03 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1942
Page
1
A fragmented, OCR style piece reflects on early war rumors and strategic moves across Europe. It mentions France, Germany, and Britain with vague references to air raids, population safety, and possible offensives as broadcasts warn of looming catastrophe. The item lists regional notices and local sections like funerals and publics forums alongside war news.
Portsmouth begins its first Community Chest campaign with tonight's banquet at the North Church parish house. Local captains and teams will canvass citywide for funds tomorrow. One hour a year from eight organizations sets the labor yardstick, with housewives and schoolchildren asked for smaller gifts. Main speaker is John Long of Brockton, a Community Chest veteran. Local chairman John Hopley and Mayor Rowe will attend. Attendance is urged to ensure victory as final strategy meets precede the public kickoff. Tomorrow teams spread enthusiasm as they issue the cry LETS PULL TOGETHER WEAR THAT FEATHER.
British air squadrons blasted the Essen munitions center again, mopping up areas missed in Monday’s 1036-plane raid and hitting Ruhr targets. On the home front, a few enemy planes dropped bombs in southeast England causing fires and some casualties. Canterbury was named as a target where 10000 bombs were dropped in the latest raid.
A jumbled account notes a million dollars taxed by income collectors, while describing 1942 swimwear trends. It paints a satirical view of taxation and style with mentions of beach attire and a wish for better times in 1943.
The Portsmouth Herald urges a united effort for the Community Chest campaign starting June 4. It calls for a shift from self to all for all, praising workers and contributors and asking residents to donate generously to support worthy local organizations.
The Portsmouth District Nursing Association runs a well baby clinic that last year saw 1,217 babies for physical exams, weighing, advice, and progress charts. mothers receive guidance, defects are referred to physicians, and a Red Cross motor corps aids transport. The free service also includes a toxoid clinic offering two diphtheria shots four weeks apart for children ages two to eight at multiple locations.
A Canadian bomber on a mercy flight to Montreal crashed in a Barre hillside garden early today. Sergt Gray of the Royal Canadian Air Force, recently injured in Chatham New Brunswick, was taken to Barre City Hospital with a fractured skull and broken ribs. The pilot’s injuries were not immediately known. The aircraft, low on gasoline, circled over Barre for nearly an hour dropping orange flares as it searched for the unlit city airport.
Portsmouth Navy Yard will stage the first daylight air raid test in the area tomorrow forenoon, announced by Rear Adm. John D. Wainwright. He said the test should be publicized to prevent anxious residents within hearing of the alarm.
Associated Press dispatches say Chiang Kai-shek's armies recaptured Yangki, 45 miles northwest of Minhwa, cutting a triangle from Japanese lines in Chekiang. Heavy rains hinder the Japanese east coast invasion while Chinese defenders still face Japanese columns 12 miles northeast of Chuhsien, 45 miles southwest of another key city.
Gov. Robert C. Blood told about 500 Hampton Kiwanis members and guests that New Hampshire’s 1942 finances are on the black side with nearly all departments kept to budget. He noted custodial costs for state institutions will exceed the legislature’s allotment, adding an extra 250000 for that department. He spoke at Hampton High School on the Dinner for Democracy, and discussed war impact, school course changes, and the need for highly trained workers for vital industries.
Cairo reports say British desert forces circled Rommel’s African corps and seized a key stronghold guarding the supply line while Rommel cut a nine mile-wide shortcut through the British front. A sandstorm masked consolidating moves as two Axis forces reached a junction north and south of Bir Hacheim and British troops faced continued heavy fighting.
American airmen praise Britain's bombing of Cologne and Essen as proof aerial warfare can cripple Germany without a land invasion. They foresee air power forcing a shift of Luftwaffe away from Russia and targeting industrial centers to erode German war capacity.
A report by the Interim Commission on election laws calls for sweeping changes to New Hampshire primary and election statutes. Senate member Sen. Arthur J. Reinhart of Portsmouth leads the commission, named in 1941 by Gov. Robert O. Blood. Other members include Rep. Charles M. Mull of Jaffrey, Rep. Perkins of Peterborough, Rep. John J. Condon of Newport, and Richard F. Upton of Concord. The board recommends several reforms.
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