Bath Daily Times 1907 notes bridge fear and local events
In Bath the Wiss. of the Bath Daily Times notes a ramp to Arrowsic Bridge is in poor shape and ferry access questioned. Several Bath residents visit Boston. Clover Club dance hosts about 100 couples with Holmes orchestra. Rev Toomey preaches at People's Church. high and intermediate turbines discussed as onboard equipment. Ice carriage to Portland and Demarara voyage planned. Bowdoin sophomores visit Bath, seeking freshmen without success.
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Clover Club
Ty Hall
Evertiing
Arges
Ha’ Mana
Furi
Holmes’ Orchestra
Exellent
Local notes and weather fragment with names and events
Fragmentary report mentions Rev D B Holt of Wesley and Augusta church events, individuals O Sones and Oliver, plus a New Meadows contest under Mayor Webber. Autumn weather note recalls a November thunderstorm with snow flurries affecting Bath area and local farms with a weak strawberry crop and weeded meadows.
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Autornity
New Meadows
Webber
Fragmentary Readable Item From Local Page
A damaged OCR snippet notes someone visiting relatives in Massachusetts and mentions Sewall in a stray reference. The text includes partial phrases and unreadable segments, with no clear event or outcome to identify.
Waves and winds batter shore as Cape Porpoise disaster noted
Reports describe boats on Commercial Street and wrecks off Cape Porpoise after heavy wind and rain. Captains Bente and crew faced danger as water depths prevented car passage. local events included a birthday party on Maple Street and civic notices about road and church weather vane damage.
Seer Shaw Returns From Boston Trip
Nov 8 seer Hon A H Shaw and wife arrived home from a Boston visit. The steamer Ransom Fuller met rough seas on the run with notable wave activity near Midway. Local astronomers prepare for a solar eclipse view on Nov 14 with a telescope event slated for early morning.
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A. H. Shaw
Boston
Ransom B. Fuller
Yestery
Island Belle steamer linked to Hyde Light Guards fair incident
The Island Belle steamer took on duty with Captain William A. Kimball during a Hyde Light Guards food fair. A letter from editor Harry C. Webber arrived in London on July 22, carried by James P. Webber’s continent tour. The schooner Alice M. Colburn ran ashore near West Chop in 17 feet of water with 2,500 tons of coal bound for Bangor.
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William A. Kimball
Hyde Light Guards
Harry C. Webber
The
Indent
London
James P. Webber
Bath
Alice M. Colburn
Donnell Fleet
An Aven
Bangor
Local News Briefs From Maine Port and Nearby Towns
Community updates from Portland and surrounding areas list sailing news, civic events, and social gatherings. Capt David A Scribner is praised for commissary appointment aboard a merchant ship. yacht June enjoys a Keanabec river cruise. Arthur Sewall and other vessels face long voyages. Bishop Walsh confirms St Marys church confirmation class exceeds expectations with around 125 participants.
Delightful Talk by Mrs Sewall at Clubhouse
A brief account describes a social event led by Mrs Sewall with attendees including Miss Irish and Mrs Carl Starling. Mentions of novelties, Betts, George Hartsgrove, and various food items appear in fragmentary notes. Tickets may be available at the clubhouse.
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Irish
Carl Starling
George Hartsgrove
Mitchee Whitee Dante
I. P. Kenge
Alfred Back Receives Royal Letter and Aid Gifts
The Plymouth born former Lord Mayor Alfred Back has received letters from Viscount and Lady Astor praising his aid efforts. He has sent 170 large boxes of clothing shoes and malted milk to Scotland and New England, and traveled to Plymouth Bath London and Glasgow to solicit help for the distressed. The royal visit to Britain boosted local morale after wartime bombings. Everything was simple in entertainment and Back’s work earned recognition from noteworthy figures.
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Ae Back
Plymouth
Isaac Foot
Bath
England
G T
Lord
Lady Astor
Back
Mr. Back
Britain
Former Governor Sewall to Attend
Former governor Sewall is listed among attendees at an event featuring a hunter’s tale by David Henderson, a chalk talk by Otis Card, and musical interludes. The program includes remarks by Elroy Hennessey and Edwin W. Haggett with a crowd social to follow, while discussions and songs are credited to several locals.
