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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
1
The piece discusses Nazi victory claims and Soviet losses, noting the disputed figures and the German communique framed as history. It questions Hitler’s purported success, Russian resilience, and the broader impact on Allied views, with cautious commentary on casualty estimates and strategic implications.
Fragmentary OCR notes show daily timing phrases including dawn and daylight rises, a 12.18 midday marker, and a 5.43 morning reference. Mentions of vehicles and weights suggest a stray garbled entry, with unclear dates or locations.
A compact page lists amusements, personals, classifieds, and notices across towns. Highlights include entertainment items and social notices from Kittery Point to Newfields, with ads for weddings and funerals, plus regional updates in Hampton and York.
Col Frank Knox secretary of the Navy made an unofficial visit to the Portsmouth Navy yard, arriving at 3 20 pm and staying about an hour. He declined details of any meeting with President Roosevelt, drove his own car, and left before 5 pm with Captain John J Brown and Lt Cmdr Edmund F Jewell in attendance.
Berlin says German losses in the four week battle for Smolensk were moderate compared to Russians, claiming an absolute victory but keeping own cost figures secret. Russian communique says fighting continued on that front last night. Officials note German losses on the Eastern front are proportionately lower than in western campaigns.
Portsmouth city council plans a counterproposal to the Federal Works agency on the 14 percent annual shelter rental contract for 800 PBA hoses at Atlantic Heights. Special counsel Thomas Cronin and project manager Ernest Wilson outlined rents tied to earning power, with occupancy estimates of about 300 homes for military families and workers at the Navy yard. The panel raised six objections, calling the deal unfair to nonoccupants and taxpayers, while Cronin asserted the contract mirrors standard terms used in 300 defense areas across 500 projects.
The Soviet bulletin said a new German Finnish push toward Leningrad from the north fizzled out while heavy fighting raged south of the city in Smolensk, west of Moscow, and on the Ukraine front. It noted continued fierce combat on the Estonian front and persistent fighting near Smolensk and Bel Tserkva south of Kiev with no broad changes reported.
Washington reports a U S senator helps a skunk caught in a can after receiving Louisiana shrimp from Senator EL lender. Tobey frees the animal with tin snips, claims the skunk leaves without scent and even thanks him. He notes skunk protection laws in New Hampshire and says photos of the incident are displayed in his office.
Dollar Days sponsored by the Portsmouth Merchants Bureau opens for three days of reduced prices across local stores. Merchants chose a quiet launch, promising honest closeout values to attract shoppers, despite stock difficulties from suppliers.
Thirteen men from Maine were drafted into the United States Army this morning. They left Kennebunk at 10 43 for the Reception Center at Fort Devens. Named Kittery selections include Wilson To bey Ernest J. da Frante and Douglas W Brown. Other draftees listed hail from South Berwick York York Beach North Berwick Eliot and Wells with several towns represented.
Two youths hitchhiking robbed a driver near Newington and were chased by police in a stolen car at high speed. One, Wilfred J. Chayest of Lawrence Massachusetts, was killed. The other, a second Lawrence youth, suffered a possible left ankle fracture. The driver, Harry P. Young of Portsmouth, was forced from the car but escaped. Troopers converged as the stolen vehicle crashed near Epping after a roughly 80 to 100 mile per hour chase.
C A Rand of Great Bay road Greenland is 92 years old today. He chops his own wood and plants his garden each year. He has seven living children, 23 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
Reader response far beyond expectations exhausts the Heralds cookbooklets for a second time. More copies are being printed and will be dispatched as soon as the third shipment arrives. Readers who ordered will receive theirs promptly and the paper aims to keep adequate supply for future demand.
Washington learns that Japan's pressure to control Thailand fits a broad Axis plan to seize key bases and dominate oceans. Evidence suggests coordinated German drive for Atlantic bases and Japanese aims in the Pacific and Indo China. Officials say these moves are vital to Nazi strategy and would threaten American security.
The Portsmouth city council postponed action on local rent control urging further study. George H. Fitts of the Office of Price Administration urged creating a city fair rents committee to handle complaints, arguing state and federal authority fends off. He noted a 14.2 percent rent rise from June to October 1940 in the 20 to 40 dollar class, amid defense area concerns. Mayor Rowe supported postponement, warning of heavy responsibility for setting prices.
A literal-minded four year old insists she was born in a hospital and asks her sister to bring home a baby. The eight year old recently treated for a broken arm at Ports mouth hospital prompts a playful family scene as the child offers to transport a doll carriage up the hill to welcome a new member, leaving the family bemused.
Fourteen tired travelers from New York City arrive at Portsmouth station for a two week Fresh Air vacation. Local committee members assign hosts to each child, but 14 of 21 expected children came, leaving some homes awaiting visitors. A shy six year old is paired with Charles Griffin and his dog Wimpy as chauffeur.
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