Churchill Claims Allies Ready for 1943 Big War Effort
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told Congress the Allies would be ready to take the initiative on an ample scale by 1943 and defeat the Axis powers. He said war power output would exceed Axis momentum, and urged continued national resolve as the United States builds toward a long, hard war with Roosevelt.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Congress
Senate
Senate Chamber
House
Supreme Court
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Churchill
Germany
Japan
Italy
Citi
United States
Britain
Roosevelt
Over 100 Villages Recaptured By Soviet Forces
Soviet Red Army claims to have seized more than 100 villages on the central front during a Christmas counter-offensive against withdrawing German troops. The Pravda dispatch says 10,200 German officers and men killed, with loot and casualty figures still incomplete due to snow.
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Moscow
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Pravda
Severul
Crimean
Red Star
Germany
London
Oskoye
Tikhvin
Kaluga
Tula
Oka River
Izvestia
Oxa River
Hitler
Free French Seize St Pierre Miquelon Islands
Free French report says Admiral Muselier’s forces took St Pierre and Miquelon from Vichy control. plebiscite shows 98 percent in favor of Free French rule with two guard escorts. United States condemns seizure as arbitrary and contrary to recent Martinique accord.
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ST. Pierre
ST. Pierre-Etmiquelon
Today
Baron de Bournat
Newfoundland
L. E. Emerson
Emile Muselier
Charles de Gaul
United States
Ander House Guard
Martinique
France
Atlantic
U. S. State Department
London
Miquelon
National Committee
United States State Department
Christmas Memory Gives Way to Taskful War Effort
Winchester urges community to back Red Cross war fund and volunteer for emergency relief. Ex servicemen seek volunteers to support the WPF Company. He emphasizes collective sacrifice and the need to mobilize all able bodied men and women for victory.
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Red Cross War Fund
Red Cross
WPF
Churchill Gives Victory Sign After Senate Address
Winston Churchill raised a V sign as he left the Senate chamber after delivering his historic address. The prime minister sat down to enthusiastic applause and roaring approval, then held up his right hand with two fingers forming a V as the crowd roared.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Senate
Churchill
Roosevelt convenes Anglo American anti Axis talks with Churchill and King
President Roosevelt schedules White House meetings with Churchill and King to coordinate allied strategy. Prime Minister Mackenzie King plans to join at the White House while Churchill addresses Congress. The cabinet set for a later session as the war alliance discussions continue with Britain and the United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ciie
MacKenzie Ne
Canada
Winston Churchill
White House
Churchill
Congress
King
Mr. King
Hitlerism Must Be Destroyed, Senators Assert
Senators argued for harsh postwar terms against the Axis powers. Senator Lucas urged reducing Japan to powerless status for a millennium and echoed by others that Hitlerism must be eliminated. Davis proposed a steel wall around Japan and aiding China as a stabilizing force in the Orient. Norris outlined a phased plan starting with disarmament and immediate food relief, then a long term peace. Clark urged equal access to raw materials to prevent future wars.
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Washington
Lucas
Japan
Germany
Italy
Illinois
Davis
R-Pa
China
Orient
Norris
Clark
Display of Fine Unity Seen In Churchill Speech
President Churchill’s congressional address drew praise from Senators Byrd Van Nuys Kilgore Hayden Bailey Bulow and McFarland who called it a demonstration of the unity between the United States and Great Britain and urged continued Anglo American cooperation to prevent future wars.
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Washington
Churchill
Congress
Byrd
D.-Va
United States
Great Britain
van Nuys
D.-Ind
Kilgore
D.W. Va
England
Orient
Japan
Hayden
D.-Ariz
Bailey
Bulow
Britain
Senator McFarland
War Council Formed in Chungking to Prosecute Japan
United States, British and Chinese leaders announced a military council for war against Japan. General Wavell and Major General Brett joined Chiang Kai-Shek in Chungking to align views on Far East operations. The council was created December 23 with Wavell and Brett departing for Rangoon after completing talks.
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Chungking
China
United States
Japan
Archibald P. Wavell
India
George H. Brett
U. S. Army Air Corps
Chiang Kai-Shek
Far East
Wavell
Brett
Rangoon
Burma
General Brett
Wreck of Crushed Plane Found Near Conaghague Mountain
A crash atop Conaghague mountain near Blain Pennsylvania left at least one dead. Reports say the aircraft bore Army Air Corps insignia while others suggest the plane may have been privately owned. Rescue parties comb the site for survivors and clues to the aircraft’s origin.
