War Today Analysis on Normandy Front Retreat and Hope
A wartime column cites Eisenhower promising a definite opportunity for Allied victory as German forces retreat on the Normandy Brittany front. It notes a tightening trap near Caen with thousands facing countermeasures and grim fighting as Allied armor advances from Renten while communications and supply lines crumble under Allied air and sea power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Nate Pudds
Geneat Ike
Roche
Normandy-Brittany
Sevier
Former Yard Worker Killed in Pacific Area
The telegram notified that Robert W. Davis USMC son of Mr and Mrs Nathaniel Davis of Rochester was killed in the western Pacific. It said burial had occurred in the locality where another figure, Fouts, was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Area
Robert W. Davis
USMC
Nathaniel Davis
Rochester
Tremouth Navy Yard
Ation
Wester Pacific Area
Fouts
Local Almanac Threads Through Time and Notices
A compact list of items from a historic newspaper page features brief legal notices, personals, and sport trends. It includes snippets on Newington and No. Hampton, with references to rationing plans and upcoming wartime era gossip.
Record Heat Smashes New England High Officials Say 100 Degrees Reached
Portsmouth endures extreme heat as New England records an all time high with 100 degree readings Friday and Saturday and barely dropping Sunday. One death is blamed on the heat in Hampton Falls while Manchester girls receive help at Hampton Beach. Beaches along the coast are crowded. lifeguards and merchants see stress and booming trade. Authorities warn no relief is in sight for days as crowds surge at Hampton Beach and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
New England
New England Weather Bureau
The
Mercury
Hampton Falls
Manchester
Strow
Hampton Beach
Mary’ Hannan Knowles
Tampon Falls
Eldridge Knowles
Locke Road
James McCavlery
Newmarket High School
Jerome Karkness
Tere
Rye Beach
York Beach
Local Man Killed In France
Pfc. John Tannuzzo USA was killed in France on July 1, telegrams say to his mother Mrs Josephine Tannuzzo 107 Deer Street Sunderland. He joined Nov 25 1942 trained at Camp Blending Fla went overseas January 1944 prior to service he worked at Portsmouth Navy Yard He leaves his mother a brother Bernardo and a sister Angelina Grassagliia of Brooklyn NY.
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John Tannuzzo
USA
France
Josephine Tannuzzo
Deer Street
Tannuezo
Camp Blending
Fla
Jan- Pio
Angelina Grassaglitia
Brooklyn
Firemen Respond to Two Weekend Calls
Foltsmouth firemen had a quiet weekend with two calls. At 9 47 am yesterday a fire at the YWCA on State Street showed gas stove smoke with no fire damage. At 2 26 yesterday afternoon passersby saw smoke from Leo's Spa on Vaughan Street but no fire, due to a faulty chimney causing smoke to back into nearby restaurants.
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Foltsmoutha
Bistering
YWCA
State Suees
George T. Cogan
Leo's Spa
Vaughan Street
Cogan
Nining
Harbor defenses warn bathers of target practice
Raymond A. Watt, USN commanding officer of the Portsmouth harbor defenses, cautioned bathers to avoid the water tomorrow morning and Thursday evening to prevent serous injuries from underwater explosions during target practice. Mariners were also warned to stay away from the harbor area during these times.
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Gol
Raymond A. Watt
USA
Portsmouth Harbor
Macners
Nine of 14 Men Fined Here For Gambling
Nine men were fined this morning in municipal court for being present during gambling at 127 Vaughen street. Adam Belmestick of 29 Wall street received 100 fine and 13.18 costs plus 90 days in the house of correction for keeping the establishment. Three defendants failed to appear and were in default with 25 bail forfeited. Other local men see continued hearings.
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Vaughen Street
Adam Belmestick
Wall Street
House of Correction
Joseph Sheenan
Nashua
Albert A. Petrillo
Woodbury Avenue
John A. Olsen
Portsmouth Navy Yard
New Castle
Joseph J. Walsh
Sat Volpi
Jap Fortresses Undergo Attacks As 'Heat Goes On
Allied air attacks pound Japan’s island fortresses from Paramushire to Balneera as Adm. Nimitz vows to keep pressure in the Pacific. MacArthur reports fourth Philippines bombing and patrols targeting Davao Halmahera Tauland islands. Raiders strike Chichi Jima and other Pacific targets with high casualties and low interception.
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Associated Press
Japan
Paramushire
Balmanera
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Davao
Halmahera
New Guinea
Talaud Islands
Nimitz
Chichi Jima
Tokyo
Paramu
New Subs to Bear Names Of Famed Argonaut Runner
Portsmouth builds two submarines to carry the historic names Runner and Argonaut lost in the Pacific. Runner, first commissioned in 1940s, presumed lost after 1943. Argonaut, launched 1927, declared lost in 1933 patrol, noted for raid support near Gilbert and Rabaul.
