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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1955

Page

9

Forty Years in Bath as Great American Traveler Recalled

A Bath Times card recall from October 5 1915 details Kenneth Edgecomb the returned Great American Traveler meeting the Tall Stove Club. It notes his gold prospecting in California and wildlife sighting in the Siskiyous along with other local notes from Bath on sports social events and town improvements.

Kenneth Edgecomb Tall Stove Club Kenneth Siskiyou Mts California Pacific

Auction Likely Prize Friday Next Week On North Street Property

A sale of the Rideout homestead on North street is expected to yield a prize at auction next Tuesday. The Mus senden homestead auction on North street Thursday drew Bath residents and auctioneer Fitzgerald secured good prices for items sold, with strong buying overall.

H. M. Jewett Eureka Washington Street Rideout North Street Mussenden Homestead Bath Fitzgerald

Senor de Gogorza Illness Delays Portland Music Festival

Oct 10 1915 Senor Emilio de Gogorza confined to home on North street with appendicitis and unable to appear as soloist at the Music Festival in Portland Tue night and Wed matinee. He was ill after Bangor concert Sat and returned from Brunswick by limousine. He is under Dr Lincoln care with wife and maid as nurses.

Emilio de Gogorza North Street Portland Bangor Miss Moses Brunswick de Gogorza

Outing News and Local Travel Highlights

Ormand W Watson’s sister oranded by Watso n family reports, Llewellyn Rogers and son return from Intervale New Hampshire outing. F H Kimball family posts from across the country, Canadian Pacific Saskatchewan trip noted. Miss Miriam Kimball and friends visit Brunswick for golf as spring interest grows. Nellie Conley returns from two week Boston Amesbury Nashua vacation and starts at Bailey Evening School sewing department.

Nellie Conley Boston Amesbury Mass Nashua N. H Bailey Evening School

Fish With Memories Tokyo Bay Nets and Compensation Claim

Tokyo fishermen claim fish remember the anti submarine nets lowered at Tokyo bay during the Korean War and stayed away after nets were reviewed. They accuse the Japan Procurement Agency, handling U S forces' dealings, of causing losses and seek compensation.

Tokyo Tokyo Bay U. S United States Japan Procurement Agency

Probate Court Wills Filed and Estates Listed in Bath Area

Probate court entries show wills filed for Berniece D Staples Edward Brown Walter E Taylor Mary White Taylor Maude E Blodgett Kate M Baxter Elizabeth D M Stevens and others. Administrators appointed guardianship inventories and accounts filed for Bath Topsham Bowdoinham Phippsburg and Richmond estates with executors and guardians named.

Mary White Taylor Richmond Philip W. Odiorne Maude E. Blodgett Bowdeinham Charles N. Blodgett Kate M. Baxter Bath Rupert H. Baxter Mary Baxter White Lydia Baxter Gillette Elizabeth D. M. Stevens Phippsburg Charles L. Stevens

On-Duty Officer Crouse Intercepts Burglary Trio

Charleston patrolman R L Crouse spotted three youths fixing a flat near home and found a car containing cigarettes candy and chewing gum plus an admission of a break in yielding 50 in cash and 100 in merchandise. He had arrested a speeder on U S 35 just four days earlier on his way home.

Charleston W. Va R. L. Crouse Crouse U. S. 35

Perfect Attendance Maintained In Hospital Visit

Mrs. P. R. Thompson of Woodruff keeps a 28 year record of perfect attendance at the First Presbyterian church Sunday school. Her class traveled 17 miles to meet in her Spartanburg hospital room after she broke an arm sweeping her front walk. In San Antonio a young boy says he wears glasses to keep girls from kissing and boys from fighting.

Woodruff S. C P. R. Thompson First Presbyterian Church Spartanburg

Sings Different Tune Rockford Bartender Turns Historian

Buddy Morris once billed as the singing bartender in Rockford Illinois writes his show business career from 1921. Now 48 he recalls singing with Wayne King and being popular in the 1930s and 40s. He quit show business because it is too rugged and not what it used to be.

