Steady gain in weekly earnings revealed –
Workers’ pay today three times fathers’
Survey shows wages at start of war averaged $37.59 against $12.68 in 1914
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Steady gain in weekly earnings revealed –
Burns defense bond monthly
Granite City, Ill., April 1 –
William F. Kaiser, Granite City township assistant supervisor, is doing his bit to help finance the war. On the 7th of each month – the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack – he burns a $25 defense bond. He sends the government a notice relinquishing his claim on each bond. He intends to continue the plan for the duration.
U.S. Navy Department (April 3, 1942)
Navy Communiqué No. 65
Southwest Pacific.
The United States aircraft tender Langley, the naval tanker Pecos and the destroyer Peary were sunk by the enemy in the vicinity of Northern Australia and in waters south of Java in late February and March.
A number of survivors from these ships were rescued and reached port safely. The next of kin of all personnel lost in the Pecos have notified. The next of kin of those lost in the Langley and Peary already have been notified or will be notified as soon as information available.
Official reports from Tokyo claimed the sinking of the Langley, least three times during the first month of the war, during which period the Langley was not damaged. She was sunk after a prolonged attack by the enemy south of Java in late February. Except for about a dozen men, all Langley personnel survived the attack and were transferred to the Pecos which was itself sunk a few days later.
The Pecos, a small tanker, employed in supplying fuel to units of our fleet in the Far East, was sunk in early March.
The Peary, a World War destroyer which received minor damage in the Japanese bombing attacks on Cavite immediately after the outbreak of the war, was sunk in the harbor at Darwin about February 19. The Peary had participated in many of the offensive actions of our destroyers in the Far East. Observers who witnessed the last engagement of the Peary described the conduct of her crew as beyond all praise. Gun crews remained at their battle stations continuing the fire until they were forced by rising water to leave their stations. No officer or man left the ship until it sank under him. A number of survivors were later rescued.
War conditions in the Southwest Pacific have greatly complicated and delayed reports of casualties, and the public is urged to refrain from initiating individual inquiries regarding casualties. The next of kin of all casualties are always notified by telegram as soon as possible.
There is nothing to report from other areas.
Reading Eagle (April 3, 1942)
Roosevelt sought as India mediator
Kai-shek intervenes in urging acceptance of British proposals
Chinese generalissimo reported to have contacted Nehru
Wavell at parley
Allied commander and Cripps confer on problem for hour
By the Associated Press
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Army probes camp gunfire
Five soldiers wounded in battle at Fort Dix between race groups
No arrests made
They will follow, if justified, after full inquiry is conducted
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5 men reported killed in Army bomber crash
West Greenwich, RI, April 3 (UP) –
Five men were reported killed today when an Army bomber crashed on Hopkins Hill.
Police immediately closed off the area, keeping observers away from the wreckage.
Scene of the crash was approximately 25 miles south of Providence.
‘Skip blonde! Buy bond!’
Camp San Luis Obispo, Ca., April 3 (AP) –
In a page one box, The Camp News carried this advice:
Skip the blonde! Buy a bond!