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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
17
In central Luzon a U S cavalry colonel says Japanese troops are fourth-rate and ineffective. He recalls seven hour fight at Tayug and five hour defense at Binalonan, praising two American officers who sacrificed themselves to halt a tank assault. Filipino scouts aided the withdrawal.
Reuben's Arizona Home Supply distributed holiday bonuses to staff. Proprietors with two or more years earned at least two weeks' salary while those with less tenure received a prorated share. The presentation included a gold watch given last Friday night.
Carlos Reyes, 32, of Nogales Arizona, survived a highway crash near Nogales and 16 miles from Tucson as his car rolled four to five times and ended upright after travelling 453 feet off the road. He received ER care for facial lacerations, cuts, bruises, and a possible skull fracture, and was transported to Tucson for hospital tests.
Moscow reports a sudden Soviet attack capturing the 312th German infantry headquarters with officers killed or captured and documents seized. In Leningrad a separate assault killed around 400 Germans and seized war material. The Southern Front saw Russians destroy over 1,000 German infantry and multiple vehicles in two days while advancing near Mozhaisk Maloyaroslavets Kaluga Orel and other points along the Oka river.
Military authorities asked that the restriction on conduct of enemy aliens be extended throughout the western defense command area. The move follows complaints that unauthorized messages were sent and received on the west coast and ties to the drive to curb espionage and fifth column activities.
The page lists crossword entries with numbers and clues across a variety of topics. Clues include five letter distances bristle like and a Jewish month, plus terms for deputy exclamation and multiple musical indications. Other entries cover truths, notes, poetry forms, abbreviations for astuteness, dressmaking cuts, weariness, pursuit, speed, snakelike shapes, and a list of fishes. The chemical or thematic grouping appears as a mixed puzzle glossary rather than a single solution.
Saturday's Cryptoquote presents a cryptogram quotation by Ruskin about freedom. The quoted line reads No human being however great or powerful was ever so free as a fish. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
President Roosevelt addressed the Philippines from the White House, praising their gallant defense and pledging that their freedom will be redeemed and independence protected with U S support. He urged all Philippine citizens to fulfill their duties as Allied conferences with Churchill and 32 nations press forward a worldwide victory program.
After inspections of Manila Bay coastwise vessels and the Pasig waterfront, bombs struck pier five burning a mid-section and set fire to pier three while two barges were sunk. The shipbuilder’s plant and nearby buildings were damaged and Letran College reported hits. Pier seven, the world’s longest covered pier, was not damaged.
Readable text shows Filipinos at home protecting families and awaiting proper burial as they fight Japanese forces. Armed men range from improvised weapons to rifles, reflecting a determined civilian defense across ages.
The government of India announces financial support to the Indian Gliding Association to bolster aviation sport and training programs. The subsidy aims to expand facilities, equipment, and events across the federation's regional centers.
A Phoenix bound truck crashed on the Benson highway near Pantano bridge at four this morning. Driver Eugene Wall and passenger Raymond Trujillo suffered minor chest injuries and cuts, then were released from hospital. A trailer tire blew out, causing Wall to lose control and crash into the guard rail. The trailer toppled into the gorge with bananas spilling out. the trailer was wrecked. The truck and trailer were registered to Mike Stevens of Phoenix.
Japanese bombing raids set many buildings ablaze as naval intelligence reports Japanese interference on the Far East broadcast from KGEI. Authorities warn listeners to expect more false reports while US expands wartime radio counterpropaganda efforts and civilian measures including surrender of radios and cameras. Lieutenant General DeWitt announces civilian rotor transport mobilization for possible emergency Army use.
FBI checked an arrest of enemy alien Fred Max Markus at Five Points on Saturday. Authorities found obscene motion pictures among his possessions and he pleaded guilty to transporting the films across state lines from Gastonia North Carolina. Markus, alias Fritz Max Markus, claimed intent to become a U S citizen and faced a $2500 bond for federal grand jury action.
