Forty Years Ago in Bath Nov 17 1914 Highlights
The Bath column reports naval tension as the Tennessee is fired upon near Smyrna and confirms to the Navy Department. It notes a freight train wreck near Harvard Crossing with 150 men working to clear lines, local bridge work between Wiscasset and Edgecomb, and the E M Fuller homestead conversion into a two flat residence. Other items include tobacco tax notices, Kennebec Feldspar Co formation, steam drill orders, a mackerel season bumper, community visits, and naval assignments at Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Wash‘hn
Decker
Tennessee
Despee
Athens
Sean Bettie
Aegeana
Smyrna
Harvard’s Crossing
German Repulse North of Paris Amid Fresh Battles
Nov 18 1914 reports renewed fighting near Tracy Le Val within two hours of Paris as German forces attempt to recapture a town won by Allies. French official says the attack was repulsed with heavy losses. A side hunt and masquerade ball are scheduled at a local hall with a game supper and music, winners judged from the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tracy-Le-Val
Winter War Dims as Germany Attacks Argonne
Nov 19 1914 report notes three German infantry attacks repulsed in the Argonne region as fighting along the North Sea wanes. Also covers Pine Tree Division railroad officers elected, temperance trends, Henry Ford cigarette stance, and local Bath Maine area industrial and naval updates with personnel movements and shipyard activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
Germany
French War Office
Argonne Forest
Pine Tree Division
C. C
W. S. Peabody
A. M. Madsen
E. J. Jeffry
S. C
C. S. Skillings
J. C
H. A. Smith
I. S
Henry Fournier
O. S
A.H. Pray
Sewall Peterson
E. J. Murphy
A. H. Pray
Bath election ordered to fill second lieutenant vacancy
Col. W. O. Peterson ordered Dec. 4 for the Fourth Company C A C Bath to fill the second lieutenant slot after George B Moo resigned. Lieut Moody, two years in rank, earned praise for efficiency and devised a quick method to measure target speed from the battery during practice. Frank Bernard moves from Sewall farm to Elwell Crosby farm and raised 75 bushels of potatoes with 60 hens on leased land this year. Morse High held the first practice game with 16 players, signaling a strong season ahead. Mrs. Joseph Cyr departs for Millinocket for the winter with Mr. Cyr employed by Great Northern Paper Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Peterson
Bath
George B. Moo
Lieut. Moody
Frank Bernard
Sewall
Elwell Crosby Farm
Bernard
Joseph Cyr
Mr. Cyr
The
Great Northern Paper Co
Russian claims halt German advance in Poland war report
Nov 20 1914 dispatchs from Russian sources claim Germany’s effort to crush Russian forces has been checked and that the Russian advance is halted in Poland. The report notes possible decisive consequences for the German side and mentions ongoing fighting on snow covered fields as the season advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Petrograd
Poland
Canals Ie Senia
Cosmopolitan club project for district nurse urged
Nov 22 1914 report notes Kimball's thermometer at 29 in shade and 15 above in the night. South Gardiner river shows light ice. The Cosmopolitan club project for a district nurse is a worthy undertaking needing cordial cooperation from organizations invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Chase's Corner
South Gardiner
Cosmopolitan Club
Notable locals and adventures spanned through coast and woods
A Maine town item lists Byron Boyd and family surviving a shore bog incident near Indian Lake in Somerset county. It notes past follies with timberland, a boatman, and a missing isthmus. Other notes cover streetcar demands, hunting trophies, theater ushers, Coast Artillery exams, a honeymoon return, and winter safety rules for mail carriers and coasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Lake
