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PAGE SIX THE PORTSMOUTH, N. H. HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11,1936. News of Surrounding Towns EXETER a similar position at Pinkerton Academy. Derry, where he and Conner have taken residence, Music Club to Meet The second meeting of the Exeter Mupsic club will take place on Wed- at 30.45 a.

m. Subject, Door- Which No Mar. Congrregational Church Worship with sermon next Sunday 'The Open nesday evening, Jan, 15, at the home Can of Dr, and Mrs. Lewis Perry, Abbot For people. '-Stellitc." The Place.

The program wil. be presented power to "resist. a. Sunday by the Philharmonic Ensemble, con- school. 5 Endeavor vespers.

isisting of piano, violin, cello, flute Tuesday, at 3 p. meeting of a clarinet. The concert will begin Woman's Missionary Society. Subject, promptly at 8.30. Engagement Announced Unitarian Church I Mrs.

John Cooper 8 Crawford Public worship at 10.45 o'clock i avenue, announces the engagement and a story for the children. of her daughter, Ann Constance, to J'-mes C. will the George Franklin Jones of Hampton, Sunday school at 12 o'clock in the The wedding will take placs Jan, 29. vestry. Christ Church (Episcopal Kcbckahs Meet Jan.

15 Fraternity Rebekah Lodge, No. 43, First Sunday a will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday evening, Jan. 15, at 8 o'clock. holy communion; 9.3'J a. church school: 10.45, morning prayer and sermon; 3 p.

young people's fellowship at rectory, Jan. p. Hen's club. Thursday, Jan. p.

rector, "What's in the Bible?" Society Meets Tuesday The-Woman's Missionary Society of the Congregational church will meet First Baptist Church Sunday morning worship at 10.45, conducted by the minister, Rev. Howard P. Weathebee. Sermon theme, "What I Believe About God." The in the church parlor next Tuesday, junior choir will sing 0119 selection. a 3 P- 12 the church school with classes for all ages.

6.30 p. the junior group will meet in the Philathea room. Methodist Church church school meeting. a at 9.45. presents a challenging op- portunity for young and old alike to increase your resources for genuine Chiistian living.

A hearty invitation is extended to all. Worship service at 10.45. The pastor will preach on the theme: "Not Charity But a Chance." The service will include the installation of the newly elected officers of the Ejjworth League. The Epworth League sen-ice at 6 p. under the direction of the new vice president, John Perkins.

Fellowship supper Thursday evening at 6. No charge; each family a covered dish nnd sandwich- t-i or rolls. Coffee will furnished. Following the supper, a m-osram and inspiration. health session, in charge of Miss Paul-1 son, was held.

Qames were enjoyed at the close of the meeting and refreshments of hot gingerbread with whipped cream, cocoa and fruit were served by hostess. The next meeting will be held hi the Baptist Church vestry. Miss Sadie Belle Lane is confined to her home on Lafayette road with a severe cold. The children of Mr. and Mrs.

Blatchford and of Mr. and Mrs. William Elliot are confined to their homes on Dearborn avenue with the measles, which disease appears to be increasing. Forrest Perkins is confined to his home on Mace road with the measles. Mrs.

Harold Byard, who has been passing several days with Mrs. Frank Bennett of Lawrence, has returned to her home here. All meetings of the Junior Unit of of the Auxiliary, have been cancelled until Feb. 6 on account of the epidemic of measles. There will too a degree rehearsal of officers and tableau members of Win- nictit Lodge next Tuesday evening in Odd Fellows hall.

This is the regular meeting night. The Young People's Discussion of the Congregational Church will meet in the chapel at 6 p. m. Sunday. The subject will be the Question Box.

Rehearsals are being- held of the pageant, written by Rev. Nor. man J. Langmaid of the Methodist Church, which will be presented at the church this month. The leader of the Epworth League at the E.

Church on Sunday evening will be Miss Dorothy Carter of North Hampton. The topic will be "The Ideals of Jesus." Dimakar Salvi of India will conduct another of his helpful services on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock at the Baptist Church. Mr. Salvi, a native of India, has had had a wide experience in that country and is familiar with the present trend of thought in India. He will be dressed in native costume.

He is stadying in Boston, preparing to carry on his work in India among his own people. All will be cordially welcomed. There will be special singing at the Sunday services of the Advent Church. Mr. and Mrs, Fred Thompson and family, who have resided on High street for a number of years, are moving to the horac of their daughter, Mrs.

Joseph Clark, at Hampton Falls. Their many friends here will misr them, Mrs. Lizzie Page of Portsmouth is passing a few days with her daughter, Mrs. George Philbrook. Mrs.

