Red Cross drive boosts Portsmouth memberships
Port town reports strong Red Cross progress with about 2200 members expected by Friday night and over 390 at the Market Square hut. Efforts from Gale Shoe and Morley Button companies plus local taggers drive toward a banner day Sunday as Rockingham County nears quota. Local social notes mention visitors, church events, and club activities amid a brisk community effort.
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Red Cross
Navy Yard
Gale Shoe
Morley Button Companies
Fiive
Rockingham County
Imay
Market Squara
Mie
Voday
Hieu
Striday
Melne
Groflerman Suimors
Boston
Christmas Services and Parish News in Kittery
Christmas services listed for Kittery churches with union morning worship at Government Street and evening sermons at Methodist venues. Notices mention organists, pastors Rev Jenner and Rev Nichols, a Christmas sermon by Rev B P Westworth, and a disrupted January February schedule. Births and local visits are noted along with Holbrooks Christmas exercises at Austin School.
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Second Christian Church
Cart. L. Nichola
Georgle Seaward
Goverment Street
Chourch
Methodist Vestry
Nichols
Ouster of Incompetent Doctors Ordered
Washington December 22 Surgeons General orders call for removal of all incompetent medical officers. Officials say personnel will be relieved and discharged if found unable to perform army duties after an initial notice period.
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Washington
Gur- Sax
Army
War Peace Feelers Fail To Impress Germany News Warned
Washington reports German peace moves are deemed futile as officials reject any proposal without restoration of Belgium Serbia and Romania. Trotsky hints at waning zeal in Russia while Allied diplomats warn of a potential German push on the western front and accelerated U S war prep. A Christmas message from the local Red Cross urges mercy and charitable aid.
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Washington
Russia
Amuken
Germany
Kaiser
Wilson
Lloyd George
Belgium
Serbia
Roumania
Trotsky
Alsace-Lormaine
Los Alastian
Christmas Week at Kittery Point Activities and Notices
Kittery Point residents attended a Christmas gathering at IKGI Club member Miss Alive Pate’s home with a dainty luncheon. Schools closed for Christmas exercises. Prizes awarded for top three Christmas compositions by pupils. Miss Gentriice Coffin won first, Alexandra Waldron second, Miss Give Trefethen third. A rehearsal for Christmas rituals to be held at First Christian Church this evening. Several residents visiting relatives in Portsmouth, Wall River, Boston, and Lynn for the holidays. Church services listed for Free Baptist, Congregational, and First Christian churches with Christmas sermons and Sunday school. Worene Anderson returns from Tortxmouth hospital. Mrs. Ea. Adams to spend Christmas in Lorts mouth. Byron Philips visiting relatives.
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Misu
IK. I. G
Feliny
Suumhape
Mie
Gentriice Coffin
Alexandra Waldron
Give Trefethen
Dorothea Row
North Kittery
Charles Whitlans
Wall River
Mass
Mow
J. Kittery
Rotana Bede
Naval Reserve
Bar Maroy
Keith Watehing
Boston
Misaanita
Mii Nett Knight
Tregion
Lynn
Free Baptist Church
W. Cummings
Congregational Church
Joan A. Waterworth
First Christian Church
Roy
W. J. Coffin
Worene Anderson
Exeter Daughters of Pocahontas Elect Officers At Fall Meeting
Pehawauket No 36 elects officers with names for prophetess warriors and records keepers. Installation set for Jan 1. Wehannonowl tribe nominates officers for next meeting. Eleven men sent to Fort Williams from Rockingham County. Community Christmas tree to be lit nightly starting Friday with Exeter Woman's Club involvement. Norman S McKendrick leads chorus. Edwards W Fastmin enlists. Halifax relief Mind contribution cited. county treasurer in town on county business.
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Pehawauket Cousell
Daughters of
Pocohontas
Fallasys
Perchontas
Abbie Isnaw
Prophetess
May Boyers
Winngna
George Finn
Powhattan
Herman McWilliams
Winnifred C. Heartz
gudPus
Tessie Hubley
Emma Michell
Charles J. Mitchell
Sanford Hubley
Binke Troberts
Grace Mungey
Wampum
Pauline Frost
Reden
Fort Williams
Portland
Ale
Diatrick
Rock Ingham
Wilfred Culley
Warry I
Stearna
Warren G. Winkhar
Nicholas Katsiokores
Willam J. Corbett
Artem Demyanov
Derry
Josepih Simoneau
James J. Wall
Auburn
Ehner C. York
Gilman M. Smith
Deerrfield
Prank H. Sargent
Exeter and Hampton Electric Company
Exeter Woman’s Club
Harlan M. Blabce
Robinson Seminary
Norman
McKendrick
Sehovis
Marc S. Hrooks
Edwin W. Fastmin
Aviation Department of the United States Service
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Wll
Halifax
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Robert Ramadell
Main Street
Stewart E. Rowe
Rye School Clones Schedule for Two Week Vacation
Rye News reports Rye schoolchildren received a two week vacation after yesterday’s session. Officials cite adequate fuel supplies to sustain operations beyond the break.
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Rye
Nec
Conscription referendum defeat in Australia noted
In Australia a nationwide conscription referendum was rejected by about 160,000 votes. New South Wales showed strong opposition with a 115,090 majority against the proposal while Victoria, previously favorable, shifted to a marginal defeat by about 1,600 votes.
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Sydney
Australia
Hay
Pte Ir Skutstrana
Hiegoerumant
New South Wales
Victoria
Gremland Union Services and Local Updates
Union services at the Methodist church reported low attendance due to extreme cold with 10 degrees below. The canning factory closes this week after steady employment. tee las harvest underway with good quality. John Weeks shows improvement at home, while Concord’s Slate Grange meeting featured a tea solo by Lee Noy Babks. Mrs. Tofta Simpson takes winter rooms at Ambreds house. Next Sunday morning will have ten services at the Methodist church. Congregational Church will have no service.
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Gremland
Methodist
Minay
Niy Wrpen
John WW. Weeks
Sim
Lee Noy
Slate Grange
Concord
Tofua Simpson
Methodigt
Congregational Church
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