Charles H Walker to head Easter Seal drive here
Charles H. Walker of 79 Middle Street was named Portsmouth chairman for the 1950 Easter Seal drive. The event, led by state campaign chair Laurence F. Whittemore, supports the Portsmouth Rehabilitation Center which treated about 7,000 cases in the year ending May 1949 and aims to help 10,000 to 12,000 handicapped people by May 1950.
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Harold Oulton
Dover
Portsmouth
Amilex
Harold
Portsmouth Herald Photong
Charles H. Walker
Industry Foundation
Middle Street
Laurence F. Whittemore
Pembroke
New Hampshire Society For Crippled Children and Handicapped Persons
Kiwanis Club
Walker Today
J. D. Hadford
S. Gordon Task
Kiwanis Wives
American Legion Auxi Mary
Ira A. Brown i
Mary C. Dondero
Red Cross Drive in Portsmouth Wins Slow Start
The Portsmouth Red Cross campaign began last Wednesday and is far short of its $11,500 weekly goal. Through Saturday the drive raised about $1,000 with $860 in advance gifts returned to the treasurer. Banister noted small contributions from businesses, organizations, homes, and special groups, and cited time consuming house and business solicitation as a factor in the lag.
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Red Cross
Portsmouth
Rolfe G. Banister
J. Walter Tower
Baniaster
Theough
National Red Cross
Banister
Exeter Water Main Break Cuts Off Local Supply
Twenty five Exeter families faced a water outage for about 13 hours after a water main burst at Winter Street and Epping Road late yesterday. An emergency crew under Supt. George Bean labored through the night to restore service by this morning despite gas main fumes. Harold Larkin was briefly overcome but continued work.
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Exeter
Winter Street
Epping Road
George Bean
Exeter Water Works
Harold Larkin
February Vital Statistics for Portsmouth
City Clerk Mrs. Eileen D. Foley reports February totals with 36 births, 27 marriages, 25 deaths, and one stillborn in Portsmouth.
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Portsmouth
Eileen D. Foley
Truman Plans Florida Vacation at Key West
President Truman will depart Sunday aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg for a three week vacation at Key West Florida. He will stay at the naval station and return by plane, with expected departure Sunday morning from Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Key West
Fla
White House
Sander explains two big Why's in court
In Manchester on March 6 Dr. Hermann M Sander testified on why he injected air into Mrs Abbie C Borrato and why his record noted the death. The defense pushed questions about timing and assumption of patient loss as the case unfolds with the doctor on the stand amid tension in the packed courtroom.
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Manchester
Sander
Hermann
Miners Return to Pits Under New Pact For Work
The United Mine Workers sign a contract with major operators ending a four week strike. Miners gain a $1.40 daily package and guaranteed work for at least a year, with potential extension to mid 1932. Operators expect business to resume, while consumers face higher coal costs. John L. Lewis proclaims a near-impossible achievement as 370,000 strikers return to work nationwide.
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Washington
Truman
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
AML
Federal
Heath Manhunters Have Quiet Time
Exeter and Rockingham County authorities had a quiet weekend in the manhunt for Carroll F. Heath an 18 year old murder suspect Acting Police Chief Benton J Hoitt said routine checking was done in Portsmouth but no reports were received that Heath was seen by anyone County Solicitor Lindsey R Brigham discounted reports that Heath may have escaped New England although pictures and a description of the youths have been sent out on FBI circulars Leads as to Heaths whereabouts have come from neighboring states but nothing has come from west of the Hudson river
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Exeter
Rockingham
Carroll F. Heath
Benton J. Hoitt
Portsmouth
Heath
Lindsey R. Brigham
New England
FBI
Hudson River
Brigham
Kittery Approves School Need Study Reelects Johnson
At Kittery town meeting a special planning committee to study added school facilities was named. Voters approved about 204274 in appropriations with most earmarked for schools. Lewis Johnson was reelected road commissioner and two new constables chosen. The meeting closed without adjournment for the first time in years.
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Kittery
Grangehall
Lewis Johnson
Legislature May Convene April 4 in Extra Session
Concord dispatch reports Governor Sherman Adams plans an April 4 special session of the Legislature pending a Supreme Court ruling on the reorganization act. The court will hear arguments tomorrow with Attorney Stanley M. Brown addressing the case. Prospects and doubts about constitutionality loom as Adams seeks a test ruling and awaits printed copies of the reform commission recommendations.
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Concord
API
Sherman Adams
Supreme Court
High Court
Senate
Perkins Bass
House
Richard F. Upton
General’ Court
Stanley M. Brown Ofelester
Cain
Adams
High Tribunal
James M., Langley
The
Concord Monitor
Eugene 8. Daniell, Jr
Franklin
Samuel Geraci Appointed Portsmouth Police Clerk
Samuel Geraci, 30, of 160 High Street, named Portsmouth's first police department clerk. He was chosen from five applicants for his character and legal training. A Portsmouth native and 1838 Portsmouth High School graduate, Geraci previously worked at Harold M. Smith, the Portsmouth naval shipyard from 1941 to 1946, and earlier at Continental Shoe and Morley Company. The six month probation start, with a $2100 starting pay, follows a new position created to ease paperwork load on regular officers. Geraci is single.
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Samuel Geraci
High Street
Portsmouth
Geraci
Portsmouth High School
Harold M. Smith
Portsmouth Naval
Continental Shoe Company
Morley Company
William J. Linchey
Allen Moves From Bay State to New York
Comedian Fred Allen said his heart will be in Massachusetts but his pocket in New York as he completed his final scene in a tax dispute with Massachusetts Tax Commissioner Henry F. Long. He thanked Long for relinquishing residency after an income tax bill claimed he was no longer a Massachusetts resident.
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Boston
Fred Allen
Massachusetts
New York
Allen
Henry F. Long
Long
Tonger
Massachusette
York town approves 330000 school addition in record vote
In York’s longest town meeting, 237 votes approve a 330000 addition to the high school and over 288000 for all school items. Voters cast 1211 ballots the largest in York history, with a 12.50 tax increase cited. Other articles fund a capital reserve shift, a 1700 nurse, and a new budget committee. Road commissioner Graver loses. Parsons wins.
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York
York High School
Ralph Hawkes
Capital Reserve
Howard Graver
Cecil Parsons
Parsons
Grover
Kenneth Blaisdell
Doctor admits injecting air in attempt to revive patient
Manchester March 6 AP Dr Hermand N Sander testified in a murder trial that when he injected air into Mrs Abbie Borreto veins there was no indication of life or reaction. He said he never intended to kill her and thought she was dead, then dictated on her death certificate that the air injection occurred.
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Manchester
Hermand N. Sander
Abbie Borreto
Borrote
Slidden
Langdell
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Champer's
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Peterborough
State Planning and Development Commission
Richman S. Margeson
Theodore
R. Butler
Thomas F. Midlen, Sr
Prank E. Paterson
John Leary
Chamber
Florida
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Ray Brighton
Portsmouth Herald
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Abbie C. Borreto
Hermann N. Sander
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Lorey C. Day
Traip Academy
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George D. Varney
Maine Senate
Elmer J. Burnham
Burnham
State Reorganization Commission
SHC
Bay State
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Elmer Young
David Strater
Ralph Tabor
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Clifton Webber
William Foster
Howard Long
Joseph Briley, Jr
Roger Young
Elsie Bardwell
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Rita Ladd
Myron Rusk
Ralph Young
Strater
Tabor
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Reginald J. Frost
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James H. McIntire
Walter ‘Donnell
John Gallant
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