Harrison's strategy faces wary public amid spending fears
Washington details show pressure on treasury spending amid New Deal debates. Public leaders like Vice President Garner push for prudent budgeting while acknowledging political risk. The Harrison plan seeks clear leadership from the Treasury policy amid broad unease about inflation, bank stability, and personal savings.
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Universalist Youth Conference in Merrimack Valley
The Merrimack Valley Conference of Young People’s Christian Union met in the city with delegates from Portsmouth Concord Manchester Dover New Hampshire and Lawrence and Haverhill Massachusetts. Dane Kietzle led the session and introduced Rev. Tracy Pullman of Salem who spoke on youth roles and church needs, followed by Rev. Wallace Fiske on leadership. Continued on page three.
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Renew Effort To Obtain 5,000,000 Guam Program
Admiral William D. Leahy urged Congress to authorize a 5 million dollar program to improve Guam seaplane facilities and build a breakwater, arguing it would aid American air and naval operations and deter threats to Hawaii and the U.S. mainland. He spoke while supporting a broader 65 million dollar bill to enhance naval aviation facilities across the Pacific and other regions.
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Kittery Town Meeting Held With Large Attendance
Voters gathered for the annual Kittery town meeting with about 500 casting ballots for town officers before afternoon business. Selectman candidates include Kenneth S Pruett challenging incumbents Carroll H Sterling Charles S Williams and Edward F Shapleigh, with many other offices unopposed.
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Kenneth 5S. Pruett
Selectman
Carroll H. Sterling
Charles S. Williams
Edward F. Shapleigh
Wesley D. Davis
Harold P. Grace
Samuel H. Hodgdon
Albert Z. Leach
M. Morten Seaward
Edward A. Thomson
Joseph W. Cutts
Harold &. Durrgin
Raymond R. Hobbs
Isaac H Lambert
Wallace
Elmer Burnham
Siuncook Man Dies in House Fire in Pembroke
A Siuncook man died when his home burned, found in bed as flames roared. Firefighters battled a one hour blaze. damage estimated at 22,500. The victim, identified as G. Kimball Sr., died en route to Notre Dame Hospital in Manchester.
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Siuncook
Leading Stocks Edge Forward in Midday Market
New York stock activity showed a modest advance after an early stumble from profit taking. Utilities led gains mid day with several big names posting small increases including American Telephone Chrysler and Bethlehem Steel among others. A block of 7,200 Columbia Gas changed hands on the upside.
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New York
American Telephone
Consolidated Edison
Electric Power & Light
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
U. S. Gypsum
Anaconda
Consolidated Aircraft
Santa Fe
Great Northern
Radio Corp
Zenith Radio
United Fruit
Johns- Manville
Columbia Gas
Man Arrested for Passing Bogus Check on $32.47
Boyce A. Stafford, 25, held in county jail on ten thousand dollars bail for appearance in Superior Court on a charge of passing a bogus check for $32.47. He was arraigned in Municipal Court by Judge Jeremy Waldron after a police complaint that he signed a check at a Dover bank without an account.
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Boyce A. Stafford
Jeremy Waldron
Dover
York County Grammar School League Awards Presented
The Grammar School Basketball League of York County closed for the season with the Legion trophy and silver basketballs awarded to York Beach. Commander Walter Quimby presented the trophy and G H Dunning gave the silver balls. Plans indicate games will resume in the fall.
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Pomona Grange Meeting at Hampton in New Castle
Pomona Grange will meet with Ocean Side Grange of Hampton on Wednesday at 3 PM. Rev Basil Harris of Eliot will give an address, with violin and piano by the Misses McIntire, vocal solos by James Morrison, and a Walbach Grange skit. Evening class of candidates to receive a degree.
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Ocean Side
Hampton
Basil Harris
Eliot
Misses McIntire
James Morrison
Walbach Grange
Mew Castle
County Budget Shows $51,284 Increase
The Rockingham County Board of County Commissioners submitted its anticipated budget for 1939 and 1990 showing a substantial rise over last year. The requested total is 376,224.29, about 51,284.89 more than 1938. Possible additions include county farm improvements, heat system, infirmary, painting, and water system upgrades. Sheriff Frink seeks funds for two solitary cells at Penhallow Street jail. no current solitary cell exists. Tax may rise from 120,000 to 125,000 this year, reflecting relief and aid needs.
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Rockingham County
Frink
Penhallow Street
Portsmouth
No Automobile Deaths Reported Last Week in New Hampshire
Concord New Hampshire officials report no automobile fatalities last week extending the year’s total to six deaths from motor vehicle accidents. The figure contrasts with twenty deaths in the same period last year, showing continued improvement in road safety.
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Concord
Merch &Ap
New Hampshire
Chairmen Named for Crippled Children's Drive In City
Charles H. Walker is named chairman of the Crippled Children's Drive. Representing Greenland are Mrs. Russell Rolston Hampton Falls and North Hampton Mrs. John W. R. Brooks and Rye Miss Edna Garland.
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Charles H. Walker
Crippled Children’s Drive
Greenland
Russelll Rolston
Hampton
Hampton Falls
North Hampton
John W. R. Brooks
Rye
Edna Garland
Former Local Man May Be Candidate For Me
In Maine political circles a former Portsmouth resident Frederick G. Payne longtime Olympia Theatre manager in Augusta is tipped as a potential Republican governor candidate. Payne, Augusta mayor, has not announced but weighs the proposal. Another strong contender is Congressman Clyde H. Smith of Rockland with 42 years in the party and 49 elections won for various offices.
