Centralization In State Government Is Protested
At the Virginia counties league meeting in Roanoke W Clyde Koontz was elected president as the group backed home rule. The resolutions call for local county control over welfare and budget decisions and advocate penal reform and a state corrections department to begin in 1942.
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Roanoke
W. Clyde Koontz
League of Virginia
League
Virginia
Paul Cole
Koontz
Rockingham County
Paul V. Cole
Selma
Harold C. Guy
Accomack County
W. L. Bas
Harrisonburg
John B. Spiers
Radford
C. R. Edwards
Richmond
Defense Savings
State Welfare Department
Roosevelt
General Assembly
Spiers
James H. Price
Colgate Darden
Department of Corrections
Youell
Virginia State Penitentiary
29th Division Rolls Through State
The 29th infantry division with 2,300 vehicles and 14,000 troops moves north from practice maneuvers in the Carolinas to Fort Meade Maryland. A Second Army Corps convoy of 2,100 vehicles passes Richmond en route to Fort Belvoir and Fort Dix. Two columns, led by Generals Alexander and Sands east and Colonels Markey Ochman west, will bivouac at the A P Hill reservation in Caroline County tonight.
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Richmond
Twenty-Ninth Infantry
Ft. Meade
Carolinas
Philippine
Hawaiian Islands
Ft. Dix
N. J
George M. Alexander
W. H. Sands
D. John Markey
John W. Ochman
104Th Quartermaster Regiment
104Th Medical Regiment
121St Engineers
Twentyninth
A. P. Hill
Caroline County
Japanese Claim Ship Sinking and Pacific Gains Reported
Tokyo dispatch reports Imperial headquarters stating a United States aircraft carrier was sunk by a submarine off Honolulu. It also claims Japanese planes hit Guam and sunk the 840 ton minesweeper Penguin with unconfirmed reports. The release says many merchant ships were captured and no Japanese losses indicated.
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Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
United States
Honolulu
Guam
Pacific
Secretary Hull Ends Patience With Japan Note
Secretary of State Cordell Hull, facing the Pearl Harbor shock, reads Japan's note line by line and declares its claims a damdest lie. He dismisses Envoys Nomura and Kurusu after delivering a stern, formal farewell in a tragic moment of history.
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Washington
Cordell Hall
Japan
United States
White House
Hawaii
Pacific
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Hull
Pearl Harbor
Great Britain
China
Asia
Hitler
Tokyo
Tennessee
Nomura
Kurusu
Darden Appeals For United America
Governor elect Colgate W. Darden Jr spoke in Danville urging national unity to face Japan in war. He warned of a long arduous struggle and cited English-speaking peoples united for humanity as crowds gathered after news of soldiers from the Keystone division moving north in convoy.
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Danville
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
America
Japan
United States
Virginia Police Warned of Sabotage
Governor James H. Price urged all Public Utility Companies Transportation Companies Radio Stations and major industrial plants to stay on alert for espionage or sabotage. The Winchester police department relayed the statewide teletype message requesting continuous precautions.
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Winchester Department
James H. Price
Virginia
Japanese Nationals Targeted in U S Security Sweep
Federal agents prepared to seize potentially dangerous Japanese nationals amid warnings from Norfolk officials and FBI readiness in San Francisco. Authorities decline details while lists of those involved remain secret. arrests would be selective and prioritized by danger.
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Washington
Dec
Norfolk
Navy
Atlantic Seaboard
Charles. B. Borland
San Francisco
FBI
Ives Pieper
California
Justice Department
Hawaii
Alaska
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Immigration and Naturalization Service
War and Navy Departments
Biddle
Great Britain
Immigration Service
Fort Missoula
Mont
Fort Bincoln
N. D
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
German War Blame Warms Pacific Crisis On Roosevelt
Berlin reports Germany blames American President Roosevelt for provoking the Pacific war. A two part communique accuses Roosevelt of warmongering and inciting the conflict alongside Churchill, calling him chiefly responsible for spreading the war to other lands.
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Berlin
Germany
Pacific
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
United States
Far East
Churchill
Fuehrer
Palm Beach Soldier Enrolled as Student at High School
Priv First Class John T Williams 18 of the 49th Pursuit Group at Palm Beach studies reading writing and arithmetic as a regular student at Palm Beach High School with special permission from superior officers.
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Palm Beach
Fra
John T. Williams
Palm Beach High School
Williams
Chicago Tribune Says War Is Forc ed Upon United States
The Chicago Tribune fronts news editorial declaring war in Europe was forced on America by Japanese militarists. It states the nation must face the fact of entering war and unite to strike with full force to defend American freedom.
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United States
Julian Huxley
New York
Japan
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
America
United States Defense
Mothers Helpers Provide For Bronxville Birthday Fun
In Bronxville New York on December 8 a feature describes village entertainers planning a children's birthday party. They arrange favors organize performances and guide youngsters through activities before sending them home. Kids may also attend a morning program at the Thovie House offering films marionette shows singing and storytelling.
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Bronxvi
N. Y
Bronxville Village
Bugles Promoted as Patriotism in Diet Talk
Baltimore readers heard a defense counsel meeting discuss boosting carbohydrates fats and proteins in daily family meals. A nutritionist noted fat sticks to the ribs longer amid urged dietary improvements for homemakers and wives.
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Baltimore
Defense Counsel
Senator Clark Plans War Support After President Request
Senator Clark of Missouri said he would back the President on any recommendation for war or its prosecution. From St. Louis he urged unity and aggressiveness in response to Japan's attack, predicting practical destruction of Japan. He planned to fly to Washington immediately.
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ST. Louis
Clark
D-Mo
United States
Japan
Washington
State Force Readies for Emergencies in Virginia
General E. E. Goodwyn said the Virginia Protective Force is prepared for emergency calls after the Japanese attack. The force, organized into eleven battalion areas, totals 47 companies with about 3,000 men and has trained to safeguard localities against sabotage.
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Emporia
E. E. Goodwyn
Virginia Protective Force
VPF
Japan
Genere
Goodsyn
Goodwyn
WPF
Library Offered To Hanover County
Ashland December 8 Construction of a $35 000 library offered to Hanover County by an anonymous donor will begin by mid next week Henry district board member Boxley Vaughan reports Herbert Claiborne contractor in charge of construction confirmed the plans The donor intended to finance a building costing 25 000 to 35 000 and stock the library with 5 000 worth of books The board accepted the offer with the county upkeep limit set at 2 000 per year
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Ashland
Hanover County
Boxley Vaughan
Henry
Herbert Claiborne
Npr
Board of Supervisors
Organized Labor To Be Rallied
Washington December 8 labor leaders pledged to pull support for President Roosevelt in all measures deemed necessary to defeat Japan. The rally aimed to express opposition to anti labor bills and to mobilize labor in the all out effort against Japan and those who support them.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
Er Ge
Sidney R. Katz
Acts District of Columbia
Union Council
Tde Smith
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Counties League
Giving
Winchester
U. S
George W. Kurtz
Hall
Lloyd Lehbras
Darden
United America
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Loudoun
DIAL
Norfolk Navy Area
Ville de Liege
New York City
American Ambulance Corps
Erik Hillers
Ernest Elfred
Alex Novarry
Frank Crowhurst
Mrs. Wife
George Washington Garage
Geo. T. Barnsley
Hanover
Organized Labor
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
RADIO
Philo
J.F
E. Boscawen St
Anderson
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