Sea-Borne Sunfish Parade and Yankee Division Meet
A sunfish weighing over a ton was hauled from Piscataqua waters after a three hour battle led by Verne McIntosh and local boatmen. The beached giant drew crowds as it drifted toward Pierce Island. Separately, a 10,000-strong crowd watched the Yankee division veterans’ convention parade with Maj. Gen. Rose and Gen. de la Boisse reviewing stands. Winners in drum and bugle corps contests were named with prize money awarded.
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Piscataqual River
New Castle Bridge
Verne E. McIntosh
Pickering Avenue
McIntosh
Harrison Workman
Frank Peterson
Nell Eldredge
Newcastle Avenue
James B. Haigh
Mechanic Street
Workman
Pierce Island
Fort Devens
New England
William S. Rose
Jacques de la Boisse
Washington
Massachusetts National Guard
National Guard
Yankees
Portsmouth Naval Base
New Haven
American Legion Post
Exeter Grenadiers
Nashua Vfw Post
Marilyn Trider
Fortsmouth
Wallingford-Harris
State Fire Marshal Probes Two Major Blazes in Portsmouth
State Fire Marshal Aubrey G. Robinson leads an inquiry into the origins of two large fires at the C. E. Walker coal firm and the Littlefield Lumber yard. Officials questioned two 14 year olds, later released, as investigators pursue leads amid reports a taxi fled the Walker scene. Firefighter Arthur Hersy injured his ankle battling the Walker blaze, now valued at about 200000 dollars.
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Aubrey G. Robinson
C. E. Walker Coal Company
Littlefield Lumber Company
Robinson
Insurances Company
Portsmouth
George T. Cogan
William 3. Linchey
Neil C. Bierce
Walker Company
Arthur Hersey
Arison
Wedemeyer denies backing coalition plan in China
Washington AP report notes Gen Wedemeyer rebutting claims of favoring a coalition between Chinese Nationalists and Communists. He says a 1945 Tokyo message cited by Acheson misrepresented his position and that MacArthur, Wedemeyer, and Spruance did not support forming a unified democratic China. Wedemeyer contests Acheson’s interpretation during Senate hearings.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Douglas MacArthur
Achesson
Senate
MacArthur
Far Eastern
Acheson
Tokyo
Wedemeyer
Adm
Raymond Spruance
Marshall
Defense
China
Truman
Afi
U. S
United Nations
Korea
Tobey Reports on Underworld Crime Probe in New Hampshire
Senator Charles W. Tobey, famed for televised Senate Crime Committee work, told a B n’ Brith banquet in Salem that he has received over 15,000 letters from the public. A nine year old, Michael Kelly of Salem, praised his “stack blowing” approach, while Tobey received the Distinguished Service award.
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Binal
New Hampshire
Michael Kelly
Salem
Michael
Oeom
B'nai Brith
Charles W. Tohey
Albert H. Woolfson
Louis de Rochemont
Newington
Portsmouth Herald
Haneda
Marshall
Ridgway
America
U. S. Eighth Army
U. S
U.S
Korea
Twenty Musicians Suffer Food Poisoning After Parade
About twenty members of a Fitchburg Massachusetts drum and bugle corps fell ill with vomiting headaches and numbness after a parade trip home. City Health Officer Dr S Gerard Griffin investigated at least ten reporting violent illness upon returning to headquarters. Possible causes include food poisoning at a local restaurant or carbon monoxide fumes from a long bus ride back to Fitchburg.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Portsmouth
S. Gerard Griffin
Griffin
Allied Tanks Break Iron Triangle in Chorwon Kumhwa
United Nations tanks entered Chorwon and Kumhwa, collapsing the Communist iron triangle. Red resistance weakened, with about 40,000 troops sacrificed in eight days. UN advances cut routes to Pyongyang and Wonsan as Marines and allied forces secure key central Korean valley and roads.
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Iron Triangle
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Tokyo
United Nations
North Korea
Red
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Pyonggang Valley
Pyonge Bang
Triang
van Fleet
Eight Hurt In Weekend Portamouth Car Crashes
Eight persons sustained injuries in weekend automobile accidents around Portamouth. Notable cases include Lillian Gile of York with two broken ribs and Raymond Gile with a broken nose, and Robert Frost of York with a broken right leg after a grease skid at York Corner. Abel Stevens of Wellesley and Victoria Mace of Fremont suffered minor injuries. Raymond Bracy of York and Sherry Hatch of York sustained head and toe injuries respectively. Thomas Sullivan Jr. of 677 Kearsarge Way had minor head and leg injuries. Frost was treated at Harbor Hospital after a motorcycle crash into his York Corner station driveway.
