TVA probes may favor single administrator plan
Washington reports that TVA inquiries may push for reorganizing the three man board into a single administrator or handing control to the Federal Power Commission. Investigators expect a light whitewash with no major charges, while backroom talks foster a calm, cooperative tone among business leaders and policy committees ahead of October hearings.
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Washington
Senate
TVA
Knoxville
Federal Power Commission
Prominent Boston Woman Dies After Auto Crash
Mrs. Sarah Winthrop 64 prominent Boston socialite died at Portsmouth hospital from auto crash injuries sustained two miles south of the city on Lafayette road. She was returning from Maine with chauffeur George Garr when the car collided head on with truck driven by John Carlini of South Portland. Carlini faced charges for failing to stay in his lane. bail set at 100 dollars. The death ends a noted Boston social career and she was mother of tennis player Catherine Winthrop.
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Sarah Winthrop
Boston
Portamouth
Lafayette Road
Catherine Winthrop
New York
Maine
George ‘Garr
John Carlini
Anthony. Street
South
Portland
Winthrop
Frederick Winthrop
Nathaniel Thayer
Sally” Thayer
North Shore
Back Bay
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Manchester
Mass
Hampton
Lafayette Highway
Ployd
Gale
Fortsmouth
Carr
Portsmouth Hospital
Joseph Demasky
Exeter
Portsmouth
Carlini
Jeremy Waldron
Corrigan To Be Honored At Boston On Monday
Corrigan, the Atlantic crossing flyer in a $900 plane, will arrive at East Boston airport Monday to be greeted by Gov. Hurley Mayor Tobin and a 157 citizen committee. He will ride a parade route to Easton Common amid New York crowds who cheered him despite a chest cartilage tear from the ticker tape welcome. He plans to visit Peekskill to inspect the 69th Infantry.
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Corrigan
Boston
Douglas Corrigan
Atlantic
New
Easton Common
New York
Peekskill, N
69Th Infantry
Man killed in coal slide near Boston
Boston August 6 AP one man died and another was critically injured when ten tons of coal buried them. Samuel Datz 54 pronounced dead after firemen and police rescued him from the slide.
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Boston
Fotay
Samuel Datz
Sandown Man Badly Hurt In Yard Incident
George E. Rowell a 48 year old Sandown farmer was badly bruised after a truck backing from his yard ran over him. James McLaughlin of Lawrence drove the vehicle containing two cows. The rear wheels passed over Rowell before the driver realized the accident. Dr E F Lake Hampstead reported Rowell unable to move for X rays due to injuries to hips and legs.
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George E. Rowell
Sandown
James McLaughlin
Lawrence
Rowell
McLaughlin
E. FE
Lake
Hampstead
Plane crash near Manchester injures two pilots
An open cockpit biplane stalled during a loop and crashed within 100 feet of the main hangar at Manchester airport. Dispatcher Donald Lewis, 22, of Montpelier Vermont, and student pilot Robert Lilly, 23, of Manchester, were taken to Sacred Heart Hospital with fractures and other injuries. Lewis appeared in slightly better condition. The craft had just been delivered two days earlier.
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Manchester
Donald Lewis
Montpelier
Robert Lilly
Sacred Heart Hospital
Lewis
Lilly
Enjoyable Yacht Club Dance Draws Large Crowd
The Yacht Club dance at the new clubhouse on Piscataqua Ave in New Castle was a great success with a large attendance. Former Mayor Robert Marvin led the committee in charge of arrangements as guests danced late into the evening.
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Piscataqua Ave
New
Castle
Robert Marvin
It Might Have Been You And The Grim Reaper On The Road
A cautionary note urges drivers to heed signals speed limits and safe passing after reporting a deadly Portsmouth accident. The piece stresses that thousands die or are maimed nationwide yearly and warns that anyone could be next if reckless driving continues.
