Greek army weakness in Europe cited by war commentary
Washington dispatch notes Greece’s army as the worst in Europe outside Roumania, with terrain favoring Greek defense but lacking modern equip ment. It discusses Italian advances under Graziani, British naval pressure, and Mussolini’s strategic aims toward the Near East and Turkey, framing Greece as a hurdle to broader Axis plans.
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Washington
Europe
Crete
Turkey
Adolf
Benito
Near East
England
Greece
Alexandria
Hitler
Kaiser
Berlin
Bagdad
Almanac entries hint at times and events
Fragmentary almanac snippet lists sunrise and sunset times for tomorrow and mentions vehicles and dates. Details are cut off, but hints of daily timing are present. Names, places, or concrete events are not clearly readable in this fragment.
Roosevelt and Willkie Tour Campaign Eastward in Key States
President Roosevelt campaigns in New England and Massachusetts amid war mobilization talks while Wendell Willkie pushes a Midwest East campaign with stops in West Virginia and Maryland. Willkie accuses Roosevelt of relying on officials absent in Europe as he defends his own ambassador claims.
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Associated Press
Old Bay State
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
West Virginia
Maryland
Baltimore
Europe
America
Washington
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Willkie
Great Britain
France
Moscow
Repubican
Clarksburg
W. V
City Hall Tonight Ends Registrations Before Nov 5 Election
Board of Registrars closes its sessions for the November 5 election tonight at 9 30. If you have not registered, do so before 5 this afternoon or between 7 30 and 9 30 tonight.
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City Hall
Board of Registrars
Four Men Enlist Through Portsmouth Army Office
Four recruits signed by the Portsmouth branch of the U S Army Recruiting Service passed their physicals in Manchester. others were rejected for handicaps. Irving Archie Hussey to Panama in the 11th division. Elmer B Chapman to the ordnance dept in First Corps Area. Ervin Connell to field artillery. Jeremiah E Higgins to the quartermaster corps in First Corps Area. Captain Oliver W Marvin overseeing the office sent five more men to Manchester for potential assignment.
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Portsmouth
U. S. Army
Manchestan
Irving Archie Hussey
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Signer
Panama
Elmer B. Chapman
Kittery
Ordnance Department
Ervin Connell
Peverly Hill Road
First Corps
Jeremiah E. Higgins
Marcy Street
Quartermaster Corps
Oliver W.marvin
Army
Manchester
Woods Fire Smolders After Burning About 20 Acres
The woods fire in the Brixham district near the South Berwick road, York, has burned about 20 acres. Firefighters and volunteers report the blaze continues to smoulder since Sunday, with repeated flare ups and no final extinction expected until rain aids. Nearby, Frank Finnerty’s house and barns were destroyed by a separate fire totaling about $2500, started in a barn and driven by a lack of water.
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York
Brixham
South Berwick Road
William Sullivan
York Fire Department
Tva
Frank Finnerty
Fined For Carrying Concealed Weapon in Municipal Court
Shirley E. Miles of Rye was fined $50 and costs $4.70 in municipal court before Judge Jeremy Waldron on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Miles had previously been involved as the complainant in an assault case against Herbert W. Clark of Portsmouth. The assault charges against Herbert W. Clark were not pressed at the state's request.
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Shirley E. Miles
Rye
Jeremy Waldron
Miles
Herbert W. Clark
Portsmouth
Bert W.clark
Portsmouth Civic Patrol Seeks Broad Registration Drive
At a meeting at the Central Fire station President A Richard Chase announced a registration drive for all interested in Portsmouth Civic Patrol. Cards and buttons will be available through committee chairmen, at Hotel Rockingham and at the New Hampshire Seacoast Regional Development association. Committees include Protection Engineering Emergency Canteen Church Refuge Communication Transportation Nursing Medical Emergency Hospital Aviation Welfare and Child Welfare. Harry Winebaum named finance officer. Two weeks hence a budget meeting will review committee needs and costs. Dr E B McLean spoke on preparedness coordination.
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Portsmouth
Central Fire Station
A. Richard Chase
Rockingham
New Hampshire Seacoast
Harry Winebaum
Mitthell Memorial Hospital
Brentwood
Cars Crash On Lafayette Road in Kittery Hit-and-Run Night
A hit-and-run crash on Lafayette road in Kittery involved a car linked to Frank J. Rody of the USS Bonita and a car driven by Raymond E. Trueman of Roslindale. Both vehicles were badly damaged and drivers were detained for investigation. Passenger Raymond Burns suffered facial and neck cuts.
