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Local Deaths And Funerals Funeral Notices Joseph W. Simpson Qe ral services w.erc held this at the First Parish hurch. York Village, for Joseph W. -mason, "3, who died Saturday at Cjjhome- Rev Millinger oSi- were Morton Fry. Russell Dr.

W. S. Perkins. J. P.

--asdon Nathaniel Marshall and W. Hawkes. interment was in the family lot village cemeterj-. Simpson was the son of J. 1 and Mary S.

Lowe Simpson. ffelras educated in York schools and hill. His wife, who died Irteral years ago was the former Jjjj Ida' Rogers of Nevada. is survived by one sister and to nieces, Mrs. Emily Fox of 5rookline.

and Mrs. Raymond of Yonkers, N. Y. George N. Perry Georse died yesterday at his home on Washing.

road. Rye. of Hye for the' past 60 he born in Providence, Sept. 9. 1867.

He had been (P in the meat and provision 'HE leaves his wife. Mrs. Mary A. Perry, and several cousins, is the third death in the Per- PERRY--George N. Perry died in Rye June 12.

Funeral services at Buckminster chapel Thursday at. 1:30 pm. Friends invited. Arrangements in charge of J. Verne Wood.

SANBORN--Mrs. Emma J. Sanborn, widow of Zebulon Sanborn, died in Portsmouth June 13. Funeral services at the Buckminster chapel Friday at 2 pm. Friends invited.

Arrangements in charge of J. Verne "Wood. Vacation time's approaching and of course you'll be coming to New York to see new plays and maybe spend some time at the nearby beaches, at the 3 Big League Ball parks, at Radio City and the theatres. If you a a friendly homelike hotel where a limited clientele makes your status as a guest important--book your reservations well ahead. Races are from S2.50 Special rates to high school groups.

Write Patrick Murphy, for reservations HOTEL CENTURY 109 West 46th Street New York 19, N.Y. ry family in the past five months. Mrs. Perry's brother, Orin A. i Drake, died Jan.

13, and her sister, Mrs. Cora Foss, May 15. I Mrs. Elizabeth Funeral services for Mrs. Eiiza- I beth Lake Hubbard Morriil, widow Rev.

Alva Morriil. who died in North Haven. last Wednesday, were held from the Buckminster chapel yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Services in the chapel and a com. mittal service in the family lot were conducted by Rev.

Ivar Selle- vaag, pastor of the Court Street Christian church. Mrs. Emma J. Sanborn Mrs. Emma J.

Sanborn, widow of Zebulon Sanborn. and a resident of Portsmouth for the past 64 years, died this morning at her home on 185 Austin street. The 93-year-old woman was a native of Newmarket, the daughter of the late Josiah and Martha Ann (Haley) Hilton. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Eva Sanborn Drew, widow of Edward H.

Drew who died May 6, three nephews. She was a member of the Kings Daughters of the Middle Street Baptist church. Mrs. N. F.

Stockman I Mrs. Narcissa Fellows Stockman. 70. died yesterday morning in Boscawen. Born in Brentwood, she was the daughter of John H.

and Sarah (Norton i Fellows. She had spent most of her life in Pittsfield and Chichester and was a member of the Congregational church of Chichester and of the Ladies' Benevolent society of the church. She is survived by five daughters Mrs. Evie Davis of Epping, Miss Ruth Stockman, Wilton, Mrs. Grace Hadley, Chichester, Miss Sarah i Stockman of Wilton and Mrs Alice Engalls of West Rindge: four sons.

Herbert of Chichester, Ralph of White Plains, N. Robert of Chester and Edward E. of Rockland. i a half brother: one grand- I daughter: three grandsons; and sev- eral cousins. Miss Cotcliiaro, Pfc.

Colombo Wed Miss Josephine Cocchiaro, daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. Charles Cocchiaro of 94 Russell street, became the bride of Pfc. Michael Colombo, USA, recently. Rev.

Walter C. Blankenship, pastor of the Church of Immaculate Conception performed the double ring ceremony. The bride wore a faille gown with fitted bodice and finger tip veil- Miss Rose Paola, maid of honor, wore a yellow chiffon fitted gown with nile green accessories. Edward Paola acted as best man. After a wedding trip to Boston, and Providence, R.

the bridegroom will return to his station at Fort Shelby. Miss. Mrs. Colombo will reside with her parents. Private Colombo attended Portsmouth high school and was employed at the Portsmouth navy yard before entering the service.

