Funeral Notices from Manchester and Nearby Areas
Obscure funeral notice fragment mentions Mrs Jemue Web Otthig formerly of Manchester with June date and services at Bucktainster chapel. References invitees in Manchester and J Verne Wo aE Dtermens Metts ed. Mentions of birth announcement and local names Craig Keron Davison Lontine, plus scattered phrases about a large trek and family updates.
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Webe
Jemue
Otthigty
Manchester
Bucktainster
J. Verne
Arihuy
Lowell
Craig
Keron Davison
Lontine
Hurole
Rake Ap Bolmone
Feyy Flys
Ory
War analyst warns bombing can’t win wars says world needs other means
DEWITT MacKENZIE, a wide world war analyst, argues that heavy air raids cannot secure victory. He cites Allied and German strategies, noting Japan and Britain face limits as industrial capacity and morale shape outcomes. He urges practical moves beyond indiscriminate bombing to avoid futile devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Unis
Uns
Harvis
London
Japan
Welarstay Fane Lo Warinthe Rises Tomorrow
Fragmentary text mentions a rise time and tomorrow date with scattered words about dunes and a weekend. Core entities are unclear. unable to extract a coherent event, place, or party to list with confidence.
Amusements and Classifieds Page Summary
Local Herald page lists amusements, classifieds, personals, public notices, and social items. Reads as a compact transit of listings for Newmarket Hampton Somersworth Rochester Kivery South Berwick and Kittery Point with various ad labels and section indicators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newmarket Casitied
Hampton Omics
Oxumuit Craseword
Rochester
Public Forum
Bente
Raymond Méter
Rochester Cleanings
Somersworth Jtte
South Berwick Kivery
Kittery Point
Sal Notices
Woman's Page
Mayor Proclaims Flag Day Here in Portsmouth
Mayor Stewart E Rowe proclaims Sunday June 14 1942 as Flag Day urging residents to display the Stars and Stripes at homes and businesses. The ceremony honors past battles and national unity as Elks and Portsmouth residents participate in patriotic observances.
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Fort McHenry
Portsmouth
Francis Scott Key
Portsmouth Elks
United States
United States Flag Association
Stewart Everett Rowe
N. H
Blood Nominates Dover Man for State Police Chief
Governor Blood names Ralph W. Caswell of Dover for superintendent of the State Police, replacing George A. Colbath. The nomination was rejected 3 to 1 by the executive council. Caswell, deputy superintendent for five years, has served in state law enforcement for about 25 years. The governor indicated he may resubmit the nomination at a special council meeting next week.
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Concord
Robert
Blood Today
Ralph W. Caswell
Dover
George A. Colbath
State Police Department
Brood J
Caswell
Covernor
Simes Frink
Portsmouth
Sherif’ Simes Frink
Heights Boys Save Tires Causes Bus Service Halt
Heights junior high students riding to Atlantic Heights forced cancellation of bus service for the rest of the school year after several youths jumped from a bus and dangled from a grate. Superintendent H L Moore said the withdrawal is a safety measure while two other Heights buses continue to operate for girls to the junior high and pupils to St. Patrick's parochial school.
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Atlantic Heights
H. L. Moore
Lnter
Supt. Moore
Moore
St. Patrick's Parochial School
Danbury News Times Raises Paper Price to Four Cents
Danbury Connecticut June 10 AP reports the Danbury News Times announced an increase in the retail price from three to four cents. The move affects both news and editorial sections as publishers adjust cost for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury News Times
Danbury, Conn
Danbury
Women urged to back 1942 Portsmouth Community Chest
Mrs. John Henry DeCourcy appeals to Portsmouth women to support the 1942 Community Chest drive, noting women do much field work for eight participating agencies while men handle financial and administrative tasks.
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Portsmouth Community Chest
Portsmouth
John Henry DeCourcy
Booth On Square Aids Portsmouth Community Chest Drive
Community chest organizers set up a Market Square booth near the banks to collect funds during business hours for eight agencies. Miss Sylvia Blankenberg, with Grace Hamilton and Eleanor Stewart of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce staff, oversee the booth as the drive targets 29,500 dollars to support Family Welfare Association, District Nursing, YMCA, YWCA, Girl Scouts, Hoy Scouts, USO and Salvation Army.
