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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1939

Page

4

Maine Trout Spawn in Exhibit Pool at New York World's Fair

Visitors at the Maine exhibit at the New York World's Fair witnessed a surprising event as trout fingerlings spawned in the pool. Over 3,000 eggs buried in sand near a corner hatched and swam beneath waterfalls. Maine game warden Levi Down and exhibit manager Charles Titus emphasized the authenticity of the display attracting international visitors and officials.

Klir Beck Levi Down Maine Charles Titus John Sollberger America Sollberger Ralph O. Brewster James A. Noon Portland Chamber of Commerce Toia

Bath Couple Wed at Bride's Aunt's Home

Eleanor M. Erwin and Lawrence E. Sprague married in a Saturday afternoon ceremony at 92 Bedford Street home of the bride’s aunt Mrs. S. N. McQuaid e. Rev Joseph O Purdue officiated. The couple plan to reside on Edward Street after Oct 14 following a wedding trip.

Eleanor M. Erwin Herbert F. Erwin Oak Street Lawrence E. Sprague Eugene H. Sprague Richardson Street N. McQuaide Bedford Street Joseph O. Purdue Raymond Brown Damariscotta Margaret S. Gordon Howard Parks

School council names officers and safety talk planned

The opening meeting of the High School student council elected Stanley Cressey as president Morton Holbrook as vice president Barbara Curran as secretary and Pauline Nickerson as treasurer Miss Gertrude Diggery was named advisor A safety Assembly with State Highway Officer Shaw is planned and driving lessons may be announced later Also announced is Rumford's new American LaFrance Jr 65 foot aerial fire truck with ladder wall ladders and equipment demonstrations have attracted attention, signaling a modern department with powerful capabilities.

Herrick Stanley Cressey Morton Holbrook Barbara Curran Pauline Nickerson Gertrude Diggery Shaw Clare Fulton Eleanor Bertrand Sumner Hawley Elizabeth Williams Rumford LaFrance Jr Ind Cnildren Pen Street Maine

Richmond Daughters of Union Veterans hold regular meeting

Amy Bradley Tent No 15 meets on Main Street with supper under the guidance of Beedle Waltz Gilpatrick and McFarland. Guests include Ella Henderson Milo and Courtney Hinkley Richmond. Annie Johnson initiated with granddaughter Skinner presenting the obligation. Next meeting set for October 21 with a public baked bean supper at 5 30.

Amy Bradley Daughters of Union Veterans of Mildred B. Skinner Johnson Department Council Vanessa J. Beedle Skinner Lillian Johnson Viola Douglass

Annual State Y M C A Boys Conference In Portland

The Y M C A Boys Conference will be held in Portland November 17 to 19 with Bath expected to send up to fifty delegates from a Bath record 49 last year. The event draws hundreds of Maine youths, aims to foster church involvement, and operates on a first come first served registration until the 600-delegate limit is reached.

Portland Bath Maine Lewiston Auburn

Furber Attends Insurance Meeting in Boston

William A. Furber traveled Tuesday to Boston for a New England agents meeting of Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co at the Copley Plaza Hotel. Over 400 company representatives from across New England are expected. The program focuses on insured motorist protections and cost efficiency.

New England Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty Co Boston William A. Furber Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co Copley Plaza Furber Lumbermens America

Death notice for Thomas C. Herbert of Georgetown Cape Elizabeth

The Georgetowns brief death notice reports Thomas C. Herbert, 56, of Georgetown and Cape Elizabeth. He grew up in Richmond Indiana and studied at the University of Maine, later engineering for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He leaves a widow and son, with brothers and a Portland telecommunication executive among survivors.

Germans lose faith in Siegfried line amid food shortages

A Lewiston reader shares a letter from a relative in Germany describing widespread doubt about the Siegfried line as hunger worsens. Reports say Germans doubt war aims, recall fierce raids on Heidelberg, and fear a short war ending within six months.

Germany Lewiston Heidelberg Poland

Gray couple marks golden wedding anniversary

Mr and Mrs Richard Huff of Gray Avenue Saco were surprised Sunday as friends gathered for a quiet observance that turned into a reception in their honor. A purse of gold was presented and many beautiful bouquets were given by friends.

Richard Huff Gray Avenue Saco

Naturalist Gilstrap Delivers Parks Lecture to 500 at Morse High

Grand Canyon National Park chief naturalist Max K. Gilstrap spoke to about 500 in Morse High School auditorium on Natural Parks of America. He played piano with Mrs. Gilstrap, mimicked birds, and sang tunes from Rose Marie while describing forests rangers, park life, the Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Boulder Dam, and animal anecdotes.