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Kittery
George
Jadan
Frank J. Rody
Navy Yard
Raymond E. Trueman
Roslindale
Lafayette Road
Langdon’s Creek
Trueman
Boston
Ports~mouth
Helen Craffy
Earnest I. Foster
Bonita
Raymond Burns
Smart
Rody
Registrars Have Busy Session in Portsmouth
Portsmouth Board of Registrars held a busy session at city hall adding about 150 names to the registration lists. Registration had slowed earlier but officials expected a final hour rush tonight from 7.30 to 9.30 for voters eligible to register.
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Portsmouth
Answers Will Determine Status Of Each Man
Millions of American men awaited their fate as the national lottery assignment of order numbers moved forward. Local boards prepare to receive the official order list from Washington for men at risk of military service.
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America
National Lottery
Washington
Nation draft lottery results and forms update
Call the Portsmouth Hersia 37 to learn your draft lottery rider. A master list of 9,000 numbers is available and each registrant must know their assigned number to obtain the lottery result. Eight page Selective Service questionnaires will be mailed in order, starting with the first number drawn yesterday.
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Portsmouth
Hersia 37
Selective Service
Postmaster General To Speak Here Rally Weekend
The Democrats plan a rally at the city junior high school auditorium Saturday evening with Postmaster General Frank Walker of Washington slated to speak. State and county candidates are expected to attend the meeting.
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Frank Walker
Washington
Portsmouth Students To Vote Tuesday
Portsmouth students in all grades from fifth through senior year will register their voting rights next Tuesday. Simple ballots will appear for fifth and sixth graders, while junior and senior high ballots will list all electors. Home room moderators will preside at senior high check lists, tally sheets kept by officials, results announced the day after the election.
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Portsmouth
Numbers Play No Favorites In Huge Draft Lottery
In Washington the draft lottery drew a wide spread of numbers, including famous and everyday figures. Michael Benedict Gurnee, a 21 year old Chippewa Indian from Ashland, Wis, held 158, a number linked to several notable names from history. Other entrants ranged from James Stewart to Newton D Baker II and John Kennedy, with athletes Joe Vosmik and Artre Godoy listed among the numbered. The event shows the randomness of the selection process affecting people from all walks of life.
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Washington
State Department
Michael Benedict Gurnee
Ashland
Wis
Walter Carl Brinker
St. Louis
Lewis Darden
Colorado Springs
Alden C. Flagg, Jr
East Acton
Mass
James Stewart
Hollywood
Scall
Sterling Holloway
Aqueaky
Cpart
Newton D. Baker
Great Britain
Joseph P. Kennedy
Newton D. Baker II
Cleveland
John Kennedy
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Sewickley
Pittsburgh
J. Frederick Byers, Jr
Steel
Joe Vosmik
Brooklyn
Bruce Coltart
Philadelphia
Seaview
N. J
Joe Louis
Arturé Godoy
Fire Sweeps Part Of War Department Building
A night fire at the War Department munitions building on Constitution Avenue damaged a new fourth floor addition and extensive records storage. Intelligence officers and fire marshals investigated after flames were controlled. Gen George C Marshall said damage likely limited to documents by smoke and water, with sabotage speculation ongoing pending inquiry findings.
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Washington
War Departments
Constitution 1 Avenue
George C. Marshall
Army Chilef
War Department
Methodist Social Union Meets at South Blot Church
The Piscataque Methodist Social Union met at the South Blot Methodist church Monday with a morning debate on recruiting through educational method and social service. Rev. F. B. MacAlister of Saco led the affirmative, Rev. Edward F. Alien of York Village the negative, and afternoon talks covered religious experience and calls to ministry. Soloists Mona B. Plummer and Doris Cleaves performed, followed by an address by M. G. Plummer in place of ill Rev. E. W. Robinson.
