Possibility Of Compromise On Chinese Issue Doubtful
Tokyo reports say events justify Japan sending forces to French Indo China. US policy shows no compromise on the Chinese issue. Honolulu reports alert in Hawaii as troops guard utilities and bases. Washington says armed merchant ships are not allowed. diplomacy continues with patience amid rising tension.
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Tokyo
Japan
Foreign Office
Tae Aoe and Advertiser
United States
Saigon
Honolulu
Washington
Pacific
Far East
White House
Roosevelt
Thailand
Winchester plans clock repairs with pigeons in mind
VA Winchester notes budget approval for town clock repairs or replacement and suggests enclosing the four acre area to deter pigeons from emergency landings. Residents welcome a more accurate clock as a Christmas gift, favoring Navy over Army in the upcoming clash.
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Big Ben
Play Bingo 7 Friday Night at South End Hose Co
Advertisement notes a Friday night bingo at South End Hose Company with admission 50 cents. Also lists a six room rental at 117 Braddock with hot water heat and apply at 21 S Loudoun.
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South Ath End Hose Co
Braddock
S. Loudoun
Installation Planned for Rev H W Roth at Cedar Cliff Charge
Installation services for Rev H W Roth pastor of the Cedar Cliff Charge Presbyterian Church will be held Sunday at Nineveh Mt Hope Cedar Creek and Cedar Cliff churches The program includes sermons by Revs Crim Vaughn Wilson and McMurray with charges to the minister and congregation throughout the day.
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H. W. Roth
Cedar Cliff
The
Presbyterian Church
Rice, Va
Julia Owen
Falling Waters
W. Va
Nineveh Presbyterian Church
H. M. Crim
Strasburg
Elwood Vaughn
Joseph A. McMurray
D. D
Mt. Hope Church
Ronalds. Wilson
Winchester
J. A. McMurray
Cedar Creek Church
Dr. McMurray
Ronald S. Wilson
Barn Burns at Blackburn Farm Near Winchester
A large barn on Mrs. J A Blackburn’s Middle road farm five miles from Winchester was destroyed by fire around 1 30 this afternoon. The Friendship truck from Winchester answered the alarm but could only save nearby outbuildings. The cause and total loss were not estimated.
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J.A. Blackburn
Middle Road
Winchester
Henkel Boyd
Brakeman Killed in Baltimore Yard Accident
David K. King a Pennsylvania Railroad brakeman was killed last night when run over by a boxcar as three cars were backed into the scale yards in lower Canton Baltimore.
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Baltimore
David K. King
Pennsylvania Railroad
Canton
Bills in Congress Would Allow Federal Takeover of Defense Plants
Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed a Connally bill to seize defense plants and freeze operations if strikes halt production. House Labor Committee approved a rival measure adding voluntary arbitration and a 60 day cooling off period before seizure as a last resort. Ramspeck called the plan middle of the road and aimed to exhaust other means first.
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Washington
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senator Connally
UF Uivouu Biw
House Labor Committee
Ramspeck
D.-Ga
D.-Tex
Mrs. Cadwallader Dies In Hospital
Mrs Georgia Wakeman Cadwallader a well known registered nurse and Win chester Memorial Hospital graduate died yesterday evening at 6 30 in the hospital where she trained She had been treated four weeks and received three blood transfusions Born near Middletown in 1913 she was the daughter of Pearl Wake man and has surviving husband Paul Cadwallader a daughter Cornelia two brothers Tru of Christians burg Va and another at home and a sister Mrs Ainsworth Sperry of Bridaintown Her death is noted in the local obituary column and continuation on page 9.
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Georgia Wakeman Cadwallader
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Middletown
Cadwallader
Pearl Wakeman
Paul Cadwallader
Cornelia In
Tru
Christiansburg, Va
Bridaintown
Christmas Savings Totals Reach 107600 in Local Banks
Winchester and Frederick county merchants will share 107600 in Christmas Club savings across six city and county banks. The figure tops last year by about 17000 as checks go out to members. Farmers and Merchants Bank mailed early, Union Shenandoah Valley and Commercial mailed last night, Middletown State Bank will send 3100 in its largest club payout.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Christmas Savings
Union
Shenandoah Valley
Commercial
Middletown State Bank
Robert Campbell
Italian government says two foreign correspondents captured in Libya
Rome reports the Italian government announced that Godfrey H. P. Anderson of the Associated Press and Harold Denny of the New York Times, both correspondents with British forces in Libya, have been taken prisoner. No further details available.
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Rome
Libya
Godfrey H. P. Anderson
Associated Press
London
Harold Denny
New York Times
Navy studies plans for aluminum destroyers
The Navy said it was considering plans for constructing light weight high speed aluminum destroyers. It declined to release further details.
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Washington
Navy
Torrance to Appeal Murder Charge Ruling in Mexico
Defense attorneys will appeal Judge Jesus B. Santos’ order that Arthur Torrence be held for further investigation on a strong presumption of guilt in the murder case. The report notes the case concerns the author and explorer Torrence.
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Torrance
Monterrey
Mexico
Jesus B. Santos
Arthur Torrence
Ships In Pacific Aid Shifts British Naval Strength
London dispatch says United States aid in the Atlantic allows Britain to devote battleships to the Pacific, meeting a growing naval power with stronger capability. The report notes this redeployment reflects strategic balance amid ongoing global conflict.
