Roosevelt Campaign Power Plays Stir Up Chicago Delegation
Anxious Democratic leaders in Chicago react to alarming downstate reports and inner party tensions as Roosevelt eyes the nation with bold speeches. Officials including Attorney General Jackson and Treasury Secretary Morventhau push for aggressive stumping while Roosevelt weighs dramatic moves to strengthen support ahead of the election.
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Jastington
Shakes
Denty
Chicago
Ilnois
Wen
Roosevelt
Horner
Mr. Kelly
New York
Ohio
Almanac Item Ties Standard Time and Rises
The Day's Almanac lists October 22, 1940, noting standard time and sunrise at 6.06 am. It mentions an early morning tie and upcoming events with Heathes lash quarter on October 24 and air vehicles at 5.28 tonight.
Amusements and Notices From Local Pages
A compact update from the Herald’s local pages highlights amusements, club notes, and brief notices. Mentions include Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, crosswords, comics, classifieds, and a public forum in regional New England towns.
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Amusements
Boy Scouts
Crossyened
Posie Editorial
Girl Scouts
Deanings Greenland
Hampton Mere
Kittery
New England
Public Forum
Raila Rye South Berwick
America Needs Organization to Create Jobs, Leaders Say
In a call for action, leaders argue that America must become organized and effective to unleash new enterprises and job creation. They warn that without coordinated effort, productive employment remains out of reach and demand for workers will outstrip supply.
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America
Army Air Corps to double combat groups nationwide
The War Department announced a 1942 reorganization to create four air filers and expand wings from 10 to 17. The force will grow from 25 to 54 combat groups, with a goal of 162,000 enlisted personnel and pilots increasing to 12,000 annually. Most groups will be based in the continental United States, with overseas aviation garrisons expanding. Delos Emmons remains commander, with HQ moving to Bolling Field near Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Corps
Western Hemisphere
War Department
Air Corps
Continental
United States
Department
General Headquarters Air Force
Air Force
Delos C. Emynons
Langley Field
Bolling Field
Washington, D.C
Court Sentences Plea Dealers in Rockingham County
At a Rockingham County Superior Court arraignment yesterday, defendants pled guilty or altered pleas. Raymond Pearce of Worcester, Mass, received six months in county jail for theft by check. George E. Herris drew six months suspended on restitution of 36. Domenic Cocco Arthur Innie and Harry Hill were continued for sentence with restitution totaling 26.87 and costs 7. Joseph Rovner shifted from not guilty to guilty on a note with 25 costs and continued. Herbert Derelean pled guilty with restitution of 10 and costs 23, placed on one year probation. Earl Haseltine fined 10 and costs 85, placed on probation for one year.
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Rockingham ‘County
Raymond Pearce
Worcester
Mass
Istceny
George E. Herris
Domenic Cocco
Arthur Innie
Harry Hill
Joseph Rovner
Herbert Derelean
Earl Haseltine
New Defense Class Planned at Portsmouth School
Portsmouths National Defense school will add an eighth class at its next regular meeting. Seven classes are in operation and overcrowding limits registrations to four new students, with others drawn from existing classes. Each class aimed for about 20 students but crowding forced changes. no teacher has been named yet and the duration has stretched beyond the original 10 weeks as enrollments grow.
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Portsmouths
National Defense School
Willkie Attacks Roosevelt Over Promises and Policy
Wendell Willkie told Harborcreek residents that if Roosevelt does not remember his promises, this generation’s boys may be sent to war. He accused the president of evasive issues, compared his speech to an obsolete defense system, and defended social gains while warning against deficit financing leading to bankruptcy and loss of liberty.
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Harborcreek
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Wilkie
Uberty
Willkie
New Deal
FDR May Visit Illinois as Campaign Swing Grows
A White House official said President Roosevelt hopes to visit Illinois for a pre election showing but gave no assurance to Governor John Stelle he could appear before November 5. Stephen Early cited travel limits and world tensions as reasons.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
John Stelle
Elect
Stephen Early
Early
Stelle
Springfield
Illinois
Gides
Mr. Roosevelt
America
Philadelphia
Rotary Speaker Raps Drivers Who Risk Lives
Rotary luncheon at Hotel Rockingham heard William A. Wheeler of the Boston and Maine railroad condemn careless driving at rail crossings. He cited a survey showing 1,690 deaths and 7,280 injuries in railroad crossing incidents in 1930 and warned no accident is unavoidable. Wheeler argued motorists often prioritize fear of law over personal safety and urged strict caution at crossings.
