Argentina moves to curb U S imports via new permits
Washington reports that Argentina plans tighter controls on foreign exchange and will require permits for all imports, including even free exchange goods, effective January 4. The move is tied to exchange balance concerns and could push Argentina toward a trade blacklist as talks with Morgenthau’s mission continue.
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Hull
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Lima
Criinin
Gmong
Argentina
Vnany
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Morgenthau
U.S
Wals
Tree Exchange
Tes
Britain
Weather Forecast For Washington and New Hampshire
Partly cloudy conditions prevail with slightly cooler air in the south tonight. Wednesday outlook shows continued partly cloudy skies with a chance of light snow at night. Dates and times indicate sun rise at 3:59 am and more details on tides and moon phase.
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Washington
Dee
New Hampshire
Twenty Two WPA Workers Injured In Truck Crash
Twenty two WPA workers were injured when a truck carrying them to a highway project skidded off the St. Albans Fairfield road, overturned in a swamp, and had two men with broken collar bones kept at St. Albans Hospital. Police said slow speed prevented a worse crash.
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St. Albans
WPA
St. Albans-Fairfield
St. Albans Hospital
Distracted Dispatches Chronicle Global Dec 20
A mixed set of AP reports from Rio Grande do Sul to Washington spans a 4,000-ton Italian cruiser incident off Montevideo, a World’s Fair naval model shipment, Madrid defense skirmishes, Mount Holyoke College’s oldest living graduate birthday, a contested will in Maine, and a presidential appointee’s secretary selection.
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Rio Grand Do Sul
Brazil
Montevideo
Uruguay
Washington
United States
Navy Department
Hendaye
France
Big Buns
Madrid
South Hadcey
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Mary C. Warren
Jamestown
N. Y
Miss Warren
Washua
Foster H. Stearns
Fred Ss. Hall
Plymouth
University of New Hampshire
Boston University Law School
Hall
Real Christmas Spirit Abounds In Portsmouth
The downtown streets glow with elaborate Christmas decorations as businesses and homes light up, with outdoor displays and festive trees attracting shoppers. Carol singing and Santa Claus draw families, signaling a stronger holiday spirit in Portsmouth than in recent years.
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Portsmouth
Santa Claus
Old 1903 Walters Car Still Runs in New Bern
An automobile invented and built in 1903 by G. S. Walters of New Bern, North Carolina, remains in operation today, showcasing early fabrication and enduring reliability.
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G. S. Walters
New Bern, N. C
Mayor LaGuardia Attacked on City Hall Steps
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia was slugged from behind by a heavyset man identified as J. Hagen. He was beaten insensible by bystanders and police near City Hall as crowds gathered for the demolition of the old Federal building. The mayor said the assailant had hounded him for four years.
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LaGuardia
New York
F.H
Hagen
City Hall
Postoffice Sets Record In Stamp Selling
The Portsmouth Post Office set a new record with stamp sales totaling 1771.71 dollars, surpassing last year’s 1700.34. Parcels and heavy incoming mail followed as 632 parcel shipments went out nationwide, while cancellations reached 43855 amid a high Christmas mailing surge. Officials urged early mailing to ensure delivery before Christmas.
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Portsmouth
Postal Service
Post Office Department
CCC Enrollment Starts January
Concord details the Veterans Bureau announces CCC veteran enrollment from January 1 to January 20. Veterans are urged to apply promptly as the closing date may change.
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CCC
Concord
Det
Veterans Bureau Today
Bureau
Special Town Meeting in Kittery approves school plumbing upgrades
At a Monday evening meeting in Kittery voters authorized the school committee to relocate and renew plumbing and toilets in Wentworth Dennett Shapleigh Austin and Mitchell schools to meet State Board of Health rules. Moderator Elmer J. Burnham oversaw a nearly unanimous vote after detailed explanation.
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Kittery
Department of Health
Elmer J. Burnham
Wentworth-Dennett
Shapleigh
Austin
Mitchell
State Board of Health
Steels And Rails Show Strength In Early Trading
New York financials report modest recoveries in steels and rails with several aircraft stocks rising, though many issues failed to attract interest. Initial gains around four points faded by noon as trading volume dwindled and activity slowed.
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New York
Cummings Named Acting Chief Engineer of B and M System
William F. Cummings of Marblehead Mass is appointed acting chief engineer for the Boston and Maine system including Maine Central and Portland Terminal. He had served as assistant chief engineer and temporarily takes over as Asa H Morrill of Portland is absent due to ill health.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
William F. Cummings
Marblehead
Mass
Maine Central and Portland Terminal Company
E. §. French
Cummings
Asa H. Morrill
Portland
Express Truck Demolished And Driver Hurt
John Sullivan a 26 year old truck driver from Dorchester Massachusetts is in serious condition at Portsmouth Hospital after leaping from an Atlantic Motor Express truck that swerved toward an embankment when the right front wheel broke off. The loaded ten wheel semi trailer crashed into a utility pole and a large elm tree scattering $5000 worth of Christmas merchandise. Police say Sullivan was driving toward Boston on Lafayette road about two and a half miles from the city when the wheel fell ahead and the truck veered onto the embankment. He was rushed to hospital by a passing motorist with possible spinal fracture and other injuries. The truck was buried in a mudhole and police guarded the scene as some merchandise was damaged but not looted and later moved to another truck. The coastal line radio cable was damaged but service was not interrupted.
