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The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1942

Page

7

Family Of Fighters Father Of MacArthur

Wide World reporters trace Gen Douglas MacArthur’s rise from a boy in Milwaukee to supreme commander of United Nations forces in the southwest Pacific. The piece details his father Arthur MacArthur’s early heroism, his own Civil War and World War I exploits, and how military brilliance ran in the family.

Bataan Douglas MacArthur United Nations Southwest Pacific Gen. MacArthur Donald Brannon Wide World Milwaukee Arthur MacArthur Arthur Douglas West Point MacArthurs Franz Pfister 24Th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Chaplin Hills MacArthur Stone River Missionary Ridge Young MacArthur Maj. MacArthur Stanton Emerson Opdycke Franklin, Tenn Carters Hill 42Nd Rainbow Col. MacArthur Bacarat Salient du Feye St. Mihiel Kremhilde Exermont Pershing Meuse - Argonne Sedan Rhine Army of Occupation Coblenz John J. Pershing Gen. Pershing France Military Academy Army Philippines Spain Aguinaldo Manila Military District United States Army Quezon Manila Philippine Army Roosevelt Pearl Harbor

Panama and the Canal's Role in World Safety

The article notes Panama's strategic importance to the United Nations and U.S. hemispheric defense tied to the Panama Canal. It traces Panama’s history from independence in 1821, secession from Colombia in 1903 with U.S. canal lease a year later, and mentions key figures including Arnulfo Arias and Ricardo de la Guardia.

Panama South America United States Panama Canal Republic United Nations Colombia Spain Teddy Roosevelt Canal Arnulfo Arias Cuba Ricardo de la Guardia

Heroic Band Defends Bataan Against Japanese Onslaught

MacArthur era pivot and retreat are described as Japanese forces advance through Malaya Burma and the East Indies. A small enlistment from Bataan led by a worthy son of a notable family holds their ground despite overwhelming odds.

MacArthur Quisling Malaya Burma East Indies Bataan

Store to Open Nights in Cincinnati for War Industry Workers

Cincinnati store owners consider staying open one evening a week to help women employed in war industries catch up on shopping. The proposal aims to provide flexible hours amid wartime demands and support worker needs.

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