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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1941
Page
12
Reported fighting in Lingayen gulf shows Japanese landings from eighty transports threaten Luzon as General MacArthur’s forces defend. Hitler assumes supreme command amid uncertainty about German strategy and crisis, with speculation on motives and possible moves.
The Navy announced that 21 labor organizations submitted pledges of loyalty and cooperation to the utmost in defense production. Assistant Secretary Ralph A. Bard praised the unity and promised action, noting overtime pay provisions were eliminated in labor agreements. The item also includes a quiz answer about the mandrill as the most hideous animal.
The Netherlands government in exile announced it has declared war on Italy due to Italian participation with Germany and Japan in the Axis treaty. The Netherlands was already at war with Germany since 1940 and with Japan since the Far East hostilities began.
Herbert 8. Jones of Middletown remains just about the same following a Friday quarry accident at Capon Road Virginia. A large stone fell on him fracturing his thigh and injuring him. three men were needed to remove it.
A London observer notes the phrase supreme command versus supreme leadership in relation to Adolf Hitler taking full military control, commenting that it implies nobody is left to oppose.
Washington December 22. The Treasury report dated December 19 shows receipts of 77 million 503 thousand 805 dollars and 79 cents and expenditures of 98 million 398 thousand 673 dollars and 16 cents. Gross debt stands at 57 billion 287 million 583 thousand 597 dollars 71 cents.
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