Roosevelt Rejects Mazigan Base Expansion as Vichy Acknowledged
Washington reports President Roosevelt firmly opposed the planned Mazigas naval base expansion after a French official claim that it was long contemplated. The administration expects Axis diplomacy to widen, yet this will not alter U.S. policy. Roosevelt paused on appointing a draft control administrator as White House mulls next steps amid defense material shipments to Britain.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mazigas
Vichy
Gaston Henry-Haye
White House
United States
der Fuehrer
Britalin
Robert May
Almanac Snippet Notes Town Almanac Details
The Day's Almanac for October 4 1940 lists Standard Time sunset at 5 21 pm and sunrise at 5 45 am for tomorrow. It notes a high tide at 1 pm and an upcoming full moon on October 15 with light tides tonight around 5 51.
Herald Amusements and Classifieds Highlights
A compact page summary covers Boy Scouts Amusements and Classified Ads, with a slice of Comics, Crossword Puzzle, and puzzles. Includes Durham Exeter funeral notices and local Gleanings with editorials, personals, public notices, legal notices, and a sports brief from New England.
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Amusements
Boy Scouts
Durham Editorial
Exeter
Kittery Kittery Point
World
New Castle
Newtfields
Newington
New England
Public Forum Radio
Rye South Berwick
Jap Premier Urges U S To Co operate With Axis Powers
Tokyo October 4 A P Premier Konoye urged the United States to cooperate with the Rome Berlin Tokyo axis and warned that any US challenge to axis leadership would provoke a fight to the finish. He said peace or war in the Pacific rests with the United States and that Japan would negotiate only if the US shifts its stance. He urged reconsideration to cooperate in building a new world order while promising to press on with efforts to adjust relations with Soviet Russia, though noting continued issues.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Prince Konoye
United States
Pacific
Konoye
Domei
Japan
Kyoto
Germany
Italy
Triple Alliance
Axis
Soviet
Russia
State Highway Men Urge U.S. Aid On Roads For Defense
The New England Conference of State Highway Commissioners urged federal financing for defense related roadwork. Attended by six states Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and guests from Quebec including minister T D Bouchard and deputy Arthur Bergeron. Participants included Roger Gray Stuart D Paine and council members with state commissioners Lucius Barrows Everett Sargent Beal Waterman Nichols.
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U.S
New England
Rockingham
T. D. Bouchard
Quebec
Arthur Bergeron
Roger
Gray
New England Council
Stuart D. Paine
Maine
Lucius D. Barrows
New Hampshire
Frederick E. Everett
Vermont
H. E. Sargent
Massachusetts
John W. Beal
Rhode Island
Frederick W. Waterman
Connecticut
Clinton Nichols
Ralph Sawyer
Barrows
R. W. Colburn
Berl
Americans Quit Asia As War Clouds Loom
A wide withdrawal of American women and children from the Far East, especially China, appears probable as tensions rise between Japanese and U S policies. Texas Oil and Standard Vacuum Oil reportedly urged staff to send families home. Shanghai banks will no longer accept foreign exchange contracts for future delivery.
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Shanghai
Far East
China
United States
Pacific
Texas Oil Company
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
National City Loank
Chase National Bank
TaNICs Arthur Lake Herald carrier and student outlined
TaNICs Arthur Lake a high school sophomore and daily carrier for the DAILY HERALD is noted as a popular staff member among customers on Court Pleasant Getes and Mercy streets. He is expected to join the baseball quad in the spring from Mr and Mrs Scott W Lake of Seer.
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Arthur Lake
Daily Herald
Ant
Court, Pleasant, Getes and
Mercy Streets
Wendell Willkie Denounces Fear Campaigns Against Industry
Wendell Willkie defends industry against rhetoric aimed at turning the public against business. He argues planes and guns are not built by emotional radio appeals or attacks on business, urging calm and focus on production.
