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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1939

Page

7

Bath Marks of Gen Hyde Death and Industrial Shift

Forty years ago Bath mourned General Thomas W. Hyde with a high profile funeral procession and public honors while major local industries Hyde Windlass Co and Iron Works paused. The article notes Hyde’s recent illness, rest of family, and citywide gloom, alongside shipyard news and staging of new vessels at New England Co and Houghton yard in Bath.

T. W. Hyde Bath Thomas W. Hyde the Times Bath Naval Cadet Band Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Co Post Sedgwick Bath Naval Veterans Association Hyde Light Guards National Soldiers’ Home Tagus Elmhurst

Local Notables Return Home From Boston Visit

Mrs. D. D. Frasier and daughter arrived home this morning on the steamer Lincoln after a two day stay in Boston. Miss Minnie Dougherty visited in Portland today. Miss Kate Malaney is clerking at H. E. Palmer and Co.

F. H. Kimball Boston Portland D. D. Frasier Lincoln Minnie Dougherty Kate Malaney H. E. Palmer and Co.'s

Erudition Building Opens First Class Pool Room

Harry Lewis will open a first class pool room at 11 Elm street tonight as the Erudition buildings are ready for occupancy. The event promises a refined venue with modern facilities and a formal opening ceremony to welcome patrons.

Harry Lewis Elm Street

Parochial School Pupils Stage Play at St Marys PTA

Seventh grade pupils directed by Sister Mary Elsa presented the play Sacraments Defined at St Marys P T A meeting. Cast included Eleanor Grainger Lorna Dingley Robert Gaudet Donald Roderick Louise Babine Alphonse Turcotte and Paul Lemont.

Mary Elsa St. Mary's P.T.A Eleanor Grainger Lorna Dingley Robert Gaudet Donald Roderick Louise Babine Alphonse Turcotte Paul Lemont Marguerite Lemont Beatrice Footer Evelyn Roderick Jane McPhee Edmund St. Peter Sadie Sarkis Minnie Bachelder Mabel Burgess St. Mary’s Sodality Daughters of Isabella Welfare Committee Rosanna McFadden

Record turkey surplus signals lower prices this season

Boston market circles report a 700000 bird New England surplus with 10 million pounds of meat. Prices expected around 25 cents a pound, five to six cents below 1938, with markets hoping for further dips if New York stock is ample. National forecasts show 500 million pounds available for Thanksgiving, a record supply versus 11.09 million birds in 1938.

New England Boston New York United States

Bowdoin College Notes Political Forum and Arts Talks

Bowdoin notes announce a War Aims political forum in Chi Psi lodge on Thursday. Friday night features three foreign language plays by Schnitzler Moliere and Herodas in Moulton union. Public invited to all events and exhibits at Walker Art building include portraits by Gilbert Stuart Frans Hall and paintings by Henry W. Strater.

Chi Psi Lodge Schnitzler Moliere Herodas Moulton Union Walker Art Building George Washington Gilbert Stuart Walter Foskett West Palm Beach Fla

Probate Notice Appoints Executor in Saga County Estate

In Saga County a probate notice states Fannie M. Moore of Bath is deceased and that John E. Hatch of Bath was appointed executor on November 14 1939 with bond to be taken. John L. Jack Register of Probate records the appointment and bond details.

Saga Fannie M. Moore Bath John E. Hatch John L. Jack Sagadahoc Mary E. Conant John F. Carey HA EF. Brown Jate Gladys L. Winchenbaugh Waldoboro Maine Ate Tober Ear Fred H. Thompson Flora M. Risteen Edmund L. Risteen Thomaston

War era slang revived in Europe clash pages

A column notes World War I lexicon reemerging in today’s Europe conflict. Terms like communique, dog fight, archies, canteen, Tommy Atkins, gone west, and ammo endure while new war words such as radio replace wireless.

New York Europe Arthur Guy Empey Messin Salvation Army Y.M.C.A Polly New Zealand Army Corps Tommy Atkins

Perkins Suggested as Logical Candi date for Maine Supreme Bench

James Perkins of Boothbay Harbor is proposed as a logical candidate for the Maine Supreme Court. An editorial in the Lewiston Evening Journal on Nov 14 notes his ability and character and argues Lincoln Knox and Sagadahoc counties deserve representation since 1902. The piece cites Perkins as experienced in legal affairs and supported by Lincoln County News.

James Perkins Boothbay Harbor Supreme Bench Lewiston Evening Journal Perkins Maine Lincoln County Lincoln Knox Sagadahoc Supreme Court William H. Folger

Maine Deer Season Surges with Record Likely, Snow Aids Bounty

Maine's deer kill remains strong across counties with signs of a possible record total. Snow in the north and Washington counties aids hunters while poaching drives show good results for the Fish and Game Department.

Washington Stanley Siviski Winslow Lester Brown Bangor Cedric Jackson Terryville Conn Nicatous Jack Williams Nicatous Lodge Jack Fish and Game Department Maine Nicatous Lake West Enfield al McCoy New England Donald Bryant Raymond Thyril Hanson Robbinston Oxford County Sabbathday Lake New Gloucester

Sagadahoc ACA elects officers and ships Christmas trees

At the Sagadahoc County Agricultural Conservation Association election in Lewiston on November 18, Edward L. White was named chairman Frank Bailey vice chairman Walter Knight regular member Fred Rose first alternate Herbert Adams second alternate Charles L Eastman secretary Evelyn Pynes treasurer Also shipped were one car of 110 Christmas trees and a car of fir and spruce boughs from Shaw Meadow crossing by Bert B Morang The trees were sent to St Louis and the boughs to New Orleans.

Phi Rho Society New Meadows Inn Arthur Shorey Walter McDonald Herbert Hall Hiram Stevens Frank Mikelsky Phi Rhonian William Goat Galen Hinckley Sagadahoc County Agricultural Conservation Association Lewiston Edward L. White Bowdeinham Maine Frank Bailey Woolwich Walter Knight Richmond Fred Rose R. 1 Bath Herbert Adams Rf.d Charles L. Eastman Box Evelyn Pynes Shaw Meadow Crossing Bert B. Morang Pembroke St. Louis New Orleans

Old Steamer Sappho Becomes Freighter

Bath readers recall the steamer Sappho built in 1886 for Bar Harbor service later renamed Pawtucket after sale in 1917. Once famed for luxury, she was converted to a freighter in 1924 with increased tonnage yet aging lines, still believed capable for years of work on Long Island Sound.

Bath Sappho New England Shipbuilding Co Maine Central Railroad Co Bar Harbor Rockland Courier- Gazette Bar Barbor Mt. Desert Blackstone Navigation Co Pawtucket R. I New York Delaware River Long Island Sound

Salvation Army Thanksgiving Drive in Bath Seeks Donations

The Salvation Army asks Bath residents to donate for Thanksgiving dinners. About 250 dollars may be needed. boxes at schools collect canned goods and groceries. A kettle at Front and Center streets will accept cash. dinners are planned for November 29 with November 30 observed as Thanksgiving Day.

May Park Bath Front Elm Streets Canton China Salvation Army Bowles

Weather forecasters tip Maine for a mild winter

From Kittery to the county seat the sense is a mild season ahead as south winds dominate after the equinox. Observers note corn ears low, yet rosettes on mullein and primrose suggest hard weather, while birds forage and dandelions bloom indicating warmth may persist. Pauline Giles of Brownfield seeks Bates aviation course, lone female among 18.

Kittery Maine York County Samuel Hodgdon Alfred Pauline Giles Brownfield Bates College

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