War Today report on Pearl Harbor fears and Borneo threat
Secretary Knox reports no change in Manila position and urges calm while dismissing fears. Pacific fleet readiness is noted as crucial. Japanese landings on British Borneo threaten strategic bases near the Philippines Singapore and the Dutch East Indies as of December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Espy Dewvitt MacKenzie
Knox
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Far East
Borneo
British Borneo
Philippine- Sinapore-Dutch East Indies
Barnes
Dutch East Indies
Singapore
Gift Day at Portsmouth Navy Yard Aids National Defense
Thousands volunteered to work on Sunday at Portsmouth Navy Yard to aid national defense as Adm. John D. B. Wainwright approves the program. J. A. Perkins announced 350 coworkers would join the effort to lift the President, with 10 of 15 shops already requesting permission and more to follow. The event echoes a wartime rally with speakers urging a great fleet to defeat the Japanese Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DB. Wainwright
USN
Navy Yard
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Adm
Wainwright
J. A. Perkins
Comdr
Charles F. Grisham
Henry F. D. Davis
Charles Black
Frank E. Booma
Portsmouth
TA. Perkins
New Castle Arm Increases Local Civil Defense Efforts
More than 300 New Castle men and women attended the first mass defense meeting in town hall on Wednesday evening. Speakers included Charles S. Chase of the Public Safety committee and Oliver W. Marvin, selectmen chair, who outlined precaution groups and town responsibilities. A special town meeting will be called soon to fund necessary supplies. James W. Fridham chairs the defense council with local heads named for safety committees and rescue duties.
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New Castle
Town Hall
Charles S. Chase
Public Safety
Oliver W. Marvin
James W. Fridham
Defense Council
Pridham
Eugene A. Brackett
Lee ‘A. Scott
William S. Abbott
Harold la Rose
John Hodgdort
Charles F. Prohaska, Jr
Volunteer Motor Corps Formed Here
The first volunteer motor detachment has been formed in Portsmouth at the Electric Light Co. Members are divided into squads with a captain. Membership requires completion of both standard and advanced Red Cross first aid courses. Those who passed the standard class conducted by Charles Spaulding include Herbert Alard, Miss Margaret Boyd, Miss Barbara Caswell, Miss Mary Chandler, Harold Halgerly, Lester Faulkingham, Marston Fenwick, Wesley Pernald, Mrs. Gertrude Foss, Miss Ruth
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Portsmouth
Electric Light Co
Red Cross
Charles Spaulding
Herbert Alard
Margaret Boyd
Barbara Caswell
Mary Chandler
Harold Halgerly
Lester Faulkingham
Marston Fenwick
Wesley Pernald
Gertrude Foss
Ruth
Roosevelt Denounces Rights Bill Attack In Radio Address
President Roosevelt told Americans aggressors seek to erase liberties in the Bill of Rights. He proclaimed no power on earth can overturn it, as he spoke on a program marking the Bill of Rights’ 1791 adoption and noted wide global support despite Germany Italy and Japan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Earth
World
Ger Qnany
Italy
Japan
Portsmouth Aims to Boost 16 000 Red Cross Drive
Portsmouth plans a community push for the 16 000 target in the American Red Cross war relief appeal. At a Red Cross War Disaster Relief committee meeting Judge Jeremy Waldron’s office heard that early contributions, including from John R. Golter, support the campaign and a start next week aligns with nationwide drives.
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Portsmouth
American Red Cross
Red Cross War Disaster Relief Committee
Jeremy R. Waldron
John H. Greenaway
Greenaway
John R. Golter
Sherburne Road
Golter
Mr. Golter
Mr. Greenaway
Wake Island garrison plea for more Japs circulates in Honolulu
A circulated Honolulu report recounts Navy contact with Wake Island’s Marine garrison. Asked what they needed, the reply was blunt, Send us some more Japs, illustrating the grim morale and propaganda atmosphere of the time.
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Honolulu
Navy
Wake Island
Canadian Patrol Bomber Makes Forced Landing at Portsmouth
A Canadian twin engine patrol bomber forced landed at Portsmouth Municipal Airport last night with two crew aboard while three others joined at Portland. Heavy smoke and a yellow distress flare drew thousands as volunteers and city services coordinated emergency response, plane had radio trouble.
