Roosevelt warns of Japan risk likened to Munich
Strategists see Japan as a threat to the British empire and Pacific order. Roosevelt aides warn a Japanese victory would fragment Indo Asia and challenge US interests, warning that US action hinges on Japan's next moves and a firmer Western stance may deter further aggression.
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Washington
Oceania i
Dutch East Indies
Australia
Japan
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Pacific
Almanac and Weather Notes From Portsmouth Herald
The Days Almanac entry for Friday October 11, 1940 notes sunset at 9 PM and moon phase with a 5:55 AM rise tomorrow. It lists vehicle rates, a 90 dollar item, and a weather summary showing a maximum of 64.7 and a minimum of 62 degrees in the past 94 hours.
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Bourke
Portsmouth Herald
Amusements in the Herald page items overview
A compact note summarizes varied Herald content including Boy Scouts cartoons church notices classified ads comics crossword puzzle editorial and personal mentions across towns Exeter Newmarket Hampton Falls Kittery Mere and There York South Berwick and surrounding areas with brief entries on events and notices presented for regional readers.
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Exeter Fitnera
Hampton Falls Mere
Kittery Kittery
Newmarket
New England
South Berwick Sports
York
British Warships Bombard Cherbourg during dawn attack
British warships bombarded the German held Cherbourg invasion base on the French coast at dawn, setting huge fires visible from 40 miles. The London admiralty reported no damage or casualties aboard the raiders and said enemy forces offered no naval opposition, while German sources minimized the strike claiming only one British cruiser was routed by coastal batteries.
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Associated Press
Cherbourg
London Admiralty
Admiralty
Glerbourg
English Channel
Dunkerque
RAE
Aavac
Hamburg
Portsmouth Civic Patrol Day Proclaimed by Mayor
On Sunday October 27 Mayor Kennard E Goldsmith issued an official proclamation declaring Portsmouth Civic Patrol Day. The document cites the city’s need for community security and the Civic Patrol’s role in times of trouble in Portsmouth.
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Civic Patrol
Portsmouth Civile Patrol
Kennard E Goldsmith
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Civic Patrol
Fortsmouth
Government Growth Prompts Tax Payer Strain
Wendell Willkie remarks on rising government employment and expenses, noting nearly 100 percent rise in jobs and 200 percent rise in expenditures totaling over nine billion dollars. He argues the boom benefits government power while burdening people through taxes and losses to enterprises.
Willkie Attacks New Deal Record During New England Tour
Wendell Willkie, en route to Boston, accuses the New Deal of class against class and section against section not for growth but political gain. In Fall River he calls for national unity and cites a third term threat. Earlier in Providence he warns of unemployment and condemns imports from regimes that oppress workers.
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Willkie
Boston
Wendell L. Willkie
New Deal Today
Chickamauga
Roosevelt Visits Pittsburgh Area Tour of steel city armor plants
President Roosevelt toured Pittsburgh and suburbs with Pennsylvania Democratic leaders to inspect armor plate and gun forging facilities for a $15 billion rearmament program. Officials from Allegheny County were invited to join a motor caravan visiting the Carnegie-Teollis mill at Munhall, Meta machine plant at West Homestead, and Terrace Village housing project.
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Pittsburgh
Pennnsylvania
Roosevelt
America
White House
Alleghany County
Washington
East Liberty
Carnegie- Tunois
Mun- Nall
Meta Machine Company
West Homestead
Terrace Village
District PTA Meeting Held at Plaistow
The Piscataquis District Parent Teachers Association held an all day event in Plaistow with afternoon and evening programs. State president Mrs. Andrew J. Ayer spoke on “A Charge To Keep We Have” and Chicago’s Clarice Wace, acting field secretary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, led the evening session. James J. Morrison provided a solo.
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Piscatagus
Parent| Teachers’ Association
Plaistow
Andrew J. Ayer
Clarice Wace
Chicago
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
James J. Morrison
No Edition Tomorrow Marks Columbus Day 1949
The Portsmouth Herald will not publish on Monday October 12 1949 in observance of Columbus Day. Readers are advised to note the holiday schedule and return for the next issue.
