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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1941
Page
1
Japanese warships avoided a decisive clash with U S Asiatic Fleet as fighting raged over Luzon. U S forces reported heavy bomber activity and new landings at Legaspi and Aparri while Wake Island held by Marines and Cavite suffered major bombing damage.
British forces destroyed the German 361st Africa regiment of about 1,200 men and encircled Gazala after a two day sandstorm, driving 50 miles past Tobruk into Libyan territory. The push included New Zealand, Indian, and British units and aimed toward Derna with Gazala partly encircled and 120 prisoners taken.
Admiral Hart described the Cavite Manila raid as successful with heavy Japanese losses and considerable life casualties. He cited a direct bomb hit on a navy dispensary killing all inside and reported three direct hits by Capt. Colin P. Kelly Jr. on a Haruna class battleship, with Kelly killed in action. The report notes two aircraft types used by the Japanese and claims high combat effectiveness, while U.S. submarines were said to have not yet reported.
Fort Knox Ky December 12 1942 officers of the armored force begin a two month staff duties course at Fort Leavenworth under Maj Gen Jacob L Devers. The move signals rapid expansion as the force already includes five armored divisions and 15 tank battalions with upgrades to the replacement training center and school production.
The Civil Service commission announces an examination for junior inspector trainee ordnance material with a salary of 1440 dollars per year. Urgent need for trainees. applicants with one year of college engineering may qualify. Complete information available at the post office.
War bulletin reports British submarine torpedoed and probably sank an Italian cruiser in the central Mediterranean. Other items note four Paris residents shot for weapons possession, Slovakia declaring war on the United States, Windflower collision loss, Midway Island communications steady, and Soviet claims of German setbacks near Moscow.
BBC reported 17 German soldiers killed on the border between occupied and unoccupied France by French patriots. The German broadcast, picked up by CBS in New York, described the incident for European listeners.
Singapore Dec 12 Japanese attacks dented British lines along the Malaya Thailand frontier with local penetrations while heavy fighting continued The British airstruck Japanese bases in Malaya Casualties were lighter than first thought and equipment losses were slight Fighting centered in the Kuantan area Penang bombing caused civilian damage no change in overall Malaya Hongkong situation in last 12 hours
Schick tests for diphtheria finished in all grades and high schools. School nurse Miss Electa Kindlesperger reported 468 students tested. Dental inspections are to be completed next Tuesday. Dr. Wray Enders finished physical inspections in the junior and senior high.
Washington December 12. The Senate naval committee chaired by Chairman Walsh of Massachusetts increased legislation to authorize a 30 percent rise in the vessel strength of the navy. The move aims to strengthen naval power and expand fleet capacity amid expanding military needs.
The index averaged 60 stocks at 36.9 points, down from yesterday’s 37.1 as trading closed. Investors watched market breadth and small-cap activity amid mixed guidance from major sectors.
Fifty to one hundred enemy aircraft struck Pearl Harbor Hickam Field and Kaneohe on Sunday. Ninety six civilians were killed and over a hundred wounded as martial law was declared and residents aided by Army and Navy authorities. Local witnesses described sudden air attack and widespread fires. No further raids were reported.
A heavy explosion at the Iowa ordnance plant destroyed a shell loading unit and caused multiple deaths and injuries. Gov. Wilson sent 35 state troopers to the scene as rescue workers and ambulances moved to treat an estimated 20 to 60 workers believed in the building at the time.
China pledged to fight with the United States and United States allies. The offer, reported in Washington, says the Pacific and the world will be freed from brute force and perfidy. The statement frames a robust wartime alignment against a common foe.
Soviet Russia will contest Germany to the end and is fully confident that the United States can defeat the Japanese aggressor, official statements wirelessed abroad declared today.
In Reykjavik on December 11, UPI reports American troops and British forces in Iceland are in instant readiness after Germany and Italy declared war and Hitler mentioned Iceland. Troops say they will fight. routines adjusted with calm precision as patrols respond to the Arctic alert.
Two showings at Hoch auditorium feature KU School of Fine Arts tableaux and performances. The University acappella choir, symphony orchestra, brass ensemble, and string quartet with organ join narrator Robert Calderwood for a festive program. Free will offerings support a Christmas Vespers scholarship fund for music and art students.
Drizzling rain fell over south central and eastern Kansas with higher temperatures, while snow covered the state at 1 to 3 inches. The five day outlook calls for near normal temps with a rising trend and little additional precipitation after today.
Lawrence civic groups plan to send one or two representatives to Washington to explain local facilities for expanded war development. The move follows a Chamber of Commerce industrial committee and defense committee meeting chaired by Gerald Hesse and Dean Frank Stockton.
President Roosevelt stated the 40 hour week provisions of the wage hour act remain in effect and overtime over 40 hours should be paid at time and a half. He said no change is planned given the war, though government workers’ hours might extend. He noted a labor management conference to curb strikes will likely meet next Wednesday.
Freshman engineering student George Curi Hughes of the University of Kansas withdraws from classes to report for duty with the Royal Canadian Air Force on December 26. He now plans to join the Army Air Corps after the US enters the war. More students on campus expect to enlist in the coming weeks.
Washington, December 12. A heated Senate debate over funding each senator’s new 4500 annual executive assistant delayed action on a 10 million dollar war appropriation. Senator McKellar urged the jobs as an emergency measure for larger states with constituent pressure, noting 216000 would be spent for the rest of the fiscal year. Senator Glass called the proposal one of the most useless measures before the Senate.
Bulletin reports 85,000 Germans killed as 20 divisions are smashed or surrounded and lines on both northern and southern flanks are recovered. Soviet advances recapture 300 villages near Olets and 28 more along the Azov sea. Stalin era lines warn Berlin peace feelers are rejected and war will end only with Allied terms.
Lawrence co operative club members hosted Topeka peers at the Community building for a Dutch lunch and program. Judge Walter Huxman spoke on civil liberties and the present war. Haskell Institute athletes staged boxing and a wrestling match with prizes awarded by Topeka members. Twenty seven Topeka club members led by Mayor Frank Warren attended, alongside Fred Kuehne and George Mason.
The 83 428 ton French liner Normandie worth 60 million dollars was seized by the United States coast guard at Hudson River pier. Crews were being removed and ships may be operated by the navy for potential aircraft carrier or troopship conversion. Also seized are four French freighters Mont Everest Fort Royal Leopold L D and Ile de Re.
A Douglas County local Council of Defense has been formed at Governor Payne Ratner's request. Sheriff Charles E. Banning serves as acting chairman. The roster includes county officials and residents from Lawrence and numerous townships such as Eudora, Grant, Kanwaka, Lecompton, Marion, Palmyra, Wakarusa and Willow Springs with names across several boards.
Dean George B. Smith of the University of Kansas School of Education spoke at the KU regional AAUP meeting in the Memorial Union English room on implications of changes in secondary education. Thirty six members attended. A. H. Turney was elected president, A. W. Davidson reelected secretary treasurer, and H. C. Tracy joined the executive committee replacing E. L. Stone whose term expired.
A British cruiser shelled Derna on the Libyan coast in daylight, supported by destroyers, firing hundreds of shells in what was described as one of the biggest dive bombing assaults since Crete. Axis shipping and harbor works were heavily damaged as enemy bombers attacked for hours.
A Christmas present from the Shaw family in Topeka arrives from Midway Island via the Marine Corps. The note reads only O. K. Malcolm, yet it is the best possible gift for Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Shaw this season.
Extended forecast from December 12 to December 17 shows cloudy to partly cloudy skies. Temperatures around normal with a gradual warm trend, little or no precipitation expected across the three states.
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