World War II Chronicle: March 24, 1942

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Shipyards are building patrol boats for the Navy upside down and saving time (see page three)… More details emerge about Gen. MacArthur’s trip from the Philippines to Australia on page four… Ever wonder why the United States built airplanes out of wood? Because gliders don’t use strategic materials like engines or metal, and they also utilize manufacturing like furniture plants that aren’t yet engaged in the war effort. More on page five…

Page eight shows that enemy aliens on the West Coast are being interned or placed under curfew… Sports section begins on page 15 where Grantland Rice discusses Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio.

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Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 24 March 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-03-24/ed-1/