Toll highway near opening as six months remain
Heavy work on a 15 mile Portsmouth Seabrook toll road nears completion and a June 1 1950 opening ceremony is planned. The $7 506 million project includes bridges over rivers altered routes and a major interchange at Hampton and Seabrook. final sealing coats and traffic arrangements are underway with toll collection points at key exits.
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Barkley as Truman running mate sparks 1952 talk
AP dispatch reports Vice President Barkley predicts Democratic victories and fuels speculation that if Truman runs again, Barkley could be his second term running mate in 1952. Barkley boasts wide appeal and optimism for continued Democratic majorities, while Republicans question his political foresight.
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Truman
Tre Vyeep
V. P
John
Miami, Fla.t
Brewster
Maine
Disaster Plan Extended By Local Red Cross Unit
Representatives of the Portsmouth disaster committee outlined extended Red Cross disaster work with teams ready to respond to fires and other emergencies. The plan, led by Dr. John Sprague and Mayor Cecil Neal, will place volunteers on call this year from January to June, covering housing, feeding, clothing, and transport needs as final arrangements are formed.
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Philip F. Gray
Hagstrom
John H. Sprague
John C. van Metre
Howard Campbell
Edward J.neville
Frank Paterson
Morris Berry
Neville
Sven
Jajae
Frederick S. Gray
Sprague
van Metre
Campbell
Berry
Paterson
Cecil M. Neal
Forecaster Predicts Green Christmas Across New England
Boston AP reports a warm Christmas likely for most of New England with only mountains and northern areas possibly white. Forecaster sees rain Thursday and Saturday with temperatures over 10 degrees above normal, and only Christmas Day snow could bring a white holiday.
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Boston
New England
Vermont Police Capture 2 of Four Asylum Escapists
Vermont state police reported two of four criminally insane convicts who escaped from the state hospital by scaling a 16 foot wall were captured near Waterbury. Frank Miller and Donald Hoss were trapped in woods after fleeing in a stolen car. The two at large, leader Donald Fuller and Raymond Shampney, were traced toward St Johnsbury.
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Vermont
State Hospital
St. Johnsbury
Frank Miller
Donald Hoss
New Port
Miller
Ross
Donald Fuller
Jamaica
Fuller
Windsor
Rem
Raymond Shampnney
Calais
Shampney
Barre
Truck Overturns But Misses Girl
Four year old Judith Swain of Hampton narrowly escaped injury when she darted onto Lafayette road. Lewis Ft. Filts of Londonderry, named as operator of a lumber truck, swerved to avoid her and lost control, the vehicle overturning on the highway. The child is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth W Swain of Lafayette road Hampton police and state troopers investigated.
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Hampton
Lafayette Road
Lewis Ft. Filts
Londonderry
Kenneth W Swain
Lafayete Road
Stalin Birthday Gifts Flood Moscow For 70th
London dispatch reports the Soviet Union floods Moscow with gifts for Joseph Stalin’s 70th birthday. More than a million parcels and crates from satellite states and beyond are destined for the Kremlin, with items ranging from motorcycles and airplanes to shoes and wine.
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Kremlin
Ussr
Denfeld rejects minor post in Europe amid Navy clash
Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, ousted as chief of naval operations, refuses a lesser command in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. In a public letter to Navy Secretary Matthews, he cites lack of loyalty and respect for authority and signals possible retirement after 40 years of service.
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House of Representatives
Ellis Cox Named To Committee for School Betterment
Portsmouth board member Ellis T. Cox was named to the advisory council of the New Hampshire Citizens Commission for Public Schools in Franklin. The panel aims an impartial school study and a report to citizens, with steps to promote favorable legislative action. Cox outlined a state-wide demonstration and mass march on Concord to press for temporary state aid until a proper distribution formula is created. The small-town education crisis was a key point in his remarks.
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Portsmouth
New Hampshire Citizen's Commission For Public Schoos
Franklin
Cox
Commission
Concord
State Education Department
Mayor O'Dwyer Marries Elizabeth Sloan Simpson in Stuart
Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York wed Elizabeth Sloan Simpson in St Joseph's church Stuart Florida. A rainbow hung in the sky as they entered the ceremony then set sail on an eight day yacht honeymoon aboard the Almar. About 400 inside and 600 outside witnessed the event and the couple waved farewell at the dock.
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William O'Dwyer
New York
Elizabeth Sloan Simpson
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Almar
Edward M. Bernecker
O'Dwyer
Timothy J. Geary
Municipal
Imayor
David Martin
New York Athletic Club
Ofbonor
Portsmouth Naval Hospital to remain open despite shifts
Officials stated the Portsmouth naval hospital will stay in operation and not close the dispensaries though two naval medical units at the base may reduce personnel or transfer to the hospital. A medical bureau decision remains unsettled amid reports and telegrams from Merrow and Washington.
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W Rant
Alan
Merced
Alera
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U. 5 Sen
Sinles Bridges
Rep
Normis Cxreen
Morrow
Nave
Portsmouth
Salvation Army and Santa Aid Portsmouth Families at Christmas
Amid handwritten pleas from Portsmouth children and families, Salvation Army officers review letters seeking Christmas dinners and essentials. Maj. Albert Warren notes funds and kettles in the business district as volunteers plan to distribute dinners and sunshine bags to needy households, hoping for donations to meet rising unemployment and demand.
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Salvation Army
Portsmouth
Army
Postoffice Handles Huge Parcel Load During Holiday Rush
Portsmouth postoffice reports the busiest day in history for parcel post and mailings, with 84 500 envelopes and ecards processed, more than last year’s 81 000. Postmaster Hickey and Assistant Postmaster Russell cite heavy parcel volume and note Christmas letter totals are down year over year. They expect remaining mail to reach homes for Christmas if deliveries continue, despite a skeletal weekend staffing plan.
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Portsmouth
Peter J. Hickey
Harold G. Russell
Juckey
Hickey
Carrie
York Schools Hit By Scarlet Fever Quarantine
York health officer De W Perkins orders quarantine after two scarlet fever cases. Schools close and all Christmas parties meetings and public gatherings canceled. Reopening planned for January 4.
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York
de. W. §. Perkins
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