Early Morning Fire Destroys Route 1 Ballroom
A blaze swept the Route 1 ballroom on Lafayette road in the early hours, destroying the kitchen and rear of the building and leaving a charred shell. Loss is estimated at $15,000 to $50,000 as fire crews from Portsmouth Newington Rye Beach and Sagamore Creek battled flames using hydrants and tankers amid high winds and limited water supply. Chief George T. Cogan said the cause is undetermined and noted water access hampered efforts. The structure, once a popular inn, stood decimated as dawn revealed the ruin with plans to reopen not specified.
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Lafayette Road
West End
Portsmouth Herald
Coure
George T. Cogan
Adhe
Portsmouth
Arene
Kitcher
Re Creek
Newington
Rye Beach
Cogan
Sagamore Creek
Greenleaf
John E. Fe
Avenue
Ward's Corner
Cloutier Held On $3000 Bail In Assault Case
Thomas A. Cloutier, 56, of 47 School Street, is held on $3,000 bail after pleading guilty in Portsmouth municipal court to two counts of aggravated assault on his stepdaughter, Theresa Chabot, 36, of 68 Russell Street. Bound over to the grand jury, he was captured after entering her bedroom and striking her at least 10 times with an iron shaker. Chabot was treated and discharged. her husband Joseph translated during court due to Cloutier’s French descent.
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Thomas A. Cloutier
School Street
Portsmouth
Theresa Chabot
Russell Street
Cloutier
Marty W. Peyser
Hillsborough County
Manchester
Islington
Stanton G. Remick
William J. Lincher
Linchey
Concord Overseer Seeks State Prison Post
Concord official Hancock, 37, nominated to succeed state prison warden Clarke who plans retirement after 30 years. First nominee Cummings was rejected. second nominee Fenton withdrew amid political concerns. Gov Adams to decide at Dec 27 meeting. Hancock is a New Hampshire native and World War II veteran.
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Concord
Hampshire
Charles State
L. Hancock
Hancock
New Hampshire
George Cummings
Connecticut
Paul J. Fenton
Merrimack County
Sherman Adams
Fenton
Warden Clarke
New Hampshire Vermont bridge project bids seek 400 foot steel span
The highway department called for bids to replace a 400-foot across the Connecticut River at Lancaster New Hampshire and Guildhall Vermont with a modern steel structure. The aim is to replace a half century old covered bridge no longer suitable for today’s traffic. Windsor Vermont’s 1866 bridge is noted as the oldest among four slated to be spared for a few more years.
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Vermont
State Highway Department
Connecticut River
Lancaster
N. H
Guildhall
Highway Department
Windsor
Exeter Area Towns May Combine Into One School District
Exeter area towns including Exeter Stratham Newfields Kensington and East Kingston move toward a cooperative school district. The publicity committee report favors the plan and copies will be distributed to residents with January public meetings planned in all five towns chaired by Exeter School Superintendent Raymond A. Hoyt. Dr Harold Hyde of the state education department supports the report.
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Exeter
Stratham
Newfields
Kensington
East Kingston
Exeter High School
Raymond A. Hoyt
Hoyt
Hoyt Sud
Harold Hyde
State Education Department
Hyde
Brewster Street Woman Found Dead In Suspected Gas Leak
Mrs. Helen Mullinix, a Brewster Street resident, was found dead in her gas filled apartment. Doctor Wendell P. Clare reported the death as a self inflicted act. The body was discovered by apartment owner Harry Woods after gas odor prompted neighbors to alert authorities. The medical referee estimated death occurred about 1 am, with discovery near noon.
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Brewster Street
Helen (Trueman) Mullinix
Wendell P. Clare
Rockingham County
Harry Woods
Clare
Chinese Reds Stir Sikang Province Into Open Rebellion
Nationalist Chinese hopes to hold Far West Sikang as their last mainland base against the Communists were shattered by reports of an uprising that may swing Sikang to the Reds. The government fights to restore order as Yunnan revolt echoes. Mao Tze Tung signals use of force and state methods amid economic strain in Communist China. In Bonn, West German parliament erupts over Adenauer’s government as a puppet of the Allies. Police in Hong Kong hold a suspect tied to an attempted sabotage aboard a Civil Air Transport plane carrying Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault bound for Taipeli Formosa.
