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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1925
Page
4
The Portsmouth Herald announces its publishing details with price and delivery terms. It notes editorial and business staff, advertising rates by inquiry, and AP news rights. The masthead dates the issue as Tuesday June 9, 1935, with standard notices about republication and postal registration.
President Coolidge told naval officers at the Annapolis Naval Academy graduation to avoid jingoism and avoid asserting that other powers are arming against the United States. He did not name a country but warned against rumors by high ranking officers that arouse suspicion and unrest. The speech stressed careful investigation and restraint to prevent unnecessary alarm.
Reports say wood alcohol synthesized from water gas using a German formula could supplant gasoline as a motor fuel. By products include syntol a non poisonous substitute for tetraethyl lead. Experts urge pursuit of new fuels to extend earth’s finite air reserve and enable broad motorization.
A powerful new telescope atop Mt. Wilson Cal takes aim at revealing one hundred million more stars and moon details as it begins operation after years of work. The device uses forty electric motors and a large clock drive to study terrestrial formations and movements and to better understand lunar craters and mountains.
A city discusses a bus parking plan set aside space for buses in the new ordinance. Merchants express general concern about the plan and its impact on traffic and parking. The discussion notes possible effects on commerce and street use.
Students at a local high school exchange letters with French peers to strengthen ties between the two nations. A sample note from Irene Nallet describes her blue eyes and violin, and asks for stamps from America as a friendly gesture.
Gregory With Party Tear Admiral Luther accompanies House Naval Committee to inspect Hawaii and west coast stations. Short session court martial for Lieut. Comdr Bray adjourned after 10 pm due to submarine launching. Lieut. J Earl McNannamy ordered from Beaver to Cincinnati for duty. Captain Sidnay Tyans sails from New York for England and Wales for the summer study at Oxford University. Medical corps officers reassigned to Key West and Great Lakes posts. Welch reassigned to Boston. Sixteen midshipmen commissioned as second lieutenants in the Marine Corps on June 4, assigned to Marine Barracks Philadelphia for basic course.
The fragment notes a price-related line about rent, likely a rental or loan topic tied to a cottage and a filling station supplies context. It mentions 30x38 cord timber and a generic comparison, with minimal readable details. The text remains unclear about parties or exact actions.
Rear Admiral Nulton orders an inquiry into the drowning of Lieutenant Gerald Selby and nurse Lacie Merrill at the Seward River, with Commander Horner directing the investigation at the Naval Academy yard. Coast Guard boat 2225 and tug J F Maycombber report duty. submarine V-48 delayed by fog. Corporal Andrews to qualify with the Marine Rifle Team at Quantico while yard activities continue.
Captain Walls Chick Jr of the South Eliot Tigers and Young America Baseballers arrived to be outfitted in neat uniforms for the season. The Tigers open Saturday against the Bolt Hut Wildeats and aim to dazzle opponents with their new look, though the wild nickname pairing sparks playful talk.
Manchester June 9 A new city ordinance granting the Fire and Police Departments right of way on city streets and extending similar privileges to emergency ambulances and funeral processions will be sponsored by Mayor George E. Frade at the next aldermanic meeting. It requires vehicles to keep 200 feet behind fire apparatus and bans parking within 600 feet of a blaze, aimed at faster emergency response and safer conditions.
A World War era housing project at Atlantic Heights will be sold at public auction on June 30. The sale includes dwelling houses dormitories and other buildings at Helgata.
By Associated Press Chicago June a jury was expected to be completed today in the trial of William D. Shephard charged with the murder of William N. Clintock. Special sale of Corned Beer Wednesday at Pauls Market.
Mr and Mrs Verna H Philbreek spent the weekend at their summer home at Wallis Sands. Mrs M J Timmerys of Somerville Mass is visiting relatives in the city. Mrs Thomas Kane of Detroit Mich had been passing days with her father Fred H Ward of Miller Avenue. Robert G May of New Rochelle a Dartmouth junior is visiting in the city with Wadleigh Woods. Mr and Mrs Samuel B MacKeown and William McDonald and daughter Mrs McMullen of Lynn were in the city for Francis Et Gerney s funeral. Mr and Mrs Charles Newcomb and family of Salem attended Francis H Hersey s funeral Sunday. Mr and Myre Percival Dexter Jacobs were weekend guests of Hon and Mrs William E Marvin. J Harold Hobbs and family opened their summer home at Rye Beach. Rosa of the Railway Mall service is building a house at Sherburne and Lincoln avenues.
Judge Chapman grants divorce in Portland Superior Court to Clifford D. White of Portland and Marjorie Jennings White of Bangor. Husband cites desertion after their marriage in Portsmouth in May 2919.
Firemen’s annual memorial service will be held next Sunday morning at 9 o'clock at the Central Fire Station. Rev Maxwell Ganter rector of St John’s Church will give the address and the St John’s choir will perform musical selections. Also promote savings on Corned Beer at Paul’s Market.
Thomas Berger formerly captain of the Shattuck shipyard baseball team now at the American Tobacco Company plays three games this season for the Manchester Twilight league team. He notes Jack Bailey, a local boy, is strong behind the plate as Bailey’s team loses several close games. Berger has been calling on trades in the city and is seeking old friends from Shattuck shipyard days.
The article reviews the third V submarine with new features long sought by officers, including two 24 foot navy launches for shore and vessel communication. It notes gasoline engines enclosed in seals, extensive ventilation, fuel and repair facilities to enable long voyages, and frames the piece with a police court mention of Irving Tas yer and John Ryan in a later section.
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