It Was All In Plain Sight Prewar Warnings Ignored
Observers note Americans failed to act on press warnings of Germany and Japan before World War II. Roosevelt’s white paper highlighted blindness to danger, arguing that nations were warned yet did not mobilize. The piece compares Allied and American responses, noting delayed energy until crisis.
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Associated Press
Everal
Germany
Roosevelt
Japan
Nazi Germany
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
United States
France
Ikn
Lawton
Manila
Luzon
Generation Of Colin P Kelly III Memo To President
The memo urging the 1956 election to weigh in on appointing the son of Capt Colin P Kelly Jr to West Point reflects a dramatic gesture. It frames a renewal of America’s heroic tradition after Pearl Harbor and seeks to pass dignity and freedom to Colin P Kelly II’s generation amid lingering doubts about national character.
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Roosevelt
United States
Capt
Colin P. Kelly Jr
West Point
Colin P. Kelly III
Capt. Kelly
America
Pearl Harbor
Colin P. Kelly II
Extending Registration and Service Limits for National Defense
The piece argues that expanding registration to men aged 20 to 44 and widening military service limits is necessary, noting past selective service lessons. It says the United States has already pre-classified manpower and built a nucleus for a larger army, acknowledging Axis advantages in trained manpower that must be overcome through extended service and mobilization.
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United States
Hitler losses and Allied manpower estimates in war fronts
One official source places Hitler’s total casualties at about 2,000,000 with 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 kept up front. Other authorities dispute these numbers, while Stalin’s losses are higher but adaptable. The piece covers Hawaii defense picks General Emmons and General Tinker, Admiral Nimitz, Roosevelt censorship, war legislation, and upcoming 6,000,000 man army figures. It notes air corps growth, labor costs under a 7 day week, and Jap carrier movements near the Aleutians.
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Ashington
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Fuehrer
Europe
Balkans
France
Hitler
Stalin
Moscow
Berlin
Hawaii
Emmons
Hawaiian Air Force
Gen. Tinker
Tink
Osage
Roosevelt
War Department
Agriculture, Commerce
Congress
van Nuys
Sumners
Sen
Reynolds
Walsh
Air Corps
Defense
Senate Labor Committee
Pacific
Japan
Aleutians
Gift Wrapped Wrapping Up Christmas Presents
In a satirical piece, the author recalls the family ritual of wrapping Christmas gifts, blaming the women for fancy wrappings while the men bought items such as radios and exercise machines. The narrator jokes that the spirit of Christmas wrapping faded, recounting chaotic scenes of paper, tinsel, and clutter as Truman assists in cleanup and reform.
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Mas
Washington
OPM
Century Old Bank Stockholders Meet in Canton
A historical retrospective lists events from different years. It notes E P Grant calling a January 3 meeting of Farmers Bank of Canton stockholders to elect directors. It references a 40 year ago disaster at Black Diamond Steel Works in Pittsburgh with four dead and 12 injured, plus a gas shortage and boiler shutdowns in Canton. It also mentions a Christmas dinner for soldiers at Westlawn camp that faced ridicule and was canceled, a 25 year ago land purchase for a reservoir, Verdun artillery fighting, and council plans to pursue a building code. Other items cover Verdun, temperature extremes, and local civic appointments.
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E. P. Grant
Farmers Bank of Canton
Black Diamond Steel Works
Pittsburgh
Canton
Co. C
Westlawn
Epworth League
First M. E. Church
Finefrock
Verdun
Valentine
Neb
W. T. Kirk
They Say- Hull denounces Japanese envoy claims
Cordell Hull, in a blunt public remark, condemns a Japanese envoy over what he calls a document crowded with falsehoods and distortions after his fifty years in public service.
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Cordell Hull
Thought For Today by Rabindranath Tagore
A concise prayer like thought notes God as the Great Giver who can unfold the universe within a narrow gate lane, reflecting on divine abundance accessible in everyday space.
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God
Rabindranath Tagore
Youth Needed To Overcome Axis Strength
Walter Lippmann argues for lowering the military service age to 20 to utilize younger men’s energy and initiative. He warns delaying training wastes potential, elevates older, more burdened citizens, and stresses that youth readiness should inform leadership and policy in war effort and government. He cites Roosevelt era examples and calls for timely promotion of younger leaders while valuing experienced elders.
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Wendell Willkie
al Smith
Long On Talk By ARTHUR ROBB
Editor and publisher ARTHUR ROBB argues that the United States must translate talk into action in wartime. He criticizes political delays and bureaucratic obstacles hindering armament production and urges cutting red tape and using national resolve to prepare for full-scale war.
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Arthur Robb
Aybe
Washington
Massachusetts Plans Stabilization Board For Postwar Era
The American Society of Planning Officials notes Massachusetts forms a 32 member stabilization board to manage postwar economic and social readjustments. Governor Saltonstall says focus now on defense production, while plans for after the war bolster morale and boost wartime efficiency.
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Assachusetts
American Society of Planning Officials
Massachusetts
Saltonstall
Filipinos Defend Home Soil Against Invaders Recalling 1899 1900
Damon Runyon Los Angeles dispatches recount Filipino fighters facing Japanese assaults, noting their rugged guerilla tactics, trench dangers, and historic leaders like Emilio Aguinaldo. References to old battles near Malolos and Aparri tie past and present defense of the homeland.
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Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Aparri
Luzon
Eighth Army Corps
Emilio Aguinaldo
Malolos
King Features, Inc
Think It Through By Ruth Millett War Bride Advice
Ruth Millett urges two tests for girls considering marriage during war: age maturity and whether they would marry now if there were no war. She warns against rushing into marriage for any reason other than a life without him being worth living. Copyright 1941 NEA Inc. Navy Knox on Pearl Harbor courage. Roosevelt on liberty pledge.
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New York Tribune, Inc
NEA Inc
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