Britain plans stiff Dutch Indies stand in Pacific war
General Sir Archibald Wavell shifts his HQ to the Dutch East Indies to defend these resources if Singapore falls. Japan already holds Sarawak and North Borneo, threatening oil wells and rubber and tin supplies. Singapore’s fate hangs as Japanese air superiority challenges British defense, with Burma and the Philippines in play and Hawaii on alert for possible further moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald P. Weavell
Dutch East Indies
Britain
Singapore
Indies
Sarawak
North Borneo
Malay Peninsula
Malay States
Philippines
Thailand
Indo-China
Burma
Dutch Indies
Thei
Western Pacific
Founders Day Observed by Young Men's Bureau Leaders
The Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce marked Founders Day with nine past presidents on stage. John Beck became 1942 president. Bob Roberts left as assistant secretary and George Clark of Iowa City was named in his place. Roberts and Russell Krapp received gifts as the bureau’s charity work, including a milk fund and a pool project, was highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Mens Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
John Beck
Bob Roberts
George Clark
Iowa City
Roberts
Russell Krapp
Robert Bickel
Bureau
James S. Reeder
Joseph W. Riley
Crwin Wasta
R. K. Watters
Lester Wright
Young Men's Bureau
The
William Crissman
Ervin F. Stepanek
A. G. Keyes
Harry Boyd
Russell Knapp
A. L. Woggenthaler
William Quarton
Don Hines
Erwin Waste
First Trust and Savings Bank Financial Statement
Bank report covers assets liabilities and reserves as of December 1st to January 6th. It lists resources including cash balances deposits and securities and shows total liabilities and funds for reserve. Officials certify the statement as complete accurate and signed by the president and cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Busness
Ercrafts
King House Sr
Taiture and
Pixtures i
Antenatal Teteal Resources
Liabilitios
Ipita’ Bikman
Ina
Indivicus
Ecepes
Ryse Ef Lows
Linn
Ae . FF
Mirveisky EU
Fcrescins
Litex
Bnseak
War Awakens a Boom in Marriages Across Cities
United Press survey finds marriage licenses rise up to 150 percent after Pearl Harbor in representative cities. Clerks note couples rush to wed before possible deployment, with defense jobs drawing others and some aiming to dodge deferments. In Omaha a 159 percent December rise cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United Press
Pearl Harbor
Denver
Cole
Omaha
Neb
War Analyst Sees Hitler In Precarious Position
A war analyst argues Hitler’s hold rests on one man and could unravel if German faith shifts. He notes disaffection in military ranks and worsening civilian privations, warning Allied hopes rely on a combined military and economic pressure to force regime collapse.
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Hitler
London
Berlin
Germany
Reich
Adolf
Goering
Russia
Desolate Hongkong Known Pirate Haven Before British Rule
The department of commerce reports Hongkong as a deserted island and a notorious pirate hub prior to British occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Department of Commerce
Linn County Sees Surge in December Marriage Licenses
In Linn county the county clerk issued 368 marriage licenses in December far above the usual 100. In the first ten days after Pearl Harbor the county issued nine licenses versus eighteen in the same period of 1940.
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Linn County
Pearl Harbor
Defense drive boosts payrolls past 1940 level
The department of commerce reports defense production as the main stimulus raising payrolls to about 40 percent above the 1940 level, reflecting wartime industrial demand and employment gains.
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Department of Commerce
Mitvalsky and Co. Plans Opening of New Show Rooms
F S Mitvalsky and Company set formal opening for their new 425 Second Street SE show rooms and shop in Cedar Rapids Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on founder F S Mitvalsky's birthday. The modern salon style rooms feature ample lighting and retail display space with vaults for 25 000 garments. Jerry Kircher will head the new store.
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F. S. Mitvalsky and Company
Second Street
F. S. Mitvalsky
Cedar Rapids
Mitvalsky
Mitvalsky Company
Mitralsky
Higley
Severn
Waterloo
Jerry Kircher
Jap-Appointed Manila Mayor Not Necessarily Quisling Says Report
United Press reports that Jorge Vargas may be appointed mayor of Manila by Japan but this does not prove he will act as a Quisling. The article notes propaganda about a greater East Asia as possibly falsehood and mentions Vargas's ties to former President Manuel Quezon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
United Press
Jorge Vargas
Petain
Axis
Vargas
Greater East Asia
Maxruel L. Quezon
Why You Should Give to Red Cross War Fund
Appeal outlines reasons to donate to the Red Cross War Fund. It cites nursing care for soldiers, civilian army training, first aid safety, nurse aide training, and showing support for defenders, urging immediate giving.
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Red Cross War Fund
Puppet regimes and Philippine leadership unfold in Asia
The article discusses Japanese reliance on reluctant puppets in occupied areas and cites past puppet setups in Nanking and Peiping. It notes Vargas's high prestige among leaders besides Quezon and Vice President Osmena, describing him as a jovial slender Filipino around 50 who has built up influence.
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Nanking
Peiping
Philippines
Vargas
Quezon
Sergio Osmena
Chinese claim they pierce Canton and Nanchang lines
Chinese forces reported to have penetrated outer defenses of Canton and Nanchang, major Japanese-held cities in South China. Commu nique says two columns entered northern Canton suburbs during a three day assault. reports of heavy Japanese casualties at Nanchang. Canton and Nanchang have been under Japanese control since 1938.
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Chungking
South China
Canton
Nanchang
Kwangtung
Kiangsi
Saas
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Wavell
Loum F. Keems
United Press War Desk
Peninsula
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Delos Fremons
Hawai
Atement of the
Conditios “First Trust and Savings Bank
Gazette
America
Pewitt Mackentie
Alles
Herr Hitler
Les
Foreign Office
Aale Soles
Ontiy
Mitvalsky and Co
Vinced
NP Peece
Amon
Ganton Lines
Mendoza
Armstrong
Fur Shop
Kitfox
Armstrong's
Coat Shop
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