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Portsmouth Herald

Location

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1944

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Poles, Poland and Russia Clash Over Western Territory

A Moscow backed article in Prefree Poland argues for German territorial concessions to Poland after the war, while Moscow maintains the 1939 Russo Polish frontier. The piece warns that any attempt to yield the eastern lands could trigger a new world war, framing the dispute as ethnological and historical in nature.

Poland Moscow Germany Russia Red ThrensRussia America Britain Reich Polan

Wells Soldier Drowned in Surf Identified by Army

A soldier drowned in heavy surf near Bald Head Cliff was identified as Corporal Elmer J. Ballantyne USA 329 South Lake Street Hobart Indiana. His body has not been recovered and release is withheld until his mother is informed. Sergeant John Holly of Morristown New Jersey, saved by Seaman Walton Gregory, was reported to be rescued and in satisfactory condition.

Elmer J. Ballantyne USA South Lake Street Hobart Ind Ballanes John Holly Morsistown Nji Walton Gregor SA Army G. Ss Canst Guerd

Allied troops invade Yugoslavia join Tito's men

Allied forces report invasion steps near Yugoslavia with units joining Tito's partisans. A second front and coordination with local resistance are cited amid broader war developments.

Yugoslavia Tito

Roundabout Swede Story on Invasion Claims and Yugoslav Strife

Reported talks claim German and puppet Croat troops fought invading forces while Croats allege Allied concentrations in Bari signal Balkan invasion. Tito’s Partisans press Germans across Yugoslavia as 680 killed and 720 captured in operations near Banja Luka. Russians advance toward Warsaw and Berlin while Polish frontiers shift.

First Army Sevenih Bari Balkan Marshal Tito Yugoslavia Tito Dalmatian Banja Luka

C of C Moves For Reopening Of Airport

The Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce board authorizes secretary James W. Tucker to draft resolutions favoring reopening the municipal airport. They will be sent to Col. John Brown, NH wing commander of the Civil Air Patrol. Tucker says the CAP would man the airport 24 hours if permission is granted. He believes civilian use after the war warrants keeping it operating now for emergencies and as a standby for Army flyers.

Portsmouth

Rabbi urges U S stand against British White Paper in Palestine

Rabbi Oscar Fleishaker of Temple Israel urged a strong American response to Britain’s White Paper policy restricting Jewish land purchase in Palestine. He compared past persecuted groups and warned that inaction could threaten four million Jews worldwide. Education and immigration to Palestine were proposed as solutions. Program chair was J. D. Hartford.

America Britain Palestine Oscar Fleisasher Temple Israel Rotary Clut Rockingham Hotel Great Britain Germany Ethiopia Fielshaker Fleishaker China Greece J Program J. D. Hartford

Wentworth Acres Nursery School to Open Monday

Wentworth Acres Nursery School in Portsmouth will open at 8 30 am Monday after an open house Sunday from 2 to 3 pm. The six room facility at the junction of Circuit Road and Granite Street will serve about 100 children age two to six, primarily for working mothers, with capacity to expand for community use.

Portsmouth Wentworth Acres Castle Parnhiam Circuit Road Granite Street Acres Federal Housing Administration Ernest H. Wilson Wantworth Acres Nuts Cook Soulopid Joan A. Adams Project Service

Benjamin Singer Named by Temple Israel President

Benjamin Singer was reelected president of the Temple Israel congregation at a nomina tion and election meeting on Wednesday evening. Samuel Goodman was reelected vice president. One year terms were given to Harry Liberson recording secretary Bart Pee Feedman financial secretary and Myer Alken treasurer. New board members include Philip Borvick Joseph Cohn Jack Dinnerman Earle Fox Dr E L Lavine Joseph Posternack Edward S Shaines Samuel Shapiro Morris Silverman Louis Tober Berry Winebaum and Albert H Woolfson. Committee reports were adopted and a review of the year’s activities was given by committee chairs.

