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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1941
Page
1
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration ordered a 50 percent cut in civilian tin use and elimination by March 31 of tin in 26 categories including toys musical instruments buckles buttons and tinfoil for cigarette packaging. The move aims to save about 15000 tons of tin in 1942 for armaments.
American and Filipino troops retreat before stronger Japanese forces as Corregidor fortress comes under attack. The Imperial Navy claims heavy fires at key military targets and warns Manila may fall, predicting surrender or destruction by January 10.
British imperials strike offensive blows against Japanese invaders a communiqué says. The enemy is reported to have pushed into tin rubber and coal areas within 300 miles north of Singapore. Fighting south of Ipoh and Port Swettenham bombing raise questions on Batu Gajah Selangor tin and rubber holdings and Malaya coal fields around Batu Arang near Kuala Lumpur.
Reports from New York and Berlin describe Hitler pledging to defeat Soviet power in 1942 while lines from Manila indicate Japan nears the Philippine capital. MacArthur attempts to evacuate wounded as censorship limits telegrams. Globe Wireless bans Manila radiograms.
The Allied press reports Hitler acknowledging a serious turn in 1941 with German troops retreating on all fronts. He had claimed vast victories a year earlier, while Soviet forces counterattacked toward Moscow and the Crimea, signaling a possible shift in momentum.
Congressional leaders approve Roosevelt plan to channel half the national income to war efforts in the next fiscal year. Senators and representatives agree funds will be spent to build up military power, limited only by industrial capacity and trained manpower.
Bids for a new Florence cantonment will be opened January 22, announced by Maj. Houston L. Gaddy area engineer. Bids will be advertised January 2.
London reports that three British submarines in the Mediterranean have sunk five Axis schooners in an ammunition carrier group. The action marks continued Allied submarine success against Axis shipping in the theater.
The office of price administration promised quick changes to the tire and tube rationing order to aid new eligible classes of motorists if the situation permits. The plan aims to adjust state quotas and prevent unsupplied vital needs as rubber supplies vary, with potential effects on taxis delivery trucks and essential workers.
Allied leaders employ a war of nerves strategy as the Philippines battles intensify. Tokyo fears a broader strike, while Roosevelt and Churchill signal potential moves in Kamchatka and the Netherlands East Indies. Submarine activity near Kodiak hints at wider Pacific theater tensions.
Washington reports that Congress envisions forming an Allied supply command to pool material resources for the war. The plan would implement lend-lease and unite minerals and raw materials from South America and Russia with those of the United States Britain China and the Netherlands. If manpower and dollars are pooled, other resources would be joined to defeat the Axis.
Prime Minister Churchill praised the Philippines defense and predicted surprises for Japan as the Allies press strategizing with Roosevelt. He voiced confidence Britain would hold Singapore and noted Free French actions in St Pierre and Miquelon as a minor issue next to ongoing tasks.
C A Hall, high school principal since 1939, is appointed superintendent of schools succeeding the late R E Souers. The board named C W Wilcox, Greenway school principal, to the high school post. Hall arrived in Bisbee in 1926 after teaching in Missouri and held several principalships before returning to Bisbee in 1939. Wilcox came to Bisbee in 1930 from South Dakota.
The Navy warns merchant ships to beware possible Japanese vessels near Kodiak in Alaska as defenses upgrade at the key Kodiak base. The warning offers no details on ship type or sightings, but promises a strong response to any intruding vessel.
The year 1942 opens with Allied forces on the offensive in Africa and Russia and a drawn plan for a grand strategy shaped in London Moscow Chungking and Washington. A united anti Axis front may emerge with Britain Russia China the United States and others, while resources are mobilized for a flexible two phase plan starting defensively then offensively as vast potential can be mobilized.
Heavy fighting south of Adegabia damaged Rommel’s German armored forces as he tried to stop a British flank sweep. British gains included tank destruction and damaged supply lines along the Gulf of Sirte, with RAF air hits on motor transport.
Attorney General Francis Biddle broadened an order requiring enemy aliens to surrender radio transmitters short wave receivers and hand cameras to local police. The rule previously applied to eight western states and now covers the entire United States Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with a deadline of 11 p m January 5.
The War Department reports American and Philippine troops maintain strong resistance in the Manila fight, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. The terse communique notes heavy pressure on all fronts with dive bombers and armored units, and an orderly readjustment of lines. Navy says it remains in communication with Manila.
General MacArthur said American and Filipino forces north and south of Manila were being pushed back by Japanese infantry tanks and dive bombers. The southern front neared the capital within 30 minutes by car as the crisis threatened Manila. Associated Press reporter Clark Lee visited the front and returned.
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