26 Dec 1933
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1933
Page
1
A familiar winter poem opens a report as snow begins drifting lazily and then intensifies into a blizzard. Winds rise and temperatures fall while the weather service forecasts continued snow through today and part of tomorrow. Modern highway crews safeguard travel with improved equipment, easing disruption compared with earlier eras.
Dec 26 shows cold front crossing the region with colder conditions. Showers possible tonight with clearing by tomorrow. Wednesday brings colder air and dry conditions across the state from Manchester to Concord and down to Nashua.
Christmas day in Portsmouth featured festive services across churches and institutions. Notable vocal and instrumental offerings included carols, anthems, crescendos, and solos. The Old St John’s service began at 11 30 p.m. with a midnight Eucharist, while other churches hosted Holy Communion, sermons, and pageants.
President Roosevelt advances a managed currency move by approving a limited de monetization of silver aligned with the London conference of last July. The proclamation recalls William Jennings Bryan and his campaign for silver as money, noting domestic silver output for four years.
Disaster relief moved across scattered districts as nine bodies were confirmed in Sorsogon after Bulusan volcano eruption. Red Cross workers aided victims while searches continued. separate floods and a typhoon damaged Mindanao seawall and Provinces like Capiz faced rising water.
The Boston and Maine Railroad through Portsmouth station reports heavy passenger traffic this Christmas with many locals traveling to relatives for New Year. College and school students returned home in large numbers and icy roads pushed travelers to rail. Express and baggage shipments also exceeded last year by substantial margins.
Charles Witham, 74, of Kittery Point, is hospitalized with his right leg amputated after an accidental shooting on Bartlett road. Russell Moore, also of Kittery Point, was changing a shotgun shell when the full charge struck Witham as onlookers gathered to view a fox Moore had previously shot. Constables Smart and Sawyer investigated and returned a verdict of accidental shooting.
A man claiming to be John Williams of 17 Bryant Street Revere was arrested after trying to pass a counterfeit ten dollar bill at a State street confectionery store. Police acted after a wave of business complaints from local merchants who received fake currency earlier in the day.
Harry Sanborn and his Palmer Massachusetts relatives stayed with his mother Mrs. William M over the weekend and holiday, as neighbors report a quiet family gathering at the Sanborn home.
A heavy snowstorm swept the eastern half of the country with a northeast wind. It began early and centered over West Virginia, then covered the Ohio Valley and reached as far as Chicago and the Atlantic coast. Five inches fell in New York by 10:30 am, trains delayed, air traffic halted, and Chicago reported 6.3 inches with 10 degree temperatures. Forecasters predicted continued heavy snowfall tonight and tomorrow, possibly one of the heaviest on record.
A national survey reports over 180 deaths from holiday accidents and cold weather. Exposures in Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois caused multiple fatalities while storms and natural disasters struck Alaska Oregon and the Philippines. The Midwest bore the highest toll with motor crashes and a family burned in Battle Creek Michigan.
Myron Jenness of Rye Center was treated at Portsmouth hospital for a right hand laceration suffered while working on an automobile at Brooks Motor Sales on Monday.
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