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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1941
Page
10
Accounts from the harbor describe high explosives and incendiaries, torpedo planes, and ships taking direct hits as crews and ships fought back. A submarine sighted, anti-aircraft actions saved vessels, and brave sailors including a hospital patient and eager youths aided the defense under continuous bombardment.
William H. Davis chairs a industry labor conference on labor relations to be held tomorrow with Senator Thomas of Utah as associate moderator. A F L executive council endorses a no strike policy for defense industries during the war, allowing mediation if employers agree. The council favors retaining the 40 hour week and overtime rules. Noting wartime transport, rail trucks surpassed locomotives in 1940. The American Bible Society distributes 3.7 million Scripture volumes annually in the United States.
World War II dispatches describe sea land and air battles across the Pacific. Japanese footholds in Borneo threaten Manila within bombing range while Malaya and Hongkong face heavy fighting as British defenses retreat before mechanized Japanese advances. The US fleet hunts for Japanese forces after Pearl Harbor. Tojo proclaims rapid gains but cautions that war remains.
The yardcraft commander organized firefighting on both the warship and harbor surface. He kept his tiny vessel alongside the larger ship for 24 hours amid widespread heroism. Secretary Knox praised how all hands did their job at Pearl Harbor, echoing John Paul Jones's spirit.
United Mine Workers and three United States Steel subsidiaries operating captive coal mines signed a union shop agreement in Washington on December 16. The pact, expiring March 31, 1943, follows an arbitration board’s recommendations and the strike over mandatory union membership. Involved are H. C. Frick Coke Company, National Mining Company, and United States Coal and Coke Company. Tennessee Coal and Iron expected to sign later.
December 16. Blackout cloth for curtains has become a popular Christmas item with department stores creating special counters to meet demand. One report highlights a customer asking for blackout cloth with flowers as a new high in ambiguity.
Soviet and Pravda reports describe a vast counter offensive on the central and western fronts with German divisions forced back. Claims include 6,000 German casualties in Kalinin, 26 planes shot down by one air unit, 54 tanks and 1,300 officers killed or wounded, plus villages and tanks captured near Klin and Tula zones.
A report notes a proposal for exchanging prisoners of war with Moscow has been put forward, but Moscow has not replied. The article highlights uncertainty and possible diplomatic maneuvering as talks stagnate.
President Roosevelt told Americans that aggressors seek to wipe out the liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights but the nation would resist. He spoke on a radio program recalling the 1791 Bill of Rights and the global fight for freedom amid war. White Sands area in Southeastern New Mexico is mentioned, and a note on the founding of the American Medical Association in Philadelphia in 18.
A humorous Christmas plea from Uncle Ed seeking Falstaff gift certificates. The note asks recipients to mail or leave certificates, promising to buy Falstaff beer and hoping for a stocking surprise for Christmas.
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