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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1944
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union release surveys Greece unrest and Allied campaign aims on Leyte. It notes tensions with Italy and Japan and includes editorial opinions from the bureau.
Amid Greece leftist uprising British troops restore order backing Papandreou's government. In Europe Patton's 3rd army drives Saarbrucken under U S artillery as Eisenhower nears the Rhine. Hungarian, Italian retreats show Nazi strain. Meat income nears record high with cattle and calf marketings up 35 percent.
General MacArthur directs the 77th division ashore beneath Ormoc after weather and strong hill defenses slowed the advance. U S gunfire and bombardment pin Jap positions while supplies are landed. American air strikes destroy a Japanese convoy carrying 4,000 troops bound for Leyte.
A massive quake centered in the Sea of Enshu near Honshu caused landslides and flooding across a 150 mile belt or the island. Coastal districts were deluged by tidal waves affecting homes and shipping. Japanese officials noted no direct war industry damage and shifted focus to munitions production with 300,000 workers needed, including 130,000 for arms and related plants, under McNutt’s drive to reallocate labor and boost essential industries.
A study by the New Jersey State College of Agriculture, cited by Dr. J W Bartlett, finds artificial breeding can be adopted nationwide. It reports 120 artificial cows, bred from top bulls, yielding 9.3 more milk and 14 percent more butterfat.
Senate hearings stalled on the confirmation of Joseph C. Grew and William L. Clayton along with Nelson Rockefeller and Archibald MacLeish as assistant secretaries, with Kentucky's Happy Chandler charging Wall Street influence. In Chicago, 4-H winner Donald Mowery and Bryan's Ben Grove were spotlighted for farm achievements, while debate revived over the St. Lawrence Seaway and its funding and strategic implications. Australian medical schools in New Guinea teach natives to diagnose malaria and other ailments in pidgin and Motuan.
An opinion piece argues that Cordell Hulls emphasis on international commerce shapes U S foreign policy and notes Edward Stettinius brings industry experience to the State Department The article traces organizational shifts toward wartime economic activity and economic affairs emphasizing trade treaties tariffs and international cooperation.
The column mocks enemy nicknames and praises wartime efficiency. It notes a banana import ceiling cut, a fall in civilian government staff by 2,282 in October mostly in war agencies, while other agencies added 4,358. It hints at ongoing congressional perks.
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