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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1935

Page

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Arrowsic Leader Collingwood Shea Honored for Long Service

Collingwood C. Shea has collected taxes for 43 years and served as Arrowsic town treasurer for 36 years. He began as collector in 1892 after Jason McFadden resigned and has held multiple offices with strong cross party support. He owns 100 acres and continues farming, with family ties including daughter Lora and siblings in Arrowsic and nearby Greenland New Hampshire.

Collingwood C. Shea Arrowsic Selectmen Jason McFadden McFadden Shea Collingwood Shea Grover Cleveland James M. Shea Lora R. Shea Jennie T. Smith Greenland N. H

South End P T A Sets June 11 Meeting

The South End P T A plans its next meeting for June 11 in Washington Street rooms to avoid graduation day conflicts at Morse High. Annual reports and officer elections are on the agenda along with a tele phone bridge set for Monday evening. Mrs J Albert Redlon, district president, reported on district meetings in Wells, South China and Brunswick.

Washington Street South End Morse High School J. Albert Redlon District P. T. A Wells South China Brunswick District One

Education chief predicts curriculum shifts for future student needs

Dr. Bertram E. Packard, state commissioner of education, forecast major changes in school curricula over the next decade. He urged tailoring instruction to individual students to prepare them for future life duties, noting public high schools face a new development.

Bertram E. Packard

Teachers elected by school board in postponed meeting

Fifty four teachers were elected for the ensuing year by the Board of Education at a postponed monthly meeting that lasted over three hours. New pay scales and several committee actions were decided, including Greek language instruction and campus activities.

Board of Education Edna McAvoy Morse High Charles Venus Venus Greece South Street Supt. Wilson Arthur B. Scott Horace P. Herrick Lynnette Walker Katharine Conley Mary H. Conley Hester M. Rose M. Agnes Fahey Mary L. Lord Cecile Veilleux Edward S. Wright Harold E. Brown Blair C. Wilson Catherine E. Leonard J. Edward Pomeroy David Y. Alkazin Janette W. Smith Carrie E. Shaw John H. Grindell George B. Wolstenholme Bernice D. Staples Mary Brown Edna Hallowell Edith B. Horne Ella R. Jaquith Mabel F. Libby Eileen Hayes North Grammar J. Gertrude Silsby Helen L. Hayes Amy A. Irish North Martha E. Hooper Margaret T. Mulligan Beatrice W. Black Carrie C. Smith Central Grammar Bessie M. Hunt Margaret J. Adams Elizabeth McGrath Marian Jaques John E. McCole Almena Jaques Eleanor Danforth Center Street Ethel L. Higgins S. Isabel Lewis Joan M. Harrison Laura Mitchell Eleanor Ferguson Dorothy Davis Marjorie Troop Mitchell Effie C. Wright Evelyne Donnell Anne Thompson Margaret E. Huse Sarah Coombs Lillian Fisher Weeks Street W. Hazel Cunningham

Pine Tree Circle marks 30th anniversary in 1905

Pine Tree circle No. 826 of the Companions of the Foresters of America celebrated its 30th anniversary on May 17 1905 at Red Men hall with 80 attendees including a state officer and guests from Portland Flowers and pine trees decorated the hall and the degree team wore white and carried flags The circle initiated a class of ten candidates and welcomed new members including several from Portland Casco circle No 1236 sent a delegation The gathering praised Mary F Murphy for 29 years as financial secretary and noted the circle’s 1905 origin with Florence McGillicudy installing officers and Mrs Louise McDuffy acting as chief companion.

Pine Tree Circle Companions of the Foresters of America Red Men's Hall Portland Kennebec Alice Burgess Catherine Durgin Mary E. Gallant Minnie M. Dall Mabel Alice M. Rideout Ella May Dingley Eva Sanford Edna A. Carter Annie Johanson Annie M. Wilson Annie Maude Wilson Harriet Smith Annie E. Buckley Maine Casco Circle Mollie Flaherty Foresters’ Hall Front Street Plorence McGillicudy Augusta Jennie Farrin Mary Carey Ethel Parshley Josephine Cavanaugh Murphy W. A. O Brien Gardiner Kennebec Circle of Order the Companions of Foresters of America Louise McDuffy James Cullinan Mary Mullaney Mary Caine Marie Tracey Nellie Tracey Delia Levett Mary Trainor George H. Johnson Josie Mulverhill Joseph Mullaney John Tracey John McMann Miss Moody Armory Hall Pine Cone Circle Pine Tree Mary P. Murphy Evelyn Sawyer Philadelphia Jennie E. Parrin Elmer C. Clark New York Supreme Financial Secretary

Two Bath Pastors Oppose Naval Maneuver Resolution

At the Congregational Christian Conference in Winter Street church, Rev. David L. Wilson and Rev. Joseph O. Purdue opposed a resolution against Pacific naval maneuvers. The plank passed 98 to 31. The conference also directed Rev. Charles D. Paul to notify President Roosevelt and the Maine Congressional delegation.

