Government seeks private plant expansion control in defense push
Washington reports a new plan pushing government title over expanded aviation plants built with private capital or government loans. Leon Henderson argues for social defense expansion while meetings with officials and industry figures spark questions about timing, ownership and future government control after five years.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Price
Donald Nelson
House and Means
Uise
Anderson
Henderson
Oan Aviation
Almanac Notes For Tyee Area Date Confusing Terms
The Day's Almanac for August 15 1940 lists daylight time suries 7 45 pm with risex tomorrow and tide times 16 30 pm and 11 am tomorrow. Moonrise at 41 20 am and vent 2 26 pm. Light night vehicles and other terms appear garbled.
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Tyee
Sonight Av As
Herald Herald Today Report Missing Context
A fragmented newspaper item references a date or event labeled as today's Herald with unreadable text and garbled phrasing, leaving the main facts unclear. The readable fragments point to a local item but lack concrete names, places, or outcomes to confirm specifics.
Board Gets Permit To Seek New Water Bids
Ports mouth's Board of Street Commissioners wins leave to pursue new specifications and bids for driven wells after a county court hearing led by Chief Justice Henri A. Burque. The temporary injunction was withdrawn as Hughes’ bid withdrawal nullified the contract, clearing the path to restart the process.
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Portsmouth
Board of Street, Commissioners
Henri A. Burque
Superior Court
Grty
Leo Liberson
Arthur F. Sewall
Edward F. Hughes
Hughes
Board of Street Commissioners
Jeremy R. Waldron
David A. Smith
Conta
Robert, M. Herrisey
Edgar A. Blanchard
Two Die As Army Plane Falls in New York
A BT-14 training plane from Mitchel Field crashed in Disbrow Park, killing Lieut Henry Clayton Thompson, 26, of Muskegon Heights Michigan, who piloted the craft, and Private E. B. Spencer attached to the field. A second plane flying with them vanished over Long Island Sound. officials had no further details.
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Rye
Henry Clayton Thompson
Muskegon Heights
Mich
E. BE. Spencer
Disbrow Park
Thompson
Mitchel Field
Long Island Sound
Spencer
Runnels Moved To Jail For Trial
Anigushe, Me Aug 16 AP William A Runnels resigned state controller was moved from Augusta General hospital to the county jail to await October trial on charges of larceny and embezzlement of state funds. His counsel seeks bail, Dr. L L Mann ordered his removal after bullet wounds in the chest.
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Anigushe
William A. Runnells
Augusta General Hospital
L. L. Mann
Runnels
Fire Engines Race With No Fire Test Run Ends at Navy Yard
Portsmouth pumper makes a timed run from Central fire station over Memorial Bridge through Kittery to the navy yard gate. The event, a traffic test during rush hour, is conducted with Fire Chief George T. Cogan of Portsmouth and Captain John J. Brown of the Navy yard. Further practical tests will follow.
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Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth
Central Fire Station
Memorial Bridge
Kittery
Navy Yard
Tyeorge T. Cogan
Forts~ Mouth
John J
First Army Starts Third Battle Stage In St Lawrence Campaign
Ogdensburg N Y Aug 13 First Army opened the third stage of the Battle of the St Lawrence with a two and a half day series of tactical exercises. About 90 000 soldiers faced a brief rest followed by more drills as brigades merged into divisions amid cooler weather. A broader combat team operation plan was drafted for national guardsmen involving mixed units of infantry artillery engineers tanks and medical detachments. Roosevelt’s visit to the maneuver area was anticipated though not officially confirmed.
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Ogdensburg
First Army
Roosevelt
May Defer U.S. Draft To January
Washington reports indicate administration strategists see a real chance the Senate will reject immediate conscription in favor of a compromise delaying compulsory service until January. Army concerns about absorbing full conscripts by December underpin support for Meloney’s compromise to register 21 to 31 now but defer calling until 1941.
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Washington
Senate
William, E. Shedd
Meloney
D- Conn
House
Favor New Location For Sagamore Bridge
The N H Seacoast Regional Development association urges a new upstream Sagamore Bridge location as most practical for the project. Ernest Tucker says a proposal has been made to the State Highway department. Chief Engineer Daniel A Dickinson will inspect the present bridge and proposed site soon.
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Sagamore Bridge
Highway and Transportation Committee
N. H. Seacoast Regional Development Association
State Highway Department
Ernest Tucker
Daniel A. Dickinson
Concord
Former Mayor Faces Quiz In Washington Probe
In Washington Aug 15 a Senate Inter state Commerce committee inquiry focused on a missing cheque for 25200 aimed as a loan to Albert Hislop former mayor of Portsmouth New Hampshire. Roger Whiteford testified he sent the loan to fund a business deal and not to influence a 1932 postponement of an antitrust suit against RCA. He said Hislop arranged a conference between RCA president David Sarnoff and ex Senator George Mises of New Hampshire prior to the federal delay in Wilmington Del. Senator Tobey noted a suit by minority stockholders against RCA and suggested further action.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Radio Corporation of American
Roger Whiteford
Albert Hislop
Qlayor
Portsmouth
N. H
Wilmington
Del
Tobey
New Bampshire
RCA
GOP Speaker Hits Third Term Plan
Hon. W Sterling Cole urged maintaining the no third term tradition in the November presidential election. He spoke to 260 Republicans at the Rockingham county meeting at Hampton Beach. Other speakers included Dr Robert Blood and James Farmer seeking governorship, Rep Arthur Jenks and state officials among local party leaders.
