Hitler declares the year 1942 will seal war victories
Adolf Hitler told German troops the 1941 battles forced the enemy back over 1,000 kilometers and that 1942 would bring a decisive victory over Britain the United States and Bolshevism. He blamed allies for the war while praising German and Axis forces. In London the Kuibyshev radio proclaimed Germans would be driven from Russia in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Germany
Slovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Hitler
Berlin
Britain
United States
National Socialist Movement
Italy
Japan
Soviet Russia
Churchill
Roosevelt
Europe
Stalin
London
Adolf Hitler
Kuibyshev
Russia
Premier lauds American fight in Philippines amid war's wider reach
In a press conference, the premier downplays controversy as minor, cites improvements in the Battle of the Atlantic, noting reduced losses to one fifth and confidence in convoys until U.S. shipflow rises. He hints at plans with Roosevelt not yet public and quips that Axis lacks material for peace feelers. He mentions one New Year’s resolution to keep efforts steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Roosevelt
Foreigners told to turn in radios
Attorney General Biddle ordered all German Japanese and Italian nationals in the United States Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to surrender radio transmitters short wave receivers and cameras to local police by 11 p.m. January 5. The order extends a prior directive for several western states and covers about 1 100 000 people. Penalties include forfeiture of the equipment and possible internment for the war duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Biddle
United States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
California
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
Quiet New Year Church Observances In Monroe Area
New Year will be observed in Monroe and West Monroe with prayer and services. First Baptist Monroe opens all day for members to pray while West Monroe joins Ridge Avenue Baptist for a Wednesday 7 30 p m service. Grace Episcopal conducts Eucharist Thursday at 9 am the Feast of the Circumcision. Catholic churches hold New Year Masses at St Matthew's and St Paschal's with early morning times. Holy hour devotions at St Paschal's mark the new year. Legal holiday closures include businesses city hall courthouse banks post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Monroe
West Monroe
Ridge Avenue
St. Matthew's Church
St. Paschal’s
Henry Freiburg
St. Paschal
Father Henry
Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
United States Post Office
Washington blackout sounds evoke blitzed night in vivid prose
Descriptive continuation paints Washington during an air raid drill with masked street lights, silent traffic, and crowds seeking shelter. It contrasts London raids by detailing cars, pedestrians, planes, searchlights, and the sensory atmosphere from smoke to scent of extinguished fires.
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F Street
Washington
White Way
London
Coventry Street
Treasury
Army
Army Damages To Louisiana Roads In Maneuver Report
A wartime maneuver report details Louisiana road damage totaling $2,000,000 with the third district incurring the largest repairs at about $1.505 million. District 4 follows with roughly $384k in damages while other districts show smaller costs. The study notes a 133 percent traffic rise during maneuvers, attributing much to camp construction and wartime activity, and cites specific freeway and local road examples. The report adds that civilian travel delays were likely, though residents may overlook them given the broader war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
U. S. 80
Monroe
Lafayette
U. S
Vernon
Sabine
Natchitoches
Rapides
Winn
Grant
LaSalle
Avoyelles
Louisiana
Camp Polk
Kinder
Mansfield
Shortage of 1942 license plates due to steel delay
Baton Rouge reports a steel shortage delays 1942 license plates for motor vehicles other than passenger cars and farm trucks until late January. After January 15, truck and bus license applications will be accepted but must be filed before midnight February 5 to avoid penalties. Through December 23, Louisiana sold 43,529 passenger car plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Rufus W. Fontenot
Fontenot
Motor Vehicle Registration Bureau
Louisiana
Pacific Coast Urges Indoor Celebrations For New Year
Pacific coast authorities urge indoor celebrations to avoid crowds and traffic jams during the war emergency. San Francisco warns to limit gatherings to 5,000, ban parades, and keep noise and lights down. Portland enforces indoor stays, while Los Angeles and Seattle adjust security measures for saboteur risk.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Earl Riley
Portland
Ore
Los Angeles
Market Street
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Army
United States
John L. DeWitt
Western Defense Command
Fourth Army
Jack Helms
Ninth United States Office of Civilian Defense
Death of Sol Hess Creator of The Nebbs in Chicago
Sol Hess, creator of the Nebbs comic strip, died of a heart attack today in his Shoreland Hotel apartment at age 69. He spent most of his life in Chicago, where he lived and worked. Menhaden, small herring family fish, are noted for their valuable oil.
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Chicago
Sol Hess
the Nebbs
Shoreland Hotel
Hess
War Plans Across 5000 Miles Front In Pacific War
The article outlines Japan facing a vast theater from the Aleutians to the Philippines and notes Tokyo warnings of air raids during New Year. It discusses Allied plans, Roosevelt and Churchill statements, Kamchatka strategic value, and projected war expenditure aiming at 50 billion dollars by mid 1943, with a goal of 27 percent of national income in six months.
