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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
8
Red Cross and Defense Councils Share Emergency Responsibilities
The Red Cross and Office of Civilian Defense outline distinct duties in civilian protection. The Office coordinates federal relations and local cooperation, while the Red Cross handles disaster relief, training, and communications with the military. Local chapters develop joint community plans, and the Winchester Frederick County Red Cross chapter will discuss local roles at its Friday executive meeting.
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American Red Cross
Office of Shows
Office of Civilian Defense
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
United States of America
Army
Navy
The
Civilian Protection Board
Defense Councils
Susie Edgerton
Winchester
Frederick County
Woman court-martialed in Britain for AWOL from ATS
Corp. McConchie faced a military court on a charge of absenting herself without leave from the Auxiliary Territorial Service. She told the court she preferred to lose her stripes by court-martial rather than resigning.
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Britain
Corp. McConchie
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Two Pennsylvania Counties Can Re-Open Schools
Adams and Franklin counties may reopen schools next Monday while nine other counties in the infantile paralysis outbreak remain closed until at least September 22. The state health department reports 14 new cases bringing total to 40 this year with 25 deaths. York Cumberland Lancaster Lebanon Schuylkill Montgomery and parts of Northumberland Dauphin and Cambria are affected. Swarthmore College postpones opening with President John W. Nason citing public apprehension and Health Department advice.
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Harrisburg
Adams
Franklin
Department of Health
Commonwealth
York
Cumberland
Lancaster
Lebanon
Schuylkill
Montgomery
Northumberland
Dauphin
Cambria
Swarthmore
John W. Nason
State Health Department
Senator Tydings' Father Dies at 82 in Havre de Grace
Millard Fillmore Tydings, 82, father of Senator Millard E. Tydings, died at Harford Memorial Hospital after illness since February. He was a U. S. Navy engineer, former Fisheries Commission member, and Susquehanna Lodge A. F. and A. M. member. He served as engineer on the tugs Khanplin and Murray Vandiver, which assisted boats under the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge draw over the Susquehanna River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre DE Grace
Mad
Millard Fillmore Tydings
Millard E. Tydings
Pennsylvania Railroad
Susquehanna River
Late News Timing Across Time Zones Cited
The STAR notes press time varies by region with 9 P M in London 10 P M in Berlin Rome and 11 P M in the Balkans. The item emphasizes synchronized late dissemination across multiple areas.
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STAR
London
Berlin
Rome
Balkans
War duration question as Roosevelt speaks
The columnist weighs how long the war may last noting the axis threat, Soviet resilience, and Allied gains. He warns defeat remains possible for Hitler yet credits Muscovite endurance and rising Allied support, with blockade pressure and airborne invasion prospects shaping outlooks.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt World Crisis Broadcast Extends Across Networks
New York September 11 The nation and world will hear President Roosevelt speak at 9pm in a world crisis broadcast. NBC CBS MBS and Canadian networks plus short wave relays provide translations. The program may run longer than 15 minutes, with editorial rounds on CBS at 10:30 and NBC Blue at 11:05 including London and Buenos Aires comment.
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New York
Roosevelt
NBC
CBS
MBS
NBC Blue
London
Buenos Aires
College Students Advised to Check Draft Boards
Richmond dispatch reports Selective Service officials urge registrants returning to college to consult local boards to gauge timing of possible induction. Col. Griffing says deferments are case by case and no blanket delays exist, with leniency for earnest students but orders remain possible when numbers are reached.
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Richmond
Selective Service
Joel Griffing
Col. Griffing
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