Britain’s Famous Prime Minister a Bricklayer
Washington reports on Winston Churchill visiting the White House with a life spanning soldier, journalist, artist, bricklayer, and statesman. The piece notes his wars, offices, and arts, his American mother, and his role in shaping Anglo American ties, including past wartime service and taxicab mishaps.
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Lloyd Lehrers
Washington
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Great Britain
Roosevelt
White House
Churchill
Answers to test questions on page four priorities board
The page lists test answers including government agency supply the study of the mind Washington Irving March 16 1942 Barrymore the frigate Constitution Herbert Hoover session Andrew Jackson and confirms the British Embassy stance that pilots flying bombers to Britain need 20 20 vision in both eyes glasses are not disqualifying.
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Government Agency
Washington Irving
Barrymore
The
Frigate Constitution
Herbert C. Hoover
Andrew Jackson
Britain
Defense Forces Outnumbered on Pacific Front in New Dispatches
Reports from Manila describe heavy fighting as United States Army troops face overwhelming Japanese reinforcements. The north sees fierce actions near Lingayen gulf while Japanese attempts to land at Atimonan are repelled. Hongkong recaptured, Wake Island now reported occupied, and air battles over Rangoon credited to Allied forces.
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Atimonan
United States Army
Batangas
Lingayen Gulf
Damortis
Manila
Island
Hongkong Island
Singapore
Kowloon Mail
Tokyo
Wake Island
Hawii
Philippines
Imperial Toyku
Rangoon
Burma
Netherlands
Davao
Borneo
Netherlands East Indies Naval Command
Batavia
Moscow River Name Meaning in Finnic Language
The word Moscow derives from Moskva the name of a river, signifying in Finnic a place for washing.
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Moscow
Nari
Moskva
Saviour Church Christmas Eve Service Scheduled
This evening at 11 30 o clock the Lutheran Church of our saviour will begin its Christmas celebration with a special Christmas Eve Service. The church has been decorated and the interior renovated. Music by the choir with Miss Dorothy Larrick at the organ. Marshall J. Snapp will sing Gesu Bambino. Christmas carols Silent Night a Little Town of Bethlehem While Shepherds watched their flocks by Night will be sung. The sermon, by the pastor, is The significance of Christmas in a War. The public is invited to attend.
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Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Dorothy Larrick
Marshall J. Snapp
Bethlehem
Warchines
German Threat Being Watched in War Council Talks
Anglo American talks focus on naval matters and close cooperation as Roosevelt and Churchill meet with high commands. Singapore’s defense and the Philippines are cited as key theaters with both nations sharing strong stakes in the Pacific war effort.
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Singapore
Pacific
Norris
Ind
Far East
United States
Philippines
Churchill
Royal Navy
Armed Services
Roosevelt
U. S
Anglo-American War Council
White House
Bonds And Stamps Given To Employes
Seven Brush-Moore papers announce Christmas bonuses as defense bonds and stamps. Each employee on payroll January 1 1941 gets a $50 bond, those starting after October 1 get $10 in stamps, and later hires receive $25 bonds.
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Canton
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Salisbury
Ohio
Canton Repository
East Livernon
Stebenville Herald-Star
Salem News
Marion Star
Portsmouth Times
When were Indians granted citizenship in 1924 act
By an act of Congress passed June 2 1924 citizenship was conferred upon all Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States.
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Congress
United States
Illness Ends for Mrs. Hannah C. Stewart in Winchester Area
Mrs. Hannah Catherine Stewart 85 of Winchester area died at 5 10 this morning at her North Cameron Street home after a year of ill health. She was widow of Robert Stewart and born February 6 1857 in Hampshire County West Virginia. Survived by children Albert Loom West Virginia Marion Cumberland Maryland Otis Rockdale Maryland Mrs Smith White Winchester Mrs Belle Newlin Martinsburg and Mrs Stewart Castlem an Chambersville two brothers Richard Wolford Capon Bridge and Joseph Wolford Laurel Maryland two sisters Mrs Sallie Belford Albins and Mrs Annie Wolford Cold Stream West Virginia and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral at Mt Zion Church four miles south of Augusta West Virginia Sunday at 2 PM with relatives meeting at her home at noon to proceed to the church. Other arrangements pending.
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Hannah Catherine Stewart
North Cameron Street
Robert Stewart
William Wolford
Hampshire County
W. Va
Winchester
Stewart
Albert
Loom
Marion
Cumberland
Otis
Rockdale
Smith White
Belle Newlin
Martinsburg
Stewart Castleman
Chambersville
Richard Wolford
Capon Bridge
Joseph Wolford
Laurel
Mt. Zion Church
Early Service At Braddock Street Tomorrow
Braddock Street Methodist church will hold an early morning Christmas Day service at 7 a m. Dr. R O Bryant of the Winchester district will deliver the message. Rev T M Swann is in charge, with Prof Wm H McIlwee directing the choir in Christmas hymns for a world troubled by war and strife. Public invitation extended.
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Braddock Street Methodist Church
R. O. Bryant
Winchester
T. M. Swann
Wm. H. McIlwee
Methodist meeting moves to Baltimore for January conference
Secretary Boyd McKeown announced the annual meeting of the Methodist Associations of Schools and Colleges will convene in Baltimore January 4 and 5, shifting from Cleveland to accommodate educators attending the government education and defense conference January 3 and 4. The Cleveland program will be carried out in Baltimore.
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Nashville
Tenn
Boyd McKeown
Methodist Associations of Schools and Colleges
Cleveland
Baltimore
Conference of Education and Defense
Oldest Woodstock Mason Succumbs in Woodstock Virginia
William Magruder Hoshour 81, oldest member of Cassia Lodge No. 42 A F and A M Woodstock, Va., died after long illness. Son of Peter and Sarah Hoshour, tied to a pioneer county family and served as lodge tiler for about 20 years. Funeral set Thursday at 3 PM.
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William Magruder Hoshour
Cassia Lodge No
Woodstock
Peter
Sarah Hamrick Hoshour
Chicago Post Office ClaimsLargest In World
A reader asks where the largest post office is and learns the Chicago facility is described as the largest in the world. The exchange notes Chicago's sprawling complex and its prominence among postal centers.
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United States
Chicago
Timber Ridge Christmas Program Aims to Invite Tonight
A Timber Ridge church program invites the public to attend an evening of Christmas songs skits and readings. The ensemble features Laura Brill Carolyn Brill Natalie Spaid Margel Gray Geralyne Gray and others with remarks by Rev R A Whitten and a Christmas carol service ending with Silent Night and an offering.
Faithful Pray On Hills of Judea For Peace In War
The faithful climbed the Judean Hills to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to pray for peace as nations wage war. Pope Pius XI issued a wartime Christmas appeal from Vatican City. In the United States, Christmas is subdued by rationing while the White House planned the community Christmas tree lighting as President Roosevelt addressed troops and the nation.
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Associated Press
Church of the Nativity
Bethlehem
Pacific Islands
Pius XI
Vatican City
United States
Roosevelt
White House
Secular Music and Its Theater Boundaries
The article contrasts secular music with sacred sounds, defining secular music as art intended for theaters or concert halls rather than worship spaces. It outlines how performance venues shape the reception and purpose of musical works, emphasizing non liturgical contexts.
WPAC Builds Seven New Airfields in Puerto Rico
The War Production Air Corps announces the completion of seven airfields in Puerto Rico for the Army Air Forces. These facilities will expand training and transport capacity across the Caribbean theater.
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WPAC
Puerto Rico
Army Air Forces
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