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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1941
Page
4
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A Franklin era call urges learning from Pearl Harbor without scapegoats and stresses building forward on a united American resolve. It rejects dwelling on defeats and calls for defeating Japanese power while defending the Philippines and Singapore as pivotal to future offensive aims.
Reports from Honolulu detail criticism of civilian authorities and Congress over perceived inaction and lethargy delaying martial law powers. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin notes Hawaii's sentiment against bypassing civilian control four days before the attack.
The United States is building new industries after the war, echoing World War I when the chemical sector grew from scratch. Forty five thousand acres of guayule bushes are planted by the Department of Agriculture to yield ten million pounds of rubber, a start toward a potential national rubber industry amid fears of Malayan supply disruption.
A wartime plea urges voluntary restraint to preserve scarce rubber gasoline and food. Citizens are asked to avoid waste, conserve supplies, and begin cooperation before any government rationing or restrictions are imposed.
The piece cites German losses in Russia at 573000 with wounded and missing included, while Russian, American, and British estimates vary widely up to millions. It weighs the burden on German people and anticipates continued strain and ten more years of hardship ahead.
Ruth Millett argues civilian morale centers on daily sacrifices by housewives like Mrs Jones. She handles shortages, supports the army through letters, first aid, knitting, bandages, and local defense courses while preserving dignity and responsibility.
Quotes from Walter D. Fuller and Gen. Leonard P. Ayres emphasize production of two battleships for every enemy sunk and matched by new weapons. Attorney General Biddle and Senator George urge public transparency while a Cleveland man volunteers for enlistment, expressing readiness to serve.
A guest editorial cites reports that Germany supplies airplanes and pilots to Japan for the Asiatic war. It notes British surveys showing Japanese plants imitate German and other designs, with limited speeds and a delay before German designs fully replace existing models.
Raymond Clapper argues for a united, international approach to defend the Western Hemisphere and defeat aggression. He stresses total sea and air defense under allied control, the interallied war council as first step, and a postwar police and reconstruction role for a global coalition including Britain, Russia, China, and Latin American nations.
New York dispatch lists a dense schedule of radio programs for Monday and Tuesday including MBS NBC CBS and NBC Blue networks. Notable items feature Keith Morgan on Rights Theater Orson Welles and theater programs, Blondie and I Love a Mystery among others with times, networks, and program titles.
A radio guide lists 8:00 Battle of Sexee Quiz We the People and Famous Jury Trials. 8:15 News of London. 8:30 Fibber McGee and Molly. NBC Symphony Orchestra. 9:00 Bob Hope Show. 9:45 Late War News. 10:15 Late Variety and News.
Wessington December meeting of Masonic Lodge No. 107 elected W. A. Topp as worshipful master. Officers named include Senior Warden Fred Brown, Junior Warden Cort Vaughn, Treasurer E. Wheelock, Secretary W. E. Tran ter, Senior Deacon F. D. Fitch, Junior Deacon A. J. Ravenscroft, Chaplain T. L. Mitchell, Tyler Frank Kearney.
About two hundred people attended a Tulare Red Cross benefit in the school gym Friday evening. The program featured music by the school band conducted by Margaret Marx readings by Price and others, and performances by local clubs. The event raised 56 340 dollars plus 3 dollars from the Social Hour extension club for the war fund. Prizes were won by Mrs Henry Techetter and W. McCoy.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys Broadway and Times Square during Christmas 1942. She notes Salvation Army givers in department stores Florence Eldridge and Fredric March promoting defense stamps, shoppers packing the ticket lines, Rockefeller Plaza lights and a grand tree, and celebs like Joan Crawford skating with her daughter Christina. The piece blends holiday drama with wartime morale.
A military expert weighs Russo German front dynamics. He suggests Germany may pull back to a shorter, stronger line to halt Russian advances and protect communications, similar in scale to Ludendorff's 1917 withdrawal. The piece compares potential outcomes, notes morale effects, and discusses impact on other theaters.
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