Mrs. Colombo attended Portsmouth high school and is employed at the Continental Shoe company in Portsmouth. Hampton Chief (Correspondent: Mrs, Maude Hamilton; 2045) E. Mildred Perkins, Francis Walker Wed in Garden Resumes Stand In Noxon Trial Pittsfield, June 13 CAP)-Pittsfield Police Chief Johr. L.

Sullivan was to resume the stand today in the continuing trial of John F. Noxon, wealthy cor- poration attorney charged with Miss Mildred Helen Perkins, murdr in the electrocution of his mentally deficient infant son. VFW Show Moves to Kittery Tonight Army and navy personnel who in civilian life were professional vaudeville entertainers will be featured in an entertainment tonight at 7:30 in Traip academy. Kittery. The show, sponsored by Emerson Hovey post No.

168, VFW, for the benefit of the national VFW fund being raised for widows and orphans of World War II, will be same as that put on in the junior high school auditorium here last night. Out-of-town talent and the navy yard band also are scheduled to appear on the program. The program is under the direction of Herman Smith. Mrs. Evelyn Martin, president of the ppst auxiliary, was in charge of ushering I last night.

1 Others on the committee, veterans and auxiliary members, are Commander Neil C. Bierce. Leo C. Lawry, John Bechard, -junior vice commander. Eugene Baker, Henry Mohn, Mrs.

Michael Martin. Mrs. 1 Laura Cotnoir, Mrs. Roland Ab- bott, Mrs. Theodore Blood, Mrs.

Irene Maynor and Mrs. Mildred! Webster. Mrs. Harriet Brierly Mrs. Harriet T.

Brierly, widow of Benjamin Brierly. for several years an Exeter resident, died yesterday at the Hobbs home in North Hampton. Mrs. Brierly WHS bora in England and had lived for many years in Stratham, before coming to Exeter, She had also lived in Dover. She is survived by four sons.

Benjamin P. Brierly of Adams, Harry G. Briefly of Exeter. Philip Brierly of University Park. and Wilfred G.

Brierly of St. Paul, 1 Minn. GIVE YOUR FAMIIY THE BENEFITS OF Hoods Golden Crest Here is a milk that is doubly satisfying! First, because it's homogenized, the tiny cream particles are evenly dispersed throughout the bottle so that eveiy drop in your glass is equally rich in nutritive value and flavor. And second, every quart of Golden Crest contains 400 U. S.

P. units of Vitamin "the sunshine vitamin "so essential to the assimilation of the calcium needed to build straight bones and sound teeth No wonder Hood's Golden Crest homogenized tastes better, cooks better, digests easier and is better for Wj) you Order it today from your fall Hood route salesman or by 'phoning Portsmouth 512-W. H. P. HOOD SONS Municipal Court Three violators of traffic regulations were fined in municipal court this morning by Judge Jeremy R.

Waldron and one Portland, man forfeited his S20 bail by failing to appear. Albert W. Hamm. a Portsmouth taxi driver, who failed to appear yesterday morning, was fined $15 and costs of S6.82 after pleading guilty to charges brought against him by Portsmouth police that he operated his motor vehicle at a rate of 40 miles per hour in a 25-mile- per-hour zone on Maplewood avenue. William N.

Goddard of Marblehead. pleaded guilty to charges that he operated his car at a rate of 65 miles per hour on Lafayette road. State police reported that the man also had a trailer with a 16-foot boat on it which he was towing behind the car endangering the lives and safety of other motorists. He was fined 315 and costs of $4.70. Albert T.

Gayer of Belfast, was fined S10 and costs of S4.70 after pleading guilty to a charge brought against him by state police for driving his car at a rate of 60 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per- hour zone. Joseph H. Banks. Portland, failed to appear this morning to answer charges brought against him by state police who alleged that he was operating his motor vehicle on Lafayette road without a license to do so. daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. G. Lester Perkins of Hampton, became the bride of Francis Joseph Walker, son of Mrs, Mary Walker and the late Theodore Walker of Boston, in an. out-of-door wedding ceremony performed here. Before an arch of greenery and pink English hawthorne Rev.

Harold B. Keir, pastor of the Hampton Methodist church, performed the double ring service. The bride was, gowned in white satin with sweetheart neckline, embroidered with seed pearls, and wore a fingertip length veil of tulle. She carried a bouquet of white roses. Attending the bride was Mrs.

