Sanford and rare Porpoise electric road after four years with L. B. & B. car barn. H. S. Lord's night crew of nine keeps sails on schedule as work continues. Charles R. Farrell, W. W. Mason & Son head teamster, fractures his right leg on Vine Street while returning from work. R. A. Dunning sells antique furniture to Fred Forehand of Boston and plans a move to Yarmouth next week. Street crews fix Weeks to Rose Street, with completion next week. Beacon Street M. E. church social and concert at George W. Dean's on Pearl Street boosts choir funds. program features Nellie Grinnell and Sadie Harriman. Fred Campbell and Bernard Wood to teach a dancing class next Tuesday. Columbia Orchestra to provide music. Warren A. Purington, Brunswick native, becomes a Brunswick police officer after serving in Bristol since January 1929 and prior Hartford police training. living with mother at 8 McLellan Street, Brunswick, awaiting wife and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Farrell
W. W. Mason & Son
Vine Street
Pask
Express
Beacon Street
M. E
George W. Dean
Pearl Street
Nellie Grinnell
Dean
Sadie Harriman
Brown
Warren A. Purington
Brunswick
Bristol
W. E. Purington
McLellan Street
Miss Grace Newman to Leave Portland for Montreal
Miss Grace Newman a longtime deaconess in the Maine Methodist Conference was given a farewell dinner in Portland by the Warren Avenue church Women’s Society for Christian Service. She travels to Montreal for an indefinite stay while recovering from illness, with many friends at Green Street Methodist in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Newman
Maine Methodist Conference
Warren Avenue
Portland
Green Street
Augusta
Women's Society For Christian Service
Joseph Rosetti
Miss Newman
Montreal
Canada
East Eddington History by Bur dock Rube
O M Harrison of East Eddington under the pen-name Bur dock Rube has issued a 40 page brochure titled Historical Sketch of East Eddington Area. The work recounts the town’s settlement in 1800 and the arrival of Massachusetts families who journeyed up the Kennebec and traveled cross state to reach the area. It details early industries, lumbering days, pioneer clergy and other notable facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Harrison
East Eddington
Massachusetts
Kennebec
Eddington
Priest Irenee Marquis Ordained in Hue Amid Vietnam Tensions
Rev Irenee Marquis was ordained to the priesthood in Hue according to a communication to his parents Mr and Mrs William Marquis of Van Buren from the Redemptorist Fathers in St Anne de Beaupre Quebec. No word for over a year raised concerns after Japan seized parts of French Indochina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irenee Marquis
Hue
inkh-Ineio-Chris
William Marquis
van Buren
Redemptory Fathers
St. Anne-de-Beaupre
Que
Indo-China
Maine Guides Coats Boost Demand Amid War Time Sales
The Congress Shirt Co at Middle Street Plant reports heavy orders for the reversible hunting coat known as the Maine Guides, with orders from major stores and sporting goods houses. Dredging and debris are transforming Bath area marshes into real estate as riverbottom mud is used. The Internal Revenue service praises a Times editorial urging taxpayers to prepare for a tripling of income taxes next filing period. Deer hunting remains strong in Maine but fewer hunters due to war, ammo shortages, and high firearm prices. Tea and coffee markets show some improvement. Maine automobile scrap rose in October as WPA salvage collects metals and rubber. OPA warns car owners to surrender idle tires before Nov 22, with a note on government resale rules for passenger tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Shirt Co
Middle Street
the Times
Internal Revenue Service
Maine
Professor Predicts Postwar Golden Age for American Art
Professor Emerson H. Syilt of Columbia University's fine arts department says a golden age will follow the present war. He cites postwar growth in public taste, native-trained artists, and federal projects that shifted art to America, forecasting a major national art era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson H. Syilt
Columbia University Fine Arts Department
Swift
United States
America
Europe
Five for Four Tyne Cloth in Four Victory Suits
Five for four tyne cloth and four suits would yield five victory outfits. The old dealer’s quip hints at a paradoxical clothing trade and its playful arithmetic in a local market.
