Pacific Stabilization and Japan's Shifting Offensive
The piece argues that after Japan's surprise attack the Pacific war has stabilized as the initial advantage shifts. It notes that the United States, with Allied support, will increasingly strike back and that the war will intensify once American and allied forces are reorganized to fit the evolving situation created by Japan.
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Japan
United States
Pacific
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
Russia and the Arsenal of Democracy in WWII
A commentary argues Russia’s crucial wartime role against Germany, noting its resilience and need for American aid via Vladivostok to avert a Nazi victory next year. It warns Americans to accept Axis calculations that delay direct conflict with Japan while US material support to the Soviet Union continues.
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Russia
United States
Germany
Vladivostok
Japan
Pacific
Knox in Honolulu averts worst fears on Pearl Harbor
Secretary Knox travels to Honolulu to assess the Pearl Harbor disaster and address critics. He aims to explain causes beyond navy department neglect and reminds lawmakers that British Pacific losses show broader wartime challenges.
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Navy
Knox
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Department of Naval
Congressional
Pacific
Navy Department
Behind The News Little Investors Couldn't See The Woods For The Trees
Experts say there is no panic selling despite cautious moves by small investors amid market volatility. Analysts note traders remain cautious but liquidity remains steady as sectors rebalance and key indicators hold above support levels.
War economy and inflation fears in wartime advisory
Washington dispatch notes that small investors sold stocks while banks and insurers held, anticipating government spending of about 150 billion dollars to fuel wartime expansion. It argues profits won’t rise much but won’t fall as stock markets imply, and warns inflation as a risk though common stocks remain solid. It also cautions against overconfidence in East Coast air raid bravado and notes Nazi aircraft ambitions and the need for preparedness.
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Italy
Hitler
France
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Canadian Wilds
Pearl Harbor
King Features, Inc
Christmas list from a column about nothing in wartime
An old time columnist imagines ideal gifts for T. T. including paint brushes turpentine overshoes a typewriter a collapsible mask a magnetized screwdriver a two gallon squirt gun a helpful telephone and a book on wartime attitude all framed as humorous satire about the war page and readers.
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Sigcoy
T. T
Errol Flynn
Col. Claus
Century Ago England's National Debt Reaches Four Billion
A century ago England's national debt stood at four billion dollars, built during William III's wars with France. Interest payments consumed revenues while the capital remained unrepaid, with limited ability to service the debt.
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England
William III
France
United Alloy steel to build bar mill in Canton area
Twenty five years ago United Alloy Steel Co announced plans for a new bar mill costing 1 million dollars with capacity for 10,000 finished merchant bars monthly after completion. Directors had not fixed a site but Canton could lose the mill if the council failed to provide paved streets fire protection power and streetcar extensions. The Allies were expected to.
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United Alloy Steel Co
Canton
North Canton Post Office to Move on May 15
Word from Washington said the North Canton post office will relocate from 123 South Main to 109 South Main on May 15 next year. Denison University student James Ueberhart of 15th Street NW achieved a perfect scholastic record for the first half of the current semester. Rev. Sager Tyron of St. Paul’s United Brethren Church picked nearly a pint of ripe strawberries in his yard.
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North Canton
South Mainst
James Ueberhart
15Th St NW
Denison University
Granville
Sager Tyron
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Pie Fair Division Says Hawkes Urges Balance
Albert W. Hawkes, president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, argues the economic pie must be divided fairly to keep all producers engaged in their work and maintain ongoing production for all people and groups involved.
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Albert W. Hawkes
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Thought For Today Quote By William Hazlitt
A compact reflection on effort and quality advises that true achievement comes when we stop focusing on how we do it and simply do it well. The note credits William Hazlitt and presents a concise, reflective idea suitable for a daily card.
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William Hazlitt
Axis Enemies Call for Grand Allied War Alliance
The text urges immediate British American led alliance with Soviet Russia China and the Netherlands to confront Germany and Japan. It argues for unity of command and joint naval air and merchant shipping use, rationing, total mobilization, and secrecy in high level decisions including senators and congressmen in councils to guide wartime policy.
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Germany
Japan
British Commonwealth
Soviet Russia
China
Netherlands
Europe
Russia
Congress
Hughes
Side Glances on Censorship and Civilian Defense
Galbraith argues for universal conscription and shared control by employers and labor to maximize war production. He endorses a practical censorship planned with the press and radio, to inform citizens while protecting enemy information, and emphasizes civilian defense as enabling civilians to support fighting forces without burdening the military.
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New York Tribune, Inc
War-Weary Japan Faces War Strain and Resource Shortages
Experts say Japan is war-weary not for fighting ability but due to chronic strain from years of conflict with China and now expanded war with major powers. The nation relies on 70 percent imports from enemy nations, scrapping normal self sufficiency. Critical shortages include scrap iron, coal, and fuel substitutes, while textiles, glass, and silk face shutdowns from labor and material limits. The national debt threatens fiscal stability as Japan braces for broader conflict.
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Japan
China
United States
Great Britain
Philippines
Dutch East Indies
Church Leader Slams Japan US Ties As Treachery
Archbishop Joseph Schrembs of the Cleveland Catholic diocese denounces Japanese relations with the United States, calling them an exhibition of the most damnable treachery.
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United States
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland Catholic
Nisei Colony Known as Little Tokyo in Los Angeles
City records reveal a large Nisei community nicknamed Little Tokyo now recognized as Los Angeles' most populous Japanese enclave. Community leaders say the district thrives with businesses culture and familial networks drawing residents from across Southern California.
Little Tokyo Los Angeles A Japanese District Within a City
Damon Runyon portrays Little Tokyo in Los Angeles as the largest Japanese colony in the United States. It covers eight by six blocks near City Hall with about 20,000 people, its own banks, newspaper, stores, and schools. The community is clannish yet largely Americanized, with two and three story brick buildings, a Buddhist temple, and signs in Japanese. interrace marriage is rare and most youths embrace American life while maintaining heritage.
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Los Angeles
United States
San Pedro Sts
Togo Tanaka
Nisei
Unieersity
Southern
California
Little
Plaza
King Features, Inc
Symptoms By Ruth Millett Read by Club Members
A sharp critique of a typical women’s club meeting describes delays, lengthy committee work, and a bored atmosphere. The piece notes a domineering speaker, frivolous attitude, and cautious, crediting remarks while plans for future lectures are lumped by cost rather than topic. Quotes from officials and a Cleveland applicant reflect broad wartime sentiment.
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NEA, Inc
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