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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
4
The Elkins Inter-Mountain reprints Secretary Knox remarks praising the Navy’s intact fleet, six ships lost with 91 officers and 2,638 enlisted men dead, and the harbor's undamaged dry docks. He notes American resilience and hopes for eventual Allied victory.
The Clarksburg Exponent notes German casualties in Russia run into hundreds of thousands with estimates varying widely from German, Russian, and American sources. It contrasts these numbers with British and American WWI losses and suggests German leadership faces immense strain and may offer little improvement for years.
Reports from Hawaii, the Philippines and Wake Island examine American combat performance while under initial odds. The piece finds the fighting spirit intact across soldiers, sailors, and marines, noting doughboys’ independence under fire and the navy crew’s combat ferocity dating back to colonial times.
New York reports the war influences broadcast schedules as sponsors invoke clauses to cancel Helen Hayes CBS drama after December 29. Weather reports vanish from coastal areas to limit enemy help. programs adjust with new war themed segments and revised time blocks across NBC CBS and Mutual.
Huntington December reports Johnnie Dunbar who covered civilian pilot training for the Huntington Advertiser has joined the Army Air Corps. He left for Fort Hayes in Columbus Ohio and will be sent to Maxwell Field in Montgomery Alabama. A Marshall College graduate he formerly worked on the Bluefield Sun Set News staff.
Official Chinese dispatches report that Japanese troops pulled back from five districts in Shansi in a three year held area to strengthen their push on new Pacific fronts. The decision marks a strategic retreat as Chinese forces advance in the region.
Summary available reads of the marching forces describe infantry reaching the general line along a coastal to inland road about 40 miles long from Tmimi near the coast to Mekili, extending westward and south of Derna, indicating resumed offensive activity.
America entered its war with food production near record levels across grain, dairy and livestock. Wheat and corn outputs rise with 1941 figures, while carryovers inflate apparent wealth. milk, cheese, butter and eggs set new highs as cattle hogs and sheep herds grow.
The machine and first sea plane carrier in history took part in the Juteland battle. It received Army permission to sail Tuesday night and struck a mine before daylight yesterday. Survivors were in the water for over five hours. Missing include Assemblyman Juan M. Reyes and Professor Jose Reyes of Santo Tomas University, brothers of Archbishop Gabriel Reyes of Cebu.
Report from Hong Kong states British defenders refuse surrender as governor Sir Harry Young defies Tokyo demands. Japanese advances in Kedah and nearby coastal provinces are described as confined to a coastal strip about 40 miles wide. A Singapore correspondent notes division among invading forces, with stronger push in the east near Kelantan. London orders to hold on are reported alongside grim projections of cost in men and materials if the island cannot be held.
Brent F Bailey secretary to Flemington district Board of Education announces bids will be received until 12 o'clock on June 21 1924 for erecting a one room addition to the Rosemont graded school building Plans and specifications are at the Bank of Flemington Bids must be written and include a five per cent certified check The board reserves the right to accept or reject all bids.
The commander orders hold on and rejects surrender as Lieut Gen Takaishi Sakai and Vice Admiral Masaichi receive the message after a renewed bombardment of the beleaguered island. Young Se refused a prior surrender demand while British and Kowloon messages influenced the scene. Bombers reportedly struck targets amid ongoing conflict.
British forces reportedly destroyed much Japanese equipment before withdrawing from Kowloon. Chinese attacks north of Hongkong were described as successful, pushing Japanese reinforcements and impressing civilians for military duty in Canton. Reports from Borneo about a Japanese invasion remained scarce.
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