Look Forward To Victory Not Back During Pearl Harbor Losses
The essay urges looking forward after Pearl Harbor with accountability but no scapegoats. It stresses a national duty to defeat Japan, defend the Philippines and Singapore, and push to end Japanese military power, warning defense alone won’t win wars. It calls for an aggressive offensive once possible and insists Americans share responsibility.
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Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Pacific
Hawaii
United States
Philippines
Singapore
Japan
Manhattan by George Tucker New York Show Gossip
A column from New York discusses Dai Vernon the magician falling into the river and breaking both arms, Joe Besser gaining a break in Sonic Fun reviews, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne planning Christmas cows for Genesee Depot, Art Rhodes at Pepper Pot in Greenwich Village, Errol Flynn’s Park induction misadventure, and Fannie Brice recalling her first stage appearance with the song You Know You’re Not Forgotten by the Girl You Can’t Forget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Besser
Olsen and Johnson
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Genesee Depot
Wis
Lynn
Alfred
Bob Sherwood
Art Rhodes
Greenwich Village
Columbia University
Fannie Brice
Follow Young America to the movies about Dumbo
Hollywood gossip column notes heavy advance demand for Walt Disney’s Dumbo in Los Angeles with many reservations by children. It argues kids know film quality, influence adult tastes, and often pick better entertainment, citing Abbott and Costello, Bob Hope, Gene Autry, and Disney animation as favored examples.
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Hollywood
Walt Disney
Los Angeles
America
Bob Hope
Gene Autry
Abbott and Costello
A and C
Disney
Our Children By Angelo Patri on Unpopularity and Friendship
The essay argues that popularity hinges on being useful and engaged with others. It urges parents to help girls become healthy, active, and generous, emphasizing service, manners, loyalty, and interest in people as foundations for lasting friendships.
Calm U S Entry to World War II Quietly Follows War Vote
Washington witnesses a restrained sequence as Congress approves war against Japan by 82 to 0 after President Roosevelt’s brief address. Representative Rankin alone opposes the measure, resisting floor recognition while aides and spectators observe a calm, orderly transition to wartime duties.
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Washington
Pacific
Congress
Senate
Connally
Vandenberg
House
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Rankin
Roosevelt
China Confident Says Vice-Consul Foresees Victory
New Orleans report quotes Dr. Gung-Hsing Wang, vice-consul of China, stating Chinese people are as confident of victory as Americans in the Pacific war. He describes the struggle as a contest to decide mankind’s destiny, warns Japan’s expansion will trigger a collision, and accuses Japan of adopting Western materialism before pursuing war with the United States.
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New Orleans
Pacific
Far East
United States
China
Japan
Gung- Hsing Wang
Loyola University of the South
Southern Pacific
Waterless meals in European dining venues
Water is rarely served with meals in many European dining places unless specially ordered, and a small charge may be added in some establishments.
Merkle challenges Monroe in fourth state center claim
George C. Merkel of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce disputes Monroe and West Monroe as the state’s fourth population center, citing city directory figures that place Alexandria and Pineville ahead by about 3,000 people. The notice notes Monroe’s 19,045 and Alexandria’s 23,453, with Rapides parish area surpassing Monroe proximity. Also mentioned are sorority pledges Miss Constance and Lettie Mc Reynolds at state normal and Layton and Jack Platt’s Yuletide return from the University of Virginia to their parents.
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News-Star
Twin Cities
George C. Merkel
Chamber of Commerce of
Alexandria
Monroe
West Monroe
Pineville
Rapides Parish
Constance
Lettie McReynolds
State Normal
Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority
Voting machine suit dismissed in New Orleans case
Judge Charles A. Holcombe in East Baton Rouge district court denied Ulmo’s injunction and mandamus in the New Orleans voting machine case. The ruling clears the way for supplying machines for the city elections after the state supreme court previously upheld the legislation. George M. Wallace said he would appeal to the state supreme court.
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Baton Rouge
John D. Ulmo
New Orleans
Charles A. Holcombe
East Baton Rouge
Holcombe
State Supreme Court
George M. Wallace
Ulmo
Supreme Court
Britain Elevates Four Laborites to Lords
London report states four Laborites were elevated to the House of Lords to bolster Labor strength in the upper house, bringing total Labor peers to 17. King George VI conferred a viscountcy on Squadron Leader William Wedgwood Benn and baronies on Reginald Fletcher Charles Latham and Josiah Wedgwood. The move, described as a state policy rather than honors, follows a coalition government context with Conservatives and Liberals.
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London
House of Lords
Lords
George VI
William Wedgwood Benn
Reginald Fletcher
Charles Latham
Josiah Wedgwood
Morehouse Lad Missing After Pearl Harbor Battle
Richard Leon Watson seaman first class, 19, from Bas trop, La., is officially reported missing after the Pearl Harbor attack. A Bonita High School graduate, he is the son of Mrs. Travis Boon of Bastrop.
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Morehouse Lad
Bastrop
Richard Leon Watson
Searman
Pearl Harbor
Ale
Bonita High School
Travis Boon
The Phone Booth Murder in the Whale Inn Twist
In Room Five a murder mystery unfolds as Jennie and Asey glimpse a pale, crimson housecoat figure. Mrs. Doane, the Whale Inn matriarch, confronts Freddy and frets over a clams and truck chaos while a hidden mirage and a next move loom, hinting at danger and a tense dawn.
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Jennie
Asey
Annie
Mrs. Doane
Freddy
Whale Inn
Truck interior damaged by blaze at local facility
Mc Cain Richards Inc suffered a fire Monday morning when acetylene torch sparks ignited a gasoline tub under a motor truck being repaired. The truck interior sustained extensive damage while the engine remained unharmed, with flames starting during welding of a door.
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McCain-Richards, Inc
Frank Roddy
B. T. Moore
Deaths James A Moak 61 services held at residence
Funeral services for James Albert Moak age 61 of 107 Adams Street were held at 2 30 pm Sunday from the residence. The services were conducted by Dr A M Freeman pastor of the First Methodist Church. He died at his home Saturday night at 9 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Albert Moak
Adams Street
A. M. Freeman
Births A Rhinoceros Is Able To Smell A Man
A fragmentary notice notes a birth related item involving animals with racial rhetoric in an archaic or miswritten passage. The readable text mentions a rhinoceros and racial terms, but lacks coherent context or verifiable details about a birth event.
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George Tucker
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Dai Vernon
Dai
General Custer
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Central Park
Butch
Errol
Jimmie Ficher
O’hara
O'Sullivan
Maureens
Fete
Cary Grant
Arthur Treacher
Rita Hayworth
Rita
Martha Raye
Neal Lang
Helene
Lee Bowman
Duprez
Benny Goodman
Harold Huber
Paramount
Patricia Morison
George Raft
George
Robert Young
The
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Mey
Our
Angelo Patri
Washington Daybook
Joe Martin
Martin
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
District of Columbia
Layton and
Jack Platt
University of Virginia
Mra
J. W. Platt
Britain
Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Rome
Rs. Doane
Maya
Dad
Delco
James A. Moak
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