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Portsmouth
Pacific
Navy Department
Joseph H. Sourlend
USN
Siac
Gilbert Islands
Navy
Thas
Rabaul
New Britain
Gomdr. John. R. Pierer
Robert M. Ropertson
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Burglary Report At Line Avenue Home
Thomas J. Donovan Jr. reported a rest home burglary last night with $130 in cash and a diamond ring valued around $300 stolen. He and his wife were away all day and notified police at 11:40 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Donovan, Jr
Line Avenue
Parts Mouth
Suspend Raid Drills In New Hampshire
Governor Robert Blood announces that practice air raid drills will not be required in New Hampshire and nearby states Maine and Vermont. Civil defense organizations remain on standby for local emergencies and potential enemy attacks under the war department policy of calculated risk.
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New Hampshire
Robert 0
Blood
Army
Meine
Vermont
Blood Lad
War Departments
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Fire devastates Palisades Park injuring many
A major Palisades Park blaze left 150 or more injured as flames destroyed about 85 percent of the park. Rescue efforts spanned two and a half hours with 25 000 spectators watching. The park owner estimated losses at 1 500 000 and planned to close for the season.
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Lee
N. J
Palisades Amusement Park
Palisades
125Th Street
New York
Irving, Regenthal
Hoboken
Hudson Riverfront
Here
Luna Park
Coney Island
Escape Hole Narrowed as Allies Close German Pocket
British Canadian and American troops rapidly collapsed a large Nazi pocket under Eisenhower's push to seize a Western victory. American armor closed around Argentan while Canadian tanks and priests attacked, crossing toward Felsise and narrowing the gap to less than 16 miles. Von Kluge raced to rescue about 100,000 Germans as Allied bombers pounded the cauldron.
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Eisenhower
Paris
le Mans
Argentan
Zatson River
Felsise
Guenther von Kluge
Pvt Sandford Dies in Action in Europe
Pvt Harold Sandford USA son of Mrs Eleanor Sandford of Elkins West Virginia died in action in Europe per a War Department telegram to his wife Mrs Virginia George Sandford of Elkins. Inducted August 1941 he trained at Camp Lee and served 22 months in the Quartermaster Corps and 14 months in the South Pacific before going to the European theater in January. He had been employed as assistant manager of a store in Lowell Massachusetts before the war. He is survived by his wife two children his mother two sisters and three brothers, with services pending.
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Harold Sandford
USA
Eleanor. Sandford
Aldrich Road
Congress 7
War Department
Virgina
George Sandford
Elkins
W. Va
Sandford
Camp Lee
Quartermaster Corps
South Pacific
Istore
Lowell
Mass
Harold L. Sandford. II
Joseph Eberle
Aldrich Broad
Portsmouth
Charles II. Conser
New York City
Ttree Brothers
Bradley E
Boston
Frederick B
Robert *. Sandford
Explosion Hospitalizes Four After Boat Blast at Kittery Point
A fishing boat named Santo Padre exploded at Frisbee's wharf in Kittery Point injuring several aboard and onlookers. Four were taken to Portsmouth Hospital, including Mr and Mrs George Tobey and their three year old son Thornton. Mrs Tobey suffered a fractured shoulder and hand injuries, while their daughter sustained a head wound requiring stitches. The boat owner is Robert Carlson of Kittery Point and a family gathering was underway aboard before a planned harbor trip. The blast is believed to have been caused by gasoline fumes ignited by a backfire as the engine started.
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Portsmouth Hospital
Frisbee’s
Kittery Point
Robert Carlson
George Tobey
Kittery
Thornton
Howard la Fistr
Carlson
Tobey
Few Cans Salvaged In Drive In Portsmouth
Snowker Tin Can collection yielded only a small amount Saturday. Ira A. Brown, chairman, announced a future snowker tin can drive and urged households to save cans, cleaned and pressed, with door to door collection. George Trefetnen, treasurer, said the Portsmouth service committee has 72,097 dollars in the bank.
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Portsmouth
Ira A. Brown
George Trefetnen
Portsmouth Servige
Squalus Disaster Hero Wins Medal For Sub Work
Captain Allan Rockwell McCann of North Adams Mass is awarded the Legion of Merit for leading submarine actions against Japanese shipping during 1943 The Squalus rescue bell design he helped create saved 33 crewmen and his leadership spanned multiple submarine commands resulting in a heavy toll on enemy shipping First Naval District headquarters announced the honor today
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Boston
Allan Rockwell McCann
Navel
McCann
Portsmouth
N. K
North Adams
Mass
Ribbentrop Hitler Dialogue Reveals Quiet War Precedent
A historian cites a dug stenographic record of Ribbentrop and Hitler from 1939. The conversation touches on the Molotov Ribbentrop pact and German plans, noting Stalin’s response, Gestapo presence, and the fragile mood before World War II.
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New York
wWell
Ribbentrop
Hitler
Joachim
Moscow
Germany
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Russell Street
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Raleigh Way
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Circuit Road
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