Japs Hold Philippine Lines In Pacific War Again
Allied leaders Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Washington on a united war plan to crush the axis. In the Philippines American Filipino troops halt a large Japanese land invasion at Santo Tomas while Dutch planes join the fight at Davao harbor.
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War Department
Lin- Sa
U.S
Philippines
Davao
Netherlands East Indies
Roosevelt
Pacific
Churchill
Singapore
Britain
Jack
White House
North American
Alito Salesman Takes Lesson From Recruiter
PAIRMONT December 23 Russell Edmund Post a Clarksburg auto salesman failed to make a sale but Navy recruiter Dent impressed him Dent interviewed applicants at the office and Post left having applied for a petty officer job in the Navy Dent will keep his old model and may follow up
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Pairmont
Russell Edmund Post
Clarksburg
Dent
Theffice
Post
Navy
LIST RULES FOR CIVILIAN PILOTS CHARLESTON WV
The West Virginia state board of aeronautics barred private airplanes from overflying vital defense areas and prohibited pilots from using cameras. War emergency rules require 24 hour guarding or removal of flight enabling parts for any aircraft left on fields or in hangars. Violations carry full statutory penalties. See LIST RULES page 6.
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Charleston
State Board of Aeronautics
West Virginia
David M. Giltinan
First Lady Roosevelt Keeps Busy Pre Christmas Schedule
Washington dispatch says the first lady with four sons in active military service stays on a packed pre Christmas routine. She assists as civilian defense director, reads and answers office letters, and attends holiday events including a carol sing in a slum alley with residents. Betty Queen Anne, a 97 year old former slave from near Fredericksburg, joined the moment, noting her age with humor.
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Washington
Betty Queen Anne
Fredericksburg
Recover Body of Man Drowned in Kanawha
The body of Clarence E. Sturgeon, 65, drowned last Friday night in the Kanawha river at Witcher, was recovered in a back water at Diamond. He worked for T. D. Kenney on a derrick boat and reportedly fell off a stage plank. Funeral services will be held tomorrow.
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Charleston
Clarence E. Sturgeon
Kanawha
Witcher
Diamond
T. D. Kenney
Sturgeon
Husband Listed Dead Writes Wife of Safety
Mrs Henryetta Vickery of San Pedro recalls her husband Henry Vickery missing after Pearl Harbor. She says a letter dated December 15 was received, stating I’m all right so far don’t worry, confirming he is alive despite the attack news.
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San Pedro
Calif
Henryetta’ Vickery
Pearl. Harbor
State studies tire rationing in West Virginia counties
Charleston reports the state defense board begins setup of county rationing units across 55 counties. Rationing cards will be issued beginning January 6 with tire sales limited to essential personnel and agencies such as doctors police and public transportation with 10 or more passengers.
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Charleston
State Defense Board
West Virginia
Carl G. Bachmann
Bachmann
W. T. Ellis, Jr
Represen
Bombers Seek Jap Submarine Off California Coast
Captain Clark A. Farrow, arriving with 30 Emidio survivors at Eureka, says U S bombers likely damaged or sunk a large Japanese submarine that torpedoed the tanker. He recalls two planes attacking after the attack, depth charges dropped, sub submerged, then surfaced briefly and fired a torpedo as a second depth charge exploded nearby. He notes a big blast and smoke from the depth charges and a confirmed submarine sighting.
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San Francisco
United States
Clark A. Farrow
Eureka
Calif
Farrow
California
Hymn Writer's Memorial Found Hidden in Barnyard
Medfield Massachusetts staff uncovered the birthplace memorial for Lowell Mason hidden near an old hens coop and a barn as officials investigated local plans for the January 8 1942 sesquicentennial observance. The discovery came after questions about Medfield’s role in the national event and Mason’s hymn tunes such as Nearer My God to Thee and From Greenland's Icy Mountains.
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Medfield
Mass
Medifield
Lowell ‘Mason
Mason
Greenland
Rye
Mem
U S Revises Scrap Prices Boost Supply
Pittsburgh December 23 The government revised iron and steel scrap prices to raise returns on lower grades, aiming to ease a shortage slowing mills. Leon Henderson announced a staged scale with price ceilings by grade, including a $20 ceiling for seven Pittsburgh scrap grades used in open hearths, about 45 tons affected.
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Pittsburgh
Leon Henderson
Washington
Office of Production Management
Many Marry at Charleston
In Kanawha county busy Charleston offices see a marriage license surge with 34 licenses issued after a weeklong waiting period. Concurrently, Army Navy and Marine recruiting stations draw crowds as trains dispatch accepted recruits to basic training, leaving clerks puzzled by the rush.
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Charleston
Kanawhe County
Kanawha County
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
No Change in Fierce Fight in Philippines
US army say fighting continues in northern Luzon with no position changes since yesterday as Japanese land strong forces at Santo Tomas about 125 miles from Manila. Observers note forces north of Damortis hold, resisting southward advances. Davao on Mindanao remains obscure as to landing troops. The invaders are described as very active in the air. Navy figures on total troops landed were not released.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Washington
Philippines
U. S. Army
Santo Tomas
Man
Manila
Luzon
Damortis
Davao
Mindanao
Bats Zon
Navy Department
Note signs of sugar panic
Washington officials warned of panic buying as retailers limit sugar to two pounds per customer. Agencies said hoarding could create an artificial shortage despite assurances there is no real shortage. The Office of Production Management and the Office of Price Administration froze wholesale sugar prices.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Office of Price Administration
Allies Plan Counter for Hitler Move
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill weighed war problems including Russian cooperation in the Pacific, defense of western Europe against a Yankee attack, and possible actions to block Axis moves toward the French fleet and Mediterranean. They also discussed uniting anti Axis forces under a supreme command and a joint supply ministry.
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Mase
Atteg
Witter
Germany
Roosevelt
Churchill
Western
Europe
Far Eastern
Pacific
Mediterranean
Turkey
Spain
Africa
Russia
Moscow
Caucasus
Hitler
Ministry of Supply
Army removes troops from San Francisco bay yards in dispute
Army troops were withdrawn temporarily from San Francisco bay defense plants as metal trades unions clash over jurisdiction. Independent welders, seeking bargaining status, continued picketing at Todd California and two other shipyards with lines at 12:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. No violence reported as welders’ group pledges Saturday-only picketing policy.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Defense
Todd California
Shipbuilding
Bay
America
Independent
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