Olive Bernier.and children, William, Richard and Thomas, who have been at the home of her mother, Mrs. Stephen Hobbs. during the latter's ill- Hampton. Jan. 11--Mr.

and Mrs. John returned to their home in Methu- I Tolman of Park avenue were visitors in today. Boston on Friday, Fifteen tables were occupied.at the Mrs. Alton Jacobson is convalescing weekly whist party held in Legion Hall at the Charlesgate Hospital, Cam- under the auspices of Legion Post No. bridge.

where her son was born 35. Prizes were awarded as follows: A social hour will follow the business meeting. Noted Pianist Coming The Tidcn Straus Foundation of th Academy will present on Sunday eve- nian-s'SuHd at'MrV: Doe's "Address by ning, Jan. 19 at 6.45, in the Academy chapel, Harold Bauer, pianist. The public is cordially invited.

Philathea Class to Meet The Harriet B. Adams Philathea class will meet with Mrs. H. P. Weaih- i erbee at the Baptist parsonage Mon; day evening, Jan.

13. Returns From Visit Miss Adele Cunningham, who has been passing ten days with friends in Jefferson has returned to her home here. As President Delivered His Message to Congress Daring political and business foes to repeal New Deal laws and calling for strict neutrality, President Roosevelt la pictured delivering his annual message before an unprecedented joint night session of congress in the houss chamber in the nation's capital. Characterized as the opening gun in his campaign for. re-election.

President Roosevelt went far beyond delivering merely a routine report on the "stats of the The message broadcast over a nation-wide radio hook-up. Shown in background Vice President John N. Gamer, left, and Speaker oi the House Joseph Byrns. James Roosevelt, eldest son of tha president, is shown at lower rieht. HAMPTON club, to be held on Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.

m. in the vestry Binder the direction of the pastor, for boys between the ages of 10 and 16, last Monday. first, Mr. Tarbox; second, Mrs. Grace The regular meeting of the Hampton' Davis; third, Richard Goss of Rye; CAPE NEDDICK MANKIILED Win!" Milner Suffers tared Skull As Car Plunges Into River Wells.

Jan. Milner, which" "armored car "and! 33, of Cape Neddick, father of flve stole $427,000 outsica the Rubel Ice children, died from a fractured skull SEVEN BED IN HUGEHOLDUP (By Associated Press) New York, Jan. men, suspected as members of tiie gang railing and overturned car in the water; He' drove to the nearby home of Gordon Hubbard and- Dr. F. J.

Chase of Wells was called. H9 sum- A. McDonald of ner, Noire Dame end who defeated Ohio State in the closing minutea ot last fall's thrilling game by receiving a forward pass and scoring- a down. HITLER JOBLESS PROGRAM GROf Company plant Brooklyn in August, Parent-Teachers Association will be fourth. Mrs.

Lillian King; fifth, Carltonj 1034, were arrested yesterday. held Mor.day evening at 7.45 o'clock in Moore: sixth, Mrs. Viel of Exeter; Representatives of the ice company On Lou? Trip "Dr. Perry left today for meetings in the Middle and observed as Health Night. The guest West.

His schedule takes him to i speaker will be Mrs. Mary Davis of the where he next N. H. Bo.ird of Health Department of Wednesday. Then to the Gate school Infancy, Maternity Child Hygiene.

the auditorium of the Center door prize, Mrs. Sargent of Exeter. The program will be in charge of Refreshments of nuts and punch were Elizabeth Hills Hay, R. and will be! served by the committee in charge. near Los Angeles on Jan, 10: from there to San Francisco, Jan.

21, back to Los Angeles. Jan. 2-t, thence to San Antonio, Jan. 23, where a iiew alumni group embracing San Antonio, Austin and Houston, will be formed. Returning to Cincinnati, Dr.

Perry will be joined by Mr. Rounds, who. leaving Exeter Tuesday, Jan. 21. will speak to alumni in Rochester, N.

Buffalo, Jan. 24, and then accompanied by Professor Cushwa, In A short entertainment will be given by- several pupils of the grade schools. Mrs. Alfred Ellis of Beach road is en- Mrs. Lucy Whiting York, Jan.

11--Funeral services for tectaining her cousin. Mrs. Eliza Cook thg te Mrs (Novwood) wh it- of Wakefield, Mass. i were hcW tW5 afternoon at 2 o'clock victims of what is believed the largest in the shallow waters of Little River about midnight Thursday, after his automobile had crashed through the bridge railing and dropped 15 feet to which the money was taken, were cident, which was discovered summoned to police headquarters. I Passing motorist, who saw the Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Lorenz and Mrs. Lorenz's mother, Mrs. Lydia Brand, who has been quite ill the pist few weeks, motored to Candia on Thursday and visited relatives. Mrs.

