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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1925
Page
4
The Portsmouth Herald page shows early publication details including editors, pricing, and postal classifications for Portsmouth New Hampshire. It notes F W Hartford as editor and references Associated Press membership and republication rights.
Portsmouth readers are urged to curb hitchhiking as a rising nuisance. The piece describes able bodied people on corners signaling motorists for rides, often insulting drivers if refused and leaving without thanks. It advocates motorists only stop for clearly needy individuals to discourage the practice.
Premier Mussolini seeks to implement a spoils system by requiring government clerks to join the Fascisti. World War I veterans and ex premiers Giolitti Salandra and Orlando oppose the plan, likely blocking it in the Chamber of Deputies. The move risks alienating supporters and echoes a global swing away from spoils politics.
At a Bethlehem convention of advertising clubs speakers urged reputable advertisers to curb fraud and improper ads. The remedy lies with the advertising medium, with newspapers tightening their print standards and refusing misleading adverts, a trend they should be credited for supporting.
Ford expresses satisfaction with progress on his Detroit Chicago air line that carries freight for his business only. Freight cost stands at 8 1/2 cents per pound. The experiment aims to prove aerial transport as a viable commercial method and will yield valuable data for aviation.
A national Child Welfare Conference in New York criticizes delicatessen mothers as symbols of societal decline. It argues modern women divert time from home life to shop and prepare ready meals, causing economic and nutritive losses for the current generation.
Washington June 5 A carefully chosen detachment of Marines will aid Secret Service men in guarding President Coolidge during his vacation at Swampscott Massachusetts. Plans call for some Marines from the Mayflower, the President’s yacht, anchored at Marblehead near the summer White House, and an extra detail of men with notable war records or overseas service.
The submarine S-46 was commissioned and delivered to the Navy Department at Groton Connecticut and will arrive at the shipyard soon for outfitting and alterations ordered by the bureaus. Funeral tomorrow for John L. Smith Jr. with military honors. remains sent to Anderson South Carolina. Underwood arrives to relieve at the Naval Prison. launching planned for V-1 on June 9 with Senator Keyes attending. Time off approved for V-3 launch. four called laborers needed. motor accident injures George F. Clark. Cable hoisted from cutter Pequet for Maine coast. Rotor ship invention by Hastings and Bileman unveiled. tests on Charles River. four pilots selected for nonstop San Diego to Hawaii flight. nominations pending for Boeing plane crew.
Advertisement fragment urging visitors to Cottage Rest Filling Station for auto supplies. Mentions 30x34 card tire and price, motor oil 5 gal at 3.75, plus a garbled address for A. Harrington on Lafayette Road North Hampton. Partial readable text only.
The Lafayette Parent Teacher Association held its final meeting of the school year. Officers elected include President Arthur Clark, Vice President Alvin Redden, Secretary Treasurer Mary L Griffin, and Corresponding Secretary Helen F Butler. Committee heads were named and June 10 is set for the annual plays and fete with ice cream, cake, candy and tunes. Principal Raymond I Beal spoke on the need for special or opportunity classes for some children, followed by a social hour with ice cream and crackers.
The Herald reports the death of Bill Dowdell at Boston Hospital at 12 30. Dowdell lived on Congress Street for 25 years and served as superintendent of the electric railway and a city council member. He was kind hearted, loyal, and deeply interested in sports, especially baseball, preserving a reliable transit service for the community. Portsmouth mourns a fine citizen whose absence leaves a wide void.
The Roosevelt Club met at the YMCA Hall for a supper with speeches and educational films. John Tilley praised members and Fred Olden received a sterling silver pencil from the boys for his leadership. Several hikes have drawn many youths, with a planned outing from the YM-YWCA building at 9 20 a m. The note also mentions popular hot shower baths offered to beat the heat.
The Ree Public Library program in Kittery featured Alexander Denmatt delivering a lengthy Patriotism address. He linked love of country to civic duty, cited Lincoln Washington Grant and Decatur, and urged public service at local and national levels amidst wartime memory and peacetime stewardship.
Ralph Sanborn, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Sanborn, drowned in the Piscataqua River near Quamphegan Park while trying to recover an oarlock on a boat. His body was recovered Thursday. He was with a classmate from South Berwick grammar school crossing a swimming area when cramps took him.
Miss Caroline A. Stover’s funeral was conducted at her home at 74 High Street at 11 o’clock Thursday forenoon. Rev. Maxwell Ganter, rector of St John’s Church where the deceased long served, led the service amid abundant floral tributes.
The bearers were Frank W. Fergus son, Donald G. Ferguson, De William A. Walker and Henry Sosqueile. Interment followed in the family plot at Harmony Grove cemetery under the direction of J. Verne Wood.
The Portsmouth Herald promotes its Lost and Found ads as a fast way to reunite owners with valuables. It notes broad local circulation and readership in surrounding towns, asserting that ads restore hundreds of lost articles to rightful owners and that it pays to advertise.
Brief local column notes a promotional herd advertisement deemed valuable to readers and businesses, urging attention to the market listing within the column. The item underscores practical value of timely notices for buyers and sellers in the community.
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