Automobile Grievances Top Sagadahoc October Court Docket
Sagadahoc Superior Court opened with Justice Raymond Fellows presiding over a busy civil calendar. Harland Brown of Bath sues Carl H. Cooper of Woolwich for 2000 alleging Cooper’s negligence in a November 11 1939 collision on Commercial street near the post office. Several related auto accident suits promising jury trials followed, with attorneys listed for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Raymond Fellows
Bangor
Harland Brown
Bath
Carl H. Cooper
Woolwich
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Addamnum
George B. Wolstenholm
People’s Baptist Church
Justice Fellows
Sherwood Aldrich
Topsham
J. Emery Footer
Brown
Cooper
Harold J. Rubin
Frank Powers
Lewiston
Archie M. Wishart
Oliver Street
Ethelyn V. Shea
Lincoln Street
Camden
Creek Hill
Thomaston
John P. Carey
Guild for Nurses Plans Activities This Season
St. Barnabas Build for Nurses met at Grace church parish house with 25 members. They sketched activities for the season including a White Elephant sale in November and a Christmas party in December. An admission service for new members will occur in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Barnabas
Grace Church
Nellie McCabe
Stanley M. Brown
Dorothy Milliken
Guild
Helen V. Downing
Arthur Sewalld
Fred H. Thompson, Jr
Doris Mahoney
Albert McMann
Elks to Initiate General Pershing Class December 1
Jesse W. Allen of Bath Lodge of Elks announces plans to initiate a Gen. John J. Pershing class on Sunday December 1 with a nationwide push for similar initiations. The program supports national preparedness, aims to uphold American democracy, root out treasonous activity and aid youth development as Pershing turns 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Allen
Bath
Order of Elks
United States
General Pershing
Allen
Order
the Elks
America
Gen. Pershing
Bath Banks Cut Hours To Two In Accord With Wage Law
Beginning October 24 Bath banks will shorten the work week to 40 hours by closing at two o clock each day. The Bath National Bank joins First National Bank and Bath Trust Co. in moving from three to two, while Bath Savings Institution keeps existing hours. The shift aligns with common practice in nearby cities and reflects work done before opening and after closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath National Bank
First National Bank and
Bath Trust Co
Bath
Portland
Boston
New York
Bath Savings Institution
Junior Hospital League Meeting at Mrs Givin’s Home
Mrs Frank A Givin hosted Junior Hospital League members at 21 Andrews Road Monday. Next meeting is Oct 29 at 929 Middle Street with Miss Janette W Smith to oversee officer elections. Attendees included Miss Smith and several listed members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Givin
Junior Hospital League
Andrews Road
Janette W. Smith
Middle Street
Miss Smith
Royal A. Johnson
Edwin M Fuller, Jr
J. Edward Drake, Jr
Converse G. Fenn
Howard C. Bates
Marcia Moulton
Barbara Ross
Alfred A. Parks, Jr
Bates Outing Club Climbs Mount Chocorua
Thirty four Bates College Outing Club members climbed Mount Chocorua Sunday under Clyde Glover and Aino Puiranen. A freshmen trip to Tumbledown was cancelled. freshmen joined the Chocorua excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates College
Chocorua
Clyde Glover
Aino Puiranen
Tumbledown Mountain
Woolsey to slide from Iron Works on Armistice Day
Bath Iron Works announces the destroyer Woolsey will be launched at noon on Armistice Day and Ludlow tentatively on Dec 14, marking a record fifth launch in a year. The piece contrasts with 1918 19 and earlier years noting larger ships and greater build effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Woolsey
Ludlow
Bath Shipbuilding
Bath Iron Works
Pres. William S. Newell
World War Iron Works
Niblack
Livermore
Eberle
Old Iron Works
Wickes, Phillip
Evans
Buchanan
Aaron Ward
Hale
Crowninshield
Preble
Sicard
Bowdoin Coach Talks Football For Lions Club
Bowdoin baseball coach Linn Wells, also freshman football coach, addressed the Lions Club with an illustrated talk on football coaching and the 1939 season. He showed moving pictures of major games and discussed football technique and signals, predicting the end of the huddle and longer contact time. Guests included Edwin R. Andrews, Wilfrid Guerin, and Edward Nugent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Wells
Bowdoin
Lions Club
Mr. Wells
Ohio State
Cornell
Michigan
Penn
Yale
Harvard
Notre Dame
Navy
Army
Magoun Returns to Bath to join Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Frederick H. Magoun, long prominent in electrical traffic and street lighting, returns to Bath to join the Torrey Roller Bushing Works official staff. He previously led GE Boston traffic and lighting, ran Electrical Sales & Engineering Corp., and is connected to Bath families including the Magouns and Grants. Dr. Hugh D. Grant and son Norman left for New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Magoun
Torrey Roller
Magoun
General Electric Co
Boston
Electrical Sales & Engineering Corp
Massachusetts
Helen H. Magoun
Middle Street
Bath
Charles F. Magoun
Hyde Windlass Co
Harry Magoun
New York Shipbuilding Co
Cameen NS
Morse High
Worcester Polytechnic
Hugh D. Grant
Norman
Front Street
New York City
Patten Library Holds Annual Meeting in Reading Room
