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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1938
Page
1
June 4 report outlines chaotic White House moves to reorganize government lines against utilities. Coroner Roosevelt and cabinet meetings draw sharp remarks from Garner and Barkley as leaders clash over funding, timing, and aims of a broad restructuring plan.
A compact slate from Today’s Herald highlights amusements and past events in Rockingham County. It notes legal hearings, public notices, obituaries, weddings, and personals as part of a local roundup.
New York June 4 AP two German ship captains and an expert naval draftsman from Bath Maine were held in bail as material witnesses in the government espionage probe. Captains Reintich Lorenz and Frans Friske plus the Bath draftsman Danielson faced 2500 bail. other key men had already departed without passports for Germany.
Princeton Florida June 4 AP Wear death of his child or convinced the Kidnap slayers would be caught Cash appeared briefly on the porch to thank the 2000 searchers who hunted fruitlessly for the five year old boy snatched from his bed last Saturday Most of the 120 square miles around the Everglades returned to normal as boats and divers shifted to other tasks in a routine investigation.
Somerville officials announced a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the slayers of 54 year old storekeeper William Philips, who was fatally shot during a Tuesday holdup attempt. The board of aldermen approved the payment at last night’s meeting in Somerville Massachusetts.
Geneva June 4 Former Gov John G Winant of New Hampshire was elected director of the International Labor Office with 28 of 32 votes Soviet Russia and Italy did not participate voting abstained by British workers and employers Winant will assume post year end succeeding Harold Butler who resigned to lead a new Oxford College
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Hayes celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary at their Kittery home 9 Hillcrest Avenue. Guests included their three children Clara Adams William P Hayes and Frances Jewett ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The couple were presented an anniversary cake and have longstanding ties to Kittery. They spent winters in St Petersburg Florida and are members of local travel clubs. They married when both were in Kittery with Rev EE Colburn officiating.
New Rochelle June 4 AP Dr Amos O Squire medical examiner for Westchester County reported today that poison played no part in the death of kidnapped Peter Levine 12 whose headless body was recovered from Long Island Sound divers returned to the bottom of Boho Bay in search of the boy's head
Washington June 4 AP The United States condemns civilian bombings and offers cooperation with other nations to humanize warfare rules Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced the United States is starting a vast naval expansion program and would reduce armaments if other nations do the same.
Franklin June 4 The Sulloway Milla have been given an order to supply 100 000 pairs of heavy wool socks for the state CCC. The order was received from the government through competitive bidding. Thirty knitting machines will require about two and a half months to fill the order.
Fitchburg Mass June 4 Mrs Mabel V Parkin Shaglow 57 wife of Asa M Shaglow of 46 Oliver St died yesterday at her home She was born in Portsmouth NH and was a member of the Hotel Woman's Relief Association of Boston She is survived by her husband and a son from a former marriage John Buzzell of Worcester Find body of victim Pall River June 4 The death toll of the tankship Elwood fire and explosion at the Shell dock May 25 initially placed at two yesterday with the ending of off the crew a feat off the Wilson Coal Capa dock
Report notes friction between French and Turkish interests in northern Syria, with sources citing clashes between Turkish forces and Christian groups over recent months. Analysts warn the struggle could affect regional stability and alliance dynamics.
Reported confession cited by authorities in axe murders at Grafton remains under review as investigators pursue corroboration. Details from the case are sparse, with officials emphasizing ongoing inquiries and forthcoming updates from police briefings.
Lebanon authorities report John H Gray 54 of Lowell Mass confessed to killing Paul Barris 24 and Earl Cullen 4 in their Grafton county home. He was arrested in Lebanon after a tip and will be arraigned on first degree murder charges with possible commitment for observation.
A closed meeting in Washington between National Labor Relations Board officials and Cocheco Mills representatives failed to settle a complaint accusing the Rochester firm of unfair labor practices. No date was set for a hearing, and a possible settlement could end the pending bearing. mills have closed and warned they will not reopen if forced to reinstate workers.
W Lester Watson publisher of the Kennebunk Star and Mrs Watson observed their 60th anniversary at home on High Street Kennebunk Me The couple hosted tea in the afternoon and a casual evening gathering with their three sons and families and many friends and neighbors who visited to offer congratulations flowers and cards while Broadway in America is noted in a playful aside about street names elsewhere.
In a rare naval clash off the South China coast Chinese junks armored with plates fought Japanese patrol boats, three junks sunk, one disabled, two fled as Japanese planes aided the assault. U S Secretary Hull urged Americans to back a program for order under law amid global conflict. Japanese forces pushed west along the Lungtint railway toward Hankow while Spanish civil war hung in the balance.
Boothbay Harbor June 4 report cites a bootleg gang of itinerant peddlers stealing lobsters from cars and pounds from Kittery to Eastport. Warnings, increased warden patrols, and investigations into hotels and restaurants selling bargain crustaceans followed, with heavy penalties sought for offenders.
A University of Texas test found drivers take longer to stop the car than to start, with men and women showing different average reaction times. The study measured how quickly a car halted after the machine detected the test cue, highlighting gender differences in reaction speed.
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