Nation steels for war as volunteers surge and unity grows
The nation braces for victory with a mobilization mood as volunteers rush to enlistment desks from coast to coast. New York alone doubles previous first day records, while civilians sign up for defense work and air raid precautions. FBI rounds up suspected aliens amid nationwide alarm, and leaders pledge full support to the President and war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
New York
Pacific Coast
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Japan
Gergans
FBI
National Unity
Herbert Hoover
United States
America
Capitol Hill
President avoids comment on Pearl Harbor reports
In a quiet White House briefing Secretary Early said the President has seen dispatches and newspaper stories about the Pacific battle. He noted a secret session tomorrow for Knox and Stark to explain Japan's Pearl Harbor attack and the broader defense alert beyond San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Early
Great Britain
House Naval Affairs Committee
Frank Knox
Naval Operations
Harold R. Stark
Japan
Battle of the Pacific
San Francisco
Army
Navy
Pacific Coast
Arizona mobilizes defenses guarding critical infrastructure
The Salt River Valley Water Users Association doubles its guard force while Tucson Gas Electric and Power fences its plant. City waterworks and railroads also guarded as Fort Huachuca troops secure bridges to Bisbee. A Company adds border patrols at Douglas and Nogales. Phoenix officers ordered to stay armed within city limits. Defense Council surveys housing for potential population movement from the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Tucson Gas Electric and Power Company
Fort Huachuca
Bisbee
Douglas
Nogales
Phoenix
Defense Council
Pacific Coast
Nations Rally to United States in Fight Across Pacific
News of Japan’s rapid offensives expands the global war. Germany may join the conflict against the United States as nations pledge aid to Washington. Tokyo reports attacks across Borneo and Manchuria, while Britain fights to defend Singapore and Hong Kong. Blackouts and alarms sweep the Pacific coast as Tokyo advances toward Mindanao and Lubang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pacific
Germany
Japan
England
Holland
Dutch East Indies
Costa Rica
Canada
Haiti
el Salvador
Honduras
Free France
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Australia
New Zealand
Panama
Mexico
Colombia
Tokyo
NBC
Stockholm
Berlin
Reich
Borneo
Hongkong
Britain
Orient
Singapore
Gibraltar
Far East
Thailand
Burma Road
San Francisco Bay Area
San Jose
Bay Area
California
Army
Victoria
B. C
Andrew McGavin
Aleutian Islands
A. F. Godfrey
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Sacramento
British Columbia
Golden Gate
Washington
Roosevelt
Reichstag
Lubang
Manila Bay
Philippines
Philippine Achipelago
China Sea
Manila
DNB
Imperial Tokyo
Midway Island
Honolulu
Malaya
Kota Bharu
Bangkok
Strategy and outcomes of Pacific naval stakes
The piece discusses Japanese aims in a bold Pacific move, suggesting a demand to pull the fleet home, shifting to home-water defense while Japan attacks American outposts across the Pacific. It recalls WWI German raids to gauge American responses and argues the Pacific fleet would maintain its mission despite losses, continuing offensive power from Philippine bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval High Command
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Axis
Hawaii
Philippines
Guam
Wake
Midway
South America
Atlantic Seaboard
Submarine menace and Allied risks in wartime balance
The text warns of German U boat forces off coasts and Japanese air activity near San Francisco Bay and Aleutians. It argues Hitler seeks to cut war aid to Britain and allies, fearing Russia’s spring strength and potential French naval cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bay
Aleutians
Hitler
Britain
Russia
America
Navy Senator Knox Statement Before Pearl Harbor
Senator Frank Knox warned 24 hours before the Japanese attack that the Navy was ready. Tobey noted public confidence in officials was shaken and that Americans deserve the truth about national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Frank Knox
Hawaii
Tobey
Artificial worms for anglers resemble real bait
Artificial worms bearing a remarkable resemblance to the genuine have been made for fishermen. They can be cut into desired lengths.
San Francisco Harbor Air Raid Alarm Shocks Bay Area
Confusion swept San Francisco as an early evening air raid alarm triggered a two and a half hour blackout. Reports said enemy planes from a carrier path over the coast split into squadrons, one heading south and another toward Mare Island, with no shots fired.