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Portsmouth
Navy Yard
New Brunswick
Portland
New Hampshire Gas & ‘Electric
Hampton
Kittery
Woodpury Avenue
Joseph L.thompson
British Desert Army Advances Deep Into Axis Libyan Lines
British forces in North Africa cut far into Axis positions near Gazala and Tobruk, outflanking German tank units and driving into the heart of Libyan defenses. Cairo reported a decisive phase underway as tank battles and rapid advances continued against German Italian formations.
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Associated Press
Britain
North Africa
Tobruk
Cairo
Libya
Middle East
Gazal
London
Avery
India
Adolf Hitler
Japs Kill Kin of Emil Hansen of Stratham
Emil Hansen of Stratham learns his nephew, 2nd Lieutenant Hans Christiansen, 23, a marine corps flier, was killed in action. Born November 6, 1918, he had served about a year in the army air corps and trained as a flying cadet in California. Surviving relatives include his sister Joy Peggy Christiansen in Woodland California and grandmother Mrs Mine Hansen in Copenhagen.
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Emil Hansen
Baker
Stratham
Hans Christiansen
Marine Corps
Peter Christiansen
Woodland
Calif
Army Air, Corps
Pacific
California
Marines
Joy Peggy Christiansen
Galif
Mine Hansen
Copenhagen
Denmark
City Learn To Handle Incendiary Bombs Demonstration
Fire officials plan a public demonstration on the city playground to show extinguishing incendiary bombs at 645 pm after a 6 pm lecture at Central Station. Fire Chief George T. Cogan will lead the event with Theodore Gunn of the New Hampshire Underwriters association instructing Portsmouth Fire Department and allied units.
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South Playground
George T. Cogan
Theodore Gunn
New Hampshire Fire ‘Underwriters Association
Central Station
Portsmouth Fire Department
Portsmouth Auxiliary Fire Department
New Hampshire Gas and Electric Company
Gunn
Public Hearing On Street Closing
A public hearing is set for 4 30 tomorrow night at city hall to discuss closing the lower end of Mc Donough street. The city council will meet ab 3.
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City Hall
McDonough Street
Allies Seek Russian Aid in Pacific War
U S bombers raided the Japanese sea borne expeditionary force off Luzon dramatically damaging a transport while defense forces downed four Japanese fighters. London and Canberra indicate Russia may join against Japan as Britain and the United States coordinate plans. Tokyo reports a foothold on the coast near Haraea and heavy fighting in Malaya toward Singapore. The U S fleet continues sweeping the Pacific seeking contact with Japan after Pearl Harbor. Olongapo naval base attacked again with scarce details.
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Associated Press
Japan
Luzon Island
Philippines
Legaspi
Manila
War-department
Luzon
Borneo
Malaya
Hongkong
London
Bitain
Far East
Singapore
Malay
Ola
Russia
Clement R. Attlee
Britain
United States
Canberra
Australia
Herbert V. Evatt
Eyatt
Radivoatoriy
Siberia
Tokyo
Haraea
U. S
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Knox
Olongapo
Manila Bay
Philippine
FDR Urges Draft Age Cut to Nineteen in War Calls
President Roosevelt recommended lowering the draft age from 21 to 19 to ensure a large pool for national defense. He sent identical letters to Vice President Wallace and Senate leaders while Congress weighs broader conscription ideas expanding liability to ages 16 to 64 and registering 16 to 64. The War Department had previously urged reducing the minimum service age to 19.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Senate
Barkley
McNary
War Department
Eight Die In Fire At Convalescent Home Near Schenectady
Eight persons perished today in a fire that destroyed a convalescent home several miles west of Schenectady in Rotterdamtown. State police reported the fatalities as investigators searched for the cause of the blaze at the facility housing elderly residents.
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Schenectady, N
Here
Rotterdam
York Beach Woman Photographs Stranger Near Short Sands
A York Beach resident spotted an unfamiliar man taking close ups of the Short Sands coastline and alerted authorities. Special Police Officer William Sullivan and Captain William Hancock questioned him, with an intelligence contact from the Navy yard joining in. The man, it turns out, was not a saboteur but a photography enthusiast, though the incident spurred civilian defense talk.
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York Beach
Short Sands
Air Observation Post
William Sullivan
William Hancock
Navy Yard
Two Sided Viewpoints on War and Propaganda
Neal OHaras remarks from New York present a controversial view of World War II themes. He contrasts British encirclement, the New Order for Europe, and U S actions toward Japan, urging readers to study both sides of the issue. He uses sharp language to challenge wartime narratives.
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New York
Bing Crosby
Adolf Hitler
British Isles
Germany
Reichstag
Adolf
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