Hawaii Attack Probe Will Be Started Soon
President Roosevelt will appoint investigators to determine why the Army and Navy were not alert to a Pearl Harbor attack on December 7. Navy Secretary Knox outlined an Axis pattern of surprise attack and discussed a potential service scandal or dereliction of duty. Congress may review the executive probe, with Walsh and Vinson to confer with Knox.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Hawaii
Japan
United States
Frank Knox
Pearl Harbor
Knox
Mr. Roosevelt
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Pacific
Norway
Utah
Congress
Executive Branch
David I. Walsh
Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Carl Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Bank dispute over retroactive tax lien and RF C clause
The article discusses a county claim to a retroactive lien on taxes from 1936 under the RF C law of March 1936. Johnson and Jones argue the 1035 taxes create a county lien, while the bank contends the tax lien rights are invalid. The dispute centers on whether delinquency timing affects lien validity.
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Johnson and Jones
Navy Honors Pearl Harbor Heroes and Their Seaborne Valor
The report recalls sailors and workers at Pearl Harbor who battled fires, manned anti aircraft guns, and protected vessels amid enemy raids. It highlights brave actions from Marines, ensigns, and even Japanese ancestry workers aiding defense, underscoring the fleet's resilience and Secretary Knox's praise of collective effort. The piece links to John Paul Jones's spirit of wartime resolve.
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Navy Yard
Marine Defense Battalion
Pearl Harbor
Knox
John Paul Jones
Roosevelt backs lowering minimum draft age to nineteen
President Roosevelt urges reducing the draft age from 21 to 19 to expand the pool of potential servicemen. Senate and House committees weigh broadening registration to ages 18 through 64, while arguments cite army needs and avoiding the mistake of pulling workers from factories.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
Senate
Democratic
Barkley
Republican
McNary
House ” Military
Army
Reynolds
D-Nc
Johnson
DiColo
Austin
Vermont
Seven Apply For Bar Examination In Capitol Sessions
Phoenix December 16 Seven applicants have filed to take the state bar examination on January 16 and 17 in the senate chambers of the capitol. John L Gust secretary of the committee on examinations and admissions announced today.
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Phoenix
Senate
Capitol
John.l. Gust
Committee On
County lien rights cited in tax suit against Valley bank
The text argues the retroactive federal law destroyed the county's lien rights and should not apply in the present case. It notes several other counties in the state face tax suits with Valley bank, with Maricopa county described as having a large financial interest.
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Valley Bank
Maricopa County
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE SOLUTION NOTES
A cryptogram quote and crossword clues are presented with a list of numbered across and down hints. The image shows a daily crossword page featuring a cryptogram puzzle and previous day’s answer: THE GREATEST MEN MAY ASK FOOLISH QUESTIONS NOW AND THEN-WOLCOT. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Wolcot
King Features Syndicate,Inc
Mary McBride's American Spirit Shines in New Book
Elsie Bobing reviews Mary Margaret McBride's America for Me, praising its focus on ordinary people, Yankee chow, and national heart. The piece highlights McBride's aim to lift spirits during hard times by recalling roots, shared meals, and the Statue of Liberty's welcoming message.
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Mary
United States
America
Mary Margaret McBride
MacMillan
King Features Syn, Inc
Alliance Moves Help Forge Unified Anti Axis Strategy
Report indicates imminent steps to unify grand strategy among major anti Axis powers led by Britain and including China. Moscow talks seen as shaping coordinated plans and political collaboration with possible cooperation by British and Polish troops on Russian soil. A Thailand war declaration against Japan appears likely as Bangkok liaison vanishes from Foreign Office lines.
