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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1956
Page
6
In Bath on September 19 1916 Henry Ford sparks debate by claiming women's place is at home. The column catalogs local people trips concerts gas prices 26 to 60 cents a gallon and social visits across Bath and nearby towns with residents traveling to Portland Boston and Washington including Parker and Burke family notes and schooling updates.
Sept 20 1916 attendees at the Eames concert included Mr and Mrs William D Sewall Miss Dorothy Sewall Sumner Sewall Mrs Harold M Sewall Misses Lani Camilla and Loyal Sewall Mrs Forcke and daughter Misses Bella Martha and Margaret Foote Miss Minnie White Miss Jane Cushing Mrs James Murphy Miss Jane Murphy Dr and Mrs Daniel T Dougherty Mrs William Hennessy Mrs Fred Kimball Miss Priscilla Kimball Mr and Mrs Daniel Costello Mrs Mark Conley Fr Moran Mrs Henry Sanford Everett Lord Henry and James Biggins Miss Jennie Morse Miss Carolyn Moulton Lt and Mrs John H Walsh Charles Cushing Emilio de Gogorza Mrs Sewall W Percy and Seth Stewart Dr Herbert W Magoun of Cambridge Mass who preached at Central Sunday is visiting at the home of his sister Missa Magoun A number of Bath residents traveled to Orono for the University of Maine opening week F W Brown was seen in Portland on business Miss Frances Weeks departed for Boston to resume musical studies at the Fox Buonamics school this is her third year
The September reports note that apple production is down 12 percent due to a spring and early summer with cold rain. Local farmers anticipate cider sales as the harvest proceeds amid a string of town items: farewell for Florence Dunton, social events in Woolwich, Bowdoin College arrivals, and community notices across Bath and Georgetown.
Includes a Bowdoin freshman tale, a clambake at Birch Point hosted by Daniel Williams, a Bath picnic at the Charles Fisher estate, Miss Margaret Torrey visiting Brunswick, and updates on James McLellan, Miriam Kimball gym classes, and local travels of the Stiness, Higgins, Crosby, Lowell, Plum mer, and Freeman households.
Mrs Richard Renshaw Jr was guest of honor at a Wednesday stork shower hosted at North Bath home of Mrs Calvin Wing with assistants Mrs Ralph Williams and Mrs Robert King Jr Pink and blue decorations and a central stork themed table held gifts Refreshments included a two tiered cake shaped and trimmed with a miniature stork made by Mrs Ruth Leeman of Woolwich Others present included Mrs Tina Molson Mrs Julia Leeman Miss Marcia Dodge and many Bath area residents from Woolwich Wiscasset Five Islands and Bath
In Bath a highway safety program was presented by Chairman Drake with attendees including Leonard L. Bishop of Richmond vice chair of the Governor's Highway Safety committee, Bath Police Chief Earl Wheeler, Lt. Robert E. Wagner Jr., Merritt A. Mitchell, City Council chair, Stanley W. Judkins City Manager, Edward C. Belanger deputy sheriff, Loring R. Addison Superintendent of Schools, Richard B. MacLennan of the Bath Area Chamber, Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell, David C. Dickson, Paul J. Scanlin and others from local safety, school and police groups. The measures aim to enforce safety rules with penalties to be recommended regardless of age.
Delegates at the afternoon session will hear Paul Blaisdell, director of the traffic safety association of the casualty and safety companies, address the gathering. The program also includes the second part of the interim committee hearing.
Woolwich diary items cover home moves in Day's Ferry Bath and Sagadahoc areas. Families including Parke Allen Kennedy Pitkin Calif Dube Stacey Walker McElman O'Meara Gardiner and Dunton are mentioned with moves, visits, and new residences. The piece notes housing changes, guests, and a Maine Maritime Academy student weekend visit.
North Bath residents visited relatives in Togus and White Mountains on Sunday. Dorothy Robinson visited family in Lewiston. Edwin Hemingway and his wife visited her parents in Lewiston. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Cedric Sukeforth on the death of her father Lewis A. Day at North Whitefield Home. Mr. Day survived by four children, Mrs. Sukeforth, Mrs. Florence Williams, Earl Day, Sheldon Day, and by several grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial in Palermo family lot.
Representatives of Beacon Street Methodist church attended the District Conference Sunday at Green Street Methodist church in Augusta. Rev. Alfred G. Hempstead announced the Quadrennium program emphasizing stronger local churches through the commission form of government. Evening reports by Rev. Victor Musk covered the World Conference of Methodist churches in North Carolina. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. William Craft, Mrs. Everett Lemont, Mrs. Adelbert Hall, and Rev. and Mrs. Richard Arnold.
