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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1942
Page
1
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A historical analysis of Japanese cultural and military offensives in the southwest Pacific. It describes Japan's propaganda aimed at uniting anti Christian and Muslim regions, British and Indian tensions, China’s road-building, and the struggle for Singapore. It notes Anglo American reactions and the siege’s first attacks as Japanese forces advance on Malaya and surrounding shores.
New York reports radio personnel aboard a large coastwise line received a $22.50 monthly salary boost along with war risk allowances following the sinking of one of its ships. In Valetta Malta, Maltese air raids reached 13 in one day as reinforcements kept arriving to defend the beleaguered port.
Barcus Kindred & Co of Chicago reviews the past year’s bond market finding a $236,969,369 decline in state and municipal financing. Total financing fell to $1,389,302,154 from $1,626,271,524 in 1940, with reduced federal grant activity for municipal improvements cited as a factor.
Reports from MacArthur’s forces on Luzon describe heroic resistance against Japanese attackers. Soldiers hailed as brave at the front face delaying reinforcements while forts Drum Hughes and Mills trade fire with enemy guns.
The torpedoing of the 15,355 ton Swedish steamship Amerikaland near New York raises Atlantic losses to a high toll. The submarine S-26 was sunk off Panama with the captain and three crew trapped aboard. only three were rescued. Sub losses suggest Nazi subs cross the ocean targeting coastwise vessels and tankers, prompting Ickes to warn of potential fuel shortages as the war widens.
Congress approves first 100 million for civilian defense drawing sharp scrutiny of Mrs. Roosevelt’s OCD picks. Critics lampoon appointees while congressmen themselves face censure as the nation’s press and public flood Washington with mail. Maynus Chaney and Melvyn Douglas emerge as focal points in the furor.
The Australia and New Zealand forces brace for intensified conflict as Japanese advances loom. U S Vice Admiral H F Leary leads naval operations in Southwest Pacific with Vice Admiral William A Glassford commanding the force under Admiral Hart and Admiral Nimitz. FBI raids on the Pacific coast net Japanese arrests and seized contraband including Axis propaganda weapons cameras and dynamite in Oregon California and near Los Angeles.
As the nation questions a court martial for General Short and Admiral Kimmel over Pearl Harbor, both officers independently requested retirement from the army and navy. The outcome for the two blamed for the disaster remains uncertain.
Randolph Paul leads opposition to a sales tax arguing it fuels inflation and wage demands, urging heavy taxes on higher brackets and stiff profits taxes as alternatives. The piece notes Paul’s influence with big firms and his call for broader reform to fund wartime needs.
A detailed reminiscence traces the Red Cross from its Spanish American War roots to World War II era duties. It highlights fundraising prowess after Japan’s disaster, the organization’s lean operating costs, nurse roles in Army and Navy, Red Cross dogs aiding battlefield relief, Clara Barton’s legacy, and international prisoner communications via Geneva.
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