Ann Perkins of Hampton, as matron of honor, who was gowned in blue taffeta with net skirt, and-carried a bouquet of pink roses. Leston Perkins of Hampton, brother of the bride, was best man. After the ceremony, a reception was held at the bride's home with about 60 relatives and friends attending. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Gertrude Sherburne, cousin of the bride, assisted by Mrs.

Effie Blake, both of Hampton, Miss Monica Dionne of Boston, and Port Fairfield, Mrs. Walter Brown of New York, N. Miss Gertrude Woodburn of Seabrook and Boston was in charge of the guest Ocok. The couple left for a wedding trip to Washington, D. and will reside on their return at 137 Peterborough street.

Boston. The bride's gcing-away costume was an aqua suit with white accessories and a corsage of ro-es. The bride is a graduate of the Hampton academy and high school and later was graduated from Bryant Stratton Business college in Boston. She has been employed as a cbrk-at the Wcrkingman's Co-operative bank. Boston.

The bridegroom is a machinist at the Meisel-Press Manufacturing company, Boston. Hold Baccalaureate Service for Class The baccalaureate service for the graduates of the class of 1944 of the Hampton academy and high school was held Sunday evening in the Hampton Congregational church auditorium. The class was mar- Services Conducted For Local Man KHIed in Briahton A solemn requiem high mass was held yesterday at St. Columkille's church in Brighton. for I Chester T.

Farrell of 5 Marjorie i street who was electrocuted acci- dentally Friday while repairing a dynamo in the powerhouse at St. Elizabeth's, hospital in Brighton where he was employed as an elec- trica! engineer. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Johanna (Morrison i Farrell: four daughters. Mrs.

Helen F. Cronk, Miss Claire M. Farrell, Miss Ber- nice M. Farrell and Miss Muriel E. Farrell: one granddaughter; and several brothers and sisters.

shalled by the class marshal. The police chief yesterday described visits to the Noxon home tile day after the baby died. Sullivan testified he asked Noxon why he had not called police immediately after the child's death and that the father replied that he had first called the family doctor and that later the medical examiner was summoned. He also said he had asked Noxon what he 'knew about electricity and that the defendant had answered that he knew nothing about it. Earlier three electrical experts testified that there was no faulty wiring In genera! at the Noxon home where six-months-old Lawrence Noxon- died last Sept.

22. P. S. Drake Safe Overseas after Ship Sinking Mr. and Mrs.

Abbot B. Eirakt! of Rye Beach received a cablegram recently from their son, Philip S. Drake, quartermaster tJSNH, a member of the crew of a small aircraft carrier, Block Island, which was sunk by enemy action last month in the Atlantic, stating that he is safe at an overseas port. Drake, 19, attended Portsmouth high school before entering the service in October, 1942. He was attached to the Block Island since it was commissioned at Bremerton, in March 1943.

Drake has an older brother, Herbert, who was in the American field ambulance service and served with THE PORTSMOUTH, N. HiRAlD, Tumloy Jum 13, 1944 PAGE THRU BACK TO BLIGHTY AFTER JOB WELL DONE--Wounded in the right hand but zealously clutching a carton of cigarets in his left, this U- S. paratrooper is helped aboard an LCVP (landing craft, vehicles, personnel) off the Normandy Hospital corpsnien hover anxiously about their charge before he begins hit trip to England. U. S.

Army Signal Corps Radiophoto. (International Sonndphoto) the British eighth army North African campaign. the Planning Board- Continued irom Page One ment C. Moulton, city plumbing inspector said, "we have a good city here and it is growing fast. 1 We ought to do all in our power to keep up our plumbing standards here." Representing the plumbers.at the meeting were Mr.

Wood, Mr. Moulton, Charles D. Fernald and EarlL. Washburn. Members of the planning board present' included Joseph H.

who presided: Henry B. Til ton, Wil- liam L. Conlon, John S. Dimock and Mr. Witmer.

used, according to the WPB regional priorities rating and issuance Accompanying the request for physicians' cooperation to help obtain fair distribution of the limited Search Continues- Phillip Coyne, with Mrs. Robert O. E. Elliot, organist. Class members wore caps and gowns and the class flower, a red rose.

Congregational singing of a hymn preceded the reading of the Scripture by the pastor. Rev. Floyd G. I guardsmen dragged the swift chan- Kinsley, followed by a vocal solo, I nel of a tidal creek and the waters "The Lord is My Light" by Nor- of Scituate harbor -without finding Continued from Page One Moulton Lcavitt The of North was a trace of pig-tailed Trances. State and Boston police joined, the Hampton.

