Japanese Plan Aims to Panic U S Fleet From Pacific
Washington dispatch reports a bold Japanese strategy to immobilize the U S Pacific fleet by striking Pearl Harbor and sending carrier aircraft toward California. Reconnaissance flights near San Francisco and alarms in Vancouver and the Pacific Northwest suggest a calculated early war move, bringing the conflict to American doorsteps.
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San Francisco
Vancouver
B. C
Aleutian Island
Canada
Pacific Northwest
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Winchester at War Calls for Home Front Action
MA WINCHESTER SAYS we are at war and urges citizens to act at home and abroad. He notes American losses from Japan and calls for volunteering, surgical dressings, air raid wardens, defense stamps and bonds. Winchester aims to raise funds for Ward and War Funds and stresses united effort.
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Japan
Ward
Winchester
Safe Investment sale of Rhoda Anderson property
The nine room residence at 19 West Cork Street owned by Rhoda C Anderson is offered as a safe investment. The property could be divided into two apartments and will be sold in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday December 13th.
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Rhoda C. Anderson
West Cork Street
Court House
Apples for Christmas Staymen Grimes Golden in cartons
Bond Bros. advertises apples for Christmas with stay men Delicious Grimes Golden in cartons of 12 and 24, one half bushel and bushel boxes. Located at 310 North Cameron, phone Dial 3342.
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Grimes
Bond Bros
N. Cameron
Dial
Seattle blackout crowds defy police during wartime protest
A crowd of more than 1000 in Seattle defied police to enforce the first wartime blackout. Show windows were smashed and displays looted in the downtown area as lights went out at 11.40 pm. Police struggled to control the mob while bottles and missiles were hurled from Fourth Avenue and Pike Street.
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Seattle
Fourth Avenue
Pike Street
Welders Burn A F L Cards Over National Crisis
Baton Rouge, Dec 9. The National Brotherhood of Welders and Burners voted unanimously to burn all AFL cards rather than strike during the national crisis. The 7,000 members will burn cards at a public gathering. The independent union is not affiliated with AFL or CSO and has appealed to the United States Conciliation Service.
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Baton Rouge
National Brotherhood of Welders and
A. F. of L
C. A. Smet
Smet
Brotherhood
AFL
C.so
United States Conciliation Service
Intervenwikeh
AF L
Indepndent
Morgantown
W. Va
A F.L
A.F.L
Bills To Send Troops Anywhere Are Presented
RANTOM Dec 9 The House Military Affairs Committee approved a measure to authorize use of pacam land and naval forces on foreign soil and to extend selective service trainees through the war with Japan and six months beyond. Chairman Reynolds of the Military Committee forwarded similar legislation to the Senate.
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Rantom
Pacam
House
Military Affairs Committee
Japan
Reynolds
D-Nc
Military Committee
Senate
Local Police Placed On Full Time Basis
Winchester police are ordered to full time duty with no one day off per week as war data. Chief C. W. Hollis said officers assist in guarding local industries and this will continue. Industries also take extra measures such as flood lights and night guards for plant protection.
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Winchester
C. W. Hollis
Byrd Enlists In Naval Reserve
Harry F. P. Byrd Jr a Virginia newspaper editor has enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve and will be called to active duty within weeks. Byrd educated at VMI and UVA, was commissioned a lieutenant junior grade and has served as editor of the Winchester Evening Star since 1935 and general manager of the Harrisonburg Daily News Record.
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Washington
Harry FP. Byrd, Jr
Virginia
United States Naval Reserve
Tony. Byrd
Virginia Military Institute
University of Virginia
Byrd
Winchester Evening Star
Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
Temperatures To Show A Drop From Dec 10 to 13
Washington forecast indicates the Middle Atlantic states will run somewhat below normal with a cold spell from Thursday through Saturday. Light precipitation is expected Thursday and again at the end of the period.
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Washington
Red Cross Seeks 10000 Dollar War Fund Quota
Winchester Frederick Red Cross chapter sets a ten thousand dollar local quota as the campaign to raise fifty million dollars nationally for war relief and armed forces support begins. Norman H Davis via telegram urges immediate action and reporting of progress. a campaign committee meets at city hall this afternoon to organize personnel and launch efforts.