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Piscataque
E. Curtis
Kennnebunk
C. Perry
Old Orchard
Mona B. Plummer
Sanford
Draft Numbers Listed for Portsmouth and Nearby Areas
A list of draft numbers and associated names and addresses across Portsmouth Hampton Beach Seabrook North Hampton Newmarket and Smithtown including 3943 Felix Joseph Macewich 2535 Lafayette Rd Portsmouth 3354 Willam Paul Rosa 80 State St Portsmouth 2355 Ernest Thacker Lafayette Rd Hampton Falls 3356 Timothy Leo Donovan 356 Middle Rd Portsmouth 3357 John Delmont Holmes 47 Lovell St Portsmouth 3358 Kenneth Lorimer Cook 323 Islington St Portsmouth 3359 Gordon Abbott Janvrin 3360 Frank Allen Guyon 501 Ocean Boulevard Hampton Beach 3361 Ernest Everett Welch Washington St Seabrook 3362 Harold Burton Dewey Lezayette Rd North Hampton 3963 Philip Meredith Nearing Dum as Ave Hampton Beach 364 James Andrew Jackson 205 Sagamore Ave Portsmouth 3365 David Harold Levinson 81 Park St Portsmouth 3368 Herbert Daniel Twombly Main St Smithtown 3367 Richard Arthur Field Railroad Ave Seabrook 3368 Joseph Kenneth Eldridge Ep ping Rd RPD 1 Newmarket 3369 Robert Gordon Ballou Hatel Wiley Newmarket eatin marci
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Felix
Joseph Macewich
Lafayette Rd
Portsmouth
Willam Paul Rosa
State St
Ernest Thacker
Hampton Falls
Timothy Leo Donovan
Middle Rd
John Delmont Holmes
Lovell St
Kenneth Lorimer Cook
Islington St
Gordon Abbott Janvrin
Frank Allen Guyon
Ocean Boulevard
Hampton Beach
Ernest Everett Welch
Washington St
Seabrook
Harold Burton Dewey
Lezayette Rd
North Hampton
Philip Meredith Nearing
Dumas Ave
James Andrew Jackson
Sagamore Ave
David Harold ‘Levinson
Park St
Herbert’ Daniel
Twombly
Main
Smithtown
Richard Arthur Field
Joseph Kenneth Eldridge
Epping Rd
RPD
Newmarket
Robert
Gordon Ballou
Hatel Wiley
Eatin Marci
New Herald Hours For The Portsmouth Herald Office
The Portsmouth Herald announces new office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weekday operations adjust around this schedule and staff availability. This change affects newsroom and administrative personnel with hours aligned to standard business times.
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Portsmouth. Herald
Italians claim deep Greek advance and Crete landings amid new Balkan war
AP reports Rome claims 40 miles into Greece with St Nicholas captured while Athens says front holds under heavy artillery. Britain denies troop landings on Corfu and Crete as Turkish stance remains guarded. Red Star foresees long battle. Mussolini’s high command touts Africa actions as indecisive. Turkey leans Greece, while Berlin hints at an ultimatum. The conflict nears Albania, the invasion’s origin.
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Greece
St. Nicholas
Athens
Mussolini
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African
London
British Information Office
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Turkey
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Great Britain
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Europe
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Berlin
May Offer Haven Here For Refugee Family
Portsmouth residents at a Northchurch parish meeting voiced support for settling a refugee family locally. Rev. Norman D. Goehring urged backing from represented organizations as a temporary relief committee expanded to include more members. A second mass meeting is slated for November 12, with delegates urged from churches and civic groups.
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Portsmouth
Northchurch
Norman D. Goehring
New England Christian, Committee For Refugees
Myles W. Rodchaver
Arthur A. Rowner
Samuel Epstein
Harry Freeman
Harry L. Moore
Lucie Pray
James J. Joye
Myles Rodehaver
A. R. Ratiher
Rabbi Epstein
Goehring
Europe
Four Die As Plane Crashes in Michigan Flight
Four men from Chicago were killed when a chartered flight from Chicago to Flint crashed and burned in a bean field near Charlotte Michigan during an attempted landing. The victims were Edward Whiting the pilot Don Schmitt Reverend L K Williams and Reverend William M Haynes. The two clergymen were Negroes en route to a Republican rally in Flint Michigan.
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Charlotte
Mich
Chicago
Funt
Murphy Called To Washington For Defense Coordination
Nashua October 30 AP Gov Francis Murphy plans to leave for Washington for a month to advise on shoe and leather problems under the National Defense council. He was summoned by Gen George C Marshall to join industrial leaders coordinating the defense program.
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Nashua
Francis P. Murphy
Washington
National Defense Council
J. F. McElwain Shoe Company
Manchester
George C. Matehall
U.S. Army
Italian Propaganda Gag Goes On About Mussolini
New York reports expose double talk by Italian propaganda officers who puff Mussolini’s forces. Official communiques claim great Italian naval and land triumphs while real results lag. The piece notes Hitler’s role in energizing the Axis and mocks Mussolini as failing to lead a mighty army.
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New York
Mussolini
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