Sewall Leads Maine Governor Race in Early Poll
Sumner Sewall of Bath holds a 3 to 1 lead over Democratic rival in a statewide poll taken two weeks before the September 9 election. The Republican strongman, a World War ace and Maine Senate president, urges voters to exercise their rights for the best interests of the state while noting cross‑party voting remains permissible.
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Sumner Sewall
Bath
Sewall
Maine
France
Senate
Forest fire endangers Rowe estate on Thorne's Head road
A woods fire at the Rowe estate near Thorne's Head, fanned by a northwest breeze, threatened 200,000 feet of lumber and nearby dwellings. Bath Fire Department, alerted at 11:20 a.m., used a portable forest pump to corral flames toward the Kennebec shore. Assistant Chief Edward F. Miller led operations and later stood down crews as the fire came under control.
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Rowe
Thorne’s Head
Bath Fire Department
Thorne
Frank Allegrin
High Street
Kennebec
Allegrin
Upper High
Washington
Richard Frates
Edward F. Miller
August Weather Compared to Last Year
August weather was cooler overall with more foggy mornings but similar day temperatures. The Independent logged 27 fair days this August versus 23 last year and 16 mornings at 60 or above compared with 29 last August. Rain occurred on two days this year and three in 1939. The warmest mornings were 68 on the ninth and 31st, while August 1939 reached 74. The lowest was 46 on the 25th this month, vs 58 a year ago.
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Independent
Mercury
New Men’s Store to Open in Bath on Front Street
Harmon's menswear store will open in Bath at 104 Front Street in the renovated Wilson block. Alterations are under way to create a modern shop with updated fixtures and lighting. The Bath store will carry nationally known brands including Tart Schaffner Marx Clipper Craft Stetson Arrow Cooper and work clothing. Harmons will be run by Harmon E. Eliason of Portland and Loren Jaffe of Akron Ohio both with extensive clothing industry experience.
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Harmon
Bath
Front Street
Wilson Block
Brunswick
Portland
Boothbay Harbor
Schaffner & Marx
Arrow
Cooper Underwear
Harmons
Harmon E. Eliason
Loren Jaffe
Akron
Ohio
Masquerade Ball and Barn Dance Benefit in Bath
A masquerade ball at Small Point and a barn dance in the Sewall barn accompanied an annual rummage sale to benefit Memorial Hospital in Bath. Mrs. John W Williams and Mrs. Loyall F Sewall led the committee, and a good sum was cleared. Kennon Jayne is noted as their son.
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Kennon Jayne
Marshall Sewall
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Sewall
John W., Williams
Loyall F. Sewall
Real Estate Transfer Surge Reported Across Sagadahoc County
In two weeks Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds shows unusual real estate activity with Bath listing nine transfers and Phippsburg eight. Transfers occur in most towns including Bowdoinham Richmond Topsham West Bath Woolwich and more, naming multiple individuals and parcels of land and buildings along streets such as High Spring North Park and Elm while noting pairs and groups among buyers and sellers.
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Sagadahoc
Bath
Phippsburg
Bowdoin
Plant Property Sold After Explosive Fire Garage Sale
Vivian S and Chester A Plant sold to Neil J Smith the garage lot between Washington and Water streets where Plant s garage destroyed by explosion on March 1 1938. The lot used recently as a parking area runs from Washington to Water and is partially bounded on the south by land and buildings owned by Smith, who also owns the former Mary Campbell property on Washington street adjacent to the garage property on the north.
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Vivian S
Chester A
Neil J. Smith
Washington and
Water Streets
Washington Street
Water Street
Mr. Smith
Mary Campbell
Good Will Club Woolwich Card Party Winners
Weekly Good Will club card party in Woolwich saw ladies win high scores in bridge with Mrs Mabel Jack and Mrs Lester Knight taking top prizes. Edward Murphy and John Moore won men’s prizes while low scores went to Mrs Freeman Oliver Nelson Rice Mrs Arthur Orr and Harry Walter.
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Good Will Club
Woolwich
Mabel Jack
Edward Murphy
Freeman Oliver
Nelson Rice
Lester Knight
John Moore
Arthur Orr
Harry Walter
Old Cedar Chest Won By Mrs Eben Dana At Fair
Mrs Eben Dana of Woolwich won an old cedar chest donated to the Damariscotta hospital fundraising committee. The chest, a gift from Henry Chamberlain of Round Pond, held donations from merchants and summer residents and was displayed at the exhibition building during the fair.
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Eben Dana
Woolwich
Damariscotta
Henry Chamberlain
Round Pond
Whitman Mitchell and Byron Wrights Return from New England Trip
Mr and Mrs Whitman Mitchell of Milan street and Mr and Mrs Byron Wright of Portland came home Monday evening after a five days trip through Massachusetts and New York.
