Five Men Escape After Wreck At Locke's Cove
Five enlisted men narrowly escape death after a car crash at Locke's Cove Sunday night near Portland harbor. Rescuers from Kittery pulled three men from under the car while two others were dazed. all were taken to Portsmouth Hospital for treatment. The wreck occurred when the car failed to negotiate a curve at speed. it slid into water and required hours to pull free.
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Fort Cebl
Portland Harbor
Attery
Kittery
Portsmouth Hospital
Pie Road
Wwe Noel
I Themick
Ira
Keene
Jrlttery
McVey
Boxborger
J Grace Service
Kinghorn
Barge Explosion Claims Five Deaths on Ohio River
An explosion on a barge tied to the Kosmos Portland Cement plant on the Ohio River near Louisville Kentucky killed five workers and left two missing. Divers searched for victims as officials blamed an acetylene tank blast. Names given include Murray Jeckel 23 West Point and Allen Bauer Louisville. missing Frank Leader 37 Rosewood Indiana and William Wilberding Louisville. Surviving superintendent A Brown described the blast’s violence and his escape.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Ohio River
Kosticdale
Atscials % Company
Toreh
Murray Jeckel
West Point
Leslie Underwood
G.juppin
Meadowlawn
Cleve Skeeters
Orell
Allen Bauer
Dining Room for Women Opens Amid Sparse Details
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at a dining room initiative for women with unclear scope or locations. The readable names or dates are not present, leaving the exact organizers and venue uncertain.
Nantucket Swept by Worst Forest Fire in History
The Associated Press reports Nantucket Mass endured the island’s worst forest fire. Five square miles of moorland burned as residents and summer visitors joined the male population in fighting the blaze. Evacuations were ordered for Polpis and Quaise while a heavy rainfall later quenched the flames and volunteers kept up the effort through the night.
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Associated Press
Nantucket
Mass
Polpis
Quaise
Plane Crash Kills Two At Burlington Dedication Day
Associated Press reports two men died when a plane crashed near the Burlington airport on the second day of its dedication. Paul A. Strawn of Jacksonville Illinois, 25, and William Shepherd of San Diego California, 29, were trapped in the cabin and burned. Over 4000 spectators witnessed the tragedy as the craft burst into flames.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Paul A. Strawn
Jacksonville
William Shepherd
San Diego
Calif
Burlington ‘Airport
Graf Zeppelin completes third Atlantic crossing to U S
Graf Zeppelin landed at Lakehurst after a 95 hour 19 minute crossing from Friedrichshafen. Tens of thousands greeted the arrival as crews prepared the ship for refueling and transfer to a naval hangar. Passengers, including two women, reported no fatigue.
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Germany
Mir
Henry Fierce
New York
Mr. Lakittheie
Paksthaeis
Lakelithr
George Crouse
Syracuse
Pierce
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Los Angeles
Mac
Tela
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
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Friedrichshafen
Sptckt
Illop
Small Fire on Old P. and K. Bridge Briefly Reported
Firemen answered a two alarm call at 12 45 pm Sunday for a fire on the old Portsmouth and Wintry bridge section. The blaze occurred between the old toll gate and the first trestle span near the Texas Oil Company yard and was extinguished with hand extinguishers from the combined engine. A cigarette likely started it. The article notes rain from Saturday night helped but more rain is desired.
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Portsmoth and Wittery
Texas Oil Company
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J. R. Sutcliffe
Atlantic
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