11 Nov 1942
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1942
Page
1
Churchill told a cheering Commons on Armistice Day that a second front in Europe would be opened. He said an invasion across the North Sea would be launched, while Germany overran all of France and the Vichy regime broke its armistice and sacrificed ships and sailors in rescues.
MA Winchester speaks of Armistice Day with the nation energized, noting America as a beacon for enslaved peoples. The Second Front opening brings hope that tyranny will end, while soldiers fight to strike at Germany and Italy. The next armistice should endure beyond a generation.
All members of the auxiliary firemen are requested to meet at the armory tonight at 7 30 o clock. Instructions in fire fighting will be WM Argenbright chief.
Special offer for Xmas cards at 50 cards for 79 cents with name imprinting. Contact Paul Chamberlin at phone 6129. Rivers conditions at Riverton North Branch and South Branch are both clear.
Antique auction announced at Main and Piccadilly Streets in Winchester on Saturday November 14 at 9 30 a m by B Dean with details in listing 11 T Ip 6t.
Must Not Fail Fighting Men observes first Armistice since active U S involvement with Winchester veterans and British sailors. Speakers stress home front duty while Lt Frank Adkins recounts Pacific War experiences and praises British navy. A veterans benefit card party follows at Golden Glow with local Legion guests and War Department trainers.
Washington reports swift Senate approval anticipated after House backed a revised teen-age draft measure removing a year of training. The compromise allows deferment for farm workers and high school students until semester end, with married men exempt from initial calls and age limits to be enacted after passage.
Judge W. Rice found four parents guilty of failing to keep children ages 7 to 15 in school and imposed costs. The judge warned that future violators face fines and jail, stating it will be the parents’ responsibility to ensure their children attend. The offenders were Mrs. William Everhart, Mrs. Stater Miller, Mrs. Lake Everhart, and Carson Hill.
Captain Pat Barr urges all members to attend the important Auxiliary Police meeting at the armory tonight at 7:30.
The Rev. T. M. Swann of Braddock Street Methodist Church will deliver a sermon titled The Seventh Cheering Fact About The Future. Patriotic hymns will be sung as part of the service.
The Common Council adopted a tentative 1943 budget totaling 334,650 with 193,650 from non tax sources and 141,000 from real estate taxes. The tax rate remains 1.25 and the surplus stands at 47,111.89, with a public hearing set for November 27 at 7 30 p m.
City officials indicate no equipment for civilian defense will be procured including fire fighting gear and gas masks due to council refusal to authorize bond or responsibility for the property. Mayor Anderson cited OCD loan terms requiring a $5000 bond and said alignment with prior explanations was lacking. The Board instructed staff to inform the State Property Officer the city will not authorize bonds or assume responsibility.
President Roosevelt pledged "inevitable, final defeat" of Germany and Japan in an Armistice Day address as reports from France and Africa indicated Axis advances and renewed French resistance. Pershing, honored at Arlington, received Roosevelt’s praise as the nation observed 11 a.m. silence and “Taps” for World War I heroes.
Sandy McTavish arrives in Winchester this Friday and Saturday with headquarters at Scotch thrift. A Thursday and Friday Star will feature his money saving plan. Fifteen Winchester merchants sponsor a remarkable service and value showcase, promising unbelievable offers through a streamlined advertising method. Watch for the two special pages and take advantage.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Olexy and their children visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stine near the Middle Road, near the Richard Jolliffe farm, where Daniel Richard Olexy died in a plane crash on November 4. They shared a message Stine sent to confirm the crash site and exchanged anthracite ornaments from Lansford, Pa. Benton Snider notes quail supply is steady with a late hatch producing more young birds.
British report says the French fleet remains at Toulon in the Mediterranean. Prime Minister Churchill cites Gen Sir Harold Alexander estimating 59,000 German and Italian casualties in the African campaign, including killed, captured or wounded.
Marshal Petain remained at his headquarters in the Hotel Du Parc at 3 30 p m in conference with his principal lieutenants as announced by the Havas agency.
Italian forces arrived at Nice on the French Riviera this afternoon with an advance detachment moving further west as World War II updates continue.
Prime Minister Churchill announced Bougie on the Mediterranean coast about 120 miles east of Algiers had fallen to Allied forces, marking a strategic advance in the campaign.
A Berlin controlled Paris station reports 1000 arrests in Lisbon as police crush a Communist revolt in the Portuguese capital. The broadcast describes mass detentions and a government crackdown amid rising tensions in Lisbon.
Reuters says five high German officers and their staffs entered the Hotel Du Parc, Vichy headquarters of Marshal Petain, signaling a notable wartime move in London dispatches.
In Bern on November 11 three Swiss soldiers were executed for espionage, the first executions in Switzerland since the war began.
United States embassy staff and American journalists departed Vichy by special train bound for Lourdes in the Pyrenees. They are expected to be interned pending a possible exchange.
The Frederick County Selective Service Board announced that after November 24 inductees who pass physicals will receive seven days of leave instead of 14. The board also released 22 names of men accepted for service at Charlottesville on November 6 who will report to Camp Lee, Virginia, November 20, leaving Winchester by bus at 6 45 am.
Reports state Hitler violates 1940 armistice by sending legions into France and Corsica with Mussolini follow and Petain protesting. De Gaulle calls to fight, Churchill vows action across the North Sea. In Africa Americans occupy Rabat and Casablanca seeks armistice as Tunisia and Algeria see German paratroops and Rommel chased toward Libya. Vichy reports, Allied air power aids Russia.
Allied forces announce Morocco and Algeria cease hostilities at 7 am as Tunisian resistance holds. German troops march into unoccupied southern France while Churchill vows a future cross channel attack. Petain faces charges of betrayal as Weygand accompanies him in unknown relocation.
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