– News for January 16, 1942 –
News for this day in 1942 was hopeful and grim, in equal portion. The Battle for Singapore was on and fighting was going taking place all over the Far East. In Mexico, the government announced it would no longer grant citizenship for German, Japanese or Italian nationals. A censorship office for U.S. Mail had been established in Miami since so much mail from South and Central America and the Caribbean pass through the terminal in that city.
On the Eastern Front – reports from Germany claim the line in its invasion of Russia had been stabilized, whatever that meant. Later reports claimed otherwise with Russian advances taking place on several fronts.
London reports RAF bombers staged their largest raid so far on Germany overnight.
In Washington, noted Aviator Laura Ingalls was arraigned in Federal court on charges she failed to register as a German Agent. She was arrested by FBI agents on December 17th.
And a bulletin received during the newscast reported Australian troops on the West Malaya front wiped out a Japanese tank and infantry column during a pre-dawn raid.
All that and a lot more via these Overnight news updates from WJZ Radio on January 16, 1942.
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