Not Too Happy Holidays 1943 |
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Dipping into our ancient mailbag we find this not so bright and cheery card from a former
This particular card was inscribed on the back to an employee in the City Water Office. The message reads: “Dear Friend, Mrs. Rowe and I wish to truly thank you for your part in presenting me with the beautiful desk set, when I was ending my terms as mayor.” Historian Ray Brighton reported that Rowe kept a noose hanging from a chandelier in his law office as a sign of victory over his legal opponents. Mayor Rowe was succeeded by the colorful Charles M. Dale (also a NH governor) and then by Mary C. Dondero, the mother of another mayor, Eileen Foley. (Photo courtesy of the Portsmouth Athenaeum)
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