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William A. Wheeler
Boston and Maine Railroad
Rockingham
Wheeler
Herbert Bridges
Draft Numbers On Page Eight
Further draft number assignments by the local draft board will be found starting on page eight of this paper.
Eight More Letters Returned in Post Office Totals
Arthur Reinhart reports eight more letters returned from the ward list today. One addressee was dead, others unknown or moved with no forwarding address. Names include Ward J, Mr and Mrs Jerry Christie, 175 Fleet Street. Charles E Mead, 143 Hanover Street. Nicholas K Daginis, 141 Vaughan Street. Mr and Mrs William Upton, 28 High Street. Ward 2 Fred W McKinnon, 202 State. Stella Stage, 195 State Street. Mildred Stuart, 147 State Street. Tia Susman, 142 State Street.
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Letty
Arthur Reinhart
Jerry Christie
Fleet Street
Charles E. Mead
Hanover Street
Nicholas K. Daginis
Vaughan Street
William Upton
High Street
Fred W. McKinnon
State Street
Fstella Stage
Mildred Stuart
Tia Susman
Mrs Dixon Heads Kings Sons and Daughters
Mrs Della Dixon of Portsmouth was elected president of the New Hampshire branch of the International Order of Kings Sons and Daughters at the close of a two day meeting. Other officers chosen include vice president May C Saxton of Manchester secretary Isabel la C Puffett of New London treasurer Della F Pogre of Goffstown and junior superintendent Evelyn Rowe Cheney of Dover.
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Della Dixon
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
International Order of Kings Sons and Daughters
May C. Saxton
Manchester
Isabella C. Puffett
New London
Della F. Pogre
Goffstown
Evelyn Rowe Cheney
Dover
Absentee ballot applications tally grows in city
Seventy applications for absentee ballots have been filed with City Clerk John J. Henson for upcoming elections. Some applications await mailing by secretaries Kathryn Henson and Mary E. Kelley as staff speed to dispatch ballots. Names on file include William A. Dorney Jr. of Charlottesville Dorothy Hanscom of Albany Mildred Proctor of Houghton Margaret Fullam of Washington James Pullam Denis Sikes Tadora Preston Davis Ida Dailey Eugene Daniels Mary Daniels William Flannigan Romuda Flannigan Mildred Simpson Oscar Vaughan Lilian Robinsons Martin Higgins Kathryn Higgins Margaret Higgins Josephine Rice and others, with continued listing on page three.
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John J. Henson
Kathryn Henson
Mary E. Kelley
William A. Dorney, Jr
Preston Street
Charlottesville
Dorothy E. Hanscom
State Street
Albany
N. Y
Mildred E. Proctor
Houghton College
Houghton
N.Y
Margaret A. Fullam
New Jersey Avenue
Washington
D. C
James T. Pullam
Denis C. Sikes
Martha
Kimball
Soubth Street
City
Tadora Preston Davis
Wood Street
Lewiston
Ida A. Dailey
95Th Street
Brooklyn
Hugene S. Daniels
Franklin
N. x
Mary H. Daniels
Franklin, N. x
William
Flannigan
Rhode Island Avenue
N. W
D.C
Harvest Festival Bargains Draw Portsmouth Shoppers
A sunny fall day draws hundreds to Portsmouth Harvest Festival of Bargains across local stores. Merchants promote oversized, low prices with banners, parking on Vaughan Street or Parrott Avenue, and a focus on convenience for housewives and neighbors enjoying the big sale event through Saturday.
