Australia Looks to United States for Pacific War Strategy
Melbourne dispatch summarizes Prime Minister John Curtin’s statement that Australia will not view the Pacific war as secondary to Europe. He emphasizes reliance on the United States, planning a joint strategy with U S China the Netherlands and Britain, and notes Australia must adjust to a total war footing and seek Russian aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australis
John Cies
Meckbourne Herald
Australia
Petific
Europe
U. S
America
Britain
Blart
British Empire
London
Hitler
Japan
Weratch
China
Dutch Airmen Blow Up 16th Jap Ship
Dutch airmen claim sinking or damaging a large Japanese convoy including one cruiser two destroyers four troopships four supply ships four freighters and one lighter. Severe damage to two Japanese cruisers a seaplane tender and two transports is also claimed. Officials caution some counts cannot be officially confirmed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xe Tombers
Batavia
NEI
Navy Efforts to Counter Submarine Threat Improve
The report notes Navy actions to reduce peril from enemy submarines. Central Pacific patrols in the Hawaiian area press forward vigorously while Atlantic theater developments are explored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pacific
Hawaiian
Atlantic
State Buys Block For Office Building
The state plans to acquire a vacant block on the C. E. Champe estate along with nine garages in the rear to gradually convert the property for public offices. Rental savings aim to fund an eventual office building, with current annual rent around 37,000 for office space and the National Guard armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Champe
Capitol Office Building Commission
National Guard
State Road Commission
Public Assistance Department
Liquor Commission
Unemployment Compensation Department
Health Department
Education Department
Real Estate Commission
Library Commission
State Teachers’ Retirement Board
Bombs Devastate Heart of Open City of Manila
A Reuters dispatch cites French sources reporting about 50 dead and 100 injured in Manila as bombs rain on the capital and four suburban cities. Japanese bombers circle the city for hours, striking hospitals, colleges, and ships in the Pasig river, with bodies seen near Santo Domingo church and an ancient rosary image buried in Santo Domingo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine
Pasig
Manila
U. S
Wood
Customs House
Santo Domingo
Paris
Fort Santiago
Reuters
Vichy
Mi'pils
Philippine Commonwealth
Manila Bay
Walled City
Hospital
Letrad College
Santa Rosa College
Arayat
Californians Fearful Of Jap Filipino Clash
Californians fear a potential clash between Filipino field hands and Japanese workers in the Stockton area. Police and sheriffs deployed armed deputies to danger zones while Japanese residents were urged to stay off the streets at night. A Filipino dance hall was closed by police. Military and air alerts rang across California as raids and enemy activity were reportedly quiet along the Pacific coast. Civil aviation notes growth in pilots and aircraft since last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Harold Bogelson
Martin Ansbro
Navy Department
Pacific
Army
San Francisco
Sacramento
Sacraments
Seaboard
Bay Region
Seattle
Puget Sound
Fort Lawton
World War II Allied Leaders Meet to Chart Strategy
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill preside over a flurry of diplomacy with Latin American ministers Chinese envoys and ambassadors from the British Empire and exiled European nations. The sessions aim to unify aims and coordinate anti Axis actions as war chiefs finalize plans for coordinated conduct of the war. Field Marshal Dill will remain to head the British military mission coordinating U S British efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Roosevelt
Aesens
Manila
Luzon
Churchill
Lord Halifax
Henry A. Wallace
Prinkister
Maxim Litvinist
Harry Hopkins
Netherlands
A. Louden
Lincoln
MacKenzie King
Canada
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
India
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Yugoslavia
Luxemburg
Mint
Anglo- American War Council
Ater
John Dill
Chatehvill
Toington
U.S
Justice department orders action on short wave gear
Washington reports that Japanese German and Italian nationals on the Pacific coast must surrender all short wave radio equipment and cameras by 1 p.m. Monday. Regulations extend to California Washington Oregon Montana Idaho Utah and Nevada. Receipts will be issued by the police charity. Large cameras are to be registered and may only be used with US attorney permission. Violations bring forfeiture and arrest. Each alien is responsible for determining if items fall under the ban. Radio sets receiving signals above 740 kilocycles or at 440 kilocycles or below are prohibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Tenday
Pacific Coast
Sintes
Fornia
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Inca
Department
Red Army Pushes On Nears Orel Amid Kerch Straits Fight
