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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1940
Page
8
David R. Wylie treated West Bath Orange to a surprise by giving 18 watermelons from his garden. He produced 100 melons this first season and praised their size and taste as equal to Southern fruit.
This morning at 9 30 Miss Lyn nette Blanche Hunter and Fred Church Hill were married at the Cutler residence in Washington street. Rev David Ll Yale officiated with Janet Cutler playing the wedding march. Only immediate family attended.
Byron Robbins of Jackson’s black shop on Commercial street crafted a 16 foot long martingale for Percy and Small’s six master. The white oak harness, 16 inches in diameter, was turned on a street lathe in a day, the largest yet built in Bath.
The Norwegian and the Bath schooner Frank A. Palmer under Capt. Rawdon collided Saturday morning in Boston harbor. The Palmer was being towed by the tug Dolphin with a cargo of 3,356 tons of coal from Norfolk. Bath Iron Works officials foresee record workload ahead.
Henry Hyde after twelve years as clerk at Riverside Popham resigned and entered the Old Couples Home in Bath. A group of wild raspberries in the L B and B waiting room drew public attention today.
The Maine fall display reaches peak color across the countryside as cool nights deepen the hues of maples oaks ash and sumac. Visitors from out of state will view the flaming hillsides as the parade of color continues through the coming week with peak coloring in central and western Maine.
War department hearings consider channel improvements near Hospital Point Pettis Rocks and Perkins Island Ledge. Proposed removals of shoals and ledges would straighten routes and ease turns, with time savings for vessels now waiting at the river mouth for favorable conditions.
The Bath Iron Works Corporation could build larger ships than in the past ten years and new waterway works would aid operation of these vessels. While exact job and spending figures are unknown, increased employment is likely. Current use includes destroyer construction for the U S Navy with ships about 450 ft long and 36 ft beam, requiring 26 to 30 river transits per ship and occasional 100 ton boiler shipments via river. Nearby yards include small Bath wooden yards and Texas Company shipyard, inactive now but potential reopening in national emergency for large cargo carriers. Public or private dredged material disposal is not expected to face major issues as bottom conditions allow nearby disposal.
The destroyer Livermore, 1630 tons, launched August three by Bath Iron Works, was delivered to the Navy at Boston Navy Yard and placed in commission at 3 p.m. Lieut. Commander Vernon Huber assumed command with a skeleton crew aiding in the initial run. The rest of the month will focus on outfitting for a shakedown cruise expected to begin in early November. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Williams closed their Small Point Beach home and departed for Baltimore, Maryland.
Notice declares breach of mortgage on lands described in Watertown area transfer records, property extending through multiple parcels in Woolwich and surrounding towns, including Norton and Bradford Dickinson lines. Percy C Bailey, mortgagee, states foreclosure action dated October 3 1940 and filed now in Woolwich Maine.
Huntoon Hill Grange held Booster Night and Neighbors Night on September 24 with a patriotic program. Attendees included visiting granges from Boothbay Woolwich West Bath Edgecomb Sheepscot Valley Eastern River Jefferson Enterprise and Solid Rock.
Miss Madelyn Berry and Mrs. Mabel Dickey visit Five Islands while H. T. Stevens of Bath conducts business there on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Alfred Rowe of Bath spends a Five Islands visit. Mrs. Harold A. Burbank returns to Bath after a week with her brother James Main who moved from Scarsdale to Tuckahoe New York.
Notarized statement for Bath Independent owner ship and management as of October 1 1940. Names and addresses of publisher editor and managers listed. Probate notices from Sagadahoc County court published in Bath Independent calling heirs to appear and appoint administrators with or without bond for estates including Arthur Sprague Alice Fuller Nellie Marston and others.
Bath acting City Marshal Joseph A. McLaughlin asks youths who ride after dark without lights to cooperate with a nationwide police campaign. He notes motorists have narrowly avoided collisions and hopes arrests won’t be needed, as bicycle ridership rises nationwide with about nine million bikes now in use.
Maurice J. Warner led a Bath reception for Commander Melzard with corsages for Mrs Ansert and Mrs Vater and Mrs Darling. The program featured Mayor Haskell, Columbia Band, various dances by Charlottes students, and refreshments. Melzard, a Lynn Mass. native, has held five state posts and was elected commander at the Waterville encampment in June.
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