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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1941
Page
3
A collection of childlike requests to Santa Claus listing gifts such as a crank board, toy trucks, puzzles, a chalkboard, toy ducks, dishes, a doll, and drawing supplies. Several letters pledge good behavior and include pleas to remember siblings and mothers.
A wartime account describes Canadian led effort to rout a inland, fog free airway to Alaska, linking Grand Prairie Port St John White Horse Fort Nelson and Watson Lake. Tractor trains push through muskeg and over rivers to Fort Nelson, then barges carry trucks and mills to Watson Lake as isolated crews build roads and bases, transforming Pacific defense logistics within a year.
An officer at Norfolk Naval Training Station demonstrates a basic training project for recruits. A solid metal ash tray made from scrap metal is produced in the foundry and machine shop and later recycled into new objects for the next class.
George Carrigan of Ravenna Ohio recounts severe neuritis and chronic indigestion from irregular digestion. He says TON JON cured him, ending sour stomach, gas and heart flutter, and he urges others to try the remedy for relief.
Secretary Knox returns from Hawaii as reports show no overall alert against a Japanese air strike. Navy losses include one capital ship, a training ship, three destroyers, a mine layer and damage to other vessels. Casualties total 2,729 killed and 12,050 wounded. Admiral Nimitz appointed to replace Kimmel. Lt. Gen. Emmons replaces Short. Navy voting for mobilization shifts, census figures place fighting-age men at 163.887 million Allies. 28.56 million Axis. Four ships launched Columbia cruiser and three destroyers. 48-hour work weeks, overtime urged.
The War and Navy Department reported during the week the sinking of an enemy transport and probably one destroyer, severe damage to another transport, the sinking of a water ship, capture of a fishing vessel, and continued repulse of Wake and Midway assaults along with ongoing bombings of the Philippines.
Stimson said lend-lease aid, though briefly reduced after Pearl Harbor, will rise with the war effort. The President reported aid climbs from 18 million in March to 283 million in November, totaling 1.202 billion by December. Congress passed a universal draft bill for men aged 18 to 65, with 20 to 44 liable for service. War Department aims to grow the Army to about 2,000,000 without disrupting economic life.
OPM Production Director Harri son says American and British plane output will exceed Germany's by summer 1942. U S to produce 840 light and 2,500 tanks monthly by next year, bomber production to begin after January 1 at Kansas City plant using auto industry parts. SPAR plans triple aviation gasoline. tires to be rationed from January 4. iron use curbed for ranges and stoves. sheepskin restricted. scrap drive urged. waste paper goal set at 50 pounds per household monthly.
The article notes advisories on using repurposed or salvaged materials amid wartime shortages. It mentions retreading tires with 40 to 50 percent mileage of new tires and warns against purchasing new materials for blackout purposes. Price Administrator Henderson moves to stabilize prices on reclaim ed rubber and assorted staples, including wool, cocoa, pepper, fats and oils, wood products, iron and steel, resins, shellac, burlap, and cotton bags.
County health bulletin outlines practical steps to reduce cold spread. Emphasizes rest, sleep, limited self-medication, avoiding crowding, and frequent hand and face washing. Warns against overreliance on advertised remedies and urges consulting physicians for guidance. Mentions Navy reading programs and large planned food purchases for the fleet.
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