Reds and Tigers tied 1 1 in five innings of world series game
In Detroit on October 4, Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers were 1 1 after five innings as Lombardi returned to the Reds lineup and Ernie Lombardi homered and drove in a run. The game featured Tommy Bridges for Detroit and Jit Turner on the mound for Cincinnati.
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Reds
Tigers
Detroit
Cincinnati Reds
Tommy Bridges
Detroit Tiger
Ernie Lombard
Detroi Tigers
Lombard
Cincinnati
Bill Mckhechnie
Jit Turner
Det Baker
George Tebbetts
Jury verdict of 12000 in Portsmouth Dover crash case
A Strafford county Superior Court jury returned a verdict of 12000 for permanent injuries and damages in an automobile accident action filed by Jerry Bergunsky of Portsmouth against William Ogden of Dover. The accident occurred February 9 1938 on the Portsmouth Dover highway.
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Strafford County
Jerry W Bergunsky
Fortsmouth
William F. Ogden
Dover
Portsmouth-Dover
Pope
Three Fined In Local Court
Three defendants arraigned on the same charge appeared in municipal court before Judge Jeremy Waldron. George E. Dearborn Jr of Exet cer was fined 5 dollars and 6.82 dollars costs for operating a motor vehicle on Route 1 without a current hours of service record as required by the Public Service Commission. Harold A. Cate a transportation inspector for the Public Service Commission made the complaint and State Trooper Lewis R. Watson made the arrest. Sidney Brough of Boston and Raymond Farris of Lawrence paid similar fines and costs on like charges.
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Jeremy Waldron
George E. Dearborn, Jr
Exetcer
Public Service Commission
Harold A. Cate
Lewis R. Watson
Sidney Brough
Boston
Raymond Farris
Lawrence
N E Federation of Music Clubs Meet Here in Portsmouth
The New England Federation of Music Clubs will hold a two day convention in Portsmouth October 25 and 26 at the Middle Street Baptist church. A Friday concert at the Junior High school auditorium features top artists from New England clubs including the New Hampshire federation chorus of 160 singers directed by Kathleen Cunningham. Norman Leavuty oversees convention arrangements. all events are free to the public.
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N. E. Federation of Music Clubs
Portsmouth
Middle Street Baptist Church
New England
N. H. Federation of Music Clubs Chorus
Kathleen Cunningham
Wolfeboro
Norman Leavuty
Dover Point Man Dies In Hospital
Henry Turner Moulton, a 23 year Dover Point resident, died early this morning at Worcester Memorial Hospital in Newburyport. Born January 81, 1868, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Susan Leach Moulton. He worked in Cambridge as a plumber for over 30 years and belonged to Friendship lodge TOOF and Amicable lodge A F A M. He is survived by his wife Ida Landerkigs Moulton and a daughter Mrs Walter J. Avery of Concord Massachusetts.
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Henry Turner Moulton
Dover Point
Worcester Memorial Hospital
Newburyport
Moulton
Edward J
Susan Leach Moulton
Cambridge
Friendship Lodge
TOOF
Amicable Lodge
Ida (Landerkigs) Moulton
Walter J. Avery
Concord, Mass
Kittery Airport Development Listed in Survey
Among 205 possible New England airport developments, Kittery was named with a proposed total of 280 234 dollars. The item is not a definite proposal but part of a Civil Aeronautics Authority survey to assemble a six year expansion program.
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New England
Kittery
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Jury Drawings Set For Tonight In Rockingham County
Tonight at 7 o clock jury drawings for the October term of Rockingham county superior court will be held at the City clerk s office. Drawings supervised by City Clerk John J Henson and ward clerks. Grand jury meets Oct 22 and port jury on Oct 28. Court will meet in Exeter this year.
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Rockingham County
John J. Henson
Exeter
Native Rye Judge Haven G Hill Dies in Lowell
Word arrived today of the sudden death in Lowell of Haven G Hill an associate justice of the Lowell District court. A Rye native his relatives lived there for a time and he was known to residents who met him during his visits.