Somerset Coun
C. E Pinkham
W. E. Brewer
Southport
Byron Boyd
Byron
Ninsula
Morse High violinist Weeks gains notices in Portland
Ken neth Richard Weeks son of Mr and Mrs Gorham Weeks of Green street is a Morse High senior active in music. He began violin at age ten, has performed publicly in Portland at the teachers convention, sings tenor in the Universalist church quartet, leads the Morse High School Glee Club, and directed the school orchestra for four years before planning to study in Boston. Other brief items note Charles W. Clifford’s return from State Hospital Board work, Montsweag residents wintering in Jupiter, Union residents visiting, and an exceptional ice harvest by Diamond Ice Co from Lemont Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Richard Weeks
Gorham Weeks
Green Street
Young Weeks
Morse High School
Portland
Weeks
Universalist Church
Morse High School Glee Club
Warren
Margaret L. Wilson
Brunswick
Boston
Winnegance Pond Freezes as Ice Company Struggles
Local ice supply tightens as a sudden cold snap freezes the old mill pond at Winnegance, making skimming conditions evident. Bath Iron Works staff see a few vacation days after a live-wire burn, and Forest Potter markets a coal heating additive. Thanksgiving events unfold with Dorothy Higgins returning home and a community dance at the Fuller residence. Volunteers at the Old Ladies' Home entertain residents, while local workers head to Lake Moxie for lumber work and Captain Lewis joins the Oakes Ames schooner for New York lumber loading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Lewis
Oakes Ames
South Gardiner
New York
Project meeting after Thanksgiving at Myrtle Wilsons home
A note indicates a fire damaged a home on November 14. Members will gather at Myrtle Wilsons home after Thanksgiving to work on this project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Wilson
Christmas sale and dinner plans announced by Central Church League
Central Church League outlined a Christmas sale and chicken supper for December 10 at a Monday meeting with 27 members present. Committees for supper and dining room were named, with multiple members assigned to book tables aprons gifts and cooked foods. Also planned Men’s Club supper for December 7 and a talk on Ireland with photos by H Macy Whitehead at the November 29 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church League
Donald Page
Kenneth Humphries
Edward A. Cummings
J. Haviland Torrey
A. Lincoln Anderson
Robert Milliken
John Grindell
A. George Moses
Donald F. Preble
William Peavey
James Caverly
Alfred Carpenter
Lawrence Matter
Harold Small
Pilgrim Fellowship
Arthur M. McDonald
Perley Ater
Weldon Smith
Horace Morse
Guy Allenwood
Jeannette Morse
Dana McIntire
Thomas Underwood
Marius Page
Zina Eaton
Reginald Parker
James Cavery
Perleyster
H. Macy Whitehead
Ireland
League
Louise Perkins
Jack McCall
Bath B'nai B'rith hears council conference report
Bath Chapter of B'nai B'rith met at 3 Dike Road with co chairmen reporting on a recent social. Mrs. Abraham Kramer, Mrs. Samuel Levin and Miss Sophia M. Mikels summarized the State of Maine B'nai B'rith Council conference at Thorn-dike hotel in Rockland last week. A hospital sewing report was given by Mrs. Samuel Prawer. Refreshments followed, and the next meeting will be at Mrs. Abraham Kramer's 67 Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
B'nai B'rith
Jesse Levin
Dike Road
Cochairmen
Jacob Smith
Samuel Levin
Abraham Kramer
Sophia M. Mikels
State of
Maine
B'nai B'rith Council
Thorndike Hotel
Rockland
Samuel Prawer
Court Street
Bath Societies Discuss Lenses At Club Meeting
The Bath Societies group swapped Barter’s boat photos with Mat thow Doak and Carroll Morse then debated camera lens merits. Sponsored by Iron Works Recreation Association, meeting open to B I W employees Navy personnel families and friends. Next meeting Thursday Dec 2. Three Thanksgiving arrangements were on display by Mrs Albert Whitney Mrs John Gillespie and Mrs Herbert Harris Mrs Emerton Gross and Mrs Walter Thurston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment Barter