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David Henderson
Otis Card
Elroy Hennessey
Ition
Edwin W. Haggett
Richard Renshaw
Granny
Harry Oe
Herbertson
John Howe
Alfred Neal
William
Inner Wheel Guests Plan Winter Meetings at End PTA Hall
A fall Inner Wheel session at the Country Club on November 6 hosted 18 members led by Mrs. Horace Herrick. Dessert at 1 30 followed a business meeting. plans for winter meeting sites were approved for the End PTA hall on Washington Street after December 1. A future program on November 20 will feature Sumner Sewall as speaker. members were urged to bring children’s books for the Memorial Hospital library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Earl Farnham
Horace Herrick
Charles T. Small, Jr
Jason A. Merrill
William L. Skelton
New End
PTA
Washington Street
Inner
the Country Club
Laforest Coombs
Sumner Sewall
Memorial Hosital Library
Eel
Southerne
Ralph Warren
Shifting Demand Shapes U.S. Soybean Use During War
The piece notes demand for soybeans in the United States fluctuating as foreign fat and oil sources closed during World War II. It highlights high soy prices and mentions ongoing development of new uses for soybeans to expand demand.
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United States
Bath area league to convene at YM tonight
Governing board of the Bath intercity league meets at the Y M tonight at 6 30. It is the first meeting of the season with six teams each having two representatives on the board. Officers will be chosen and a league constitution, practice schedule starting Nov 15, and season plans discussed.
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Bath
Richard C Warren Munsey
Shepard Shoe
Billy Haggett
Lewis Kingsbury
Oakhurst Dairy
Jean
Dust and dust control efforts at Bath coal plant
Citizens report little change after 60 days of dust from Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co. operations in Bath. R R Karcher of Portland outlines plant improvements including curtains and water spray, notes dry spell limits impact, and vows further actions and cooperation with the Bath association to reduce dust, soot and road grime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Watson
Donald N. Small
Jay Povich
Kennebec
Mr. Karcher
Karcher
New England
Bath Association
French trawler Fortis heads to Atlantic voyage
The French trawler Fortis departs Bath bound for Portland then sails across the Atlantic to Le Havre. It is the third of 82 trawlers built by Iron Works Corp for the French Supply Commission, following Etoile and Claire de Lune which have already departed for home ports.
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Fortis
Bath
Portland
Wahich Port
Atlantic
le Havre
France
Iron Works Corp
French Supply ‘Commission
Page Etoile Sas Sud
Claire de Lune
Girl Scout Activities Highlight Last Week
Scouts met Sunday at Park Continaunts house with Mrs. Lewis Carter and Miss Martha Pratt leading. Patricia Main was elected treasurer and Dorothy Hart vice president as the troop renamed Sacapawea to Clover. Investiture ceremony planned late November. Peter Pan Brownie Troop 11 hosted a Halloween party with 23 girls at Gracebh parish house.
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Park Continaunts House
Lewis Carter
Martha Pratt
Patricia Main
Dorothy Hart
Sacapawea
Clover
Gracebh
Fred Osgood
Philip" Wyman
Humming Bird and Pine Cone Scout Troops Meet for Projects
Humming Bird Brownie Troop No 13 met at Dike school with leader Mrs Girard Hins and assistant Mrs Eseley. Nancy Eseley elected Juliette Lowe representative. Pine Cone Troop No 4 met at a street house led by William Niss assisted by Mr Randall. Plans include Book Week display November 16 22 and a Portland trip to see Colleen Moore's doll house.
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Dike
Girard Hins
Mr Eseley
Nancy Eseley
Juliette Lowe
William Niss
Randall
Portland
Colleen Moore
Court House
Peaiey
Costain
Cahill
Everett Quimby
Oaks
Bath
Oak Leaf Brownie Troop 14 Meeting Recap
Oak Leaf Brownie Troop No 14 met Wednesday at 3 15 p m at Hyde Park Community House with leader Mrs James Caverly and assistant Mrs Charles Kidder. Fifteen Brownies attended, colored pictures and made an attendance board with names to pin on attendance days. Mrs Caverly told the Brownie story. meeting closed with friendship circle and promise.