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Community Chest
Todey
Market Square
Sylvia Blankenberg
Grace Hamilton
Eleanor Stewart
Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Family Welfare Association
District Nursing Association
YMCA
YWCA
Girl Scouts
Hoy Scouts
USO
Salvation Army
York County Towns to Ignore Maine Blackout Tonight
York county towns in the Portsmouth warning district will not join the seven county Maine blackout. Kittery York Wells Ogunquit Elot and Berwick are the only towns in York county not participating.
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York County
Portsmouth
Maine
Kittery
York
Wells
Ogunquit
Elot
Berwick
Campaign Director Urges Support For Local Organizations
Campaign Director John W. Hopley asks supporters to designate contributions to local organizations. He emphasizes two way need and calls the community to rally together, urging people to wear their feather and show unity.
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John W. Hopley
Sevastopol Fighting Intensifies in Crimea Port
Moscow reports that Sevastopol defenders have not yielded a line despite intensified German land and air attacks. Soviet dispatches to Red Star say infantry penetrated a hilly sector as Nazis pushed to take two heights, while overall battle raged at approaches east of the city since last Friday.
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Moscow
Sevastopol
Crimean
Red Star
Portsmouth Rates Well In Dimout Test
Portsmouth officials praise local dimout performance after civilian defense leaders say only the Navy yard thwarted full compliance. City chairman Morris Foye notes most residents cooperate as Navy yard sky glow is targeted, while enforcement remains the civilian duty and will be complete.
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Portsmouth
Mr. Redden
First Corps
Morris C. Foye
General Miles
Navy Yard
Miles
Tokyo Says Two Carriers Sunk In Midway Sea Battles
Japanese broadcasts report the loss of one carrier and damage to two other warships in the Midway and Dutch Harbor actions. Japan claimed two US carriers and a large transport were sunk, with 11 to 14 other vessels damaged including three battleships. Imperial HQ named the Enterprise and Hornet as sunk, while the US Navy noted limited losses last week.
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Tokyo
Midway
Dutch Harbor
Japan
United States
Pacific
Imperial Headquarters
New ODT Order Affects Hampton Beach Bus Excursions
Concord June 10 AP The Public Service Commission will survey how the Office of Defense Transportation order affects inter city bus facilities. The order freezes routes and pools competition as ODT takes wartime control. Swain says summer excursions to Hampton Beach and Rockingham Park may be curtailed and extensions after July 1 banned. Petitions seek routes Claremont Sunapee New London and Melvin Village Tuftonboro.
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Concord
Public Service Commission
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Claude H. Swain
Commission
Hampton Beach
Rockingham Park
Salem
Swain
Claremont
Sunapee
New London
Georges Mills
Melvin Village
Tuftonboro
Laval Confident of Nazi Victory
Washington reports from Vichy say Petain now doubts a German win after two years of war, while Laval remains opposed, insisting Germany cannot be defeated. An American observer cites Laval’s belief that Allied victory would harm Europe, with Admiral Darian sharing a similar view amid German pressure on France.
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Washington
Dunkerque
Marshal Petain
Vichy
France
Petain
Germany
Pierre Laval
Laval
Europe
England
Soviet
Russia
Jean Darian
Street Commissioners Seek Tougher Truck Ban Measure
The Portsmouth Board of Street Commissioners urged the City Council to require all through trucks use the Inter-State bridge. The board sent a traffic control bill back to the council, aiming to bar trucks from the business district with rules stricter than the prior ordinance. Councilwoman Mary C. Dondero had previously seen a 5 000 pound threshold defeated. Supt. Clayton E. Osborne planned to confer with Wallace F. Purrington today.
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Portsmouth Board of Street Commissioners
Mary C. Dondero
Clayton E. Osborne
Wallace F. Purrington
War and grammar clash in a June New York note
A New York observer, amid a global war, mocks F D R for grammar in speeches, likening it to sending coal to Newcastle. He cites Harvard and Phi Beta Kappa prestige, suggests Nicholas Murray Butler as a presidential nominee, and argues quality of language matters less than wartime leadership.
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New York
Middle Western College
Newcastle
Gloucester
Mass
Franklin
Harvard
White House
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia
John Q
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