Roosevelts Rehab Effort Faces Patchy McNutt Split
Washington observers report turmoil after the Chicago convention as McNutt spurns Farley chair bid and eyes a 1944 presidential run. Ickes and Wallace clash over forestry policy while Johnson faces doubts and a cooling period before any defense role.
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Washington
Humpty Dumpty
Roosevelt
Chicago
Iant McNutt
Farley
McNuth
McNutt
Tommie Corcoran
Bohemian Grove
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Woodring
White House
Wand
Jchnson
National Defense
Almanac fragment notes daylight time and moonrise
Continued almanac item lists Frio Aug 2 1840 daylight time change. It notes moonrise and moonset times and a vehicle event at 6:23 pm, with references to tomorrow’s sunrise and related times.
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Frio
Ushai
Six Die As Train Smashes Truck At West Canaan
Six men were killed when a Melvin F. Burgess Contracting truck collided with a Boston and Maine train at an open crossing in West Canaan. Victims included Robert Bolick, Waldo Beard, Robert L. Matthews, Walter Dieta, Willis Logan, and Raymond Harriman, all en route to a rural electrification project. The crew's foreman Bolick supervised the workers. the crash was reported in foggy weather as the train traveled about 1000 feet after impact.
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West Canaan
Canaan
Melvin F. Burgess Contracting Company
Baltimore, Md
Boston and Maine
Robert Bolick
West Jefferson
N. C
Waldo Beard
Robert L. Matthews
Hillsboro
Walter Dieta
Cobleskill
N. Y
Willis Logan
Raymond Harriman
Plymouth
Stoeen
West Springfield
Maryland Company
Uck
Mascoma
Bolick
Urges City To Boost Municipal Airport
Portsmouth officials weigh airport upgrades as Pan American expert John Steele urges a plan shaped by national defense funds. He notes little has changed since 1987 and urges lighting, better runways, fencing, and hangars, offering his world‑class guidance to the Portsmouth airport commission and local leaders.
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Portsmouth
John Steele
Pan American Airways
Steele
Canada
Portsmouth Herald
Royal Air Force
Pan American
China
Japan
New Zealand
Anc
England
France
Portugal
Twast
South America
Scade Airlines
Steela
F. W. Hartford
Frank E. Brooks
Frank W. Randall
Boardman M. Randell
Hiram B. Wever
Local Postoffice Sets July Records in Portsmouth
Postmaster Peter J. Hickey reports the Portsmouth postoffice showed a July increase of 1,400 over last year with postal receipts totaling 8,800. Excluding money order fees, the total would exceed 10,000, signaling strong regional business activity for merchants and the local economy.
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Peter J. Hickey
Portsmouth
Storm Visits Eliot After Twister Ravages Town
About 2 thousand people reportedly visited Eliot after a Tuesday afternoon tornado that wrecked barns owned by Ernest O. Searles and Everett Paul. The town suffered extensive damage with many telephone lines out of service and debris scattered as winds tore through the area.
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Eliot
Ernest O. Searles
Everett Paul
British Strengthen Forces in Aegean for Gallipoli Offensive
Twenty five years ago today on August 2, 1915 the Associated Press reported British forces reinforcing Aegean island positions for a major Gallipoli peninsula offensive. The dispatch notes intensified preparations as the campaign drew closer.
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Associated Press
Aegean
Gallipoli
Woman Hurt As Cars Crash At Intersection
A Somerville woman, Mrs Emma Gardiner of 60 Winslow Avenue, escaped with a fractured wrist after her heavy sedan collided with a car driven by John Jacobsmeyer of 1380 South Street at the Austin and Summer streets intersection. Gardiner was taken to the Portsmouth hospital via police ambulance after being examined at the Levey home. Jacobsmeyer was unhurt. The crash halted traffic and damaged the utility pole between a house tenanted by Mr and Mrs Raymond Levey. Continued on Page Three.
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Portsmouth Herald
Massachusetts
Emma A. Gardiner
Hampton Beach
Austin
Summer Streets
Emma
Gardiner
Winslow Avenue
Somerville
Maes
John Jacobsmeyer
South Street
Jacobsmeyer
Masachusetts
Austin Street
Dacohsmeyer
Raymond
Levey
Portsmouth
Idoya MacGraw
Joseph Kelley
Board Of Street Commissioners Meet Tonight
The board schedules a special 7 pm session at City Hall amid a court hearing for an injunction over its $28 680 driven wells contract to Edward F Hughes Co of Boston. Mayor Goldsmith, ex officio chair, will be absent in New York on state business.
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Edward F. Hughes Co
Boston
City, Hall
Kennard E. Goldsmith
New York
Aerial Hitch-Hiker Carries Maine Delicacies To Murphy
Miss Pogwist the blond nurse from Helly wood Cal travels coast to coast hitching rides in an airplane. She delivers a Maine gift lunch-box to governors, carrying a bill of rights and goodwill gifts as she visits New Hampshire to Maine and Massachusetts.