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Winchester - Frederick
Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
Charles P. McVicar
American Red Cross
Court Martial Proposed for Top Army Officers and Pacific Fleet Commander
Washington December 9 Rep Dingell proposed court martial proceedings against four high ranking army officers and the Pacific fleet commander for Hawaii events. Lt Gen Walter Short Maj Gen H H Arnold Maj Gen George Brett and Admiral Husband were named. Rep Bulwinkle warned against acting without full facts as Navy bill to freeze enlistments advances after Naval Committee review.
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Washington
Dingell
D.-Mich
House
Hawaii
Walter C. Short
Hawaiian Department
H. H. Arnold
Air
George H. Brett
Rere
Air Corps
Husband
Pacific Fleet
Bulwinkle
Japan
Pearl Harbor
House Naval Committee
Vince
D.-Ky
Senate
Steps To Put Local VPF On War Footing
Winchester Company 115 Virginia Protective Force faces an emergency footing at an 7:30 pm armory meeting. Capt W A Baker authorized, ex servicemen and interested invited. Lt Col Frank M Wray orders immunization against smallpox and typhoid, urges vaccination, legging requests, heavy underwear, and full strength recruitment for possible rapid mobilization.
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Winchester Company 115
Virginia Protective Force
W. A. Baker
Frank M. Wray
Berryville
11Th Battalion
Richmond
Wray
Japanese landings claimed in Philippines by Tokyo dispatch
Berlin bulletins quote a Japanese army spokesman saying troops had landed in the Philippines. Manila reports confirm a pre dawn raid on Fort Nichols near Manila with one U S soldier killed and twelve wounded. Two others injured by a bomb near Fort Willard McKinley.
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Berlin
D. N B
Shanghai
The
Phillippines
Manila
United States
Fort Nichols
Fort Williard McKinley
Naval air base Quonset Point reports air alarm
Providence reports at Quonset Point Rhode Island the huge naval air base sounded an air alarm at 12 45 pm today according to the Providence Evening Bulletin.
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Providence
R.I
Naval Air Base
Quonset Point
R. I
Providence Evening Bulletin
Japanese Troops Arrive Under New Thailand Accord
Tokyo dispatch reports two contingents of Japanese troops have arrived in Bangkok in accord with the new Japan Thai land agreement. The Bangkok report, picked up by official outlets, notes the movement as part of diplomatic and military arrangements between Japan and Thailand.
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Tokyo
Inangkok
Thailand
Domei
Bangkok
Japanese government expected Germany to declare war
New York December 9 a Japanese government spokesman was quoted saying we naturally expected Germany to declare war upon the United States The broadcast was heard by N B C
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New York
Germany
United States
Tokyo
Pacific
Planes to hunt carriers and submarines off coast
Seattle dispatch reports the 2nd interceptor command announced planes from Portland air base will search 600 miles at sea for two or three Japanese aircraft carriers and associated submarines operating off the coast.
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Seattle
Portland
Ore
Roosevelt Declares Axis Aliens as Enemy Aliens
President Roosevelt listed Japanese, Italians, and Germans in the United States as enemy aliens under proclamations. The directive, dated today, prescribes the conduct these groups must follow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy forms Severn and Potomac river commands
The navy announced the establishment of Severn river and Potomac river naval commands to protect all navy shore activities in the vicinity of the nation’s capital and Annapolis Maryland.
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Washington
Navy
Severn River
Potomac River
Annapolis
Reports of bombings near Formosa Tokyo and Kobe
Ford Wilkins in Manila reports unverified word of bombings on Formosa and in Tokyo and Kobe. The dispatch cites no confirmation and notes wartime censorship may affect details.
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New York
Ford Wilkins
C. B.S
Manila
Formosa
Tokyo
Kobe
Army bomber crash kills three near El Paso
El Paso Texas December 9 three men were reported killed and three burned severely today in a crash of an army bomber three miles east of El Paso.