Benjamin Singer Temple Israel Nominaton Samuel Goodman Harry Liberson Barl Pee Feedman Myer Alken Philip Borvick Joseph Cohn Jack Dinnerman Earle Fox L. Lavine Joseph Posternack Edward S. Shaines Samuel Shapiro Morris Silverman Louis Tober Berry Winebaum Albert H. Woolfson

Vermont Publisher Blames High Egg Prices on Wartime Costs

Burlington Daily News and St Alban's Messenger publish a clash with Mayor LaGuare over elevated egg prices. Publisher William Legg argues Vermont farmers face ruinous feed costs, while the mayor urges a consumer boycott against retail price hikes.

Burlington Firorella LaGuarella William Legb Burlington Daily News St. Alban’s Daily ‘Messenger Gotham Vermont LaGuescha City Hall Park Low Manhattan

Morvill B&M agent retires after 42 years service

Morvill Morrill retires from the Boston and Maine after forty two years in telegraph and agency work. He began at age 16 with the Postal Telegraph company and served at York Beach East Kingston and Portsmouth areas. He was active in Masonic and fraternal orders in York and South Berwick.

Morvill East Kingston Marvill Portsmouth South Berwick Postal Teigah Old Orchare Beach Four Y, i Portsmouth New Yard Boston Maine Conway Junction York Beach Old York Harbor York Harbor Kittay Point Navy Yard Morrill ATS St. Aspinquid Lodge A.M. of York Unity Royal Arch Chapter Damon Lodge Knights of Futinizs

Rent: Attorney Resigns Office to Move Soon

Arthur A Greene Jr, chief attorney for the Area Rent office in Portsmouth, resigns to join McLane Davis and Carleton in Manchester. William D Twibble will replace him, moving the Portsmouth office later this month to the War Price and Rationing board HQ on Fleet Street, joining Sherburne N Marshall and others in the staff.

Arthur A .Greene, Jr Portsmouth McLane, Davis and Carleton Manchester Hare Greene William D. Twibble Corney Boston Portamouth Area War Price and Rationing Board Fleet Street The Star Twiekle Sherburne N. Marshall Isting J. Ralph Smerson Baward L. Kuhn Mias Louise M. Rand

All Gas Ration Books To Be Mailed By Officials

War Price and Rationing board officials say all base gas ration books will be mailed from the Portsmouth office to speed clerical work. Applications for gas rations remain attainable at the First State office. Applicants should obtain the form at least a week before their current coupons run out to minimize renewal delays.

Portsmouth

Bus and train crash kills airmen cadets

An AP bulletin reports a Santa Fe freight train collided with a bus carrying 35 airmen at Kingman Army Gunnery School, killing several cadets. Most of the airmen were stationed at the academy, with the collision occurring late at night.

Santa Fe Kingman Amy Gunnery School

Snowstorm Clamps Down on Portsmouth and Surrounding Areas

Snow blankets Portsmouth after all night blizzard that hit New England crippling travel. Seven inches of heavy wet snow with icy base challenged highway crews while street plows worked through the night. Officials urged keeping cars off streets to clear drifts. A damaged plow stalled service as lines suffered from weight and falling branches. Continued on Page Eight.

Portsmouth New England Highway Department City Yard Conaress Manchester

Bell from Romish church tolls through New Hampshire history

In 1745 Governor Benning Wentworth witnessed Colonel William Pepperrell present a captured bell from a Romish church. The bell, seized at Louisburg, was to be hung in Queen's Chapel after Pepperrell delivered it in the governor’s honor. The 71 year old bell hung at Queen's Chapel, St. John's parish’s first church dating to 1732, named for Caroline, queen consort of George II. Continued on Page Four.

William Pepperrell Kittery Louisburg Whatig Nova Scotia George Romish Souls Pepperell Queen's Chapel St. John's Parish Caroline George II Georgius Tertius St. John’s Church Chapel Street Kingsbury

Rome May Not Redraw Europe For 1000 Years

A clipped wartime column mocks wartime leaders and rhetoric, suggesting Rome’s influence over Europe has changed cities for thousands of days, while lampooning FDR and Hitler. It notes references to November 1944 election dates and hints at strategic ideas like island hopping as a new warfare concept in a satirical, period voice.

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