Washington Quiet Over German Persecutions Rumors
In Washington and at Chapel Hill news hints at German religious persecutions, with Ambassadors and officials weighing a prewar alliance among Germany Italy and Japan. Observers suspect secret cooperation affecting Britain and France, while Eden’s upcoming speech faces cautious official use. Roosevelt’s Warm Springs talks were limited, with only Bankhead attending. others were not invited for personal reasons.
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Washington
Dec
Chapel Hill
Germany
Berlin
Hugh Wilson
Hitler
Munich
Chamberlain
Italy
Japan
Britain
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Austria
Brenner Pass
ALOE
Dickertoy
France
Mr. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Breaker Bankhead
House
Sam Rayburn
Weather Forecast for New Hampshire Cloudy Nights
Cloudy tonight and Thursday with occasional snow flurries in portions. Slightly colder tonight. Winds variable with light freezing risks. High tides noted later in the week.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Colder Weather Checks Flood Threat in New England
Cold weather halted the thaw and slowed rivers in New England while forecasts warned of higher stages in the Merrimack Valley after heavy rain and snowmelt. Lowell locks report the Merrimack stopped rising at Lincoln New Hampshire but remains high at Manchester. Pawtucket dam spillway at Lowell runs 26 000 cubic feet per second and is expected to rise, creating a small freshet. lowlands likely to flood. River crest may reach 91 feet above sea level, just below Hood's crest. No widespread damage reported across most of the region.
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Boston
New England
Merrimack Valley
Lowell
Merrimack
Lincoln
N. H
Manchester
Pawtucket
Hold Annual Christmas Sale at North Church Parish House
The Women's Guild of North Church hosted a Christmas sale Tuesday afternoon and evening that drew many patrons. Colorful decorations and a central booth selling greens created a festive scene while a Santa Claus appearance and a lengthy supper menu attracted crowds. Mrs. Martha E. Brewster led the event with aides including Mrs. Sadie Cater and Mrs. Frances Tuderhill. supper chair Ralph W. Jumins and a full committee for servers and setup supported the fundraiser.
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North Church
Santa Claus
Martha E. Brewster
Sadie Cater
Frances Tuderhill
W. Harry Chick
Ralph W. Jumins
Harry Chick
Charles Craig
Raymond J. Beal
Ralph Brackett
Claude Wilson
Elmer McAllister
Htta Jenkins
James Goodrich
Fred F. Hayes
Robert Campbell
Move Made To Stay Execution Of Howard Long
Attorney John S. Hurley of Manchester, co defense for Howard Long of Altan, seeks to file a bill of exceptions in Belknap County Superior Court before Dec 15. Long is sentenced to be hanged on Dec 30, 1938 for the sex murder of 10 year old Mark Neville Jenstn of Laconia. The filing centers on admissibility of several confessions from the previous trial and a stay of execution would be sought from the New Hampshire Supreme Court pending the decision. Atty. William Keller of Laconia assists Hurley.
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John S. Hurley
Manchester
Howard Long
Altan
Mark Neville Jenstn
Laconia
Belknap County Superior Court
Long
Hurley
Supreme Court
High Court
Atty
Wiliam Keller
Atty. Hurley
Late News Dispatches recount drownings and city incidents
A fragmentary roundup from December reports a drowning in a Fall River Boys' Club pool where 11 year old Melvin Francis died after companions misread his scream. Other briefs include Eminent domain over land on Miller's River Athol, a flood control case dismissed, deaths of Perry Newberry and a Worcester arson case with probation, a car left upside down on a front porch, and a bus line dispute in New Hampshire.
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Fall River
Mags
Dec
Melvin Francis
Boston
Edward G. Bragg
Miller's River
Athol
Superior Court
Frank Donghue
Bragg
Catholics to Observe Feast of the Immaculate Conception
All Catholic churches hold special services on Thursday for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception a holy day of obligation. Masses at the Church of the Immaculate Conception are scheduled for 5 30 6 30 7 30 and 9 a m with rosary and benediction in the evening.
