11 Dec 1935
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1935
Page
1
The Kittery Pythian dedication of their hall featured Grand Chancellor Benjamin F. P. Supreme and officers presiding. Music, performances, and a lengthy ceremony highlighted months of planning, with Constitution Lodge praised for establishing the lodge hall.
Addis Ababa officials warn Emperor Selassie would fall if he accepts the proposed peace plan. They outline five red lines including no sea outlet without Italian tax relief, refusal to yield northern Tigre, willingness to swap Southern Ogaden for a port, preservation of the Danakil and Fafan valley oil area, and rejection of a Southwest colonization zone. A treaty with the League for aid is considered acceptable.
Rivermouth Chapter No 54 Order of the Eastern Star held its annual officer elections in Mason Temple Tuesday. Reports from the secretary treasurer and trustees were read. Supper was served by Mrs. Alice Sukeforth. Elected officers include Mildred Freeman as Worthy Matron John W. Durgin as Worthy Patron Jean T. Horton as Associate Matron Charles H. Brackatt as Associate Patron Clara B. St Clair as Secretary Harriet M. Holiday as Treasurer Jeannette Gray as Conductress Alice Lukeforthy as Associate Conductress Walter C. Cole to serve three years. A Christmas party is planned for December 30 with officer installation in January.
Rev. H. J. Wilson of the Portsmouth Advent Christian church serves as evangelist in a two weeks campaign across Merrimac Massachusetts for Baptist, Methodist and Congregationalist churches. Thomas P. Fletcher, a Worcester blind musician, conducts music. This is Wilson's third campaign since October, with previous efforts in Haverhill and Manchester.
The London silver market stayed blocked with no fixed price amid reports of U S efforts to curb silver purchases. Chinese officials and bankers await the future U S policy while British and American financiers clash over controls. Senator Pitman of Nevada defends Roosevelt policies as unchanged despite pressure to drop the program.
New York markets showed irregular price trends in quiet activity as mining shares steadied or lagged amid a cloudy world silver outlook. Winners included Chrysler, Johns Manville, Westinghouse, Montgomery Ward, Dupont, GM, Santa Fe, Del. & Hudson, American Smelting and Kennicot, while U S Smelting, Cerro de Pasco, Woolworth and American Tobacco yielded modest fractions. Helen Adams Keller was born in 1880 at Tuscumbia Alabama after scarlet fever left her blind, deaf, and unable to smell or taste.
London reports Japan presses for naval parity with United States and Great Britain at an international conference. Admiral Mangano to urge abolition of the 6-3-3 ratio in favor of equal tonnage for all great powers as delegates enter a pivotal session amid expiring treaties.
Cuba's President Mendieta resigns amid political turmoil. Secretary of State Barnet, a 41 year veteran of diplomacy, becomes president, with factions pressing for orderly January elections. Cabinet reappointed and ministers called to a joint session to elect the provincial president within 45 hours.
Successive invasions of India by Alexander the Great Mahmud Ghazni Genghis Khan Babur Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah passed through Kabul the capital of Afghanistan, highlighting a historic relay of conquerors.
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