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Olympia Theatre
Pine Tree
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Augusta
Clyde H. Smith
Rockland
Body Found Off Salisbury Point
The body of Alfie Pappalardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was identified in the Merrimac river off Salisbury Point. Officials call the death accidental drowning with no foul play, traced to a likely ice accident during the spring thaw. The body was found by four Amesbury Boy Scouts near the Newburyport car barn and reported to Salisbury police.
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Salisbury Point
Alfie Pappalardo
Springfield Street
Lawrence
Haverhill
Amersbury
Salisbury
Elmer
Bagnall
Newburyport
Amesbury
Harry Wilmot
Truck Demolished In Accident At Hampton
A fish truck en route to New York from Eastport crashed on U S Route 1 near Hampton, clipping a utility pole and striking a tree. Driver Nick Gallichic of New Haven pleaded guilty to speeding, fined 10 dollars plus 8 82 in costs. The truck overturned, its load of herring spilled onto a lawn and was disposed of at the town dump as gulls and sea birds feasted nearby.
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Lafayette Road
Beatrice Lane
Hampton
Dominick Gallichic
New Haven
Conn
John W. Perkins
New York City
Eastport
Vincent Julient
Juliant
Jerome Harkness
Floyd I. Gale
Elroy Shaw
Arthur Sanborn
Hackett
Bringing Man Here To Face Charge Of Desertion
Sheriff Simes Frink was en route from Des Moines Iowa to Portsmouth to extradite Carroll M. Ross 35 on desertion charges. Ross was arrested February 13 held under $1000 bail for appearance. Deputy Clarence Merrill accompanies the pair and they expect to arrive late tomorrow.
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Simes Frink
Portsmouth
Des Moines
Carroll M. Ross
Ross
Iowa
Clarence Merrill
Salem
Frink
Road Ban Extends Across State For Frost Season
State Highway Department announces heavy truck ban effective Friday south of the northern town boundaries including Haverhill Benton Woodstock Thornton Waterville Albany and Conway. Trucks over seven tons gross weight are prohibited. Commissioner F E Everett states the ban applies statewide through frost season.
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State Highway Department
F. E. Everett
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Benton
Woodstock
Thornton
Waterville
Albany
Conway
Five Arrested In Connection With 70 Breaks
Quincy police held five men for questioning after arrest at gunpoint in Randolph. They face inquiries into 70 safe breaks and burglaries across Brockton, Plymouth, Quincy and nearby Norfolk County towns, including a safe theft from Randolph High School and a theatreSafe in Randolph.
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Brockton
Plymouth
Norfolk County
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Randolph Theatre
Randolph Center
Randolph High School
Japan weighs military outlays amid Soviet threat
Tokyo reports the government studies a 2 billion dollar military budget as the Soviet Union’s actions prompt caution. Fifteen Russians killed or wounded on the Manchukuo Siberia border rise tensions while Japan plans to deploy first line troops to China and Manchukuo and seeks naval supremacy in the Western Pacific.
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Sotaro Ishawata
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Pacific
China
Camp Lincoln Reunion Banquet Held At Rockingham Hotel
The Camp Lincoln reunion dinner drew 147 attendees at the Rockingham Hotel on Saturday evening. Exe ter Academy chair Howard Easton opened with a blessing, President Percy Jewell welcomed guests, and David Eastman of Durham entertained with magic before H W Gibson of Boston spoke on What is a Camp? Camp Lincoln plans for 1939 were outlined by Reid O Besserer, with Calvin Han an named co director next summer. A Booster Club was formed and 25 boys will enroll as first members.
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Howard Easton
Exeter Academy
Arthur A. Rouner
Percy Jewell
Rockingham County
David Eastman
Durham
Lincoln
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Boston
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National Camp Directors Association of America
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Han Nan
Massachusetts State College
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Besserer
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James H. Smith
Portsmouth
Smith
Francis Hett
Frank Leitker
Exeter
Francis Eddy
Melrose
Mass
Winston Spinney
Robert and
Roger Littlefield
Toby Bessevere
Akerman Plumer
Curtis Ford
Donald Syphers
Robert Barker
Newfields
Berlin Bay 8 Year Old Rescued After 200 Foot Fall
Paul Cartier 8 year old son of Mr and Mrs Peter Cartier of 697 2d St narrowly escaped death after toppling nearly 200 feet from Mt Forest in central Berlin. He was buried in bushes on the cliff and rescued by police after more than an hour. He was taken to St Louis Hospital with bruises and facial cuts but not in serious condition.
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Paul Cartier
Peter Cartier
2D St
Mt. Forest
Jedges
St. Louis Hospital
State Prison Steward Sullivan Dies After 40 Years
Concord reports Edward J. Sullivan aged 62 died at home after serving as steward at the State Prison for four decades. The article also notes Asia as the largest continent with about 17,052,000 square miles.
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Edward J. Sullivan
State
Asia
Two Killed In Plane Crash Near East Northport
In East Northport on March 6 AP reports two men died when a rented monoplane struck a high water tower after circling for 30 minutes in thick fog before attempting to land. Victims were Alfred Beck Jr. of Glendale and William Danhards, Woodhaven high school student.
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Alfred Beck, Jr
Glendale
Wiliam Danhards
Woodhaven
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