Kittery Accepts U S Aid and Haggles Over Spending
Voters in Kittery approved 50350 in federal school aid and spent about an hour debating allocation. They also approved funds transfers for Chauncey Creek road work and a blinker light at Gerrish Island near the Gerrish Island Bridge, while tabling two new street projects pending legal details. The meeting discussed school expansion, future classroom needs, and the cost of adding six versus four rooms, with warnings about potential delays if the article was tabled.
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Gerrish Island
Gerrish Island Bridge
Williams Avenue
Lenel
Whipple Vasd
Forrest Emery
Williams
Whipple Road
Perley W. Putnam
Th Ie
North Kittery
James C. Rey
Tlee
S. Wells Moulton
Roy W. Collins
Kittery
Maulion
Barbara Rhodes
Rogers
Moulton
Billy the pup saves old dog Duke from rising tide
In Kittery Point a 11 month old Chesapeake retriever named Billy rescued 12 year old setter Duke stranded in mud as the tide rose. Billy alerted Mrs Charles Keith of Beverly Mass and with help from neighbors and Brooks Perkins he led Duke to safety before the water covered the mud flat. Duke and Billy posed for photos after the dramatic rescue.
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George E. Perkins
Bond Rd
Kittery Point
Billy
Spruce Creek
Perkins
Brooks Perkins
Train Academy
Portsmouth
Bily
Byanks
Charles Keith
Beverly
Mass
Keith
E. David Hardy
Berlin Officials Trade Allegations After Council Meeting
Councilman Eugene Rousseau and Mayor Aime Tondreau accuse each other of assault after last Monday’s council session. Cross-complaints set for Municipal Court tomorrow. Tondreau says possible punch came from another councilman during street repairs discussion.
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Eugene Rousseau
Aime Tondreau
Rousseau
Tondreau
Parking Ordinances Enforced Today in Rye Beach Areas
Rye New parking rules entered effect today after town meeting. Police Chief Eli W. Perry outlines seasonal limits June 1 to October 1, banning parking on Sea Road, Ocean Boulevard sections, Cause Way Road, and in Jenness Beach areas with specific parallel and right angle parking. Prohibitions extend to certain streets in Rye Water district and curb vehicular loading only when loading or unloading.
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North Hampton Line
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Jenness Beach
Rye Beach Precinct
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Schiod
Brown
Cable Road
Perkins Road
Ocean Bolevard
South Grove Street
North Grove Street
Rye Water District
Wallis Road
Odiorne Drive
Marsh Road
Fair Hill Road
Glendale Road
Voters in Kittery Eliot to pick legislator in June
A special election set for June 18 in Kittery and Eliot to replace the late State Rep. Arthur W. Seaward IR Kittery. Gov Muskie has asked town committees to meet June 11 and report by June 13. The winner serves the remainder of the term unless a session is called before January. Voters will also nominate candidates for a full term starting January.
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Augusta
WPA
Kittery
Eliot
Arthur W. Seaward
Edmund S. Muskie
Seanard
Traffic Signals To Be Installed At Islington Bartlett
City to install traffic lights at the Islington and Bartlett intersection within about three weeks. A contract worth 82,477 was awarded to R. W. Baron Inc. of Arlington, Mass. The traffic island at Bartlett will be moved to Islington with signals mounted on a pole.
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Bartlett Sit
R. W. Baron Ing
Arlington, Mass
Robert C. Violette
Bartlett Street
Islington Street
Democratic Foes Scrambling for California Votes
The Associated Press reports Adlai Stevenson targets the elderly and defends pension records while Sen. Kefauver counterattacks over Stevenson RCA defense counsel role in a patent dispute. Both seek California's 63 nominating votes as retirement voters loom. A separate Eisenhower group warns of Negro voters shifting to Republicans, urging turnout to secure a Republican House and Senate. President touts postwar prestige, while Senator Mansfield questions Soviet moves.
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Adlai Stevenson
California
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Kefauver
Radio Corp. of America
Zenith Radio Corp
RCA
Washington
National Ciicus
Richard L. Tobin
House
Senate
United States
Mansfield Dmont
Soviet Union
ConCon Seen Winding Up In Mid June Despite Funds
New Hampshire Constitutional Convention president J. Walker Wiggin of Manchester said he is confident the session will finish by mid June despite a lack of funds. The Executive Council rejected a 20000 emergency appropriation, risking quorum and postponement to 1957 if money is not supplied. Delegates meet three days weekly to consider amendments to the 172 year old Constitution with only one resolution approved so far.