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Whitman Mitchell
Milan Street
Byron Wright
Portland
Massachusetts
New York
Local Social Ties Highlight Week of Gatherings and Births
A busy week features a five dollar prize to Mrs. Leston Harrington for yard show improvement. Numerous out of town guests attend clam suppers and dinners. Births include Elizabeth Anne to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wyman and Brett Emerson to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Morong.
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Leston Harrington
Beatrice Denningham
John D. Libby
Harold Sorenson
Marblehead
Mass
Herbert Roman
Cecil Saunders
Salem
David Judge
Arlington
Irene Hiister
Lisbon Falls
Annette Williams
Bath
Weiner Rock
Allie Rollins
Edwin M. Wyman
H. D. Mank, Jr
Percy Young
Mary T. Hunt
Earl Lowell
J. Ashton Nickerson
Herbert Bassett
Arthur Bassett
Sam Sternberg
Marie Wyman
Charles L. Stevens
California
Aberdeen
Wash
Elkaneh Wyman
Leo Hame
Arlene York
Bernard Wyman
North Berwick
Elizabeth Anne
Ralph Morong
Brett Emerson
Local visitors and arrivals in Durham area
Isle and Edmund Rollins of Durham called on Mr and Mrs H D Mank Sr and other relatives Monday. Leslie Logan who spent the weekend here returned to Waldoboro with Mrs Logan, Mr and Mrs William Hemmer and Harry D Mank Sr. James Chambers spent the weekend at his home with his cousin.
Fire service grading and station distribution debate
Officials discuss fire protection grading for Bath city to keep apparatus spread across multiple stations and avoid reduced protection in southerly neighborhoods. They analyze distances from hydrants and stations and consider penalties if Marshall street gear is moved to Central Station.
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Marshall Street
Central Station
Bath
Ladies Aid Meetings Close In Bowdoinham
The two recent Ladies Aid gatherings of the Methodist Episcopal church were held at local homes. Nineteen attended the first at Mrs. W. H. Gould’s as quilts were tied and refreshments served. The second, at Mrs. Harry Purington’s, was an all day event with a picnic lunch at noon.
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Ladies Aid
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. H. Gould
Gould
Harry Purington
Edwin Bay
Vermont
Bay
Kentucky
William Small
Franklin
N. H
Small
A. S. Temple
George Ackley
John
Mary H. Heath
Orrs Island
Hatch Farm
Charles Salie
Milard Temple
Charles Valentine
Resolutions on the Death of Mrs Rosetta W Allen
Riverside Cemetery Association notes the death of incorporator Mrs Rosetta W Allen. The group mourns her as a valued member and sends sympathy to the bereaved family. A copy of the resolutions is to be filed, sent to the home, and given to The Bath Independent for publication. Flora A Hathorn, Charlotte L Buck, David G Reed.
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Riverside Cemetery Association
Divine Providence
Rosetta W. Allen
Bath
Flora A. Hathorn
Charlotte L. Buck
David G. Reed
Miss Esther Drummond Leaves Small Point Beach Club
Esther Drummond, seasonal participant at the Small Point Beach club, departed Tuesday for Arrowsic. She studies English at the University of Maine and will resume classes September 14 as a member of the 1942 class.
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Esther Drummond
Small Point
Arrowsic
Treasure Hunt Ends Bay Point Social Season
Miss Ruth E Keen and Henry Keen led a treasure hunt for Bay Point youths at Idle Hour with three groups. Lobster bites caused two injuries treated by Dr Charles Sand. others noted trips, visits, and a Bay Point Village Corporation bylaw adoption at the Casino.
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Ruth E
Henry
Keen
Theodore Stewart
L. W. Dietrich, Jr
Helena Dalrymple
Elizabeth Butterfield
Laurence Graham
Stewart Dalrymple
Irvin Gould
Lawrence Perow
Blanche Coombs
Kenneth Dunlop, Jr
Helen Hamilton
Thomas Hagan, Jr
Clayton Taylor
Albert Coombs
Bruce Wright
Henry S. Keen
Barbara Hamilton
Charles Sand
Julia Dalrymple
Edward Butterfield
Philip Dalrymple, Jr
John Coombs
H. S. Keen
William Adams
Bay Point
Brooklyn
N. Y
Carol Farrow
Robinhood
Eileen Stevenson
White Mountains
Sturgis Leavitt
Los Angeles
Calif
Austin
Texas
Flagstaff
Phoenix
Arizona
Albuquerque
New Mexico
San Diego
Grand Canyon
Painted Desert
San Francisco
University of North Carolina
Leavitt
Clara F. Coombs
Sterling Bible Class
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Georgetown
Georgetown Hall
Seguinland Hotel
Augustus Peronas
Obituary Ralph H Sherman 71 Bath railroad yard conductor
Ralph H Sherman 71 longtime Bath Maine Central Railroad yard conductor died at home in Bowdoin Center after a prolonged illness. A Freeport native son of Robert W and Harriet H Sherman he spent most of his career in Bath with a brief transfer before returning in 1924 to 406 Front Street. He moved to farming in Bowdoin five years ago. Survived by his wife and two Brunswick brothers George and Millard.
