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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1945
Page
6
Oct 1905 Bath items note Maine Central special trains to Osham Fair, a high attendance forecast if weather holds, local charity drives for Mr Iines, civil and social events, school recess for Festival, and police activity with a horse injury report.
Bay reports a meeting of Po lar Star lodge F A M this evening where the B A degree will be conferred. Penney and Nichols work on the chimney of the D M Humphrey house on High street. Steamer Ransom B Fuller delayed leaving Bath until 6 35 P M due to heavy freight. Lizzie M Snow brought 25 passengers from down river to Topsham Fair.
Reports say residents along the coast snare partridges with one man using 68 snares and catching 18 in a day. Fred C Footer shows marksmanship by shooting seven large black ducks at Merrymeeting Bay. Weather yesterday morning was unpleasant. The Clover club plans a repeat dance and whist party Monday evening with prizes and refreshments. Kennebec Yacht club members are asked to gather Saturday evening for an oyster supper hosted by the entertainment committee led by John R Knowlton. The mess call will be sounded at the usual hour.
Cent typhoon was the Bath built ship Erskine M. Phelps from Philadelphia. The Clover club plans a dance and whist party next Monday evening October 23 at Armory hall. Fragments mention flowers from Bath Iron Works and a successful theater showing The Wizard of Oz at Columbia theatre.
Harold Troop of Troop Hardware hires Steve Syvertsen a Norway born horticulture expert to design flowers and bedding at Troop's Greenhouses on Lincoln street. Syvertsen trained in Norway and Germany and worked with London carnation growers before moving to America.
Stories from the Third Fleet nearing peacetime include the carrier Wasp surviving the last Kamikaze attack on Aug 9 and pilots shooting down a Nipponese plane on Aug 15 as the war ended. Crews prepare for peace while remaining vigilant for any possible surprise attack.
John L. Dunton, Judge of Probate, identifies October 9 1945 appointments for executors and administrators in several Bath area estates. Winfield S. Cressey, Mary Lee Lord, Daniel Williams, John P. Carey, Sadie E. Barstow, Marion Santora, and others are named as executors or administrators without bond as of that date.
The Maine Industrial Nurses association held its monthly meeting Saturday evening at the Lafayette hotel in Portland. Dr Francis A Winchenbach of Bath spoke on the home front nurse work versus war front care while major local industries were represented. Bath attendees included Mrs Helen Bonney Mrs Helen Johnson Mrs Elizabeth Poland Mrs Marguerite Beardsley Mrs Kathleen Hart Miss Mildred Parker and others from Hyde Windlass Co and Bath Iron Works.
A baptismal ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church Sunday afternoon at three o'clock administered by Rev. Charles M. Tubbs witnessed the baptism of infant Ethel May Gainsley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Gainsley of York Harbor. Sponsors were Mrs. Percy Bailey and Mrs. James Thorpe of Woolwich. Attending were the Gainsleys, Mrs. John W. Brown of Dalmariscotta, and Emily P. Gainsley of Woolwich. paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Chifton Gainskey and Mrs. Percy Bailey.
A Bath court of probate orders publication of notices for estates including Byron M. Campbell late of Bath and Ida C Purington late of Bath. Grace M. Campbell named executrix for Campbell estate. Waldo L Hathorne named as possible administrating substitute for Hathorne estate. Edward W. Bridgham considered for administrator. Ethel A. Rolston estate represented by Carlos C. Purington Sr. Homer M. Potter files first and final account. Judge Arthur J. Donton signs order.
Morse High reports a busy start with band members list and practice plans, glee club attendance, and war chest drive. Alumni Norma Drummond Frances Callan Mary Lou Reed entered University of Maine. Lt. Stanley Cressey spoke at assembly. A girls hygiene class begins with 38 students. boys follow. Latin club assigns officers and plans events including a bake sale and social.
West Bath Grange announces a free bus service for its annual fair min stre l show on October 19 and 20. Buses will depart from the rear of the Court House starting Friday at 5 30 p m with continuous trips every 15 minutes and will resume Saturday from 7 15 p m. Also noted, Mrs Dorothy Levesque, formerly manager at Endicott Johnson shoe store in Bath and Brunswick, has moved to Montgomery Ward in Brunswick as credit manager.
Statira Ann Cummings of Bath files a libel for divorce from Vincent Edward Cummings. The petition cites cruelty intoxication and neglect to provide support, with custody requests for five children and alimony. Proceedings published for the January 1946 Bath Superior Court session.
Morse High students receive expanded guidance from Nate Watson and Mrs. Clinton D. Wilson guiding boys and girls respectively. The program uses records from primary to high school, intelligence tests, and college catalogs to align coursework with future goals, aided by GI Bill access for ex-military students.
A Bath court notice lists estates of Grace P. S. Martha A. Foote Ethel L. Clark and others with petitions for probate administration without bond licenses to sell real estate in Woolwich and West Bath. It names executors administrators and forthcoming hearings on November first for action and objections.
A record from the Register of Probate lists appointed executors administrators and guardians for multiple estates on October 2 1945. Names include Jessie Shaw Bates Berniece D Staples Donald A Mackay Bertha C Waite Lena Crocker Gardiner E Crocker and others with Bath and nearby towns mentioned.
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