The Highway Department continues its page one continuation detailing asphalt and gravel preparation used in sidewalk construction and road patching operations.
Wiscasset begins its season with a first meeting Friday preceded by a dessert at 1 30. The Organ Society meets at the Congregational parish house midweek. Personal items note Mrs Asbury Bailey at Bath road home after summer at Baileys Island and the Cost family visiting Clary Pond Whitefield. Gay Ellen Wishart born September 15 to John Gardiner Wishart and wife formerly of Bath.
Mortgagee First National Bank of Brunswick Maine seeks foreclosure on Lettie P Roberts property in Topsham Sagadahoc County Maine for breach of mortgage condition dated December 8 1950. The deed traces to premises formerly of Tedford Potter Merrow and Ring with recorded chain of title and exceptions including Pelkey transfer. Notary public Emery W Booker verifies the bank's action dated September 24 1956 in Cumberland County Maine.
Bath dogs led the Maine Retriever Trial Club event at North Berwick sanctioned by the AKC. Peggy owned by Ralph Higgin, Bath, won the qualifying stake. Butch owned by Marshall Willis, Bath, was second. Tipper owned by Joseph Lange of Beverly, Mass, third. Higgin's Duke fourth. In open all age Brig, handled by Paul Genthner of Kennbunk, won. Drake owned by Dana Goodwin of Saco second. Jill owned by Malcolm Coulter of East Eddington fourth. Butch third. All entered dogs were Labrador retrievers except Butch, a Chesapeake.
An 18-year-old sailor from Missouri stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Station escaped injury when his 1951 sedan skidded on a hill near Dromore grange in Phippsburg, overturned onto the road shoulder, and was demolished. Sheriff Loring D Small identified him as Lonnie Belt, who lives with his wife at Parker Head. He was en route to the air station around 730 a.m.
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath claims foreclosure on a joint tenancy mortgage held by Wayne S. Innes and Jeannette S. Innes of Bath Sagadahoc County Maine. Breach of condition cited. reference deeds listed. executor chain traced back to Josephine Hart. Auction or sale to follow per court process.
In Bath Sagadahoc County on the second Tuesday of September 1956 a probate court order lists estates including Blair Blaisdell Ingraham Swanson Hersey Soule Carey Sharples and Haskell. It orders weekly notices in Bath Independent for three weeks prior to a hearing on October next for wills and guardianship with executors named Grace Blair Lloyd Sharples and others.
Register of Probate for Sagadahoc County certifies appointments in estate matters. Delma Bragg of Bath names Arthur B Sulphen as guardian with bond filed September 11 1956. Arthur M Berry and others appointed administrators September 4 1956 with bonds. Inez Genthner named executrix September 4 1956. Mary E Boardman named executrix with Ralph Boardman as executor. fatale estate notes for Bath Phippsburg and other local towns.
Mr and Mrs wee strong and Mrs Wing traveled through Yarmouth Bridgton Crawford Notch Franconia and back via Plymouth Lake Winnipesaukee Ossipee Gorham and Portland Mrs Cecil Ford Brown of East Braintree Mass visited her aunt Leora M Fowles at 468 Washington street for the weekend.
Keith Garside of 19 Central avenue is on vacation this week from his duties at the local A. and P. store. He will be away from his post to enjoy a brief holiday.
Foreclosure action by First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath against Howard E King for a mortgage dated March 17 1949 on Lot 25 Elsino re Avenue Bath Sagadahoc County Maine. Mortgage breach led to filing dated September 18 1956 with reference to prior deeds and plans.
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath claims foreclosure on a mortgage by Teo Pertell and Edna Pertell of Arrowsic Sagadahoc dated June 18 1952 recorded book 275 page 57. Property includes a lot with buildings in Arrow s ic bounded by McFarland Back River C W Fisher and town road with exceptions and references to prior deeds and stumpage rights. Dated Bath Maine September 18 1956 signed by J Frank Hunt treasurer government authority noted.
The Hingst Federal Savings and Loan Association Bath Maine declares a foreclosure on a mortgage held by Thomas Nelson Lowery and Virginia M Lowe joint tenants of Bath Sagadahoe County for land described by bounds from a drill hole on Middle Street. The breach of condition is noted and the Association’s treasurer J Frank Hunt signs the notice dated August 23 1956.
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