27 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1942
Page
1
The year-end AP roundups credit Allied momentum on all fronts in 1942 with Russia Africa and the Pacific signaling the tide turning. Major items include the North Africa invasion the Pearl Harbor aftermath and Japanese advances in the Pacific.
A compiled year of world events shows U S and Allied actions across 1942. Key items include FDR seeking a $56 billion war budget, landings and raids in North Africa and the Pacific, battles of Midway and Coral Sea, beachheads in Burma and Guadalcanal, fall of Tobruk and Corregidor, and political shifts with new staffing and inflation measures.
Midland officials report stainless steel replaces nickel in B-17 exhausts saving over 420,000 pounds of nickel for war needs. Similar aircraft changes have saved more than 10,000 tons of rubber 30,000 tons of aluminum and 33,700 pounds of copper.
Washington reports a 30 percent drop in building permit valuations in November from October, based on figures released by Secretary of Labor Perkins. The decline highlights slower construction activity and reduced valuations across multiple sectors.
A small match lit by a 16 year old boy sparked a Boston night club fire killing nearly 50 revelers. The item lists other major 20th century events and figures including Stalin letter to Cassiday, Lombard plane crash, and Churchill Roosevelt meetings.
A dense, yearlong war diary style roundup lists major events by month from January to November 1942. It covers battles, strategic moves, leadership actions, political shifts, notable deaths, and social notes across nations including Japan, Germany, Britain, the United States, and the Pacific theater, with snippets on Manila, Malaya, Bataan, Midway, Stalingrad, Africa, and allied campaigns.
Topeka Kansas December 26 74 year old Charles H Sessions longtime managing editor of Senator Arthur Capper s Topeka Daily Capital dies at home after a 54 year career in journalism Capper era editor headed Capital for 23 years and left a strong impact on the Kansas press.
Richard E. Wood reports that 90 to 95 percent of truck operators in the 35 counties of the Lubbock district hold certificates of war necessity. The remaining five to ten percent face delays for corrections or missing information. ODY expects farm-operated vehicles to be a large share in West Texas and aims to reduce mileage about 25 percent by 1941 while keeping essential freight moving.
Dr. Isaac Joslin Cox a renowned Latin American history scholar and Northwestern University professor emeritus has been appointed to the LSU history faculty by President C B Hodges Cox earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania in 1904 and also studied at Chicago Texas and Wisconsin
Washington report says Republicans and Democrats race for key Senate committee seats after November losses. Austin faces challenge for assistant minority leadership over New Deal policy stance. January meetings will determine 78th Congress committee assignments and roster shifts.
Edinburg reports easing milk shortage after dairy deliveries in Hidalgo county increased. Creamery operator H A Hagedorn said farm production rose and enough milk exists to meet current needs, though butter remains in short supply for hotels and restaurants.
A new Milwaukee pie of the month club supplies 200 pies monthly to USO canteens for service men, boosting morale.
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