Three Hospital Employees Die In Accident
Rutland Massachusetts December 7 AP three Rutland State Hospital employees died in an automobile crash about 12 30 at night after leaving a dine and dance hall near Jefferson. The car carried seven people with three in front and four in the rumble seat. Victims listed include Miss Marjorie Hamilton Miss Irene Curley and Lawrence Coyne. Others severely injured were Adrian Cournoyer Walter Bonork and Ellen Hamilton. James Waskiewicz survived with minor injuries.
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Rutland
Mass
Rutland State
Holden
Michael Noonan
Jefferson
Billy
Sergi Noonan
Marjorie Hamilton
Minbury
Irene Curley
Lawrence Coyne
Lywn
Adrian Cournoyer
Worcester
Walter Bonork
Ellen Hamilton
Millbury
James Waskiewicz
Waskiewicz
Sergi
Nooman
Jury Awards $1245 Verdict in Northwood Land Case
A Rockingham County superior court jury awarded Walter Hill of Northwood $1,245 against the town of Northwood for damages from a highway construction through land near Sun cook Lake. The decision came yesterday in the case filed to recover losses from the project.
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Walter ?. Hill
Northwood
Rockingham County
Northe ‘Wood
Hill
Tis Land
Suncook Lake
Kiwanians Hear Optimistic Talk On China
Portsmouth Kiwanians heard an optimistic account of China’s future at the Rockingham Hotel last evening. Dr. Frank Kai Ming Su, in town for Relief-in-Ching, warned Japan’s invasion aims to seize raw materials and undercut others. He argued the war costs Japan $5,000,000 daily and warned of a potential U.S. Pacific war if Japan prevails, urging China’s unity and a United States response through the China Aid Council formation.
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Portsmouth
Japan
China
United States
Great Britain
France
Pacific
Glenn Race
Salem
John Golter
Dr. O
Conery
Conrad Elected In Rochester By Narrow Margin
John P. F. Conrad, Democrat, won the Rochester mayoral race by the closest margin in years, securing 38 more votes than his Republican opponent Joshua Studley. Independent candidate Rudolph Cartier, who left the Democratic ticket, drew 122 votes.
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Conrad
Rochester
John PF. Conrad
Joshua Studley
Rudolph &. Cartier
Cottage Burns At Salisbury Beach Home
A Salisbury Mass report says a summer cottage named Beach Holme on North End boulevard burned down Tuesday. The structure belonged to Harry Weinstein of Lowell and had been closed for the season.
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Salisbury
Mass
Salisbury Beach
North End Boulevard
Harry Weinstein
Lowell
Beach Holme
New Castle Men’s Club hears travel talk by chaplain
Twenty seven members and friends met at the town hall Tuesday to hear illustrated travel pictures by Comdr. Albert E. Slone of the Portsmouth Navy Yard. The group voted to meet informally on the second and fourth Tuesdays, keeping the first and third as current schedule.
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New Castle
Douglas MacDonald
St John s Men s Club Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The St John s Men s Club held its annual meeting at the parish house on State street electing officers for the coming year. Frederick E Pillsbury was named president with George K Sanborn as vice president and T Daniel Hayes as secretary and treasurer. An executive committee includes Royal Williams Charles Woodsum and Forrest Whittemore. Committees were appointed for Supper Entertainment Ways and Means Membership and Speakers Bureau. Ladies Night was voted for January 17 with supper at 6:30 and Rev Maxwell Ganter as guest speaker.
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St. John's Men's Club
State Street
Frederick E. Pillsbury
George K. Sanborn
T. Daniel Hayes
Royal Wiliams
Charles Woodsum
Forrest Whittemore
James PB. Lee
Herbert H. Foss
Royal Williams
WN. Spellman
Allan Walker
Charles A. Hand
Henry Dusseau
Fred Hand
Franklin Laovaring
Charles T. Durell
Maxwell Ganter
Herbert BH. Foss
Durell
Foss
Mr. Foss
St. John's Church
Offlos
Peace Pact Talks Between France and Germany Studied
AP reports a Franco German peace pact discussed by Foreign Ministers Bonnet and von Ribbentrop. Germany reportedly pledged no colonial demands and little aid to insurgents in Tunisia Corsica and Spain while seeking to invalidate the Franco Soviet mutual aid pact to gain freedom to pursue eastern Europe. Italian protests in Naples and Florence highlighted regional tensions as Paris Barcelona and Naples watched the talks.
