Washington Journal of the Spy Effort and Global Tensions
Washington dispatch notes that officials doubt a broad war breakout from efforts to pressure Britain and France over China. Japan holds a stronger position in the argument with a prepared army in the field and a limited navy. Prosecution of insurers is seen as a language threat, with action likely delayed for months as political reforms unfold.
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Justice Department
Sng
Tis
Ational Economic Committee
Lights green at dive time in Squalus tragedy inquiry
Naval court testimony showed all indicator lights remained green as the Squalus dove to 240 feet off Portsmouth on May 23. Lieutenant Doyle described inspecting the hydraulic board and ordering ballast tank flooding after confirming the lights.
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Portsmouth
O.K
William T. Doyle, Jr
U.S.N
Naval Court of Inquiry
Doyle
Robert N. Robertson
Us.n
John C. Nichols
R.N
Joseph W. Patterson
U S.N
Sli
Navy
Delaware
Tyne
Oliver Naquin
USN
Thomas Withers
Washington Naval Observatory
Captain Withers
Naquin
Tris
Hay
Portsmouth Herald
Oliver F. Naquin
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Knights Templar To Meet Here Saturday
More than 1000 Knights Templar from Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts are to arrive for St John s Day pilgrimage. Maine commanderies Portland St Alban Bradford St Amand Bethany join by special train and other groups by bus or car. Parade forms at 11 30 at the playgrounds en route to Petree Island with six bands and six divisions. Dinner follows at 1 30 and an evening entertainment tops off the day. Carl Needham heads the Tri State committee.
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Knights Templar
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
St. John’s Day
Portland Commandery
St. Alban Commandery
Portland
Bradford
Biddeford
St. Amand
Kennebunk
Bethany
Sanford
State Armory
Petree Island
Pichard's
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pacific Mills
Dover
Hanson's Band of
Rochester
Rochester City
South Parish
Pleasant Street
Willis N. Rugg
Petres Island
Carl Needham
Tri-State
Hitler breeding drive sparks grim warning analysis
A critical wartime sketch laments Nazi rhetoric urging four children per German family. It notes calls for living space and conquest as rulers push population growth, mocks the mockery of culture, and predicts expansion into Bohemia Moravia and beyond as a grim consequence of totalitarian policy.
Charles E Perry Opens New Portsmouth Service
Charles E Perry formerly of the Maine Gate Service Station operates a new business at the corner of Vaughan and Hanover streets in Portsmouth New Hampshire and invites both old and new customers to visit.
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Charles E. Perry
Maine Gate
Vaughan
Hanover Streets
Portsmouth
N. H
Jugoslav Rotarians Express Regret At Squalus Disaster
A message from Split Jugoslavian Rotarians to Portsmouth Rotary Club president Paul W. Hobbs expresses world wide sorrow over the Squalus sinking and loss of 26 sailors. The letter commends U S Navy for its rescue efforts and technical readiness, highlighting Rotarian empathy and support.
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Jugoslav Rotarians
Paul W. Hobbs
Portsmouth Rotary Club
Mace Gatin
Rotary Club of
Split
Jugoslavia
U. S. Navy
Squalus
Mardessiton
Mardesic
Library Meeting Speakers Are Widely Known
The State Library Association business meeting at 3.30 during the New England Regional Library Conference at Wentworth Hotel features speakers from Maine to Rhode Island. Flor a Ludington and Gladys Hasty Carroll headline morning talks on junior college libraries and Maine rural books.
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State Library Association
New England
Wentworth Hotel
Dale Warren
Ireland
Columbia School of Library Service
Flora B. Ludington
Mount Holyoke College
Gladys Hasty Carroll
South Berwick
Maine
Harland A. Carpenter
New Bedford
John Beecroft
Literary Guild
John Hooper
Stephen Daye Press
Stephen Daye
Providence Public Library
A L Convention Opens Tomorrow In New Hampshire
Lebanon June 21 AP Preliminary activities of the state convention of the American Legion began with delegates set to elect on Saturday a new Department Commander to succeed Leo L. Ray. James W. Doon of Henniker and Roméo Moreney of Manchester lead a field of candidates. At least five candidates compete for Department Vices Commander including Guy Harwood Kenneth Lord Edward Jablonski J Arthur Sullivan and James Doyle. Two signers of the Declaration of Independence died on an anniversary of the signing.
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Lebanon
The
American Legion
James W. Doon
Henniker
Roméo Moreney
Manchester
Leo L. Ray
Gorham
Guy Harwood
Hudson
Kenneth Lord
New London
Edward Jablonski
Rochester
J. Arthur Sullivan
Berlin
James Doyle
Claremont
Award Contract For Machinery For Submarine
The navy awarded a $419,750 contract to the American Locomotive Company of Auburn North Carolina for surface propelling machinery of a 760 ton submarine under construction at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
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Washington
Navy
American Locomotive Company
Auburn
N. C
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Prices dip slightly as stocks drift in New York
In New York on June 21 prices and spirits fell modestly with many issues off only minor fractions. Several major names including U.S. Steel American Telephone Goodyear Anaconda International Harvester New York Central American Smelting Westinghouse and Public Service of New Jersey declined, while J C Penney and Johns Manville rose about a point.
