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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1942
Page
2
The column cites William B. Bankhead’s closing remarks urging support for Defense Bonds, recalling statements on morality and leadership across nations. The note includes social tidbits about wartime sentiment, censorship praise, Nazi arrests, and comments on public figures and events.
The piece explains U S British policy tensions over the Free French seizure of St Pierre Miquelon. It notes Hull’s stance toward Vichy and the push for Anglo American coordination led by Churchill. It details communication among Hull Winant MacDonald Beaverbrook and De Gaulle supporters, plus related war supply anecdotes and a new anti aircraft gun.
Army air force officials announce cooperation to build flight strips near public roads under a highway act. Strips widen rights of way with 150 to 300 foot cleared width and 3,000 to 8,000 foot straight runways to serve service aircraft while preserving traffic. Locations aim to create depth for fuel conservation and extended air range.
The Red Cross urges women to study home nursing as nurses are scarce due to war. Classes, led by registered nurse instructors, cover 24 hours of instruction and lead to a Red Cross Home Nursing Certificate. Enrollment is open to mothers wives and girls and even men and boys through local chapters nationwide.
A collection of caustic sketches and mock news items satirizing WWII topics. jokes target Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime with caricatured medical verdicts and ridiculous scenarios. The piece also lampoons air raid warnings, Yale labor action, and a Newport mansion sale, weaving humor through current events.
Reflections on a Pacific shore show the battle fleet off a rainbow pier as guardians of peace and America’s might. It contrasts the fleet’s role with war aims and the return of ships to meet an enemy.
Farmers across the United States plan record production in 1942 to meet wartime needs. Corn, pork, beef, eggs, and chicken output are set to rise over 10 percent with dairy expected to lead income gains from milk and dairy exports. Soybeans gain importance as oil demand grows. acreage may rise while wheat and cotton are reduced due to large surpluses and shifted markets. Farm labor shortages and higher wages will raise costs, but federal and local cooperation aims to mitigate impact through planning and better management.
Honolulu reports Hawaiian islanders, drawn from eight main islands and surrounding islets, defend a massive 6500 square mile region after Pearl Harbor attacks. Maui lies about 2000 miles from the U.S. mainland while Kure atoll sits roughly 2300 miles from Japan. Hawaii’s 1940 population is about 423,000 with a large Japanese minority and Oahu as the most densely populated.
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