Thirty six corporators attended the Patten Free Library annual meeting in the reading room. President Langdon Snipe was unanimously reelected as trustees and officers were reappointed, with new member George Baer Connard among the incorporators. The board voted to keep Saturday hours at nine, but extend Saturday nights to nine, and maintained staff. Financial reports show a balance of 574.46 and income of 1280.47 from trust funds, with receipts totalling 3655.50 and disbursements 5093.68, leaving cash on hand 5415.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Free Library
Langdon T. Snipe
Joseph O Purdue
Arthur K Purington
Allan Spear
Harry B. Sawyer
Spear
Sawyer
George Baer Connard
William S. Newell
Daniel Williams
Lewis E. Wilson
Bertha C. Dean
Florence Calderwood
Arline P. Troop
Childrens
Snipe
Mr. Sawyer
Walter J. Brennan
S.W. Marr
F. W. Humphreys
J.S. Hyd
L. W. Patten
H. M. Sewall
Davenport Repair Fund
Library
the Ciy of
Bath
Library reports growth in 1940 circulation and new acquisitions
The librarian Mrs Dean notes higher yearly circulation with Oct 1 holdings at 37 361, up 431 from 1939. The book committee bought 310 books, gifts include 93 juveniles 145 fiction and 192 new fiction volumes. Registrations total about 6 792. The children's room adds a new index card cabinet table and terrarium. The library's neat appearance reflects credit on curator Mr Spear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Spear
Genesta Chapter Observes Guest Officers Night
A capacity crowd at the Masonic temple witnessed Genesta chapter OES host a guest officers night. More than 200 attendees from 29 chapters in Maine heard greetings from officials including Mrs. Hortense Stevens and Henry G Shaw. Visiting officers exemplified degrees and were welcomed with a post meeting reception and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Genesta
O.es
Hortense Stevens
Grand Chapter
Maine
Henry G. Shaw
Henry G Shaw
Clifford B. Smith
Dorothy Bragg
Merrymeeting
Fairfield
Arnold Bragg
Lillian Goddard
Pioneer
Lisbon Falls
Leo Bridges
Crystal
Damariscotta
Harriet Soule
Ilona
Portland
Flora Denham
Mount Carmel
Richmond
Marie Grant
Cornerstone
Arletta Graves
Hawthorne
Brunswick
Madelyn Riggs
Boynton
Monmout
Georgiannaughton
Abenaki
Winthrop
Doris Fickett
Arline Kelley
Marion
Gardiner
Ada
Lillian Perkins
Pine Cone
Auburn
Ruth
Cora Sawyer
Deering
Esther
Carrie Grant
Mount Olivet
Lewiston
Mar Jtha
Helen Knox
Queen Esther
Hallowell
Electa
Eleanor Forbes
Carle E. Longfellow
Ernest H. Wade
Wallace L. Atwood
Edgar L. Drake
George A. Rogers
Thomas Aikenhead
Harold E. Hodgkins
Cecil L. Fullerton
Horace W. Ward
Henrietta Potter
Leonard M. Munsey
Fred A. Osgood
Elwood A. Hathorne
Acadia Lodge Guests Attend Beefsteak Supper
Acadia lodge of the Knights of Pythias held a beefsteak supper at Sebasco's Harry Williams cottage. Guests included Russell Kenney and Dr Arthur Gebhard. Talent among members prompted talk of a lodge minstrel show to aid funds as Williams served porterhouse steak, potatoes, squash, onions, cranberry sauce, pickles, cream, and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Williams
Sebasco
Acadia Lodge
K of P
Harrys Watson
Delmer
Loring Roberts
Harry Lauder
Bathman Sentenced on Robbery Charge in Portland Case
Municipal Judge Robert DeWolfe sentenced Kenneth Radley and his brother Burton, both of Bath, to 60 days in jail for assault and robbery in Portland. A third brother, Tow Jr of East Harpswell, was acquitted in the same case. Mr and Mrs Howard Webber of Rumford were guests of Charles M Webber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Robert DeWolfe
Kenneth Radley
Bath
Burton
Frank Tree
Tow Jr
East Harpswell
Maine's smallest post office sits in Arrowsic home
The Arrowsic post office remains one of Maine's smallest and is housed in the dining room of Grace Lawrence's home on the Old Road. The office serves residents and seasonal visitors with stamps and money orders, no daily mail delivery, and a history stretching back to 1880s service and the Shea family era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Arrowsic
Maine
Grace Lawrence
Ibrah Lawrence
Lawrence
Walden Swett Place
Arrowsic-Georgetown
Back River
Collingwood C. Shea
Shea
Zella Shea
Lawrences
Arrowsie
Elmer
Bath Iron Works Corp
Robert
Ruth
Portland
Roy
Bath
Andrew Pray
Norwood
R. I
Doris
Irene
Cape Cod
Cloisters
Sea Island
Georgia
Boys Find Large Sum Of Money At North End Of City
Two North End youngsters found an envelope containing an estimated 700 dollars linked to a prior 1938 loss. police suspect it may solve the case as investigators trace a cashing at First National Bank and a spent remainder. Meanwhile Bath police pursue a vandalism and tire-slashing spree targeting Jewish stores and vehicles, with City Marshal Mi Laughlin and Patrolman Crosty leading the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spi
Licey
Sado
North End
Bath
Joseph A . MiLaughlin
Donald Crosty
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Guild For Nurses
ELKS
John J. Pershing
IRON
Lion's Club
Torrey Roller Bushing Co
Librarian's Report
Sebasco Cottage
Bathman
Howard Webber
Rumford
Arrowsid
Post Office
Thomas Potter
Paul G Bagdikian
Amaranth Court
Flo
Mikel Oa
Tervitline Oy
Baton Shoe
Markson Brothers
Bath Department
Jlus Gediman
Morris Petluck
Jay Povich
Center Street