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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1937

Page

6

Bath Polo Season Opens Amid Storm and Victory

Fortnightly Bath note recounts Nov 10 1897 polo opener with Bath defeating Lewiston 4 2. Burgess 24 stops and White 22 for Lewiston noted. Several Bath figures highlighted include players Murtaush McGilvary and E Mooney. Also details on staff, local events, accidents, and community notices.

Donnell Baths Lewiston Murtaush McGilvary E. Mooney Burgess Bath White Dan Dougherty George Thistle Fred Willis

Davenport Fund Trustees Assist Panel Discussion

Davenport Fund trustees assist in a December meeting at Gravechurch parish house with hostess group led by Mrs. David S. Cozan and Mrs. Marius H. Page. The December 6 program features a panel on Soriss Pressure and Drinking led by Mrs. W. Percy Marks. participants include Rev. Joseph O. Purdue and several named locals.

Leroy F. Colby David S. Cozan Marius H. Page Gravechurch Parish House Lewis E. Spicer William Maguire Theodoore Watson Hastisses Joseph O. Purdue Matter Gertrude J. Diggery Noel C. Little Brunswick Duncan H. Farrell Joseph I. Smith

Sagadahoc Boy One of Winners

A crowd of students from Sagadahoc and nearby towns pays tribute to boys who proposed railroad themed names for a national contest. Each entry includes the proposer’s name, age, address, and school. The list features Peter Cooper Endurance and Hannah Dustin among suggested names reflecting rail history and regional pride.

Peter Cooper Mable M. Edson Gloucester Avenue Gloucester Mass Stone Court School Robert Burns Chelsea Street Everett Centre School New England Boston & Maine Elsie Goyer Herstreet Park Schaghticoke N. Y Hannah Dustin Mary Clinton Auburn Street Con

Maine News Notes and Levant Anniversary

A Bangor amateur with a low wave phone setup helps a group from Massachusetts in the Nicateur woods stay in touch daily during their vacation. Saturday marked the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Rose of Levant. They wed in Levant with Rev. Ira Brown officiating. Mr. Rose, born in Exeter, and Mrs. Rose, born in Guilford, have three daughters and a large family with 14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Massachusetts Nicateur Woods Bangor Sumner Rose Levant Mrs Rose Ira Brown Rose Exeter Guilford Floren, Teague Nettie Hamilton Addie Thompson

Foreclosure Notice in Sagadahoc Maine Property

Notice records a foreclosure of a mortgage on land in Woolwich Sagadahoc bound by the main road to Dresden and neighboring parcels. The chain of assignments traces to Frank S. Mather and Percy C Batley with conveyances through Nickerson and Thwing, culminating in the claimed breach of condition dated 1907 and acknowledged by Frank S. Mather on November 17 1937.

Evuzabeth Jane Johnson Woolwich Sagadahoc State of Mars Alton Dresden GM Stinson Augusti- Levigne Mary Jane Johnson Alton B. Thwing Percy L. Nickerson Sagadihoc Resistry of Deeds Alfred E Nickerson Percy 1 Nickerson Bath Percy C Batley Sagadahoe Percy C. Batley Mather Frank 3 Mather Frank S. Mather State of Maine Ellowr M Binnie Artle Sory Canonty Bristol Commonwealth of Massachusetts Charles Frank Taylor Hystu Ceeds Beth Seth Granit Street Hieh Street Granit Eliphater Mitchell Wriae Venat Mitchell Western Distret Charles A. Rowe Neliir Hynes County State Atoresaa Noverahe

Probate Notices From Bath Estate Hearings Set December 1937

Court in Sagadahoc Maine announces probate actions for multiple estates and petitions. Publishes order for notice in Bath Independent three weeks ahead of a December 7 1937 hearing.

Campaign for YMCA Nearing End in Town Drive

The YMCA fundraising campaign moves toward completion this week as a $3,500 goal appears about $300 short. The drive seeks last donations before a final report on Saturday, with a published list of local contributors including George R. Ingraham, Madeline Marie Beauty Shop, Wilma I. Voorhees, and many others.

Y.M.C.A George R. Ingraham Madeline Marie Beauty Shop Wilma I. Voorhees Arthur J. Nichols George C. Quicksall Miriam W. Kimball Colonial Club Torrey Rolls Torey Roller

Don Jewett's Camels Top Colonial Club Bowling Standings

The Colonial Club bowling league saw Don Jewett's Camels move from third to leading, while Spuds drop to second after a night of eight points in the 6.30 match and three in the 9.39. New records were set with a 423 team string and a 1151 team total, and Doc Winchenbach led with 322.