Matthow Doak
Carroll Morse
Th Iron Works Recreation Association
Navy
Albert Whitney
John Gillespie
Herbert Harris
Emerton Gross
Walter Thurston
Baptist Youth Fellowship Discusses Neighbors and Segregation
The First Baptist Church Youth Fellowship met in the vestry Sunday at six with Bernice Green leading prayer. Dixie Oliver directed devotion on Neighbors Needed and led a discussion on Segregation and Neighborly Love. Present were Elaine Pinkham Bernice Green Vance Libby Terry Tamasy Donald Alice Green Dixie Oliver and Barbara Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Bernice Green
Dixie Oliver
Donald Thayer
Elaine Pinkham
Vance Libby
Terry Tamasy
Donald Alice Green
Barbara Stewart
Wesley Youth Fellowship Prepares Thanksgiving Program
Eighteen members of Wesley Methodist Youth Fellowship meet at the vestry to rehearse for the Thanksgiving service. They will perform at Presley and Gowen Nursing Homes on Thanksgiving Day with Edna King as chair. Twelve members will appear, including three hymns, the Governor's proclamation, and a prayer, plus favors for patients. Also noted is Saturday's successful cooked food sale. Next meeting is November 28 under leader Mrs. Carlyle Taber and Pastor Oliver Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Fellowship
Wesley Methodist Church
Presley Nursing Home
Gowen Nursing Home
Edna King
Anna Lonn
Carlyle Taber
Oliver Bell
Kateon Auxiliary Hosts Party for Mrs Perkins in East Brunswick
Ernest Kateon and Mrs Kateon Auxiliary hosted a Monday evening card party and birthday celebration for Mrs Elfreda Perkins at 23 Huse Street East Brunswick. Twenty three attendees enjoyed sandwiches cake cookies ice cream and coffee. A birthday cake gift were presented. Plans were made to sew diapers and nightgowns for one year old Terrance Pinkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ary
Ernest Edgar Kateon
Elfreda Perkins
East Brunswick
Jesse Morrell
Huse Street
Perkins
Terrance Pinkham
Pictures and Picture Frames Tips At Woolwich Club
Montsweag Extension Group met at the Good Will club rooms in Woolwich for an all day session. Led by Mrs. Evelyn Ater, members learned finishing mouldings and selecting frames for various pictures. Mrs. Georgie Walker gave a talk on Holland and its culture. Mrs. Mary Cooke was announced as assistant home management leader for the next year. A noon dinner was served. The next meeting is December 16 at the South End PTA hall, with Christmas party planning and dinner arrangements by association members. Decorations will be handled by several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag
Good Will Club
Woolwich
Evelyn Ater
Georgie Walker
Holland
Mary Cooke
Alice Baker
Adele Mazeiko
Muriel Preble
Boston
South End
P.T.A. Hall
Association
Gladys Eaton
Kay Pert
Ruth Leavitt
Adelaide Bowker
Sacred Heart Circle Installs Daughters of Isabella Officers
Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella celebrated an officer installation at the Community Center on Sunday with guests from Portland and Lisbon. State Regent Gertrude Elrik oversaw the ceremony with Helen Thibodeau as marshal, installing officers including Helen Moses as regent and Phyllis Katula as inside guard. Grace Costain presided at the organ and Fr. John Belfontaine and the State regent offered remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Aoa
Portland
Lisbon
Als
Gertrude Elrik
Helen Thibodeau
Helen Moses
Sophie McPherson
Anne Perry
Gertrude Nugent
Louise Edgert
Gladys King
Betty Holland
Mary Cummings
Laura Carrier
Grace Cunningham
Alice Burgess
Monitor
Beatrice Thebeau
Lucy Desmond
Mary Katula
Phyllis Katula
Sarah White
Grace Costain
Eat