Americans Ready to Sacrifice to Defeat Axis
St Louis November 6 The American people are willing to sacrifice to defeat Hitler and Hirohito and avenge Pearl Harbor. Walter D Fuller chairman of NAM and Curtis Publishing Co. warned that postwar mood must not undo wartime gains. He urged sustained industry concentration with open opportunity while preserving the social structure and warned a single economic blunder could wreck democracy. He contrasted fighting for freedom with vague promises for a milk dole and called for forward momentum toward an “amazing new world.” A separate note reports a straying oreo pair killed by a train near Gardiner. Gardiner Fish and Game wardens handled the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Hitler
Hirohito
Pearl Harbor
Walter D Fuller
America
Fuller
Mr. Fuller
Tin salvage from empty toothpaste tubes drives war effort
From April 1 to September 30 1942 the Tin Salvage Institute reclaimed 1 168 000 pounds of metal tubes yielding 513 920 pounds of tin. Over 260 000 pounds have already reached war industries. Output runs 160 000 pounds monthly with weekly tube receipts rising to 80 000 in September. The program under W P B Order M 115 educates the public to return tubes, aiding national stockpiles and weapon production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.P.B
Tin Salvage Institute
The
Metals Reserve Co
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Malay Peninsula
O.P.M
Wilson Avenue
Newark
New Jersey
Metals Reserve Company
Cooperation in War Effort Aims to Aid Victory
The text urges wholehearted cooperation to support the war effort and strengthen resolve toward a successful prosecution of the war. It emphasizes collective endeavor and dedication as essential to achieving victory.
Mrs Merson Wed Guests at Beth Israel Shower
Mrs Abe Merson nee Evelyn Petlock was guest of honor at a misc shower in Beth Israel vestry last week. Mrs Solomon Greenblatt and Mrs Sophie Friedman hosted in honor of Mrs Mersons marriage to P F C Abe Merson of Lewiston now at Gunter Field Alabama. Numerous local and out of town guests attended and gifts were presented amid tea service and a banquet table centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Merson
Evelyn Petlock
Beth Israel Synagogue
Solomon Greenblatt
Sophie G. Friedman
Merson
P.F.C. Abe Merson
U.S.A
Lewiston
United States Army Air Corps
Gunter Field
Ala
Infant entertains Joan Blondell on Bangor train trip
Terry Anthony West, two months old, son of Mr and Mrs Frank West of Limestone, visited Bangor with his mother and grandmother. On the way he attracted actress Joan Blondell of Hollywood in the dining car and she played with him for much of the trip, saying she loves children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Anthony West
Frank West
Limestone
Matthew White
North
Brunswick Street
Old Town
Joan Blondell
Hollywood
Terry
Bangor
Probate Notices in Bath Sagadahoc County 1942
Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc County orders publication of notices for multiple estates. Hearings set for December and December tenth to contest wills and appoint administrators or executors including The First National Bank of Bath as executor for Charlotte I Meeker and appointments for Cynthia J Adams Herman F Dodge Edward Higgins Henry Biggins Raymond Putnam Herman Ashley Campbell John M Johnson and John E Clark with final accounts for Nellie M Johnson and Bessie L Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Daniel Williams
