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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1941
Page
1
Juneau Public School Board and Civilian Defense Unit outline dispersal plan for air raids. Nonresident children will be housed with Juneau families or nearby escorts will accompany younger pupils. Horn alarms will signal evacuation. students urged to disperse swiftly, travel singly, and seek shelter en route home.
Oakland California December 9 all metropolitan schools ordered closed as air raid precaution after reports a Japanese carrier may hover off the Pacific Coast.
Yesterday's stock market in New York closed with Alaska Juneau at 2 percent American Can 71 Ana conda 24 Bethlehem Steel 56 Commonwealth and Southern 3/16 Curtiss Wright 774 International Harvester 44 Kennecott 324 New York Central 8 Northern Pacific 47/8 United States Steel 50 Pound 4.04 Dow Jones averages: industrials 112.52 rails 27.16 utilities 15.16.
H L McDonald of the Alaska Steamship Company freight office and Mrs McDonald are aboard the steamer Mount McKinley bound for Seattle and Spokane to spend the holidays with relatives.
New York December 9 marine underwriters raised war risk premiums for U S ship cargoes. The rate to and from the Hawaiian Islands climbed to 4 dollars per 100 valuation from five cents, signaling a sharp market shift amid wartime conditions.
U S Commissioner Francis Jones directed a search for Angelo DeMault, a Cordova resident overdue after leaving Cordova for LaTouche. The operation, supported by Gov Ernest Gruening, could involve power boats for up to five days. DeMault has not reached LaTouche or Valdez.
Juneau endured two blackout sessions starting 7 pm and 10:40 pm as coastal defense warnings indicated Japanese carrier proximity. City guards operated under orders from Pacific Coast Army HQ while citizens darkened streets, prepared lightproof coverings, and awaited official signs for further blackouts.
Doctors may be assigned to be on call in specified First Aid districts. The Juneau Medical Society meets tonight at 7 30 to discuss plans to place physicians and alternate doctors in on call zones. The aim is faster First Aid Unit response in emergencies. Meeting in the Territorial Building prepared for a possible blackout.
Washington reports unofficially in Congress that a seven day week may be implemented soon as emergency legislation. The note appears to reflect discussions on timekeeping reform and government scheduling changes.
Pan American Airways orders secrecy on all flight movements to prevent enemy intelligence leaks. Local office states no schedules will be released and public inquiries by phone are useless until arrivals. Movement details for Juneau and the north and south routes are restricted.
Juneau hotels rush to prepare for continued blackouts with black paper on windows in guest rooms lobbies and skylights painted or covered. Baranof Hotel installs permanent light blocking for all rooms and exits while Baranof Coffee Shop stays open for transient guests. Gastineau and Juneau Hotels follow similar light proofing and plan lights out until completion.
Washington reports an official announcement proposing a broadened draft age range from 18 to 44. The plan signals future policy changes affecting potentially millions of eligible men, with details pending legislative action and public reaction.
Juneau City Council prepares a war emergency ordinance granting penalties for noncompliance with blackout duties and empowering civil defense guards to direct citizen actions during emergencies. Drafted by City Attorney Grover G Winn with R E Robertson and Mayor H T Lucas. council to meet at 7 30 tonight to approve.
President Roosevelt will deliver a radio address this evening at 7 o clock Pacific Coast time. This brief announcement notes a forthcoming complete documentation and outlines the broadcast schedule.
The Supreme Court reversed contempt convictions against The Los Angeles Times and Harry Bridges. Associate Justice Hugo L. Black delivered the majority opinion, affirming that the First Amendment prohibits any law abridging freedom of speech or freedom of the press. The newspaper had been convicted over editorials about unsettled cases.
Alaska Game Commission directs all wildlife agents to report to headquarters and aid in defense efforts. Executive Officer Frank Dufresne authorizes cooperation with defense agencies and limits field trips without authorization. Temporary jobs and equipment use for defense are approved. The piece also notes the New York Philharmonic as the oldest U S symphony orchestra.
President Roosevelt signed the declaration of war against Japan at 1 00 o'clock PST yesterday afternoon, formally setting the nation to the task of achieving what he calls an inevitable triumph. Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress watched as the action followed the Sunday raid on Hawaii.
Seattle December 9 All foreign shipping halted by drastic naval port rules. Coastwise and Alaska merchant service movements barred from publication. only armed escorts to Northwest to Alaska ports. No passenger lists will be released for northbound vessels from Seattle.
General Superintendent J A Williams stated further Juneau blackouts will trigger shutdowns at the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company mill and mine. The extent depends on shift times: day shift keeps operating, afternoon shift halts mill surface work main railroad and bulldozers, graveyard shift stops mill and closes the mine during a blackout.
The Navy ordered a cross coast patrol after multiple air raid alarms in the San Francisco Bay area. Unidentified warships and possibly aircraft carriers were reported off the Pacific coast as defenses mobilized. Multiple alarms, blackouts, and widespread defense actions followed across the United States and allied territories as Japan expanded operations in the Pacific.
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