Bomber deaths at 12 in Montana crash
Twelfth body found in wreckage – 2 Navy fliers missing
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NEW LIBERTY SHIP TO FEATURE SPEED
Adm. Land says it will be less vulnerable to submarine attacks
Troop needs are rising
Greater shipbuilding strides ate called for 1943 by the administrator
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LEND-LEASE FOES TALK OF INQUIRY
Wheeler predicts demands will be made in new Congress for investigation of outlay
Expects move by Butler
But Connally, back in capital, says he will not favor going on ‘any snipehunts’
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FIGHTING MEN HERE RADIO GREETINGS
Voices of 300 at party are recorded for broadcast to 32 nations
‘Happy New Years’ uttered in studios to be transmitted around the world
Send greetings to the United Nations
Participants in a broadcast last night from the studio of Malvina Hoffman. (L-R, seated): Czech officer, Miss Hoffman and Anne Morgan. (L-R, standing): Representatives of the United States, Chine, Russia, New Zealand, India and Greece. (NYT)
Three hundred merchant seamen and fighting men from 32 different countries in the family of the United Nations are wishing their kinsmen and compatriots in the occupied lands of Europe and Asia a “Happy New Year” today in a shortwave broadcast from New York under the auspices of the Office of War Information.
The broadcast, given in the native tongues of the soldiers, sailors and seamen of the United Nations, is taken from recordings made at a New Year’s Eve party given last night at the studio of Miss Malvina Hoffman, 157 East 35th St., by the Merchant Marine associations, and sponsored by the consulates of the attending countries.
Beginning shortly after 9 o’clock, the festivities were in full swing as broadcast time rolled around. “Waltzing Matilda” roared out to the accompaniment of an accordion by a stalwart group of Australian seamen, vied with “’O sole mio” and “Auld Lang Syne,” sung by a quartet of mixed United Nations representatives in the studio hall.
In a setting of bronze casts and plaster models of Miss Hoffman’s sculptures, the seamen sat in groups, speaking their own tongues, with sign-language interpolations and had refreshments served by hostesses from the consulates and seamen’s organizations.
Счастливый Новый Год! (Schastlivy Novyi God!)
恭贺新禧 (Kung He Hsin Hsi!)
Šťastný nový rok!
Thus, the Russian, Chinese and Czechoslovak representatives, all saying the same thing:
Happy New Year.
After giving the traditional greeting, each seaman or fighting man in the long line of “broadcasters” found time to add his personal message or word of encouragement to his people.
Vasil Cherepin, 23, one of two sailors of the Soviet Navy at the party, broadcast his wish that 1943:
…shall be the year of our common victory over the common enemy.
Greetings from the groups were given before an improvised microphone set up in Miss Hoffman’s laboratory. Before a plaster plaque of the dancers, Pavlova and Mordkin, one of a set of panels decorating the studio, the seamen and soldiers gave their messages, condensing their greetings into 30 seconds apiece.
Embarrassed and nonplussed was a young Belgian naval officer, now on active duty with the United Nations forces, who was unable to give his greeting in Walloon. He said hurriedly:
Bonne Année! I’m sorry – it’s ignorant, but I don’t know any Walloon.
Canada, Guatemala, Haiti, Norway, Denmark, Brazil followed each other in quick succession.
Feliz Ano Novo!
Godt nytt år!
Karl-Johan Grøneng, Norwegian broadcaster, who called himself “the only Norwegian seamen who has not been torpedoed,” quickly followed by the statement that his ship was wrecked when he was on shore leave.
“Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!,” said Franciszek Kempa, Polish seaman, who sent greetings to his family in Gdynia, the Polish port near Danzig. He said regretfully:
America is not Poland, but it is the next best country in the world.
Youngest in the line of broadcasters was Raden Soedjono of the Dutch East Indies, now a flying cadet in training here. He said:
I will be 20 very, very soon.
…pleading to not be “marked down” as 19.
Asked what he told the Javanese, he said:
I simply told them to keep courage.
Italians and German-speaking seamen, fighting with the United Nations, broadcast “Buon anno” and “Fröhliches Neujahr,” sandwiched between Greeks and Yugoslavs, who proudly gave defiant wishes for victory and revenge on the conquerors of their countries.
“Sretna Nova godina,” said the Yugoslav seamen, and stepping away from the microphone:
I hope the Germans hear it, for it will not be a good year for them.
The Greek seaman, slowly repeating his words:
Ευτυχές το νέο έτος! (Eftychés to néo étos!)
…added, in perfect English:
As long as we can fight, we will win.
Says new weapons make us toughest
Army’s ordnance chief shows reporters secret ones which already score in war
By Sidney M. Shalett
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Refuse piles up in Jersey areas
East Orange situation is held serious as lack of help curtails collections
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Wallace proposes world air force
Vice President says it would be a most effective agent in enforcing peace
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Five Negroes lynched in 1942
Tuskegee, Alabama (UP) – (Dec. 31, 1942)
Mobs lynched five persons in the United States in 1942, one more than in the preceding year, it was stated today by Tuskegee Institute officials on the basis of complete national records. The lynchings all took place in the South, and the victims were all Negroes, according to the report. Mississippi had three and Missouri and Texas one each. In 15 other instances – one in the West and 14 in the South – lynchings were prevented by the intervention of officers, the report said.