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Associated Press
Sikang
Yunnan
Farmoria
China
Fred Hampson
Hampson
Hong Kong
Communist New China News Agency
Mao Tze-Tung
Mao
Bonn
Max Reinmann
Konrad Adenauer
Reimann
Adenauer
Kurt Schumacher
Chancelrg
Claire Chennault
Taipeli
Formosa
Housing Program Faces Dixie Balk Over Civil Rights
Two Dixie lawmakers urged the Truman administration not to widen civil rights housing rules and pushed for more home-building legislation. A government official said the administration will use executive power to advance civil rights goals but avoid steps needing Congress, while noting new covenants restricting occupancy take effect Feb. 15. FHA and VA announced measures denying or backing financing where covenants exist, with unwritten covenants and pre Feb 15 agreements unaffected.
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Dixie
Truman
Congress
Sparkman
D-Ala
Johnston
D-S. C
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Philip B. Perlman
FHA
Franklin D. Richards
FBI Led Three Week Police School In Portsmouth
Federal agents will run a three week training for Portsmouth area law officers starting January 16 at the Junior High School with sessions 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. The schedule lists lectures on police school purposes criminal law crime scene search laboratory aids eyewitness interviews and fingerprinting with instructors from the FBI and local marshal William J Linchey noting the program will include Dover Exeter Hampton and surrounding towns.
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Federal Bureau Or Investigation
Portsmouth
William J. Linchey
Linchey
FBI
Portsmouth Area
J. H. Nicholson
T. F. McLaughlin
J. B. Greene
D. J. Griffin
P. E. Kamerieck
E. W. Schwetzer
G. W. Fulton
Marshal Linchey
Dover
Exeter
Hampton
Santa Foolish Fiction Says Religious Editorial
The Catholic Review, the archdioceses’ official publication, calls Santa Claus a foolish fiction and a threat to Christ in Christmas. The editorial, by Rev. John Smot Mactin, urges returning focus to Jesus, warns Santa trivializes faith, and notes the risk to parental authority and children’s morality.
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Santa
Religious
Washington
Catholic Review
Baltimore
Santa Claus
Adie Leviel
Review
John Smot Mactin
Christ
Junior
Big Steel Hikes Prices Prompt Watch On Steel Sector
U S Steel Corp lifts steel prices by about four dollars per ton in a move likely to echo through major producers. Congressional investigators consider opening a probe after Christmas, arguing the rise could inflame prices and lift costs on hundreds of items. Senator O Mahoney says the action is unjustified while U S Steel cites rising production costs and post strike costs from new pensions and welfare. Murray offers no comment until the full price list is released.
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API
Big
U.S. Steel Corp
America
O'Mahoney
Joint Congreal Economic Committee
Big Steel
Omahoney
GIO United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless
Fairless
Philip Murray
Murray
Isbor
Santa Claus plays office Santa in Durham history
Frank Rabie, a University of New Hampshire senior and former mayor, hides under multiple guises as the town’s Santa. He balances hotel management and military studies while serving as Durham’s mayor in past years and as Santa along Congress Street, earning $40 weekly.
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University of New Hampshire
Mary Margaret McNair
Durham
Theadbare McNair
Wentworth Acres
Joan
UIH
Frank
Marine Cays
Woodsville
MNIT
McNair
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Santa
Legion Rye PTA Endorse Cox Plan for State Aid March
The Frank E. Booma American Legion post and the Rye PTA backed School Board Member Ellis T. Cox plan for a mass march to Concord early next year seeking state aid for schools. Portsmouth, Sherburne and Whipple PTAs also support the effort with transportation offered for Journey to Concord on New Hampshire Education Monday to lodge petitions with the Legislature.
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Frank E. Booma
Dry Friday in New York City Aims to Conserve Water
New York City residents observed a dry Friday to curb water use for 24 hours. Officers noted few shaves amid transit as the city tested public cooperation. Meters will show savings, with potential weekly observance if results are strong enough.
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New York
New York City
Weiter
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