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Haven G. Hill
Lowell
Rye
Butternut glut prompts doctor to curb bounty
Dr Yeager of the University of New Hampshire agriculture department complains of a surplus of butternuts. He had offered 20 cents per nut and now has more than he can store. He calls for no more donations as prize awards go to the best species but requests the public to send no more.
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Feager
University of New Hampshire Agriculture Department
the Herald
Yeager
Marketing Officials Tour New England Visit to Portsmouth
A group of 36 to 60 leading marketing officials will tour New Hampshire Maine and Vermont as part of the National Association of Marketing Officials event ending in Boston. They will inspect Applecrest orchards in Hampton Falls tour Phillips Exeter Academy and visit Dartmouth College before returning via Keene.
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Portsmouth
National Association of Marketing Officials
Bradford
Boston
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Applecrest Orchards
Hampton Falls
Phillips Exeter Academy
Durham
University Town
Maplewood Acres
Alvin Redden
Dartmouth College
Keene
Two Pay 75 Fines At Seabrook
Maurice L. McConnell a sailor attached to a submarine at the local navy yard was fined 75 dollars and costs 6 82 for driving under the influence with a 30 day hospital sentence suspended. Wayne Higgins of Hampton not involved in the accident faced the same charge, was fined 75 dollars and costs 7 12, with a suspended sentence.
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Lafayette Road
Hampton Falls
Ralph C. Bragg
Seabrook
Maurice L. McConnell
Navy Yard
Correction
Wayne Higgins
Hampton
Rome Masses Large Force On Border Clash Talks At Brenner Pass
Italian troops about 130000 strong with 120 tanks mass near the Greek frontier as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met at Brenner Pass in Rome. Athens reports Albanian groups shift positions along the border amid Axis propaganda claims Greece is a pawn of Britain. FasciSt editor Gayda says the meeting was routine and not aimed at drawing in another country. Axis leaders discussed war prospects and relations with the United States behind closed doors. A German destroyer was sunk according to British reports.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Athens
Albania
Greece
Great Britain
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Rome-Berlin
Italy
Germany
Gayda
Ing 4
Il Duce
Fuehrer
Axis
Duer
United States
Russia
Spain
Congress Speeds Toward A Recess
Washington reports the last major defense appropriations bill moves to the president for signature as Congress rushes toward a recess next week. Leaders say the 1.482 billion defense bill funds conscription, expanding the army and defense programs while a separate 200 million War Department civil functions bill passes. A proposed 80 million for 4,000 new airports is dropped.
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Washington
Barkley
D-Ky
Senate
House
White House
Roosevelt
War Department
NAW
Fall Foliage Reaching Height In Nearby Places
Portsmouth and vicinity see early fall colors as Northern New England reports peak by next Wednesday. Fire Warden Francis Brady notes lowlands bright red, with foliage already at height in Milan Hill and Mt. Cardigan. Monadnock region promotes five marked tours across southwestern New Hampshire with maps and posters, expecting thousands of visitors over two weekends.
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New England
Stratham
Francis Brady
Milan Hill
New Hampshire
Mt. Cardigan
Mt. Pitcher
Belknap Mountains
Gilford
Franconia Noten
Mt. Kearsarge
Werner
Wilmot Flat
Mt. Monadnock
Jaffrey
Woodstock
Oalran Toudon
Pinkham
Notch
Sheburne
Goffstown
Warren
Mt. Moosilauke
Forest Fire
Red Hill
Center Harbor
Monadnock Region
Marlow
Milford
Walpole
Winchester
Association
Peterborough
Democracy and the egg war in New York editorial
The piece jokes about political satire during an election, noting eggs thrown at Willkie as part of democratic theater. It mocks Mussolini's army retreat in the desert, exaggerates the Italian navy’s disappearance, and comments on the shifting fortunes of forces as winds blow hot by day and cold by night in the desert.
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Willkie
FOP
Suez Canal
Mussolini
Duce
Italy
Rome
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