Courage Mixed with Fear Marks Jap Soldier Says Noted War Correspondent
War correspondent Clark Lee analyzes Japanese fighters as mixture of courage and fear. He notes prisoners prefer life over death, cites suicides to avoid capture, and describes how terrain, training, and endurance shape Japan's military strategies in China, the Philippines, and the Solomons. He warns beating Japan will take years and require overwhelming air, sea, and ground superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Philippines
South Sea
Bataan
Mariveles Point
Gen. MacArthur
Corregidor
China
Solomons
Shansi Province
Taiyuanfu
Guadalcanal
Siberia
War Bonds Buy Now Offer Encourages Regular Purchases
Not everyone can shoot well, but everyone can invest in War Bonds at 10 percent each pay day. The message urges readers to secure steady returns through government bonds and support the wartime effort.
Coe to Dedicate Honor Roll of Men in Service
Coe College dedicates an Honor Roll of servicemen at Clair Memorial Chapel. The event features remarks by the acting military science professor, CMDR Col. Jones as commandant, and invocation by Cadet Major Thomas B. Rogers. Senior cadet officers will advance the colors with Cadets Smythe and Rogers joined by numerous cadet captains and lieutenants from Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Belmond, and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Memorial Chapel
Pargan
Col. Jones
Thomas B. Rogers
Elkader
Smythe and Rogers
John P. Bickel
McGregor
Fred E. Dice
Cedar Rapids
Milton Starcevich
Mystic
Raymond H. Christy
St. Louis Park
Minn
Charles C. Joss
Ralph L. Pilgrim
Davenport
Jackson T. Long
Algona
William H. Corbett
Chicago
Leo E. Stary
Glenn Harmon Klemme
Belmond
David Connell
Elgin
Ill
Dale Sage
Grinnell
John J. Siessenger
Clear Lake
Robert R. Christensen
Twelve American Flyers Burned in Guatemala Crash
A United States air base reported a flying fortress on a routine flight crashed Monday afternoon near Guatemala City. Twelve members of the army air corps were killed and one was severely injured. A funeral was held Tuesday morning with President Jorge Ubico and other officials attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala City
Guatemala
United States Air Base
Army Air Corps
Jorge Ubico
Red Cross names new 1943 War Fund chairman
Washington AP Norman H. Davis announces Walter S. Gifford of New York, president of AT&T, as chairman of the 1943 Red Cross War Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Walter S. Gifford
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Red Cross War Fund
Fragments from a damaged news sheet item
Readable bits note a dated phrase about a management and funding context. The text hints at a formal notice or masthead style attribution but provides no clear event, names, or location.
House Group Reports Satisfaction With U S Aircraft After Probe
Washington reports a congressional subcommittee is satisfied with the performance and protection of U S Army and Air Force planes after a quiet probe. Detailed findings will be released in a week or two. Rep Brooks says combat reports show favorable plane losses and that the bomber is unequaled for its long range role. The article notes a proposed 2.862 billion dollar Navy airpower expansion and cites Lt. Cmdr. Thach on carrier strategy and bombing limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Army Air Force
Brooks
D-La
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Japan
John S. Thach
Thach
August Traffic Toll Hits New Low in U S
The Na jvnk Safety Council reports August traffic fatalities fell 40 percent from a year earlier to 2,310, the lowest August total since 1926. The drop saved about 1,550 lives, with no state showing an increase for August. Sidney J. Williams, director of the council, cautions about attribution to motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Najvnk Safety Council
Sidney J. Williams
Public safety division cites proportional drop in deaths
The council's public safety division explains that the fall in deaths aligns with reduced mileage driven, stating the decrease is mathematically expected given lower travel and activity levels. The remark underscores the link between driving miles and fatality risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Public Safety Division
Japs Try for Jab at Willkie Near Chungking
A Japanese scout plane approached near Chungking on Tuesday and Wednesday raising Chinese speculation that Japan aimed to strike at Wendell Willkie during the early wartime period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Chungking
Wendell Willkie
Hart claims U S Air Fighters MISSED Luzon chance in early war
Admiral Hart asserts army air fighters failed on Luzon’s first day, missing a critical blow to Japan’s drive toward Java. He faults Pearl Harbor defense and slow capital ships, notes American submarines hurting Japanese merchant and fighting ships, and questions fifth columnists' communications.
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Philadelphia
Thomas C. Hart
Western Pacific
Luzon
Japan
Java
Pearl Harbor
Navy
United States Asiatic Fleet
Philippines
Oahu
Hart
Pacific
Three Eagle Squadrons Join U S Forces In Europe
Three American Eagle squadrons of the Royal Air Force were formally transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in the European theater. They become the Fourth Fighter Group and will continue their operations in khaki uniforms, carrying on the lethal work they began in R A F blue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.af
Britain
Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
R.A.F
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Clark Lee
Honolulu
Tulagi
MacArthur
Archibald Wavell
Malaya
Mukden
Shansi Drive
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Japa
Changkufeng
Nomohan
Nomonhan
RED Cross Fund
Fastor
aScpuce
Wordl
Medie Records
2Nd Ave
Jacqueline Cochran
House Group
U.S
Midway
Haruna
Colin Kelly
Appropriations Committee
First Avenue
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Eagle
U. S
Craemer’s
Fall
Gaberdine
Second Avenue
Bill Reed
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