Virginia Woolen Employees Buy Defense Bonds Subscriptions Rise
Virginia Woolen Employees subscribe to defense bonds totaling 9525 with 207 of 25 dollar bonds 37 of 50 dollar bonds and 8 of 100 dollar bonds. Chairman R Armel reports more sales expected as committees organize promotions among C O Grim Petrie Carper Sumption McKee Hottle Pelter Fisher Trenary Cooper. Sale via merchants begins after Christmas with Wilbur Krise as general chairman and Andrew Bell as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
R. Armel
Endes
Mr. Armel
C. O. Grim
Richard Petrie
Lola Carper
Robert Sumption
Winnie McKee
Irving Hottle
John Pelter
John Fisher
Maurice Trenary
Charles Cooper
Wilbur Krise
Harold Brown
Andrew Bell
CC. P. McVicar
W. Nelson Page
R. E
Christmas Night Socials and Local News in Winchester
Local residents report holiday entertainment and visits from Miss Evelyn Pugh Freda Tusing Jacob Randall Edward Brill and others in Winchester. Road work on the old Welltown pike proceeds as porkers are slaughtered and corn shucking finishes with a strong yield. Community grieves the war news as several local boys join the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gundey Sete
Jay
Evelyn Pugh
Freda Tusing
Winchester
Jacob Randall
Edward Brill
Jean Taylor
Cornelia Gordon
Francis Leight
National Fruit Product Company
Martin Bannister
Washington
C. A. Buckley
Harry C. Newlin
Freade
C. J. Sibert
New Life Injected In N. Y. Giants
New York Giants surge after Bill Terry becomes manager. In ten days the team adds Johnny Mize Hank Leiber and Bill Werber, while shedding dead wood like Burgess Itehead Joe Moore Morrie Arnovich Fiddler Bill McGee Bill Lehrman and Ken Oden as part of a revival plan.
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New York
New York Giants
Baskall
Bill Terry
Mel Ott
Giants
Johnny Mize
Hank Leiber
Bill Werber
Dead Wood
Burgess Itehead
Joe Moore
Morrie Arnovich
Bill McGee
Bill Lehrman
Ken Oden
Schedule For Red Cross Workers In Winchester Area
The Red Cross seeks volunteers to produce surgical dressings in large quantities for the Army and Navy. The Winchester Frederick County Chapter asks all able to donate at least half a day weekly in the Presbyterian Church work rooms. Various daily shifts are listed with supervising volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Army
Navy
United States
Winchester-Frederick County
Presbyterian Church
Girl Scouts
Thomas T
George Kern
Handley High School
Ed Barr
Jorgen Kiergard
Junior Century Club
Ridgeway
L. M. Allen
James Miller
Japanese Admit Some Losses On Wake Island
Tokyo dispatch reports Imperial HQ stating Wake Island defense sustained severe damage from a Japanese naval attack. It notes “some losses” for Japan without specifics, and claims air attacks against the Philippines targets near Manila with American planes shot down and 14 destroyed on the ground. It also claims destruction of 11 American flying boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Wake Island
Philippines
Iba
Clark Field
Manila
Thailand freezes Western assets warns of diplomatic break
A Tokyo radio report broadcast by NBC says Thailand has frozen all American and British assets and may sever diplomatic relations with the United States and Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tokyo Radio
NBC
Thailand
Washington
London
Doomed to Die For Slaying Golf Star Miley
Robert H. Anderson, 36, a former Louisville cafe operator and ex-convict, must pay with his life for the September 28 slaying of golf star Marion Miley in her Lexington Country Club apartment. A Fayette Circuit Court jury returned the verdict after nearly 24 hours of debate. Anderson showed no emotion as the verdict was read and confirmed by each juror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Robert H. Anderson
Louisville
Marion Miley
Lexington Country Club
Fayette Circuit Court
All Vessels Must Be Identified At Harbors
The Navy hydrographic office announced stronger vessel identification rules. From December 13 all ships entering San Francisco harbor must be identified by naval patrol vessels, and delays or refusals to stop or furnish information would violate maritime regulations.
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Washington
San Francisco Harbor
Navy Hydrographic Office
Delaware River
Naval Station
Delaware Capes
Extensive Foray By Royal Fliers
British bombers conducted a major strike over the German occupied continent bombing docks at Brest and Dunkerque and an oil refinery at Donges near St Nazaire. The attack targeted German airfields in northern France and the Netherlands and included a bombing of a supply ship off Texel, with large fires reported at oil tanks.
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London
Brest
Dunkerque
Donges
St. Nazaire
France
Netherlands
Texel
Retirement Plan Reforms Favored For Virginia
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council backs a composite retirement system for state workers and public school teachers and a department of public safety to separate police from motor vehicle finance. It also endorses election law changes, stricter offenses for violations, longer polling hours, and child welfare statutory revisions.
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Richmond
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Department of Public Safety
General Assembly
Price
Francis Pickens Miller
Fairfax
George B. Buck
New York
Vivian L. Page
Norfolk
C. F. Joyner, Jr
Division of
Motor Vehicles
Col. M. 8. Battle
Leonard G. Muse
Roanoke
C. G. Quesenberg
Waynesboro
Senate approves large supplemental bill for services
The Senate approved a massive supplemental army and navy appropriation totaling 10.57 billion dollars in cash and contract authority to accelerate military activity. It consolidates lease lend funds into a war department pool and returns to the House for action on increases. overall defense and lease lend totals near 70 billion in two years. The bill adds 290 million for temporary defense housing, 100 million for aviation landing fields, and 68 million for civilian airports, plus a treasury expense measure for collecting a 5 auto use tax.
