Former Bath resident writes of hurricane aftermath
A. W. Foster of Orlando sends a letter describing the devastating effects of the recent hurricane on West Palm Beach and surrounding areas. He recounts floods, destroyed homes, dead and missing, and mass graves, noting widespread damage to buildings and loss of life, with scarce supplies and no wire service.
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Bath
West Palm Beach
Lake Avenue
Everglades
Strickland's Court
Almer
Foster
Bath Independent
Bowling League Opens Next Monday at Park Alleys
The 10 team bowling league at Park Alleys starts Monday evening. Teams listed include Athletics Farrar and Robinson Cubs McMann and Burley Cardinals Miller and Whalen Pirates Gilchrist and Smith Senators Boardman and Heath Wonders Jones and Brown Red Sox Ham and Povich Giants Oliver and Haggard Nite Owls Farnham and McLean Yankees Reynolds and Metcalf.
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Athletics
Farrar
Robinson
Cubs
McMann
Burley
Cardinals
Miller
Whalen
Pirates
Gilchrist
Smith
Senators
Boardman
Heath
Wonders
Jones
Brown
Red Sox
Ham
Povich
Giants
Oliver
Haggard
Nite Owls
Farnham
McLean
Yankees
Reynolds
Metcalf
Latvia Coin Shortage Eases With 5 Million Copper Pieces
To relieve a months long coin shortage Latvia is minting five million copper alloy pieces worth about one fifth to two fifths of a cent each. The issue aims to boost small change circulation and facilitate everyday transactions.
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Latvia
Musical Magicians to Benefit Morse High Athletes in Bath Show
The Musical Magicians traveling troupe will perform at Masonic Hall in Bath on Saturday evening to benefit Morse high school athletic association. Edward Little joins as guests for a first football dance in years. High school students help greeting the audience as the show features magic by Prof. Donnelli and a clever dog named Hooch. The eight o clock start precedes a 9 30 dancing period.
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Musical Magicians
Masonic Hall
Morse High School Athletic Association
Maine
Edward Little
Donnelli
Hooch
Bath
Priest Invents Radio Device to Locate Precious Metals
A French Catholic priest claims a radio instrument he invented can detect gold, platinum, and silver by specific wavelengths. He says the device, buried sacks of different metals eight to 10 feet deep near the Franco Swiss border and in the Pyrenees, can reveal depths and identify metals.
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France
Pyrenees
Happiest Man Marries in Nanterre Wheelbarrow Wedding
M Grimault known as the happiest man in Nanterre wed recently. Friends carried the bridegroom and bride in a decorated wheelbarrow to the Mairie as banners announced the ceremony. Grimault wore a tall cap and goggles and bore a large basket of edibles as guests rolled in extra wheelbarrows.
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M. Grimault
Nanterre
Paris
Grimault
Mairie
English Singer Visits Seville Bull Fight Dedication
Betty Chester, an English singer in Seville, witnessed a bull fight with Frances Doble last summer. An animal was dedicated to each singer. Chester later returned to cheer her favorite after leaving Spain for other engagements.
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Betty Chester
Seville
Spain
Frances Doble
Miss Chester
Probate Court Hears Busy October Session
Sagadahoc Probate Judge Glidden presided over a busy October term. Petitions granted include probate of wills for Emma P. Twitchell, John L. Alexander, Lillian A. Williams, Anable Bernier, Elmira Goldthwaite. Frank G. Coombs and John Lundrigan estates. Administrations granted for George L. Quint and Josephine M. Thebeau. Inventories and accounts filed for multiple estates with various executors and administrators named.