Colonial Club Don Jewett Camels Dick Hersom Spuds Johnny Levyn Wines Herby Douglas Fatimas Sid Murads Jewett-men Doc” Winchenbach Rollipe

Governor Barrows offers Maine families winter potatoes prize

A statewide Potato Week program invites Maine housewives to submit letters about their potato usage and efforts to promote the industry. The winner receives a winter supply of the finest spuds and an official presentation with Governor Barrows in Augusta. The Maine Development Commission and Commissioner Frank P. Washburn oversee judging.

Lewis O. Barrows Barrows Maine Maine Development Commission Frank P. Washburn Augusta

West Bath Fair Becomes Spearhead Of Armistice Day Pride

The West Bath fair drew about 750 for a dinner hosted by three officials. A partially rebuilt J Cutts mansion in Biddeford, placed on Factory Island for Armistice Day, signaled the ridgepole in place as James Pease of Bar Mills supervised the effort. Builders reassembled timbers from 1780s work into the original frame in ten days, while a long list of local names attended the reconstruction and celebration.

West Bath Stars and Stripes J Cutts Biddeford James Pease Bar Mills John Johnson Factory Island

Probate Court in Bath Advances Estates for Final Accounts

In Sagadahoc County Bath on the first Tuesday of November 1937 a probate court ordered notice to heirs for hearing on matters including final accounts for Alma E Chase Frank E Conroy Alice W Sewall and others. The orders require three weekly notices in Bath Independent and set a December 1937 hearing date in Bath with appearance and objections allowed.

State OF Maine Sagadahoc Blanche Kenney Fitchburg Worcester Commonwealth of Masachusetts William A Bibber Richmond Ivenage II Sare William A. Biboer Congregational Church of Congregational Maine Ladies Sewing Society Frances E Evelyn Petlock Bath Isaac L. Lake Blanche G. Kenney John P. Carey AWD Said Walter 8S Glidden Sagadahec Path Gorencon Herbert Hodgkins Joanna M Hodgkins William Wood Florence E. Tourigny Seid Auburn Alfred B.sngw Wet Bath Rye Kaiser Ald Hani T. Snow Ecutor Ellen M Dunning Charles Tmall John J. Conroy Alice W Sewall Bath National Bank Charlotte S. Corre Raymond Olifer Lewis J. Naiman Atupgusta Alice H. Whitney Williams Whitney Fliakim McCabe Herbert Wo Metabe Edward R McCabe Herbert W. McCabe Legard Allan Spear Hattie Bowie Phippsburg Furst William R. Bowite Walter S. Ylidden

Probate register lists executors and guardians in Bath and Phippsburg

John I Jack records appointments for Margaret Jane Pease Martha Sanfort and others with dates November 2 1937. Edoward W Bridgham Bath named administrator while MARIA G HARRIS and others receive executor or guardian roles. Names include JOSEPH J MIPCHELI Charles H Bate and WILT TAM A CAMERON with bond noted.

John I Jack Supudahuc Margaret Jane Pease Phippsbury Edoward W Bridgham Bath Martha ( Sanfort Charles C. Law Pith Blien Biatr Fin B Savage Said Binth Wa Maria G Harris Phippsburg Harry Ro Harris South Fortiath John H Prase Lit Edward Briavlam Said Bath Corardian Sata Gecreionna Bond Sun Cate Josiah J Mipcheli, Cote West Bath NG Ber Yi Charles H Bate Iter Mi Wi Baxeeut Lorne i Sintatl Wes Tam Cameron Mary A. Camenn Seid Bath John W. Morsf Frank E. Emmons Katherine | Emmons Frank E Emines

