Hong Kong Holdings Essential To Britain's War Plans
London reports an official in the British realm says losing Hong Kong would threaten future operations and require a complete sabotage of assets to deny them to Japan. The defense by Canadian and other forces is noted as critical, with sea and air power deemed vital to any potential recapture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ponsteer
Singapore
Hongkong
Hong Kong
Pacific
Tand
Bank Closures and Holiday Notice December 25 1941
Financial institutions announce December 25 1941 as a legal holiday with banks closed. Maturing paper due on the holiday will be payable Friday December 26 at Farmers and Merchants National Bank J H Yost cashier Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank Harold G Brown cashier Union Bank of Winchester Geo B Bushnell cashier Commercial and Savings Bank John I Sloat cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley Nat'l Bank
Geo. B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
Daily Crossword Clues From A Historical Page
Readable crossword clues list with Across and Down entries including sword handle to calendar of feasts and multiple obscure terms. Reads like a compact puzzle page fragment with numerous paired clues and enumerations.
Santa Claus Tests Bid For Missing Mother In Inglewood
Bobby McClanahan of Inglewood writes Santa Claus asking him to locate his mother Catherine McClanahan who has been missing for four years. The Social Service Commission handles the letter as part of Santa’s search. A separate note warns of drought risking evergreen crops if soil is not irrigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bobby McClanahan
Inglewood
Santa Claus
Bobby
Santa Ana
Calif
Santa
Catherine McClanahan
Social Service Commission
Hitler's Aryan Theory Knifed by Science
Baltimore dispatch reports in Human Biology that Dr. Frederic T. Jung of Northwestern University shows blond boys may become dark haired or brown haired. the study questions fixed Aryan categories during adolescence. The piece notes the shifting traits complicate Nazi racial statistics. Also cited: US aircraft production near 20,000 military planes this year per the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science Service
Baltimore
Hitler
American Science
Human Biology
Frederic T. Jung
Northwestern University
Jung
United States
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Quiet Christmas Plan At Hollywood Stars Home
Hollywood eyes a subdued Christmas with snow imports and family gatherings. Pi O’Brien and relatives celebrate quietly at home as war influence redirects funds to defense. Stars like Jane Withers Lupe Velez Joan Fontaine and Brian Ahern organize charity and service camp appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Pat O’brien
Santa Claus
O’briens
Mavournee
Patrick Sean
Terrence Kevin
Jane Withers
Oleg Cassini
Gene Tierney
Lupe Velez
California
Mexico
Momma
Navy
James Stewart
Robert Montgomery
Joan Fontaine
Brian Ahern
W. C. Fields
John Barrymore
Formost
Boy Saves Half of Ten Cents a Day for Stamp Album
11 year old James Allen surprised his parents in Atlanta by buying a defense stamp album with a dollar’s worth of stamps. He saved half of his ten cent daily allowance for school lunch to fund the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
L. J. Allen
James
Cumberland Forest Stocked In Natural Way
Richmond reports the Cumberland State Forest has not been artificially stocked for a one week hunting season in which twenty eight wild turkeys were bagged. Officials say native game and habitat work prove artificial restocking unnecessary for boosting turkey populations in Virginia forests.
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Richmond
Cumberland State Forest
Carl H. Nolting
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Virginia
Nolting
The
Commission and Inland Fisheries
State Forest Service
Forest Service
Game Commission
Urge Public To Restrict Calls On Christmas Day
Public urged to limit long distance calls on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to keep lines open for government armed forces and essential war industries. McElligott of The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Virginia says brief calls and calling by number will help reduce delays and protect vital communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. McElligott
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
McElligott
Pie Shell Baking Times From U S Bureau Tests
Tests by the U S Bureau of Home Economics show a pie shell baked to perfection in an enamelware pan in seven or eight minutes, while aluminum glass or pottery pans require ten or eleven minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Bureau of Home Economics
Public Auction of Defendant's Office Goods in Winchester VA
By distress warrant for rent in the case J. P. Miller vs Wilmer F Shryock a levy was made and a sale will be held at the court house in Winchester Virginia at 1 o clock am on December 30 1941. The Tenants property to be sold includes an Underwood typewriter desk chair filing cabinet antique roll top desk and other office equipment. Cash terms. Taylor L Barr City Sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Miller
Wilmer F. Shryock
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Underwood
Taylor L. Barr
Christmas Greetings From The Handley Library
Christmas greetings from The Handley Library to patrons wish peace that the world cannot give and cannot take away during the year. Chicago report notes five grade pupils at Victor Law son school presented a petition to allow the next acting class to walk down the aisle to a conga tune instead of the march from Aida. Fishermen are said to be using sound wave echo devices to locate schools of fish.
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Handley Library
Chicago
Victor Law
W~son
Princ
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Ongkong Holdings
Britain
J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
John I. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Millwood Ave
Firestone
Braddock
Ambherst
Daily Crossword
Shrub
Stair
Tokyo
New Zealand
Hollywood Group
Formosa
Young Patriot
Cumberland
Devry
Leggett’s
Winchester’s Shopping
Sergeant’s Sale
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Market St. Methodist Church
Cameron & Cork Sts
Market Street
Andrew Bird Babb
Sreetings
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