Rockford, Ill Buddy Morris Rockford Morris Wayne King

Norfolk man fined for fleeing officers and resisting arrest

The defendant said he fled from officers at high speed due to lacking a driver’s license and resisted arrest to avoid jail. He admitted disorderly conduct at the precinct station. Judge Vernon D. Hitchings, Jr. imposed 130 dollars in fines and 60 days in jail.

Norfolk Vernon D. Hitchings, Jr

Railroads Post 1954 Net Income At 673 Million

U S railroads earned 673.6 million dollars in 1954, the smallest annual net income since 1949, signaling a downturn in the industry after postwar gains.

U.S

Mississippi Georgia duel ends with scoreless first quarter

In games from 1940 and 1942 between Mississippi and Georgia a total of 131 points were scored, yet neither team managed a point in the opening period, leaving the first quarter scoreless.

Probate Notices from Bath Sagadahoc October 1955

Court issues multiple probate orders for estates in Bath Maine. Executors named include Rupert H Baxter Mary Baxter White Lydia Baxter Gillette for Kate M Baxter. Walter Brown named for Edward Brown. Frances D Young named executrix for Berniece D Staples. Also notices for Agnes Wo Viantphres Margaret Nelson Rowe W S Newell estate trustees and appointments of administratrix Dorothy D Stetson and Annie L Taylor.

Berniece D. Staples Bath Frances D. Young Edward Brown Walter Brown Walter E. Taylor Annie L. Taylor Sagadahoc Lydia Baxter Gillette Walter Crown Agnes Wo Viantphres John R Ballard Margaret Nelson Mabel Nelson Rowe Wiliam S Newell John R Newell First Portland National Bank Witan S Newall Berniece D Staples Frances D Young Ralph Goss Stetson Dorothy D. Stetson Walter F Taylor Annie L Taylor

Maine Hunting Season Opens Amid Landowner Tensions

Maine Fish and Game roundup notes Oct 1 opening under Indian Summer skies with fair hunter success. It highlights two campaigns by the department: accident prevention and improving landowner-sportsman relations. Signs banning hunting rise due to hunter carelessness, prompting call for responsible behavior to preserve Maine hunting traditions.

Maine Pine Tree Maine Fish and Game Department Fish and Game Department

Foreclosure Notice on West Bath Property Mortgage

David A Nason and Mabel E Nason face foreclosure by First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath for breach of condition on a 1955 mortgage. The parcel lies along US Highway 1 West Bath Sagadahoc with bounds described to Roy Hinckley and Edward A Cummings, and references prior deeds, lots, and conveyances. Public action dated October 3, 1955, signed by J Frank Hunt as treasurer.

David A. Nason Mabel E Nason West Bath Sagadahoc State of Maine Feveral Savings and Loan Association of Bath Bath County of Sagadahoc Roy Hinckley Hinckley Edward A Cummings al Sant Highway Fa Lowing Norman W Higwsard A. Cummings A S Bosworth Edward A. Cummings Fred H Stilphen Cummings Edward A. Cummines Sagadahoe Federal Savings and Loan Association of Ty Jo Frank Hunt Bath Maine Sayines and Loan Association of J. Frank Hunt

Probate appointees listed for Sagadahoc estates

Lillian H Heal, Register of Probate, certifies appointive roles for estate cases in Sagadahoc County. Maurice W Burns of Georgetown named administrator Cleveland A Pave on October 4 1955. Susan G Mitchell of Bath named administrator Donald Ho Hopkin on October 4 1955. Elizabeth D M Stevens of Phippsboro named executor Charles I Stevens on October 4 1955. Arthur J Dunton attests copy of original order.

