SO Leader Named Portsmouth USO Director
Joseph Nola succeeds Richard Sand as director of the Industrial USO club for men in Portsmouth. A veteran of USO and YMCA work, he has 17 years in YMCA roles and recent USO program leadership here. Nola previously served as USC worker on the West Coast and directed the Ansonia Conn YMCA program before joining USO.
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Joseph Nola
Richard Sand
TSO Club
Portemoutt
YMCA
Nola
Portsmouth
USC
Ans Conn
USO
Herlong
Celif
Serria Order Depot
New York
Columbia University
Springfield College
Springfield
Mass
Yale Um
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War Fronts Advance as Allied Offensives Press On
The article outlines three major Allied operations: a northwest push from the Seine Paris area, a Russian drive into Romania, and a Vistula line assault by the Red Army. It notes American troops near Paris with significant clashes around the Mame nous battlefield and warns of German withdrawal as weather worsens, with continued coverage on page eight.
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the Seine
Paris
Romania
Vistula Line
Red Army
France
Seine River
English Channel
Bkium
Veterans Civil Service talk tonight at 71 00 pm
Veterans employed by U S Civil Service urged to attend a talk by Mr Meffrey of the Civil Service Commission at 7100 pm tonight in Portsmouth Maine. The Emerson Hovey Post 16a Veterans of Foreign Wars notes the event and urges attendance.
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U.S. Civil Service
Meffrey
U. S. Civil Service Immission
Sithe
Maine
Portsmouth
Emerson Hovey
Portsmouth Leases Airport to Navy in Postwar Agreement
Portsmouth city council passed a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign a lease with the Navy Department and Civil Aeronautics Administration for the Portsmouth airport. The plan includes a control tower and future joint use, with exclusive Navy use in national emergencies, and a conference with federal officials addressed owner questions. The meeting also granted permission to relocate house steps on city land.
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Portantinull City Anuneil
Navy Department
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Portsmouth
Navy
Kennard
Goldsmith
Frank W Hersey
Glenn A. Race
Jom
Dimock
John Burkhards
Sam Lew
Army
CAA
Verne McIntosh
Pickering Avenue
Adiournmens
Pope Sends Message to Londoners
Pope Pius XII urged Londoners to endure wartime trials with fortitude and Christian forgiveness as a beacon of magnanimity. He spoke through Archbishop Bernard of Westminster who delivered the Vatican message, praising resilience and praying for universal harmony and reconciliation amid the war.
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Pope
London
Pius XII
Mer
Berbard
Westminstry
Vatican
de Pope
Christ the Prince of
Ex Governor Barrows Son Killed in Action
Newton Mass Aug 38 API Captain Edward P Barrows 24 son of former Maine governor Lewis Q Barrows died Aug 15 from wounds in France War department notified his father Survivors include his widow Jane Murphy Augusta Mo and a seven months old son Edward Barrows Ind whom he has never met.
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Newton
Mass
Edward P. Barrows
Lewis QO. Barrows
Maine
Boston
France
War Department
Captain Barrows
Jane Murphy
Augusta
Edward Barrows
UNH Assistant to President Northby Resigns
Dr. Northby, assistant to the UNH president, has resigned and will leave in September to become director of the division of student personnel at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. The UNH board of trustees president announced the move.
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Atwood S. Northby
University of New Hampshire
Iena
University of Connecticut
Storrs
Ror D. Hunter
UNH Board of ‘Trustees
Shipyard Strike Ends After 200 Swing Shift Return
A three day strike at the Welsh Kaiser shipyard in Auz. Yd ended as 200 swing shift workers returned to their jobs last night, signaling a resolution to the labor action that affected about 400 riggers.
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Wealsh-Kaiser
Powers Seek Teeth For Peace Plan In Talks
Historic discussions enter week two as Russians back a possible international air corps while the American delegation favors a regional force commitment. The plan envisages national units serving under an international security body, with issues handled by the governments concerned.
