New England Council thoughts urge civic cooperation for 1940
A Portsmouth Herald editorial from January 1940 promotes cooperation in business and civic life. It cites speeches from the Fifteenth Annual New England Council conference, urging intelligent planning, cooperative effort, and a friendly community attitude to strengthen civic undertakings in the coming year.
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Greater
Portsmouth
New England Council
J. D. Hartford
Portsmouth Herald
Economic outlook for 1940 from leading prophets
Behind the NEWS reports that business could see mild growth in early 1940 with industrial production around 110 to 127, depending on month. War fears and new taxes may alter forecasts, while Roosevelt's congressional message and reform prospects could brighten the annual outlook.
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R. Housevelt
Actec
Avery
The Day's Almanac July 13 Almanac Times
The Day's Almanac notes key daily times and references for July 13. It lists morning, afternoon, and evening markers at 4:20 and 9:40 PM with a 143 a.m. reference, indicating calendar or astronomical notes for the period.
Reinforcements Take Positions On Karelian Isthmus Warfront
Soviet artillery rocks the Mannerheim line as veteran Finnish troops rotate with fresh units. Reports link a looming major battle to strategic moves near Viipuri Keivisto and the Salla area. Moscow and Helsinki clash over troop shifts while observers flag a possible push toward Murmansk and Kem in the unfolding crisis.
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Karelian
Helsinki
Finland
Russia
K. A. Meretskoff
Leen
Moscow
G M. Stern
Meretskoff
Viipuri
Finlara
Oost
Keivisto
Leningad-Viipuri
Frussia
Murmansk
Copenhagen
Salla
Kurt Martti Wallenius
Kem
Hitler Declares 1940 Victory Year for Germany
Berlin report states Adolf Hitler warned 1940 would bring victory for Germany and that the Reich fights for a new Europe. He urged liberation from England, said only productive peoples shape the future, and canceled New Year receptions at the chancellery due to the war.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Reich
Europe
Fuehrer
England
Hitler
Fuschrer
Nazi Party
Army
Fear Of Civil Strife In Ireland Escalates Tensions
Belfast reports of intensified security measures around Dublin and martial deployments alarm readers. I R A aims to expel Britain, while fears of a Tyrone Fermanagh raid grow. The Dublin Irish Press office in Belfast is bombed with damage but no deaths. Britain warns it will act if Northern Ireland is attacked. De Valera faces a potential civil clash if instability spreads.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
de Valera
Irish Free
All Ireland
Dublin Irish Press
London
Britain
Independent
Thoughtful headlines on war talk in New York post
The dispatch quotes Neal O’Hara musing on Hitler and the Bremen question amid World War II chatter. It notes Italy’s stance, notes about the Red Army, Sonja Henie, and Finland’s bombings and ski feats as part of a fragmented war discourse from a Dec 30 New York report.
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New York
Hitler
Bremen
ANSE
Italy
Rome
Red Army
Sonja Henie
Reich
Finland
Leningrad
U. S
Woman Beaten Unconscious In Robbery Near University
Barrington, Dec. 30. Mrs Nellie Caldwell was attacked by a prowler and a companion who entered her Durham Concord turnpike farm home after dusk. They seized $70 from a closet, knocked her unconscious with a poker, and fled. Harold Caldwell found her semiconscious later. police suspect an insider.
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Caldwell
150 Injured In Rail Wreck In Italy Switch Blamed
Naples dispatch reports an express train crashed into a stationary troop train at Torre Annunziata station killing at least 40 and injuring about 150. Investigators blamed a switch that failed to function as the express, with right of way, plowed into the siding. Snow and cold hindered rescue efforts.
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Italy
Naples
Torre Annunziata
Here
Struck By Car On Sagamore Avenue
Magsnard W. Young Jr 15 of Wallis Sands Road Rye severely injured in a two car crash on Sagamore Avenue. Police said Frank Rain 23 of Richards Avenue Portsmouth drove about 25 mph toward Rye, the boy ran from behind a parked car, Rain could not stop, headlight broken and dent in hood. Young treated for head lacerations and leg abrasion, remained in hospital for evaluation.
