A Vivid Memory of Emma Magraw at Portsmouth High
Emma Jane White Magraw born 1853 in New Castle grew up in Portsmouth and taught at Portsmouth High for 54 years from 1873 to 1928. She mentored generations, correcting papers in red ink and stressing practical learning beyond texts, while noting city hall housed the old high school. Bridges and Taft discuss Senate leadership at a Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington as Brownell and Humphrey attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth High School
Emma Jr. W. Magraw
Miss Magraw
New Castle
Portsmouth
John W. Magraw
Jane White
Magraw
Nova Scolian
Halifax
Cuba
Miss White
Emma Jane White Magraw
Magraws
Europe
Bridges
Taft
Brownell
Humphrey
Washington
Portsmouth Escapes Brunt of Big Storm
A northeast storm tapered off after killing 12 people and dropping 17 inches of snow on Vermont, isolating about 20 communities and flooding Southern New England with rain. Vermont telephone and power services were disrupted, news transmission via AP wires halted, and amateur radio operators aided in relaying updates to Burlington and Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vermont
New England
Barre
Boston Weather Bureau
Montpelier
Burlington
Telephone Company
Rutland
St. Albans
Tell
Louis Provost
Green Mountain Power Co
Associated Press
Rutland Herald
Cambridge
Mass
Burlington Free Press
Leo Riley
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Riley
Norman W. Stockellburg
Lincoln
Robert L. Scott
Newport
Stockellburg
Scott
Free Press
The
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Legal ruling asked on use of revenue from traffic fines
The state could gain about 200000 in revenue previously tied to highway use as fines from motor vehicle violations may be legally redirected to the general state treasury. Governor-elect Hugh Gregg sought a legal ruling, with Public Works noting potential legality and lawmakers urging unrestricted use of fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concorda
General State Treasury
Hugh Gregg
Public Works
Frank D. Merrill
John Pillsbury
Manchester
House Appropriations Committee
State Treasury
Gregg
Frederick N. Clarke
Atty
Gordon M. Thifany
Hamp Shire
Skillings Held In Miami Florida Mystery Man Detained
Lloyd H. Skillings of Somersworth is held by Miami police in Florida in connection with the Saraty Rollins case. Strafford County Sheriff Pare said Miami authorities hired him to confirm Skillings identity. The telegram gave no charges and Skillings remains pledged to appear in Superior Court in February on $10,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd H. Skillings
Somersworth
Florida
Strafford
Wilfred J. Pare
Miami
Skillings
Skilling
Superior Coust
Skier Enthusiasm Rises Amid Snow in New Hampshire Towns
Motorists and homeowners armed with skid chains and rock salt as skiers waxed their barrel staves with vigor. North Conway reports four to eight inches of snow enabling the Skimobile to operate today and tomorrow. Franconia sees about 18 inches with all facilities including the tramway in use. Sunapee reports 10 inches with rope tow active by mid morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
North Conway
Franconia
Sunapee
First Snow Covers State Brings Snow and Ice Havoc
New Hampshire's first major winter storm dumped two to 12 inches of snow across the state and caused widespread ice, slick highways, and disrupted communications. Winds peaked near 65 mph, snow depths reached 15 inches, and the Baker River overflow flooded Route 125 in parts of the Rumney area. State Police noted several minor accidents with no serious injuries. Temperatures were forecast to rise into the 30s in the south, while the north faced near freezing conditions as the storm subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
U.S
Concord
Washington
Baker River
Rumney
Granite State
Seven Days Left In Toys for Tots Drive in Portsmouth
Portsmouth area residents have seven days to donate to the Toys for Tots campaign run by the Marine Corps Reserve. The drive ends December 29 to ensure delivery by Christmas. Collection points include Civic and Colonial Theaters, L L Peavey Hardware, Montgomery Ward, and a Marine trailer in front of Newberry's. Call 1430 for pickup. wrap toys and mark boy or girl and age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Marine Corps Reserve
Albert F. Belbusti
64Th Special Infantry Company
Marine Reserves
Civic
Colonial
Chestnut
Congress Streets
L. L. Peavey Hardware Store
Market St
Montgomery, Ward and Co
Congress St
Marine Corps
Newberry’s
Capt. Belbusti
City Council Set For Monday Night Special Meeting
Portsmouth City Council schedules a lengthy Monday 8 pm session after three hearings on new ordinances. Agenda includes parking ban on Jenkins Avenue, one way traffic on Woodbury Avenue, and a $3136 Water Department cashier raise for Miss Marvis Rose. Also discusses police station furniture bids, Board of Adjustment vacancy, and a $1742 tree removal expense from the September tornado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Water Department
Marvis Rose
Jenkins Avenue
Pleasant Street
Parrott Avenue
Woodbury Avenue
Cottage
Bartlett Street
Robert C. Violette
Violette
