Congress Removes Ban on AEF Mobilization
In a wartime shift Congress lifts restrictions on sending drafted U S soldiers outside the Western hemisphere. Brig Gen Lewis Hershey says registration of all 18 to 65 year olds and possible inclusion of women are under study to staff a broader war effort. He estimates up to 20 9 million could serve in noncombat roles or factories, with priority given to those 21 to 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dec
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Army
Congress
Hemisphere
Hershey
Wershey
Balt
Preesnt
Illie Willis Sparks Bashful Admonition
Illie Willis says bashfulness breeds fear of speaking up and being judged as dumb, urging courage in answering questions to avoid stigma.
Wake Island Defense Inspires U S War Slogan
Washington dispatch says the slogan wake up born in the state department press room after reporters heard the first flash of Wake Island’s defense against a Japanese naval attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Wake Island
Recruits Pour Into Stations in WV and Charleston Areas
Local recruiting centers saw continued influx as Lt. W A Saunders targets 110 daily enrollments at Charleston naval station. Fifteen recruits took oaths, fifty more tentatively accepted. Lt Edmund C Stone Jr orders married men with independent support considered. Ten youths joined army and five more enlisted for Marine training at Parris Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Saunders
Charleston
Saunders
Naval Recruiting
West Virginia
Edmund C. Stone
Army
Stone
Soviet Says Peace With Germany Requires Allied Agreement
Russia rejects unilateral peace with Germany and says any settlement must be reached with Britain and the United States. Pravda quotes officials and editor David Zaslavsky arguing Hitler must be removed and peace would come only with Allied accord. Washington informs Moscow the United States is at war with Japan. note sent Dec. 8 but received early Dec. 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuibyshev
Germany
Britain
U. S
Soviet Union
Pravda
Hitler
Russia
David Zaslavsky
Zaslavsky
Ace
Great Britain
United States
Walter Thurston
Missiay
A. Lozovsky
Japan
Washington
Thurston
Italy
Singapore First Aims of Nippon
Military observers in Chungking report Japan’s immediate aim is the capture of Singapore regardless of cost. They note increased Japanese land, sea, and air attacks as part of a plan to control the British base in Malaya. Reinforcements are urged until the battle for Singapore begins, with hopes U.S. naval forces and Dutch bombers can deter landings at Khota Bahru and protect approaches to Singapore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Singapore
Japan
Malaya
Khota Bahru
Hitler Declares War on United States in 1941 Address
Berlin reports Reichsfuehrer Hitler declares Germany and Italy at war with the United States. He denounces Roosevelt and the democracies claiming U S invasion plans and secret surveys show an attack planned by 1943, tying the move to aid for Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
4 200 000 German Casualties Reported
Official sources disclose field reports from Russia claiming German losses total 4.2 million with 1.22 million killed. The figure covers wounded or missing. Hitler vows in Berlin as Mussolini declares war on the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
British Save 2,330 Men After Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
Singapore reports Britain’s forceful defense and rescue of two thirds of officers and crew from the Prince of Wales and Repulse after their sinking in the Gulf of Siam. Semi-official tallies indicate about 130 officers and 2,200 sailors saved from 176 officers and 2,755 men. Admiral Tom Phillips feared lost with the Prince of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Britain
Pacific
Price of Wales
Gulf of Siam
Tom Phillips
Prince of Wales
John
U S Forces Score Two Major Naval Blows in Pacific
U S air forces and Navy bombed Japanese ships off Luzon after President Roosevelt announced war on Germany and Italy. Secretary of Navy Knox arrived in Hawaii to direct Pacific operations as Wake Island Marine garrison repelled attacks and a Japanese cruiser and destroyer were sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
U.S
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Nippon
Pacific
Germany
Italy
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Hawaii
U. S. Navy
Luzon
Wake Island
U. S
Philippines
Victory
Navy
Navy Department
Thomas C. Hart
U. S. Asiatic Fleet
Haruna
Jap Landings Smashed Save Chuust Thrust
American forces in the Philippines appeared to smash Japanese invasion efforts across most coasts reports say. Aparri on Luzon showed Japanese attackers driven to the seacoast while a parachute thrust and an airborne strike near Haan were noted. The US reportedly sunk and burned a battleship in the campaign, with Philippine constabulary units mobilizing to quell parachutists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzon
Philippines
Manila
America
U. S
Aparri
Haan
Philippine Constabulary
U. S. Army
Chinese Troops Attack Inflict Heavy Losses
Chinese forces on the Dwantung front push to ease Japanese pressure on Hong Kong and report 15000 Japanese casualties in a two day offensive, according to China radio in Chungking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Dwantung Front
Hongkong
China Radio
OPM Cuts 51 212 Cars From December Output
The Office of Production Management ordered December production quotas for passenger cars and light trucks cut by 25 percent and January by 50 percent. The revised maximums, effective December 15, aim to reduce output across the automotive industry, with impacts detailed on Page 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Tec. H
Office of Production Management
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charleston Gazette
Pearl Pehar
Earth
Illie Willis
Rebert Quillen
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Sam Hayburn
Warren Austin
R-Vt
Charles L. McNary
H-Ore
John W. McCormack
D-Mazss
Carter Glass
D-Va
Alben W. Barkley
D-Ky
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Little Isle
Ft. Hayes
Marine Corps
Parris Island
D. C
Dewey A. Ripley
Logan
John C. Richardson
Owens
Robert F. Wills
Harewood
Wiliam Adkins
Lee J. Norman
Huntington
Lanty B. Hall
Richwood
Reds
Philippine
Fuehrer
Reichstag
Il Duce
Axis
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Admiral Phillips
Asiatic
Knox
Ital
Saya
Nippon Navy
OPM
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!