She Remembers Pearl Harbor

Author: Danielle Oser

Bonds For Babies

March 31, 1945
Sunday April 1.1945 Easter

April 1, 1945
Cognac Arrives From France

April 6, 1945
Vital Statistics, The 140 Million

Source: “Vital Statistics, The 140 Million.” Time, 9 Apr. 1945.

April 9, 1945
ARMY & NAVY: What’s Wrong with the Nurses?

Congress, which has backed away from the idea of drafting male labor, moved last week towards the drafting of women nurses. Few Congressmen liked the idea. But the Army says that its Nurse Corps should number at least 60,000 to be adequate; present enrollment is only some 47,500. The Army is convinced that the only…

April 9, 1945
President Roosevelt Dies; Harry Truman Sworn In; 9th Races To Nazi Capital

Source: “President Roosevelt Dies; Harry Truman Sworn In; 9th Races To Nazi Capital.” The Journal Herald, 13 Apr. 1945. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-herald/138309795/

April 13, 1945
Oahu Boy Scouts Colleting Paper

Source:”‚“Oahu Boy Scouts Colleting Paper.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 25 Apr. 1945, p. 7. https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/137133665/ An effort to salvage waste by the Boy Scouts is so successful that the country”™s paper mills are glutted. The Scouts have collected 150,000 tons of paper, to be reused to make cartons needed in the war effort.

April 25, 1945
Hold Everything

Source: “Hold Everything.” The Park City Daily News, 27 Apr. 1945, p. 7. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120532039/

April 27, 1945
The Nurses Have Not Lagged Behind

Source: “The Nurses Have Not Lagged Behind.” Saturday Evening Post, 28 Apr. 1945, p. 108. https://archive.org/details/sim_saturday-evening-post_1945-04-28_217_44/page/108/mode/2up?q=Lagged

April 28, 1945