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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1941
Page
10
An overview discusses Japan’s domestic image concerns and balancing with the United States following censorship issues and the Reuben James incident, highlighting strategic sensitivities and diplomatic friction.
Washington observers speculate that Japan may gamble on war with the United States to save face. They warn Tokyo seeks a bold move after setbacks in China and gains in Indo China, hoping a strike could force favorable peace terms if the U S navy is defeated or bombers cripple Japan.
The piece argues for stricter censorship of certain reports citing the 1940 sinking of the Reuben James. It notes the harm from premature announcements that crushed families and friends, even as later word of 44 rescueds offered some relief, while others remained unaccounted for.
Washington reports United States destroyers advancing at record pace with 197 ships listed as building and keels laid for 57 by September. The fleet surpasses Japan in numbers and capability, with faster, more heavily armed destroyers and advanced torpedo and gun arrangements.
In the Green Forest Peter Rabbit engineers a ruse to rouse Buster Bear from sleep while a hunter and his eager dog close in. He leads the hound on a chase, using the fallen pines as cover, keeping just ahead to ensure the bear stays undisturbed until his plan unfolds.
Private John F. Smart of Battery B 127th Field Artillery, an Odanah Wisconsin Chippewa, continues archery after 155 mm guns replaced the old weapon. He has competed in archery for eight years and has taught at Haskell Institute.
Washington reports that Capital schools will replace the arm extended salute in the pledge with the regulation army salute. Superintendent Frank Ballou refused to explain beyond asking readers to draw their own conclusions about the change.
CHICAGO. Professor Melville B. Wells of Illinois Institute of Technology at seventy begins flight training with a student permit. Despite losing his left hand in a boyhood accident, he seeks solo fifty hours toward a private license, driven by a lifelong interest in aerodynamics and flight.
The article notes a rare plaster bust by Jean Antoine Houdon, one of five known, gifted to the Naval Academy museum by the Friends of the United States Navy. It details Jones’s Paris honors, his Lodge of the Nine Sisters affiliation, and the spread of Houdon busts to figures like Jefferson, Madison, and Lafayette, with several missing over time.
Phyllis Belmont advises that in a church wedding with a street dress and attendants a corsage should replace bouquets. Corsage color should match the costume, options include white gardenias orchids or roses, chosen to be simple and wearable away from the dress.
In Point Hope Alaska a prehistoric city named Ipiutak thrived on a Arctic spit before mysteriously fading. Dr. Harry L. Shapiro of the American Museum of Natural History reports further findings from last summer detailing five avenues and about 600 dwellings that once housed roughly 3,000 residents.
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