She Remembers Pearl Harbor

Category: 1942

  • Butter Shortage Hits Honolulu Restaurant

    Source: “Butter Shortage Hits Honolulu Restaurant.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 2 Mar. 1942, p. 6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser/127206415/

  • New Equipment for Antiaircraft

    Source: “New Equipment for Antiaircraft.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 2 Mar. 1942, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119918048/

  • Medicine: Tropical Diseases

    Malaria, dysentery, yellow fever head the list of tropical diseases to be fought in World War II by the U.S. Medical Corps. Of the three, malaria, against which there is no true prophylactic, is Medical Enemy No. 1. How to protect U.S. soldiers from the rats, lice, mosquitoes, fleas and flies that carry malaria, dysentery,…

  • TIME CAPSULE: Spring 1942 Women lend a hand

    One in four women joined a volunteer group to support the war cause. These volunteers were not solely focused on domestic safety but devoted extensive hours aiding Americans abroad. The Red Cross, boasting over three million female members, stood as one of the most prominent organizations during the 1940s. They managed blood banks, amassing five…

  • Honolulu’s Still Thirsty

    Source: “Honolulu’s Still Thirsty.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 3 Mar. 1942, p. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119914530/

  • Laulau Tangles With Provost

    Source: “Laulau Tangles With Provost.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 4 Mar. 1942, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119912507/

  • Medicine: Sweet Salt

    Sweet-toothed citizens, queuing up for the first ration cards the U.S. has seen, heard two hard facts repeated by doctors, dentists, dietitians: 1) we have been eating too much sugar anyway, 2) even if the U.S. sugar ration dropped to zero, we would probably be healthier than we are now. Reasons: *Saccharine, widely used as…

  • No Admission Fee Will Be Charged for USO Shows

    Source: “No Admission Fee Will Be Charged for USO Shows.” Burlington Daily News, 10 Mar. 1942, p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/article/burlington-daily-news/134520727/

  • Waste Material to Be Rounded-Up

    Patriotic American civilians are volunteering to collect junk items to be re-used to make rubber gas masks. Old shovels are converted into hand grenades; old radiators are used to make .30 caliber rifles and used ladies stockings are gathered to make powder bags for naval guns. Source: “Waste Material to Be Rounded-Up.” The Kaplan Times,…