Max K. Gilstrap Grand Canyon National Park Natural Parks of America Morse High School Gilstrap Rose Marie Forest Rangers Park Rangers Park Grand Canyon Colorado River Boulder Dam John Parker

Bath Girl Weds Augusta Man In First Baptist Church

Wallace Kemp Hart son of Augusta residents Lester M Hart and Mrs Hart marries Phyllis Viola Eaton daughter of Mr and Mrs Leon Eaton in a First Baptist ceremony. The couple will reside in Augusta at 8 Bennett Street after a Boston White Mountains honeymoon with wedding party including Aice Eaton and Byron Hart. Both graduates and teachers engaged in local offices and schools.

Phyllis Viola Eaton Wallace Kemp Hart First Baptist Church Lester M.hart Augusta Leon R. Eaton Oak Street Charles R. Sims Miss Aice Eaton Miss Eaton Byron Hart Martin R. Eaton Elbridge M.hart Sevilla Wyman Roy M. Wyman Small Point Vaughan Overman Pauline Rogers Eleanor Chase Industrial Accident Commission State House Hart Cony High School Gorham Normal School

Bath Landmark House Narrowly Survived Until Now

One of Bath’s old landmarks, the former George H. W. Barton house on Front Street opposite the Park, is being torn down. The building served as Watson Frye Co storehouse and later storage and office space for Cornerbrook Foundry & Machine Co. It was altered from two and a half stories to one, with a roof changed to a slanting design. A solid inner brick wall shows old insulation ideas. A new building may rise on the lot, though plans are not definite.

Bath George H. W. Barton Front Street Mr. Barton Watson, Frye Co Watson, Frye Co., Ltd Cornerbrook Foundry & Machine Co Benjamin Isaacson Co Lewiston

Bear hunting on Fourteen Ridge yields two of three bears downed

Kenneth Wormell of South Lubec using a 22 caliber rifle on the first day of open season killed two of three bears on Fourteen Ridge near Cooper. The party including Mr and Mrs Wormell and Mr and Mrs Carleton Cheney watched from a hillside as Wormell shot a 115 pound bear twice and a second similar bear twice more. The larger third bear escaped after sliding down a beech tree. Partridge were bagged and deer signs noted.

Kenneth Wormell South Lubec Fourteen Ridge Cooper Wormell Carleton Cheney Boston Bees Selma

Five Islands Community Notes Include Visitors and Outings

The Five Islands column lists residents and guests visiting cottages and towns over the past week. Names include F L Putman, Franks Snow, Hockridge, Dr Dorothy Donely, Miss Mary O Connors, Katharine Pendergast, Carl Wieting, Horace Wade, Mrs B Brown, Mrs Marr, Mrs Norton, Marion Stevens, and many others. Local activities feature shop visits, library exchanges, church service absences, trips to the White Mountains, and foliage along the route.

Gladlar F. L. Putman Boston Frank Snow Hockridge Dorothy Donely Columbus Mary O’connors Arlington Mass O’connors W. Brown Buxton George Gray Katharine Pendergast Cambridge Carl Wieting Woolwich Percy Savage Horace E. Wade Good Neighbor Club J. G. Stevens Marion Stevens L. H. Rowe Orville Rowe Bath Women's Auxiliary Library Hall W. E. Gray D. L. Howard D. R. Stevens Howard Cottage Lawrence Bailey Mt. Hope Cottage Edgar Warren Bay Point Five Islands Walter Reid New York Thomas W. Blaisdell Lester Davis Joseph Stevens White Mountains Franconia Notch Twin Mountain Crawford Notch Franklin Koehlwetter Branwell Harford Quincy Lettie Harford Ida Magro Bath Iron Works Parker Start Arthur Marr Malden Marr Cottage Cora Mae Hanna Morse High School T. J. Hanna Richard Potter William McGrath Walter Moore Hallowell See-See-Sea Clifford Beisaw Rose Wilkins Jay

Rally Week at Beacon Street Methodist Church

Beacon Street Methodist church hosts a week of events starting with Rally Day for the church school. A covered dish supper Thursday at six features a singing program and a keynote by Miss Margaret Currie of Saco, a prominent Methodist leader. Her sermon will address "Where Do We Go From Here?"

Beacon Street Sanford Nickerson Geraldine Nickerson Margaret Currie Saco Methodist Episcopal Church Maine

Lincoln-Sagadahoe Teachers Elect Association Heads

The Lincoln-Sagadahoe Teachers Association elected officers for 1939 40 at Waldoboro high school with Gertrude Diggery named president and John McCart vice president. Delegates from Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties were appointed to the Maine Teachers Association meeting in Lewiston October 27 28. Over 300 educators attended. next year’s convention will be in Boothbay Harbor.

