Admiral Bloch and Arctic Explorer Louise Boyd Spotlighted
U S naval leader Admiral Claude C Bloch, praised for naval preparedness and wartime service, is profiled alongside Arctic explorer Louise Boyd noted for 17 years of polar expeditions. Boyd, back from her sixteenth voyage on the Effie Morrisey, has earned multiple honors and the term Louise Boyd Land appears on government maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arica Baiileau Boyd
Washington Bureau of Standards
Henry Hudson
Spitzbergen
Bob Bartlett
Effie Morrisey
Boyd
San Rafael
Calif
National Geographic Society
Louise Boyd
de Geer
First-Aid Home Fixes From Ailing House Issues
Home advice covers galvanizing paint bonds, starting fires without smoke, pipe sweating, waffle iron cleaning, clogged drains, burning paper, and damp basements. Practical steps include vinegar washes, newspaper heat, pipe jacketing, baking soda paste, proper drain relays, careful paper burning, and sealing bare dirt floors to stop dampness.
Knox Reveals Pearl Harbor Losses and Fleet Damage
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox reports 2,897 dead 879 wounded and 26 missing from Pearl Harbor casualties. Six ships sunk including the battleship Arizona, plus three destroyers a mine layer and the Utah. Morale on Hawaii high while enemy losses were three submarines and 41 aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Navy
Frank Knox
Honolulu
Army
Japan
United States
Pacific
Secretary of the Navy
Blunt
Utah
Japan and Germany's War Aims Pace through Early 1942
The text outlines Japanese targets in Southeast Asia, highlighting Malaya Burma and Singapore as key aims to secure oil from the Dutch East Indies. It notes attacks on Guam Midway Wake and the Philippines and argues war aims hinge on oil, with Burma road disruption as a secondary objective. It also covers Soviet resistance, Moscow front battles, and Litvinoff framing Japan as Axis collaborator against the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Germany
Italy
Nippon
United States
Hawaii
Guam
Midway
Wake Islands
Pacific
Philippines
U. S
Malaya
Burma
Singapore
China
Dutch East Indies
China Sea
Indo-China
Thailand
Russia
Red Army
Moscow
Hitler
Litvinoff
Washington
Home defense and broad war cues from Pacific fronts
The piece notes home defense drills and blackout practices across the nation as morale binding. It cites fifth column fears, shipping disruptions, rationing steps, and British and American signals with Chiang Kai-shek as leaders in a widening war frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental
United States
Manila
Hawaii
Canton
Hongkong
Kowloon
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Hollywood Notes on Nancy Walker and Co Stars
Nancy Walker thrives in Best Foot Forward while eyeing film work after stage success. Mary Sheppard lands lead in Pete Smith short What About Daddy. Robert Benchley signs for Out of the Frying Pan and Take a Letter Darling filming. Asia the dog earns a kennel plaque from Canton Ohio club. Myrna Loy, Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, and Louise? are noted in varied projects. David James returns to Rosalind Russell film after Dietrich incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anning
Nancy Walker
Mary Sheppard
Pete Smith
Daddy
Asia
McKinley Kennel Elub
Canton
Ohio
Myrna Loy
Nelson Eddy
Jeanette MacDonald
Dutch Heroic Action in Far East Naval Engagement
The Dutch destroyer Isaac Sweers, an 1800-ton ship, played a notable role in the night sinking of an Italian flotilla. The Dutch, despite occupation at home, are praised for their contribution in the war across the Far East and the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Mediterranean
Isaac Sweers
Heroes of Hawaii pilots down four Jap planes in one combat
Second Lieut. George S. Welch of Wilmington Delaware, 23, downed four Japanese planes in a single engagement. A Pur due boy, he finished flying training 14 months ago at Kelly Field and went to the Far East. Second Lieut. Kenneth M. Taylor of Hominy Oklahoma, 22, destroyed two planes in his first fight. A University of Oklahoma junior, he graduated Brooks Field in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heroes of
Hawaii
George S. Welch
Wilmington
Del
Purdue
Kelly Field
Far East
Kenneth M. Taylor
Hominy
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Brooks Field
Radio and Screen Stars Stir Talk on Stage and Screen
Charles Laughton appears on a radio program with Milton Berle adding a Forty Niner beard for EEC's Turtles of TZhitt. Shirley Ross plays Aloha Oe while Laughton rehearses. Jack Benny’s Buck Benny nickname endures. William Shirer hosts informal post broadcast discussions. Ann Shepherd interns in New York and Irene Rich lands a Metro lead in Just Between Us. Babe Ruth signs to play himself in The Life of Lou Gehrig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Laughton
Milton Berle
EEC
Laughton
Eve
Shirley Rosa
CBS
William L. Shirer
Ann Shepherd
Joven Jordan
New York
Irene Rich
Metro
Babe Ruth
Tou Gehrig
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Who’s News
Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WIN
U.S. Adm
Bloch
York
Claude C. Bloch
Naval District
Jack Dempsey
Annapolis
France
England
Bureau of Ordnance
Washington Navy Yard
Darien
Miss Boyd
Roger B. Whitman
WNU Service
Edward C. Wayne
Western Newspaper Union
Hawati
Colin P. Kelly
Kelly
Canada
Montreal
U.S
Telephone Company
San Francisco
Virginia
Robert Benchley
Paramount
Rosa
Lind Russell
Darling
Louisiana Purchase
Jean Wallace
Franchot Tone
Lynda Gray
New Orleans
David James
Marlene Dietrich
Rosalind Russell
Fred MacMurray
Jack Benny
Buck Benny
NBC
Buck
Nicknam
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