Hawaii Pearl Harbor probe to start soon
President Roosevelt warned of a near disaster at Pearl Harbor. Secretary Knox announced a quick investigation into Hawaii attacks and the possible fifth column, with brisk punishment for delinquents and the potential for a broader congressional review.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Japan
United States
Frank Knox
Pearl Harbor
Knox
Norway
Utah
Congress
Executive Branch
David I. Walsh
Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Carl Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
County tax dispute over retroactive law review continues
The article discusses Johnson and Jones arguing the county had clear rights to 1935 taxes under retroactive law while 1936 taxes, delinquent in May, may have become a lien on January 1, 1936. The debate centers on the RF C law and the county’s lien rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson and Jones
Heroes at Pearl Harbor show grit and sacrifice across Navy yards
Reports recount seamen and workers brig to anti aircraft guns coolly manning nests under bombardment at Pearl Harbor. Enemies shot down, ships ablaze, nurses ignored, and a fleet kept alive by disciplined coordination. Secretary Knox praises Navy resolve echoing John Paul Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluejacket
Navy Yard
Marine Defense Battalion
Pearl Harbor
Knox
Navy
John Paul Jones
Seven Apply For Bar Examination In Capitol
Phoenix reports seven candidates have filed to take the state bar examination set for January 16 and 17 in the senate chambers of the capitol. John L. Gust, secretary of the committee on examinations and admissions, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Senate
Capitol
John L. Gust
Committee On Examinations and
County Lien Rights Affected by Retroactive Law
The text argues retroactive federal law destroys the county lien right and should not apply in the current case. It notes several counties in the state face tax suits with Valley Bank, with Maricopa County cited as having a large financial interest.
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Valley Bank
Maricopa County
DAILY CROSSWORD SOLVES AND CLUES MIXED
A cryptogram quotation puzzle with a solved quote yesterday by Wolcot and a dense list of across and down clues covering topics from geography to anatomy. The page includes the cryptogram TAAGXTMRGPPO SLPV XAIXSC FGO KL FMAL SGAFNJP XSGR ALGOMRLV LAAMAC-SJIQPLO.
Mary Margaret McBride Book Ave New Patriot Spirit
Elsie Robinson lauds Mary Margaret McBride for America For Me a book to bolster national spirit. The piece praises McBride’s focus on people and everyday life over figures, weaving empathy with food lore to evoke shared roots and resilience. Published by MacMillan in 1941.
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Mary
United States
America
Mary Margaret McBride
MacMillan Publication
King Features Syn., Inc
Allies Move Toward Unified Grand Strategy in War Talks
Reports say major anti Axis powers led by Britain and Poland coordinate plans ahead of Moscow negotiations with China. Informants expect joint Russian front and possible Thai war declaration as Bangkok posts lose direct Foreign Office contact.
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China
Moscow
Foreign Office
Thailand
Japan
Bangkok
Josiah Crosby
Soviet communique reports Yasnaya Polyana recaptured
A Soviet communique claims recapture of Yasnaya Polyana south of Tula on the south Moscow front. It says Red cavalry penetrated 15 miles into German lines to destroy a rear garrison and notes six thousand German officers involved.
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Yasnaya Poliana
Tula
Moscow
Bogoroditsk
Red
Japanese and Allied Forces Clash Across Asia and Pacific
British and Japanese troops clash in Malay forests as mechanized units push 40 to 50 miles toward Singapore. U S battleships and carriers patrol the Pacific to find the Japanese fleet after Pearl Harbor. Olongapo and Manila are bombed with strategic raids reported by Tokyo and Washington.
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London
Malay
Singapore
U. S
Pacific
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Knox
Olongapo Naval Base
Manila Bay
Philippine
Manila
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Far Eastern
Aparri
Vigan
Legaspi
Hongkong
Malaya
Kedah
Thailand
Hideki Tojo
Hawaii
Washington
Wartime economic measures outlined in public policy list
A government outline lists actions to support war effort through labor deployment, supply control, consumer conservation, price controls and floors, government purchases, coordinated buying, price stability, rationing, and priority setting to prevent hoarding and profiteering and ensure essential production.
Soviet forces smash 44th division on southwestern front
The Ne Kiev Pravda reports Soviet troops crushed the 44th infantry division on the southwestern front with many killed and wounded. German 131st and 132nd regiments were said to be completely routed as remnants retreated westward, leaving medical and supply trains in Soviet hands. Radio Moscow broadcast a noon communique noting guerrilla actions in the Tula sector that killed over 300 German officers and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ne Per Pravda
Germany
Radio Moscow
High Command
Tula
Cupid Rides a Bus in High Seas of a Road Romance
Ginger Drake, blacklisted performer, travels to Miami with Tony Taylor on a share expense bus ride after a newspaper tip. Ronny Rokaby pursues her while Tony feuds with him and the group includes Daniel Smock and a mysterious couple Evergreen. The trip crosses into New Jersey toward Florida as detectives shadow the unlikely caravan.
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Ronny Rokaby
Ginger” Drake
Club Caribbean
Miami
Ginger
Tony Taylor
Florida
Anthony Taylor
Park Avenue
Tony
Ronny
Daniel Smock
Evergreen
Desdemona Love
Mrs. Evergreen
Jessica
Mortimer
Miss Love
New York
Mr. Evergreen
Ronny Rockaby
Manhattan
Hudson Tunnel
Washington Square
New Jersey
Mortimer Evergeen
Pulaski Skyway
Roosevelt urges lowering military draft age to nineteen
President Roosevelt says the nation needs a larger pool of volunteers by lowering the minimum draft age from 21 to 19. He asks Vice President Wallace and Senate leaders to back the plan as the military committee weighs extending registration 18 to 64 and making 21 to 44 liable. The Army favors 19 as the minimum, while debate centers on upper age expansion and practicality of using younger, trained workers.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
Senate
Barkley
McNary
Senate Military Committee
War Department
House Military Committee
Army
Reynolds
D-Nc
Miss Desdemona Love Joins Bus Crew on Washington Square
On the bus to Washington Square Tony greets Miss Desdemona Love a dramatic actress in her fifties with a jeweled goldfish Gertrude. The group discusses bridge and a jewel robbery front page as Miss Love charters conversation.
