Compromise Draft Seeks Universal Military Training
A joint Senate House conference committee reached a draft amending the selective service act proposing compulsory military training for men 20 to 44 and registration for 18 to 64. House chairman May said the report would be presented to the House immediately with prospects for quick passage and presidential action.
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Senate
House
May
House Military Affairs Committee
Chamber
Washington
Senate House Conference Committee
Reynold
Reynolds
British Reported At Key Positions London Out of Touch With Hong Kong
Navy reports Wake Island garrison still fighting the Japanese while Philippine air and ground activity rises sharply. Two Wake air attacks occurred with one light and one heavier. Wake countered both. Manila and Panay bombings noted with no other new developments. US gains in the Caribbean bring security to the southern flank as anti Axis talks loom.
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London
Hong Kong
Washington
Wake Island
Navy
Philippines
Pacific Isle
Navy Department
Eastern Pacific
Central Pacific
Far East
War Department
Philippine
Manila
Cailo
Panay
Luzon
War aims and the Axis in a long view from Winchester
The author argues World War II should end only after defeat of Germany Italy and Japan and condemns their dictators. He predicts Axis capitals Tokyo Berlin and Rome as long-range goals and suggests the war will require a hard, extended effort, noting 1918 as a missed chance to strike earlier.
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Hitler
Tokyo
Berlin
Rome
Candy w Snider and Son in probate matter
A probate record notes Candy with Snider and Son on December 19 in case 12 19 1p 20, detailing the filing and parties involved.
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Ao Candy W. Snider & Son ci
Gift Suggestions From Lingerie to Handkerchiefs
A brief shopping list highlights items such as lingerie handbags sweaters hose and a Mary S Yeakley item. The note suggests practical yet stylish gift options for a thoughtful present run.
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Mary S. Yeakley
Special Radio Sale At Thomas Credit Jewelers
An advertising notice proclaims a Christmas season sale on Radios RCA and Emerson models at Thomas Credit Jewelers with a noted page 1 reference for more details.
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RCA
Emerson
Thomas Credit Jewelers
Christmas Flowers at Lowest Prices Ad
Advertisements claim finest quality Christmas flowers with prices emphasized. Includes confusing lines about prizes and free turkeys related to December events and location identifiers, mentioning Serh Zane Hall and ae arah Zane Ha.
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Serh
Zane Hall
Ae Arah Zane Ha
Knox Flags Japanese For Their Infamous Treachery
Navy Secretary warned midshipmen that Pearl Harbor attack was a damning act of treachery. He stressed a half hour warning could have changed history, noted three waves of assaults, and urged vigilance against surprise while praising national unity formed by the event.
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Pearl “Barner
Navy
Naval Academy
Japan
Great Pacific Naval Base
Pearl Harbor
Russia
Plans Shape For Supreme Allied Council of War
President Roosevelt said allies have long reviewed a shared war plan and no inter allied command meeting was discussed at the press conference. Preparations reportedly include the United States Great Britain and Soviet Russia taking leading roles with other nations invited to participate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Russia
State Department
Soviet Russia
Pacific
China
Kansas railroads urge drivers off tracks
Sedgwick county farmers crowd roads during holidays while rail officials plead with Sheriff Albert Bertrand to keep cars off railroad tracks. A west bound Missouri Pacific train at 60 miles per hour stopped short of a car on rails prompting officials to warn of danger and enforce the law in Colwich area.
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Wichita, Kas
Albert Bertrand Tdony
Missouri Pacific
Clowich
Bertrand
Colwich
Kansas
Rigid Control Of Citizens May Be Voted Here
Winchester moves toward home defense coordination with Mayor Anderson named coordinator. Dr. P W Boyd accepts hospital emergency duties and a special council meeting is called to advance an ordinance granting the coordinator authority to enforce emergency rules including blackout measures and city drills with penalties up to 300 dollars or 20 days in jail.
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Winchester
Anderson
P. W. Boyd
Common Council
Virginia
New Emergency Force Planned for Winchester and Frederick County
A meeting with ex-service leaders and Mayor Anderson approved organizing a semi military Winchester and Frederick County Emergency force of 100 men answerable only to the city. Attendees included Claude Grim American Legion Horace Browne VFW Harry T. Cooke Spanish American War Veterans and Henry Lewis 40 and 8. Organization set for Monday night.
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Anderson
Winchester
Frederick County
Claude Grim
American Legion
Horace Browne
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harry T. Cooke
Henry Lewis
Star seeks letters from service men for publication
The Winchester Evening Star requests excerpts from letters by soldiers in the Pacific or distant points to be sent from relatives in Winchester and vicinity. Letters will be returned intact and edited to avoid information that could aid the enemy.
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Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
MacArthur Nominated to Full General Active Duty
President Roosevelt nominates Lieutenant General Douglas MacArthur for full general while recalling him to active duty to command the Far East forces. The same action promotes four brigadiers to major generals and selects twelve colonels to brigadier general. Captain John F. Shafroth Jr. is named rear admiral.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
United States Army
Far East
Roosevelt
MacArthur
Philippines
Actve
Far Eastern
John F. Shafroth, Jr
Navy
Harrison Urges Support of Red Cross Drive
State Senator Bur P. Harrison urged citizens to donate to the Red Cross war emergency fund. He cited the disasters of war and the burden on soldiers civilians and civilians, praising the Red Cross and its work to alleviate suffering.