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Pacific
London
United States
Britain
Russian Battleship Exchanges Fire Near Bosporus Entrance
Nazi radio reports a Russian battleship exchanged broadsides with Turkish coastal batteries and patrol ships at the Black Sea entrance to the Bosporus. NBC had said the battleship Pariskaya Kommuna had been cruising since Thursday near the same area.
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Naval Exchange
New York
Huizen
Netherlands
Black Sea
Bosporus
NBC
Pariskaya- Kommuna
Prisoners Due At Leesburg At Six O'Clock
Two 16 year old boys shackled by officers depart Bristol for Leesburg to face the slaying case of Ward Loveless a 51 year old Washington attorney. Commonwealth's Attorney Charles Harrison says he has a complete confession from Paul Bernard Hoback and Tommie Peters or Herbert Buck Porter.
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Ward Loveless
Loudoun
Tommy Peters
Paul
Lynch
Bernard Hoback
Appalachia
B. Mitchell
Winchester
L. E. Thomas
Bristol
Virginia
Leesburg
Washington
Commonwealth
Charles Harrison
Paul Bernard Hoback
Bluefield
W. Va
Tommie Peters
Hoback
Ollie Carroll
Cumberland
Harrison
Webster Street
Brentwood
Peters
Helms
Porter
Rail unions weigh wage talks with federal board
Charles M. Hay for 350000 railroad workers told Washington that railroads could fund wage increases totaling 400 million dollars per year. The figure, shown to the President's emergency fact finding panel, is 500 million less than what unions initially demanded and signals possible compromise.
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Washington
Charles M. Hay
Hay
Roosevelt
House Rejects Modified Wage Control in Price Bill
The House nixed a Robertson amendment by 102 to 53 to bar any official approving wage increases the price control administrator deems inflationary. Chairman Steagall said the administration would run price controls via a board and seek limited tweaks, including licensing dealers and a state buy–sell power to influence market prices.
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Washington
House
Robertson
D.-Va
American Farm An Federation
Steagall
D.ala
House Banking Committee
Tax Bill Parley Set For White House Conference Next Week
President Roosevelt will convene Treasury experts and congressional leaders at the White House to discuss a new tax bill. Senator George of Georgia said a payroll withholding tax is likely and he expects the measure to be delayed until January. Taft of Ohio signaled strong opposition to raising Social Security levies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
White House
George
D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Georgia
Taft
Ohio
Atter
British Gain Vital Corridor To Tobruk
Richmond Virginia Tech senior back Dick Kern from Winchester was named Virginia's best blocker by Old Dominion coaches. Julius Minton of VMI led in votes for best blocker among linemen with Gerrard Ramsey of W&M and Jack Sauerbeck of Virginia receiving honorable mention.
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Tobruk
Richmond
Dick Kern
Virginia Tech
Winchester
Old Dominion
Julius Minton
Gerrard Ramsey
Jack Sauerbeck
Virginia
Army says 2500 modern combat planes in service
Major General Henry H. Arnold announced the Army Air Forces possess 2,500 or more modern combat airplanes. He cited 800 or more aircraft ready at advanced bases outside the continental United States and highlighted progress in expanding air power, long range bombers like the B 17, and production of the Bell P 39 and Lockheed P 38.
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Washington
Henry H. Arnold
Army Aiir
Military Academy
Air Forces
Arnold
Continental
United States
Near East
Germany
Bishop To Talk On Vice and Liquor At Methodist Church
Bishop James Cannon of Richmond will address a mass meeting at Braddock Street Methodist Church on Sunday at 3 p m on control of vice and liquor around Army camps. The Rev T M Swann pastor said members of other churches are also invited to attend and participate in the program.
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James Cannon
Richmond
Braddock Street Methodist Church
T. M. Swann
City And County Brevities Report Of Fox Squirrel Hunt And Pheasant Find
A local sportsman hunted a nesting fox squirrel at his Capon river summer home using a .22 rifle after persuasion by a friend. The shot blinded the squirrel’s eye, likely from a prior hunter. the mounted specimen is on display in Winchester. Capt D M Sprinkle and Harry Seabright hunted a pheasant in Schaffenkaker Mountain West Virginia, the sole bird found that season, decapitated by a line strike. Ada Game Notes mention Mr Smith in Augusta West Virginia reporting an albino squirrel mounted.
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Capon River
Winchester
D. M. Sprinkle
Harry Seabright
Schaffenaker Mountain
West Virginia
Mr. Seabright
Wilson's Cove
Ada
Moscow Perik Increasing as North Africa Drive Rages
Pravda and Allied reports describe German and Italian forces pressuring Moscow from the west as Red Army units counterattack near Mozhaisk and Skopin. In Africa British and New Zealand troops push toward Tobruk, while Rommel’s corps attempts to regroup after a Toledo-style push from Rezegh.
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Associated Press
Britain
North Africa
Tobruk
Bezezh
Russia
Moscow
Tula
Volodamsk
Mozhaisk
Fabruk Irrison
Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Rezegh
Middle East
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Klin
Skopin
Pravda
Fedor von Bock
Sir Cunningham
Libya
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