The prayer was then given by Rev. Harold B. Kcir. pas- growing group of searchers and last tor of the Hampton Methodist night District Atty. Edmund -R.

church, followed by another vocal! Dewing of Norfolk and Plymouth solo. "Just For Today" by Mr. counties, discounted kidnapping as Leavitt. with Mrs. Elliot as ac- an explanation of the litcle girl's companist.

I disappearance. The baccalaureate sermon was Instead Dewing said investigators delivered by Rev. Bernard Drew: were checking the possibility that pastor of the Grace Congregational church at Frarningham, former pastor of the Trinity Congregational church at Lawrence. Mass. His topic was.

"Craftsmanship for Frances might have been the victim of a hit-and-run driver or a sexual pervert. The district attorney said police questioned several men known to i have been involved in previous sex- At Birthday Party. Future Living." Mr. Kinsley gave the benediction. ual misdemeanors but as yet had found no clues to her whereabouts.

Meanwhile hundreds of New 3ng- Locai women reiea landers exfcended sympathv ancl fers of aid to Mr. and Mrs. McGrath, who continued to keep a dis- Mrs. William J. Turney and Mrs.

I fraught vigil in their cottage at Peg- Richard Hardy were guests of hon- Soty beach, and nuns at St. Gre- or at a surprise birthday party held I y' 5 school, Dorchester, at their home at 275 Islington street Prayed continually for their pupils last night. Two birthday cakes decorated the table. Those present were Mr. and Mrs.

Theodore Blood and daughter, Velda; William J. Turney, Richard Hardy, Charles LeVesque, Mrs. Thomas Genovesi. Mrs. James Bennett.

Mrs. Christine Dividson, Mrs. safe recovery. Yanks Capture- Continued from Page One Elizabeth Thompson. Waldo May-1 hew.

Mrs. Joseph Bernier and son Russo and son, Robert. for three hours Overnight (rains lengthened the front 20 tough miles. YhK almost unchallenged Allied Lee White, Mrs. Richard Graves, air supremacy was used against the Kenneth Odiorne.

and Mrs. Charles i Germans by night and day. More than 1.000 British heavy bombers set great fires in the synthetic oil plants of Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr, bombed the western reich rail center at Cologne and struck heavily around the battle areas' and at French rail centers of Arras, Amiens, Cambrai and Mezidon. They showered 150 tons on a tank Personal Mention Mr. and Mrs.

John G. Sargent of 765 Islington street have as their guests Mrs. Ella May Shechan of Acushnet, Sheehan's daughter and two grandchildren of King Receives King London. June 13 CAP'i--Admiral Ernest J. King, chief of S.

naval operations, was received by King George today. Saddle Horses To Let Safe, Well Trained Horses For Appointments Call 1128-R Randolph. Mass. Weekend guests of Mrs. Jennie Southard of Bow street were her daughter and son-in-law.

Mr. and Sirs. Joseph Baker, and granddaughter from Providence. R. Frank Cottier cf Biddeford.

and Harold White, seaman USX, of New London, Conn, Mr. and Mrs. John 1. Carson of Bridgeport. were guests over the weekend of Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Capand of 211 Union street. Frigate Destroys U-Boat Ottawa, June 13 CAP)--A United States destroyer and destroyer escort, and a Grumman Avenger plane from an American aircraft carrier assisted the Canadian frigate Prince Rupert in destroying a Nazi U.boat in a recent mid-Atlantic action. Canadian navy minister Angus Macdonald announced today. i The ballet originated -in Rome.

i was France by- Catherine de'Medici. and didn't arrive in England until the 18th cen- I tury. Ready pasted border for plain or painted walls also TRIMZ READY PASTED WALLPAPER F. A. GRAY CO.

WALLPAPER AND PAINTS AgtnM for KYANIZE Painti and Verniihci 30-32 Donieli St. WPB Warns N. E. Physicians Refrigerators Available Only for Sick Physicians of New England today to serve purposes of the highest were warned that the nation's essentiality for largest num- stockpile of household, mechanical ber of persons, and then only if Ice refrigerators was reduced to such I refrigerating equipment cannot be an extremely low level that medical approval for a refrigerator should section, be given only as relief In an emergency. Stating that the refrigerator in- ventcry had shrunk to 15 percent.

quantity of mechanical refrigerator its size since production was I was the statement that every halted in 1942, the regional Wai' effan ls bein made to Production board asked the medical vice the 20,000,000 refrigerators profession to cooperate in careful- already the nation homes. ly guarding the remaining supply. The frozen stockpile is needed Applications will be considered for the military, industrial institu- for the release cf these machines i tions and research and testing labo- ratories developing critical materi: 1 al or products for use in the war effort, it was noted. Ice refrigerators, programmed at 821,000 this year, are available without purchase permits and will con- -D -DTM T-OA tinue to be used to make up for the R. Biaat.