Lincoln-Sagadahoe Teachers’ Association Waldoboro High School Gertrude Diggery Bath John McCart Bowdoinham Ruth Rivers Georgetown Mary Kenniston Boothbay Harbor Nathan W. Watson Alva Dodge Newcastle Lincoln County Maine Teachers’ Association Lewiston Winona Leavitt Wiscasset Helene Winterson Waldoboro Nelson Bailey Lydia Hutchins Boothbay William Brown Damariscotta Eleanor Walsh Dresden Sagadahoc County Gertrude J. Diggery Roberta B. Hathorne West Bath Ruth Trueworthy Phippsburg Bernice Staples Florence Jensen Edith Dodge Violet Smith Southport Charles Anderson Leo Bridges Carolyn Keyes Whitefield Alfred Standish Sagadahoc Bowdeinham Georgia P. Walker Woolwich Harold FE. Brown Laura A. Michell Vance Hammond Richmond J. Gertrude Silsby National Education Association Minneapolis Virginia Tewksbury Laura A. Mitchell Jane Feere Enid Sawyer Mary Conley Bertram E. Packard State Department Packard Howard A. Dawson Washington, D. C Herbert Ross Brown Bowdoin College Brown

Station ELHS Debuts With 47 Grads List At ELHS

The first issue of Station ELHS from Edward Little High School in Auburn appears Friday published by students editing Velma Sylvester with a staff of 24. Associates Margaret Chase and Joan Hammond. Donald Day as managing editor. Donald Fraser as business manager. The paper lists 47 graduates of 1939 attending 23 schools or colleges with Bates leading the group and Colby next. EL graduates entered Gorham Normal Dartmouth Skidmore Bates University of Maine Colby Junior College MIT Bowdoin Hebron Kents Hill Mt Holyoke Phillips Exeter Northeastern Penn State Brown Boston University Oak Grove Gordon Theological LaSalle Junior College Maine School of Commerce Bliss Pelletier's Beauty School and C. M. G. hospital training also noted.

ELHS Edward Little High Auburn Velma Sylvester Margaret Chase Joan Hammond Donald Day Donald Fraser Bates Colby Gorham Normal Dartmouth Skidmore University of Maine Colby Junior College Bowdoin Hebron Kents Hill Mt. Holyoke Phillips Exeter Northeastern Penn State Brown Boston University Oak Grove Gordon Theological LaSalle Junior College Maine School of Commerce Bliss Pelletier's C. M. G. Hospital For

Bates College Added to Civilian Pilot Training List

The Civil Aeronautics Authority announced Bates College in Lewiston joins the University of Maine and Colby as qualified schools for the civilian pilot training program. About 200 to 309 institutions will be chosen to provide ground and flight instruction, federally appointed and funded.

The Civil Aeronautics Authority Bates College At Lewiston University of Maine Colby

Radio Broadcast Logs Spark Local Interest in World Series

The employees of the B E Cole Company in Norway followed daily World Series updates. Rev John Singleton installed a radio at the Methodist Community hall and posted broadcasts on an outside bulletin board for recording plays.

B. E. Cole Company Norway John Singleton Methodist

Rites Held for Walter Brennan in Augusta

Funeral services for Walter J. Brennan husband of Jennie M. Sawyer of Bath were held Friday afternoon in Augusta with Rev. Edward Cunningham officiating. Bearers included Herbert B. Edgecomb and others. burial in Oak Grove cemetery. Notable attendees from safety and paper industries attended from St. Croix Paper Co., Hil lingworth and Whitney Paper Co., Bath Iron Works, and related firms.

Walter J. Brennan Jennie M. Sawyer Bath Augusta Edward Cunningham Winthrop Street Universalist Church Herbert 8. Edgecomb Norman B. Murphy Conrad Bragg Harry Patten Arthur Minchin Brooks Brown Sawyer Oak Grove Cemetery Brennan Safety and Associated Industries L. J. Parent St. Croix Paper Co Woodland Walter Dow George Townsend Charles Adams The Paper Company Arthur Winslow Hillingworth and Whitney Paper Co Waterville Winslow Benjamin Cleaves Portland Associated Industries of Maine John Hyde 8. D. Warren Paper Co Westbrook Lawrence Carroll Norway Shoe Co N. B. T. Barker Yarmouth Ralph Pendleton Massachusetts Safety Council Boston Archibald M. Main Bath Iron Works