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Murphy
Eleanor Fogwist
Helly Wood
Cal
Pogwist
Herald
America
Hac
Gavernors
Lewis
Barrows
Maine
Francis
P. Murphy
New Hampshire
John Hancocks
Leverett Sal‘Constall
Massachusetts
Lewis C. Barrows
Congressional Library
Washington, D.C
Portsmouth
Boston
Dewey B.freyley
California
Migs Pogwist
Guy
Mandly Exits New England Amateur Golf Championship
Avon Conn. defending champion Mandly bowed out in the quarter finals at Manchester Country Club. Johnny Levi Dr, a two-time winner, rallied to force overtime after Mandly led by two holes on the front. Mandly three-putted the 18th, then faltered on the 18th again, losing when his second shot went long on the 10th green.
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Manchester
Holly
Avon, Conn
New England
Wen Johnny
Levi
Man_ Chester Country
Mandly
Mid-Summer Bargain Days Draw Large Portsmouth Crowd
Shoppers jam local stores as cooling breeze and bargains attract crowds in the greater Portsmouth area. Merchants report many buyers stocking up on necessities and seasonal goods, with considerable traffic from nearby beaches. Stores listed include Montgomery Ward, Sherwood Curtain Store, Albert's Men’s, Foye's Department Store, Kimball's Mill Remnants, Quality Shoe Co., and many more. Prices slashed to clear stock ahead of fall fashions.
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Portsmouth
Montgomery Ward
Sherwood Curtain
Albert's Men's
Foye's Department
Preneh’s
Kimball's Mil
Newberry Co
W. T. Grant, Co
Quality Shoe Co
Portsmouth Mattress
Louis's
Jack and
Puritan Clothing, Co
Liggett'’s Drug
D. Perkins
Bernard's Millinery
Eva Shoppe
Chese Stationery
Hislop Garage
Burrows Testifies On 500 Dollar Campaign Contribution
Augusta Me Aug 2 AP Gov j Lewis O Burrows testified at the state police court martial of Burtis F Fowler that a $500 check from Somerville Mass trucking concern was delivered to him. He said he did not solicit the money and Fowler introduced him to the Somerville company head who said no strings were attached. Fowler pleaded innocent to four charges and Barrows, then secretary of state, denied discussing any police regulation violations when the money was delivered.
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Augusta
Lewis O. Burrows UK
Burtis F. Fowler
Somerville
Mass
Fowler
Legislative Investigating Committee
William ©. Barry Co. Inc
Barrows
William P. Hancock
Dover Health Officer Dies
William E. Whiteley died at 83, serving as Dover health officer and clerk of the city, leaving a widow and five children.
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Dover
Williem
E. ‘Whiteley
Cour
British Claims Hamburg Destroyed In RAF Raids
The British assert the RAF virtually destroyed the German port of Hamburg in nightly raids, part of a broader campaign on Bremen and other targets. Germany counters with claims of sinking ships and military losses, while Italy reports attacks near Formentera and damage to a British submarine Oswald. Leaflets by Hitler’s agent fluttered over England as air wardens collect them. The Soviet Union moves toward admitting Latvia Lithuania Estonia and parts of Bessarabia to its fold.
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Associated Press
Hamburg
Royal Air Force
Germany
Britain
RAF
Bremen
Toray
Air
British
Isles
Scotland
Wales
England
Hitler
Periphlets
Mediterranean
Bardia
Libya
Italy
Formentera
Bai
Adolf Hitler
Air Reid
Otderses
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Baltic
Danube River
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Bessarabia
Bucoyine
Nard Yard WPA Cuts County Relief Burden
Rockingham county reports no support for in town able bodied families while WPA at the Navy Yard employs about 400 county men. County plans co sponsorship for Der r town projects to provide work. State settlement law shift of June 1 1998 drives relief load increase as residents must show five years self supporting domicile. June figures show 213 direct relief families versus 246 a year earlier. Six month direct relief cost $77067.32 down from $79042.48. Children boarded cost $14086.14 up from $14744.37. Blind Aid recipients declined. Continued on Page Three.
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Rockingham
WPA
Navy Yard
Derr
Thoughts on Europe and the Havana talks in 1940s era tirade
Sal O'Hara rails at Mussolini and Hitler while noting appeasement flaws. He mocks polls and praises a Havana conference windfall, claiming twenty one American nations align. He quips on names and the neglected details of conquest and leadership.
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New York
Jack Horner
Europe
Mussolini
Hitler
Democratic Nation‘al
Willkle
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Mner Ex. Sa
Lisbon
Uke
Duchess of Windsor
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Babson
Uns
Pablic Forum
Pears
Wioman
Portsmouth City
Norton
Worcester
Board of Street Commissioners
Berlin
Eaves Islands
Oswald
Nard Yard
Sal O'Hara
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