Annie M. True, who passed some time with her son and family in Ohio, Pittsburg. Jan. 29, and has returned to her home on Mill road. Jan.

31. From Cincinnati Dr. Perry I The Knitting Club was pleasantly and Mr. Rounds will go to the Chicago entertained recently by Miss Barbara home. Mrs, Whiting was a highly esteemed! gentlewoman of over 90 years and a pioneer in the development of York Harbor as a summer resort.

She was a sister of the late John. Norwood, cash robbery ever- perpetrated and the wa ter on the Wells Branch Road, operators of the armored car from I There were no witnesses to the ac- by a the broken The police refused to disclose the names of the suspects. The men were. believed also to be implicated in bank robberies throughout tha metropolitan area. Police were preparing to notify banks held during the past few years to send representatives to see if any of the seven men were identifla- nioned Dr.

James Kennebunk, medical examiner, and a wrecking car from Morse's Garage. It was necessary to raise the Milner machine to release the body pinned beneath it. Dr. McDonald reported death due to a fracture of the skull. Mrs.

Milner told the medical exam- iner that Mr. Milner had attended a i Berlin, Jan, Pentecostal Society meeting- at encountered by the Nazi re-employ- r.ebunk Landing, Thursday ment program, Chancellor HiUer'j that she did not know why he was on! chief domestic policy, were indicated the Wells branch road unless he had yesterday when orricial figures do- given some other attendant at the closed that unemployment increased meeting a ride home. by 522.354 in December to a total of Mr. Milner, born at Kennebunk, son 2,505,806. of Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Milner, was a The year's net gain in truck driver by occupation but had not been employed recently. The youngest of his five children 10 months old. Milner was a cousin of Wayne Mil- ment was placed at 100,000. The ranla of the workless grew despite the lions of dollars in state subsidies given industry in the hope of increasing employment.

Vestry Remodeling Begun The dream of months has come to pass and the addition to and remodel- 0 conregatonal vestry is in meetings Feb. 6, where they will be i Savage at her home on High street. Joined by Professor Tufts, who will Tho have previously attended gatherings gregat a i i in Duluth, Jan. 28, and meeting on Taesday at the home of mlttee or the ves try held SALVATION ARMY CORPS NOTES During the next ten days special meetings have been arranged to take place at the local headquarters of the Jan. 31, after joining Mr.

Rounds in Buffalo. On Feb. 10, all three will participate in organizing a new group in Detroit. Salvation Army. A large number of Early in the week the building com- discarded Christmas trees have been a special i 0 a new use Decorating the i i i i ui.i.v -A uU I 1 UOO J.U UCUjMrt-UHlg KAiC Miss Annie Johnson.

An ashioned mefi Ag a result a vot was taken uditorium tnroue hout and with mot- Tirill wrvprt ftfc TlfVm u. Books on International The Exeter Peace an boiled dinner will bo served at noon and each one attending is requested to bring a dessert, Howard Hobbs, sou of Henry Hobbs, has entered the New England School of Embalming for a six months course. nounces that a shelf has been provid- Manv from here attended the talk on ed at the Public Library for books Germany given in Haverhill, on and periodicals dealing with contem- Frida evening by Bert'. Thomas Wal- Tiiu ker Rev Mr has spent much i time in that country. He is well known Club Meets Monday here, being a brother of Rev.

Herbert Walker of the local Congregational Church. commenoe the plan sub hanging from them and the pine mitted by Contractor Maurice 0 OT pervading the atmosphere an old Grover. Excavation begun Thursday Ias hloned camp meeting schedule is morning, a crew of men and an xhe most prominent compressor being employed throughout speaker of the period will be Col. the day. the latter being made possible Josep Atkinson, provincial comman- through the generosity and kindness of (( er or tne New England states of Road Commissioner Trafton.

The addition will be approximately 40x16 feet, eventually joined with the present structure to make a large au- uim, stage with dressing rooms, all Army activities. The colonel has just completed 45 years unbroken service as an officer in the organization and recently was awarded -the silver star in recognition porary international affairs, literature is for the use of all people interested in the subject. and others for use ii; efforts for humanity in many I the.Sunday school, It is hoped that i parts of the country. Colonel Atkinson The Monday Musical club will meet Mrs- cllflord Lindsay of I ark avenue te come community house. visit Portsmouth next Tuesday at at the home of Miss Nancy Haughton, has ac ce ted of nurse 7 fol a gatner High street, Jan.

