Category: Life During War

  • Oahu Curfew Is Changed

    Source: “Oahu Curfew Is Changed.” Hawaii Tribune-Herald, 4 Feb. 1942, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/hawaii-tribune-herald/127788288/

  • Hawaii’s Changed, Says Sol Pluvius

    Source: “Hawaii”™s Changed, Says Sol Pluvius.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 10 Feb. 1942, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser/127788645/

  • Like Mary’s Little Lamb

    Source: “Like Mary”™s Little Lamb.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 12 Feb. 1942, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser/127249861/

  • Here Are The Hours of Your Favorite Cafes

    Source: “Here Are The Hours of Your Favorite Cafes.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 22 Feb. 1942, p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120532684/

  • 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/

  • 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…

  • FASHION: No More Nettie

    Nettie Rosenstein is through again, and the U.S. wholesale dress business feels as jewelers would feel if Tiffany’s were folding up. “Miss Rosie” has made more fine women’s clothing and sold it at higher prices than any other designer in the business. But that was before Pearl Harbor. Things look different now, and Nettie Rosenstein…

  • American Shaves

    Source: “American Shaves.” Business Week, 21 Mar. 1942, pp. 19”“22.

  • Our Own Poets – White Ships

    Source: Park, W. G. “Our Own Poets – White Ships.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 30 Mar. 1942, p. 6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/127787631/