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New York
U. 5S
Steel
American Telephone
Goodyear
Anaconda
International Harvester
New York Central
American Smelting
Westinghouse
Bethlehem and Douglas
Public Service of New Jersey
J. ©. Penney
Johns Mangillc
Radcliffe Graduate Miss Anne Hewitt to Wed Gordon Hislop
Miss Anne H Hewitt of 24 Chauncey St city today received her A B degree from Radcliffe College. She is to be married to Gordon Hislop son of former Mayor and Mrs Albert Hislop. Hewitt was one of 161 seniors to receive diplomas and is daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilfred P Hewitt. She attended Portsmouth High School and joined multiple Radcliffe activities.
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Anne H Hewitt
Chauncey St
Radcliffe College
Gordon Hislop
Albert Histop
Hewitt
Radcliffe
Wilfred P. Hewitt
Portsmouth High School
Orchestra
Everett House
Minnesota man leads Kiwanis International by acclamation
Boston, June 21 AP Bennett Knudson of Albert Lea Minnesota was elected Kiwanis International president by acclamation. Nominations were allowed from the floor but he rose from vice president without opposition. Charles S Donley Pittsburgh and Robert J Prettle Winnipeg were elected vice presidents and Dr W Eugene Wolcott Des Moines treasurer. Trustees were to be elected tomorrow.
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Boston
Bennett
Knudson
Albert Lea
Minn
Kiwanis International Today
Charles 5. Donley
Pittsburgh
Robert J. Prettle
Winnipeg
Manitoba
W. Eugene Wolcott
Des Moines
Treasurs
Methuen Man Brought To Rockingham County Jail
Charles H. Smith, 27, of Methuen Massachusetts, was brought to Rockingham County Jail on a 135 dollar bail in three charges from a Hampstead hit and run. He pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated leaving the scene and driving without a license and remanded for 120 days.
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Charles H. Smith
Methuen
Mass
Rockingham County
Delaud
Hampstead
Derry
Arthur J. Riley
John J. Casey
Lawrence
Smith
Ernest Strecker
Graith
Portsmouth
Joseph A. Garland
Frederick Avenue
Strecker
Park Street
New Hampshire
Salem
Kenneth BH. Duston
West
East Hampstead
Twenty Eight Candidates In New Hampshire Bar Exam
In Concord twenty eight candidates for admission to the New Hampshire bar took examinations before the state bar examiners in the supreme court Building. The group, described as unusually small, includes three women. An announcement of names of those who have passed is expected within a month.
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Concord
New Hampshire
Supreme Court
UNH President to Vacation in British Isles
President Fred Engelhardt of the University of New Hampshire will sail from Boston on June 2 for a vacation in the British Isles with his wife. He plans to return mid August, with Edward Y. Biewett acting dean of Liberal Arts and summer school chair handling administrative matters in his absence. Lake Superior is the deepest Great Lake at 1,005 feet.
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Durham
Fred Engelhardt
University of New Hampshire
Boston
British Isles
Edward Y. Biewett
College of Liberal Arts
Eight Die In Chinatown Tenement Fire Blaze
A Chinatown fire on Dover Street in New York City killed at least eight people and threatened the surrounding crowded tenements. Mayor La Guardia visited the scene as firemen battled the blaze through twisting streets, four firemen injured, and an immediate investigation announced to determine responsibility. Chinatown lies near City Hall just north of the Brooklyn Bridge, with Dover Mott and Pell streets housing dense lodging and shops.
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York
Chinatown
Dover Street
Marrow
la Guardia
Civic Center
Brooklyn Bridge
Bowery
Chatham Square
Dover
Mott and Pell
Blockade Develops Into Test Of Patience
The eight day Japanese blockade of the British and French concessions at Tientsin evolved into a test of patience between Britain and Japan. A British report said 1,000 women and children were being evacuated from the area as authorities awaited developments. Japanese officials signaled they expected London to discuss surrender terms for four Chinese accused assassins, while warning Britain against backing down. An evacuating party began a 200 mile voyage north along the Hai river, escorted by Chinese nurses and Durham Light Infantry.
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Tientsin
Tients
London
Japan
Britain
Peitatho
China
Tangku
Hai
Chihu Gulf
Durham Light Infantry
Battery D Prepares For Plattsburg
Battery D, 197th Regiment, C. A. OC. (Anti Aircraft) N. H. N. G., under Capt. Edgar Ladd, outlines an intensive summer program including bivouack ing, road marches, artillery drills and range work in upper New York as part of the First Army District maneuvers near Plattsburg Aug 13 to 27. The unit, to be commanded by Col. Clarence Rexford, will train at Fort Stark and Fort Plattsburg, with chauffeurs’ schooling for some members and a weekend mountain trip planned. Next week they will pose in dress uniforms for Army Navy publication photos.
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197Th Regiment
C. A. OC
Edgar Ladd
Plattsburg
First Army District
New York State
Ladd
Fort Stark
New Castle
Concord
State Motor Trans
Norman Andrews
187Th Regiment
Bottery D
New Hampshire Regiment
Clarence E. Rexford
Army and Navy
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William T. Doyle
O. K
Neal O’hara
Hitler
Goering
Adolf
Germany
Bohemia
Moravia
der Puehrer
Reich
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Holland
Belgium
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Minnesota
Kiwanis
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First Army
Philip M. Trafton
Wemeuseans
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