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EL Paso
Tex
War Declared Between South Africa and Japan
Pretoria December 9 government announces a state of war exists between the Union of South Africa and Japan.
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Pretoria
Union
South Africa
Union of South Africa
Japan
Ruddy M P s of 28th Division in transit to Indiantown Gap
City and County Brevities report two ruddy M P s of the 28th Division posted at Boscawen and Cameron to handle traffic while their column passes enroute to Indiantowm Gap. They say maneuvers were child’s play compared to the real now of war. A note on wartime secrecy urges restraint on sharing casualty details. Corporal B A Stotler, son of residents of New Jersey, is stationed at Fort Mills in the Philippines after enlisting in 1939.
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Boscawen
Cameron
Enroute
Indiantowm Gap
J. E. Marshall
Riverton
William G. Pingley
Headquarte Company
Fort Meade
A. Hill
Caroline County
Amenther
South
B. A. Stotler
Ernest H. Stotler
New Jersey
Fort Mills
Philippine Islands
Elmer Adams
National Ave
Holmes McFarland
Highland Avenue
Germany to State Position on American-Japanese War
Berlin reports indicate an expected clarifying statement on the American-Japanese conflict within 24 hours. Rumors say Reichstag may announce Germany's official stance tomorrow, while Kroll Opera postponed performances amid political buzz. The Reichshof meets rarely for major pronouncements. The state opera was bombed on April 10 and remains under reconstruction.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Germany
Atlantic air raid alarms called dress rehearsal
A late AP dispatch from New York said air raid alarms along the Atlantic seaboard today were a dress rehearsal with no enemy planes sighted off the coast, causing uneasiness but confirming no threat.
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the Star
Associated Press
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Norfolk Police On Alert Over Possible Enemy Planes
Norfolk police were ordered on the alert as reports said enemy planes, possibly headed for the Atlantic coast defense area, were approaching. The Norfolk municipal airport radio beam was shut down and Langley Field said precautionary measures were being taken.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Fifth Naval District
Langley Field
Reports Enemy Near Boston Near Boston Threat Reported
Authoritative unnamed sources in Portland say hostile forces were an hour out from Boston at 2 p m EST, indicating an imminent threat near the city. The report cites unrevealed officials and lacks official confirmation.
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Boston
Portland
Air raid alarm hits New York twice in hour
The New York metropolitan area faced two air raid alarms within an hour amid unconfirmed reports of hostile planes. Monitored from Montauk Point to the city, the alert sent home millions of school children and thousands on Long Island. The defense information center stated there was no known cause for the second alarm and that the area was all clear after the first signal.
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New York
New York City
Long Island
Montauk Point
New York Information Center On Defense
Not Confirmed By Army Amid Pacific War Alarms
The White House said the Army could not confirm claims of hostile planes sighted near the Atlantic coast. Japanese recon reports triggered alarms over San Francisco Bay and near the Aleutian Islands as Tokyo asserted early war successes while Germany’s stance remained uncertain.
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ARMY
Washington
White House
Delos Emmons
Air Corps Combat Command
Atlantic
San Francisco Bay
Thetian
Alaskaberia
Pacific
Tokyo
Kobe
Formosa
CBS
Manila
Japan
Imperial
Guam
Wake Islands
Honolulu
Spirited Council Meeting Set to Address City Issues
A special council session at 7:30 pm will discuss disposal problems and other business. Private citizen H F Byrd will offer two resolutions opposing last Tuesday's transparency stance and calling for ending the secrecy of ballots. M H Klegerman of New York will attend to address the sewage proposal.
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H. F. Byrd
New York
Alexander Potter Associates
Fellowship Club Headquarters To Open Tomorrow
The Fellowship Club announces its headquarters will open tomorrow morning in the American Legion Building on North Loudoun Street. Organizations churches and individuals are urged to contact headquarters contact early if interested in adopting individuals and families. Telephone is 6550.
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Fellowship Club
American Legion
North
Loudoun Street
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William L. Worden
A.F. L
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House Committee
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Far East
Navy Department
Boston Harbor
U.S. Defense
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