Long Prisoner Freed in 1929 Portsmouth Murder Case
Morris Hurd of Portsmouth, who spent 49 years in state prison for the 1929 hammer murder of Edworth Ham, was granted an unconditional pardon by Gov. Charles M. Dale and the executive council. Hurd, once a prison cook, will be released with employment expected shortly.
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Nis
Morris S. Hurd
Portsmouth
Concord
Charles M. Dale
Executive Council
Edworth L. Ham
Hurd
Charles B. Clarke
New Hampshire
Rockingham County
Clarke
Market Street
Dennis J. Kelley
Ham
George H. Ducker
Morris
State
End of Trail Ex-GI Defies Berlin to Seek German Family
Edward J. Lada, 28, of Newark, New Jersey, jailed in Berlin for being there without a military entry permit, recounts visiting his German girlfriend Ruth Rick and their child. He sought to take them to the United States or elsewhere, blaming U.S. immigration laws. Maj. Gen. George Hays notes laws bind him but suggests Swiss or French entry as a path, with possible army assistance in visa processing.
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Edward J. Lada
Newark
Germany
Ruth Rick
Berlin
United States
Nancy
George Hays
Lada
Hays
Shifping Lada
Amily
City Schools Safe From Fire Peril, Beal Maintains
Portsmouth schools superintendent Raymond I. Beal rejected state findings that New Hampshire schools are broadly hazardous. He said Portsmouth’s ten buildings are not in the dangerous category, noting sprinklered two story halls and four doors at Wentworth despite its wooden construction.
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Beal
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Raymond I. Beal
Concord
Hilton C. Buley
Wentworth School
Parade to Hail Santa Tomorrow in Exeter
Exeter hosts a two division parade to honor Santa Claus at 2 pm with a float led by a sleigh and reindeer theme. A large lineup includes American Legion VFW color guards, Exeter high School band, Red Men riders, and 40 costumed youths, plus Army Air Force displays and gift distributions at town hall and Exeter hospital.
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Santa
Exeter
Santa Claus
Ly- Man
EB. Collishaw
Joseph A. Gauvin
Carl E. Brewitt
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Folger Wentworth
Dennis J. Callahan
VFW
Legion
Exeter High School
Toonerville Police
Phillips Exeter Academy
Wholic
Bruno Kucharski
Army
Air Force
Elm
Maple Streets
Clifford
Bow
Court
Town Hall
Exeter Hospital
West End
Depow Square
Yangtze
Hangtze
Kaoyu
Hwai
Suchow
Chambers Quits Time Post as Hiss Case Intensifies
Whittaker Chambers resigns as Time senior editor amid renewed espionage probe. Mrs Priscilla Hiss testifies at a federal grand jury linked to the Hiss case while the House un American Activities Committee pursues alleged Soviet spying. The committee traces stolen papers mentioning British battleships Chinese bombers and Argentine war materials. A witness hearing is ordered for Appleton Wisconsin with former National Bureau of Standards employee Pigman in question.
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New York
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Priscilla Hiss
Alger Hiss
Federal Building
State Department
Chambers
Washington
House
un-American Activities Committee
Appleton
Wis
William Ward Pigman
Robert E. Stripling
Pigman
National Bureau of Standards
Red Underground
Hiss
Henry Julian Wadsleigh
Boy Dies After Bus Incident Near School in San Antonio
Emilio Landeros, 6, was killed while alighting a school bus in San Antonio Texas. He dropped an unfinished Santa letter as he ran into traffic and was struck by a heavy truck. He died en route to the hospital.
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San Antonio
Tex
Emilio Landeros
Santa
Emilio
Trooper Stops Two Taugs After Route 1 Robbery Flee
Two New Hampshire parolees from Concord were captured in Kennebunk after an all night wooded chase. Trooper Hancock fired warning shots, forcing their surrender at daybreak. they face breaking and entering charges in Yorkshire municipal court tomorrow.
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New Hampshire
York Village
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Woodlands
John MacMichael
Harvey Kingsbury
Concord
Robert Marx
Wells State Police
William P. Hancock, Jr
Roger Farris
Sherman Clark
Henry McCabe
Captain Marx
Malcom Parson and Son Lumber Company
Moulton Lane
Woodbridge Avenue
York
Nathaniel Marshall
York Heights
Marshall
Wells
Morse
Route 1
Weiss Barracks
Farris
Hancock
Clark
Wallis B. Clarke
Sgt. McCabe
Harold L. Bartlett
George Eldridge
Kennebunk Water
Kingsbury
McCabe
Whem
Yorkshire
Kittery
Marx
Nine Die and Sixteen Hurt in Kansas Power Plant Explosions
Topeka Kansas nine men were killed and sixteen injured in a series of blasts at the Kansas Power and Light main plant near the state capital. Rescue crews worked through debris as the city of 90000 lost power for hours and hospitals operated on emergency footing.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Power and Light Company
Wells Debates Town Manager Plan for Maine Township
A Wells committee studies a town manager form for the six community township including Ogunquit Wells Beach Wells Branch Drakes Island Highpine and Merriland Ridge Prof Lawrence L Pelletier Bowdoin explains operation and supports it The Dec 16 special meeting will decide 1949 adoption amid rural vs newer resident tensions with a 50 50 odds assessment by committee head Walter E Hatch Also on the warrant are salary provisions ballot regulation changes and a request for 6500 for the township school department.