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The Bath Daily Times Wellington Sprague Maine Central R. A Portland and Kennebec Union Station Portland Warren H. Carr Torrey’s Lane Front Commercial Street Fin de Siecle Whist Club Jake's Jennie Coombs Julia Litchfield Edith Palmer Hattie Reed Forrest Nelson Chester__Andrews John Shaw Matt McCurdy Edward Vaughan Mr. Waymouth Pullman Charles E. Robie Douglas's S. Specht, Jr South Howard Spear Dummer Street Seth Stewart D. T. Percy Bath Iron Works General Hyde Joseph P. Hamilton Roanoke Honolulu New York Hamilton Sewalls Herman Undaunted Hester A. Parks Chestnut Street John H. Brown John McKiever M. Biggins Albert Carr Henry M. Hartley Capt. Whitmore Washington Street T. W. Hall James Wakefield J. W. Wakefield Thomas Gibbs Richmond, Va Fanny Brown William C. Covel Boston Mrs. H. H. Churchill Gardiner M. W. Trafton Riggsville James B. Drake J. O. Lincoln George Belanger Quebec Mrs. Belanger John Humphreys Harvard F. Dunning L. Jack Dunning Murray Frank Mikelsky Messrs. Churchill Besselievre Lee R. Hatch H. Kimball Primrose” Whist Club E. C. Plummer Miles Merry Rufus Moulton Messrs. Duggan, Wright, Cunningham, Carberry Welch Iron Works Charles Dallon Fuller Ed Vaughan Fleischmann& Co William T. Hall, Jr Gov. Powers William B. Palmer Lincoln National Bank Harry Lewis Postal Telegraph Office Charles E. Hubbard Charles Delano North Street Republican City Committee Republican Party H. A. Huse George H. Clark Harry E. Stetson William Rogers S. M. Wallace Hunnewell Beach Fort Popham Percy Cottage Cramer S. S. Schmidt Pond Island Cotillion Hall Charlotte E. Farnham Kennebec Stickney Lee Farm Ballou Frank Williams Melville C. Williams South End Farnsworth Arrowsic Williams Charles E. Belcher New Meadows Thirty-First Maine Regiment U.S. Army Leora Thurlow Warner Lewis Walter Smith North End E. D. Jameson Columbia Theatre D. W. Oliver Front Street Joseph Vaughan Wiscasset Mrs. John C. Minott Frank McCorrison Charles Potter Bowdoin College Arrowsie H. Frank Stinson North River Knickerbocker Towage Co Ice King North River Pariay Stinson Harriet A. Stinson Elm Street Rockland Rocklands Roekind Bach Ons Re Ekvindman Mooney Boys Butler's Point Bay Owen Ledyard Bert Lewis Francis L. Morrell Lower High Street Dser Charles E. Bevd Middle Street Mrs. Boyd Daniel Glidden Green Ville Shaw Mill Isiah King Frank F. Willams Melville C. Willia Hunt Desper W. Oliver Maples Fred Winson Mel Haggett H. O. Morse James O. Lincoln J. Edward Drake Fred R. Gibbons C. R. Donnell John C. Humphreys Charlies M Lincoln Youne’s the Times Llewellyn Rovers Lizzie Purington Lizzie Lemont Edward Haggett George Atwood New Hampshire Fred Huse Beacon Street Sarah Dunbar Oliver Wendell Holmes Sandy MacLean Alien Street Lexington Lexington High School Lily Pons Wayne E. Whittemore Monmouth Avenue West Medford Medford High School Jenny Lind P. T. Barnum Boston & Maine System Intreid Therese Mitot Main Street West Concord Harvey Wheeler Bee Enma Darold Pariceau Marion Street Millbury Glace Union School Pewwow Joseph Rutledge Vermont Beeston-Maine Kwasind Clifton Morrison Bristol Road Danbury N. H Center School Longfellow Little John Francis Speck Rockport Mess Rockport High School Robin Heed Old North Bridge Anne Prescott Hosmer Devens Street Concord Mass Peter Bulkeley Davenport Fund Maine News Notes Glennis Arlene Coffin Guy W. Coffin Mechanical's Congregational Church Miss Coffin Mechanic Falls High School Winslow Homer Chute Augusta Tuberculosis Prevention Service City Hall Robert J Faulkner Gardiner R. Deering Notary Public John L. Jack Walter Glidden Thiswee John L Jack Sagada Walter S Glidden Jnudge Probate John L. Jack Register R. L. Blakeney John J. Keegan Riverside Sea Grill L. Eugene Thebeau George B. Connard Louis A. Dole John A. Lord Nathan W. Watson Frank E. Freeman William H. Shea Leland S. Plummer Robert H. Haskell James A. Bimson Oscar F. Williams Forrest R. Lewis William A. Kittridge Ernest Rogers Roy M. Getchell L. J. Sanborn Olney C. Perry Sarah A. Hyde Pauline H. Adams Howard C. Bates Harold T. Stanton Alvah A. Mors Forrest A. Fogg John L. Russell Arthur L. Plant Roland F. Hill Carleton W. Lowell Arthur J. Dunton Donald B. Wilson Percy W. Robbins N. Blaisdell & Sons Ralph S. Hatch Sumner Sewall Pere Kools Marvels A. Jewett D. Ring Frank Duant C. W. Rogers’ Hardware Store Donald Avery Admiral Robert H. G. Shaw E. P. Steininger J.N. Taylor Harry W. Thebeau H. O. Trowbridge S. H. Towne Marvin R. Truss J. D. Vachon Samuel Wakeman F. W. Wetherbee Carroll Watson John Jack Walter 5S Glinden
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