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California
John L. de Witt
Fourth Army
Western Defense Command
San Francisco
San Jose
Coast
San Framinwco Bay
Bay
Mare Island Navy Base
Navy Yard
Golden Gate
Army
Dewitt
Los Angeles
San Pedro Harbor
Fort MacArthur
San Pedro
Presidio
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
Bay Region
Roosevelt plane ordered to halt in Palm Springs
An American Airlines transport carrying Major Fiorello H. La Guardia and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt was ordered by the fourth interceptor command to land at Palm Springs as a precautionary measure instead of Los Angeles. The pair would proceed by car to Los Angeles where they would meet Governor Culbert Olson and the state defense council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
American Airlines
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fourth Interceptor Command
Palm Springs
California
Roosevelt
Culbert Olson
State Defense Council
City cuts toll for defense workers in Mobile
Mobile Alabama commission passes ordinance to cut Bankhead tunnel toll for defense plant workers from 25 to 10 cents per car. Applies to companies with up to 10 000 tunnel trips monthly. Vehicles must display a sticker showing the employer name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Mobile
Ala
U.P
Mobile
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co
Potential Life Restored After 15 Minutes of Cardiac Arrest
A report notes that stopping the heart for five seconds can cause unconsciousness yet life may be restored after fifteen minutes of cardiac arrest under certain conditions.
Lady Chloe Dwyer Finds a Start in Fame and Farewell
Chloe Dwyer resolves a chapter of public scrutiny with Boots and Rann in Beekman Place. Boots explains his injury and efforts, Miss Simpson helps, and Samuels Entertainment Bureau offers a potential path to work. Chloe accepts support, reconciles with Rann, and looks toward a hopeful horizon under Manhattan stars.
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Henry Street Day Nursery
Miss Dwyer
Chloe
Rann
Mr. Samuels
Samuels Bureau
Lee Stone
Robert B. Samuels
Pres. Samuels Entertainment Bureau
Junior
Manhattan
Margaret Bell Houston
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Coast Bund Head and Others Arrested in West Coast Raids
Hermann Schwinn once led the German American Bund on the west coast and Hans Diebel headed a German youth group. FBI agents jailed Schwinn Diebel and more than 60 other Germans and Italians during the night. Sixty Germans and ten Italians were booked in the county jail while six more Germans were held in the old city jail with sheriff's deputies assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Hermann Schwinn
Bund
West Coast
Hans Diebel
FBI
Old City
America First pledge to back war effort in Tucson
The Tucson branch of the America First committee pledged support for President Roosevelt in prosecuting the war against Japan. The statement, prepared by the executive committee and released by chairwoman Mrs. M. Monteath Jones, affirms unity behind the President as commander-in-chief of U S armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Japan
Tucson
America First Committee
Executive Committee
M. Monteath Jones
American First Committee
United States
England’s Telegraph System Seeks 130000 Poles
England's telegraph network required about 130000 new poles in the past year to maintain and extend service across the country. Officials anticipate ongoing upgrades to support rising communications demand and connect more towns and rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Notice of Bulk Sale by J & T Produce Co to Vernon Kirby
Taft Jacobs and S A Jacobs doing business as J and T Produce Co will in a single transaction and not in the regular course of business sell transfer and assign the entire stock of goods wares and merchandise equipment and other personal property of the business located at 19 Toole Avenue Tucson Arizona to Vernon Kirby on Tuesday December 16 1941 at 10 o clock am under the Bulk Sales Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft Jacobs
S. A. Jacobs
J. & T. Produce Co
Vernon Kirby
Toole Avenue
Tucson
Pima County
Arizona
Ae Jacobs. S
Jacobs
State OF Arizona
Local Trade Services and Listings Across Downtown
A collage of small business ads offering home repairs auto services painting tires awnings and beauty salons. Listings include Steinfelds repair painting and top shop Robins Body Bender Works Jae Tent Awning Gil Tent Awning Co and Roselene Beauty Salon with contact numbers and locations on Stone Sixth Congress 6th streets and nearby avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manly’s Tire Service
Stone
DON Rogers
Guar
PIMA
Sixth St
Robbins Body & Bender Works
Sixth Ave
Roselene
Martin
Josephine
Lula
DE Sixe
Congress
VOGUE
Classified Page Summary of Listings and Ads
A dense classified page listing categories such as Apartments Auto Loans Real Estate Wanted Jobs Help Wanted and Miscellaneous For Sale. It includes sections for Acreage Rentals Rooms Rooms With Board and various real estate and personal ads with no specific items or names detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demainshoe
Real Estate Exchange
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BEE
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Beekman Place
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Willet
Willett
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Tucson Daily Citizen
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TAFP
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Frank
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Beauty
Ghenat
Hester Hunter
Speedway
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Priser’s
Lewis Collection Agency
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Blacklidge Drive
Milgrim
Santa Rita
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