Allied strategy and threats loom as war leaders plan
The War Department urged retaliatory action against Japanese cities after MacArthur urged strong measures. Roosevelt and Churchill highlighted the war front extending 5 000 miles, with Roosevelt noting production could reach Russia China Britain or Kamchatka and keeping plans secret while allies assess targets.
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War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Roosevelt
Churchill
Japan
Ottawa
Kamchatka
Russia
China
Britain
Kamchatka Peninsula
Churchill Sees Axis Pressure, Seeks Timely Material Flows
In a wartime briefing Churchill spoke of allied convoys awaiting a surge of United States ships and emphasized the need for more materials. He described Moscow talks with Eden and Stalin as closely linked to Roosevelt discussions aimed at closer allied relations and noted Malta and Libya as secured lines.
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United States
Identioos
Evelt
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Wth
Roosevelt
Churchall
London
Libya
Malta
Court Docket Reports Drunks and Assault in Blackstone
In Blackstone Virginia John Ballard and Fred Rhodes were fined five dollars and costs for drunkenness. Richard Crisman faced an assault charge with sixty days suspended and costs. Holmes R Grim Jr was charged with reckless driving for a December accident that injured Mrs. R L Jones. she has recovered. Crisman found not guilty.
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John Ballard
Blackstone
Fred Rhodes
Richard Crisman
Holmes R. Grim, Jr
R. L. Jones
Hitler Declares Victory Drive As Year Of Great Battles
Hitler proclaimed 1941 the beginning of the greatest struggle and forecast victory in 1942 as he praised German forces for pushing back the Soviet frontiers into over 1,000 kilometers. He denied aggression, blamed Britain and the United States for the war, and lamented lost time to devote to culture and social tasks.
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Finland
Germany
Slovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Hitler
Berlin
Britain
United States
National Socialist Movement
Stalin Pleads For Victory As Soviet Forces Push In Crimea
Pravda cites Commisar Shamin describing Red Army and Navy assaults aided by air strikes. Despite snow and rain, Soviet troops recaptured localities including Kozelsk and Novyuil while German strikes at Sevastopol continued. Leaders Kozlov and Oktyabr comended for frontline gains amid Feodosiya operations near Crimea.
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Feodostya
Stalin
D. T. Kozlov
Oktya
Black Sea
London
Sevastopal
Feodosipe
OS Aere Crimean
Yalta
Yevpatoriya
Adolf Hitler
Crimean
Kozelsk
Oka River
Tula
Novvuil
Orel
Japanese Navy Claims Fresh Attacks on U S Hawaii and Far East
Tokyo reports repeated Japanese naval strikes on Maui Johnston Sand and Palmyra islands and a mass raid on Malaya Base. The communique says British and American forces suffered heavy losses with 3,000 killed and 9,000 captured, while Japan lists 743 dead and 1,799 wounded and claims gains across Hongkong and other territories.
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Tokyo
Navy
Imperial Headquarters
United States Islands
Maui
Johnston
Sand
Palmyra Islands
Britain
Far Eastern
Malaya
Seleta
Kran
Far East
Farmers To Discuss Repair Of Old Machinery At Courthouse
Farmers in Frederick County are urged to attend a meeting on January 7 at 7:30 PM in the county courthouse. County Agent I Pred Stine and speakers E M Punk and D J Howard will discuss machinery repair replacement orders and a scrap collection program to help extend the life of equipment amid the national Food for Freedom drive.
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I. Pred Stine
Frederick County
E. M. Punk
U. S. F. A. Defense Board
D. J. Howard
Watch Night Service at Christ Episcopal Church Tonight
Tonight at 11 30 oclock a candlelight service with Holy Communion will be observed in Christ Episcopal Church with the rector Rev R B Nelson officiating.
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Christ Episcopal Church
R. B. Nelson
Nimitz Takes Command of Pacific Fleet in Ceremony
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 56, assumed command of the Pacific Fleet in a formal ceremony at Pearl Harbor. He relieved Admiral William H. Pye after Admiral Husband E. Kimmel was removed, returning to sea after two and a half years in Washington as head of the Bureau of Navigation. Nimitz, a native of Fredericksburg Texas, said he would discharge the new duties with utmost effort. His son Chester Jr. serves aboard a submarine with the Asiatic fleet.