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France
Germany
von Ribbentrop
Bonnet
Tunisia
Corsica
Trop
Europe
Paris
Barcelona
Tuniala
Naples
Florence
New Hampshire Supreme Court Rules on Juror Fitness
Superior Court must decide juror fitness in a case involving Keene manufacturer John Proctor. The court held that juror impartiality is a factual question for the trial court, not a matter of law for the state’s highest court. The ruling, addressing federal concerns, follows previous appeals about health board reporting and other regulatory issues.
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Supreme Court
Keene Manufacturer
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Winchester
John Proctor
Proctor
Jase Summer
Henri Burque
Superior Court
Robert Bingham
Social Security Board
Baltimore
Philip Dickstein
Hudson Farmer
Dickstein
Hudson Board of Health
Nashua
Legion Head Urges Continued UnAmerican Activities Probe
American Legion commutter Stephen F. Chadwick asked Congress to extend the Howse committee’s life and provide more funds. Chairman Dies planned a $200,000 appropriation next month to add to a $25,000 fund usable until January 3. Chadwick testified that Legionaires see no hurdle in aiding the inquiry, warning of internal disease threatening national destruction.
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Washington
Stephen F. Chadwick
American Legion
Congress
Howse
D-Tex
Chadwick
Legionaires
Stock Market Quiet Today Sees Modest Recovery Discussed
A brief market round up notes a moderate recovery in the forenoon with leading shares trading near steady levels. In New York on December 7, the session ends with little change after an earlier push in prices.
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Ts Squrels
York
Murder Trial At Newport Ready For Jury
The Newport murder trial of Raymond Peters and Perce Long closed defense witness testimony. Long admitted selling his revolver two months before the April killing of storekeeper Dennis Kunulas to state witness George Brown. Brown and a poker group were linked to prior robberies, with Long claiming Brown might have been involved if others failed. The judge was expected to instruct the jury after defense arguments.
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Newport
Deco
Raymond Peters
Perce Long
Long
Dennis Kunulas
George Brown
Kungulas
Peters
Brown
Thomas P. Cheney
Murtler
H. Thornton Lorimer
Mystery In Shooting Of Maine Man
Police investigated the shooting of 35 year old Mia min Connors in Skowhegan Maine as he slept at his home with a .22 caliber rifle wound in the neck. Patrolman Willant Demon questioned Connors who claimed no knowledge of who fired the shot or how it happened.
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Skowhegan
Miamin Connors
Willant Demon
Connors
Car and Bus Collision Near Butler's Crossing
A collision occurred yesterday near Butler's Crossing in Kittery between a car driven by W L Hobbs of Ellot and a Roberts Bus line vehicle piloted by Franklin Cote of South Eliot. The bus was en route from Portsmouth toward Eliot. Hobbs's car veered after steam obscured the windshield as he approached the bus. Miss Isabelle Remick, a passenger, was treated for a sprained wrist after being taken home and then to Portsmouth hospital. No serious injuries reported.
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W. L. Hobbs
Ellot
Roberts Bus Iine
Butler's Crossing
Kittery
Franklin Cote
South Eliot
Eliot
Portsmouth
Hobbs
Mias Isabelle Remik
Remick
Portsmouth Hospital
Two Selected For School Board
Harry Dowdell was chosen for a four year school board term and Rear Adm. D E Diemuken USN ret for a two year term. Both selections were accepted by the parties and will appear on the ballot under Democratic and Republican endorsement. Dowdell succeeds Henry B Tilton who wishes to conclude service after years on the board. Tilton has chaired the Committee on School Houses. Diemuken fills the vacancy caused by Maj Chauncey Hort.
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Harry Dowdell
D. E. Diemuken
USN
Dowdell
Henry B. Tilton
Tileton
Dismukea Wil
Chauncey: Hort
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