NH Troubadour September, 1942

NH Troubadour September, 1942

From a letter received by Erle Bishop of Peterborough

“Our farm is definitely not on the market. That does not mean that we would not sell under any conditions, but there are circumstances that make the place prized more highly by us than most people would consider it worth. I have spent many years of hard work maintaining and improving it, my wife has formed a strong attachment for it, my father, grandfather and great-grandfather lived, toiled and made homes here, and however they may feel later my five boys at present prefer it and farm life to any other. These are things that cannot be priced or sold or replaced.”

NH Troubadour September, 1944

NH Troubadour September, 1944

Dunbarton—When Town Moderator Louis H. Holcombe bangs his gavel Wednesday night at a special town meeting, this town’s 500 citizens will consider a matter of importance.
The question to be acted on is what color to paint the Town Hall.
“Let the people rule,” says Holcombe, as he explains why the special town meeting was called. One group of citizens wants the Town Hall painted white, while another favors gray.
Selectmen John G. Pride, William Merrill and Donald Montgomery claim they don’t care what the color is so long as the building is painted.

The NH Troubadour, October 1943

NH Troubadour, October 1943

From the Carroll County Independent

Ray Dore of Center Ossipee has brought in the best story heard to date as to why he should have some more gasoline for his outboard motor. He explained to the rationing board that his tank had developed a leak and had drained every drop.
“Just how did that tank come to leak?” inquired a stony-eyed member of the board.
“Now, I’ll tell you the solemn truth. Truth is stranger than fiction. I was fishing for horn pout. I pulled in an old lunker. I pulled too hard and he went through the air and one of his horns hit that tank and punched a hole into it. Awful light material in them tanks—yes sir, awful light.”
The board voted unanimously that Mr. Dore be advised to buy some grease for his oar locks.

NH Troubadour October, 1947

Sandwich Fair

- Hank

Frum the flower exhibit to the stage show to the merry-go-round to the fancy work to the livestock to the rassling tent they is suthing for every member uv the whole fambly to keep amused and interested and having fun and busy spending their hard earned munney.
I like to watch the Sandwich Fair Parade. Nobuddy has ever ben able to figger out where the parade starts or when it starts or its route or where it ends. The Hon Parade Committee know and map it out and it starts O.K. Then things begin to get tangled up and before you know what has happened an allegorical float showing Peace and Plenty, Peace and Plenty being two oversized females in cheese cloth and green garlands, is awl mixed up in a bunch uv the horribles, two yokes uv oxen and the drum section of sum band. The frunt half of the band getting cut off by three anteek autos which go backfiring up the street whilst the brass section uv the band goes ta-da-da-da and the drums a hundred yards back is going rum, tum, tum, a rum, tum, tum.