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John Sullivan
Dorchester
Mass
Portsmouth Hospital
Atlantic Motor Express
Sullivan
Boston
Lafayette Road
Jim
Houston
New York City
Mock Marriages Assailed By Church Board
The Religious Board of the Episcopal church of New Hampshire protests against a mock marriage entertainment at bridal showers and youth events. They argue it disrespects the marriage ceremony and is inappropriate for social gatherings.
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Religious Board of the
Episcopal Church of New Hampshire
Auto Deaths In N H 25 Per Cent Less Than In 1937
Concord December 20 Two people died from automobile injuries in New Hampshire last week raising the annual toll above 100. Mrs Mary Cote 39 of Sanford Maine was fatally injured in a Bethlehem accident in September and died recently. The year is 25 per cent below last year s record with 1937 having the highest statewide fatalities. Motor Vehicle Commissioner John F Griffin says two weeks remain and slippery highways may keep fatalities low. Continued on Page Four.
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Concord
New Hampshire
Mary Cote
Sanford
Bethlehem
John F. Griffin
State Ballot Board Orders Second Recount
Rochester figures in recounts of ballots from the November 8 election. The Ballot Law Commission held an all day hearing in Concord on Stephen W. Scruton of Dover who was defeated for sheriff of Strafford County in a prior recount at the insistence of Clyde R. Cotton of Rochester. The panel ordered a second tabulation for alleged irregularities and miscounts across all offices.
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Rochester
Senate
Concord
Ballot Law Commission
Stephen W. Scruton
Dover
Strafford County
Clyde R. Cotton
Scruton
Second Rye Harbor jetty work to resume next week
P W A officials said the Rye Harbor project will begin the second jetty next week after the north jetty core was completed. High tides and heavy surf paused work for days, with 12,000 tons of B stone already placed and A stones to cap the structure.
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Rye Harbor
Harry FP. Dore
Buffalo Food Supply Threatened by Local Union Strike
In Buffalo New York a strike threatens the city’s Christmas food supply as Market and Produce Workers Local 58 votes to strike after failed wage talks with the Western New York Food Industry Employers group. About 601 members say they control most food deliveries to city chains except Atlantic Pacific, with truckers seeking approval from the International Teamsters.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Frank Zee
Atlantic & Pacific
James R. Ruehl
John M. Gillespie
Inianapolis
International Teamsters
Four Coast Guard fliers killed in Boerne crash
Four men died when a United States Coast Guard plane crashed near Boerne, 30 miles northwest of San Antonio, after catching fire in flight. The deceased include Lt. P. S. Lyons, unit commander based in El Paso, Rupert H. Germaine of El Paso, George C. Latham of Fort Bliss, and Ensign C. H. Peague of El Paso. The wreck occurred beside the San Antonio Boerne highway as the burning craft landed in a pasture. Lyons, 34, a Coast Guard Academy graduate, had commanded the El Paso unit since last year and was married last Christmas. he was renowned in flying circles and contributed to magazines.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States Coast Guard
Boerne
Here
Hieut
P. S. Lyons
Goash Guard
el Paso
Rupert H. Germaine
Hi Paso
George C. Latham
Fort Buss
C. H. Peague
United States Naval
San Antonio- Boerne
Lyons
Coast Guard
New London
Conn
el Peso
Strem
Mass
Virginian Wells
Marblehead
Flyng
Esquire
De Witt Clinton Commandery Elects Officers at Conclave
At the annual conclave held Monday evening in the Masonic Temple DeWitt Clinton Commandery re elected officers Eminent Sir Commander Carl H Needham Generalisslie Farr RB Stockbridge Captain general Richard K Marr Senior warden George B Ward Junior warden Frederick Beals Treasurer George B Lord Recorder Willis N Ruge
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DeWitt Clinton Commandery
Masonic Temple
Carl H. Needham
Six Sentences Imposed In Federal Court
Concord, Dec. 20 AP six persons fined and sentenced as arraignments started in Federal District Court Orrin Crawford of Pittsburg fined 100 and 60 day jail term for liquor law violation Eugenie Zagopoulos and Virginia Moore of Manchester fined 20 suspended sentences for cashing checks allegedly stolen by Joseph Lawrence also of Manchester who was fined 50 James P Hickey and Valere Poulin of Berlin placed on probation for liquor law violations.
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Concord
Federal District Court
Orrin Crawford
Pittsburg
Eugenie Zagopoulos
Virginia Moore
Manchester
Joseph Lawrence
James P. Hickey
Valere Poulin
Berlin
Messiah Easter Concert by Portsmouth Community Council
The Portsmouth Community Council will present Handel's The Messiah at North Church on Wednesday evening December 28 at 8 o'clock with a chorus of 60 voices and several soloists. The piece, Handel's best known oratorio, was completed in 1741 and first performed for charity in Dublin on April 13, 1742.
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Portsmouth
Counscil
North Church
Handel
Dublin
Ireland
London
New Engine Answers Call For First Blaze
The new fire apparatus Engine 1 answered its first blaze on Monday afternoon, an automobile fire at Cutts and Kearsarge streets owned by Walter Ward. It had earlier responded to two false bell alarms on December 1.
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Cutts and
Kearsarge Streets
Walter Ward
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