Thursday, January 22, 1942
January 22, 1942
First air alarm today. Twelve two-motored bombers flew directly over the Central at 2:30 P.M, Servants saw planes approaching and came running in house calling
Elizabeth Vaughan
Elizabeth Head Vaughan (1905 - September 29, 1957) journalist and Sociologist. Interned in the Bacolod Internment Camp and Santo Tomas internment camp in Manila, 1942-45.
Saturday, January 24, 1942
January 24, 1942
Second air alarm, Eleven planes flew near the Central, in clear view, at 12:30. Again report came later that they were U.S. planes looking over
Friday, February 6, 1942
February 6, 1942
States mail! At least so everyone thought. Yesterday there was a rumor on Central that 2,000 bags of mail for Negros Island had arrived in
Monday, February 9, 1942
February 9, 1942
Sugar mill reopened after having been closed two weeks while bodega was being built to house extra sugar. All available space, including at present unused
Sunday, February 15, 1942
February 15, 1942
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley and Mr. and Mrs. George Ossorio were driving over a narrow railroad bridge to see place the Wileys had selected for
Sunday, February 22, 1942
February 22, 1942
Planes—one or two at a time—several days last week. Everyone looking up but not able to distinguish whether Japanese. No doubt about lone plane yesterday
Thursday, February 26, 1942
February 26, 1942
Quezon (Pres.) and Osmenia [Osmeña] (Vice-President) arrived in Bacolod by submarine for a conference with sugar mill owners and managers. All mills must close on
Sunday, March 1, 1942
March 1, 1942
Cebu and the coast of Negros (near Dumaguete) shelled by Japanese destroyer. Cebu shelled because Japanese thought Quezon was there, but he and his party
Wednesday, March 4, 1942
March 4, 1942
Puppy bit a bufo (Latin for frog and also local name for frogs imported from Hawaii) and adrenaline poisoned dog. Foaming at mouth (due to
Friday, March 6, 1942
March 6, 1942
Mrs, White died in Manapla Hospital after giving birth to baby boy. Had come to Negros from Mindanao to have Dr. Davis deliver baby and
Saturday, March 7, 1942
March 7, 1942
Mr. Worster (son of Dean Worster) and Mr. Wilson (owner of Wilson Building, Manila) here today. Now in Marine Reserve Corps. Many prominent business men
Sunday, March 8, 1942
March 8, 1942
Javat off the air, Batavia has fallen. Mindora [Mindoro] in PI. occupied. All are talking of fleeing to the mountains. Still no evacuation houses built,
Monday, March 16, 1942
March 16, 1942
The first shelling of our small island, San Carlos shelled by Japanese destroyer which drew up to pier, threw rope over bow, and towed away
Tuesday, March 17, 1942
March 17, 1942
Saint Patrick’s Day—but a big day—100th day of war and General MacArthur placed in command of all forces in Far East. Optimism high. We’ve felt,
Sunday, March 22, 1942
March 22, 1942
Bacolod, our home, and La Carlota, on this island, machine-gunned by four low-flying Japanese planes. A bus in Bacolod riddled but all passengers had fled
Monday, March 23, 1942
March 23, 1942
Two cables from the States—first messages since the beginning of the war—from Emestine, who asked if I needed anything (nothing, not even money, can be
Friday, March 27, 1942
March 27, 1942
Trainloads of boxed goods going to the end of the sugar cane track line and thence across gulleys and mountainsto our evacuation camp. A cable
Sun., Mar. 29, 1942
March 29, 1942
Sunday dinner at the Yangco hacienda, “Floencia,” named for Mrs. Yangco, Flora. Such quiet and peace here. None of the signs of war hysteria as
Wed., Apr. 1, 1942
April 1, 1942
The air offense against Corregidor is lessening. Japanese first sent 64 planes, then 47, then groups of three. Now only two planes come at a
Thurs., April 2, 1942
April 2, 1942
Amah disappeared today, did not return from her breakfast. She’s been singing and humming last year’s love ballads all working hours and getting herself into
Wed., Apr. 8, 1942
April 8, 1942
Easter has passed. It was another stretch of daylight in our unending series of lightness and darkness. Except for the calendar and a few hastily
Thurs., Apr. 9, 1942
April 9, 1942
“the Voice of Freedom” from somewhere in the Philippines, broadcast last night at 7:30, and news from KGEI, San Francisco, at 8:00 were both gloomy
Fri., Apr. 10, 1942
April 10, 1942
The things that go through one’s mind in a crisis. During the long hours last night, I recalled standing on the deck of the Greystone
Saturday, April 11, 1942
April 11, 1942
Sent letter to Captain Leonard Cairns asking about Jim. Asked him to telephone me as I could not call him. Letter to him by messenger.
Sunday, April 12, 1942
April 12, 1942
Formation of eleven bombers flew directly over the Central. We are having at least two air alarms daily now. Five towns have been occupied by
Tuesday, April 14, 1942
April 14, 1942
Left Central at 7:00 a.m. for evacuation to camp in the hills. In the group: six women—Mdmes. Woods, Conant, Brown, Gibbs, McMaster, Vaughan; five children—June
Thurs., Apr. 16, 1942
April 16, 1942
Report Japanese have landed on Negros. Someone suggested we go still farther into the hills. If we do we’ll be out of hiding and back
Fri., Apr. 17, 1942
April 17, 1942
Wife of one of carpenters came to wash children’s clothes today. Surprised to find she spoke a little English. She set own wage, 6 pesos
Sun., Apr. 19, 1942
April 19, 1942
I am drunk today, as drunk as one can be and still be aware of the world about me. Beth and Clay need their faces
Mon., Apr. 20, 1942
April 20, 1942
Motherhood is a strange phenomenon. Today I gave myself entirely to my children, responding to their every whim and wish. In the afternoon I gasped