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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1941
Page
1
The essay indicts international bankers and American munitions merchants as driving forces behind wars. It blames a government allied with commentators for enabling a protracted conflict, praising Senator Nye for exposing the munitions trade and recounting how wartime industry collapsed when Hitler rose.
In a House session on December 17, government spokesmen said steps were taken to coordinate British and allied war plans with President Roosevelt's world scale strategy. They stated Russia was not asked to join and there was no firm plan for an overall war council. Attlee and Law spoke on cooperation among anti axis allies amid debate over Far East defense and naval base access.
Authorities report two Army men killed when a basic training plane crashed two miles southeast of Gunter Field near Montgomery. The victims were identified as Lieutenant Charles J. Young of Cincinnati and another officer. The crash occurred shortly after takeoff during a routine flight.
Soviet reports describe a massive counteroffensive from Leningrad toward the Black Sea, claiming hundreds of villages retaken and the enemy fleeing in some areas. Berlin and Moscow spokesmen discuss wintering line shortenings and heavy fighting as German columns reportedly retreat under pressure.
The westbound Katy Flyer crashed head-on into the standing eastbound Flyer four miles north of Jefferson City. Three trainmen were killed and five other railroad workers were injured. Two locomotives were thrown into an embankment. baggage cars split open. The standing train had two locomotives. Victims listed include P. H. Handley and F. M. Truett of Sedalia, and Richard Snell of New Franklin. An FBI agent noted the wreck was under investigation.
New York officials pass a city ordinance imposing a 500 dollar fine or six months imprisonment for failing to heed air raid alarms wardens and take cover during attacks. The measure, approved unanimously by the city council at Mayor La Guardia's request, also bars simulating official signals or warnings of enemy attacks.
Reports from hotel Frances show strong early response to the Red Cross war fund drive in Ouachita. The Ouachita parish goal is 20000 dollars with rapid reports urged. West Monroe chair Johnny Smith predicts topping the target as Kellogg and Strauss note broad business support.
Manila December report details Captain Jesus Villamor and a squadron of six Filipino pilots who intercepted 54 Japanese raiders. They shot down two planes, one pilot wounded and another killed as seven Japanese fighters pressured a teammate. Villamor notes fear gave way to resolve as they pressed the attack.
Private First Class David D. Evans aged 22 of the United States Marine Corps was killed in action in the Pacific theater. He was the son of Mrs. Mae Evans of New Orleans and remembered in this New Orleans dispatch from December 17.
The World Today notes U S submarines credited with two successful actions in Asiatic waters and reports on Japanese naval roving lanes near Japan. It describes Philippine quiet on ground with no air activity, a British acknowledgment of a Japanese landing on Borneo, and fierce Malayan fighting. It also mentions Hong Kong bombardment, a claimed sinking of a British gunboat and six torpedo boats, plus Soviet counteroffensives near Kalinin, Vysokoe, and Volovo, with German forces in Libya pressed near Gazala.
Widows of Pearl Harbor casualties will get six months' pay plus a life pension. The plan, awaiting presidential signature, raises pensions from $22–$56 monthly to $30–$83, with benefits tied to children's ages. Public relief act also suspends certain civil liabilities to aid service families.
The Good Fellows fundraiser asks for cash or other gifts by Saturday night and Christmas Eve. The update notes the fund has surpassed 800 dollars and aims higher, urging donations to help those unable to buy food and clothing. Local readers are reminded to support those in poverty during the season.
Washington report says Stephen Early outlined a forthcoming censorship system to be approved with the war powers bill. An interdepartmental committee under Byron Price will review war information before release, with decentralized operations to speed access to readers. Price, leaving AP, to lead the effort while maintaining open information sources.
Regist ration sites across the parish will host civilian registration Friday and Saturday as part of a state wide defense effort. Clerk R Dean Farr urged volunteers to help at the sites urging able bodied men and women, white and negro, to register. Locations include Frank Tarvers Store Fairbanks Swartz School grounds S and S annex Presbyterian Church courthouse and Mianos Store.
Secretary of the Navy Knox praised the Wake Island defense by United States marines and urged manufacturers and shipyards with navy contracts to accelerate output. A telegram sent to principal plants read that Hawaii’s navy is undaunted and the marines still hold Wake, challenging industry to meet the call.
Washington reports Japan shells Johnston and Maui as U S. forces hunt the main enemy. Navy says operations continue despite decoy attacks while labor and management seek a war production mediation plan. Roosevelt names a five member board to study Pearl Harbor prep failures after organizing.
Federal agents seized the 3109 ton Spanish freighter Isla de Tenerife under the trading with the enemy act. Coast guardsmen and customs officers found airplane silk valued at 30000, 100 drums of oil, radio parts and armored copper wire. Captain Jose Albert radio operator Eduardo Ferrando and agents Marcelino Garcia Manuel Diaz and Jose Mayorga were arrested.
From Tirana the Italian official news agency Stefani reported that Albania has declared war on the United States. The dispatch dates from December 17 and notes Albania's action amid wartime tensions.
Washington reports Japanese attack on Johnston island caused no injuries and is labeled weak by the navy. Kahului Maui shelling damages a pineapple loading platform with no casualties, while U S submarines claim early action and two of three attacks successful. British and Batavia notes place Japanese landings near Borneo and a direct destroyer hit.
Washington December 17 labor management and public representatives met to craft a uniform pledge to avoid production stoppages in war industries. A possible new mediation body was discussed and Roosevelt urged unanimous consent for uninterrupted war work. The conference included 12 labor, 12 industry, and 2 public members with a wartime mediation aim.
Moscow dispatch from Izvestia quotes Ev Petrov describing a village beyond Klin where German motor cranks were stolen by Russian boys, leaving German drivers to start engines with their feet in a scene labeled heroic and humorous.
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