Soviet forces push toward the Nazi held city of Orel as German bombers sink and damage ships in the Kerch Strait. Berlin reports defensive fighting on the Russian front while Soviet troops recaptured dozens of settlements south of Leningrad in two days as activity intensifies on multiple sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Army
Nazi-Held
Orel
Kerch
Crimea
Caucasus
Sevastopol
Crimean
Berlin
Leningrad
Pyiiy
Moscow
Germany
Volkhove
Volkhov
Kaluga
Oka River
Vink
Venice
P Central
Mogeaw
Maloyarashtvelt
Four Police Suspend Over Fatal Christmas Day Case
Four City policemen were suspended on neglect of duty charges after the man fatally injured on Christmas morning at Ross and Court streets was identified as Charles R. Hugh ey, 33. The suspensions included Desk Sgt. Walter Cavender for 10 days and Patrolmen Rome Black William Akers and Bronson Fias for five days each. Coroner Sayre and Detective Lt. Bourne pursued theories of assault or robbery or possible automobile strike as the cause. The deceased was taken to Casta funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross and
Court Streets
Charles R. Hughey
Hernshaw
Tully
Charleston
Walter Cavender
Pstrotmen Rome Black
William Akers
Bronson Fias
C. F. Sayre
Edgar C. Bourne
Hughey
Bourne
Casta Funeral Home
Grave Pacific Events Studied in Washington
Washington observers assessed the Philippine theater as fighting in Lingayen gulf and Lingayen area intensifying. Reinforcements were deemed unlikely to arrive in time to alter the current phase of hostilities. The Lingayen gulf and Lamon bay regions saw heavy combat with constant enemy reinforcements and persistent air activity across fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agno
Lingayen Bay
Washington
MacArthur
War Departments
Mimique
Lingayera
Alayila
Lamon Bay
Lingayen Gulf
Aumoana
Kanawha Valley Seen to Expand Chemical Industry
The Kanawha valley is expected to see continued growth in chemical manufacturing due to wartime demand for basic materials and plans for a Buna rubber facility near Charleston. The Charleston Chamber of Commerce notes higher overall manufacturing, with government needs doubling projected basic materials and other indicators pointing to substantial expansion in the near term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great
Kanawha Valley
Doo Gres Lovely
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Kanawha Commerce
U. S
Kanawha
Chakeston Municipal
Institute
Dutch East Indies
Charleston
Vichy Sure to Accept Return of 2 Islands
Secretary Hull acts swiftly to resolve the St Pierre and Miquelon affair with Free French actions prompting Allied praise. Hull meets MacKenzie King and envoy Henry Haye in rapid succession, signaling a likely Vichy acceptance of control over the St Pierre wireless station and noting Axis weather data concerns raised by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
State Department
Secretary of State
Hull
St. Pierre and Miquelon
King Hull
Canada
MacKenzie King
Marshal Pelain
Henry Haye
St. Pierre
Charles de Gaulle
London
Filipinos Fight to Save Luzon as Manila Battle Rages
In a Pacific war update, Filipino and American forces struggle to defend Luzon and Manila as Japanese landings, airstrikes, and reinforcements intensify. General MacArthur directs from a distant post while Tokyo reports heavy fighting and ongoing efforts to encircle Manila from the east. A separate note mentions an emergency national draft in Dublin for compulsory service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
U. S Far Eastern Forces
Luzon Island
Daze
Allied Conquest of Libya Rolls Relentlessly On
Cairo dispatch reports Allied forces pressing deeper into Libya with Rommel’s troops delaying actions near Agedabia to buy time for withdrawal. German prisoners later claimed a planned large scale Tobruk attack with heavy dive bomber involvement as British operations shifted westward on November 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libya
Erwin Rommel
Agedabia
Tobruk
Bilte
Cairo
Wis
Germany
Gestapo
Amelia pilot credited with shooting down four Japanese
A sealed identity Amelia pilot was credited with shooting down four Japanese planes during the Christmas Day air raid on Rangoon Burma. Official reports say ten bombers and fighters were destroyed, with little damage to military targets, as Soviet forces reportedly advance near Moscow and Kaluga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delmi
India
Rangoon
Burma
Forte Mare
Crazy Music in New York Pop Composer Titles
A garbled segment lists bizarre song titles and composers in New York. References include Andre anela, an orchestra conductor, and Rossini. Preludes and waltzes named poorly resemble popular song naming chaos from an era of misread scripts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andreanela
Orchesti
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saye Jap
United States
Tokyo
Netherlands Indies
Ocean Tit Pacific
John W. Morris
Wower
Ocyews
Pasic
Sastiago
Santo Dominic Church
Ey Las
State
Civil Agronautics Administration
Bougeyely
White House
Aids Valley
Bates Retsil
Pearl Harbor
Kanawha County
Areg
Philippines
U S
Atimonan
Dublin
Beaty
Tal
Krow
Charleston Gazette
the State Newspaper
Von
the Arcade
Cleveland
Ohio
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!