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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1941
Page
1
A fragmented report notes highways project issues amid talks on a NIUE bid. The readable fragments hint at insured costs and potential venue details, with no clear official results or dates available in the text.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference WPA labor on projects near Beaver Cambria Juniata Luzerne and Washington. Details are garbled with multiple numbers and place names, but imply a list of works with distances or measurements and a 191 million figure.
The Senate moved to declare war on Japan in a historic 67 to 0 vote, with the House following 488 to 1 in overwhelming support. President Roosevelt addressed Congress noting Japan's attack on December 7, 1941, and pledging united action to achieve victory. Jeanette Rankin was the sole dissenting House vote. The session marked a swift, unified wartime response.
London reports Prime Minister Churchill addressed the Commons as Britain declared war on Japan, uniting with the United States. He said telephone talks with President Roosevelt and the ambassador in Tokyo preceded the decision, and praised Britain and the empire for steadfast resolve against aggression.
Dec 8 report from Honolulu describes a Japanese air attack on Oahu with waves of planes targeting Hickam Field and Pearl Harbor area. Dozens of U.S. service members and civilians killed as destroyers rushed from Pearl Harbor to engage. Initial reports cite up to 60 aircraft in the assault with ongoing battles observed over the harbor and mid Pacific defenses.
Attorney General Biddle announced 138 Japanese aliens were arrested by FBI agents and are in immigration custody. He said war-time hearing boards would review evidence to determine future status, with more possible arrests anticipated.
The Journal published multiple extras after the Hawaii attack with the second announcing Japan's declaration of war and a third detailing developments. Extras circulated about three hours before the obituaries paper, keeping readers in the city and vicinity well posted.
Across the Pacific coast mass wartime preparations commenced. In San Diego a submarine net was erected at the harbor while Puget Sound warned aircraft near the yard would be shot down. Shipping halted by order. private flights grounded. amateur radio volunteers began 24 hour watch.
Japanese bombers struck Manila and several Philippine locations including Davao and Baguio, with reports of damage to Luzon targets. Attacks reached Corregidor and Cavite areas while U.S. forces assessed reports of a carrier action and a transport sunk near Manila.
Balboa Panama Zone reports robust wartime readiness as Panama pledges full cooperation with the United States and plans to intern Japanese residents in the Isthmus while U S officers say they are prepared for any security threat to the canal. Japan declares war. recruitment surges at navy and army stations as youths rush to enlist within 24 hours.
The Corry area air corps and residents express worry as reports of Japan’s aggression in Hawaii and the Pacific mount. Names like George Rogers and the Pennsylvania appear among troops and chaplains connected to the conflict.
Reports from Manila, New York, Ottawa and Havana indicate Japan’s war actions across the Pacific and Atlantic theaters. Japanese ships surround Guam as fires rage on the island while Manila endures bombardment by planes. NBC cites strikes on Fort William McKinley and Nichili Airfield. Canada declares war on Japan. Singapore reports heavy fighting with 63 killed and 133 wounded as Japanese forces press an attempted Malayan land invasion. Australian Prime Minister Curtin says Japan attacked Nauru Island.
Bangkok reports negotiations between Thailand and Japan following brief resistance as Japanese forces advance into the country. British forces cross from Malaya toward the Thailand border but are driven back. In North Africa heavy fighting continues on the sands as German and British forces clash and the Soviet counteroffensive persists near Moscow.
Berlin reports a Wilhelm Stresse spokesman denounces President Roosevelt as “father of war” and says Roosevelt has the war he wants. He hints at tripartite pact implications but declines to specify Germany’s next official step amid pressure from foreign reporters.
Japanese reports say two battleships and a destroyer swept from the sea as a sweeping air attack damaged four American heavy cruisers. Rumors also claim a carrier was sunk by a submarine.
Tokyo reports claim widespread naval and air success against the United States in the Pacific first shock of the offensive. Officials say American battleships and an aircraft carrier may have been destroyed, with several cruisers damaged.
The White House reports the Pearl Harbor strike caused a battleship to capsize a destroyer’s destruction and damage to other vessels. It notes many planes and submarines were targeted and that losses include several US ships with ongoing repair. Tokyo claims air raids hit Pearl Harbor and the Philippines with many American planes shot down.
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