Students Enlist for Armed Duty in Mercer County
Mercer county schools report a surge of students enlisting or postponing education to join the U S service. W R Cooke notes elementary pupils moving to defense areas while November enrollment totals 16 378 with 4 380 bussed. Beaver high tops local enrollments. colored schools show Genoa Bramwell Gialto counts.
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Mercer County
United States
W. R. Cooke
Cooke
Wer
Beaver High
Princeton High School
Matoaka
Bramwell
Genoa
Bluefield
Gialto
Ramsey
Wade
Fairview
Montcalm Junior High
Springton
Glenwood
Mercer
Princeton
Thorn
Knob
Hurricane
Pine Plat
Jap fleet flees amid Cavite raid and heroic air duels
Reported remarks from Admiral describe Japanese submarines as a potent threat and note the Cavite attack's heavy damage and civilian losses. General MacArthur honors Captain Colin P. Kelly Jr. for direct hits on Haruna. Filipino pilots also engage enemy formations. Citizens brace for rationing as Quezon orders civilian food mobilization.
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Cavite
Luzon
Colin P. Kelly, Jr
Army
MacArthur
Washington
United States
Clark Field
Batangas
Manila
Philippine Red Cris
Uel Quezon
Japanese Troops Land in Southern Area with Human Torpedo Units
Tokyo reports that Japanese forces aided by human torpedo airmen have landed in the southern region. The dispatch notes night activity and emphasizes coordinated action by mobile assault units and naval specialists.
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Tokyo
Deaths and Funerals Albert Burnett of Cedar Bluff
Funeral services for Albert Dick Burnett who died in a mine accident at Amonate last Thursday afternoon will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Cedar Bluff Presbyterian Church. He was the son of Sam and Mary Burnett and is survived by his wife Mary Hurt, three children, six sisters, four brothers, and four other relatives, with interment at Pounding Mill cemetery.
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Albert
Dick” Burnett
Cedar Bluff
Amonate
Cedar Bluff Presbyterian Church
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Mary Burnett
Mary Hurt
George
William
Lois Ann
Bill
James
Bob
Ella Martin
Nellie Williams
Japan Claims Air and Naval Successes in Pacific Offensive
Imperial headquarters report ten more Japanese planes lost with nine pilots dying in self sacrifice attacks. Tokyo claimed 202 U S war planes down, sinking a minesweeper and damaging others, while disputing reports of Haruna’s sinking. Japan also reported raids near Penang, occupation of Kulangsu, and a military accord with French Indo China. Bangkok moves to seize Allied assets in line with alliance.
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Philippines
Imperial Headquarters
U. S
Washington
Haruna
Domei
Penang Island
Malay Peninsula
Shanghai
Kulangsu Island
Amoy
Formosa
Indo-China
Thailand
Bankok
Japan
British Navy Reports Attacks as Tobruk Line Tightens
A Rome communique cites hits on a British cruiser and destroyers at Derna. A British submarine torpedoed three Italian cruisers near the central Mediterranean, with one likely sunk. Italian 361st regiment, mostly veterans, faced heavy British tank assault and separate German counterattacks as Tobruk defenses tighten and forces converge near Camila.
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Rome
Derna
Mediterranean
Admiralty
London
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Camila
Rites Sunday For Col W H Thomas Former Bluefield Mayor
Last rites for Colonel W H Thomas 76 former mayor of Bluefield will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at his home 400 Russell Street Dr William Crowe Jr and Rev Jennings W Hobson will officiate Burial will be in Monte Vista Park cemetery He died Friday morning at Bluefield sanitarium of coronary thrombosis He was active in business social and civic life and served as mayor from 1922 to 1925 He is survived by his wife Minnie Folsom a son Paul C Thomas and two daughters Mrs Lee F Anderson and Mrs William Barger plus two brothers The funeral includes active and honorary pallbearers.
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Monte Vista Park
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Bluefield
Roanoke County
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Montgomery County
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Portland
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Cumberland Road
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Holy Land
Minnie Folsom
Elizabethton
Tennessee
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Lee F. Anderson
William Barger
F. B. Thomas
Charles W. Thomas
Cumberland County
Ray Evans
C. H. Jefferies
Sidney Bernard
J. E. Nelson
B. L. Depew
J. E. Wagner
Bernard McClaugherty
R. T. Peters
L. D Wilmore
J. Kenneth Sites
W. C. Pollock
Norman McDowell
Milton Easley
Frank S. Easley
C B. Sykes
A. E. Knee
J. H. Hoge
Guy L. Parr
R. A. Yarbrough
W F. Alexander
George S. Strader
Evangelist Boothby Promotes Return of Christ at Tabernacle
Evangelist Robert L. Boothby urged listeners at the Tabernacle on Bluefield avenue and Lynn street to live prepared lives for Christ. He warned against a modern tower of Babel and announced meetings in Bishop, Virginia with Bible school at 1 30 p m and a 7 30 p m lecture on Armageddon and prophecy.
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Tower of Babel
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Union Hall
Evangelist Boothby
Boothby
Turkey
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Paca Os
Leslie R. Manser
Camp Shelby to Feed 14000 Soldiers at Christmas Dinner
Lt Col H E Beine says Camp Shelby will issue a full pound of turkey to each soldier for Christmas dinner. About 14 000 turkeys totaling 20 000 will be delivered December 22. Trimmings include oyster dressing cranberry sauce potatoes candy cigars and cigarettes. Extra provisions for those remaining include assorted candies cigarettes cigars cranberries evaporated milk fruit and cake and rolls.