Lillian H. Heal Sagadahoc Maurice W. Burns Georgetown Cleveland Susan G Mitchell Bath Donald Ho Hopkin Elizabeth D M. Stevens Phippsboro Charles I Stevens Arthur J. Dunton

Dog at BIW Trucks Prompts Owner Warning

A medium sized black and white dog at Bath Iron Works has been riding BIW trucks, prompting workers to urge the owner to keep the dog home or risk police action. The dog previously boarded a large trailer cab on Front street, then was removed by Patrolman Earl Haines after refusing to depart. He later returned to the iron works, continuing the chase.

Bath Iron Works Front Street Earl Haines Carlton Bridge Iron Works

Landowner’s Support Drives the Sport’s Foundation

The landowner, central to the sport’s ecosystem, remains vital as stakeholders stress his role in sustaining events and facilities. His backing shapes access, safety, and growth, with organizers urging respectful collaboration.

Rain Brings New Snake to Pennsylvania Discoveries

Rainy weeks reveal a first new Pennsylvania snake in 62 years. The Pennsylvania Herpetological Survey, funded by Carnegie Museum, reports Mountain Ground Snake Halda Valeriae Purchra. The short reddish brown reptile, 12 inches max, emerges in heavy rain and inhabits mountainous regions.

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Herpetological Survey Carnegie Museum Pennsylvania Neil D. Richmond

Reeveses Attend Daughter's Wedding in Bowling Green

In Bowling Green Virginia Rev L M Ritter united Shirley Reeves and Paul L Dissinger as man and wife. The couple wed at the same place where the Reeves family tied the knot in 1919. The couple was observed by Mr and Mrs Melvin V Reeves of High Spire Pennsylvania.

Bowling Green Melvin V. Reeves High Spire L. M. Ritter Shirley Reeves Paul L. Dissinger Shirley

Mortgage Foreclosure Notice for Tops ham Property Parcels

This is a foreclosure notice from First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath regarding a mortgage with Arthur Wilson of Topsham Sagadahoc Maine. The document details five parcels in Topsham and Bowdoinham and Bowdoinham properties, originally mortgaged May 20 1954 and recorded in Deeds Book 234 Page 11, including references to the Cracker Jo t and Wa Cracker deeds, and notes the return of the mortgage as foreclosed with authority granted to the association's treasurer Frank Hunt to proceed in Bath Maine on October 3, 1958.

Charles W. Dingley Maine Central Hercules Boston Joseph Kingsbury Bath Arthur Wilson Topsham Sagadahoc State of Maine Federal Savings and Run Association of Bath Sagadahoe Sagadahoe County Maine George R. Powers Bowdoinham Anson D. Crocker Joseph Whitney John O Meserve Maine Central Railroad J F Whitney Cat- Nance H J Whitney Joseph Whitees Marcel Bowdoin Bowdambhom Sagadahone Herennine John Curtis Ceorge Curtis Merryman Sud Merryman Said Mercyman J. P Cobb Powdoin Tonsham Town Tonsham Georsre BH Riadeett Henge Rerth Hs Cord Lane Riadeett Mewnine Said Curtis Wilson Swiney Seid Toosham Maine Centre Percel Cothases Rowdeamham Sursdahoe Hiram Henry Winchell Cothenee Créenens Athos Pew Henry Beth Maine J Frank Hunt