David L. Wilson Central Church Joseph O. Purdue Winter Street Church Pacific Congregational Christian Conference J. Edward Drake Ronald P. Bridges Sanford Bridges Wilson Mary A. Hurd Sangerville Hawaiian Islands Purdue Congress Japan England France Navy Department Charles H. Blatchford Charles D. Paul South Portland Roosevelt Paul Maine

Conference considers union of Congregational and Methodist churches

The conference endorses in principle the amalgamation of the state Congregational and Methodist bodies and asks for study of steps toward union. It also urges closer cooperation between Young People committees and explores a joint State Young People's conference.

Congregational Organization of Congregational Churches Methodist Churches

Prohibition Plank Endorsed by Conference Delegates

A revival meeting debate over liquor traffic led to a motion to add a prohibition plank to resolutions. Reverend John H. Hunt of Mexico framed the measure calling for total abstinence education and the ultimate eradication of intoxicant trafficking, referred to resolutions and later unanimously passed.

John H. Hunt Mexico Committee On

North-Center PTA Elects Officers For New Year

The North-Center PTA reelected Mrs. Frederick W. Humphreys as president and Mrs. Harold S. Avery as vice president at Grace church parish house. New secretary is Mrs. Frank F. Colburn Jr. and treasurer Mrs. Theodore Watson. Committees were named including finance, membership, benevolent, publicity, recreation and program with Mrs. Joseph I. Smith and Mrs. Clinton D. Wilson among key members. Community guest William C. Perkins of Bath YMCA spoke on youth development and the YMCA’s history and aims.

Frederick W. Humphreys P.T.A Grace Church Parish House Harold S. Avery Arthur W. King Frank F. Colburn, Jr Theodore Watson Roy W. Putney William W. Dennison King John C. Fitzgerald Humphreys Colby Dennison Watson Joseph O. Purdue Putney Milton C. Trott Fitzgerald Joseph I. Smith Dwight Pierce Daniel Williams Dayton Hill Francis Hill David Y. Alkazin Ernest Freeman Ruth H. Farnham Bird A. Shellenbarger Ralph Bragg Mrs. King David S. Cogan Arthur S. Crockett Wilmer I. Voorhees P. T. A. Magazine Marius H. Page Clinton D. Wilson Leslie J. Wold Richard Hersom Morris H. Cohen Avery Arthur B. Scott Blair C. Wilson W. Percy Marks Brunswick Frances Hays Division of Information National Congress of Parents and Teachers Hays Parent Teacher William C. Perkins Bath Y.M.C.A Bath Charles C. Low Perkins Blair Wilson Hill

Dike School PTA Holds Business Meeting

Dike School PTA held a short business meeting after the Mothers and Daughters banquet committee session at Summer Street Rooms. Mrs Charles Henderson was elected vice president and Mrs Arthur Gilmore was elected secretary to fill vacancies from resignations. The final meeting of the season is set for June 4 at the Summer Street Rooms. The Boulder City report notes the Black Canyon contingent of Boulder Dam. The dam rises over 766 feet and its base spans more than two city blocks.

Dike School P.T.A Mothers and Daughters Summer Street Rooms Charles Henderson Frank Reinoehl Arthur Gilmore Raymond Smith Gilmore Boulder City Nev Black Canyon Boulder Dam

Byrd Expedition Member Visits Mother in Phippsburg

Prof. Earle Bryant Perkins, a member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, spends the weekend with his mother Mrs. Horace Perkins at their Summer home Percrest Cox's Head. He recalls 13 months in the Antarctic circle without illness and notes the crew's resilience, polar conditions, and scientific finds while sharing memories of seals penguins and the ship life.

Earle Bryant Perkins Horace Perkins Popham Road Atkins Bay New Zealand Dunedin Perkins United States Rutgers University Antarctic Arctic MacMillan Arctic Circle Popham Beach Antarctic Circle Admiral Byrd Little America Tropics Prof Pond Seguin Islands Kennebec Prof. Perkins Earlington P. Chaney Freeport Chaney Rosaline Boston Prof.Perkins Statler Curley Channeys South Portland

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Collingwood C. Shea Arrowsie South End P.T.A Congregationalists Phippsburg Earle B. Perkins Little America Jacob Ruppert Barkentine Bear Oakland
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