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H. E. Beine
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Quartermaster
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Parker House
Local ads parade holiday shopping at Bradley's and Sue's Millinery
A jumble of catalog style notices lists piano tuners, printing services, and a heavy run of holiday sales. Bradley's promotes dresses coats fur items while Sue's Millinery offers hats, turbans and fur fashion. Also features midwinter prints and a studio gift shop.
Blast Wrecks Plant. FBI Probes Des Moines Crew
The blast struck a Burlington area plant shortly after 1 p m c s t injuring none confirmed but leaving many workers possibly inside the mest house. Col Adams on reported up to 60 people may have been in the structure as the loading line runs along conveyors. Thirty five Iowa highway patrolmen aided clearing roads and securing the 20 000 acre site while access passes were cancelled. The town near Burlington swelled from 25 000 to about 40 000 due to plant activity.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Des Moines
Burlington
Red Army announces second general offensive against Moscow
The Red Army plan details five motorized infantry divisions and fantry divisions moving from north, south, and west to encircle Moscow. First objectives Klin and Tula are noted with heavy defensive and counteroffensive actions through December 6. From Nov 16 to Dec 10, Soviet forces claim 1,434 tanks and 675 guns destroyed or captured while German losses exceed 85,000. An English rent note follows.
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Moscow
Klin
Leningrad
Tula
Pacific Battle Reports and U S War Mobilization Grow
Reports from Washington detail intensified Japanese thrusts on Luzon with footholds at Legaspi Aparri and Vigan while forces press on the west coast of Luzon. In America Congress discusses nationwide draft 40 million men naval expansion and war spending. Roosevelt urges unity and extends war powers while Red Cross seeks 50 million dollars.
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Vigan
War Department
Philippines
Far Eastern Command
Legaspi
Zambales
Aparri
Tokyo
Imperial
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Blackout Grips San Francisco After Citywide Power Cut
Residents and AP staffers faced darkness as San Francisco entered a two hour blackout. Knob Hill homes and city streets went dark while buses from Los Angeles stalled. Radio stations across the bay area stopped as Alcatraz and Sacramento also blacked out. Police reported a smashed window on Mission Street and a street crowd forming on Post Street.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Mission Street
Bay District
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
San Francisco Bay
Sacramento
San Francisco
Post Street
Yesterday's Area Applicants For Army Navy Duty
Yesterday's area lists show applicants accepted for Navy duty: William D. Dale Avondale, Kelly P. Hall Jenkin Jones Faye H. Hallett Jr Glade Springs Warren G. Elkins Stacey Va Robert B Walls E H Gross Filbert T E Reid Nar rows C M Ward Maitland R G Gillespie Keystone J R Wolf Maybeury. Also accepted for Army: William B. Brown Princeton Daniel T Charles Princeton William A. Rose Bluefield Fred P. Billups Bluefield Foster P. Brooks Cedar Bluff.
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NAVY
William D. Dale
Avondale
Kelly P. Hall
Jenkin Jones
Faye H. Hallett, Jr
Glade Springs
Warren G. Elkins
Stacey, Va
Robert B. Walls
Stacey
E. H. Gross
Filbert
T. E. Reid
Narrows
C. M. Ward
Maitland
Keystone
J. R. Wolf
Maybeury
William B. Brown
Princeton
Daniel T. Charles
William A. Rose
Bluefield
Fred P. Billups
Foster P. Brooks
Cedar Bluff
Death notice of serviceman in armed forces reported
A local death notice notes an armed services death and states relatives were notified. The brief item confirms the casualty and outlines the official communication to the family.
Congress weighs broad selective service powers in war effort
Congress considered expanding powers to muster civilian workers for non combat duties and allow deferments by age. Officials estimated 40 million men aged 18 to 64, with 25 million in the 1944 group and about 17 million already registered. The measure could let the president order training deferments and permit enlistments up to age 45. Lawmakers also extended service for the national guard and selectees and lifted a ban on deployment outside the western hemisphere.
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Department
Walsh
Mass
Senate Naval Committee
United States Navy
Roosevelt
America
Selective Service
National Guard
Western Hemisphere
Lights turned off after Elks club power scare
An Elks club on the San Francisco bay shore faced a blackout when a tenth story light was found burning after an alarm. Exalted Ruler George Devine ordered the main switch pulled, noting two thousand members cannot control a single light. An AP reporter in Sabad phoned home during the incident.
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Associated Press
Sabad
Bay
San Francisco
Elks’ Club
George Devine
Devine
Air raid rules urged for safety and calm
Washington December 12 in a civilian defense notice urges civilians to stay away from windows during air raids to avoid shattered glass and shrapnel. It stresses remaining indoors in a refuge room, keeping calm, putting out lights, and following wardens’ instructions to help defeat the enemy.
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Washington
Office For Civilian Defense
Three Ashland Residents Poisoned After Eating Apples
Three Ashland residents Chester Blevins Mrs Guy Coffee and Geneva Coffee ate apples bought from a peddler. Doctors at Bluefield sanitarium reported arsenic poisoning from fruit sprayed with a germicide possibly Paris green. All are in satisfactory but ill condition.
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Ashland
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