Santa Cruz Public Libraries' Local History
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Articles are from the following newspapers:
Riptide, Watsonville Morning Sun (WMS), Watsonville Register-Pajaronian (WRP),
Santa Cruz Sentinel-News (SCS) [E] Evening Edition, [M] Morning Edition
Sources used for the dates of events are listed in the Bibliography
| 1941 | |||
| Date | Headline | Citation | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 7 | JAPAN ATTACKED THE U.S. NAVAL FLEET AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII | ||
| LET'S KEEP OUR HEAD! (Editorial) | WMS p.1 | Full-Text | |
| LOCAL JAPANESE ASSURE THIS COUNTRY OF LOYALITY | WMS p.1 | Full-Text | |
| Dec. 8 | UNITED STATES DECLARED A STATE OF WAR WITH JAPAN | ||
| Dec. 9 | S.C. DIGS IN FOR DURATION OF WAR "We are yours to command in this emergency" | SCS p.2 | Full-Text |
| MALIO STAGNARO SPEAKS | SCS p. 2. | Full-Text | |
| Dec. 10 | LOCAL JAPANESE ARE AGAINST WAR AGGRESSION | SCS p.8 | Full-Text |
| Dec. 11 | GERMANY AND ITALY DECLARED WAR ON THE U.S.; THE U.S. DECLARED WAR ON GERMANY AND ITALY | ||
| Dec. 12-13 | WE ARE LOYAL by Itsumi Oita, co-winner of the American Legion Armistice Day oratorical contest. | WMS p. 1 | Full-Text |
| Dec.13 | JAPANESE FUNDS FROZEN HERE, OTHER OKeh [sic] | SCS p.2 | Full-Text |
| Dec.18 | AS WE SEE IT [Editorial in the Sentinel-News on the loyalty and dual citizenship situation of Japanese nationals and their American-born children] | SCS p.1 | Full-Text |
| Dec. 21 | JAP SUBMARINE SHELLS TANKER OFF MONTEREY BAY | SCS p. 1 | Full-Text |
| Dec. 24 | THE NISEI IN THE CROSS FIRE (Editorial reprinted from the Christian Science Monitor) | WMS p.4 | Full-Text |
| 1942 | |||
| Jan. 1 | 'WAIT-WATCH' NEW POLICY OF S.C. WHARFMEN | SCS p.7 | Full-Text |
| Jan. 2 | MOVEMENT OF ALL AXIS ALIENS NOW RESTRICTED | WRP p.1 | Full-Text |
| Jan. 5 | WAR DEPT. CLASSIFIED JAPANESE-AMERICAN MEN OF DRAFT AGE AS ENEMY ALIENS, 4-C | ||
| ENEMY ALIENS: SPECIFICALLY, HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL GIVE UP | SCS [E] p.1 | Full-Text | |
| Jan. 13 | $25,000 BOND GOAL SET BY LOCAL JACL | WRP p.1 | Full-Text |
| Jan. 16 | JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS' LEAGUE DECLARES ITS POLICY | WRP p.2 | Full-Text |
| Jan. 25 | ROBERTS COMMISSION REPORT RELEASED--investigated the attack on Pearl Harbor, concluding that the attack had been assisted by Japanese spies in Hawaii; advised preventative action on the mainland for the sake of national security. | ||
| Jan. 29 | U.S. Justice Dept. announced plans to remove enemy aliens from areas in the eight far Western states. | ||
| NEW RULE AFFECTS ALIENS HERE [Identification Certificates] | SCS [E] p.1 | Full-Text. | |
| Jan. 30 | LOCAL ALIEN REACTION TO REMOVAL | SCS [E] p.1 | Full-Text |
| Feb 1 | TWELVE UNHAPPY ENEMY ALIENS OF SANTA CRUZ "Fishermen with 23 sons in Army and Navy are bound to wharf while boats lie idle and sea food is needed." |
SCS [M] p.1 | Full-Text |
| Feb 3 | ENEMY ALIENS: "MOTHER" DEFENDS THEM [impact on Italians] |
SCS [E] p. 8 | Full-Text |
| ALIEN BAN ON S.C. COAST WILL AFFECT HUNDREDS; FEBRUARY 24 IS DATE FOR CLEARING AREA | SCS [M] p.1 | Full-Text | |
| NO EXCEPTIONS FOR S.C. ALIENS ; CONFUSION AFTER 1ST ORDER HERE | SCS [E] p.1 | Full-Text | |
| MONTEREY FARM PARLEY URGES JAPANESE REMOVAL | WRP p.2 | Full-Text | |
| Feb. 4 | CURFEW HITS ALL LOCAL ALIENS; HUGH COAST AREA HIT BY NEW REGULATIONS | SCS [E]. p.1 | Full-Text |
| MEN WITHOUT A COUNTRY [Editorial] There are two current schools of thought in Santa Cruz regarding enemy alien orders... |
SCS [E] p.2. | Full-Text | |
| "WE'LL ABIDE BY ORDER,' SAYS ONE OF COLONY | WRP p. 1 | Full-Text | |
| Feb. 5 | AS WE SEE IT [Editorial] Production of food is of such major importance to our country ... |
SCS [E] p.1 | Full-Text |
| SCOPPETTONE URGES BOARD FOR ALIENS; MARCONI CLUB CHIEF APPEALS TO GOVERNOR | SCS [M] p.1 | Full-Text | |
| Feb. 6 | NEW ALIEN RULES SEEN New proposed steps to cope with the Japanese alien-citizen problem on the west coast....the possibility of asking congress for legislation that would permit "protective custody" arrest of any citizen for the duration of the war. |
SCS [E] p.1 | Full-Text |
| Feb. 11 | FBI ARRESTS 20 JAPS IN MONTEREY BAY TERRITORY; STORE KEEPER IS TAKEN IN CUSTODY AT WATSONVILLE | SCS [M] p. 1 | Full-Text |
| Feb. 13 | Families forced to move from the prohibited area claim that they are subjected to rent profiteering. | SCS p.1 | Full-Text |
| JACOBY REFUTES RENT CHARGES BY S.C. ALIEN REPRESENTATIVES | SCS [E] p. 1 | Full-Text | |
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