44th Division Coming Through to Fort Dix March Route
The Star reports the 44th Infantry Division with about 1 200 vehicles and 10 000 men moving through on route 522 toward Fort Dix New Jersey after three months in the Carolinas. The other half heads north on route 15 via Warrenton and Legs burg en route to Maine.
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44Th Infantry
Front Royal
44Th
Fort Dix
N. J
Carolinas
Warrenton
Legsburg
Winchester
Indianne Gap
Caroas
Blue and Grey Troop Convoy Rolls Toward Meade Army
In Richmond on December 7 a 2300-vehicle parade of the twenty ninth infantry division carried 14,000 troops toward Fort George G. Meade Maryland from Carolinas maneuvers. Earlier 2100 vehicles of the second army corps passed through the city heading to Fort Belvoir and Fort Dix New Jersey, starting 7:30 a m and leaving at 1 p m.
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Richmond
Twenty-Ninth Infantry
Fort George G. Meade
Carolinas
Philippine
Hawaiian Islands
Ft. Dix
N. J
Stone Foundations Unearthed Near Fort Osage Worksite
Highway workmen digging near Sibley Missouri uncovered stone foundations of old Fort Osage stone buildings. The discovery reveals remnants of the historic fort as crews continue excavation in the area.
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Old Fort Osage
Sibley
Missouri
Soldier's Car Sideswiped Two Others Saturday
On route 50 six miles west of Winchester a highway crash Saturday at 3 pm damaged three vehicles totaling 1100 dollars. Mrs Ruth S Baker of Capon Bridge WV was hospitalized with possible knee fracture and other injuries. Pvt Stephen Stauch of Bowling Green VA lost control after a tire blew on a sharp curve. Edwin Lineburg of Hayfield and two accompanying soldiers were uninjured aside from minor shock. Deputy Sheriff Bob DeHaven led the investigation.
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Winchester
Ruth S. Baker
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Bob DeHaven
Stephen Stauch
Bowling Green
Roosevelt authorizes arrests of dangerous Japanese aliens
President Roosevelt authorized the arrest of Japanese nationals deemed dangerous to U S peace and security Attorney General Biddle announced. F B I agents act under the attorney general with fewer than 1000 affected. hearings promised. Thousands registered about 93 000 total. Hawaii hosts 41000 plus others in Alaska and the continental U S.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Biddle
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Norfolk
Navy
Atlantic Seaboard
Charles B. Borland
San Francisco
Nat Pieper
California
Hawaii
Alaska
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Welders Call Off National Strike War Halt
The navy disclosed a nationwide welders strike set for Tuesday was cancelled due to the war in the Pacific. All welders will return to work starting Monday and continue daily. In Morgantown a separate strike at the $40 million ordnance plant ends as war pauses labor action.
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San Francisco
Navy
Pacific
Brown
Morgantown
W. Va
United Brotherhood of Welders
Independent
AFL
AFL Millmen To Return To Work
Union officials in San Diego ordered striking AFL millmen back to work Monday due to the war situation. They said the wage dispute would be settled in negotiations tomorrow.
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San Diego
Calif
AFL
Paper suits used in Germany during World War I
In Germany during the First World War the so called paper suits were made from cloth produced from cellulose yarn. The material was used to create protective garments for soldiers facing combat conditions.
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Germany
Soldiers Hurt In Freak Wreck Near Winchester
Two Army trucks returning to Camp Lee from Pennsylvania collided near Hilltop Cabin Camp on Route 56 causing ten soldiers to be injured. Pvt Lloyd Feathers of Roaring Springs suffered fractures and cuts, while Pvt Lynn Ritchey of Everett and Pvt Raymond Hand of Dubois were involved in the crash that toppled a telephone pole and a cable guy-wire.
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Camp Lee
Pennsylvania
Winchester
Lloyd Feathers
Roaring Springs
B. E. Williams
Lynn Ritchey
Everett
Raymond W. Hand
Dubois
Ritchey
Hand
Williams
Litvinoff Arrives in Washington Amid World War II Ties
Maxim Litvinoff the new Russian ambassador arrived in Washington to assume a key role in world affairs and pledged that the Red Army would resist Nazi invasion. He appeared worn from travel but affable, landing at Washington National Airport with his English-born wife as officials of the embassy and a group in Russian military uniforms greeted him.
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Washington
Maxim Litvinoff
Red Army
Washington National
Private Planes Ordered Grounded Across United States
The Civil Aeronautics Authority ordered the grounding of all private airplanes in the United States and possessions, except commercial airliners. Passenger and cargo flights by private pilots were suspended pending further action, with licenses temporarily paused unless pilots fly regular air lines.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
United States
CAA
Washington Pleads War Readiness After Pearl Harbor
The capital goes on war footing within an hour after the Japanese attack. Provost marshal guards deploy at the War and Navy Departments as officers are ordered into uniform. Mrs Roosevelt urges mothers and youths to keep faith and meet the crisis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War
Navy
War and Navy Departments
Army and Navy
War and Navy
Treasury Department
Franklin D.roosevelt
Peace Prayer at Market Street Methodist Church
The Market Street Methodist Church hosted a prayer service last night led by Rev. Garland Hopkins. He acknowledged the grave national crisis and prayed for peace, offering the line if not peace then courage to the gathered mourners.
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Market Street Methodist Church
Garland. Hopkins
Packers And Bears In Tie For Grid Title
The 1941 NFL regular season ended with Chicago Bears beating the Chicago Cardinals 34-24 and both Chicago teams tied with Green Bay for the western division title at 10-1. A playoff is set for Dec 14 to decide the western champion before the league final against New York Giants.
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New York
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Packers
Green Bay
New York Giants
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pug Maders
Dodgers
Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles
Sammy Baugh
Aseeeseesee
Brooklyn
Veuseesseeest
Washington
Sesesver
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cardinals
West Virginia Depot Cancellation Won Over Local Opposition
War Department abandons plan to place an ammunition depot in Jefferson County West Virginia citing resident opposition. The project will move to a second site near Chambersburg Pennsylvania. Officials gave no explicit reason beyond community resistance. Heavy 60 ton tanks are noted as rolling from a U S factory.
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Charles Town
War Department
Jefferson County
W. Va
Chambersburg
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