Manila Under Japanese Air Raids and Sakdalists Roundup
Japanese airmen raided Manila and surrounding targets, with anti aircraft fire and heavy transport losses noted off Luzon’s coast. U S and Philippine forces repelled landings at Vigan and Aparri while Cavite suffered a raid. Sakdalista and pro Japanese sympathizers were rounded up as authorities disclosed details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Nichols Field
Legaspi
Luzon
Vigan
LeGrande Diller
U. S. Far Eastern Army
Ilocos Sur
U. S
Aparri
Francis Rockwell
16Th Naval District
Cavite
Navy
Marine Corps
Sakdalistas
Mhem
Ganap
Ind
Red Cross War Fund Appeals for Charleston Support
The American Red Cross War Fund asks readers to donate via the Chapter Office at 201 Duffy St or the Kanawha Banking and Trust Co in Charleston WV. Contributions support the national war effort and aid those in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Red Cross War Fund
Duffy St
Kanawha Banking and Trust Company
Charleston
W. Va
Eleven Couples Seek Marriage Permits Amid Wartime Turmoil
Applicants for marriage licenses were filed at the county clerk’s office including 11 couples led by Fenton Hill and Pauline Proctor and others from Charleston, London, and nearby towns. Reports note 100 Sakdalistas and German and Halian nationals in custody. Charles Forster, head of the Red Cross in the Philippines, sought funds and workers as hospitals max out capacity, while morale remained high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Forster
Red Cross
Philippines
Washington
Fenton Hill
Pauline Proctor
Ward
Donald William Atkinson
Dorothy Elizabeth Eckerson
Charleston
Robert James Newhouse
Camden Drive
Betty Jane Null
Crescent Road
Virgil Darrell Dye
Mary Ixathryn Carver
Bownemont
Walter Harper Runyon
Lorent Jane Hawes
Hickory
Robert Harold Murray
Ernestine Elizabeth Jackson
London
Carl Durwood Hill
Berneze Mandy Berry
Route 1
Charles Raymond Young
iSylvia Bond Nichols
Willard Francis
Mary Lee Wandling
Fourth Avenue
D. Wayne Smith
Bradford Street
Kathryn Greathouse
Washington Manor
Lawrence Shirley Pritt
Anna Gay Barnhart
Sissonville
Harris Bound Over and Other Municipal Court Actions
Judge Cyrus W. Hail bound over William Harris 23 Elk Street on a felonious assault charge. Amid a docket of more than 100 cases the session also took under advisement the case of Nick Ball West Side restaurateur charged with selling beer to an intoxicated woman until December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus W. Hail
William Harris
Elk Street
Nick Ball
West Side
Axis Powers Meet to Coordinate War Effort
Berlin reported that representatives of Germany Italy and Japan held a special conference to discuss new tasks arising from the war against the Anglo Saxon powers. Ribbentrop stressed closerAxis cooperation while Keitel welcomed Japan as new comrades in arms and detailed plans for continued Axis collaboration were agreed upon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Japan
Iloachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Keitel
Rescinded Invitations For South Carolina Destroyer Launch
The navy yard announced that invitations for the double destroyer launching in South Carolina were rescinded due to the outbreak of war. Attendance will be limited to sponsors, speakers, and their immediate parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. C
the Navy Yard
Kindergarten education origin and quick brain-teasers
The items pose multiple questions from a quiz page. Topics include origins of kindergarten education, family relations riddle, Catherine the Great’s country, germicides versus disinfectants, Goldsmith a line, Pike's Peak status, US time zones, author of The Marble Faun, chief justice salary, and Curly Lambeau’s team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
United States
Amart
Catherine the Great
Goldsmith
Pike's Peak
U. S
Continental
The
Curly” Lambeau
As to Me I Am Sick Error Note
A note explains that today’s common error Astor is not a correct substitute for as to. It clarifies that the phrase as to me I am sick illustrates the incorrect usage and contrasts proper grammar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor
Italian Prince Freed From Ellis Island