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Oak Leaf Brownie
Hyde Park Community House
James Caverly
Charles Kidder
Caverly
Bluebird Brownie Troop convenes with leaders and patrols
Bluebird Brownie Troop No 10 met at Mrs Marjorie Rush home for a 315 pm meeting with 11 girls present. Wild Rose Troop No 2 met at Grace church parish house with leaders Mrs William Forbes and Mrs Randall Daley. Patrols were Bluebirds led by Bernice Greene Red Feather led by Suzanne Watt Six Little Peppers led by Shirley Robinson. Shirley Robinson taught a new game as part of the second class requirement.
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Bluebird Brownie
Marjorie Rush
Wild Rose
Grace Church Parish House
William Forbes
Randall Daley
Bluebirds
Bernice Greene
Red Feather
Suzanne Watt
Shirley Robinson
Wise Owl Troop 8 Plans Hospital Thanksgiving Project
Wise Owl Troop No 8 met Wednesday at 3 15 PM at the high school led by Mrs Lawrence Katz with assistant Mrs Nelson Horridge. Secretary and treasurer reports were read as 14 girls attended. They began work on Thanksgiving favors for the hospital. No meeting next week.
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Wise Owl Troop No
Lawrence Katz
Nelson Horridge
Wise Owl Troop
Deputation Team Leads Fireside Club Meeting
The Colby College Deputation Team from Houston Springfield Bristol Providence held a Winter Street Fireside club gathering with worship a happiness discussion and games. Central Church Pilgrim Fellowship guests. refreshments by Barbara Greene Janice Knight Sally Sewall Edwin Pert and Robert Rowland. Weather permitting hayride planned from the church next Sunday at six. Admiral and Mrs Gillette and Dr and Mrs Warren hosted members for lunch and dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby College
Sree Barker
Houston
Shirleynor
Springfield
Mass
Robert Ingraham
Bristol
California's First Sugar Beets Raised Experimentally
Readable text notes California pioneers growing sugar beets for the first time in an experimental program. It mentions early trials, agricultural innovation, and the involvement of local growers and state agencies. The report frames this as a milestone in crop development and regional sugar production.
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California
New Books Added at Bath Library
Bath library announces new arrivals across fiction and non fiction shelves. Notable titles include Before the Deluge by Mark Alandev Clever Sister by C Turnbull Drums Were the Days by Christine Parmenter and Give Love the Air. Other offerings include Happy Prisoner by Monica Dickens Of Earth by Margaret L A Hour Of Night by Bee Kate and Many Women by Rex Stout.
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Mark Alandev
Bishop's
Turnbull
Christine Parmenter
Pores Noe the Great
Mas 2
Nean
Monica Dickens
Earth
Margaret L. A
Kate Ee Oreasuk
Pease
Iying
Ue Weekly
M Tomlinson
James Hil Destiny
Lion
Ee Eden
Monica's
Helen Topping Miller
Rex Stout
Ee Ees Harbor
Frank Laskier
Espers
Vienna
Bruce Marshall
A. Hamlinton Gibbs
Walter D. Edmonds
Abigail Adams
Janet Whitney
Atlantic Harvest
Ellery Sedgwick
Benchley
Robert C
Bodwell Grange Sees Membership Growth and Cancelled Pomo na Meeting
Bodwell Grange held Friday night with 22 members present. Sagadahoc Pomona's planned meeting at Bodwell Grange on Oct 29 was cancelled. Interior repairs finished. paint, wallpaper and curtains donated by members. Mrs. Frank Scott, on the repair fund committee, reported donations from Popham and Spruceville areas. Literary program postponed to Nov 21. refreshments served after the meeting.
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Bodwell Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona
Frank Scott
Popham
Spruceville
Secrre Men Wille
Wiscasset News Briefs Include Moves and Births
Mrs. Laura Coffin visits winter with Edna Pomeroy on Federal Street. Mrs. Charles W. Findlay returns from New York to see Holden Findlay. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Campbell visit Portland. Lincoln Home trustees meet at its residence. Major John French stationed in Wiesbaden welcomes a son born to his wife, daughter of the Haggetts. Frank Reay sells Hooper Street home and plans Bath move. Stanley W Dodge buys Lewis Cafe at Edgecomb end of the bridge.