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Harrison
Red Cross
Bur P. Harrison
Finns Deserted By Germans In Hours of Peril
AP reports German forces abandoned Finland after a Soviet counteroffensive, with Helsinki broadcasting a hasty withdrawal and shattering Finnish lines near Lake Onega to Ladoga. In North Africa, British forces captured Derna airport and pressed advances west and north of Mekili as Axis troops retreated toward Derna and Bengasi.
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Adolf Hitler
Russia
North
Africa
Helsinki
Finland
Lakes
Onega
Ladoga
Leningrad-Murmansk
Derna
Tobruk
Mekili
Bengasi
Gulf of
Sirte
5 000 Italian Sailors Drowned Near Tunis
In Tunis Tunisia on December 12 British ships sank two Italian carriers a destroyer and three transports off Kelibia Cape Bon. About 5 000 Italian sailors perished with 1 000 rescued and treated for burns along the Tunisian coast.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Kelibia
Cape Bon
Tunisian
Unbroken Hong Kong Garrison Holds Line Amid Far East War
London dispatch reports unyielding defense by Britain's Hong Kong garrison and ongoing fighting on the Malayan front, underscoring far eastern tensions and overshadowing other campaigns.
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London
Britain
Hongkong
Reuters
Comei
Far East
Out of communication with Hongkong amid Japanese assault
British sources said they have been out of contact with Hongkong since early today and cannot report any new progress by Japanese forces in the defense of the colony.
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China
London
Hongkong
British Still Holding Key Hong Kong Positions
A Tokyo dispatch acknowledged by Reuters that British forces still held key positions on Hongkong Island amid the siege. The report, received post noon EST, notes Japanese troops had captured half of the 32 square mile island during a violent night assault.
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London
Reuters
Tokyo
Hongkong
War draft disclosure halted by state director
Mills F. Neal state director of Selective Service orders local boards to withhold information on draftees. General Hershey directs secrecy as The Star will not print names of inductees from Frederick County and Winchester from now on.
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Mills F. Neal
Selective Service
Army
Hershey
Frederick County
Winchester
Homer A. Conrad
South Cameron Street
Selective Service Board
The
Star
Peyton Marshall
Reserve Officers Take Examinations
Henry Covington of the Northern Virginia Power Company and George Scheder of Valley Airways reported at Washington for physical examinations. Both hold the rank of 1st Lieutenant. Scheder is in the Air Corps reserves. There is no indication either will be called to active duty in the near term.
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Henry Covington
The
Northern Virginia Power Company
George Scheder
Valley Airways
Washington Today
Mr. Scheder
Air Corps
Postoffice To Remain Open For Extra Hour
It was announced this afternoon that all windows at the postoffice will stay open tomorrow until 6 oclock for public convenience. Defense bonds and stamps will be on sale until that hour. Officials urge greetings and parcels be mailed without delay.
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Defense Bonds
Defense
Army service for Lorenzo Lewis set after Christmas
Lorenzo Lewis a former Star staffer from Berryville enlisted in the Army and will be quartered at Fort Meade Maryland before transfer to Fort Belvoir near Alexandria Virginia to join the 30th U S Engineer Corps. He has worked on defense projects as an instrument man with several companies this past year.
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Lorenzo Lewis
The
Star
Berryville
Army
Fort Meade
Fort Belvoir
Alexandria
30Th
U.S. Engineer Corps
Lewis
Fall of Hong Kong Report Sparks World War II Alarm
Amid conflicting broadcasts Japanese forces were reported to have captured Hongkong or to be closing on a collapse of British resistance. Saigon radio and Domei echoed claims of a near fall, while Berlin and Tokyo signals varied on Sir Mark Young’s escape and the city’s fate.
Chinese push near Canton Kowloon railroad reported
Chinese forces on the Han mainland front claim to have reached point 10 miles northeast along the Canton Kowloon railroad amid clashes with Japanese flank units. The page also carries a dated ad cluster for bingo nights and a sale notice for Christmas Cedar and Pines.
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Chungking
Canton
Dividend Notice Declares 3 Percent Semiannual Payout
The directors of The Coal & Savings Bank declare a three percent semiannual dividend payable to stockholders on January 1, 1942. Checks will be mailed. Signed by John I. Sloat.
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Coial & Savings Bank
THE
Commercial & Sa’ Bank
John I. Sloat
Shooting Match Saturday Prizes Turkeys and Chickens
A shooting event is set for Saturday starting at 10 a m west of Winchester. Prizes include turkeys and chickens. The entry line notes 19 18 19 21 and signs by L F M.
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Winchester
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Supreme Allied Council of War
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Bulletins
Martinsburg
W. Va
Edgar H. Berry
Middletown
Honolulu
C. William Allamong
Sergeant
Neal Williams
Sergeant Williams
U. S. Marine Air Corps
Allamong
Isand
Saigon
Domei
South End Hose CO
Pines
Hainesley
Wiener
U.S. Defense
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