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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1941
Page
10
Former commander of the American Asiatic Fleet, Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, speaking in Rochester, called for repeal of the Neutrality Act as a failure to keep the United States out of war and urged U. S. naval escort for cargoes bound for Britain.
War observers note the Nazi push to seize Rostov at the Don River amid reports of Stalino taken and Rostov threatened. The effort aims to secure oil fields and bases for operations toward the Middle East, potentially prompting a British land offensive from the rear via Iran.
District 6 teachers from Winchester Frederick County travel to Harrisonburg for a regional meet at Madison College. Eric Sevareid will keynote on The Teachers Place in the World Crisis with eight discussion groups and local leaders chairing sessions. Over 200 teachers from eight counties expected.
For rent October first a modern five room bungalow. Contact J. B. Cather at phone 6473. Also notice seeking a girl or middle aged woman for housework to live in. Dial 3550 after 4 pm.
The article discusses forming a common front with the Reds via rapid railway equipment delivery from America and Iran’s rail link to the Caspian. It notes limits on Caucasus action timing, possible British moves to pressure Germany, and Japan under Tojo weighing an attack on Russia as Moscow fights for survival.
Captain Julian B. Lindsey of the 47th Infantry is transferred to the 88th Infantry airborne unit at Fort Benning Georgia. The new battalion is the army’s first airborne outfit, with about 550 men, Lindsey a Winchester resident born at Fort Ethan Allen Vermont, son of retired Brig Gen J R Lindsey.
Red Cross surgical dressing rooms were closed today to allow attendance at a lecture by Admiral R. E. Byrd at Handley School.
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