10 Dec 1941
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1941
Page
1
President Roosevelt outlines a long, hard war to defeat Japan and Nazi aggression. He stresses mobilizing seven day production, expanding plants, and shared sacrifice. He warns against rumors, calls for disciplined information, and frames victory as essential to global safety.
Washington December 8 AP President Roosevelt and Soviet ambassador Maxim Litvinoff discuss wartime coordination. Litvinoff cites Axis ties and urges united action while Roosevelt reaffirms U S aid to the Soviet Union in the global struggle against aggression. He notes the importance of coordinated resources and mutual trust among allies to win the war.
The Office of Production Management creates an inventory and requisitioning section led by Elam Tupper to promptly requisition war materials from private owners when normal supply sources fail. The division will review and approve requisitions issued by the War and Navy Departments or other agencies under a November executive order.
In New York a general sessions jury convicted Louis Repuille, 39, eleve ter operator, of manslaughter in the second degree for chloroforming his 13 year old son, Raymond, on October 12, 1939. Repouille testified he went blank after applying chloroform and admitted he had thought of killing the boy thousands of times. The trial lasted under an hour. In Geneva a separate item notes no alarm about browning evergreens, attributed to natural pruning by Dr. J. L. Gambrell of the state experiment station, affecting arbor vitae and pine.
In Jamestown New York the 56th anniversary observance allows overdue books to be returned without penalty. The notice cites library policy as a goodwill gesture amid wartime sentiment and public morale.
The Federal Reserve Bank reported November department store sales in the eighth district were 16 percent ahead of a year earlier. Gains included Fort Smith Arkansas 15 percent Little Rock 17 Pine Bluff 20 Springfield Missouri 15 and St Louis 14.
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