First National Bank of Bath
Cynthia J Adams
Woolwich
Herman F, Dodge
Portland
Herman F. Doage
Edward Higgins
Henry M. Bigmis
Henry M. Biggins
Carol Sue Putnam
Raymond G. Putnam
Raymond G Putnam
Rath G. Putnam
Erman Astley Campbell
Georgetown
Herbert Arthur Campbell
Herman Ashley Campbell
John M. Johrson
Neliie M. Johnson
John E. Clark
Bessie L. Clark
Probate notices of executors and administrators in Sagadahoc
Judge Arthur J. Dunton issues a true copy of the original order listing Samuel H. Kirkpatrick of Woolwich named executor without bond for the deceased Samuel H. Kirkpatrick, and Elmer F McFarland of Bangor named administrator for the estate of Allan M. Howes, with dates noted as November 3, 1942, and attested December 19, 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Clinton
John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Samuel H. Kirkpatrick
Woolwich
HW. Kirkpatrick
Allan M. Howes
Bath
Elmer F McFarland
Baneer
Arthur J. Dunton
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John Farrin
George Farrin
Lower Middle Street
Winter Harbor
Boston
Parker Head
John McInnes
the Phoenix
McInnes
Bowdoin College
James B. Perkins
Alpha Rho
Kappa Sigma
New Orleans
Arthur C. Shorey
Mildred A. Pope
Howard's Wharf
Charles W. Fisher
Fred Fuller
First National Bank
William D. Mussenden
Mussenden
L. P. Barnes
New London
Carlton
John McKeiver
Central Church
Kenneth Murray
Charles Gahan
Lon Parks
Meadowbrook
S. H. McIntire
Washington Street
Donnell Shipyard
Daniel McGilvery
Harry Storer
Brunswick Road
Harpsell
Irving Trufant
Gruce Ward
Galen Ward
Will Rown
Jip
Ogg
C. E. Trott
Day's Ferry
B. F. Barker
Bath Medical Club
E. M. Fuller
R. D. Bibber
R. C. Hannigan
John B. McDonald
Helen Delano
Hartwell
J. S. Hyde
Sewatt's
Charles E. Boyd
Will Brown
B. F. Savage
Montsweag
Boyd
Hunter
Savage
Horace W. Ward
Liberty Street
Mr. Ward
Harry Oliver
W. W. Morse
Winneganee
Mendelssohn Club
N. L. Mower
Faust
John Shaw
Mr. Bowdoin
Mendelssohn Quartet
People’s Church
Colonial Club
E. Motley Fuller Jr
William Hatch
White Wings
Perry Colby
Boothbay
Diamond Island
William Shea
Fowle & Pearson
Newell Cooper and Son
Charles Burgess
Fore River Iron Works
Hezekiah Butterworth
Fred J. Tobey
Charles Ham
Water Street
Elm Street
Ham
Tobey
Jack
Brad Oliver
Jerry Hall
Robert Hatch
Fred C. Footer
Birch Point
W. P. McGray
Epworth League
Wesley Church
George Howe
Day’s Ferry
Kennebec Wharf
Elwood Clifford
Charles A. Carr
Columbia Theatre
Hall
Crocker
South Street
Moody
Floretta Kelly
Limeux
Morse High School
S. H. Rogers
Read Nichols
M. G. Shaw Lumber Co
William Nelson
Whist Committee
Frank Hart
Charles Freeman
Hart
Thomas P. Gibbons
M. W. Sewall
Henry White
E. W. Larrabee
Fairfield
Over East
Herbert Mitchell
Sanford
Sanford and Rare Porpoise Electric Road
Mr. Mitchell
H. S. Lord
R. A. Dunning
Fred Forehand
Yarmouth
Williams
Rose Street
Fred Campbell
Bernard Wood
Columbia Orchestra
Bath Box Co
WPB
WPA
Roland G. Ware
OPA
Ware
Hare
Gardiner
Richmond Road
Theodore Kinney
Highland Avenue
New State
Beth Israel
Mary Aick
Harry Brown
Minnie Brown
David S. Cogan
Ida R. Cohen
Joseph Epstein
Jack Finkelstein
William S. Fradkin
Martin D. Freeman
Arthur W. Gediman
Charles Ginsberg
Adam Greenblatt
Riva Divia Greenblatt
A. L. Kramer
Max Katz
Sam Levin
Mary Lindenberg
Abraham May
Pauline Mikelsky
A. Miller
Esther J. Petlock
L. Petlock
M. S. Povich
Nathan Povich
S. Povich
Samuel Prawer
Nathan Press
Harold J. Rubin
Louis M. Silverman
Joseph I. Smith
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