18 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1939
Page
1
A fragment discussing media critique of political columnists and the press, noting tension between official conversations, leaks, and secrecy. It mentions Capitol police, eavesdropping, and the role of the news corps in shaping narratives amid officialdom.
Lightning sparked a blaze at St. Michael’s Church in Exeter, smoldering behind walls and in our washroom, later racing to the rear and threatening to raze the edifice. Fire damage estimated at 600 dollars as firefighters from Box 43 battled the flames and opened partitions to reach the blaze near a junction switch box.
Three prisoners including Ed ward Copeland of Portsmouth escaped from a York county jail in Alfred Maine. They overpowered a guard, leaped from a second floor platform, and fled into woods before being recaptured near East Waterboro after a coordinated regional search.
A quirky plan suggests shifting dates like Armistice Day February 12 to February 11 or 14 to align with holidays. It imagines moving Washingtons Birthday Arbor Day and Valentine events, and rescheduling New Year and St Patrick s Day to create more long weekends and a St Louis double header.
A 35-foot cabin cruiser Chocar ua once owned by HE Curtis Mat thews and carrying four men including Associated Press colleagues docked safely this morning after fog trapped them overnight. Coast Guard units from Portsmouth Harbor Isles of Shoals and Hampton Beach joined search efforts with boats 409 and 410 of the Squalus salvage unit. Those aboard were John F. Chester Boston AP Bureau chief J F Nickerton Boston Traffic Bureau chief George Scadding photographer and Renato Gobbi boat operator. The party had departed the local harbor yesterday to view Squalus salvage operations and were caught by heavy evening fog anchoring off shore until daylight.
Former U S Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper resigns as Minister to Canada aboard the Tuscaloosa off the U S S Lang. Roosevelt says he accepted the resignation before Hyde Park departure and sent a letter of regret for Roper’s temporary service during the King and Queen of England visit. Mount Morgan hill in Australia sold for 5 an acre has yielded 125000000 in gold.
Salisbury Mass August 18 two youths were arrested in a gas station robbery. Raymond Casey 21 of Haverhill and Norman Goodwin 20 of Bradford held on 500 bail each on breaking and entering and larceny. Casey arrested at gunpoint as an officer tried to stop a fleeing machine. Oil radio and spotlight recovered.
Two men were burned while trying to extinguish a blaze at the Modern Auto Top Co store 108 Broadway Providence R I Early last night damage listed at 8000 Louis Cardinale owner and his father Abrosia Cardinale 72 were the injured The younger Cardinale had minor burns treated on scene the elder admitted to Rhode Island Hospital with first degree burns to hands arms face and back The fire caused by careless cigarette contact and cigarette pile cellulose The blaze halted by two alarms preventing spread to two upper floors lodging house occupants Florence Barrett and four lodgers fled the building
Edward Elliott Kelley of Nottingham is jailed in the county facility on a statutory charge involving a young girl. Deputy Sheriff Everett Judkins arrested him. He was arraigned before Judge James Bartlett Griffin in Newmarket municipal court and ordered held for the October term of Superior Court.
In Fitchburg Massachusetts an early morning fire of undetermined origin ripped through the interior of a four story apartment building forcing 75 residents to flee in night clothing. No injuries were reported.
Northern New York troops fought in six separate battles as part of a large peacetime drill. Brigades of about 3,500 men formed opposing forces in five major engagements with infantry artillery and tanks using blank ammunition. A first death occurred last night when Private William Kirschner collapsed near headquarters. cause not yet known.
Three men Edward OBrien Alton Cann and Robert Gardner were charged with stealing a five ton girder valued at 35. They failed to post 500 cash bail for the October term of Rockingham County Superior Court and were held at the local jail. Deputy Henry Cheallis Plaistow. County Solicitor Stephen Wheeler Exeter prosecuted. girder intended to be sold for junk.
New York Aug. 18 AP reports four brief but fast selling flurries in motors and aircrafts knocked stock market, leaders down one to three points as early rally attempts faded. Dealings stayed tight until midday when offerings spurred a brief tick and sped up ticker tape. pace slowed near the final hour. About 900000 shares changed hands.
Miss Lorraine Ellis an 18 year old from Back Bay fell 12 feet from a roof skylight while trying to see a newlywed couple leaving for their honeymoon. She is hospitalized with a concussion. A resident, Virginia Bowles, injured her eye when a screen Miss Ellis dislodged struck her. The couple, Bea ttice Johnson and Donald Millikan of Springfield, Mass, were unaware of the accident.
Rochester August 18 Frank Canney continues a streak of opening safes without explosives or drilling reaching 358. Most recent feats include the late Charles H Ward private safe opened in minutes after a puzzled family watched, and another in Alton opened by his sensitive fingers after many attempts.
Navy engineers near completion of planning for the final lift of the Squalus, grounded off White Island near Rye Beach. Rear Admiral Cole and Rear Admiral Opie supervise, with two lift methods under consideration and a two week window to secure pontoons, seal ballast, and ready underwater craft for the return to the surface.
Fire at South Main street Seabrook trapped Clyde McMahon year old in upper bedroom. His father Charles McMahon entered flames to carry him to safety down a smoke filled staircase. Family escaped with burns and authorities estimated $700 damage as fire officials fought to confine the blaze to the upper part. The fire originated in an upstairs closet and was reported early morning by Fire Chief George A. Weare.
In Philadelphia an Aug 18 noonday heist of Wy oming Bank and Trust Company totaling 33100 led to the suspension of Patrolman James McManus after his district commander accused him of leaving his beat for coffee during the seven minute robbery. McManus denied the charge. Federal agents joined the search for the robbers described as probable amateurs despite precise work.
Cambridge, Aug 18 AP report states Mrs. Ann Gibbs 30 of Cambridge plunged from the Harvard bridge into the Charles river and drowned early today. She was tentatively identified by papers found in a discarded handbag.
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