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Washington
Senate
Army and Navy
War Department
House
Chamber
Union
Treasury
Albert Rhodes Dies At Home Near Winchester
Albert FP Rhodes age 70 died at 4 o clock this morning near Winchester on the Millwood road after a three year illness. Survived by wife Martha Henson and four sons, four daughters, a stepson, a brother and a sister, plus 17 grandchildren. Funeral set for Monday at 8 PM at Jones Funeral Home.
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Albert FP. Rhodes
Winchester
Millwood
Allamong Rhodes
Middletown
Strasburg
Middeltown
Allam
Mary R. Willyes
Martha Henson
George
Baltimore
Ollie
Fred
Richard
Theodore Baker
Opequon
Daughers
Mary Strasnider
Rebecca Jenkins
Louise Curley
Sadjie Mahoney
R. Rhodes
Cora Funk
Rhodes
Jones Funeral Home
Germans Claim Local Soviet Attacks Repulsed
Berlin reports the German high command acknowledged local Soviet attacks on the Russian front but said they were repulsed. The communique noted Soviet tank action and fog influenced the Red Army’s attempts while German airmen targeted troop positions, railways in the Donets Basin and lines on the lower Don. Night raids hit Soviet air bases southeast of Lake Ladoga and other Moscow targets.
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Berlin
Red Army
High Command
Donets
Lower
Don
Lake Ladoga
Moscow
Students Urged to Stay In School
Richmond December message from University of Richmond President F W Boatwright urges government support for colleges during the war emergency via an ROTC unit or a re vamped SATC. He notes education continued in World War I while students learned military discipline and urges students to remain until called to service.
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Richmond
F. W. Boatwright
University of Richmond
Army Training Corps
Boatwright
Winchester Mass Meeting Calls Civil Defense Organization
Winchester residents urged at a Stephens City firehouse gathering to form a defense group including a fire organization raid service and volunteer guards. Speakers outlined duties to aid war effort and repel threats while plans for expanded participation, including a later outreach to the colored population, were discussed. Thirty signed up, with eighty-four needed. shifts cover 4 hours daily with assigned wardens and times.
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City Defense Council
Stephens City
Hitler
Gervis Lemley
F. L. Roof
Robert Stickley
Howard E. Massie
J. D Steele
Japanese Bomb Manila and Clark Field in Heavy Air Raid
The raid, likely the day’s heaviest over the Philippines, struck Manila area including Nichols Field and Clark Field. American defenses engaged the Japanese, with one ship downed, rockets fired, and widespread curfew violence as 500 Europeans were rounded up. Sayre urged urgent U S aid, stressing action and unity.
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Harbor
Manila
Nincols Field
Resistanrom
Philippines
Nichols Field
Associated Press
Clark Lee
Nichols Air Depot
Philippine
Clark Field
Douglas MacArthur
U.S. Far Eastern Army
Cebu
Bay Front
Sentris
Sveral
United States
U. S
Francis B. Sayre
America
Walton and Heisler to Address Hopewell Meeting House Tomorrow
J Barnard Walton and Margaret Heisler of Philadelphia will speak at the Hopewell Meeting House tomorrow at 10 o clock, then at 7 30 in the Friends Meeting House in ee. The note asks what part of the scallop is used for food mentioning the large adductor muscle.
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J. Barnard Walton
Margaret Heisler
Philadelphia
Hopewell
Friends Meeting House
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets Reported Prices
Baltimore market notes mixed cattle hogs and calves with steadiness from Friday. Cattle steers and cows higher, hogs steady to week-ago gains, sheep none. Chicago prices show firmer week-on-week for fed steers and vealers, hogs steady, sows stronger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Baltimore market closes with wheat No 2 red winter at around 1.203-4 per bushel and corn at 88.90 per bushel. Barley bids at 65c per bushel. Prices based on mill deliveries.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Old Mauler Calls Up Ye Editor
In Richmond on December 13 the sports editor Ben Wahrman of the News Sealer answered a call from a voice claiming to be Jack Dempsey. The caller said he was an old friend from New York and that his southbound plane had been grounded in Manassas, prompting the prank.
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Richmond
Ben Wahrman
News Sealer
Jack Dempsey
Ben
New York
Manassas Mauler
Apple Inventory Drops From Year Ago Amid Howling Stocks
Agriculture figures show December 1 holdings at 31,105,000 apple bushels and boxes. This is 2,733,000 bushels below year-ago levels and 531,000 bushels under the December 1 1936–40 five year average. Frozen fruits rise by 30,698,000 pounds versus last year and 56,940,000 pounds above the five year average.
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Une Tea of Agriculture
Mississippi River
Students Save for Defense Stamps at Clearbrook
Bryant Harper, principal at Clearbrook school, reports students and teachers are buying defense stamps across all grades. Some classes forgave parties to fund stamps and a defense bond, with pupils receiving stamp books and many gifting stamps for Christmas.
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Bryant Harper
Clearbrook School
Harper
Automobiles Gain One Third More Lifespan in Decade
Over ten years the life span of cars rose by about one third thanks to improved production, better gasoline and oil, and better highways.
Burial site of Lafayette Escadrille founder Norman Prince
The founder Norman Prince was buried at St. Cloud France after his death in World War I. His remains were later moved to the Washington Cathedral where they were reinterred in the American section.
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Norman Prines
Lafayette Escadrille
Washington Cathedral
St. Cloud
France
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N. Y. Giants
Catal
Nyon Re Flew
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Virginia Advisory Council
Albert Rhodes
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
George Washington
Geo. T. Barnsley
SMA Holdings
B & M Chevrolet
B& M
Chevrolet
Braddock
Geremain
RCA
Pryer Bsg
Miller’s
Santa Claus Headquarters
RADIO
Philco
I. F
E. Boscawen St
Anderson
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