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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
7
Bath items from October 11 1904 recount local residents traveling visitors and actions. John Oliver visits from Boston. Ler monds return from Quincy for a launch. workers and townsfolk move between Brockton Auburn and Brunswick. Highlights include football booking against Lisbon Falls and Cony, barge Berkeley launch and tow to Philadelphia, licenses issued, sloop Teddy wintering, and Marshal Reynolds birthday honors.
October 12 1904 report notes Bath High football team slated to play Lisbon Falls at Topsham Fair the next morning at 10 30, amid busy fair crowds, special trains and rail activity. Weather dampened turnout but crowds still attended forenoon electric crowding and horse and car traffic.
The Maine Central will run an annual Fall excursion to Boston next Thursday. The round trip from this city is $4.60 the lowest price ever offered and tickets are limited to return by Oct 31. The shore along the Kennebec is dotted with launches and sailboats as boats are readied for trips.
Bath was represented in the Topsham Fair awards with Mrs. M. H. Douglas winning first premium for best collection of Mexican or Drawn work and first for infant's city. Second for the best set of table mats and best infant's socks. Mrs. Henry Poli suffered a fall when cellar steps broke, spraining her left ankle. Telephone poles in Bath receive a fresh coat of paint as three experts assess the area.
ASagadahoc County Registry of Deeds update notes transfers of land and buildings in towns including Arrowsic Bath West Bath Woolwich and Phippsburg. Entries involve numerous buyers such as Octave Dauphin John A Greene Jr and Elisabeth Oliver with streets cited like North Street Crescent Street and Middle Street. The list ends with regional notices and local visit reports including Rev Dr Francis W OBrien and Mrs OBrien at a Bath funeral.
Morse High loses 12 to 6 at Lime City after a rain postponement, Webber returns a kickoff for Rockland's first score, Morse ties with Smith on a 35 yard drive, then MacClellan plunges in late for the Rockland victory. Rockland outgained Morse with a stronger passing threat and turnovers affected Morse’s offense.
The War Chest Fund in the county receives its first cash contribution from a United States Navy lieutenant who sent $5 to county campaign treasurer Dominique Tardiff. The drive will begin soon after preparatory work, with displays arranged in Central Maine Power Co. windows and other storefronts to publicize the effort.
Leroy Francis McLean of South Portland formerly Bath pleaded guilty in Brunswick Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. He paid $25 for hit and run and $100 for drunken driving. The alleged hit car belonged to A Ross Mitchell of Bath and was parked roadside when struck. Mitchell pursued McLean, police intervened, and State Trooper Francis Powers took him into custody.
Judge Gardiner R. Deering presided over a Bath Municipal Court session Monday morning with one intoxication case heard and a related reload or reassignment noted. The report mentions no rivers flow from the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
Guam reports tell of thirty Marines trapped by over a thousand Japanese on Fonte Ridge as two tanks broke through to evacuate them. Platoon Sergeant Ivan Armen tor of Abbeville Louisiana recounts the tense night, the dwindling ammo, and the joyous rescue followed by renewed fighting that cleared the ridge, with enemy casualties cited as five hundred dead by the time the line broke.
The Navy Department issues a call for men for Civil Service jobs on the West Coast and at Pearl Harbor. Experienced or trainable workers are needed at Mare Island Vallejo Hunters Point San Francisco Puget Sound and other bases in California Washington Nevada Utah and at Pearl Harbor. Recruiting Rep Leslie Hutchinson will recruit on the spot in Bath on Wednesday and Thursday. He has authority to hire workers and their families. The drive aims to boost naval power for Pacific operations and requires more hands for construction repair overhaul and servicing of ships and planes. The Navy favors journeymen electricians machinists and related trades.
John L Jack Register of Probate certifies Harold J Rubin appointed executor without bond for Roland F Perd of Bath deceased on October 10 1 ARTHUR J Dunton Judge of Probate. A true copy of the original order Attest: 1926 2 John L Jack Register.
The Navy seeks sheetmetal workers and other skilled tradesmen with training offered for helpers and laborers. Government travel pay covers travel to West Coast placements with special weekly trains from New England, mileage for personal cars, and low cost dormitories. Women may be hired at Puget Sound Navy Yard Seattle NAS and Ogden ASC. others require a male relative. Report to U S Employment Service on Wednesday or Thursday for immediate Civil Service appointments.
The Philathea Class of Corliss Street church gave a surprise farewell party for Mrs. Stephen Bracey and Mrs. Charlena Perham who are leaving Bath. Sunday school class pins were presented, games were played, and refreshments served for about 20 friends.
Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc October 1944 orders publication for three weeks in Bath Independent. Interested parties may appear November first to contest estates of Alexander M Cutler Clara A Hawthorne Frank A Hall John A Thwing Cleavely Buck Nellie L Whitney and related executors administrators.
John L. Jack, Register of Probate, lists estates in which named individuals were appointed executors administrators conservators or guardians with dates in 1944. Whittam Shorey of Bath named executor without bond October 3 1944 for Abbie F Minott estate. R Walter Powers estate names Katherine C Derry of Rockland as administratrix qualified by 1944. Mabel H Keene estate lists Katherine C Derry as administratrix with will annuled bond on October 3 1944. Adelaide F Flewelling estate shows William Flewelling appointed administrator without bond October 3 1944. Arthur J Dunton attest 12 19 26.
Teachers were guests of the P T A with Miss Virginia Bowker singing and Dr Percy L Vernon of Lewiston United Baptist church delivering an address on preserving the masterpiece the child. He urged home and school to unite to prevent delinquency by understanding roots of behavior. The meeting closed with Auld Lang Syne and Star Spangled Banner followed by refreshments. Next South End P T A meeting set for November 6 at 7 30 with Mrs Louis A Dole as speaker.
Court of Probate Bath Maine announces three week publication in Bath Daily Times for estates including Lawrence Baker Greenwood Edward W Bridgham Edward L Reed Annie D Williams Grace E Cotton Grace E Moore Christine C Cummings Thaddeus Hedrick Stella M Hedrick Sidney A Haines Fannie B Ingalls Wealthy A Colby Agnes M Perry Mary A Reed Josiah W Reed I Eugene Thebeau Curvier R Dolloff Orra Vo Dolloff Curvier R Dolloff J Bury Ethel L Batley Percy C Bulley Curvier R Dolloff R Dolloff true copy of original order Attest
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