Women fight curb on chicken raising
‘Poultry for freedom’ move sweeps Mountain Lakes as law bars home coop
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Answer questions on canned foods
OPA officials explain how joint rationing rules will affect canned goods
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Flood crests drop in Upstate rivers
Snowfall following rain dwindles to flurries
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Syracuse to give draft refund
Syracuse, New York – (Dec. 31, 1942)
Full tuition for the second semester will be refunded to any Syracuse University student in the Army Enlisted Reserve or subject to Selective Service who is ordered to active duty before he can qualify for full credit for the second semester’s work, Dean A. Blair Knapp said today. He stated that latest information indicated that probably all members of the Army Enlisted Reserve would be able to receive credit for the semester before being called, which would mean his remaining until March 7 or later.
Puts 1943 income at $185,000,000,000
Jones warns, however, that new year will be a tough one on the home front
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AFL, CIO call for victory drive
Green, in New Year message, predicts big swing to us in the coming year
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Uniforms abound at parties here
Civilian attire exception amid the merrymakers in city’s gay places
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Völkischer Beobachter (January 2, 1943)
Gedämpfter Trommelklang aus den USA. –
„Noch keinerlei Gewißheit für den Sieg“
dnb. Stockholm, 1. Jänner –
Das Wall Street Journal nimmt den Jahreswechsel zum Anlaß, seinen Lesern zu sagen, es sei nirgends ein Zeichen sichtbar und es bestehe keinerlei Gewißheit, daß das Jahr 1943 den Anglo-Amerikanern den Sieg bringen würde.
Obwohl eingangs von einer Initiative der Bolschewisten und der Anglo-Amerikaner in Afrika und im Fernen Osten gesprochen wird, stellt der Schreiber des Artikels im nächsten Satz fest, daß das Bild der Kriegslage im Fernen Osten alles andere als günstig sei. Die Japaner stünden trotz des im August begonnenen nordamerikanischen Angriffs weiterhin auf Guadalcanar. Als unverständlich wird es bezeichnet, daß trotz der „zugunsten der USA. ausgegangenen Seekämpfe im Pazifik“ nichts Entscheidendes geschehen sei.
„Mit dem Ablauf der Zeit gewinnt Japan“, so sagt das Blatt weiter,
…durch Ausbeutung seiner ungeheuren Eroberungen an Stärke. Für die Anglo-Amerikaner liege immer noch kein Anzeichen dafür vor, daß sie in Burma oder im Südwestpazifik irgendetwas anderes beabsichtigten, als die Japaner zu belästigen und in Schach zu halten.
Das sei sehr betrüblich, da die USA. und England durch diese Art der Kriegführung bei der großen Schlagkraft der Japaner weitere Positionen verlieren würden. Die USA. gebrauchten offenbar die Hauptmasse ihrer militärischen Kraft in Europa und vernachlässigten deshalb in geradezu sträflicher Weise den asiatischen Kriegsschauplatz.
Im weiteren wird die Schiffahrtslage behandelt und gesagt, wenn sie sich nicht bald bessere, so gebe es nicht die geringsten Aussichten, Japan in der nächsten Zukunft zu schlagen. Die Vereinigten Staaten hätten gewiß einen hohen Preis zu bezahlen, wenn sie den Krieg gewinnen wollten – einen Preis, dessen Höhe heute noch niemand bestimmen könne. Dieser Preis sei um so höher, da England, die Sowjetunion und China zusammengenommen nicht genügend stark seien für die gewaltigen Aufgaben, die der Krieg diesen Staaten stelle.
U.S. Navy Department (January 2, 1943)
Communiqué No. 236
North Pacific.
On January 1, a force of “Liberator” heavy bombers (Consolidated B-24), escorted by “Lightning” fighters (Lockheed P-38), attacked Japanese cargo ships in Kiska Harbor. Six enemy “Zeros” attempted to intercept the attack and one was shot down. A near hit was scored on one small ship. Clouds prevented complete observation of results. No U.S. planes were lost.
South Pacific.
On January 1:
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“Dauntless” dive bombers (Douglas SBD) dropped bombs in the vicinity of Kokumbona, where Japanese headquarters on Guadalcanal Island are believed to be located. Dense jungle growth prevented observation of results.
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“Marauder” medium bombers (Martin B-26), escorted by “Airacobra” (Bell P-39), “Lightning” (Lockheed P-38) and “Warhawk” (Curtiss P-40) fighters bombed the Munda area of New Georgia Island. All U.S. planes returned undamaged. Results of the raid were not reported.
Communiqué No. 237
Pacific and Far East.
U.S. submarines have reported the following results of operations against the enemy in the waters of these areas:
- Two large cargo ships sunk.
- One medium-sized passenger-cargo ship sunk.
- One medium-sized cargo ship sunk.
- One medium-sized transport sunk.
- One medium-sized tanker sunk.
- One small cargo ship sunk.
- One destroyer damaged.
These sinkings have not been announced in any previous Navy Department communiqué.