Roosevelt press clash on Britain bases and destroyers
Washington notes Roosevelt conveyed intense emotion in a press conference over Britain bases and destroyers. He hinted at alarming aircraft activity over Britain and suggested a publicity shift around the Willkie acceptance speech amid internal debate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
England
State Department
Lowell Mel Irth
Charlie Michelson
Campain
Mékiett
Willkie
Willkle
Coloorado Springs
Steve Early
Mr. Roosevelt
Almanac fragment shows daylight times and tides
A faded almanac fragment lists sunrise and sunset times for the next day, with marginal notes on tides and daily indicators. The text is partial and includes references to times such as 3.38 a.m. and 8.00 p.m. with illegible surrounding details.
High School Considers Two Sessions Daily Amid Growth
Portsmouth High School may run two sessions daily as Navy yard hiring boosts area families and enrollments. superintendent Harry Moore reports no final decision until totals stabilize. A surplus of registrations and a new biology lab reduce space issues, with painting and renovations under way to ready for fall.
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Portsmouth High School
Harry %. Moore
Navy Yard
Moore
Edward H. Paterson
Hearing Tonight On Leasing Of Airport In Portsmouth
Public hearing in Portsmouth City Hall council chamber at 7 p m examines proposals to lease the municipal airport. Airport commissioners Freak and Brooks call the session to clarify the citys position and assess any impact on potential federal aid for improvements.
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Portsmouth
Council Chamber
Freak &. Brooks
Airport Commission
Summer Crossroads Across Nations From Local Car Census
A Herald reporter tallied cars on Congress Street over the week starting August 12, recording license plates from 32 states plus Honolulu and the District of Columbia. Outside New Hampshire, Massachusetts led with 193 plates, Maine 10 percent, New York 47, New Jersey 43, and Pennsylvania 39 among others.
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Ohio
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Tennessee
Georgia
Michigan
Virginia
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Montana
Missouri
Arizona
Colorado
South Carolina
Alabama
Honolaly
Army transport near mined area awaits safe passage
Washington reports the refugee laden ship American Legion is nearing mines as Nazi forces threaten its route home from Petshama, Finland. The United States formally notes Berlin that it expects no molestation, following Germanys denial of responsibility for safety in mine infested waters near Britain. Cadet officer John Matthews, son of E Curtis Matthews, serves aboard the American Legion.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Petsama
Finland
State Department
Berlin
Britain
John Matthews
E. Curtis Matthews
The
American Legion
Young Matthews
Maritime Service
U. S
British Isles
U S Speeds Naming Of Defense Board Members
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King agreed to form a permanent joint Canada United States defense board. Four or five members from each country will study sea land and air defense and meet soon to begin immediate work.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Roosevelt
State, War and Navy Department
Ogdensburg
N. Y
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
White House
United States
Dutchess County
Tasue
Mackenzie King
United
Joint Board ‘On Defense
Servleas
Marsh Fire Disrupts Sunday Traffic Near Route 1
Rain finally threatened to end a Salisbury marsh fire that had burned since Thursday. On Sunday heavy traffic on Lafayette Road stalled as motorists stopped to watch flames racing through 50 acres of pine and cedar near Route 1, turning trees into flaming torches.
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Newburyport
Mass
Salisbury
Lafayette Road
Route 1
Plans For Alien Registration At Portamouth Post Office
Postmaster Peter J. Hickey leads registration and finger printing of aliens at the Portamouth post office starting in a week. Assistant Postmaster Harold Russell helped after a Boston conference with inspector R. E. Eggleton. Registration applies to all aliens. individuals must register themselves or face fines or jail.
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Portamouth
Peter J. Hickey
Hickey
Harold ©. Russell
Boston
Post Office
R. E. Eggleton
Washington, D. C
New England Post
Postoffice Department
Sunset league game postponement between Hamp ton town team and Paterson Painters
Wet grounds forced cancellation of the Sunset league game between Hamp ton town and Paterson Painters. The match will be played in the first week of September.