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Portsmouth Herald
Birthday Party for Miss Eleanor Lovell in Kittery
Miss Eleanor Lovell of Stim son street Kittery celebrated her fifth birthday recently. Three different persons presented her with birthday cakes. Including Miss Lovell this was a surprise for four.
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Eleanor Lovell
Stimson Street
Kittery
Miss Lovell
Samuel R. Hamilton Dies Suddenly in Portland Legacy
Samuel R. Hamilton, long time resident of the city and Portland native, died suddenly at his home on 38 Auster streak. He is survived by his wife Harriet C Hamilton, son Lawrence A, two grandsons Irving R Hamilton and others, with a sister in Portland, Maine and a brother in Brattleboro, Vt. The couple observed their 52nd wedding anniversary.
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Samuel R. Hamilton
Portland
Familton
Portsmouth
Morley
Hamilton
Harriet Corbet Hamilton
Lawrence A
Irving RB
Alli
Joseph Dearborn
Portand
William Hamilton
Brattleboro
Jung
Congress Faces Series of Recesses
The Senate planned a series of brief, low quorum sessions until November 18 as it awaits election results to decide action on Wagner act amendments and the Logan-Walter bill. The chamber was recessed after the majority leader announced a return Monday after a short session. The House adjourned until Monday after failing to achieve a 3% quorum.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
Chamber
House
Captain Theobald Named For Rear Admiral Post
Captain Robert Theobald USN, resident of New Castle, was today nominated by President Franklin D Roosevelt for promotion to rear admiral. He commands the Destroyer Flotilla No 1 and previously served on the Naval Policy General Board. Theobald, born in San Francisco, married a daughter of Dr John P Berry of New Castle, whose family name was long established there after Dr Berry’s death.
Rye Harbor Dredging Fund Approved by Governor Council
Approval was given this week in Concord to spend 70 000 dollars for Rye Beach harbor dredging and filling marsh land for possible aviation field use. The measure was endorsed by the governor and his council at the Concord council meeting.
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Rye Beach
Concord
Rallies for Clipper-Dover Grid Clash Across River
Portsmouth and Dover prepare for their 28th football meeting at Alumni Field with a downtown rally led by PHS cheerleaders and a band. A bonfire at the South playground follows, while Traip Academy students rally for their game against Kennebunk at Kittery Square.
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PHS
Portsmouth
Alumni Field
Dover
Traip
Pinkerton
Hampton
Draft Registrars Meet Here Tonight
A school for instruction of selective service registrars will be held at the Courthouse this evening at 7 o'clock. Lieut. Leonard F. Clem exts will be the instructor, explaining various phases of the work, which will come up on Wednesday of next week, when all men between the ages of 21 and 36 will register in their voting place.
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Selective Service
Leonard F. Clemexts
Two Drivers Fined In Court
George W. Davidson of Aldrich Tord was fined costs of £3 in municipal court before Judge Jeremy Waldron for speeding. Robert Martell of Woodbury Avenue was fined $5 and costs of $4.70 for passing a red light at Market Square.
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George W. Davidson
Aldrich Tord
Muncipal Court
Jeremy Waldron
Davidson
Robert Martell
Woodbury Avernue
Market Square
Democrats Plan Statewide Tour After Meeting
A Democrats gathering is set for next Wednesday evening at the Rockingham hotel. John J. O'Reilly of Manchester, director of the speaker's bureau, said an eight of ten county organization tour will run next week. Mrs. John Glynn of Manchester joins Chairman Robert E. Early of Nashua and F Clyde Keefe of Dover on the tour.
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Rockingham
John J. O'Reilly
Manchester
John Glynn
State Committee
Robert E. Early
Nashua
F. Clyde Keefe
Dover
Mail Delivery Tomorrow Post Office Hours Announced
Postmaster Peter J. Hickey announced morning mail delivery will proceed as usual and post office windows will be open from 9 30 to 12 30 tomorrow. The notice confirms regular service and limited window hours.
