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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1944
Page
1
General Eisenhower declares orders for Allied forces to destroy the enemy and push toward victory. He urges all allies to rise to new resolve and to fight on ground, in air, and at sea with faith and courage. The document frames the moment as a gamble that may yield decisive defeat for the foe.
President Roosevelt stated that the Atlantic Charter objectives remain valid as announced, despite questions about the charter itself. He noted lasting importance of the goals in shaping public thinking toward a better world and compared the charter to Wilson’s Fourteen Points as a forward step toward a better life.
Joseph James Canella, veteran officer and former quartermaster of the Santa Ana Army air, was sentenced to the maximum two years in prison on his conviction for money to defraud the government through his official connections. La Ana creamery company defendants received lighter sentences, M. Wykoff one year, W. McCormack six months.
General MacArthur reports Japanese forces fleeing northwest Leyte while American planes operate from Mindoro, nearing Manila. Mindoro air base quickly proved its value, with 11 enemy raiders shot down for a loss of one plane, and additional ships and airfields attacked in the region.
Paris dispatch reports German armored forces halted in Belgium with under 40 miles penetrated, while in Luxembourg they continue advance as the situation is described as critical. Front-line accounts note persistent pressure and deteriorating conditions on the sector.
Washington December 22 The War Production Board chairman J A Kru urged war workers not to jeopardize munitions production by absenteeism over the Christmas and New Year holidays. He endorsed taking Christmas day off but warned that absenteeism on other days during the holiday week could be fatal to December production.
William Bioff and George Browne, ex IATSE leaders convicted in 1941 for extorting from the movie industry, are ordered released from Sandstone prison Minnesota with five years probation. Judge John C Knox cited good behavior and cooperation in trials of Chicago gangsters.
Otis Surratt 46 was struck by an Alton passenger train and died, but as he was taken to hospital he told his 12 year old son to buy each of his 13 family members a Christmas present with 30 dollars, ensuring gifts before he died.
The German winter offensive drives home the prospect of a long war. American workers must replace and add ammunition and equipment. Civilians face continued shortages and higher draft calls may grow depending on front casualties. Krug warns supply lines hinge on quick breakthroughs.
Howard R. Hughes, former superintendent of the Tucson division of Southern Pacific, will become assistant general manager on Jan 1. He began as a stenographer at Sacramento 31 years ago and was promoted to superintendent of the western division on May 16, after three and a half years here. G A Bays will take his Tucson post, and officials say no local staff changes are expected, though confirmation was incomplete.
A large force of B 29s launched from Saipan and China attacked Nagoya and other Honshu targets in a push to cripple Japan’s air power. Tokyo said about 100 planes hit Nagoya with some to Shizuoka and Osaka, while Japanese fighters claimed several of the raiders were shot down.
Berlin said the Red army hurled 27 divisions toward the northwest Latvia pocket and broke German lines in several spots. Moscow dispatches described massed units for an all-out winter offensive to liquidate trapped troops and threaten Germany from East Prussia to the Carpathians.
Two passengers were slightly hurt when the Santa Fe California limited derailed at McCook Illinois, twelve miles southwest of Chicago. The locomotive and ten sleeping cars left the rails but remained upright.
Hollywood dispatch reports Doroty Lamour sent an autographed photo in glamorous evening dress to Jagatjit Singh Bahadur Maharajah of Kapurthala India at his personal request. The Maharajah, wealthy patron, met Lamour in 1939 during a Hollywood visit and proposed a palace visit after the war.
Hollywood reports Harry Langdon aged 60 died in St. Vincent's hospital after a two week illness from a cerebral hemorrhage. The veteran comedian rose from vaudeville to film fame in the silent era and later acted in Columbia shorts and First National features. Born Council Bluffs Iowa June 15 1884 he began on stage at 12 and later starred in The Strong Man and Tramp Tramp Tramp before returning to vaudeville and talkies with Hal Roach.
DEWITT MACKENZIE explains the German counteroffensive remains in a tense phase as Eisenhower boosts force in key sectors. The Nazis hold the initiative but face supply and momentum challenges, with German commentators calling the phase the battle of materiel.
Paris dispatch describes Allied reaction to German V weapons and Eisenhower's call to counterattack. Soldiers in the front lines debate use of American flying bombs and readiness to strike back as the Ruhr targets and strategic aims in Belgium and Luxembourg shift amid the winter offensive.
Rome dispatch reports Cornebia Tanzi, once linked to Benito Mussolini, sentenced to forty years in prison for collaborating with the enemy.
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