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R Honoluld
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Pacific Fleet
Hom
Pearl Harbor
Admiral Nimitz
William 8. Pye
Husband E. Kimmel
Japan
Hawaii
Nimitz
Washington
Bureau of Navigation
Fredericksburg
Tex
Chester, Jr
Asiatic Jet
Christmas Eve Watch Services at Cong Church
Special watch night services will be held tonight at the Congregational Christian Church at Braddock and Clifford. Rev. Robert A. Whitten directs the program starting 11:15 pm and ending shortly after midnight with carols readings and short messages by the pastor and Charles W. Dunlap the Sunday school superintendent. A social hour with refreshments follows.
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Congregational Christian Church
Braddock
Clifford Streets
Robert A. Whitten
Charles W. Dunlap
Three Masses In Catholic Church Tomorrow
The Sacred Hearth Church will hold three Masses tomorrow New Year’s Day at 6, 7, and 10 o’clock in the morning. Rev Father R E Hannon announced a special Mass on Friday January second at 8 o’clock a m.
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Sacred Hearth Catholic
R. E. Hannon
Heavy Losses Inflicted On Japs Near Manila In 1942 Invasion
Desperate fighting around Manila as Japanese forces push from Lamon Bay and north and south. MacArthur reports enemy drive by air and tanks threatens Allied lines while evacuation of wounded proceeds under flags. Britain weighs defense of Singapore. Kamchatka remark hints counteroffensive plans.
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Manila
Lamon Bay
Philippine
Associated Press
MacArthur
United States
Red Cross
Surrender Radios Cameras Ordered for Enemy Aliens
Attorney General Biddle ordered all German Italian and Japanese nationals in the United States territories to surrender radios and cameras by 11 p.m. January 5. The move covers about 1.1 million people and extends prior deadlines in western states. Penalties include forfeiture and possible wartime internment. exceptions allow retention of nonremovable studio cameras with approval. Short wave receivers must be modified to block short wave reception.
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Washington
Biddle
United States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
California
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
Presbyterians Cancel Service and Schedule Communion
The Rev Ronald Wilson pastor of the Presbyterian Church announced no prayer service tonight due to a union call to prayer tomorrow at 10 30 am. A preparatory service is planned Friday night and Holy Communion will be administered Sunday at the church.
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Ronald Wilson
The
Presbyterian Church
Predicts Crushing Hitler Defeat
SKEGNESS England December 31 Field Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery Massingberd former chief of the imperial general staff predicted today that Hitler's retreat from Moscow would be as disastrous in loss of manpower as Napoleon who marched 500 000 men and brought out only 20 000 Sir Archibald served as head of the general staff from 1933 to 1936.
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Skegness
England
Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
Imperial General Staff
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Napoleon
Archibald
General Staff
Guayaquil Earthquake Injures Many in City Shake
An earthquake in the Guayaquil area near noon injures many people and rattles old buildings. The main tremor lasts nearly a minute as facades plaster and cornices crumble in central Guayaquil streets.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Government Sues NBC and CBS Over Monopolistic Practices
The Justice Department filed two civil suits in federal court charging National Broadcasting Company and Columbia Broadcasting System with monopolistic practices. The NBC suit seeks an injunction forcing NBC to retain one network and sell the other. The government also aims to bar CBS from continuing exclusive affiliation contracts with stations.
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Chicago
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
Justice Department
Anti
Columbia Broadcasting
No Poisons Found In Food Supply
Washington reports the Pure Food and Drug Administration reassures the public that no enemy agents have harmed commercial foods to date. Dr. P. B. Dunbar says the risk is remote and urges reporting suspected adulteration to food officials.