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Peter J. Hickey
Charles M Dale Heads Selective Service Body Announced
Engineering committee of the Portsmouth Civic Patrol met at the New Hampshire Gas and Electric recreation hall to map duties for disaster protection. Commander Joseph H. Cullen led a discussion with heads of city utilities outlining points to protect and repair water, roads, bridges, docks, and power. A new committee was appointed and headquarters noted at the recreation hall and city yard offices.
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Portsmouth Civic Patrol
Recreation Hall
New Hampshire Gas and Electric Co
Daniels Street
Joseph H. Cullen, Sr
Emerson Bovey Post
VFW
Portsmouth
New Hampshire Gas & Electric Co
Portsmouth Gas Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
City Street and Water Department
John EH
Seybolt
Nat S. Stevens
P. C. Lewin
City Yard
Portsmouth Gas Co
Vyital
Falcon Pulls Destroyer Off Bank in Rescue Effort
The USS Falcon, aiding submarines from New London, pulled the grounded destroyer Roper off a shale bank in New London harbor without damage. Divers and salvage gear were sent after the incident, attributed to equipment or personnel failure during maneuvers.
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UU. S. Falcon
United States Navy
Roper
New London
New ‘London
Falcon
New Army Chief Here Is Authority on Harbor Defense
The War Department in Washington confirms Col. Walter K. Dunn as senior officer at Fort Constitution to command Portsmouth harbor defenses soon. Dunn, a West Point graduate, is a noted authority on harbor defense and expected to report from duty in the Philippines.
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United States War Department
Washington
Fort Constitution
Walter K. Dunn
Fort
Portsmouth Harbor
Dunn
West Point
Philippine Islands
Herbor
Officers Sub For Ailing Light at Congress and Vaughan
Traffic light out briefly at the Congress and Vaughan corner led to congested traffic until officers Roland Smart and Paul F. Convers directed vehicles and restored order.
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Congress and
Vaughan Streets
Roland Smart
Paul F. Convors
Portsmouth Stores To Close Tomorrow
In observance of Columbus Day the Portsmouth Merchants bureau member stores will close Saturday Oct 12. They will open again until 9 p m tonight for shoppers. Columbus Day is a state holiday.
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Portsmouth Merchants Bureau
Portsmouth Board Members and Army Veteran Leader Highlight
The piece notes Judge John W. Perkins of Hampton and Elihu T. Adams of Seabrook as fellow board members with Ralph G. McCarthy of Portsmouth serving as Government Appeal Representative. It profiles Dale, an Army veteran who rose from Fort Constitution in 1917 to Portsmouth mayor and state senator, and cites Fort Constitution area demographics estimating 3,724 eligible men for next week's registration with 124 registrars.
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John W. Perkins
Hampton
Elihu T. Adams
Seabrook
Government Appeal
Ralph G. McCarthy
Portsmouth
State Board of Appeals
Age limits on draft corrected to 21 to 35 years
The Selective Service rules set the required registration age at 21 to 35, not 16 to 35 as previously reported. An apology is offered to affected mothers and youngsters for the error and its impact.
Spectators See Oil Blaze Extinguished By Fog Nozzle
Portsmouth Fire department demonstrated how ordinary water can fight gasoline and oil fires during Fire Prevention week led by Fire Chief George T. Cogan. A 10 foot pool with oil and gasoline was doused in under a minute using a fog nozzle that vaporizes water into a fine mist. The demonstration also showed foam application and carbon dioxide smothering, with tests conducted by Lawrence Carolin of Boston for American-LaFrance Foamite, touring other areas as part of the event.
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Portsmouth
South Playground
George T. Cogan
Lawrence Carolin
Boston
American-LaFrance- Foamite Corporation
Thoughts on Axis moves and wartime rhetoric in 1940s press
In a New York dispatch from October 11, reflections critique Axis actions. The writer notes Italian troops alongside Germany aiding Romania and mocks Mussolini's diminished wartime role. They question Italy and Japan over perceived aggression toward the United States and lampoon Nazi claims of bringing "peace" to Romania.
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Italy
Germany
Musso
Britain
Goering
Bermann
Braggarts
Japan
United States
Berlin
Rumania
Mussolini
Pursoit
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