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Glidden
Sagadahoc
Emma P. Twitchell
Topsham
Louise T. Jennings
Frank B. Jennings
John L. Alexander
Philip G. Alexander
Lillian A. Williams
Fred L. Hammond
Anable Bernier
Enable Bernie
Anable Bernier Jr
Elmira Goldthawaite
Augusta
Harold E. Cook
Frank G., Coombs
West Bath
Harriet A. Coombs
John Lundrigan
Bath
Nellie Lundrigan
Benjamin F. Watson
New York City
Mary McLanathan Watson
Frederick W. McLanathan
Lawrence
Frederick B. Percy
Brooklyn
Mass
Elinor B
Karlton G. Percy
Sadie E. Abbott
Quincy
John H. Abbott
Maine
Frank G. Coombs
Arthur J. Dunton
Frederick J. Hinckley
George L. Quint
Harvey J. Given
Josephine M. Thebeau
L. Eugene Thebeau
Emma E. Mitchell
Leon J. Billings
John A. Cone
Augusta M. Cone
Nellie F. Dunton
Alice May Pierce Young
Emma Gertrude Savage
Jennie Gertrude Silsby
Lizzie H. Caswell
Richmond
Ernest A. Frazier
Helen J. Cornish
Dora O. Lowell
Carleton W. Lowell
Lizzie E. Carr
Bowdeinham
Grace C. Houghton
J. Edward Hughes
Lucy M. Hughes
Mary F. Steadman
J. A. Steadman
Georgetown
William D. Sewall
Melville H. Blackwell
Amos K. Butler
Albert H. Shaw
Louise Spinney
George P. Spinney
Arrowsie
Belle P. Rackley
Charles T. Rackley
Arthur E. Hodgkins
William T. Hodgkins
Jane Thomas Hodgkins
Ellen B. Patten
Warren L. Patten
Annie D. Williams
William Dean
Sarah M. Wells
Mildred M. Bailey
Hollis M. Bailey
Woolwich
Mary E. Dean
Benjamin O. Emmons
Yvonne Emmons
Paul R. Given
Alice M. Given
Warren A. Stover Et al
Nathan L. Leavitt
Mary Eliza Wood
Everett
John P. Carey, Jr
Jane T. Hodgkins
Susan Jane Perkins
Lawrence B. Greenwood
Limestone wrangle pits Henry West against George Morrell
Henry West, a Limestone policeman, faced Trial Justice C. M. Fowler on charges of assault and battery against deputy sheriff George H. Morrell. West was fined $2 plus costs totaling $37.45, and he appealed the verdict. Sureties Ernest Getchell and Elwood Noyes were listed for the appeal.
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Limestone
Henry West
George H. Morrell
Mr. West
C. M. Fowler
Mr. Morrell
H. T. Powers
A. F. Cook
West
Ernest Getchell
Elwood Noyes
Gru
Row boat found at Merrymeeting Bay offered to owner
Found in Merrymeeting Bay September 47 a row boat. Owner can reclaim by proving property and paying charges. Albert Temple Bowdoinham Village Westf
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Merrymeeting Bay
Albert Temple
Bowdoinham Village
Bowdoinham Community Notes and Local Events
Local residents hosting visitors from Woolwich Hartford and Lisbon. a mass marriage in Arlington Heights Mass linked Bowdoinham families. Train schedules updated for Bowdoinham station with multiple east and westbound runs and a milk train. Church and school events include Baptist association services, 4-H meeting, and a teachers convention in Richmond.
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H. B. Allen
Warren Robins
Hartford
Yarmouth
Humphrey Randall
Portland
C. B. Randall
F. K. Jack
Lancaster
Browns Point
Oscar Schoen
Staten Island
N. Y
Schoen
Bowdoinham
Arlington Heights
Mass
Effie Goddard
Charles Milton McEwen
Delaware
Charles McEwen
Faith Goddard
Clara H. Goddard
Ruth McEwen
Clarence Gould
Ogunquit
Bowdeinham
Forest Street
H. D. Cornish
R. D. Purinton
Clara Fogg
Celene Forsyth
East Vassalboro
Farm Bureau
Grange
Elizabeth Britt
Lisbon Falls
Murl Downing
Joy
Richmond
Margaret Hamilton
Boston
George Hamilton
William J. Craft
C. H. Blair
Bath
Emma
Mary Denham
Emma Denham
Blair
Freeman White
D. L. Craney
Bishop Schoolhouse
Carrie Kendall
Arthur Verrill
Lucille Toothaker
Ella Nash
W. T. Hardie
Sarah Archibald
John Pierce
MacDonald
Della Rideout
Nettie Brown
Gardiner
Belfast
Iva
Alice Cromwell
Five Islands
Baptist Association
Harold Hatch
Springfield
Mabel Young
Farmington
J. Hall Denham
Bowdeinham Baptist Association
Baptist Church
William Wood
William Rowe
K. of P. Hall
Bowdoinham Red Cross
Florida
P. C. Nealey
Locke Crouse
Bay View Cemetery
Minnie Waldron
Martha Totman
George Weeks
A. C. Carr
Merrymeeting Grange
Helen Britt
Vendella Mosher
Richmond Priday
Parent Teachers Association
Mark Hodges
Local Notes and Visits Round Topsfield in Fall Scene
Topsfield residents share brief updates from visits and travels. John Temple of Litchfield Corner gathers fair notices while Mrs. Hoages mother Mrs. Williams hosts a short visit. The town reports bridge completion near the old steam mill wharf and safety updates to town hall stores.