William J. Linehey
J. Paula
Griffin
Margeson’s
Vaughan Street
Board of Adjustment
Clark Coleman
Society For the
South Cemetery
John L. Carter
Septem ‘Ber
Bradley May Find Himself in Middle Of Truman the Row
General Omar Bradley, JCS chairman and WWI comrade of Eisenhower, travels with Eisenhower’s White House team to Korea after a Pacific conference. Truman criticized the trip as campaign demagoguery, while Bradley remains taciturn amid questions of how the leaders will respond. The voyage included Cabinet advisers and a note of casual talk among the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Truman
Washington
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Korea
JCS
mid-Pacific
White White House
Hawaii
Wilton Persons
Army
White House
Pacific
Solons Split Over MacArthur Inquiry Sides Emerge
U S Senator Watkins Utah calls for caution fearing disclosure risks in a congressional probe of General MacArthurs Korea war views. Democratic Senators Hunt and Representative Wickersham back formal questioning. Truman rejects inviting MacArthur or Eisenhower, citing campaign rhetoric and no plan for public discussion. Immediate reactions were mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Watkins
Utah
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Truman
Sen
Hunt
Wyoming
Rep
Wickersham
Oklahoma
Million Dollar Fire Wipes Out Rockland Hotels and Stores
A wind driven blaze in Rockland Maine destroyed 16 businesses including two hotels on Main Street and damaged eight more. Fourteen fire units and crews from 14 communities battled the flames aided by rain that finally helped halt the blaze. Six firefighters were injured and about a dozen families were left homeless as embers scattered and fog reduced visibility. The fire started from an oil heater in the store basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Main Street
Park Street
Knox County Civic Defense
Fred D. Farnsworth
Joss
Farnsworth
Frederick G. Payne
National Guardsmen
Bangor
Here
Carl Stilphen
Bayview
Daniel Harris
Frank Bridges
Bridges
Hotel Rockland
Big Welcome Set For Santa Claus Tonight in Square
Parade organizer Tra A. Brown announces a 6:45 p m start in Market Square with Santa staying to greet children, a Junior High choir, an organ truck, and a High School brass quartet. Judges will award the winning float before the procession ends as crowds from Portsmouth gather for the Welcome Santa event. A Jolly Gnome named Ira A. Brown will hand out popcorn, balloons, and candy to kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Tra A. Brown
Brown
Athenaeum
Sea
Market Square
Portsmouth
Santa
Ira A. Brown
Capital Cooperative on Base Plans for Seacoast
Capital Cooperative director Alfred Sims returned from Washington after meetings with federal officials Air Force personnel and Senator Styles Bridges about the 46 million Portsmouth Air Force Base project He reported expectations of cooperative action and said fast action is needed to secure funds for water and development projects He also noted limited federal aid for new school construction and the likelihood of a Portsmouth based Air Force office with an assistant to Col Julian Dexter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seacoast
Washington
Portsmouth Air Force Base
Alfred Sims
Kingston
Air Force
U.S
Styles Bridges
Sims
Gen. Wray
Julian S. Dexter
New England
Portsmouth
Federal Security Agency
Federal Housing Administration and Housing and Home Finance Agency
Air Force of- 5
Cold War tensions rise between Truman and Eisenhower
In Honolulu a reliable source says President Truman’s demagogic remark damaged ties with President elect Eisenhower, signaling a chilly future relation. Eisenhower, en route from Hawaii to New York, views his Korea trip and advisor talks as valuable for future policy despite the rift. The general’s final advisor conference in Hawaii closed as aides prepared to return to the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Truman
Eisenhower
Korea
Hawaii
Two Witnesses Free Under Bail in Brink's Hearing
Two witnesses who defied questions in the grand jury probe of the Brink's robbery were released on bail after contempt sentences. John H. Carlson, 27, a Boston bookmaker, got 18 months. Donald T. O'Keefe, 39, a City of Boston Sewer Department employee, got nine months. Carlson appealed and posted $16,000 bail. O'Keefe must report to the U.S. marshal Monday and bail set at $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boslun U
Brink
William T. McCarthy
John H. Carlson
Boston
Donald T. O'Keefe
Carlson
O'Keefe
City of
U.S
Mary A. Hooley
McCarthy
Paul J. Hooley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emma Magraw
Senate
Herbert Brownell
George Humphrey
Secretary of the Treasury
Ohief
Capitol Hill
Martin P. Durkin
Appropriations
Armed Services Committees
Emma J. W. Magraw
New England Telephone Co
Jeff Boston
Miami, Fla
Storm Downs Communications
Dwight Eisenhower
Tawau
Nuuanu Pali
Admiral Radford
Pacific Fleet
Charles E. Wilson
Secretary of Defense
Gen. Bradley
Solons
Arthur Query
Sen. Hunt
Wye
D-Okla
Xoe Oo
Korean War
Altho
Capital Cooperative
S. T. Wray
Department
New York City
Marine Air Terminal
LaGuardia Field
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!