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Ralph H. Sherman
Maine Central Railroad
Bath
Bowdoin Center
Mr. Sherman
Freeport
Robert W
Harriet H. Sherman
Front Street
Stover
Cedar Street
Bowdoin
George
Millard
Brunswick
Death Notices Charles Harold Hayes of Howland
Charles Harold Hayes 33 of Howland died Thursday forenoon in Memorial hospital after returning home from Howland where he was a store manager. Born in Bath he graduated Morse high school in 1926 and later managed Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. stores in Millinocket and Howland. Survived by his parents, Mrs Jennie Footer Hayes and John P Hayes. a sister Helen Hayes of Bath. four brothers Sumner John E Paul and Mark Hayes all of Bath.
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Charles Harold Hayes
Howland
John P
Jennie Footer Hayes
Washburn Street
Bath
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Hayes
Morse High School
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Millinocket
Helen Hayes
Sumner Hayes
The
University of Puerto Rico
John E., Paul and
Mark Hayes
Funeral held for Mrs Marjorie Bailey Pinckard
The funeral for 46 year old Mrs Marjorie Bailey Pinckard of Wiscasset and Miami was held at her Wiscasset home. Rev Henry W Webb officiated with bearers Seaver Warland Ellsworth Holbrook Roy R Marston and Dr DeForrest S Day. Burial followed in Montsweag Cemetery. She was born March 4 1894 daughter of Mrs Bernard A Bailey and the late Dr Bailey a Morse High Sargent College and Russian School of Dancing alumna. She had been ill in Miami before coming to Wiscasset and had been a Memorial hospital patient for three weeks. Survived by husband George Monroe Pinckard mother Bernard A Bailey a Miami brother Bernard A Bailey Jr a Miami and four sisters Mrs McKay Malcolm Larchmont N Y Mrs James Needham and Mrs Ellis Sheffield Manila P I and Miss Barbara Bailey Wiscasset.
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Marjorie Bailey Pinckard
Wiscasset
Miami
Fla
Memorial Hospital
Henry W. Webb
Seaver Warland
Ellsworth Holbrook
Roy R. Marston
DeForrest S. Day
Montsweag Cemetery
Pinekard
Bernard A. Bailey
Dr. Bailey
Morse High School
Sargent College of Physical Education
Russian School of Dancing
New York City
Pinckard
George Monroe Pinckard
Bernard A. Bailey, Jr
McKay Malcolm
Larchmont
N. Y
James Needham
Ellis Sheffield
Manila
P. I
Barbara Bailey
Beatrice E Sprague Funeral Held in Brunswick
Beatrice E Sprague of 52 Richardson Street widow of Arthur H Sprague died recently. Her funeral was held Saturday at 2 PM at Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street with Rev Frederick Witmer officiating. Bearers were Donald A Hunt and the Given brothers Charles Thomas Harold all of Brunswick. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Beatrice E. Sprague
Richardson Street
Arthur H. Sprague
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Frederick Witmer
Grace Church
Brunswick
Donald A. Hunt
Cumberland County
Charles
Thomas
Harold Given
Oak Grove
Mrs. Jones Visiting In Bridgeport And Middle Street
Mrs Daniel M Jones of Bridgeport Connecticut is spending a week with Mrs Harry W Tucker of Middle Street in the city with travel and social hospitality noted in local notices.
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Daniel M. Jones
Bridgeport, Conn
Harry W. Tucker
Middle Street
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A compact print puzzle with across and down clues covering animals actions rivers gods and common words. Includes definitions for animals bears and meals plus many everyday terms.
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Emily M. Chase
Herbert Higgins
Norris W. Cunningham
Annie F. Jewett
Emma E. Lightbody
Helen L. Lightbody
George R. Lauriat
John B. Holt
Margaret L. L. DuBois
Elizabeth G. Horton
Lendall L. Greene
Joseph Eugene Haggett
A. L. Bailey, Jr
Arthur Smith
Forrest McKenney
Lyman Alexander
Samuel Burgess
Eliza J. Oliver
Wesley H. Lewis
Dorothy E. Ostrander
Percy J. Lewis
C. Harry Hannaford
Richmond
Ethel M. Temple
Ben W. Alexander
Marie Ulton
Minnie Ruth Prosser
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Laura E. Dearborn
Eric W. Miller
Topsham Walter S. Hall
Maude McKay
Edwin W. Mallett
Russell I. Sprague
Albert L. Boucher
Robert B. Miller
West Bath
Philip Boudreau
Christine C. Cummings
Theophile P. Robichaud
Charles H. Mansfield
Sherwood B. Baker
Arthur G. Orr
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Edwin O. Chandler, Sr
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