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China
Moscow
Oe A .Foreign
Thailand
Japan
Foreign Office
Bangkok
Josiah Crosby
Soviet recapture claimed on south Moscow front
A Soviet communique reports a recapture near Yasnaya-Polyana and Bogoroditsk southeast of Tula on the south Moscow front. Red cavalry is said to have cut 15 miles through German lines to destroy a rear garrison, including six thousand German officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yasnaya-Poliana
Tula
Moscow
Dodilipo and
Bogoroditsk
Japanese Forces Advance In Pacific War News
Japanese troops, buffeted by a gale, gain a foothold on Borneo’s coast near Manila range. British and Japanese actions unfold in Malaya and Hongkong as Tojo claims fleet destruction. U.S. fleet searches for Japanese units while reporting Arizona, Utah and other ships damaged at Pearl Harbor.
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Borneo
Manila
Oso
London
Qua
Singapore
The
Pacific
Japan
Pearl. Harbor
Navy
Knox
Olongapo
Manila Bay
Douglas
MacArthur
U. S
Far Eastern Forces
Aparri
Vigan
Legaspi
Hongkong
Oer
Malaya
Kedah
Thailand
Hideki “Tojo
Diet
E. Kimmel
Hawaii
Arizona
Utah
Oglala
Thomas C. Hart
China Sea
Tojo
Wartime Economic Controls and Rationing Measures Listed
The text outlines government wartime steps to ensure labor allocation, boost supply, curb hoarding and profiteering, and manage prices. It mentions price ceilings and floors on commodities, coordinated government purchases, production incentives for producers like farmers, price stability, rationing, and consumer conservation.
Soviet Front Reports Key German Losses in Western Push
Pravda reports the 131st and 132nd German infantry regiments completely smashed on the southwestern front. Remnants fled westward in haste as Soviet forces captured medical and supply trains. Moscow radio also says guerrillas in the Tula sector killed or captured over 300 German officers and men.
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Pravda
Germany
Moscow
High
Tula
Cupid Rides a Bus in a New York to Florida Mystery
Ginger Drake a bold performer defies crooner Ronny Rokaby and travels by a shared expenses bus with Tony Taylor from Manhattan to Florida. A blue collar dragnet and police scrutiny shadow the voyage as a mysterious couple Evergreen and a lion tamer and his cat join the cast aboard the decrepit double decker.
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Ronny
Rokaby
Ginger” Drake
Tony
Aylor
Florida
Anthony
A. Park
Avenue
Ginger
Daniel Smock
Evergreen
New York
Miss Love
Mr. ~Smock
Manhattan
Hudson Tunnel
Evergeen
Miami
Bust.” Co
Washington Square
New ‘Jersey
Mortimer Evergeen
Pulaski Skyway
Will
Little Tony
Desdemona Love Joins Bus Trip With Stage Folk
Tony meets Miss Desdemona Love aboard a bus to Washington Square. The flamboyant traveler, a former troupe member, chats with the Evergreen family officers and lion-tamer as they plan bridge games and discuss a Fifth Avenue jewel robbery headline.
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Washington Square
Tony
Love
Desdemona
Gertrude
Casanova
Miss ‘Love
Daly’s
John ‘Drew
Fanny Davenport
Mr Smock
Miss Love
Ginger
Dhiv
Cotton Quota Cut Slightly for 1942 in Arizona
The department of agriculture announced a slight reduction in Arizona's cotton planting quota for 1942 to 195 415 acres from 195 529 acres. Only 150 848 acres were planted this year. County allotments include Cochise 12 acres Gila 12 Graham 12 858 Greenlee 971 Maricopa 111 090 Mohave 18 Pima 6 551 Pinal 44 594 Santa Cruz 364 Yuma 13 055. A state reserve of 5 698 acres was set up for small new growers.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Agricultural’ ‘Adjustment Administration
Cochise
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
Maricopa
Moharye
Pima
Pinal
Santa” ’ Cruz
Yuma
Normandy ship Normandie tops wartime protection move
The 83 423 ton French liner Normandie valued at 60 million dollars sits at a Hudson river pier as crews on French ships in U S ports are removed by the coast guard on December 12 for protection. The move is described by a State Department official as necessary for crew and vessel safety.