Prince Alessandra Torlonia of Italy, son-in-law of Queen Victoria and King Alfonso, was released by orders from Washington after several hours of detention at Ellis Island. He arrived in New York on November 7 to visit his ill mother-in-law, Mrs Elsie Moore Torlonia, and is married to the former Infanta Beatriz of Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prince Alessandra Torlonia
Italy
Ellis Island
State Department
FBI
Queen Victoria
King Alfonso
Spain
Washington
Elsie Moore Torlunia
Infanta Beatriz
Bus Operator Guilty Of Reckless Driving
Maloney of Charleston was convicted of reckless driving after a Greyhound bus wreck near Bastian on Oct 11 injuring 24. He was fined $10 and costs. the last of the injured was released from Bluefield hospital. Petty thefts reported weekend included a fractured skull case amid damage losses at J C Peony, Biscuit Inn, W E Herter, and various residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Charleston
J.C. Peony Store
Biscuit Inn
Washington Street
W. E
Raymond Tillis
Homer Street
E. L. Batton
Capitol Street
Cook's Auto Service
Lee Street
Raymond Cohen
Berkeley Street
Roy Samms
Kanawha City
Congressional Medal Sought For Capt Colin Kelly Hero Of Pacific
A bill was introduced in Congress to award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Captain Colin P. Kelly born in Florida. He died after a successful bombing run against the Japanese battleship Haruna during Pacific operations. Proposals were filed by Senator Andrews and Representatives Pepper and Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Der
Congress
Colin P. Kelly
Florida
Army Air Corps
Pacific
Kelly
Haruna
Sen
Andrews
Pepper
Rep. Green
Eighteen Charged in Interstate Liquor Tax Ring
Eighteen people are to be arraigned today before Federal Judge Ben Moore for alleged participation in a conspiracy to violate liquor tax laws. The ring, extending to 21 accused, transported about 2100 gallons of Hick Whisky from Franklin County Virginia into southern West Virginia earlier this year, with an estimated tax fraud of about 6300 dollars. Charlestonians named include James B. Downey Sr. and Virgil Canterbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Moore
Federal
Alcohol Tax Unit
Franklin County
Virginia
West Virginia
Theater Manager Declares Intent to Become U S Citizen
Charles Aaron, a theater manager and native of Russia residing at 1381 Jackson Street, filed a declaration of intention to naturalize in U S district court yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Aaron
Jackson Street
Russia
U. S
Three year old Judith DeBoard buys defense bond for uncle
Three year old Judith Anne DeBoard daughter of Mr and Mrs James DeBoard of 610 Central Avenue purchased a $50 defense bond yesterday at Charleston National Bank. The teller reported the bond was for her uncle serving in the defense effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Anne DeBoard
James DeBoard
Central Avenue
Charleston National Bank
Flashes of Life In These U S
Brief items from Chicago and San Diego report on economic strain leading to stalled prosecutions in a $500 theft case, a 19 year old denied cavalry enlistment due to age, a hockey game crowd pleader and a man arrested for booing a Roosevelt newsreel.
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St. Albans News
Stephen Foster
Cadman Music Club
St. Albans High School
H.C. Pittenger
Baptist Ladies’ Aid
L. H. Baier
Katherine Chilton
First Baptist Church
Pollyanna Sewing Club
Riley C. Dawson
St. Andrews Methodist Church
Elmer Graham
Sunshine Sewing Club
St. Albans
Mary Elizabeth Rader
John Marshall High School
Richmond
Lynn P. Rader
L. B. Baker
Will M. Wood
Rader
Columbia University
Morningside Heights
Harris
S. Carolina
John Haynes Holmes
Community Church
Martinsburg
Mia
Sylvia Edwards
Whren
Great Southwest
Old
Santa Fe
N. M
Schwabe
Jama
Weldon
U.S
Wildwauu
N. J
Dee
California
San Diego
Calif
A. P. Paulsen
Cavalry
Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Edward A. Loss, Jr
Oak Park
Roosevelt
Loss
William H. McDonnell
McDonnell
Santa Claus
Lee
Aaron Cima
Santa
Railway Express
Mation
Widh Bay
AIR Service Reg
Twatone
Shaw
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