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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1941
Page
3
U S naval sources denied reports that the seaplane tender Langley was bombed in the Japanese attack on Davao yesterday. The Langley is said to be safe and carrying out routine duties onboard.
Governor James H. Price endorses Universal Bible Sunday set for December 14. The date precedes the President's December 15 address marking 150 years since the Bill of Rights adoption. The American Bible Society notes the theme The Light Shines in the Darkness and cites rising Bible demand worldwide despite wartime hardship.
Berlin dispatch reports the German high command confirming continued heavy fighting on the Eastern Front in its regular briefing. The communiqué notes ongoing engagements with Russian forces and no major strategic shifts announced.
President Roosevelt told the nation the war would be long and hard as Germany Japan and Italy act as enemies. He urged calm amid rumors, promised fuller updates, and called for expanded production, shared sacrifice, and unity in facing the Axis across the Pacific and Atlantic.
Governor Price announces a special election set for December 30 to fill the death caused vacancy in the Fifth state Senatorial district including Isle of Wight Nansemond Southampton counties and the city of Suffolk.
A Vichy broadcast quotes Nichi Nichi claiming Japanese airmen at Pearl Harbor reused the “human torpedo” method from Shanghai 1932. It says three privates launched bamboo-filled floats and charged Chinese defenses, with none of the crew expected to survive.
Pleasant Grove reports cooler weather after Thursday rain. Visitors include Rosa Nelson, Ellen Oates, Ethel Youngblood and family. Owen Mattingly and John Caryell visit in Piedmont and Washington. Rev Messick to preach December 14 with Communion. Ladies Aid to meet at John Caryell’s home. Sunday School holds Christmas Lyteagh December 21 at 9 a.m.
State Labor Commissioner Thomas B. Morton will convene a conference of factory inspectors at 10 a.m. to address problems arising across the state during the emergency. He emphasized cooperation with employers and workers to avoid work stoppages and to meet emergency expectations. New York's Children's Zoo design noted at four-foot eye level for children and adults who must stoop to enter.
Richmond December 10. Governor Price granted a reprieve until March 20 for Waller a Pittsylvania county negro sentenced to death December 19. Waller’s attorney filed a petition for a writ of error coram with the state court of appeals which reconvenes January 5. The stay allows counsel to exhaust all legal means including a possible appeal to the United States Supreme Court if denied in the state court.
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