LSA, ac- ho mechanical refrigerators this compamed by his wife and daugn- summe ter, is spending a 10-day furlough at the home of his mother, Mrs. George Bradt of the Seabury section cf. York. Sergeant Bradt was employed in the advertising department of the Portsmouth Herald before he entered tlie army Feb. 10, 1941.

His wife is the former Miss Mary Elizabeth Finn of Detroit, Mich. Buy War Bonds and War Sgt. Bradt, Family Visit in York CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere appreciation to friends for their kindness in visiting and otherwise remembering our mother and. sister, the late Mrs. Eleonora Ridge, in her last illness, also for their expressions of sympathy at the time of her passing.

CURTIS T. RIDGE MRS. ARVID AHLBERO- ATTENTION All AMERICAN LEGION Members are requeued to be at Elki club Wedneiday, June 14, at 6 pm in uniform to take part in flag day exercises. HERVEY ABBOTT, Comm. BEAR Wheel Alignment and Wheel balancing at Newick And Wood, Inc.

145 Fleet Phone 4 far appointment Finland- Continued from Page One Although' again fighting Russia and at war with Britain. Finland still maintains diplomatic relations with this country. However, the state department's attitude toward Finland has- stiffened in recent Recent evidences were the blacklisting of numerous Finnish firms and a statement in which the Finnish government was termed "pro-Nazi." Finland, only nation still paying on World War I debts to this country, still owes about $9,000,000. Said Urho Toivola, counsellor of the legation: "Finland intends scrupulously to i fulfill her international obligations i and will continue to do so as long as possible." America's Finer Tea "SALADA" TEA In and Tea Bags at Your A dynamite explosion set off on the artic island of Nova Zembla 1933 was heard 2,000 miles away in Berlin. Germany.

NOTICE I Meeting Monday. June 19. Democratic City Committee and all Democrats. Election officers, MARY C. DONDERO.

Chairman. Dem. City Comm. Adv. concentrations southwest of embattled Caen.

British planes from I Italy bombed Hungarian oil plants at Komafbm. northwest of Euda- pest. A handful of German planes raided England last night. German broadcasts said planes from Britain were striking clear across Germany into the wiirthe area -of Poland, while others from Italy were battling over the Alps to Bavaria and Franconia. Others were reported over west and" north Germany.

Nails Fifhl in Italy The fleeing, disintegrating German armies in north-central. Italy turned and fought for a change 55 to 70 miles north of Rome but only slowed, and did not stop, the rampaging fifth army which neared Orbetello and captured the road I junction of Valentano. The eighth army moved five miles upthe Adri- i atic coast from Pescara across the Saline river. Popoli fell. Finnish resistance to the: Russian offensive congealed but the Red army moved five miles up the Adri- within 36 of CARD OF THANKS We wish to take this opportunity to acknowledge with grateful appreciation all kind expressions of sympathy extended to us by our friends, neighbors and relatives, during our recent sorrow in the loss of our soldier son and brother, Pfc.

Robert Pontbriand, USA. We thank the Mothers' Service Club, American Legion, and the Ladies 'Auxiliary VFW. MR. AND- MRS. HECTOR PONTBRIAND CLAIRE, MURIEL, HECTOR, JR.

For 'Father's Day' New Castle Nurse Now Is Captain Word has been received. of the promotion of Heler.a Brackett, army first lieutenant to captain. Captain Brackett now is serving with the army nurses corps in New Guinea. The daughter Mr. and Mrs.

E. A. Brackett of'New Castle, she was night supervisor at the Portsmouth hospital before she left. Dec. 27, 1940, for Fort Bragg to start her duty with army.

She was -sent overseas; early in 1942 and while serving in Australia, was promoted to first lieutenant. Xmarks the spot where Daniel Greens should be A pipe, a book and chair of his own. What else does a man want? That's easy! A pair of Daniel Greenslippers. We have just the kind that have been making new men out of tired husbands (and bachelors, too) for over fifty years. Ask to see them.

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