13, at 2.30 p. m. Historical Society Meeting The next meeting of tha Exeter the schools at Newington. i York Items i During the camp-meeting services Mr. Leary of the firm of TJle york Volunteer Pll Department, will be held every night with the ex- Leary, the Bradford shoe company re-, entertained their ladies and guests at ception' of Monday and Tuesday, cently located nere, Is in Chicago at-I HI i -T 1T i the National Shoe Style con- Histoncal Society will be held at the home of Dr.

Lewis Perry, Tuesday evening Jan. 14, at 8 o'clock, A paper, entitled "Shipping and Ship Building tn the Exeter River," will be presented by William G. Salstor.stall. hs firehouse Thursday evening. Sails For Porto Rico Mrs.

Cecelia Donnelly, who has been visicing her mother, Mrs. Anne O'Leary, sailed Thursday on the S. S. Borinquen from New York for Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, where will meet her husband, stationed there with the United States government aviation corps. vention.

The street which will ba made between Gale's Garage and the new ing ja place Qf Dl Holley wno was un shoe shop on Lafayette road and which tQ the cng agement. will extend to Dearborn avenue, A cstlng of the Lions lul) and coming into that highway near the Ec ward Ramsde post A was home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Howe, will: eek a 1 not be started until spring. Many local residents attended musicale given recently by Mrs.

Sara Simpson at Portsmouth. Among those from here who contributed to the prp- which are devoted to sectional grou meetings. On Sunday the meetings aro Harlan Ober'will address the meeting held at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p.

m. oC the Woman's League Monday even- AT COURT ST. CHURCH To Meet Monday The Renaissance club will meet with Mr. and Mrs. James A.

Piniie, 87 Front street, on Monday evening. The monthly meeting of the Minute Men's group was held in the church parlor of the Court Street Church, and considerable time -vva-, spent discussing plans that had be? 1 gram were Mrs. Alice Elliot. Noyes, Wil- Eliot, Jin. 11--At the roll- call of the.

reported back to the group by a com- liam Elliot and Wayne Higgias. First 'Congregational Church held for Vernon Gauron of the grade of all its tr.embors'messages from many the Center School had the misfortune' former rosidcms of Eliot who still ret-o injure a finger on his right hand tain membership in the church quite badly on Thursday by having i -er5 read from a p'llpit. The sen-ice jammed in a door. i conducted, by the pastor, Rev. The reg.ilar mseting of the Junior Charles S.

Kent, assisted by Rev. Wil- mittee, It was voted to have it book table and elected Mr. Brigham to have charge. The Ladies Guild held its meeting in the vestry and elected Mrs. Brigham as a committee of one to arrange for a speaker for the March meeting to Deny Alfred 1 Conner of 'Exeter, of the Seaside 4-H Girls Club lard H.

assistant sunennten- which will be a Missionary meeting. i was held'On Fridiy afternoon at th? dent of the The two groups then jcined and lis- home of Miss Priscilla Barnaby, with Conference of Maine. Ca behaU of the tened to B. Weymouth of Unl- a good The meeting! was I church Mr. Palmer received Mr.

and Hampton FaUs -who have very in. jersity of- New Hampshire. 1934, who presided over by the vice president, Mrs. Kent and Benjamin S. Wylie into tereUhg to'lk." liss been teacher of agriculture and JMarjorie Paulson, in the absence of the i membership.

Mr. Kent and Mr. After this -cake, jcllo' with kindred subjects a High president. Reports of the secretary joined in serving the Communion. An- cream and cofles served and school, has resigned.

hw accepted and special committees wers given, A nouncement was made of a new-boya social hour foilowwt TIME TO TAKE STOCK It is an immemorial custom of retail bushiest to take ac count of stock in January. Down comes every bolt of cloth off the shelves every dress and pair of shoes every; can of tomatoes every tube of tooth paste. Busy clerkfl check inventory. Managers figure their new merchandise requirements. And then come the sales! There's an idea in all this for the woman who runs her home on a business basis.

No need to spend at it, Bui why not take a systematic peek at the linen closet wheif you're upstairs? An appraising glance at the mediclnef and toilet requisites in the bathroom A look at the furniture while you're dusting? It's time to take stock. And when you-ve made a lit! of the things you need, sit down with thlf newspaper and see how economically you can buy them now during; January's stocking sales. You'll be delighted, as you read the advertisements, to find how far a moderate outlay will.

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