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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1942
Page
2
Edward C Wayne reports the president appoints a production czar and reorganizes defense set ups to accelerate all out war. The piece notes submarines off the East Coast and frames opinions as the columnist view, not the article’s.
As the United States shifts to total war production Donald M Nelson becomes sole commander over OPMS SPAD and all major production bodies. He will direct procurement and production with final decision authority, guiding contracts and industrial efforts for victory. Luzon defense reports show MacArthur forces holding with superior American guns and gunnery as Japanese pressure shifts toward the Malay offensive and Dutch East Indies.
Navy planes and ships chased enemy submarines off the US East Coast. Two ships were sunk by submarine action off Long Island. The Panamanian tanker Nor ness was torpedoed about 120 miles from shore. A second sinking was sighted from shore about 23 miles out. US submarines also operated in undersea battles with undisclosed locations. A 17 900 ton escort carrier was reported sunk by US subs in Far Eastern waters.
Eyewitness dispatches describe British destruction in Perak Selangor and Kuala Lumpur as forces evacuated rubber tin and petroleum assets. Bridges roads and stores were destroyed or looted while civilians gathered supplies amid explosions and panic as Japanese advance loomed. Unconfirmed reports cite Hitler on the run as Red Army closes on Smolensk.
War orphan No 1 speaks with Mrs Helen Nelson wife of Donald M Nelson Chicago. President Roosevelt recently appointed Nelson as chief of war production.
Military dispatches indicate intensified air warfare across fronts as Allies bolster Dutch British and American air power while Japan presses Tarakan Wake Island and Java outposts. Dutch losses include staged oil well destruction as Pan American conference opens in Rio to unite against Axis. Treasury purge at General Aniline and Film strikes key executives over Nazi ownership ties.
The report notes German activity along the northeast coast and East Anglia as Allied defenses confront shifting patrols. Uruguay signs a lease lend pact with the United States, becoming the second Latin American republic to secure arms and munitions shipments.
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