Lessons From the Pacific War and Allied Resolve
The piece argues that underestimating Japan, lagging in defense of the Philippines, and overconfidence hurt early Pacific outcomes. It praises Mac Arthur and Allied resistance on Luzon and Corregidor, notes strategic choices about Singapore, and stresses the need to conserve force for Malaya while waging a total war with shared sacrifice across parties and nations. It also highlights Soviet offensives, Libyan Allied victory, and a long war consensus with the United States Britain Russia and China to defeat the Axis without separate peace. It mentions U.S. car production limits and the wartime economic shift.
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Luzon Island
Manila
Corregidor
Manila Bay
MacArthur
U .S
Japan
Formosa
Luzon
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Singapore
Far East
Hitler
Russia
Germany
Libya
Civ
Britain
United States
Great Britain
China
United Nations
Congress
Capital Gleanings From Wartime Capitol Conditions
The report notes the 77th Congress began on January 5 amid wartime urgency. Congress remains in session with limited recesses as officials enforce strict security. Soldiers guard federal sites, access for lawmakers is controlled, a bomb shelter rises near the White House, and the capital endures blackout and congestion.
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Congress
War and Navy
White House
Capitol
Minute Man statue defense poster promotes bonds and stamps
Treasury poster reproduces Daniel Chester French statue urging purchase of Defense Bonds and Stamps. Sales channels include banks post offices savings and loan associations and retail stores with writes to the Treasurer in Washington DC.
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Treasury Department
Defense Savings
Daniel Chester French
America
Defense
Post Office Bank
Savings and Loan Association
United States
Washington, DC
Henry Billings
Rhinebeck
N. Y
Extension Poultry Q and A on 1942 production plans
A condensed Q and A from Extension Poultry Specialist covers feed palatability and its effect on intake, warming drinking water in cold months, and the importance of frequent egg gathering in winter. It notes tepid water should suffice with proper housing, cautions against excessive nest occupancy, and stresses consistent egg collection for quality.
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Ian Acient
War program totals 1940 41 ships and 15 million workers
The navy plans 5 791 vessels for 1940 41 including ships and craft at a cost of 8 473 012 269 dollars and all authorized combatant tonnage under contract. The second US Cuba sugar agreement lowers the tariff to 75 cents per hundred and the US will buy Cuba's 1942 output estimated at 6 666 890 tons amid initial quotas. Production shifts raise war industry employment to about 15 million by end of 1942 with transfers from civilian to military work.
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Navy
United States
Cuba
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Office of Production Management
Perkins
Sailormen of the Navy Buy Nine Million Pounds Butter
Navy sailors will consume about nine million pounds of butter this year as part of standard rations. The figure reflects ongoing provisioning and supply plans for naval personnel.
Medical student commissions offered by Army Navy
Brig Gen McConnel explains third and fourth year medical students and first year internes may receive reserve officer commissions in the Army or Navy and finish medical training before active duty. Deferred by local boards if eligible. poor fit may lead to 1-A classification. Navy practice notes ship naming conventions.
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Army
Navy
M. G. McConnel
McConnel
Army Medical Reserve Corps
Navy Medical Reserve Corps
Idaho State land sale notice for Bear Lake County auction
State of Idaho offers Lot 4, Sec 31, Twp 11 8 Range 44 E in Bear Lake County at public auction. Sale at Paris County Court House on Saturday January 24 1942 at 10 00 a m. Appraised price 472230. Leasees improvements 32.00. Payment terms include 1 10 of purchase price and four percent interest on balance with forty annual installments.
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State of
Idaho
Bear Lake County
County Court House
Paris
Navy purchases hit about 2.2 billion for 1941 fiscal year
The Bureau of Supplies and Accounts of the U S Navy reported total spending near 2.2 billion dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. This figure reflects broad procurement across departments and services during the prewar buildup.
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Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
U S. Navy
Peanut Butter Bread for Four Loaves
A home bread note describes peanut butter bread as a children's favorite. For four loaves use one and a half cups of peanut butter and add a little more sugar to the regular bread recipe.
Naval defense contracts total 501 firms in 1941
In the fiscal year ended June 30, 1941, five hundred one contractors worked directly with the Bureau of Yards and Docks on naval defense projects involving expenditures of six hundred fifty six million six hundred fifty nine thousand dollars.
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Bureau of Yards and Docks
April dubbed Battle Month in US wars history
April is described as the Battle Month because all four major U.S. wars in which the nation has participated began in that month. The label highlights a historical pattern linking April to the start of major conflicts.
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United States
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