Reading Eagle (February 23, 1942)
U.S. Coast Guard cutter torpedoed
Towed victim finally sunk near Iceland
Loss of life is ‘moderate,’ Navy reports, but gives no specific figures
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U.S. Coast Guard cutter torpedoed
Japs facing annihilation at Bali
Invasion fleet of foe ruined in Java drive
Big transport is set afire and other ships strafed as armada is smashed
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Japs stalled at Bataan, Army says
Fighting has died down on all sectors of the front, dispatch says
Igorots praised
MacArthur commends tribesmen who guided American tanks
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Panamanian tanker torpedoed off Aruba
Willemstad, Curaçao, Feb. 23 (UP) –
The Panamanian tanker Thalia was torpedoed today near the Moncos Islands, about 100 miles off Aruba, the Dutch news agency Aneta reported.
Three lifeboats, carrying members of the crew, were sighted in the vicinity of the Moncos Islands, but it was not known how many of the crew had gotten off the tanker safely.
The Thalia, built in 1936, is of 1,122 tons. The torpedoing was the first reported activity of enemy submarines in the Caribbean this week.
FDR seeks funds for Army clothing
Additional $596,836,000 asked of Congress
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Ship and plane workers due for draft calls, Hershey says
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Japs closer to Rangoon
Bitter battle raging as defenders hammer advancing enemy
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Ship’s shells are assailed
Ammunition on U.S. convoy vessel poor, officer charges
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AAA abandons racing for duration of war
Washington, Feb. 23 (AP) –
The American Automobile Association announced today that all official automobile racing activities under the sanction of the AAA Contest Board would be postponed for the duration of the war.
The primary reason, the association said, was the fact that the war effort is vitally in need both of the rubber, fuel and strategic materials used in racing, and of the full-time efforts of the highly-skilled young manpower represented by the racing fraternity.
The announcement said:
The American Automobile Association will refuse its sanction for any race until world conditions permit a return to normal pursuits.
Mrs. FDR says she resigned to save OCD from criticism
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Raids net 675 aliens
Japanese, German and Italian nationals are rounded up
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Permanent bulwark in U.S. against totalitarianism urged
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Captured by Japs
San Francisco, Feb. 23 (AP) –
Carm Rizzuti, son of Paul A. Rizzuti, of Bradford, Pa., was reported among 38 employees of the Pan American Airways, stationed at Pacific ports, presumed to be prisoners of the Japanese. He had been stationed at Manila.
Offensive by U.S. urged by Jackson
Must begin to drive, Justice declares
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Garand rifle wins praise of MacArthur
Washington, Feb. 23 (UP) –
The Garand rifle has received a grade of “excellent” from Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
In an official report to the War Department, he said that on the basis on the rifle’s use in the battle of the Philippines, it has proved superior to the older Springfield rifle.
The War Department said:
The report from General MacArthur indicated that users of the Garand, under combat conditions, had found that it operated with no mechanical defects and that, when used in foxholes, it does not develop stoppages from dust or dirt.
In certain instances, the Garand has been in almost constant action in the Philippines for as much as a week without cleaning or lubrication.
Adopt draft lottery date
Green capsules to hold numbers in drawing St. Patrick’s Day
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FDR signs OCD bill as Tydings seeks abolition of agency
Senator aims for transfer of functions
Measure would shift work to War Office; Mrs. Roosevelt talks
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FDR assures Fraser in circuit exchanges
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French warship’s move ‘watched’ by Welles
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MacArthur’s 2nd Battalion advances against Japanese
By Clark Lee
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