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Wells
Ogunquit
Wells ‘Beach
Wells Branch
Drakes Island
Highpine
Merriland Ridge
Richard E. Farnsworth
John Howard
George Tilton
Russell Hutchins
H. Donald James
New England Industry Shown Strong in War Recovery
Richard Bowditch former New England council president told Portsmouth Rotary members that war era data show fewer man-days lost to strikes in New England than elsewhere. He cited 400 new firms in 1947 and noted New England's continued share of cotton textiles 27 percent and wool textiles 60 percent, plus 26 percent of machine tool establishments. He highlighted new chemical industries plastics and a Camden Maine lab for monocrystal growth used in radio microphones and hearing aids.
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New England
United States
Bowditch
Boston Steamship Company
Portsmouth
Gree
Camden
Mr. Bowditch
J. Noble Snider
Solicitor Resigns as Council Rejects Salary Hike
Veterans in Wentworth Acres would get first chance to buy homes if the government offers the housing project for sale. John Loughlin, former federal housing employee, told the council the Acres have not been put on the market and likely won’t be until the PHA and FHA settle on appraised value. He warned government agencies may not continue to operate the Acres and that sale plans aim to proceed promptly.
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Wentworth Acres
John Loughlin
Washington
City Council
Public Housing Administration
PHA
Federal Housing Administration
All of China Placed Under Martial Law
President Chiang Kai-shek extended martial law to all of China under Nationalist control except for the far western provinces and Formosa. The move comes as civil war deepens with Communist forces threatening Nanking Peiping and Shanghai. Red troops reportedly aim to cut Nationalist lines of communication behind the Hwai river and threaten Pengpu and Nanking supplies.
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China
Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
Far Western
Formosa
Peiping
North China
Chiang
Shanghai
Hwai River
Wanking
Yangtze
Hwai
Pengpu
Grand Canal
Sheng Pao
Hwaiyin
Hwalan
Paoying
Power Strike Hits Palermo
An electric power strike in Palermo Sicily halted buses and office work today. Power company employees demand better conditions more free electric power and reclassification of all workers.
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Rome
Palermo
Sicily
Madame Chiang Seeks U S Aid From President Truman
Madame Chiang Kai shek arrives at Blair House for tea with President Truman to press for broad American aid to China. She met Secretary of State Marshall last week and the White House signals cautious interest, with officials doubting Chiang Kai shek's government can regain leadership.
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Washington
Truman
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Blairhouse
White House
Mme. Chiang
Marshall
City Solictor Resigns After Salary Standstill
Portsmouth officials rejected a $700 raise for City Solicitor Samuel Levy, freezing the post at $1,800 annually. Levy resigned but will serve until his successor is appointed. The council approved raises for tax collector and overseer of the poor and delayed library staff increases pending pension specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Levy
Portsmouth
Levy
Wannah Fernald
Wiliam J. Linchey
Linchey
Roland I. Noyes
Thomas H. Simes
Mary C. Dondero
Lester R. Whitaker
Simes
Durham Named Site Of Class B Tourney
New Hampshire will move the Class B interscholastic basketball tournament to Durham next year after an agreement between university officials and the New Hampshire State Athletic Association. Dates are February 23 24 25 26 with Feb 23 contingent on eight teams.
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Durham
New Hampshire
Fred C. Walker
New Hampshire State Athletic Association
Sweeney Post
Manchester
The
Athletic Association
New Lampshire
Joan R. Clark
Milford
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Order of Red
Cather
Miss Anderson
Grenier Field
Punt
Maple Street
Collishaw
Elm Street
Donald C. Harriman
Robinson Female Seminary Glee Club
Anna H. Reed
Front
Water Streets
Front Street
Mrs. Hiss
Kansas
Lila Leeds
Robert Mitchum
Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
Maine
Lawrence L. Pelletier
Bowdoin College
Old Guard
Walter E. Hatch
N.E
Richard Bowditch
New England Council
Richman
Margeson
John Greenaway
Morris Berry
Bruce E. Tibbo
Fred Noseworthy
Dover
John E. Swanson
Newburyport
Earl A. Tyler
Pawtucket
Garvin Maloney
George Seal
Robert, McKechnie
John Hollister
Boston
Joseph Johnson
Grand Rapids
Midh
Comdr
Donald B. MacMillan
Fredéric E. Everett
J. E. Morton
Council
U.S
Loughlin
City Solicitor
East China
Madame Chiang
Edward C. Peterson
Whitaker
State Athletic Association
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