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Washington Square
Tony
Miss Love
Desdemona Love
Mrs. Evergreen
Gertrude
Gertie
Mr. Smock
Casanova
Daly’s
John Drew
Fanny Davenport
Ay Smock
Ginger
Mr. Evergreen
Fifth Avenue
Short Staple Cotton Quota Cut Slightly
Arizona 1942 short staple cotton planting quota set at 195 415 acres a slight fall from 195 529 acres in 1941. Only 150 848 acres were planted this year. County allocations list Cochise 12 Gila 12 Graham 12858 Greenlee 971 Maricopa 111090 Mohave 18 Pima 6551 Pinal 44594 Santa Cruz 364 Yuma 13055 and a state reserve of 5698 acres for small new growers.
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Phoenix
Department of Agriculture
Arizona
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Cochise
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
Maricopa
French Normandie May Be Used In War Effort
The 83 423 ton Normandie, valued at 60 million dollars, has sat at a Hudson River pier since the war began. Coast Guard removed crews from all French ships in U S ports on December 12 for protection purposes, per a state department official.
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Hudson River
United States
Coast Guard
State Department
Japanese push for Borneo and Hong Kong air bases endangering Allied far east
The report warns of a possible Japanese land expedition on the coast of British Borneo threatening Dutch East Indies operations and a further hit to Allied strength if Hong Kong falls. It argues Hong Kong, while a loss would not topple the Allied setup, would remove a key naval base, prune the Hong Kong Manila pincers, and curb bomber reach toward Formosa, Hainan, and Manila.
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British Borneo
Singapore
Hongkong
London
Iff
Far East
South China Sea
Hongkong-Manila
Formosa
Hainan
South China
Manila
Philippines
Big guns remind Hawaii of attack in wartime drills
Honolulu reports loud, quake like artillery on Oahu as coast guns crash shots far to sea. Army urges residents to build shelters with their own tools, stressing citizen responsibility for family protection.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Oahu Island
Birth Record for Baby Daughter at Mission Road
A girl was born at 3:35 a.m. on December 16 to Mr and Mrs Hector Amado of 440 Mission Road. The event adds a new member to the Amado family.
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Hector Amado
Mission Road
Arrest of Boys Solves Local Robberies
Two youths aged 15 and 16 were arrested by city detectives ending a spree of purse snatchings and house thefts. They targeted parties, cut screens at back doors, used a wire hook to steal purses, and burned identifiable items. No loot was recovered and juvenile authorities will handle the case.
Ranchers Vote to Halt AAA Program in War Effort
Pima county ranchers called for discontinuing the Agricultural Adjustment administration program as it applies to cattle ranges. They pledged an all-out drive to boost food production in support of the war effort. The resolution was signed by Joe M. King and introduced by Carlos Ronstadt with Howell Manning backing. The AAA program had restricted production and paid for ranch improvements.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Pima County
Joe M. King
Carlos Ronstadt
Baboquivari Cattle Company
Howell Manning
Canoa Ranches
AAA
Arizona Architects Join War Prosecution Effort
Arizona architects will cooperate with civilian defense authorities to aid the federal government in prosecuting World War II activities. Richard A. Morse, president of the state association, said national officials of the architects' society have asked him to name a regional coordinator for Arizona.
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Arizona
Richard A. Morse
State Association
The
Architects’ Society
Two More Die Of Traffic Injuries In Arizona
Two more traffic deaths raise Arizona’s toll to 242 for the year ending today. Both occurred Sunday in Yuma county. Cohen Melton, five, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cohen B. Melton of Somerton, died after falling from a family automobile. Winifred Sage, 21, of Paw Paw Michigan, died in a Blythe hospital from injuries suffered December 9 in a crash near Ehrenberg, California four miles east of Ehrenberg.
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Associated Press
Yuma County
Arizona
Cohen Melton
Cohen B. Melton
Somerton
Winifred Sage
Paw Paw
Mich
Blythe
Calif
Ehrenberg
Births At The Stork's Nest
At the Stork's Nest births list four newborn boys. Dennis Mesa and wife at 1918 South Meyer street welcomed a son at 10 21 am December 13. LeBaron Jones and wife on route 5 box 600 welcomed a son at 1 18 pm December 13. Jaime A Solomon and wife at 122 East 24th street welcomed a son at 11 32 pm December 14. Eugene Molina and wife at 825 Rubio alley welcomed a son at 7 16 am December 15. C. W. Taylor and wife at 1028 South Tyndall avenue welcomed a son at 10 50 am December 15.
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the Stork’s Nest
Dennis Mesa
South Meyer Street
LeBaron Jones
Box 600
Jaime A. Solomon
East 24Th Street
Eugene Molina
Rubio Alley
C. W. Taylor
South Tyndall Avenue
Steinfelds Auto Repairs and Local Services Ad
An advertisement listing Steinfeld's appliance and auto repair services with guaranteed workmanship and contact numbers. Also featured are Pima Paint and Top Shop at 18 E Sixth St and Robbins Body & Henderson Works offering painting upholstery and seat covers. Don Rogers offers motor tuneup and mechanical service with a phone contact.
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Sixth St
Robbins Body & Hender Works
S. Sixth Ave
Don Rogers
N. Stone
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W. Congress
Hester Hunters Book Shop
Speedway
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