13 Dec 1945
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1945
Page
1
Local brief reports a break in at a residence linked to Bosen, with scattered phrases suggesting attempted entry. Fragmented OCR text includes names and partial details but lacks clear outcome or dates. Further clarification needed to establish exact location and suspects.
Industrial USO here to close tomorrow. Fragmented text provides limited context with unclear names and places. The readable portions suggest an item about a closing or deadline involving a USO related topic. No cohesive event or parties can be fully identified from the garbled content.
A report cites McVay voicing objections to Jaye testimony amid ongoing proceedings. The article details objections raised, context of the hearing, and potential implications for the case timeline and witness credibility.
Three ships faced peril in the Atlantic with weather delaying rescue. The MV Bust requested standby vessels as crews from Gale and her sister ship Breaker awaited relief, amid rough seas and potential danger to aboard. Coast guard sought Halifax aid as tension rose over the strike ballot.
York residents yesterday unanimously voted 12,000 dollars for a special snow plow plan to augment existing snow removal equipment. The meeting in town hall featured City Master Malton and select board members appointing a sales committee to purchase the equipment, with funding from back taxes and land tax liens.
James J. Carlan reported a $30,000 ransom note for six month old Ronald Carlan seized from his carriage near home in Chelsea Massachusetts. Police Lt. John Kirby said several calls are hoaxes while investigators seek a tall thin man believed to have taken the infant by mistake.
Nuernberg Dec 13 AP A preserved human head and lamp shades of human skin were shown as atrocity evidence at the war crimes trial of 21 top German leaders. Prosecutors charged them with crimes against humanity, detailing atrocities at Mathausen and Buchenwald.
A U S military court condemned 36 Dachau camp officials and guards to death for murder torture and starvation of thousands of inmates. The sentences were handed down today in Dachau following a lengthy trial and vivid testimony detailing brutal abuses.
New Hampshire will distribute tax checks totaling 049,010 to cities and towns, approved by Governor Clow and the executive council. The overall tax collection includes interest, dividends, and savings bank taxes, with Manchester receiving 105,444 and Concord 86,021 among allocations. several cities show increases while some declines occur compared to last year.
More than 100 members and guests heard Cambridge civic leader George A. McLaughlin extol a city manager form as honest modern and efficient. He cited tax cuts debt reductions savings and high tax collection in four Cambridge years while noting council manager harmony and salaries.
Concord December 13 AP Insurance Commissioner Donald Knowlton urged state supervision over federal regulation. He spoke after a National Association of Insurance Commissioners meeting, arguing state control keeps rates and practices close to the people and preserves current license and tax revenue for New Hampshire amid tax concerns.
Concord reports hunting in New Hampshire is strong with deer kills 25 percent above last year. State director Ralph G. Carpenter notes 3,378 deer killed in seven days, near a potential record as more GI hunters join the season. Wildcats also more plentiful this year.
Automobile operators are asked to go to Portsmouth city hall early to register their vehicles. Tax collector J Warren Somerby announced a drive beginning Monday for early 1946 registration to ease the March rush. State Motor Vehicle Department Commissioner Virgil D White supervises the statewide campaign.
Governor Dale and the Executive Council were urged by Hampton Beach businessmen to authorize immediate measures to guard the beach front highway from winter and spring storms. Rep. Raymond Goding testified four storms endangered the area and warned of one quarter of four million dollar beach property at risk unless action is taken.
Firemen were called to the storage area yard of the Portsmouth Gas company on Marcy Street at 4 35 this morning to extinguish ignited shavings Chief George T Cogan reported no damage was listed in the release and no injuries were noted the fire was contained to the yard area
Physicians present at Heidelberg report Gen George S Patton had a good night and his condition remains satisfactory with no complications.
A CIO United Electrical Workers vote will decide a possible strike after Jan 1 among about 200000 workers at General Electric General Motors and Westinghouse plants nationwide. The union seeks a $2 per day raise and rejects a 1312 cent an hour offer. Balloting runs across 75 centers in 16 states with negotiations continuing afterward.
General George Marshall told a Senate House committee that American bombers would have been justified in sinking any Japanese ships in Hawaiian waters before the war. He called such vessel appearances an overt act and discussed a December 1941 warning to Hawaii noting that the United States sought Japan to make the first move toward hostilities.
Maine state treasurer Joseph J. McGillicuddy was hospitalized in Washington after a train incident. He was treated at Gallinger hospital and later moved to St. Elizabeth's hospital. officials offered no update on his condition.
The Boston weather bureau forecasts only a slight rise in temperatures over the weekend with no snow or rain expected. Caribou Maine is the coldest spot at seven below, while Newport Wisconsin and Concord New Hampshire report subzero to near freezing readings. Boston sits at 13 below normal.
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