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Hampton Town
Paterson Painters
Tithing Man Keeps Order At Father Moody Service
The First Parish church in York Village drew a large crowd for the annual Father Moody service. A tithing man preserved order as drummer boy William Foster led worship, with Rev. W H Millinger and others in period dress. The service included a 200 year old prologue, prayers for Queen Anne and crops, and strict Sabbath rules for participants and visitors.
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Father Moody Service
York Village
Father Moody
William Foster
Roger Grover
Frank
Dennett Marshall
W. H. Millinger
Issac Lyman
Charles Eliot
Harvard University
William “L. Grant
Willis
L. Staples
James Morrison
Howard Moody
Samuel
Queen Anne
October 1 Ends Hitler's Chances
British weather records warn storms begin a week after the autumnal equinox, Sept 23, making sea and air invasions hazardous. Military experts say two weeks are needed to decide on the invasion, with Sept 15 as the latest possible start if weather cooperates.
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Hitler
Walter P. Chrysler Dies at 65 in Long Island Home
Walter P. Chrysler, 65, once a locomotive worker who rose to lead a major automotive empire, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his Great Neck residence. He had been unconscious for 24 hours. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, with burial in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown. Chrysler's career spanned many jobs and salary shifts as he pursued advancement and growth.
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New York
Walter P. Chrysler
America
Long Island
Great Neck
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
Chrysler
Derry Man Dies After Weekend Motorcycle Crash
Winston Ramsden 22 died after being thrown from his motorcycle on the Londonderry Hampstead road Saturday night and Joseph Caron 22 suffered a concussion when the bike carried by Eugene H. Borowski turned over. Ramsden, a Derry native, died hours later at Alexander Eastman hospital. Borowski escaped serious injury. Ramsden was son of Edwin and Evelyn Ramsden and worked in the advertising department of the Derry News.
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Derry
Aug
Winston Ramsden
Londonderry
Alexander-Eastman
Joseph Caron
Hampstead
Derry Road
Caron
Eugene “H. Borowski
Borowski
Ramsden
Edwin
Evelyn "A. Ramsden
Britain Braces for Invasion as Nazi Pressure Mounts
Allied reports describe a nationwide defense zone across England Scotland and Wales as Germany vows to strike with air and sea landings within days. Luftwaffe aims to cross the channel supported by paratroopers while RAF and British fleet actions seek to blunt the assault with renewed bombing and coastal defense efforts.
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Associated Press
Britain
Berlin
England
Ministry of Home Security
Scotland
Wales
Foreign Office
France
Belgium
Holland
British Press Association
RAF
Wickard Named Secretary Of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard, Indiana farmer and former undersecretary, is nominated by President Roosevelt to replace Henry A. Wallace as Secretary of Agriculture. Paul H. Appleby of Maryland would succeed Wickard as undersecretary as Wallace plans active campaign for Roosevelt in 1940.
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Washington
Claude R. Wickard
Indiana
Farmer
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Wickard
Senate
Paul H
Appleby
Maryland
Wallace
Hyde Park
N. Y
Stephen Early
Agriculture Department
Concert Draws Thousands at Hampton Beach
Several thousand visitors packed Hampton Beach yesterday for a free concert sponsored by the New Hampshire Federation of Music clubs. Dr. Paul Nettl, ex–Prague musicology professor, spoke on European views of American music. His wife Mrs Gertrude Nettl, pianist and harpsichordist, attended but did not perform. Dr Nettl is linked with Westminster Choir College at Princeton and writes for national music publications.
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Hampton Beach
New Hampshire Federation of Music Clubs
Paul’ Nettl
University of Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
Nettl
Gertrude Nettl
Westminister Choir College
Princeton University
Frequency Modulation Sparks Radio Debate in New York
In New York on August 19 talk swirls around FM radio promising less static and clearer storms. Critics argue real progress requires limits on half hour commercial plugs, dances bands on air, no box top collecting, trimmed government time, and reliable late night bulletins.
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New York
Grande
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