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New Hampshire
Mmoney
J. Walker Wiggin
Manchester
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Dwinell
Frederic H. Fletchers
Milford
House
House of Representatives
State Supreme Court
George ©. Shovan
Rafferty Denied Parole In Durham Bank Robbery Case
ATLANTA Ga George Y Rafferty 27 has lost a bid for immediate release from a nine year term for his part in the 1954 Durham bank robbery Warden S T Wilkinson told The Portsmouth Herald Rafferty became parole eligible in February after Judge Aloysius J Connor cut his sentence to nine five years The judge has not acted on petitions from two other Portsmouth men Robert E Nelson and Albert J Lazzaro who were also convicted in the St Patrick s Day bank holdup Nelson seeks to vacate a 10 year sentence for assaulting a bank treasurer and Lazzaro asks to vacate five years of his nine year term.
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George Y. Rafferty
Hs Federal
Durhan
S. T. Wilkinson
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth
Rafferty
U.S. District Court
Aloysius J. Connor
Con Cord
N.H
Connor Still
St. Patrick's Day
Robert E. Nelson
Leavenworth
Kan
Albert J. Lazzaro
Lewisburga
Durham
Connor
Concord
Nelson
Paul T. Smith
Boston
John Skelton
Hag
Brink's
Banc
Lazzaro
Kittery Publishes 10000 Booklets With Map Blurb
Town residents rush to Town Hall to secure Kittery booklets announced by Town Clerk Burnell E Frisbee. The leaflets feature a map on one side and a blurb on the other promoting Kittery as a town of character. Printer Horace Mitchell praised the design aiming for beauty dignity and friendliness.
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Kitter
Burnell E. Frisbee
Horace Mitchell
Fingerprint Rule Sparks Red Protest In Moscow Dialogue
Khrushchev and Bulganin denounce U S fingerprinting as degrading and limit US travel. Stern warns of impact on Moisseyev troupe and other Soviet cultural delegates. Officials discuss policy while Queen Elizabeth II birthday event shows tension with Western immigration rules.
100th Anniversary Commission Government Observed
Brentwood marks the 100th anniversary of Rockingham County government with ceremonies at the County Farm Sunday. An open house, flag raising, Portsmouth City Band music and speeches are planned. Gov. Lane Dwinell may attend. The county formed in 1771 and first commissioners were elected in 1858. Current commissioners are Ira A Brown Albert G Fuller and Alvin E Foss.
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Ira A. Brown
Portsmouth
Lane Dwinell
Rockingham County
Brown
Albert G. Fuller
Fremont
Alvin E. Foss
East Kingston
George II
Province of
New Hampshire
Rockingham
Straford
Hillsborough
Cheshire
Grayton
General Assembly
Bay State Grants Stay to Murderer
The Massachusetts Executive Council unanimously granted a six month reprieve for Kenneth R. Chapin, delaying execution by Dec 1 to allow state and federal appeals. Chapin, 20, was sentenced to death for the killings of Lynn Ann Smith and Stephen R. Goldberg. Associate Justice Frankfurter granted time to file an appeal, leaving to Gov. Herter and the council the final decision on the stay.
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Kenneth R. Chapin
Executive Council
Herter
Chapin
A &3
Ctampden County Superior Court
Lynn Ann Smith
Stephen R. Goldberg
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Springfield
Frankfurter
Council
Road Project Bid For Route 16 In Ossipee Wakefield
The State Highway Department announced T. W. Watkins & Son of Amesbury Massachusetts submitted the low bid of 369 494 for about 23 miles of highway on Route 16 in Ossipee and Wakefield. The project is scheduled for completion November 15 1957.
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State Highway Dept
T. W. Watkins & Son
Amesbury
Mass
Ossipee
Wakefield
Auction Notice at Straiham Town Hall June 2
Auction scheduled for Saturday June 2 at 7 40 pm at Straiham Town Hall. Nick Zipp, auctioneer, invites bidding on all new items.
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All New
Ndse
Nick Zipp
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Isaac Stern
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