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Bath Daily Times Harold Adams Charles Fitzgerald Georgetown University Navy Mme Emma Eames Paris Times Mme. Eames San Francisco J. F. Murphy Jane Murphy J. A. Bimson Abagadasset Point Joseph Sewall Bailey School of Industries Woolwich Fair West Woolwich Fair Grounds Leland R. Mitchell Ward One Edward W. Hyde Mssrs N. Gratz Jackson Charles C. Low John L. P. Burke James C. Ledyard Sylvester H. Rowland Fr. Horan William E. Hogan Arthur K. Purington G. W. Dean Supt. Flood Edward L. Emmons Maine Water Co Charles P. Wetherbee Ralph Covel Kennebec Engine Company Warren E. Kershner This City A. A. Stott Woolwich Philadelphia Willis Holbrook John Klippel Willis Bay Shore Emma Eames de Gogorza Lafayette Hotel Eames de Gogorza Gustavus Pease Post Office Ga.r Washington Post Office Department Walter King A. L. Totman Elisha Totman Rockland Georgia Fiske William Edgett Guy Crosby High Street Virginia Dunlap Hatch Carl Anderson Kennebec Yacht Club K.Y.C B. M. Plummers Fred E. Drake Camden Baptists and Free Baptists of Co. A. MacMahan Five Islands Blind Crossing Leavitt Edwin F. Ramsay and Robert A. Ham Charles M. Lincoln Montclair N. J James O. Lincoln Pauline Adams Margaret Adams Flossie Beals Arthur E. Baum Phylis Bowie Madelyn Chase Helen Crosby Marie Colby Martha A. Foote Elsie Folsom Fred D. Hill Herbert S. Harris Percy Low Allen Irish Bessie Mikelsky Mildred Nichols Myrle Strong Chester Plant Jack Shaw David L. Wilson Ralph and Earl Warren Eleanor Voorhees Phi Rho Minstrels KYC John Shaw Edward Andrews Arthur Brown de Gogorzas Magoun Middle Street James A. Bimson W. S. Newell Frank A. Small Donald Phillios Phi Rlios L. B. Swett John Klippell South Street First Baptist Church Brown B. M. Plummer William Rogers High and Bath Streets Isaac Merritt Plummer Frederick E. Drake Plummers E. S. Crosby Cosmopolitan Club Louise Harriman Leonice Morse Carol Percy Miriam Kimball John A. Morse Rupert Baxter Edward Kimball Charles Harriman Anne Kimball Arthur Sewall Donald Small Robert Dunton Bowdoin College Ethel Belanger Conley’s Summerville Hudson Walter M. Potter Helen Mac Orr Major Kimball Percy M. Hyce Lisbon Falls Henry C. Rowe Connecticut Thorne W. F. Dunton New Meadows Fred Oliver Libby’s Court Sheriff Oliver Cahill Robinson's Lane William Elliott Bayside Farm Merrymeeting Bay Gardiner Rogers J.C. Ledyard F. W. Humphreys G. Rogers A. McDonald S. M. Howard William Lemont James T. Bonness John Lemont Snow Homestead Snow Park Supt. Fuller Frank Warren Frank P. Sylvester Lower High Street Henry G. Hodgdon J. J. Keegan Sagadahoc Council Galen Ward Bath Woods Henry M. Hartleb Center Street Bath Tallow Co Ception Ormand W. Watson Milche A Llewellyn Rogers and Son Intervale, N. H F. H. Kimball Priscilla Canadian Pacific Saskatchewan Probate Ralph Goss Stetson, Sr Cleveland A. Page Susan G. Mitchell Donald B. Hopkins Warren Edgar Cunningham Ella S. Cunningham Nels Olsen Nathan Doughty Charles O. Nelson John P. Carey Emil V. Smith Dorothy E. Smith Giles Harriman Muriel J. Wallace Grace L. Morse Ada L. Anderson Agnes W. Humphreys John R. Ballard George K. Curtis Stella C. Curtis Guardian Annie L. Hammond Arthur L. Hammond Llewellyn D. Rogers Florence H. Rogers Samuel Povich Sophie Povich Wilson T. Hunter Frank E. Carver Vincent C. Nichols William S. Newell Clyde N. McFee Elizabeth McFee Florence Esther Cheney Florence Esther Bennett Vernald York Ivan Petrov Moscow Bolshoi Theater Petrov Carleton Smith U.S. National Arts Foundation Smith Macfadden In Bernarr Macfadden Jersey City N. J International Arthur J Dunton Register Ron Speers Lillian H Heai
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