Lesson for home must carry schoolroom teachings
Mrs. Charles E. Roe of Denver told a Dike School P T A meeting that the home and school are the two great institutions shaping children. She urged weekly family gatherings, noted changes in family life, and quoted a Stanford official praising Parent-Teacher work as key to better schools, homes, and communities. Mayor Small and local PTA leaders welcomed her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Roe
Denver
Colo
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Dike P. T. A
Summer Street
Daniel Perry
Association
Haven Sawyer
Bangor
Colorado
Dike School
P.T.A
Dummer Street
Mrs. Roe
Parent-Teacher Association
Fred J. Hoffman
Leroy F. Colby
Sawyer
Roe
Small
Wilmer I. Voorhees
North Center P. T. A
Arthur C. Lemont
South End P. T. A
Noel C. Little
Brunswick-Topsham P. T. A
Paris
Edward Fraser
Elmer Avery
Peter McVicar
Martin Vigne
Joseph I. Smith
George Reynolds
Warrant in Estate of Roland Thaxter Valued At 9.5 Million
A warrant and inventory in the estate of Roland Thaxter former Harvard professor and Celia Thaxter’s son who died at Kittery on Secrerative too was appraised at 9,500,000. Appraisers were George J0 Boulter and Harry Roberts of Kittery and Ervin C Sinnett of Portland. Goods and chattels tallied 661.55 and rights and credits were 131,089 in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Thaxter
Harvard University
Celia Thaxter
Kittery
George
Boulter
Harry =. Roberts
Ervin C. Sinnett
Portland
Plan Reception for Maine Grand Matron of Eastern Star
Elaborate arrangements are planned by Genesta for Mrs. Sarah A. Shaw Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star Maine. A banquet at Hotel Phoenix is set for six with Past Worthy Matron May Ward and Horace W Ward named. An eight o'clock reception at Masonic Temple follows with a committee of past worthy matrons including Mrs Grace Sampson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orsif
Order of the Eastern Star
Maine
Sarah A. Shaw
Genesta
Nellie C. Congon
Hotel Phoenix
May Ward
Horace W. Ward
Masonic Temple
Navy Day Observance By American Legion In Bath
Roland Smith post No. 1 American Legion will observe Navy Day with an open house Thursday afternoon and evening from 3:30 to 10. A program of moving pictures at 3:45 and 8:15, showing fleet activities and life of sailors, will be screened. The Auxiliary joins in inviting Bath citizens to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Smith Post
American Legion
Auxiliary
Bath
Legion
Wedding at Salvation Army Hall Marks First in 50 Years
The first Salvation Army wedding in 50 years is planned at the Army hall Water Street next Friday at 7 30. The bride is Alice Potter daughter of Mr and Mrs Forrest Potter and Ralph Richardson of Lebanon New Hampshire a Salvation Army band member in the city. He was located here for a time then.
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Salvation Army
Army Hall
Alice Potter
Forrest Potter
Ralph Richardson
Lebanon
N. H
Lesile Whitehouse Sentenced to Prison Term
Leslie Whitehouse was sentenced at 450 Wednesday afternoon to not less than 18 nor more than 36 years at the State prison in Thomaston after a jury verdict. He settled back in his chair, seemingly undisturbed as the 12 jurors delivered the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Whitehouse
Thomaston
Son
Local court drama ties lovers at jail door
Nellie Lilly of Dresden and Leslie Whitehouse, a 23 year old with a troubled past, linger at the jail as Lilly asserts she will stay in the women's cell until Leslie is sentenced. Whitehouse defends himself, recalling Navy service and a proposed future meeting after his release, while a teacher's case and testimony swirl around the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Lilly
Dresden
Miss Lilly
Kelley
Leslie
Richmond
Lilly
Whitehouse
Times
Navy
Bath
Kennebec
Miss Hopkins
Maryland Bird at Wolf Pond
A Maryland bird with a metal leg band was photographed near Wolf Pond. The banded leg indicates the bird may be a specimen from a Maryland club or group and was later tracked by observers. The report notes the band remains on the leg as the bird was relocated for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Wolf Pond
Aldermen Oppose Mayor Plan for State Aid Work
City lawmakers rejected Mayor Small's push to continue state aid for highway work citing long term financial commitments. They voiced concern over tying up city funds and lack of department relief, and decided to hold the project in abeyance with limited exceptions after learning of state highway negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Learmed
Kate
Small
Getchell Street
Smalls
Abeyamece
Ome
Maine Man Still Loves Old Pine State
Maine newspaperman J Otis Swift now living in New York recalls summers in Bay Point Maine He quotes a NY paper describing a green pasture behind the old Stome schoolhouse near Bay Point and the Sagadahoc Indians last camp before fading into Fireweeds bayberry The scene spans the Kemmebec coastal area with the sea to the south and Robin Hood's Cove to the east
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Otis Swift
Maine
New York
Bay Paint
Bay Point
Meeting Postponed Over Brunswick Broad Maine Street Talk
The Central Church Men's club meeting slated for Tuesday evening was postponed. The planned discussion focused on Brunswick's Broad Maine Street known as the 12 Red Road, and was to be presented by a speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church Men's Club
Brunswick
Maine Street
12 Red Road
Navy Day talk links Washington to American sea power
Co. D. Keller of Bath Battery Works spoke to Morse high students on Navy Day, tracing George Washington as the first great naval leader and advocate for a strong navy. He recalled October 27, 1775 and Theodore Roosevelt’s Navy legacy, emphasizing Washington’s strategic naval vision and the need for ships to move supplies and parry British control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. D. Keller
United States Navy
Bath Iron Works Corp
Dewey
Bath
Morse High School
Mr. Keller
Continental Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
George Washington
Dudley W. Knox
U. S. Navy
Washington
Keller
Lafayette
Rochambeau
Naral
Hannah
Nichokon Broughtom
Boston
Allen Guilty On Driving Charge In Sagadahoc Case
Andrew Allen of 5 Coffin Street Brunswick was found guilty in Sagadahoc Superior Court of reckless driving appealed from Bath municipal court. Judge Worster imposed a $10 fine and $71.71 in costs. Allen’s municipal court fine was $10 and tower court costs about $28. Prosecutor Ralph O Dale and defense counsel Edward W Bridgham spoke as the case concerned a passing on Center Street Bath that led to a collision with Brunswick driver James Elwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Allen
Coffin Street
Brunswick
Sagadahoc
Bath
Traverse
George H. Worster
Allen
Tower Court
Ralph O. Dale
Edward W. Bridgham
Center Street
James Elwell
John C. Wooodrow
Auburn
Joseph Bytras
Bowdoinham
Justice Worster
Louis A. Jack
Lisbon
Elimination of Dangerous Curves on Route 201 Proposed
The Maine Highway Commission plans reconstructing part of the Topsham Bowdoinham road Route 201 to remove dangerous curves including Dead Man's Curve. A four mile survey from Topsham village to the town line guides the plan with fall reconstruction expected, bids possible if a solution to hazardous corners beyond the section is approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Highway Commission
Topsham-Bowdoinham Road
Bowdoinham Village
Highway Department
Topsham Village
Topsham
Bowdoin
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National
C.E.S
Phoenix
Bath Red Cross
Waterville
Nellie
Nature
Georgetown
Keeting
Morse High
Thomas McMonagle
Brewer
I W. W
Richmond Corner
Sexton Ash
Sexton
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