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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1955
Page
5
A Bath section notes a planned destroyer to be named Shaw in honor of a naval hero sharing names with a former Bath mayor who was a brave naval figure. The piece also covers local Topsham Fair activity, property sales at Snow Park, and various Bath residents travels and events through mid October 1915.
William F. Reed of Perkins has sold two cottages he built in three years on Swan Island to Massachusetts families for Summer use. City residents increasingly seek summer homes on the Kennebec shores amid busy fair week activity at Topsham and Bath works plants.
The article lauds a Bath colt named Ribbon E as one of the handsomest foals ever raised, highlighting its striking appearance and breeding potential.
October 17 1915 reports the Cosmopolitan members eagerly awaiting a free program on Wednesday night headlined by James Herlihy of Portland with assistance from Miss Mariam Kimball. Other items note a White paint job on Snow residence Center street and painter Wagner’s crew.
Oct 18 1915 Bath schooner Addie M Lawrence arrives in Lisbon with Capt Elliott Gardiner substituting aboard. Bath citizens enjoy Maine Music Festival previews. Fortnightly and Cosmopolitan clubs plan a record attendance. Weather and travel draw crowds to Rocky Hill woods cemeteries Snow Park and ferries. Actress Charlotte Walker appears at Columbia Theater in Out of Darkness. Local visits noted including Emilio de Gogorza recovering from appendicitis and plans to resume tours. About 19 000 troops in Quebec camp expect France service before spring. World War II egg production context appears as a later note.
Probate court presents numerous estates with executors administrators and guardians in Richmond Bath and Topsham. Filings include inventories accounts bonds licenses and value determinations for individuals such as Lewvill Proctor Florence Cheney Irving Bailey and Mabel McFee among others with executors including Elizabeth Proctor Vernon Hitchins and Carl Albee.
Justice A E Son Warren paid himself an 11.50 fine for driving on the wrong side of the highway. He said he was thinking about a fishing trip and waved back at motorists who blew horns and waved as they passed. Welterweight champ Carmen Basilio is described as a hunting and fishing enthusiast.
Court in Sagadahoc orders notice for estates in Bath Cambridge MA wills probate in Maine. Executors named Vernon B Hutchins and Frank A Lynch seek letters testamentary with bond waiver. Final accounts for several Bath deceased estates set for review. Judge Arthur J Dunton signs all.
St. Dom's of Lewiston broke a scoreless tie in the third quarter and held Morse to a late rally, winning 13-7 at McMann Field. Key plays featured Al Therrien, Paul Deschene, and Art Picard connecting for gains, with Guay scoring the decisive touchdown and Anderson breaking loose for Morse’s lone score.
An inquiring photographer survey asks what people would do during a bank robbery. Responses vary from attempting escape to freezing or handing over money, with one woman noting she would identify robbers’ marks.
Eric Nyblom found the radio missing from his car dashboard with a note clipped there reading Thank you. The brief incident leaves little additional detail on motive or suspects.
Records show that 6 421 233 806 tons of coal iron ore grain and limestone have been carried in Great Lakes ships in the last century.
Orders publish for three weeks in Bath Independent to notify heirs and interested parties of probate hearings on November first at ten o clock. Estates named include Kate M Baxter Edward Brown Agnes W Humphreys Margaret Nelson William S Newell Berniece D Staples Ralph Goss Stetson Walter E Taylor and executors or administrators named for each. Publication seeks probate and appointment of executors trustees and administratrices.
A group of five Miller brothers serve in the New Jersey State Police led by Joseph A. Miller Jr. The siblings work different shifts after military service, patrolling from Atlantic City to Princeton and on the Turnpike. The article notes their family in law enforcement and mentions the Southern Conference tennis tournament held May 5 to 7 at Davidson, North Carolina.
David A Nason and Mabel E Nason mortgageed to First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath on January 28 1955 for a West Bath lot with buildings described by bound lines near US Highway 1. Due to breach of mortgage condition the lender declares foreclosure and names J Frank Hunt as treasurer authorizing action on October 3 1955 in Bath Maine.
Lillian H Heal register certifies that Maurice W Burns Georgetown deceased appoints Cleveland A Page as Administrator on October 4 1955. Susan G Mitchell Bath deceased sees Donald B Hopkins named Administrator without bond on October 4 1955. Elizabeth D M Stevens Phippsboro deceased has Charles J Stevens named Executor without bond on October 4 1955. Arthur J Dunton true copy of original order.
Brunswick Junior High defeated Bath Junior High 18-13 at Brunswick. Brunswick built a 12-0 halftime lead, Bath responded with two TDs in the third quarter, then Brunswick recovered a fumble and drove two plays to seal the comeback in the final minutes.
Robert Brewer Bath area chairman announced a committee of volunteer captains for the forthcoming Boy Scout Finance campaign. Zone leaders include Ronald Oulton Oscar Marsh Harmon Eliason John Preney Wesley Marco Stanley Woods Carl Cooper Mrs Alfred Caton Harold Carter Stanley Comeau Arthur Bourque Mrs James Sharkey Carlton Pye John Rogers Mark Harrington Phippsburg Mrs Kenneth Francisco West Bath and Mrs Donald Leavitt Worcester. The campaign theme is The Maine Idea Support Scouting with a state wide kickoff planned for Oct 24. Elmer Vale of the Kansas City Athletics batted .363 in 179 plate appearances, rising to .368 in 90 more appearances.
The First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath declares a foreclosure on a 1954 mortgage given by Arthur Wilson of Tons ham Sagadahoc on five land parcels in Topsham Bowdoinham and Tonsham. The deed, recorded in Sagadahoc, covers parcels 1 through 5 totaling about 150 acres with river and railroad boundaries and rights of way. The bank, through treasurer J Frank Hunt, asserts the mortgage default and initiates foreclosure.
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