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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1942
Page
2
A Goldsboro health department trustee found a bassinette and baby’s tub in the office. He touched the cold form of a baby, cried out, dropped his broom, and caused a frantic rush to the door. The scene revealed the life sized display doll named Olive Wayne used for infant care demonstrations.
Report details 12,026 U S Marines of the Second Division aiding in capturing the same number of prisoners, about one fifth of the total by the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. The era’s notable antiwar story What Price Glory was penned by former Marine Corps captain Laurence Stallings.
A weather bulletin notes slightly colder temperatures tonight across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia with a drop in overnight readings and a cooler pattern expected into the morning hours.
In Falls South Dakota a writer voices alarm that local Royal Americans are complacent about the looming war. The unnamed author, a 29 year old Midwesterner poised to become a first lieutenant in seven days, urges quick action and heightened readiness for the impending conflict.
Eleven days ago I watched Dogra Indian machine gunners hold back Japanese attempts to ferry troops from Moulmein across the Salween to Martaban. In a thatched hut they spoke not of Burma’s war but of Singapore, the talk calm and analytic amid daily offensive missions.
An incomplete report describes Col. C. M. Perkins of the Marine Corps and a single Marine repelling an all night assault in Samoa. It also notes women in Stourbridge England shaping bricks by moist clay pressed with bare feet in a stark contrast of labor.
Detroit leaders warn manpower must surge to support wartime production and defense. Senators George Walsh discuss risks in Southeast Asia, Chinese aid at Rangoon, and the need to quickly mobilize American materials and industrial labor to sustain Allied effort.
American shore defense guns repelled a Japanese attempt to land barges near Bataan, sinking several barges and capturing others as they drifted ashore. MacArthur’s forces inflicted heavy losses, while in the background UAW and auto industry labor shifts impact workers like Jack facing layoffs and a pending war production restart.
The article describes Filipino civilians driven from homes by Japanese invaders crowding Manila or hiding in mountains. Labor shortages threaten crops and food, prompting a Masaharu proclamation urging people to return to farms and harvest crops and sugar cane. The notice warns that fleeing to the mountains risks starvation and asserts Japanese promises of peace through discipline, urging reliance on own labor.
Germany is urged to increase production across shops and factories as ongoing impediments such as transport difficulties labor shortages coal and electrical power strains persist. The note highlights continued industrial pressure and the need for expansion to meet demand.
The article warns the United Nations may lose the Dutch East Indies as Japan tightens around Singapore and Manila. It describes the Indies as a critical bulwark with oil, naval bases, and fighters, now exposed to a dangerous front line. A last-ditch Dutch defense faces likely insufficient force. relief requires massive material influx to disrupt Japanese supply lines. News notes sinking of three Japanese ships near Amboina as a cautious positive.
Allied reports say Japanese forces widened grip on Singapore while seaborne units seized Macassar and Gasmata. Dutch troops resist across Celebes and Borneo as Rangoon’s defense tightens after Salween crossing. Domei claims ships hit in harbor and preparations to rescue trapped British forces.
Coach Jean Eberhart of Southern Oregon Normal devised a crew officiating system with a referee and umpire on platformed above baskets. Referee Frank ONeil observed activity under the hoop during a Southern Oregon Normal versus Oregon College of Education game in Ashland.
In Vichy the Nazi authorities threaten to execute 45 French hostages if the instigators of two attacks in the occupied zone are not found within days. In New York a public safety commissioner reports 60 of 960 parking meters on Patrolman Foster’s beat failed to produce nickels until 39 nickels and a key were found on him. Venice, California, recruits women for lifeguard duty amid a manpower shortage, with four candidates reporting for training.
Reports from London and Tokyo describe British defenders under siege at Singapore with Japanese forces advancing from the west. Imperial Tokyo claims mastery of Singapore island fortifications while Australian reports warn the port city could fall within 24 to 72 hours.
London dispatch notes submarines face greater peril from air patrols, crews suffer high turnover, and depth charges less deadly unless near the hull. It cites paper drives for war supply, Palestine and Egypt trade boosts, refugee job shifts, and looming transport and food bottlenecks. Robert Donat may star in a film about the sinking of the Athenia with MGM backing.
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