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Magsnard W. Young, Jr
Wallis Sands Road
Rye
Portsmouth Hospital
Sagamore Avenue
Frank Rain
Richards Avenue
Rain
Lloyd McGraw
Kennard E. Goldsmith
Young
Reds Report Three Spies Killed
The Red Star reported that three spies and diversionists from an unnamed foreign country were killed in a clash with Red Army soldiers on the Soviet Union southwest frontier. A fourth member was captured and deemed no longer dangerous, one Russian soldier was wounded. Rumania and Hungary are Russia’s southwestern neighbors.
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Moscow
Red Star
Red Army
Unon
Russia
Rumania
Hungary
Deer kill hits 3800 in New Hampshire season
Concord reports 3800 deer were killed this season in New Hampshire based on incomplete hunter coupon filings. The prior season recorded 3363 deer killed.
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Concord
Fish and Game Department
Fort Ported
New Hampshire
Democrats Invite GOP Leaders To Love Feast In Washington
President Roosevelt approves Jackson Day dinner plan inviting Republican congressional leaders as guests at the Jan 8 event. Invitations promise a nonpartisan presidential address. Democratic leaders schedule Feb 3 meeting to set a time for the 1940 nominating convention amid GOP reaction and potential timing strategy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Cummings
District of Columbia
Bee
McNary
Oregon
Austin
Vermont
Senate
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Farrey
Democratic Committee
National Committee
Skiing Conditions In New Hampshire
Snow fell across northern New England with varied results. Cannon Mountain New Hampshire reports two inches fresh powder on a 14 inch base with good skiing at 16 F. Fryeburg Maine four inches powder over hard crust at 26 F. Greenfield Massachusetts three inches powder at 21 F. Pinkham Notch New Hampshire two new powder over old base with drifting. Stowe Vermont Mansfield 10 to 14 inches powder on 20 inch base with 20 F. Whitefield New Hampshire five inches powder over five base at 20 F.
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Boston
New England
Cannon Mountain
N. H
Fryeburg
Greenfield
Mass
Lancaster
Pinkham Notch
Stowe
Mansfield
Whitefield
N.H
Turkish quake toll rises as Erzincan deaths feared
In Erzincan Province authorities report at least 40 000 deaths from a new tremor near Tokat as deep underground rumblings continue. Rescue efforts face snow blocked roads and rail lines while Britain pledges 100 000 pounds in aid and New Year festivities are canceled to focus on relief operations.
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Ankara
Tokat
Anatolia
Erzincan
Great Britain
Turkey
Maine Man Killed At Crossing
Danforth Maine Benjamin Shur 23 of Island Falls died instantly when his automobile was struck by a Canadian Pacific Railway train at a crossing last night.
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Danforth
Benjamin Shur
Island Falls
Canadian Pacific Railway
Leading Stocks Move Forward in Open Market
New York December 30 showing stocks advancing at the opening with gains ranging from fractions to about a point. Leaders listed include Dupont U S Steel Bethlehem Sears Roebuck Chrysler Bov ing Amaconda N Y Central Pennsylvania and Woolworth among active gainers.
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New York
Dupont
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Sears Roebuck
Chrysler
Boving
Amaconda
N. Y. Central
Pennsylvania
Woolworth
Train wreck injures 21 near Orange Texas
A Southern Pacific passenger train derailed in a drainage ditch on the outskirts of Orange. Twenty one people were injured, including two white travelers and 19 Black passengers, mostly from the first day coach of the New Orleans San Antonio flyer. A section worker cited a broken rail on the trestle as the likely cause. cars derailed included two pullmans and two baggage cars.
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Orange
Tex
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Firemen battle blaze on bridge near Kittery shore
Portsmouth firemen battled a gasoline blaze on a bridge caisson near the Kittery shore. It started when an overheated pumping engine caused a gas tank to boil over and ignite. Chief George Cogan led the crew to bring the fire under control risking a 70 foot fall if footing failed.
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Portsmouth
Kitterys
Portsmouth Bridge
Kittery Shore
George Cogan
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