Category: 1942

  • Pooch is Flying Veteran

    Source: “Pooch Is Flying Veteran.” Hawaii Star-Bulletin, 4 May 1942, p. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119920965/

  • TIME CAPSULE: War Workers In Hawaii

    On December 7, the Oahu War effort enlisted approximately 30,000 defense workers. Initially, there were 8,800 individuals in the service of the Navy, with an additional 12,000 employed by Navy contractors. Subsequently, the Navy’s personnel swelled to 37,000, with a significant contingent of 25,000 stationed at Pearl Harbor. The apex of employment for the Army…

  • Liquor Restriction Alters Language

    Source: “Liquor Restriction Alters Language.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 8 May 1942, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119911425/

  • Gen. Emmons Says Mothers Share Sacrifices

    Source: “Gen. Emmons Says Mothers Share Sacrifices.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 9 May 1942, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/125252290/

  • Heroism In Hawaii

    Source: “Heroism In Hawaii.” The Greensboro Record, 13 May 1942, p. 6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greensboro-record/137086715/

  • Retailers Must Meet Price Orders May 18

    The General Maximum Price Regulation places controls on civilian food items, ensuring that prices cannot exceed the highest prices charged in March of this year. Source: “Retailers Must Meet Price Orders May 18.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 14 May 1942, p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/259177182/?match=2&clipping_id=137082545

  • Nation Appraises Its Womanpower

    Source: “Nation Appraises Its Womanpower.” Business Week, 16 May 1942, p. 22.

  • Civil Service and Defense Jobs

    Source: “Civil Service and Defense Jobs.” The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 17 May 1942, p. 27. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/137960334/

  • Relax, Girls! Lady Soldiers May Use Lipstick, Nail Polish

    Source: Klein, Sandor S. “Relax, Girls! Lady Soldiers May Use Lipstick, Nail Polish.” The Montgomery Advertiser, 17 May 1942, p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/137087130/