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Washington
Pure Food and Drug Administration
P. B. Dunbar
Food and Drug Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
Dunbar
Three Buildings Gutted By Fire In Ellicott City
Fire destroyed three Main Street structures in Ellicott City, including Roy Radcliffe’s tavern and poolhall, the Earle theater, and Easton Sons funeral home. Firefighters from Ellicott City Catonsville Savage and Jessups fought a three hour battle drawing water from the Patapsco River. Smoke forced nearby residents from their homes and a feed store was lightly damaged.
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Ellicott City
Catonsville
Savage
Jessups
Patapsco
Roy Radcliffe
Earle Theater
Easton Sons Funeral
Reece
Radcliffe Tavern
Kiwanis Speaker Explores Great Britain Theme
Englishman Thomas W. Mathews addressed the Kiwanis Club at the weekly luncheon on the topic Great Britain He traced an imaginary trip from Winchester Va to Winchester England and London The program was arranged by Judge Philip Williams and Dr C B Harloe
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Kiwanis Club
Thomas W. Mathews
Winchester
Great Britain
England
London
Philip Williams
Cc. B. Harloe
Restrictions On Tin Use Across 29 Products Imposed
The government barred tin use after March 31 in 29 items including musical instruments tinfoil toys household furnishings and novelties and ordered a 50 percent cut in tin use. No new limits on tin for cans but a conservation order on those products will be issued soon by the OPM priorities division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPM Priorities Division
Week of Prayer Observed at Mount Carmel Church
The Week of Prayer continues tonight with a Watch Night service at 10 30. The Young People's choir joins vespers, followed by an 11 o clock social half hour and an 11 30 prayer and praise service. The series runs nightly through Saturday at 8 30. Beginning Sunday January 4 a peace revival begins.
Afternoon News Late at Press Time Worldwide
The STAR notes delayed afternoon news with reference times for London Berlin Rome and the Balkans, indicating editorial cutoffs and differing local time zones for late reporting. The notice clarifies the press time in multiple major cities and regions.
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London
Berlin
Rome
Balkans
Even Churchill Gets Confused Over Sealskin Hat
Ottawa dispatch reports Prime Minister Chur chill mixed up his sealskin hat and torpedo shaped cigar. He set the cigar aside to try the hat on and later used the cigar’s wrong end, brushing ashes away and scolding the brief sting.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Watch Night Service at Braddock Street Church
Braddock Street Methodist Church hosts a Watch Night service tonight from 11 to 12 o'clock. Speakers include Rev W O Talbert on A Step at a Time, John H Rosenberger on The Layman and the Church, and John Hawse on The Young People and the Church. The choir will lead hymns. Rev T M Swann is in charge. Public invited.
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Braddock Street Methodist Church
W. O. Talbert
John H. Rosenberger
John Hawse
T. M. Swann
Family Survivors Listed From Several Towns
Dr. Henkel's Truelock and Solon Funkhouser of Winter Park Florida Mrs John Miller and Mrs Ray Miller of Strasburg survive with five sisters and two brothers. Surviving siblings include Miss Martha Henkel Mrs Julia Henkel Mrs Josephine Moore Mrs Gertrude Huffard Moorefield Mrs W W J Ritchie Churchville M B Henkel Moorefield and Dr Henkel of this city.
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Truelock
Solon Funkhouser
Winter Park
Fla
John Miller
Ray Miller
Strasburg
Martha Henkel
Julia Henkel
Josephine Moore
New Market
Gertrude Huffard
Moorefield
W. W. J. Ritchie
Churchville
Henkel
Moorepro
City
Congress Chiefs Excerpt Plans for Higher Defense and Tax Outlays
The President projected national income near 100 billion for the next fiscal year with military expenditures around 50 billion. Defense spending in late December ran about 1.59 billion, far below a 4 billion monthly pace. Congress had about 49 billion in cash and 3 billion in contract authority for military purposes, with expectations of higher future appropriations and potential tax increases.
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Department of Commerce
Treasury
Congressional Fiscal Experts Debate Taxes in Early Talk
Fiscal experts discuss adding six billion dollars in new taxes, noting the figure now appears too small as the debate unfolds. The discussion centers on revenue needs, potential tax bases, and policy implications.
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C. B.S
Mount Carmel
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N. Loudoun St
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