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Tokyo
Kodiak
Alaska
United States
Siberia
Japan
Navy Department
United States Pacific Fleet
War
Manila
Roosevelt
Churchill
Ottawa
Kamchatka
Russia
China
Britain
Kamchatka Peninsula
Aleutians
Aleutian
Petropavlovsk
Kamchatsk
Komandorsky
British Empire
South Pacific
Netherlands East Indies
Australia
Hitler Collapse of 1941 Boasts and Russian Counterattacks
A wartime bulletin reports Hitler acknowledging setbacks in 1941 with 500000 men, while only 20000 were drawn. Russian forces land on the Kerch peninsula and Feodosia to lift Sevastopol siege as German and Romanian troops push deep into the city’s defenses. Red Army claims recapture of Kerch and Feodosia as Germans retreat toward the Caucasus. In North Africa, Rommel suffers losses near Agedabia as British forces press a possible encirclement.
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Hitler
Kerch
Feodosiya
Sevastopol
Caucasus
Black Sea
Red Army
Crimean
London
Moscow
Rel
Tripolitania
Guadalajara
France
Mussolini
Desert Army
Duce
Greyhound Strike to Be Arbitrated
Washington Dec. 31. Dr John R Steelman federal conciliation chief said Greyhound companies accepted arbitration and the union agreed to call off the strike affecting about 1800 bus drivers from Chicago to the east coast. The three man board will hear within a week of 80. The strike began December 3 in Cleveland and spread to New England and other areas. The dispute centered on wage differences for cleaners.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Greyhound Companies
Chicago
Cleveland
New England
Steelman
Greyhound
War program growth seen as major U.S. outlay
President reveals phased increases to a wartime program labeled X Y and Z, with national income projected near 100 billion dollars for the next fiscal year. Military spending could reach 50 billion annually, while December defense outlays ran far above current monthly rates. Congress estimates total cash appropriations at 49 billion, with billions in contract authority, signaling possible tax increases beyond 5 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Treasury
Congressional
Federal spending hits record 1941 total and war plan rise
Washington reports 1941 outlays at a record 18.811 billion dollars, nearly 21 percent of projected national income, with plans to reach 27 percent next year. Direct defense costs climb to about 73 percent of monthly expenditures by December, while taxes per person lag behind.
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Washington
Federal Treasury
Roosevelt
Treasury
Detroit
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Floyd Means
A son was born December 24 to Mr Floyd Means and Mrs Means in Bonita. Celtuce, an oriental lettuce, is now being grown in this country.
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Bonita
Floyd Means
Mussolini’s Faltering Fascism Amid British Resilience
The piece mocks Mussolini and Mussolini era fascism as weak against the British and German pressure. It notes Italian forces suffer defeats, fuel and food shortages grow, and the regime proves subservient to Nazi power while Italian pride wanes. It argues Italians would fight better if liberated and asserts dictatorship’s inefficiency.
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Italy
Vichy
France
Mussolini
Serbia
Duce
Free Countries
Story of Fish Is Biggest Lie and War Angle Anecdotes
A club page item recounts humorous and odd entries including a tale by George E Stricker of South Pittsburg Tenn about crows in cold weather and frozen shadows. Hulett notes honorable mentions and Francis Pesek of East Jordan Mich is cited with a war angle. Doris, a cousin, attended a party and wore anklets while anti Japanese sentiment allegedly caused silk stockings to shrink from fright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett
George E. Stricker
South Pittsburg
Tenn
Stricker
Retail prices frozen for new tires and tubes in Washington
The Office of Price Administration set price ceilings on retail sales of new tires and tubes at November 25 list levels. The move, to curb profiteering under the tire rationing plan, takes effect next Monday as the program begins. A stray line about birds appears unrelated to the news.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Allies Brace for Far East War as Manila Defenses Tighten
The report notes Japanese forces close to Manila with MacArthur’s troops in a tightening vise north and south of the capital. Tokyo moves toward a New Year victory celebration while strategic plans push defense of Singapore and a future allied offensive against Japan. London quarters say far eastern strategy relies on American naval buildup and ongoing actions on Malaya as air raids damage Singapore and Dutch settlements. Kamchatka and Aleutian proximity feed talk of counter‑offensives as U.S. leaders back a major wartime spending plan amid wartime blackout conditions.
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Japan
Stephen Early
White House
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
Brisbane
Australia
India
South America
Belgian Congo
Egypt
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Aleutians
Pearl Harbor
United States Navy
Tokyo
MacArthur
Luzon
Mindanao
Manila
London
Singapore
Britain
Far East
Malayan
Seleta
Kran
Netherlands East Indies
Pacific
Kamchatka
Roosevelt
Kamchatka Peninsula
Siberia
Jate
Aleutian Islands
Washington
Deaths Dodson Allen J Kelly 7 Dies. Services Held
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at New Hope Methodist Church for Allen J. Kelly 7 of Dodson who died Saturday at home. He was a farmer who lived much of his life in the area and is survived by his widow a daughter Mrs Alfred Eilott Dodson and two sons Buford and Kiomer Kelly of Shreveport. The piece notes Lewis and Clark gathering flower specimens amid exploration hardships.
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Dodson
Allen J. Kelly
Sikes
New Hope Methodist Church
Alfred Eilott, Dodson
Buford
Kiomer Kelly
Shreveport
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Paramount
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U. 5
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S.eevse
T. L. McMurphy
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Island
Nila
Lewis and Clark
New Underwoods
Spot Club
Qui-Si-Sana
Charlie Dent, Sr
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