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Portsmouth
New England
Vaughan Street
Parrott Avenue
Hitler Moves to Mediterranean to Break Blockade
RAF activities and political discussions frame a wartime news brief. Democrats in Portsmouth hear Republicans warn of dictatorship and third term threats at a Rockingham card party. Mrs Hale Sonenfield of Washington, D C, argues Roosevelt could have become a dictator after his first inauguration with a bank holiday. State Rep Ernest W Dulles of Boston lauds New Deal reforms and urges Roosevelt to remain in office to continue the program. Candidate for U S Representa
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Portsmouth
Rockingham
Hale J. Sonenfield
Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
Ernest W. Dulles
Boston
Mass
U. S. Representa
Youth Held Over Axe Attack in Wells Case
Officials in Allied Maine questioned a 15-year-old South Berwick boy as the suspect in the brutal axe assault on 54-year-old Guy Welch of Wells. Welch was found unconscious in his cabin two weeks ago and initially not expected to survive, but has shown improvement at York hospital. Deputies allege the boy attacked Welch with an axe and stole $1050 from the recluse.
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Allied
South Berwick
Guy Welch
Wells
Welch
York Hospital
Edward T. Cosgrove
Yard Workers to Get Time Off to Vote in Portsmouth
The Portsmouth Navy Yard will grant registered voters one hour off on November 5 1940 during working hours without loss of pay to vote. Admiral Wainwright said polls run 6 am to 4 pm and time will be allotted before 8:30 am. Voters needing more time may appeal to their supervisor with reasons.
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
Adm
John PD. Wainwright
USN
Navy Department
Arethur J. Reinhart
Democratic City
Portsmouth
Peace Moves Loom In Asiatic Conflict Between China And Japan
German plans to shift focus to the Mediterranean threaten Britain's sea lifelines while seeking to fracture trade routes to South America via the Cape of Good Hope. Hitler and Laval reportedly discuss a Franco German accord with Vichy bases in Africa and unoccupied France in exchange for concessions. Franco and Franco's Madrid meeting with Hitler noted as key, with Franco returning to Spain.
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China
Japan
England
Germanfuehrer
Thaly
Spain
Britain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Germany
South America
India
Cape of Good Hope
Atlantic
Canary Islands
Hitler
Pierre Laval
France
Africa
Syria
Dakar
French West Africa
Toulon
Casablance
French
Morocco
Bizerte
Tunisia
Tours-Swiss
Seine River
Laval
Paris
Philippe Petain
Prancisco Franco
Madrid
Guard Against Error In Draft Drawing
Washington October 24 AP Ten pages of minute instructions went out to forearm the draft boards against errors that might cast reflection on the outcome of next Tuesday's national draft lottery. The manual stresses absolute accuracy and warns that errors may lead registrants and friends to claim unfairness. The pamphlet covers shuffling and numbering for 17 000 000 registered men and explains how numbers drawn will determine orders for service unless deferred. National headquarters said it would collect health statistics on draftees with the surgeon general to aid disease fight, recording major and secondary defects to provide a nationwide health portrait cross-indexed by county and state. Every registrant examined will take a blood test for syphilis, with defect notes forming the statistical basis of the nation s younger generation.
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Washington
National Selective Headquarters
National Headquarters
Jenks Scores Intimidation of Navy Yard Workers
Congressman Arthur B. Jenks of Manchester addressed the Greenland Men's Club at Center School auditorium, declaring that neither Germany nor any other foreign nation will invade U S shores, citing geographic distance from the Pacific coast and Europe as a deterrent in a speech last evening.
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Germany
Arthur B. Jenks
Manchester
Greenland
Center School
Japan
Pacific
Dear! Dear! New York Reacts to Bombing Berlin
Neal O Hara reports from New York on outrage over Allied bombing of Berlin. He scorns British actions while predicting German retaliation and condemning Allied aviation targets. He cites Goebbels and Goering as supporting decisive responses to perceived aggression.
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Felix Warburg
Wendell 4. Wrigle
James P. Warburg
Sage
Tuck
Iena Defense Commission
Doal
Defense Commission
Defense
Wendell Willkie
U.S. Army Air Corps
Brad Spinney
Warren
Warren's Lobster Co
Memorial Bridge
Fdr
Mrs. Dixon
King’s Sons
Taree
RAF
Trs. Hale J. Schenfield
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
South Atlantic
Odd Fellows
New Hampshire Lodge
Osgood Lodge
Dtst
Warren Alvin “Hussey
Grand Lodge
Navy Yard
Neal O'Hara
Berlin
Fuehrer
London
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
St. Paul's Cathedral
Dr. Goebbels
Marshal Goering
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