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United States
197th Searchlight Battery Does Excellent Work
The 197th Searchlight Battery, Coast Artillery, tested air defense near Concord against a night air raid aiming for Fort Constitution in New Castle. Three Mark-4 Sperry searchlights illuminated the sky as an attacking plane failed to penetrate 12,000 yards of guarded arcs. Capt Horton L. Chandler led the operation with Lieuts Francis Crowley and Wesley Haynes assisting. Court of inspection by Col Clarence S. Rexford noted strong equipment checks and uniforms. Extra practice is planned with potential aerial demonstrations for visiting days and a regimental band concert at Rye Beach.
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Concord
Fort Constitution
New Castle
197Th
Regiment, Coast Artillery
NENG
Sperry
Horton L. Chandler
Francis Crowley
Wesley Haynes
Berlin
John W. Veasey
Rye Beach
Clarence
Rexford
Albert
Baker
Charles .H. Nolan
Percy B.mccord
C. A
Ernest L. Small
Frederick D. Kenison
William D. MacPherson
Edward B.cole
Battery
Irving Pelletier
Nashua
Hampstead Voters Reject Shoe Factory Deal Push
At a Hampstead meeting over 100 residents unanimously voted against offering inducements to lure buyers for the W. A. Emerson and Sons Shoe factory. They also opposed calling a special town meeting to discuss a fund for locating a shoe concern. The property is owned by Mrs. Frank Emerson and negotiations were reportedly ongoing for a purchase by a shoe company.
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Hampstead
W. A. Emerson's and Sons
Frank Emerson
Youth Fatally Injured at Concord
Concord August 6 AP Ralph Gordon, fatally injured and Alden Reil, 19, seriously injured when struck by an automobile while walking on the highway. Police said the driver was Ralph York of this city.
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Concord
Ralph Gordon
Alden Reil
Ralph York
Child Flows Over Salem River Falls
Lois Telfer age 10 daughter of Mr and Mrs Har old Telfer was swimming in the Spicket river Salem N H Aug 6 when she rolled over the natural falls about 20 feet high. She swam ashore and was taken to a doctor for treatment for minor cuts and bruises.
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Salem
N. H
Lois Telfer
Harold Telfer
Lois
Vermont man found stabbed to death in St Albans
Wellington Churchill, 32, railroad shop worker and father of four, was found stabbed to death near his home in St Albans Vermont. An examination revealed a five inch knife in his back and authorities said he was last seen at midnight. Three new peach varieties bred at Rutgers University were named Triagem Summercrest and Afterglow.
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St. Albans
Wellington Churchill
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Rutgers University
England Veteran Firemen Muster Parade Dazzles New England
A large parade through Portsmouth featured fire departments from nearly all New England states. Colorful tubs and historic engines led by bands and veterans drew thousands to South Playground, with groups from Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire participating in the famed muster.
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Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New England
England
Iain
Eureka
Portsmouth
Tub
Niagara Pumper
Saco
Everett
Mars
Teylor
Bay
Ling
Bath
William “Hill
Berwick
Post 181
American Legion
North Reading
Mass
Water Witch
Manham No
Defiance
Westerly
Hecla No
Randolph, M
The
Benjamin Smith Or
Fighting Breaks Anew Over Changkufeng Hill Clash
AP reports renewed fighting between Japan and Soviet Russia over Changkufeng Hill on the Siberian Manchoukuo frontier. Japan seeks cessation of hostilities and withdrawal with diplomatic arbitration, while Russia demands a comprehensive border study before settlement. Soviet guns silenced in the scene with reports of losses including bombers and tanks as clashes continued near the Russian Manchukuo Korea front.
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Changkufeng Hill
Siberian-Manchoukuo
Japan
Soviet
Russia
Far East
Changkufeng
Associated Press
Korea
Sheriff Francis testifies in Carroll murder trial
Irial South Paris Me Aug 6 AP Sheriff Francis testified he found Carroll not at the jail from 9:00 to 10:30 the night Dr James G Littlefield was murdered. He said Carroll partly accounted for his daughter Barbara's movements that night and later noted Carroll used liquor extensively. The sheriff identified a cigarette lighter found at the Dwyer home. The state said it would prove the daughter was Carroll's.
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South Paris
Sherif Francis
Francis M. Carroll
James G. Littlefield
Francis
Carroll
Barbara
Littlefield
Dwyer
Ughter
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