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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1925
Page
10
Alpha Council visits Dover with over 85 members from the city traveling. The 8 Degree rite was performed and a three member Major t and three member Alpha Council committee took charge. After the meeting, refreshments were served before the Portsmouth party departed at midnight following a pleasant evening.
A garbled Herald dispatch notes Nashua leading the Twilight League with an unbeaten record. It mentions tax rate changes in Mexico, a 1920-1921 tax increase, counterfeit notes in circulation, and references to treasury officials. Also covers a Sunday incident near Rockingham County involving a large vehicle and a neighbor-searching response, plus street organ street vending observations on Congress Street.
The Monk group made its first appearance on the program tonight, featuring old favorites and several new stunts. The P A C Casebat team opened the show against DeMolay, while Bit Horan was tapped to perform the firing for the Athletic club.
The Shriner Hospitals for Crippled Children report near 1925 gains with five hospitals and two mobile units, helping nearly 4000 outpatients and almost 2000 crippled children. Two more hospitals and units are nearly ready to raise capacity to 500 beds and treat up to 2200 inpatients annually. Restrictions on case, color, or religion do not apply and care is provided regardless of ability to pay.
Fannie A Gardner and Rebekah Lodge initiated seven candidates at the regular meeting on Monday evening. It was voted to cater a Grange dinner on July 23 when the High Priest or Deputy visits the Incai Grange.
An advertisement from The Randall Press details the Wilfred Beauty Shoppe at 27 Pleasant Street touting violet ray hair treatments. It claims improved scalp circulation, nerve and blood vessel stimulation, and ozone generated effects as a horatoryidal agent to destroy organisms and improve hair health. The notice lists Margaret Harrison and relocation info for the First National Bank Block on Daniels Street.
Funeral services for Roscoe R Seekins will be held at the home No. 1003 South street at two o'clock Friday afternoon. Friends invited.
The Sunset League opens in good shape with a rattling game this evening as local teams prepare after summer hotel openings and ongoing summer business. Dover High meets its old rivals this afternoon while taxis run daily and listings for rooms and pine limbed wood appear in town ads.
A collage of classified style blurbs mentions insurance offices boasting high claim settlements, agency names Caswell and Plymouth Realty demo invites, rental housing in Kittery, auto pricing for Rickenbacker models, public playground court requests, Guernsey ice cream ads, York Beach summer plans, a Twin Pines Lunch update, a 1910s era car feature, a lost dog notice for Scuttle, and a clearance sale of dresses at The Tober Store on Market Street.
The no school signal will sound on the fire alarm at 10.39 tomorrow forenoon, dismissing pupils to witness the circus parade, then signals a return to studies. The measure applies to pupils at various schools and marks a brief holiday from routine classes.
The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus will arrive in the big city tomorrow and the parade will depart the grounds at 10 30 passing along Grackettto South Street, Pleasant Street, Congress Street, Middle Street, Richards Avenue to South Street and the lot.
An old clipping reports a charity whist party hosted by the Woman's City Club that raised funds for the Family Welfare Association and the District Missing Aid. It notes a forthcoming gathering on Thursday, plus clothing sale promotions at Bridge St Tailor Shop offering worsted suits, shoes, and made-to-measure items, with contact via telephone.
A surprise evening for Miss Mary Woods at Martha Braun’s home featured a decorative light arch, a mahogany mantle clock gift from Mrs. Mamie Bailey, and a hunt for hidden presents. Entertainment included Beatrice King’s Spanish dance and Helen O Brien’s solo, followed by a light luncheon. Attendees included Annie Addorlo Viva Westgate Rita Regan Beatrice King Helen Hulbert Anna Drigcoy Nora Foley Anna Erlysen Martha Brown and Nelle Rye.
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