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Portamouth
Lillian Gile
York
Raymond
Robert Frost
Abel H. Stevens
Wellesley
Mass
Victoria Mace
Fremont
Raymond Bracy
Sherry O. Hatch
Thomas J. Sullivan, Jr
Kearsarge Way
Frost
York Corner
Myron F. Cox
Harbor Hospital
York Harbor
Monkey Sooty Escapes From Funland In York Beach
A large monkey named Sooty escaped Saturday night from his cage at Funland York Beach. Keepers halted him briefly to offer a banana with knockout pills which he ate before fleeing along Route 1 toward the woods. Attendants report Sooty remains at large north of the highway as of today.
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York
Route 1
Sooty
York Beach
Six UNH ROTC men tour in a converted oil hearse
Six University of New Hampshire ROTC students depart Manchester in a 1937 hearse converted into a three seat bus. Carrying 24 quarts of oil and a $200 vehicle they head for Fort Bliss Texas for six weeks of training. Leaders include Charlie McKenzie Leg Tiernan Marty Tiernan H Parker Ballar Ed Soboczewski and Joy Cheney. They vow fuel efficiency and motor humor as the oil soaked journey begins amid dense smoke.
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Manchester
University of New Hampshire
Fort Bliss
Tex
Texas
Charlie McKenzie
Lebanon
Leg
Marty Tiernan
Nashua
H. Parker Ballar
Ossipee
Ed Soboczewski
Exeter
Joy Cheney
Keene
Beef Shortages to Hit Portsmouth Next Week
Portsmouth retailers report current beef supplies adequate this week but fear sharp cuts next week as farmers avoid market sales under price controls. Some dealers say only 30 percent of orders were filled while others warn shortages will widen. Lamb remains scarce while beef shipments from the West dwindle and arrivals lag by several days.
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Portsmouth
Herard
Neat
Associated Press
Concord
Dulles Confers On Jap Peace Talks With France
Paris AP reports Secretary of State John Foster Dulles began talks with France on a Japanese peace treaty. Officials described negotiations as nearing completion.
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Dulles
Paris
John ‘Foster Dulles
France
UNH Students Begin Task of Reassessing City
A nine member team from the University of New Hampshire started Portsmouth's property reassessment program led by John H Romani of Durham. City Assessor Lucien Geoffrion supervised the initial Newcastle avenue work with Portsmouth students Paul Monagle Richard Ng and Graham Bailey among others assisting. The project and city land valuation plan are expected to extend through the summer.
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University of New Hampshire
Portsmouth
John H. Romani
Durham
UNH
Newcastle Avenue
Lucien 0. Geoffrion
Paul D.”Monagle
Pinehurst Street
Richard "Ng
Bridge Street
Graham Bailey
Nelson Guild
George W. Walker
George Pinkerton
Kittery
William Donahue
Rollins‘ford
David’ Ladd
Plaistow
iVD Veteran Dies Waiting for Parade
A 2 heart attack claimed the life of John Currier of Boston, a World War I Yankee Division veteran who collapsed in a local restaurant while awaiting a convention parade. He was rushed to Portsmouth hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. Currier came to participate in the final day’s activities and was a member of the Boston VD chapter.
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John Bechard
Portsmouth
Don P. Hillman
Kittery
James H. Sullivan
Boston
William C. Harmon
Wentworth Hotel
Charles W. Tobey
Edward C. Peterson
Albert Chambon
Dell Isola
Rose
Clyde Green
YDVA
Sullivan
Thomis H. Simes
Fortsmouth
Peterson
Clarence Anderson
State Department
I the
YOVA
Women's Auxiliary
John Currier
Portsmouth Hospital
Currier
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Brewster
R-Me
Russia
George C. Marshall
Tobey
Underworld
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
38Th Parallel
James 4. van Fleet
Pyongyang-Wonsan
Red Korea
Chorwun
Hwachon _ Teservoir
Pusan
Gile
York Hospital
Mason's Hill
Bracy
Miss Hatch
Mace
Stevens
Exeter Hospital
Monkey Bizness
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