Allen Sherman Morse dies at 54 in Bath

Allen Sherman Morse 54 a Bath Iron Works pipe shop employee for over 30 years died Tuesday noon at his home 13 Highland street after a two year illness with complications He was born in Bath October 31 1884 son of the late Abner and Avis Morse He attended Bath schools graduated Bliss Business College He was a Mason and lived on both city ends He is survived by his wife formerly Ethel Chaney Bruce married September 23 1931 one sister Mrs Fred A Fuller a stepson Francis S Bruce of New York a step grandson Gerald Bruce of New York and several cousins

Ward Cape Elizabeth Thomas C. Herbert Thomas G Ada Rogers Herbert Georgetown Clarence Oliver Rogers and Hinckley Mr. Herbert Richmond Ind University of Maine Somerset Bingham Kinco Station Pennsylvania Railroad Atlantic City Herbert Cleveland Ohio T. G. Herbert 2d Ernest G Dresden Edward Portland Chester B. Horne Horne Homestead T. N. Williams Horne Algonquin Maryland Harry Horne Bath Working League John R. Blackie Rapheal Higgins Koehlwetter Helen Allen North Sedgwick Hanover N. H Boston Cape Cod Emma Billings Dorothy Stuart Harry L. Tarr T. M. Hagan Bath Memorial Hospital Lottie Wyman Edna Mae Ernest Heal Heal Pullerton Lewis Dinsmore Rufus H. Stone Fisherman's Relief Association Bertram B. Fowler Colleen Rowe United States Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Washington D. C Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi New York Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Scott Curtis Harold Miller Salem Mass Norma Gay New England Art School Sunset View Farm Allen Sherman Morse Bath Iron Works Highland Street Mr. Morse Abner Avis S. Morse Bliss Business College Masonic Organization Ethel Chaney Bruce Fred A. Fuller Franciss. Bruce Gerald Bruce

William Ritchie, 58, former Bath man, dies at Brunswick

William Ritchie, 58, died Sunday at his Elm street home in Brunswick after a long illness. Born in Bath, he was a son of the late Peter and Mary Ann Ritchie and lived in Bath before moving to Brunswick. Survived by his wife, one daughter Barbara, two sisters Mrs. L C Stevens of Brunswick and Mrs. F J Frazier of New London, Conn., and two brothers Harry L of Boston and Joseph Ritchie of Bath. Funeral was held Wednesday morning at eight in St Charles Church, Brunswick.

William Ritchie Bath Elm Street Brunswick Peter Mary Ann Ritchie Ritchie Barbara St. Charles Church

Bath man Eugene Fuller 67 dies in Lewiston hospital

Eugene Fuller 67 longtime Bath resident and son of the late Joseph Fuller died Monday at Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston. The body will be brought to Bath for a funeral Thursday at two in Curtis funeral home 105 Center Street.

Eugene Fuller Bath Joseph Fuller Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston Curtis Funeral Home Center Street

Allen S Morse Funeral and Green Street Church Memorials

The funeral for Allen S Morse who died Tuesday will be held Friday at two o clock at his home in Augusta. A Thousand Candle Birthday Celebration at Green Street Methodist Church features memorials from Methodists across generations and mentions distant offerings for non Methodists as well.

Augusta Green Street Thomas C. Ingraham John Jones Fuller Deborah Rogers Fuller Caroline Fenno Chase James C Mary E. Pitts Roberts Green Street Church Mr Saunders California

Remarkable nature freak fruits found in Winterport orchard

A Bangor News reader describes a curious fruit from Daniel Lamphiel's Winterport orchard. The specimen is said to be part Roxbury russet and part wild fruit, with two bushels taken from a single tree. Speculation points to wild bees carrying different pollens as a possible cause.

Bangor News Daniel G. Lamphiel Winterport

Mrs Shirley Moore Returns From Weekend With Mother

Miss Shirley Moore returns to Portland Sunday evening after visiting her mother Mrs Wellington A Moore of Weeks Street for the weekend.

Shirley Moore Portland Wellington A. Moore Weeks Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

N. Y Bride Bertelle L. Skinner Frank Beedle Darrah Street West Scarboro Ella Henderson Milo Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Courtney Hinkley Everett Douglass Main Street Doris Sisco New Jersey Ernest H. Smith Hazel Lena Hunt Maxwell M. Welch Clarence M. Hunt Hubert E. Smith Rockland George I. Shaw George Robert Ralph Marr Earl Marr Gardiner Pittsfield E. N. Shaw Newport Gertrude Diggery Association Lincoln — Sagadahoe Association Walter Brennan Augusta Church Allen S. Morse Fred S. Curtis & CO Thomas R. Huston
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