Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1941 — Page 7

THURSDAY, DEC. 18 101 ARMS MAKERS URGED TO MEET CHALLENGE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (U.P) —!

Roused by aids, Far West Rushes Defense Plans for 1500-Mi

has cited the gallant defense of the Hawaiian Islands, the Pacificito $40,000,000 annually to

pay Marines at Wake Island in urging CO8st today perfected plans for the State Guard of 25,000 men, many of | his

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prepared to evacuate the began training volunteer a/rector of recruiting. He will draw| population in the event of air raids, |auxiliary firemen and each neigharmy from the ranks of farmers and some families already had|borhood mobilized garden hoses,

arms manufacturers and shipbuild- | defense of the 1500-mile western whom already have been called to and laborers in that sparsely set- moved to inland mountain cabins.| ladders, shovels and sand for use

edge of the United States.

ers tel rs to greater efforts. He sent this] Plans that have been on paper

terse message to contractors en-! gaged on work for the Navy.

“That Navy at Hawaii is un- actualities.

Cities rushed to pur- guard

daunted. | chase vital emergency equipment|Lower California, {

“The Marines still hold Wake. f air raids Diego “Will you meet their challenge?" | ° i :

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full time duty. The Republic of Mexico e for many months were becoming recruiting a huge reserve army to|when it was purchased from Russia midday. the vulnerable peninsula of [in 1867, has settled down to a black- downtown section, through which an|out pattern of existence, for it lies stroyed by fire, is slow because of|bomb shelters for distribution to the that would be needed in the event invading army could march on Sah closer to Japan than any continent-|inability to obtain

California's Governor Culbert L.| Brig. Gen. Manuel J. Contreras, |gufird units patrolled the streets of

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tied region.

Under strict regulation, bars re-|against possible incendiary bombs Alaska, salled

“Seward’s Folly” mained open only four hours at|and fires. Rebuilding of half of the] San Francisco, key shipping post recently de-|of the Coast, prepared blueprints of

necessary ma-| public.

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le Coastlin SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (U.]Olson called the State Legislature,commander of the second military Seward, Nome and Anchorage. Se-|Army and Marine establishments,

State Guard, announced plans for| Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox|P.).—Spurred by renewed attacks onto meet tomorrow to vote funds up zone at Tijuana, was appointed di-| ward

a uniformed “army of women” to perform clerical and stenographic tasks. ; Los Angeles County, which for 10 years has boasted one of the most complete major disaster setups in the country, appeared to be highly organized for any catastrophe. The City and County synchronized local air raid and blackout signals with the State system.

OH YEAH? SAYS U. 8.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 17 (U. PJ. Postmasters of all first, second ant third class post offices today were ordered to display prominently new ‘war” posters which at the top des pict four German soldiers “Today Germany Is Ours row the World.” At the bottom of the poster in bold letters in the typical Amers ican’s reply to the above challenge: “Oh, Yeah!”

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