John Belfontaine
Honors Won by Maine 4 Hers at National Congress
Honors awarded to Maine 4-H members for national achievements in 1954 include Marvin Hedstrom of Stockholm area winning an all expenses trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago as guest of American Oil Co for his work in Tractor program and perseverance in servicing oiling and cleaning machinery. Nancy Finemore of Limestone earned a trip to Chicago as guest of Simplicity Pattern Co for a navy blue tailored dress in the Dress Revue. Alice Blaney of South China won the state canning honors with 5080 pints produced, earning a Chicago trip as reward. the program is run under Cooperative Extension Service guidance with local leaders Mrs. Radcliffe Holmquist and Mr. Kenneth Dow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hedstrom Farm
Stockholm
Sonarvin
American Oil Co
Marvin
Radcliffe Holmquist
Kenneth Dow
Maine
Canton
Orris
Comn
Norris
University of Maine
Marvin Hedstrom
Nancy Finnemore
Limestone
Simplicity Pattern Co
Nancy
4-H
Alice Blaney
South China
Kerr Glass
Alice
Ralph Esa
Girl Scout Troop 8 to Meet at Knights of Columbus Hall
Regent, marshal and regent announced that Girl Scout Troop Star of Bethlehem No. 8, sponsored by the Daughters, will meet Wednesday afternoon. The next business meeting is set for Tuesday evening December 7 at Knights of Columbus hall. A social hour followed with refreshments served by Louise Edgett and Vivian Kronstrandt, assisted by Mary Cummings, Gladys King, Alice Burgess and Betty Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of Bethlehem, No. 8
Knights of Columbus Hall
Louise Edgett
Vivian Kronstrandt
Mary Cummings
Gladys King
Alice Burgess
Betty Holland
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Holds All Day Meeting
Cosmopolitan Garden Club met at the club house starting at 10 o clock for an all day session. Members painted glasses and sewed bags for the State Hospital at Augusta as a Christmas project. A two o clock business meeting was led by President Mrs Albert Whitney. The group planned a Christmas basket and a December 13 silver tea. Mrs Carville Douglas returned after illness. A short Thanksgiving program featured solos readings songs and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
State Hospital
Augusta
Albert Whitney
Carville Douglas
Youth Fellowship Thanksgiving project by Beacon and Wesley churches
The Methodist Youth Fellowships at Beacon street and Wesley churches completed candy filled favors and place cards for Old Couples home Presley and Gowan Nursing homes. Under counsellors Mr and Mrs Wesley McPhee and Mrs Carl Tabor they will visit the homes Wednesday evening then present the items at the nursing homes Thursday following a brief musical program led by Patricia Gaudet and Edna King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Wesley
Wesley McPhee
Carl Tabor
Presley Nursing Home
Gowan Nursing Home
Patricia Gaudet
Edna King
Wesley Young People
Presley and
Gowan
Cub Scouts Plan Penny Fair at Beacon Street Church
Final plans were set for a Penny Fair sponsored by Cub Scout 57. The event is Friday from 6 to 9 pm in the Beacon Street Methodist church vestry with games food and a small admission. Committee members include Cubmaster Fred E. Fox chair Merton Dearing Richard Towle and several spouses and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scout 57
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Fred E. Fox
Merton Dearing
Richard Towle
Randall Merry
Truman Wallace
Harvey Rowe
Raymond Parks
Joe Avery
Albert McMann
Carroll Hunt
Sherman Mitchell
Adria Smith
Whenry
Local Social Notices List Names Revered Hosts
Donnell, Mrs. Brenton Ayer, Mrs. Clarence Pye, Mrs. John Conley, Mrs. Stanley Comeau and Mrs. Howard Barter appear among a group of hosts in a society page snippet, highlighting social duties and affiliations within their community network.
