Police Nab Escapees Suspected in Slaying
Springfield Vermont police captured two escapees, Donald Demag and Francis Blair, after a violent midnight slaying of Elizabeth Weatherup, 54. The pair, who fled Thursday after using a truck to break prison gates, were hunted by over 200 officers near Bishop's farm, three miles from Weatherup’s home. Weatherup, injured during the break in, died hours later at Springfield Hospital.
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Springfield
Bishop's Farm
Donald G. Weatherup
Elizabeth Weatherup
Springfield Hospital
Ers
Donald Demag
Burlington
Francis Blair
Fitchburg
Mass
Vermont
Here
Kohlersoise and other cold soups for hot weather
Kohler offers various chilled soup recipes for hot weather. Includes jellied consomme, tomato madrilene, vichyssoise and Kohlerssoise with beef bouillon, cucumber soup, curry cream of chicken, plus serving tips. Ends with invitation to join the Skillet Club by sending name and address.
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Kohler
Idaho
Three Communities Battle Woodland Blaze Near Rollinsford
Firefighters from Rollinsford South Berwick and Dover battled a two hour slash fire threatening hundreds of acres of timber and farmland near Portland Ave. About two acres burned as flames rose thirty feet amid dry slash timber. Fire chief Edward Flanagan urged winter burning and crews stayed at the scene through night to extinguish remaining hotspots.
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Rollinsford
Dover
South Berwick
Portland Ave
Edward Flanagan
York Revaluation Raises Property Values to 11 Million
York Board of Assessors announces 1952 real estate revaluation totaling 11 million dollars, up from 4 million in 1951, based on private appraisers and 75 percent for tax rate fixing. Informal hearings on the new roll run Monday through Wednesday with notices sent to all owners.
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York
Board of Assessors
Local Critical Area Shrinks in Defense Zone
The Portsmouth Kittery defense housing area was reduced yesterday excluding Middleton New Durham Brookfield Whitefield and Alton. The area is now certified which could allow rent controls to be reimposed. No prior rent increases or housing shortages were in these towns, but a survey notes past excessive increases and further boosts are expected in the redefined zone. No other changes were made.
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Portsmouth-Kittery
Middleton
New Durham
Brookfield
Whitefield
Alton
Office of Defense Mobilization
Washington
Candidates Take Resolute Grip on Campaign Reins
Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson moves campaign headquarters from Washington to Springfield Illinois and names Wilson Wyatt as personal manager. Eisenhower says there can be no boss of the campaign and will rely on advisers but keep final responsibility. Wyatt says campaign elements will be coordinated with Stevenson. President Truman signals support for campaign efforts, while Eisenhower and Nixon plan a nationwide push starting September 1.
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Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gov. Stevenson
Washington
Springfield
Wilson Wyatt
Louisville
Gen. Eisenhower
Denver
Eisenhower
Wyatt
Stevenson
Democratic National Committee
Frank £. McKinney
Kansas City
Truman
Illinois
Aom
Gen
Sen
Richard M. Nixon
California
United States
Newburyport Man Held After Chase and Struggle at Sea
Newburyport man Arthur E. Van Amburgh, 46, was arrested by state conservation officers off Rye after a chase through rough seas and a struggle aboard his escaping boat. He was convicted in a municipal court on dumping lobsters and resisting arrest, fined $60 and given a 30 day suspended jail term.
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Newburyport
Chase
Hampton
Mass
State Conservation
Chesley E. Goodwin
Charles Harvey
Exeter
Arthur E. van Amburgh
Massachusetts
van Amburgh
Goodwin
Harvey
Straw’s Point
Rye
State Conservation Department
City Officials Tour Site for Air Base
Four city officials met Col. A C Stewart in charge of Army Engineers real estate and inspected the Ports mouth Air Force Base site. Councilmen Clayton Osborn John Leary and John Whaley plus City Solicitor Thomas Flynn Jr accompanied Stewart to the airport amid talks on possible reimbursement to the city for land the federal government plans to acquire.
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Col
A. C. Stewart
Army Engineers
Portsmouth Air Force Base
Clayton EB. Osborn
John J. Leary
John J. Whaley
Thomas E. Flynn Jr
Stewart
Who Owns Airport Land In Portsmouth
The Portsmouth Herald probes 1943 land purchase for the city’s airport used by the Army Engineers. City Solicitor Flynn cannot locate a deed for 109 acres, while Col. A C Stewart demands title clarity before transfer. Key figures David R. Smith and former Mayor Charles M. Dale describe cash payment and contested terms, prompting questions on eminent domain, deeds, and city ownership.
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Army Engineers
Portsmouth Air Force Base
Portsmouth Herald
City of
Portsmouth
Thomas E. Flynn Jr
Flynn
Suncity
Col
A. C. Stewar
Herald
David R. Smith
Rockingham Avenue
Sherburne
Charles M. Dalz
Smith
City Hall
Dale
Atty
Samuel Levy
Portamouth
Levy
Deal
the Herald
Frank Hollis
Colonial Theater
Council
Special Airport Land Committee
Stewart
Charles M. Dale
Fortsmoutt
First Issue of Chronicle 100 Years Ago
A look back at the Portsmouth Morning Chronicle’s debut on August 2, 1852. Founders Frank W. Miller Samuel Gray and Thomas N. Miller aimed for county and rail reach, with front-page ads and two news items, plus the distinctive harbor scene nameplate by C. M. Meinerth. The engraving cost fifty dollars, produced from a wood copy and electrotyped cuts.
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Chronicle
Portsmouth Morning Chronicle
Portsmouth
Frank W. Miller
Samuel Gray
Thomas N. Miller
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Seacoast
Frank Kohler
Woodland Blaze
York Board of Assessors
Pap
Awad
Hampton Harbor
Cape Ann
VanAamburgh
The
Remick H. Laighton
Frank P. Hunt
Citll
Hollis
Theodore Arendt
Gosling Rd
Thomas H. Simes
Winifred H. Wadleigh
Tilton
Mildred H. Gratteau
Miami
Fla
Aire
Harrinabarten
Sey
Om Ha
E. P. Whipple
Calcutta
Messrs
Miller
Gray
Portsmouth Harbor
Little Harbor Road
Sagamore Avenue
C. M. Meinerth
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