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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1941
Page
3
The piece lauds President Roosevelt for clear speaking during wartime, urging honesty about hardships, discouraging sensationalism, and promoting orderly conscription expansion. It warns against rumor spread, stresses public responsibility in consuming news, and calls for patriotism and visible flag displays.
British prime minister announced the loss of two capital ships off Malaya after a Japanese air strike. The Prince of Wales and the Repulse, flagship vessels of Britain’s Far East fleet, went down with heavy crew casualties.
Public announcements from city loudspeakers drew attention as authorities prepared for a continued update on page eight. Citizens gathered near key intersections to hear officials outline plans and safety guidelines amid ongoing events.
Reports from Washington State that OPM Director Knudsen announced a victory program to produce 1,000 heavy four engine bombers monthly and institute a 168 hour workweek for five key armament sectors including guns planes tanks ammunition and shipbuilding.
President Roosevelt assailed Japan’s sudden attacks and international immorality saying America will win the war and peace that follows. He warned against enemy propaganda and urged expansion of industrial strength to meet wartime demands.
Washington AP reports the government barred production of coin operated gambling machines after February 1 and ordered makers of jukeboxes and similar coin operated devices to cut output by 75 percent due to defense material shortages.
The 32,000 ton battle cruiser Repulse has been sunk north of Singapore. Britain confirms the loss and states the newer 35,000 ton battleship Prince of Wales was sunk within minutes of the Repulse.
American reporters were expelled from a Berlin press conference as German officials announced arrests of Axis press members in the United States. A Wilhelmstrasse spokesman invited U S correspondents to leave and go home, promising reprisals would be carried out in the noblest form.
The German embassy reported that FBI agents arrested Kurt Sell, correspondent for the German DNB news agency, in Washington. The FBI declined to comment.
Civil service authorities in Cedar Rapids announce twelve open jobs including naval inspection district posts in Chicago and Detroit with salaries from 1,620 to 4,600 a year. Other openings include high speed radio operators, materiel division investigators, labor standards field reps, and Des Moines Ordnance Plant roles with various engineering and mechanical qualifications. Walter C. Anawalt maintains information at the Cedar Rapids post office.
In Los Angeles a mid afternoon air raid warning caused radio stations to go off air. In San Francisco two alarms triggered a near complete blackout with reports of six flares and broken windows downtown. Army interceptors scrambled but no cause given. blue alert signalled enemy planes. Other Bay Area cities also blacked out.
Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt warned a civil defense council in San Francisco that the Pacific coast is in the war and facing possible attack. He urged full blackouts and said death and destruction could come at any moment, angrily denying air raid alarms as hoaxes.
The newspaper calls on Americans to fund the war effort against Japan by purchasing defense bonds and stamps. Bonds start at 18.75 dollars and stamps as low as 0.10 dollars, available at banks post offices and many retailers. The Gazette urges regular Patriot purchases across the nation.
Japan bombed Manila and suburbs while sea borne troops landed at Aparri and Vigan in Luzon. U S and Filipino forces fought to repel the north Luzon invasion as MacArthur announced defeats of part of the west coast attack. Additional aerial raids hit Nichols Field Fort William McKinley andClark air field.
In Manila, authorities report a fifth columnist conspiracy using false air raid alarms and light signals to mark targets. Details continue on page four.
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