19 Dec 1944
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1944
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment references a local gazette with mentions of Kittery Point Damion and Purse ob Nethampton Past Binal. It notes events such as funerals, rationing teamings, a sports item in York, and a forum on legal natives. The text is incomplete and unclear.
A federal grand jury charges Norden bombsight maker Carl L. Naren Inc and a war plant survey firm with conspiring to slow production of Norden bombsights. Four individuals including Norden executives Barth and Marvelle, and survey head John D Corrigan are named, along with Cortitan, Osborne and Wells Inc.
Concord December 19 Atty Ralph Cahoner of Boston will advise truck operators before commenting on a War Labor Board dispute. Employers allegedly owe 41700 in overtime back pay for about 350 drivers. Basil D French says strike action could follow if no other recourse remains after Christmas. A suspension of work is not planned before the holidays.
With the German army driving back into Belgium, Belgians hurriedly scrub derogatory slogans from walls and buildings. A correspondent described a man washing a picture of Hitler receiving a kick in the pants from his home. Civilians were stunned by the sudden turn.
Prime Minister Churchill blocks full Commons review of war in Greece and Belgium. He cites American instructions for Britain’s intervention in Belgium and a temporary front blackout by Eisenhower. Churchill faces questions on Greece while pledging support against the Nazi offensive.
Arlen Newman the Herald carrier on a long route from 20 Central Avenue asks for help after his worn bicycle was stolen Saturday evening near the Olympia theater. A paper bag with Christmas presents was attached to the bike, leaving him to walk the route until it is recovered. Anyone with information should contact him or the police department.
Weather officials report two inches of snow in Porn City with a morning end to the storm and clearing by afternoon. Snow extended to southern New England with depths from six to eight inches as cold winds persisted. The piece ends with a longing for summer.
American air and ground forces push across the Philippines with Mindoro operations and Leyte combat. Gen. MacArthur says the Japanese 26th division is annihilated on Leyte while U S troops seize an airport near Valencia in the Ormoc valley. Dozens of Superforts sweep Kyushu and Omura targets as Nagoya factory damage is asserted by U S officials. Chinese forces near Chin-Cheng Kiang pressure toward Liuchow as Mindoro airfields prepare for use.
AP reports the last day to use A-13 gasoline coupons is Thursday while Friday six A-14 coupons in each A book become valid Each new 14 cent coupon allows four gallons of gasoline and remains valid through March 21 1945
The ELAS attacked Averoff prison in Athens forcing the British to abandon the bastion. Quisling ex Premier Jean Rallis was being sought as an escapee, with British and Greek forces carrying out a search. Some 205 prisoners and 30 women escaped from the 475 held, while the west wing was set afire by mortar fire.
Shoppers in Portsmouth and surrounding areas leap into stores buying almost everything as retailers note an unprecedented rush. Boston and Providence report record cash registers with expectations to top last year by 20 to 25 percent. Shortages of clerks and replenishment challenges worry merchants as high schools supply workers in Providence and officials predict a strong 1945 year for New England retailers.
City recounts set for Saturday in the council chamber at city hall. Ed ward Hapley, city clerk, announced two contests to be reviewed at 9 am and 11 am. Michael J. Whalen and Ira A. Brown lead Demographically contested races with narrow margins.
A list of initial contributors from Portsmouth and nearby towns for the UNH Alumni Memorial Building fund was released by the local committee. Names include H H Allen, Daniel W Badger, Mrs Daniel W Badger, H M Curtis, Fred G Cushing, Ruth V Johnson, Lt George H Kimball, Dr Louis Schwartz, Ellsworth F Whitaker, Capt Edward N Wright, and others from Newington New Castle Rye Beach North Hampton Kittery Hampton and surrounding areas.
Boston district attorney said John Limey Wilson and Francis J. Murray, already sentenced for one murder, must stand trial again for a second murder in the death of Mrs. Mary A. Haneson. Her battered body was found in an alley on February 10.
Paris AP reports Paul Chack a 68 year old former navy officer and writer of 25 romantic novels was condemned to death for collaborating with the enemy He admitted heading anti Russian and anti Jewish organizations in the wartime period
News blackout cloaked battlefield progress as Churchill cited a Supreme command authority. U S Ninth Air Force reported Nazis penetrating Belgium and American lines near Liege while British Typhoons attacked west of Stavelot. Allied air forces destroyed hundreds of German tanks, with heavy bombers striking Nurnberg and Mainz targets as Polish troops pressed toward the Seine.
Lt. Commander Russell Ww Thresher USCG of Southbridge Massachusetts received the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement as acting task unit commander and commanding officer of a coast guard cutter north of the Arctic Circle from July to October 1944. The citation notes his four day sustained operation steering, towing, and recovering a crippled vessel amid mountainous seas ice and debris.
War veterans at Lovell General Hospital donate hand fashioned toys to a social organization for distribution to over 300 speedy children. The effort underscores postwar care as battle wounded patients contribute to a charitable stocking program at Fort Devens Massachusetts.
Private H W Carey aged 22 died of wounds received in line of duty in France. He was the elder son of Mrs C Padgett Hodson and the late Henry Reginald Carey of Creek Farm Little Harbor Road Greater Boston and a Yale graduate.
President Roosevelt arrives in Washington from Warm Springs Georgia ending a three week vacation. He faces war and Allied diplomacy ahead of a fourth term and a new Congress. He goes to the White House for a routine day and to hold a news conference later.
A 1944 New York press column weighs a proposed four billion congress bill to raise the President’s pay to 100000 a year plus 25000 travel allowance. The piece muses on Eleanor Roosevelt’s expenses, compares other leaders’ salaries, and jokes about political maneuvering and lend lease dynamics with Winston Churchill.
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