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Traition
W. Sterling Cole
New York
Rockingham County
Ashworth
Hampton Beach
Robert Q. Blood
Concord
James C. Farmer
Keene
Arthur B. Jenks
Washington
Chester E. Merrow
Jenks
Richard D. Tolen
Robert H. Burroughs
Allen Saunders
Republican
Gibson Would Bar Ex-Service Officers From Civilian Posts
Washington August 18 AP Senga tor Gibson proposed banning regular or retired army navy marine or coast guard officers from executive roles in government civilian departments or agencies. He would attach the measure to the conscription bill to maintain a strict civil military separation. The proposal would affect Rear Adm Emory Land and at least 11 high ranking army officers including Col Philip Fleming Col Francis Barrington and Lt Col Breton Somervell among others tied to WPA and District of Columbia commissions.
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Washington
Sengator Gibson
R-Vt
Todey
Army
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
Gibson
Emory
Land
Maritime Commission
Philip B. Fleming
Wagehour
Labor Department
Francis C. Barrington
Work Projects Administration
District of Columbia Commission
David McCoach
Beverly C. Snow
John L. Person
Breton B. Somervell
WPA
New York City
New York
Bawail
Greece Saddled By Crisis After Greek Cruiser Torpedoed
A Greek light cruiser Helle was sunk by an unidentified submarine amid rising tensions in southeast Europe. Prime Minister Metaxas convened military chiefs as Athens and Rome cut telephonic links. Britain pledged aid, and Moscow broadcast word Greece appealed to Russia for intercession.
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Associated Press
Sky Raiders
England
Europe
Greece
Athens
Rome
Helle
Metaxas
Great Britain
Italy
Bulgaria
Moscow
Russia
High Court To Rule On By-Pass Law Suits
New Hampshire Supreme Court heard petitions from New Hampshire Gas and Electric Co and Portsmouth Gas Co against the Maine New Hampshire Bridge Authority. The suits seek a ruling on legal questions tied to relocation costs of gas mains and electric lines due to bridge construction.
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High Court
New Hampshire
Supreme Court
New Hampshire Gas. and Electrica, Co
Portsmouth Gas Co
Maine- New Hampshire
Superior Court
Henri A. Burque
New Hampshire Gas and Electric Co
R. E Shute
Exeter
Fortsmouth Gas, Co
Robert Marvin
Maine-New Hampshire Bridge Authority
Arthur FE. Sewall
Submarine Triton Joins U S Navy Fleet Ahead Of Schedule
The USS Triton, a 300 foot Portsmouth-built submarine, was commissioned into the United States Navy marking the 31st underseas vessel built here. The ceremony, held in clear mid morning, featured Capt. John J. Brown and Lieut. Comdr. W. A. Lent as orders were read and the crew prepared to take over the ship. Displacing 1,475 tons with a 15 foot draft, the Triton was completed five and a half months ahead of the original plan under the speed up program.
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FBI
Portsmouth Herald
Navy Yard
Triton
John J. Brown
USN
Navy Department
Washington
Brown
Lient
W. A. Lent
Marine Guard of Honor
United States Navy
WISN
Industrial Department
Cub
Navy
Court Denies Motion In Army-Navy Bldg. Suit
The City of Portsmouth challenged the Army and Navy association over leasing the Army and Navy building to the Salvation Army. Superior court denied the motion, hearing set for October 14 to decide if the association had the right to lease under the deed terms.
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Portsmouth
Army and Navy Association
Superior Court
County Court House
Army and Navy
Salvation Army
Od. Id
Leo Liberson
Jeremy R. Waldron
Chambers
Henri A. Burque
Master Plumbers Hold Outing At Hampton Beach
The Master Plumbers of New Hampshire held their annual outing and dinner at Hampton Beach on Wednesday with families and visitors from Maine Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A full program of sports was staged off the Casino at low tide including swimming events with prizes. J Vincent Moran of Manchester presided at the banquet at the Ashworth hotel.
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New Hampshire
Hampton Beach
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire Association
J. Vincent Moran
Manchester
Ashworth Hotel
Federal Employees Top Million Mark For First Time
The Federal Civil Service Commission announced that federal employment in June reached 1,014,066 in the executive branch, up 33,076 from May, marking the first time employment exceeded a million. The report notes the defense program drives the gains, with World War I peak and peacetime records cited for context.
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Washington
Fuil Service Commission
Thoughts on wealth and politics from a New York columnist
A dated column lampoons wealth inequality and European leaders, noting Goebbels and Goering among the rich. It muses on U S political polls, mockingly suggesting Gallup and Fortune could sample a fraction of voters. The piece ends by a quip about Hermann Goering and reversed priorities.
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Dec’ Gallup
Fortune Magazine
Gen. Goering
Naz Fat ‘Hoy
Hermann
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