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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1941
Page
9
Reported air battles show Japanese pilots suffering losses in dog fights over the islands. Manila residents continue evacuations with Nichols Field area residents ordered to leave since Monday’s Japanese attack that killed one American soldier and wounded 12.
British radio reports China has declared war on Germany Italy and Japan while Japanese forces claim to hold a key position in northern Malaya near Singapore. The British area around Malaya and Singapore saw heavy fighting as Japanese troops advance from Thailand. American Hudson bombers struck two transport ships in the engagement.
An advertisement promises relief from coughs chest colds and acute bronchitis with Creomulsion. It claims rapid action loosening phlegm soothing inflamed bronchial membranes and a money back guarantee if it does not quickly ease the cough allowing rest and sleep.
British and Japanese forces collide in northeastern Malaya as a Japanese landing near Kota Bharu prompts heavy fighting. Reports indicate Japanese efforts to push inland, with reinforcements arriving for both sides while Singapore remains distant. Hongkong endures brief air raid as broader Pacific actions unfold.
The report describes skirmishes along heavily manned mainland defenses prepared since 1938. A Bren gun-carrier patrol laid an ambush on Castle Peak road and was wiped out. All United States citizens in the colony were safe.
Latin American nations move to join the Allied war effort against Japan. Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and others freeze Axis assets, declare neutrality shifts, and seek a regional foreign ministers conference. Cubans celebrate a war declaration as Mexico and others stage large demonstrations.
Reports from the era cite unconfirmed Mexican claims of U S military offers of planes. In Brazil Sao Paulo police reserves were mobilized while Corinto and Santa Clara in Cauca Valley saw guards over Japanese settlements. Panama forces with U S troops rounded up Germans and Italians into Army trucks.
Tokyo asserts Pacific power shift favoring Japan and claims U S naval strategy is shattered, citing mass bombing at Nichols Field and fires on Midway hangars as proof. Berlin and Rome reports feed talk of Japanese advances toward Burma and North Borneo while seizing merchant ships along China coast. A Japanese navy spokesman brands US naval strength as weakened, warns against encirclement plans, and notes prize courts approval amid noting Britain and the United States as enemies.
Witnesses from Mexico City and Monterrey urged at a civil aviation board hearing that American Airlines be permitted to establish international service from El Paso Fort Worth and Dallas Texas to their cities. Pan American Airways opposed citing a national emergency.
Local committees urged stronger payroll allotments bank draft plans and aggressive soliciting of Defense bonds for 1941. War mobilization prompts greater citizen participation and coordinated merchandising of financial groups to hit new bond purchasing highs in the coming weeks.
Second annual singing contest of the Amarillo Pedigreed Roller Canary Club runs on the mezzanine floor of the Herring Hotel and ends tomorrow. Judges include L Abbott of Chicago who will lecture on Bird Culture at 3 pm Thursday. birds from Kansas to California on display. officers and invites listed. audience urged to attend.
Officers of the Texas Defense Guard report a surge of applicants as about 35 new members are slated for induction at tonight's meeting. Capt. A Petersen notes extensive screening for physical and age requirements and promises medical staff for the recruits. He urges members who did not drill in November or December to return uniforms Wednesday night. Total enlistment is expected to exceed 100 after tonight’s inductions.
Amarillo motorists are reminded by the county tax office to keep certificates of title in their possession after the first of the year. It will be illegal to operate a car in Texas highways after Jan 1 without a title issued. Applications continue at more than 100 per day, though many owners still lack certificates.
In a December 9 address at Clarinda the Methodists recalled the December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor attack and the subsequent declarations of war. President Roosevelt warned against trusting rumors while urging unity and transparency in government news. He called all Americans partners in the war effort and cautioned against Axis propaganda tricks. The president also noted setbacks in Hawaii and the Philippines and anticipated further losses at Guam Wake and Midway. He denounced Japanese claims of naval mastery as an old propaganda maneuver by the Nazis to spread fear and gather sensitive military data.
From the guarded White House, the president addressed the nation after the Sunday Japanese attack. He urged no compromise, linking Japan to Germany and accusing Tokyo of seeking a Pacific mastery through alliance with the Nazis. The talk followed Congress' call for a declaration of war.
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