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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1941
Page
4
The Grafton Sentinel editorial section urges making Christmas 1941 a child centered, generous holiday despite war. It contrasts Santa Claus as a real living spirit with cynics focused on commercialism and cites hopes for a Nazi collapse timeline while noting Hitler learns from Napoleon and retreat may come.
The Cumberland News weighs Soviet reports of German withdrawals from Moscow and across the Russian front as a potential turning point. It notes German retreats described as disordered, questions if Hitler’s defeat could echo Napoleon’s Waterloo, and analyzes naval, air, and Allied power differences shaping the war’s trajectory.
The Wheeling Intelligencer outlines employment displacement as a by product of war. Production cuts in the automobile industry threaten to lay off hundreds of thousands of workers across factory and merchandising sectors. The piece argues reassigning displaced workers into war production is a major national challenge.
Elmer Wildon Hartsock a Maple Avenue bookkeeper for Pugh Waters died at his West Grafton home on Thursday June 19 from typhoid pneumonia. A resident since 1907 he was active in St Pauls Methodist Episcopal church and will be interred at Blu Mont cemetery. The obit notes his faithful care in the workplace and his standing in the community.
The Elkins Inter Mountain reports a government price administration survey showing oil consumption near 4.25 billion barrels from 1938 to 1940 while discoveries totaled 2.5 billion, dropping reserves from about twenty to fifteen years. Daily output exceeds 4 million barrels, with geologists saying wells could only sustain up to 4.5 million. Higher production would require more oil, not less, unless civilian use is curtailed. An oil-cost rise since 1937 boosts drilling incentives, yet crude prices lag behind four years ago despite rising costs to find and produce.
Duncan Crystal Dinnerware sift promises a refined selection for Skaggs and Company customers. The feature highlights durable glassware and elegant patterns suitable for formal tables and everyday use.
Enemy landings and air strikes threaten Gen Douglas Mac Arthur’s forces on the Philippines. Reports from the northern front near Damortis, about 120 miles north of Manila, indicate defenders still holding as Japanese thrusts continue. Observers assess the fresh hammering aimed to split Allied lines and weaken the northern defense.
The morning communique from General MacArthur's headquarters said heavy fighting continued in the north with the enemy pressing hard. Japan's air force attacked many points and damaged a steel bridge at Vilasis south of Damortis, while inland lakes blocked advances. Antimonan, Legaspi, Vigan and Aparri have beachheads. Atimonan is the latest landing on Luzon as seven troopships were sunk nearby. Mindanao also reports Japanese landings and resistance, with seven troopships reportedly sunk in Davao harbor.
Fred Mosher rushes from Charlottesville after reading Susan Farmer's glamorous NY gown tale in a tabloid. He crowns the crisis as a moral rescue mission, rushing to confront the urban intrigue he fears will ruin her.
The pope laments a world in spiritual danger saying men have turned from Christ and souls lack faith. He warns that all values are endangered and the earth awaits Christ's triumph while noting his recovery from illness and possible travels or actions in the near future.
The observance attracts visitors for miles as 1803 church renovation completes the setting. The traditional candlelight service dating to 1756 will be broadcast nationally by NBC Blue. The church lights rely on candles from the same molds and spothecary shop that produced those at the service's inception.
Film notes reveal stars such as Jane Withers and Gene Tierney preparing modest gifts while others plan to visit soldiers. Lupe Velez contemplates staying home or joining family with Mexican troops expected for dinner. James Stewart and Robert Taylor reportedly in service, prompting holiday shows for troops.
London dismisses rumors of an Iberian campaign and a Turkish thrust as unconfirmed. The note also questions reports of Petain’s replacement by Darlan and cites confusion over German troop movements through occupied France as speculation affecting Spain and Turkey.
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