Japanese Attack Boosts United Across War Fronts
The article reviews Pearl Harbor and rapid Japanese offensives as Washington unites for total war. It notes Allied declarations of war, Britain’s pledge to join within an hour, and Soviet defenses as Russian forces halt a German push. It compares 1917 US strength and current naval power, and reports Finland vessel seizures in U.S. ports.
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Japan
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
White House
Washington
Philippines
Guam
Honolulu
Fears Harbor
Army
Hickman Field
State Department
Great Britain
Roosevelt
U. S. Army
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
U.S
Panama Canal Zone
Hawaiian
Russia
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Baltimore commends a Private after 28 hours on duty
Private Colas earned commendation while watching traffic at a street intersection as 12,000 troops passed through. A responding truck missed him and he stayed on duty in the rain for 28 hours until MPs retrieved him. His commanding officer affirmed that an order is indeed an order.
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Baltimore
Colas
New Role As War Opens After Pearl Harbor Surprise
President Roosevelt faced a hard new role as war began after Japan attacked. He had addressed Emperor Hirohito with a peace appeal, but the Pearl Harbor bombs suddenly shifted his job to leading a nation at war.
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U. S
Roosevelt
White House
Emperor Hirohito
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Pressure in Libya Tightens as War Shifts Tactics
British forces have sealed the Libyan trap and shifted to a pressure battle, reporting 5,000 prisoners in rear camps and 2,500 near the front. In Ed Duda one day’s results include 150 Italian tanks destroyed, 130 vehicles, 50,000 gallons of fuel seized, 400 men captured, and multiple guns and trucks taken. A German prisoner recounted an amusing escape story involving fleeing British prisoners and Italian machine gunners.
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Pravda
Rostov
Mius River
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Sea of Azov
Mius
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von Kileist
Mozhaisk-Volokolamssk
Libya
Ed Duda
World's largest Martin Mars bomber damaged on maiden water test
The 200 foot wing span Martin Mars, the world's largest plane, was hit by an explosion and fire during its maiden water test. The craft veered, crashed near the river bank, and crew escaped into chest-deep water. Vice President pilot Ken Ebel cited a propeller blade break as the blaze trigger. Investigators note plastic propellers as a possible factor in the sabotage inquiry.
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Martin Navy
Mars
Ken Ebel
Leopold’s Secret Marriage Revealed to Public
Read of a concealed union between King Leopold and Mary Leila Baels, a Belgian commoner, said to have occurred months ago with a church ceremony and a civil ceremony planned. The royal narrative recalls Astrid’s fatal accident and a prior mysterious death of King Albert near Namur.
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Leopold
Leekan
Astrid
Mary Leila Baels
King
Uke
Albert
Namur
Aatrid
Washington HIDDEN TREASURE Seizure of wartime materials eyed by Economic Defense Board
Washington reports government moves to seize a vast stockpile of steel bars sheets plates tin plate and copper wire held by Poland Czecho Slovakia Holland and Belgium three years after purchase. The plan aims to reclaim millions in value with a $200000 revolving fund and may involve 20 to 25 thousand carloads totaling over a million tons. Also notes Italian ship officer detained at Fort Missoula claims a missive to Italy will be censored and a scrap iron shortage emerges as Japan’s wartime imports collide with defense needs.
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Export Control Board
Gen
Russell Maxwell
Near East
Henry Wallace
Economic Defense Board
Hoboken
N. J
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Fort Missoula
Mont
Italy
U. S
Mall
II Duce
Missoula
The Dec 2nd Look: Britons, Life, and a Lone Cowboy
A collage of observations on wartime Britain, Life magazine misfires, and cultural notes. Spewack cautions on human rights over property rights, while pieces from Flying and Popular Aviation and Woollcott inject wit. A local anecdote recounts a stray bank hold up tale and a humorous police exchange.
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Spewack
Britain
Life Magazine
Life
Texas
Jim Young
Envelopes and wages in a deadpan payroll sketch
A satirical dialogue questions tax deductions from pay envelopes. The boss and an applicant debate weekly take, price terms, and government withholdings, ending with a punchline about fifty seven dollars and a hint of economic futility. The scene sits among assorted jokes and a Mussolini curfew headline.
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Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Linoleum care and kitchen prep tips from old guide
Regular varnish on linoleum keeps floors bright and colors true, with two coats yearly enough to prevent dirt grinding. Morning cooked casseroles reheat well, potatoes bake quicker on broiler in gas ovens, and shrimp should have the intestinal line removed. Dry heat harms houseplants. use evaporating pans on radiators to raise humidity unless you have air conditioning.
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