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Topsfield
Mass
Hoage
Fannie Wiliams
John Temple
Litchfield Corner
Litchfield
Baptist Society
Milton
M. D. Pratt
Lynn Hinkley
Mrs. MacDougal
Fort Fairfield
A. S. MacDougal
Mary Dodge
Connecticut
Henry Soule
Augusta
Bowdoin Community Notes Include Local Meetings and Trades
The East Bowdoin Ladies aid plans a Thursday meeting at Mrs James Millay home. Charles Babb assists Ernest Sylvester of Bowdoinham with potato harvest. Mrs L C Starbird, employed in Bowdoinham, died last week with her family. E E Purinton has been on the ...
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James Strickland
West Palm Beach
Jin
East Bowdoin
Local Church Notices East Sandown Chapel Services
Sick list notes Mrs. Samuel Enman has recovered from a heavy cold and can go out again. East Sandown chapel holds Sunday services at three o'clock led by Rev. J. A. Pauquett. All welcome.
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Samuel Enman
East Sandown Chapel
J. A. Pauquett
Topsham Grange Awards Contract for New Hall
Topsham Grange juried its meeting and awarded the building contract to Naugler Bros of Brunswick for the new hall. Preparations for exhibits and a Topsham fair food booth are underway. Bertha Wright led a program with readings, vocal duets, piano, monologue, conundrums, and a one act comedy featuring Grange members.
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Topsham Grange
Naugler Bros
Brunswick
Topsham Fair
Bertha Wright
Jessie Morrill
Myrtie Cutler
Gertrude Tarr
Nellie Hamlin
Colonial Club Raises Dues and Voting Awards
Twenty eight members attended the Colonial club meeting as dues rose from 12 to 15 dollars yearly effective Oct 1. President Kingsley received thanks for a Sebasco golf tournament he organized. Frank W. Perkins moved from active to nonresident status. new active members include Alex F. Burden Frank M. Churchill and Clayton F. Fortier. Ernest W. George Jr. of Brunswick elected to nonresident membership.
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Colonial Club
Kingsley
Sebasco
Frank W. Perkins
Alex F. Burden
Frank M. Churchill
Clayton F. Fortier
Ernest W. George Jr
Brunswick
Former Bath Boy Stanwood Specht Tours with Balboa Legion
Stanwood Specht son of 8 O Specht formerly of Bath now residing in Balboa Panama played for the Balboa American Legion Junior League team during a U S tour. At 14 he was the team’s youngest member and captained the Balboa Junior High squad while visiting York Philadelphia and Kentucky. His guardians Mr and Mrs Specht moved to the Canal Zone five years ago and he later stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Totman in Portland. Italy seeks a marriage alliance with Prince Humbert the throne heir.
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Stanwood Specht
O. Specht
Bath
Balboa
Panama
American Legion
Es York
Philadelphia
Kentucky
Specht
Canal Zone
Portland
Frank Totman
Pine Street
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Orlando
A. W. Foster
Fla
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William A. Hil
Middle Street
Bowling League
Benefit OF
Morse High Athletic Association
Bull
Out of State
William F. Small Late
Bowdoin
L. A. Jack
D.b.n. C.t.a
Senter
New York
Thorn’s Corner Grange
Bowdoin Center
Thorn’s Corner
River View
Pine Tree
Merrymeeting
Wales
Progressive
North Auburn
NEW Hall
United States
Balboa Baseball
Italy
Prince Humbert
New Coats
Bath Department Store
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