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Hudson. River
United States
Coast Guard
State- Department
Strategic stakes rise as Japanese press claims in Borneo and Hong Kong
The article notes Japanese claims of landing an expeditionary force on the British Borneo coast, signaling a potential attack on the Dutch East Indies rear of Singapore. Hong Kong is described as a threatened naval base, with analysis of its loss impact relative to Singapore and the broader Far East Allied position. It outlines four consequences if Hong Kong falls, including loss of a major naval base and a new Japanese air base to reach Formosa, Hainan, Manila, and the Philippines.
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Singapore-Dutch East Indies
Borneo
Indies
Singapore
Hongkong
London
Far’ East
South China Sea
Hongkong-Manila
South China ‘Sea
Formosa
Hainan
South China
Manila
Philippines
GUNS REMIND HAWAII OF ATTACK IN WAR PERIOD
Honolulu residents heard windows rattle as coast artillery fired practice rounds into the sea. Army authorities urged public readiness with a notice requiring each male citizen to build a personal shelter using his own tools and materials.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Oer
Incident Report Fragment From 440 Mission Road
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a person named Hector Amado and a girl with a time stamp 3:35 a.m. on December 16, unclear location or event details. Additional context and official statements are not present in the readable text.
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Bom
Hector ‘Amado
Mission’ Road
A. Girl
Arrest of Boys Solves Series of Robberies
Two youths aged 15 and 16 were arrested by city detectives for a spree of purse snatchings and house thefts. They operated on houses where residents were present, cut screens, used a wire hook to remove purses, and burned identifiable articles. No loot was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boye
Ranchers Seek Halt to AAA Program in War
Pima county ranchers moved to discontinue the Agricultural Adjustment Administration program as it applies to cattle ranges. Led by Joe M. King the resolution was introduced by Carlos Ronstadt and seconded by Howell Manning. The group says AAA curtails production and includes payments for ranch improvements.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Pima
Joe M. King
Carlos Ronstadt
Baboquivart Cattle Company
Howell Manning
Can
Arizona Architects Join War Prosecution Effort
Richard A. Morse president of the state architects association says Arizona architects will cooperate with civilian defense authorities to aid the federal government in prosecuting World War I activities. He has been asked by national officials of the architects society to name a regional coordinator for Arizona.
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Arizona Architects
Richard A. Morse
State Association
Architects’ Society
Arizona
Two More Die Of Traffic Injuries In Arizona Toll
The Associated Press reports two more fatalities in Yuma county raise Arizona’s 1940 traffic toll to 242 by today, 35 higher than the same date last year. Sunday deaths include five year old Cohen Melton of Somerton who died from injuries after a fall from a family automobile and 21 year old Winifred Sage of Paw Paw Michigan who died from injuries in a December 9 crash near Ehrenberg California.
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Yuma County
Arizona
Cohen Melton
Cohen B. Melton
Somerton
Births At The Stork's Nest Record
Born to Dennis Mesa at 1918 South Meyer street a boy at 10:21 am on December 13. Born to LeBaron Jones on route 5 box 600 a boy at 1:18 pm on December 13. Born to Jaime A Solomon at 122 East 24th street a boy at 11:32 pm on December 14. Born to Eugene Molina at 825 Rubio alley a boy at 7:14 am on December 15. Born to C W Taylor at 1028 South Tyndall avenue a boy at 10:50 am on December 15.
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Eugene Molina
Rubio Alley
C. W. Taylor
Tyndall Avenue
Local Repair Ads and Services Listing
Anciencece Didectory appliances repaired guaranteed service. Steinfeld's phone 4600. Auto repairs. Pima Paint and Top Shop 18 Sixth St phone 726. Robbins Body & Bender Works 1419 S Sixth Ave. Phone 183. Painting upholstering seat covers Don Rogers 732 N Stone phone 2707. Guaranteed motor tuneup a mechanical service.
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PIMA
Sixth St
Robbins
Body & Bender
Don Rogers
N. Stone
Guar
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