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Dunbarton Oaks Securit
Naton
International Security Organization
Pon
CIO Will Obey Election Laws, Hillman Asserts
Washington Aug 2 AP Sid ney Hillman told House investigators his CIO Political Action Committee will follow election laws and not try to capture either party. He said the group aims to get out the vote and believes in the judgment of many Americans while not wanting to be an appendage of any major party. He testified before the Anderson committee probing 1944 campaign expenses and practices.
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Washington
Apbj
Sidney Hilbman
House
CIO Political Action Committee
Cio-Paq
Anderson
Nazi Prisoner Horst Heitzenroether Captured After Escape
State police announced that Nazi prisoner Horst Heitzenroether, who escaped from Camp on Friday night, was captured in Milan the following night. The report notes the escape and arrest without embellishment.
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Horst Heitzenroether
Milan
Nazi Thumbs Ride Picks Wrong Driver
Aug 2 Lisbon AP reports 12-year-old German prisoner of war Jonas Finsfman escaped from Camp Stack on Aug 16 and thumbed a ride. Police Chief Harry Andross recognized him on Route 17 north of Lisbon and drove him to the town jail where Army officials from Camp Stark and FBI agents retrieved him to return to the camp.
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Lisbon
Jonny Finsfman
Gererat
Camm Stack
Prion
FBL
Hellman
Route 17
Harry T. Andross
Camp Stark
FBI
Hinec
Fire damages A B P Supermarket on Vaughan Street
A fire of undetermined origin damaged the scoreroom of the A B P Supermarket on Vaughan Street last night with losses around 1500 dollars. Fire Chief George T. Cogan said smoke and heat ruined two first floor toilets and washrooms and blew out the skylight. Firemen fought the blaze for about two hours after being alerted at 9 12 pm, preventing spread to nearby buildings. A laundry shop run by Ernest Goon felt smoke as the blaze was discovered by Carl Kreider of Rockingham Avenue while driving by.
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A & BP
Vaughan Street
George T. Cogan
Buidings
Ernest Goon
Carl Kreider
Rockingham Avenue
Tobin Speaks At Hampton During Victory Week
Tobin opened Victory week at Hampton Beach to promote war bond sales. Mayor Tobin, introduced by George Roville, urged the public to support home front efforts and highway safety. Col. George Ashworth hosted a dinner for the party amid remarks on continuing the war effort.
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V. Tobin
Hampton Beach
Tobin
George Roville
Chamer of Commerce
Col
George Ashworth
Ashworth
Tobey Secures Navy Yard Job Cuts Pledge
Senator Tobey obtained a Navy pledge that overhaul work at Portsmouth Navy Yard will extend to 1347 while the other yards finish earlier. Under Secretary Bard notes work reductions will be distributed to taper off gradually and subcontracted work will return to the yard for direct handling.
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Navy Department
Electric Boat Company
Ports Inquiry
Quadruplets Born to Wife Of Army Man
In Hall county memorial Hospital, an army private's wife gave birth to quadruplets, four three-pound newborns, Auburn-haired infants named Lee. The father, stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, expressed joy and concern about his absence from home.
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Hall County Memorial Hospital
Charles E. Lee
Lee
Camp Blanding
Fla
Portsmouth Salvage Drive Seeks Paper Saturday
Portsmouth salvage committee will run a city wide paper collection campaign Saturday starting at 8 am. Chairman Ira A. Brown urged households to set scrap paper out early, collecting newspapers magazines cardboard and scrap paper for recycling.
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Portsmouth
Ira A. Brown
Mr. Brown
Cities Size of Portsmouth Will Spend $9.40 Per Capita A Year on Public Works
Portsmouth joins mid sized cities in planning a postwar public works program costing about 840 dollars per resident over five years after hostilities end. The city aims to fund street and sewer projects first, then sewage disposal plants, schools, hospitals, police and fire facilities, health centers, and water services, with financing aided by improving municipal finances.
