Japanese Expected Surprises, Churchill States In Canada
Ottawa dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill praising Allied defense of the Philippines and predicting Japanese misfortune before the war ends. He voiced confidence Britain will hold Singapore, noted Free French St Pierre and Miquelon incident as minor, and cited Atlantic shipping gains reducing losses to one-fifth. He urged deeds over words in strategy talks with Roosevelt.
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Ottawa
Ont
Churchill
Philippines
London
Singapore
Roosevelt
St. Pierre
Miquelon Islands
Britain
United States
Canada
C. P
R. S. Wilson
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
W . Churchill
War Committee
House of Commons
Allies Use Nerves Strategy as Philippines Battle Rages
Allied leaders push a nerve warfare approach to mask broader Pacific operations as Japanese forces near Manila. Washington notes Tokyo’s unease over potential actions elsewhere with Churchill and Roosevelt signaling aid to the Indies and possible surprise attacks on Japan.
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Washington
Philippines
Japan
Manila
Tokyo
Pacific
Roosevelt
Kamchatka
Siberian
Churchill
Netherlands East Indies
Tokyo Radio
Eastern Defense
Kodiak
U. S
Congress Chiefs Ready To Vote All Needed Aid
Congressional leaders endorsed President Roosevelt's plan to channel half the national income into war production next fiscal year. Democrats and Republicans voiced confidence Congress would fund all qualified requests to bolster fighting power, while noting industrial capacity and trained manpower as potential limits. The President said military spending would reach 27 percent of national income by June 30, 1942, with further increases anticipated.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Repub
Congress
Austin
R.-Vt
Newspaper Price Hike Hits Auburn Daily Citizen Advertiser
The Citizen-Advertiser of Auburn New York raised its price from three to four cents per copy and from 18 to 20 cents weekly. The move, announced in a full page ad, cites rising costs of newsprint labor and materials and notes similar increases by upstate papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
N. Y
Citizen- Advertiser
Upstate
Sister of Shenandoah Pioneer Dies in Strasburg
Mrs. Isaiah Funkhouser aged 86, a Shenandoah county pioneer relative, died at her Strasburg home last night around 11 o clock. She was born in New Market and was married to Mr. Funkhouser. She lived at Lebanon Church before moving to Strasburg and is survived by four daughters and a son.
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Isaiah Funkhouser
Shenandoah County
Strasburg
New Mar
Solon P. C. Henkel
Anna Maria Miller Henkel
A. D. Henkel
Winchester
Funkhouser
Lebanon Church
Punkhouser
Forney Shepherd
Cornelia
Winchester Gretna Green marriage licenses drop in Winchester
The Winchester marriage license offices show 5 065 total licenses this year, about 1 800 fewer than last year. Clerk Peyton Marshall in Corporation Court issued 2 965 licenses and Clerk Julian Baker in Frederick County Circuit Court issued 2 100, down from 4 182 and 2 656 the previous year respectively.
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Winchester
Peyton Marshall
Corporation Court
Julian Baker
Frederick County Circuit Court
Winchester’s Hospital
Marshall
Clerk Baker
Cigarette and Tire Prices Pegged by Price Administrator
Washington reports price restraints on tobacco and tires as controls extend to war economy. The cigarette factory price remains frozen from December 26 after American Tobacco Company refused to roll back a 57 cent per thousand rise. Wholesale and retail caps threatened if distributors do not comply. Wool for non military fabric also to be cut in 1942 to half or less of 1941 usage.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
American Tobacco Company
Henderson
Stalin urges drive to clear Crimea of Germans
Moscow dispatch reports Premier Stalin praised Red Army and navy forces for recapturing Kerch Feodosiya and Sevastopol area during a six week siege. He urged wiping out German Romanian and Italian underlings from the Crimean peninsula as counter invasion continues.
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Moscow
Crimean Pan
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Stalin
Kerch
Hitler vows to crush Russian winter counterattack in 1942
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler in a New Year address to troops on the eastern front declared the Soviet counterattack would be frustrated and that 1942 would see the Soviet power broken. He warned against future wars and spoke of Europe’s bloodshed ending, noting 1941 as a year of heavy decisions and the fiercest fighting.
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Berlin
Wec
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Germany
Europe
Hitler
C. B. Carr
Adolph Hitler
Nazi Retreat U S At War Two Big Stories Of A Momentous Year
Review of 1941 highlights pivotal events as the United States prepared for war. Adolf Hitler’s early promise of victory faded amid Axis setbacks while Allied resolve grew. Roosevelt’s lend lease to Britain and China intensified as Greece and Yugoslavia fell and neutrals shifted.
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U. S
Roosevelt
Great Britain
China
Britain
Italy
Greece
Adolph Hitler
Yugoslavia
Grece
Balkan
Russia
Japan
Rudolph Hess
Germany
Scotland
Hess
Italian Press In Gloom Mood On Eve Of New Year
London dispatch reports Il Tevere in Rome adopts a grim tone about Hitler and Mussolini on the eve of 1939. The Fascist paper cites Napoleon’s Russian campaign, arguing guerrilla warfare can topple great powers and forewarns of collapse, claiming history proves it.
