Pearl Harbor defenses and statehood claim
In peace at Pearl Harbor I witness the fortifications and fleet that would deter an attack, noting Diamond Head and Schofield Field as key defenses. The piece argues Hawaii’s defense value supports its future statehood as the forty ninth state, plus remarks on labor capital partnership and wartime price regulation.
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Diamond Head
Gibraltar
Captain Wilson
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Oahu
Pacific
Wilson
Islands
Schofield Field
Hawaii
Diamond Head Crater
Royal Hawaiian
Waikiki Beach
Honolulu Harbor
Notante
Washington
Money controls loom in U.S. wartime finance plan
A Detroit speech by SEC member Ganson Purcell signals a broad war-time move to centralized oversight of capital. An inter-departmental committee would steer corporate earnings toward defense, possibly capping salaries and dividends to fund postwar readjustment and expansion.
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Washington, D. C
U.S
U. S
Detroit
Ganson Purcell
Securities and Exchange Commission
Treasury
SEC
RFC
Federal Reserve
Roosevelt Churchill Conferences Shape Allied War Strategy
The piece details Roosevelt and Churchill meeting at the White House for Christmas talks to forge a united war plan. It notes the Manila defense, Japanese landings, and a Japanese sub attack on the California coast with ships sunk or damaged.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Axis
Manila
California
Washington
Winston Churchill
England
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Hay Tve
Libya Epic of Destruction: Rommel Faces Last Stand
In Libya the British Libyan offensive grows epic in scope though troop numbers seem modest. Rommel’s remaining mechanized forces prepare a final stand as Germany and Italy resist, while proclamations claim naval and land encirclement. British tactics advance westward, trapping forces and probing toward Cyrenaica and Tripolitania.
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Rommel
Imperial High Command
Cyrenaica
Tripolitania
Mussolini
Hitler
Libya
Hitler at the Helm Amid War Turmoil and Strategic Shifts
The piece surveys high level wartime shifts as Hitler consolidates control after Brauchitsch dismissal and faces speculation of a broader Nazi purge. It notes Petain’s replacement by Darlan, moves toward Spain and North Africa, and German setbacks on the Russian front amid cautious optimism from Churchill and Allies.
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Sybia
Russia
Brauchitsch
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Europe
der Fuehrer
Spain
France
Petain
Darlan
Bizerte
Churchill
United States
Stalin
Navy Successes at Sarawak Reported by British
British reports claim an allied navy and air force struck an enemy landing force at Sarawak sinking three transports and setting a fourth ablaze. The action followed criticism by Sir Charles Brooke of Far East defense leadership.
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Manila
Philippines
Far East
Luzon
Mindanao
Davao
Arts South
Washington
Atimonan
Lingayen Gulf
Douglas MacArthur
Sarawak
Charles Brooke
Hong Kong
Floral transfer motifs for pillow slips No 79185
Veried floral beauty arrives as four transfer motifs for pillow slips. Velvety pansies cross stitched bands and baskets of posies offer hand embroidered charm to the pillow slip. Transfer No 79185 priced at 15 cents, order details follow.
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Senate
Pennsylvania
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State Department
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War Department
New York
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