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Portsmouth
Pro
Plan Special Guards for Dewey During Tours
Gov Thomas E Dewey will be guarded constantly during his transcontinental campaign tour. A New York City detective and two state troopers will provide protection with expenses paid by the Republican National Committee. The guard detail also coordinates police along the route to monitor crowds around the presidential candidate. Detective Frank Huda, long linked to Dewey’s safety since 1935, leads the protection effort amid Dewey’s racketeering crackdown legacy in New York.
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Pawling
N. v
Thomas FE
Dewey
New York City
Republican National Committee
Frank Huda
New York
Charles
Lucky
Luciano
Lacking Factory Space Hinders Portsmouth Industry Appeal
Portsmouth faces a major obstacle in attracting postwar industries due to scarce factory space. James W. Tucker of the chamber notes that firms seek 125000 square feet with 40000 on the ground floor and ample clearance. Possible sites include Morley, gypsum plant, and small vacant buildings. local help to build or finance space could lure modest, electronics and plastics ventures, boosting diversification.
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Portsmouth
James W. Tucker
Chamber of Cimmerce
Tecen
Indus Iesighle
Tucker
Flcor
Morley Company
Chamber
Morley
Fortsmouth
MFM
Name Game in Hollywood Actor Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe explains his push to restore his legal name Edward James Flanagan amid a web of name changes. He notes his wife Steffi Duna, her prior marriage to John Carroll, and their children Juliena Lafaye and Edward James Flanagan O'Keefe. He recalls earlier use as Larry Doyle at MGM and stresses the need to legalize O'Keefe for contracts and insurance.
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Hollywood
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Kkeefe
O Keefe
Edward James Flanagan
Steffi Duna
Berinde
Steffi
O'Keefe
Flanegen
Flanagan
Larry Doyle
Doyle
M-G-M
Larry
Haugwitz-Reventlow May Live in Boston
Danish nobleman Count Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow and his wife Margaret Astor Drayton with daughter Pamela and son Lance stayed at the Sheraton in Boston and may take a long term lease on a suite. They were guests at Newport with his brother-in-law Joan A. Drayton and planned to return to Boston soon.
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Solon
Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Button
Boston
Margaret Astor Drayton
Pamela
Lance 9
Sheraton
Elmer Boswell
Joan A. Drayton
Newport
New Trap Closing On Nazis Near Paris and Seine Fronts
Allied forces tightening ring across the Marne and Seine as American Third Army drives 10 miles toward the Marne loop east of Paris. 20,000 Germans trapped west of the Seine, ground and air bombardment intensifies. Seventh Army pushes into the Rhone valley near Montelimar as the Red Army reportedly breaks German resistance.
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Seine
Third Army
Lagny
Marte River
Paris
Kaiser Wilhelm
Marne
Meaux
Troyes
Rhone Valley
Red Army
Moore Urges Youth Return To School
Portsmouth schools superintendent Barry L. Moore urged all high school aged youths to resume schooling, stressing preparation for postwar competition and civic responsibility. New Hampshire high school enrollment fallen about 9 percent year over year, with many students leaving to work, while national teen workers exceed five million. U S Employment Service manager Agnes Quirk reports efforts to use young people to return to school this fall.
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Barry L. Moore
Portsmouth
State Department of Education
New Hampshire
Sust
Agnes &. Quirk
U. S. Employment Service
Miss Quirke
Leader sought for fourth Reich amid wartime jests
A satirical New York column mocks Nazi and Fascist leadership chatter. It envisions a new head for the fourth Reich and jests about Mussolini, Hitler, and other powers while noting B-29s and radio stations. The piece riffes on wartime paranoia and pop culture parodies.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Germany
United Nations
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Bs Elin
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Brenty
New Castle Newington
Somersworth Sports York
Veterans of All Wars
Sidney A. Dudley
Mary C. Dondero
Portsmouth Democratic
Henry A. Wallace
Thomas Withers
Thomas
Gamester
Master Mechanics Association of
Peter J. Hickey
Portsmouth Post
Barrows
Dr. Northby
CIO
Hillman
Hampton
Tobey
England
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