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London
Hitler
Mussolini
Rome
Il Tevere
Napoleon
Russia
Waterloo
Miss Rebecca Pidgeon Dies at 84 in Circle Hill Farm
Rebecca Pidgeon 84 of Circle Hill Farm near Wadesville died suddenly at 4 15 yesterday. Survived by sister Cassie and two brothers Lewis and Charles M. Pidgeon. Active in Red Cross and WCTU, she belonged to Hopewell Friends Meeting. Funeral Friday at Lewis Pidgeon’s home. Interment at Ceesell Meeting House Cemetery.
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Rebecca Pidgeon
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Circle Hill Farm
Wadesville
Cassie Pidgeon
Samuel L. Pidgeon
Frederick County
Sarah M. Chandlee
Sandy Spring
Clarke
Lewis Pidgeon
Home Place
Charles M. Pidgeon
Washington, D. C
Miss Pidgeon
Red Cross
Winchester-Frederick
Hopewell Friends Meeting
Clearbrook
Lewis Pid-ge
Friends Society
Eeesell
Cemery
Organize Fire Unit Planned For Clarke County Towns
Ed Thomas, coordinator of Civil Defense for Clarke county, announces a meeting in Boyce Parish Hall Monday at 8 pm to organize a fire unit for Boyce Millwood and White Post. He notes a misreported Berryville Parish House as the venue.
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Berryville
Ed. Thomas
Clarke County
Boyce, Millwood and
White Post
Boyce
Thomas
Berryville Parish
Manila Battles Rise as Invaders Press Toward City
American and Philippine troops resist heavy Japanese assault in Manila with extensive use of dive bombers and armored units. The war department communique notes strong resistance and heavy enemy losses as defenders fall back north and south amid mounting pressure.
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Associated Press
War Department
Manila
Philippine
Navy Department
New York
Philippines
New York Associated Press
Douglas Macthur
MacArthur
Luzon Island
The
Comunique
U. S. Army
Douglas MacArthur
Sotoila
Shanghai
Japan
Archangel Port Kept Ice Free for Allied Supplies
Reports from London say Archangel on the White Sea remains ice free to allow delivery of supplies and material from Britain and the United States via the northern route, despite usual winter conditions.
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London
Archangel
White Sea
Britain
United States
Five Axis Schooners Sunk by British Submarines
London dispatch reports the sinking of five Axis schooners in the Mediterranean by British submarines, including an ammunition carrier, as announced by the Admiralty.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Evacuees From Pacific War Arrive Safely in San Francisco
A large group of evacuees arrived safely in San Francisco today under a Navy press agreement that withholds exact vessel and evacuee numbers. The report notes the arrival occurred on December 31.
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San Francisco
Navy
Sol Hess, Nebbs Creator, Dies at Shoreland Hotel
Sol Hess, creator of the comic strip The Nebbs, died of a heart attack today in his Shoreland Hotel apartment. He was 69 years old.
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Chichago
Sol Hess
the Nebbs
Shoreland Hotel
Hess
Stores to Close for New Year’s Day
City merchants announce most stores will close tomorrow for New Year’s Day. Handley Library and the post office will follow holiday schedules. Four banks will be closed.
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Handley
Rose Bowl trip thrills Winchester residents
Seventeen Winchester residents win spots to travel to Durham for the Rose Bowl game pitting Duke University against Oregon State. Winners include Otis Sargent, E C Stuart Jr, Mary Bell, Ruth Solenberger, Catherine Beattie, and others. Also noted are new Sarah Zane Fire Company siren tests, a Virginia Woolen Company whistle replacement, and the sworn in officer pairs John Massie Edward Jones with duties as sanitary inspector.
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Winchester
Durham
N. C
Duke University
Oregon State
Otis
Shag” Sargent
E. C. Stuart, Jr
Mary Bell R
Ruth Solenberger
Catherine Beattie
Hunter Maddox
Ioe Parsons
Curtis Fray
Fred Dobbins
Gail Robinson
Jack Smith
Richard Himelright
Donald Stewart
Mrs
Charles A. Anderson
C. W. Hollis
Peyton Marshall
Corporation Court
John Massie
Edward Jones
Massie
Jones
W. A. Baker
Revenue
C. P. McVicar
Philip's Specialty Shop Wishes a Happy New Year
In grateful appreciation of your generous patronage in 1941 we wish each and every one a very prosperous New Year. Philip's Specialty Shop extends best wishes to all customers for a prosperous year ahead.
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Philip
Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall on Jan 1
Event listed for Thursday January 1 at 8 30 p m at Sarah Zane Fire Hall. Twenty games and twenty prizes with a door prize of 100 dollars.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Thurs
Bingo Night At O E Home On Loudoun Street
Play bingo every Wednesday at 8 p m at the O E Home located at 211 North Loudoun Street. This weekly event invites community participation and offers a social gathering for residents.
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O. E
Loudoun Street
Friendship Meeting Postponed to January 8
The regular monthly meeting at Friendship Fire Company is postponed from January 1 to January 8 due to the holidays. Captain William Argenbright notes the change.
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Friendship Meeting
Friendship Fire Company
WM. Argenbright
Special Attention Advertisers and Subscribers
The Star will not be published on Thursday January 1 1942 New Year's Day a National Holiday. The Evening Star.
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the Star
THE
Evening Star
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State Library
Lloyd Lehrbas
Dr. Henkel
Mrs. Funkhouser
Shenandoah
Winchester Stills
Gretna Green
Winchester Evening Star
Crimea
Sevastopol
Clarke and
Frederick Counties
Bulletins
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Lee Brown
Virginia Woolen Company
G. Mason
Marquette University
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