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Blain, Pa
Conaghague Mountain
Perry County
Pennsylania
Army Air Corps
Committee To Control Sale Of Auto Tires
Regional Defense Council meeting in City Hall will appoint Winchester and Frederick county committees to oversee auto tire sales. C P Mc Vicar will represent the city. No tires will be sold until after January due to a federal order. Walker McC Bond named chairman of the council's volunteer service committee.
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Regional Defense Council
Winchester
Frederick County
C. P. McVicar
Defense
Walker McC. Bond
24 Registered for Emergency Defense Duty
Inquiry at the Chamber of Commerce office shows only 24 persons registered for defense duty so far. Several thousand registration cards arrived earlier this week for the purpose.
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Chamber of Commerce
Large Air Force Reaches Britain
The largest British empire airmen contingent ever to cross the Atlantic arrived at a British port to join Allied squadrons. Most were Canadians with R A F personnel, U S trained Canadians, Norwegians from Little Norway near Toronto, and Australians and New Zealanders. A second Canadian group with Major General Crerar also landed with the flotilla.
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Atlantic
North Atlantic
Canada
United States
Royal Canadian Air Force
Little
Norway
Toronto
Zeallanders
H. D. G. Crerar
Fewer Americans At Hongkong Census Updates
London reports a March 1941 census for air raid precautions showing 396 Americans in Hongkong. Later withdrawals reduced that count, with totals including 7,982 British 1,420,629 Chinese 7,379 Indians 2,922 Portuguese and 2,094 other nationalities.
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London
Hongkong
Funeral services for prominent Winchester businessman
George William Hohannes 61, who guided the Virginia Glass Sand Mine near Gore and Shenandoah Cilico Co at Gore, died at his 202 West Bosca wen street apartment. He moved from Berkeley Springs 13 years ago, led local mining ventures, and belonged to Presbyterian, Masonic, and Elks lodges.
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George William Hohannes
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia Glass
Gore
Shenandoah Cilico Company
West
Boscawen Street
Johannes
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
West Virginia
Berkeley Glass Sand Mines
Virginia Glass Sand Mine Company
Mr. Hohannes
T. B. Patton
Lewis Cooper
H. B. McCormac
J. S. Haldeman
Arthur Robinson
W. R. Talbot
Presbyterian Church
DeFord Masonic Lodge
Winchester Lodge
Send Off Parties Discontinued in Berkeley County
Berkeley county officials said selective service rules banning draft call publication end local send off gatherings for men inducted into the army. The draft board noted regulations limit time and notice, preventing veteran and civic groups from arranging send offs.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley County
Selective Service
Birthday Society Seeks Christmas Dwellers Founder cites centenarian
The Star notes L McKim Diffenderfer of 502 South Cameron Street as a local resident qualified to join Prof Hugh L Riordan of Marquette University in organizing all whose birthdays fall on Christmas Day. Diffenderfer, aged ninety, is a retired builder with stories spanning four wars. He reads daily newspapers to stay informed.
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Hugh L. Riordan
Marquette University
L. McKim Diffenderfer
South
Cameron Street
Diffenderfer
Manila Open City as Forces Clash on Luzon Front
The communique says Gen Douglas MacArthur reorganized defense positions in Lingayen. Brisk fighting continues on Luzon as Japanese reinforcements arrive. Curtis Curtin signals allied moves against the Axis and momentum toward countermeasures in the Pacific. Dutch planes report sinking two Japanese transports off Borneo near Kuching. Manila is opened, undefended, to defend against invasion while raids target Nichols airport and the island fortress at Manila Bay.
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Douglas MacArthur
Lingayen
Luzon Island
Manila
Australia
John Curtain
Britain
United States
Japan
Pacific
Curtin
Batavia
Sarawak
Borneo
Kuching
South China Sea
Singapore
Con
Far 8
Nichols
Capital
Manila Bay
Presen
Sayre
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Winchester Small Loan Co
Philip Williams
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Charles L. Nicodemus
J. T. Engle
Said Corporation
H. D. Robinson
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester
Union Bank of Winchester
H. K. Benham
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M. Bank
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Peyton Marshall
Engle, Robinson
Winchester Small Loan and Finance Company
Associated Press
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War Department
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Philippine
Say
Stephen Early
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Senator Byrd
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Council Shaping War
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Col. Iy
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