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Bath Daily Times
F. W. Carlton
Wiscasset
Edgecomb
E. M. Fuller
Supt. Fuller
Kitty Luce
Kennebec Feldspar Co
Williams Whitney
M. Peece
Edward W. Bridgham
Harry Wilkshire
Georgetown
Franklin
B. F. Jewett
Westport
William Mann
Center Street
J. H. Day Co
Mann
Big Woods
Great Falls
William Shaughnessy
F. H. Altekamp
Oscar H. Smiley
Ernest W. Cripps
Cripps
Dr. Cadman
Jane
Wilson
Congress
J. H. Walsh
Bath Iron Works
Wisconsin
L. S. Adams
Louise Hill
Bath Opera House
J. Edward Stinson
Stinson
Frank Hodgdon
Ezra Hume
Massachusetts
Corliss Bailey
Hunnewell Place
Eugene M. Desmond
Square Theater Stock Co
Lowell
Mass
Lowell Paper
Errimack Square Theater
Eugene Desmond
E. E. Jennings
Lewiston
Phippsburg
Russia
Africa
Henry Ford
Ford
Cadillac
Detroit
the Times
Calonial Cafe
Zizania
Kennebec
Howard
Clarence F. Whittum
John H. McMann
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Morse High
Scott R. Frye
Katy Donnell
Raymond's Court
Oren F. Fryere
Watson, Fryer
New England
Harry W. Thebeau
Kimball Bros. Co
Boothbay
George Spinney
Helen Spinney
Bedford Street
City
Charles F. Magoun
Alice F. Magoun
Upper Middle Street
al Ridley
John A. Norris
Weeks Street
Allen W. Farrell
Winfield Miller
Kittery Navy Yard
Fitters’ Department
Howard A. Corey
Wesley Church
Ralph Rand
Johnson Bros
Gardiner
Hallowell
Wiliams
Department
Music Hall
Street Railway Company
Thomas Reed
Howard Baker
L. Eugene Thebeau
Colonial Club
Pudd’n Head
Biddeford
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Harvey Winslow
Portland Armory
Coast Artillery Corps
Auburn
Andrew Butterfield
South Street
Idella Altekamp
Kents Hill Seminary
Evelyn Johnson
Presque Isle
White Mountains
Post Office Department
Edwin L. Emmons
Charles W. Clifford
State Hospital Board
James Taylor
Jupiter
Palm Beach
Fla
Harry Ames
Ariel
Union
D. L. Howard
Middle Street
Diamond Ice Co
Lemont'a Creek
Driver
Winnegance
George Gauvin
Winneganee Creek
Forest Potter
Dorothy Higgins
Jane Patterson
Abbott Academy
Exeter
Miss Higgins
Fullers
High Street
Old Ladies
Robert Hatch
Lydia Tracy
Wetch
John Shaw
Ann Kimball
Jack McDonald
Daniel King
Dan Martin
Edward Hamilton
Lake Moxie
Bath Societies
Baptist Fellowship
Wesley Fellowship
Kateon
H’ers
Norris Conant
Alice Elancy
Cooperative Extension Service
Cosmo Garden Club
CUB Scouts
Annie i Oene
Benjamin P. Coombs
Frederick Dayton
Presen
Lowance Langdon
Brenda F
Russell L. Kenney
Ca L. Weeny
Rebecca L.ane
Jane Hazel Lausier
Joseph W. Lausier
Susan E. C. Nichols
Said Ith
Edwin E Frat
Evelyn A. Dodge
le Oers
Shippsburg
Ecca
Seenaria
Eeidge Bath National Bank
Arthur F . Willems
H. Sewall Williams
John W. Williams
Anne K. Williams
Arthur J. Dunton
Lillian H. Heal
Register
Morrison Russell Boynton
Newton
Margaret W. Boynton
Randall F Cook
John J Keegan
George McIntire
Walter F Taylor
Gertrude L. Rines
Whitefield
New Hampshire
Carlton L Rines
Seine
Frederick N Sanborn
Lynn M. Bua
Jeanie R. Sanborn
Bath Trust Company
Allan Spear
Arthur J Dunton
Jillian H. Heat
Sagadahoe
Evelyn F Ward