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Laura Coffin
Edna Pomeroy
Federal Street
Charles W. Findlay
New York
Holden
Harold Cambell
Portland
D. F. S. Day
Charles E. Crowley
Charles S. Sewall
Lincoln Home For the
Lawrence B. Haggett
John French
Wiesbaden
Germany
Major French
French
Haggett
Frank Reay
Hooper Street
John Abbott
Bath
Reays
Stanley W. Dodge
Lewis Cafe
Edgecomb
Bridge
Scientists Aim to Shoot Cones as Earth Moonlings
Scientists plan to hurl steel cones beyond Earth gravity into orbits 200 to 600 miles up to become moons. Dr. Fritz Zwicky of Mt. Wilson Observatory notes the ascent power comes from penolite, a powerful explosive still closely guarded as a secret.
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Fritz Zwicky
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Probate Notices Listing Administrators and Executors
Probate notices list estates including Edith L Blair of Bath with Raymond E Blair appointed administrator on November 4 and Jesse Wallace of Bath deceased with guardianship details noted. dated in county records.
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John L. Jack
Prote
Jahoc
Edith L. Blair
Bath
Penerees
Raymond E. Blair
Jesse Wallace
Tate
of Isan
Ncc Huse
Dunton
Maine Apples for Aroostook Aid Boosts Maine Agriculture
Augusta Maine Durant? starts a week long push to promote Maine apples for Aroostook County stock. The event features a three day exhibit November 13 in Houston with thousands of apples on display and daily giveaways. Spearheaded by A K Gardner representing the State Agriculture department, the program aims to expand markets and improve supply for consumers. Cooperating groups include the Pomological Society Maine Department of Agriculture and Maine Development Commission.
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Augusta
Maine
Aroostook
K. Gardner
Niee
Gardner
Northland Ac
Houston
Development of Poultry Industry in the United States
The poultry industry began to develop in the United States in the early nineteenth century, with Europe and Asia long having established egg production. Early settlers relied on wild fowl for food, while domestic birds supplemented seasonal shortages.
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Europe
Asia
China
Probate notice for L. Borland will in Bath
Court orders notice to interested parties about the Bath County probate hearing on December first at ten o clock for the will of L. Borland late of Bath. Agatha Grant Knox executrix and Ella J. Dingley executrix named seek letters testamentary. objections may be filed.
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Res Rey
Bath
Pe County
L. Borland
Agatha Grant Knox
Agatha
Lennox
Ella J. Dingley
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Bath Daily Times
Getown
Jeane
Mollie Gibbons
Mrs. Drake
Arthur
Willany
Ben Pewall
Aheine
L6ualges
William T. Toomey
Iernetion
People’s Énhe
Stine Repartiies
Es Iron Wee
Nanes Ord Rockland
Sb “Gas
Phippsbury
Thureday
Peteone
Mercury
Lippett
Demarara
Bowdoin Sopho- Bath
O. Sones
Mr. Spiny
Popham m
Perl
Anid Oliver Sefox
James T. Morse
Siam Te
Rey
Ltt
Homa Ie Fa
Mrs. J Ape
A Sewall
Rede
Ron Sewalt Eer
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Aie Ab
Cou
Cape Porpoise
Bente
New England Co
Gov
Samuel R. Rehs
el A
Rae
Donnell Moses Carr
Maple Street
Jack Fromner
Winter Street
Jennie Cross Trull
Emerg
Boothbay
Boog
Wille H. Melcher
Island Belle
Philadelia
M. W . Sewall & Co
David A. Scribner
Sailor’s
the Universalist Church
How- B. Johnson
Wilmot B. Michell
F. Robinson
Bowdoin
E. C. Plummer
Keanabec River
T Ow
Arthur Sewall
Philadelphia
Seattle
Auburn
New Meadows Inn
Board of Aldermen
Martha Crosby
Arrowsie
Jane and
Alice Nichols
Charles Crosby
Arrowsic
Arthur E. Ham
Fuller
Bar Harbor
Bishop Walsh
St. Mary’s Church
Hyde Windlass Co
Fore River
Mrs. Sewall
Alfred Back
Royalty
Sewall
Fireside Club
Eva K. Evans
Arundel
Kenneth Roberts
V. Ceceres
Robert
P. T. Coffin
Lois Lefiski
Maine Ways
Elizabeth J. Coatsworth
Mary Allen
Marcia Paul
Pat
Sterner P. Meek
Noel Streatfield
Jane Tompkins
Rainbow Dictionary
Wendell W. Wright
Ruth Moore
Wiscasset
John L. Wan
Arodatook
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