Defense savings bonds and stamps sales fell slightly last week due to Christmas and limited bond supply. Here in Tucson $100,850 in bonds sold excluding post office sales, plus $5,709.60 in stamps. Total Tucson investment in defense bonds and stamps nears $500,000 since the war began.
Uruguay enforces a standard that all carrot seed planted nationwide must achieve at least 90 percent purity, signaling strict quality control for future harvests and consumer protection. The rule targets seed purity across suppliers and farmers, aiming to ensure uniform crop quality and prevent contamination.
The speaker decries mass atrocities in Manila and China as barbaric acts aimed at breaking civilian morale. Citing George Earle on Nazi decline and imminent violence, he warns of further horrors by Japan and fascists, contrasting their retrograde pagan impulses with Western civilization, urging readiness for more atrocities.
The text outlines Stalin and Molotov signaling Russia’s wish to decide its own military commitments and the Allies discussing timing for Russia to enter the Pacific war. It notes potential aid ideas like British and American forces for Russia, Iran route expansion, and Burma-road alternatives while detailing attendees and a midnight communique describing an exhaustive exchange on wartime conduct and postwar security in Europe.
A meeting of the YMCA father and son camp promotion committee will be held tonight at the home of Max Klinger, 2508 East Eighth street. Attendees include Jimmie Baum, J Clayton Baum, e Dixon, George L Dixon, Richard Oxnam, Herbert R Oxnam, Barker Walker, Jay Walker, Keith Meenan, Lloyd Meenan, Wayne Crutchfield, Robert D Morrow, Robert D Morrow Jr, Gordon Troxel, Ferron Troxel, Robert Fickett, Fred W Fickett, Grant Howard, Grant Howard Jr, Charles Carson Jr, C A Carson, Frank Borman, Ed Borman, Dr Royal W Rudolph, Royal W Rudolph Jr, Richard Snyder and Max Klinger Jr.
New Zealand forms sixty four associated livestock marketing pools linking farmers with buyers and central market services. The move aims to streamline sales, improve price discovery, and boost producer cooperation across regions.
Ginger fights back as men seize her from a Florida bus and drive her to Tony Taylor's estate. There, Tony's father confronts her, demanding a price to prevent a divorce while Ginger argues Tony's flaws and potential. The showdown hints at a concluded tale and legal entanglements to come.
From Manila southward, reports describe a front near the Tiaong river with intermittent artillery and sniper exchanges. An American officer notes lethal Japanese losses, while a lone antitank gun accounted for two Japanese field guns and three tanks during the initial push. A deserted town reveals civilian absence as troops hold coconut belt cover against aerial observation.
Reports from London and Bangkok cite a Japanese attack from multiple axes toward Ipoh while British forces fortify the Perak river area with troops mainly of Indian origin. The RAF hit Sungei Patani with fires and Japanese air raids bombed Kuantan without casualties. GHQ confirms Japan occupies Kuching, Sarawak, and jungle fighting slows the advance along the east Malayan coast.
Italian prisoners of war in an Egyptian camp include artists and sculptors who used old materials to create works. The camp hosts a small workshop where creative activity provides morale, while preserving crafts practiced by the inmates amid wartime constraints.
Allied night raids hit Emden naval and submarine bases coastal districts at Dunkerque and Dutch occupied airfields. Coastal command sank two ships off the Netherlands while fighter command attacked France and Holland airfields. Seven Allied planes were lost. British losses total eleven planes. four German planes were destroyed. Vangsoe operational timing noted. eight ships trapped in harbor, five merchantmen grounded and sunk, plus two armed trawlers and a tug sunk.
The Cortaro school district in Pima county purchased national defense bonds totaling 8300. President Fraley McCafferty announced the purchase with board members Gladys Strang and G. W. Strickler present. McCafferty and Strang retire January 1, to be replaced by Howard W. Miller and Ansel Hemingway.
Pima County Treasurer Wallace S Bransford announces Lutile Wilson has applied for a tax deed to described property owned by Margaret Stanford in Monterey Lots 14 15 16 Block 33 and Lots 16 Block 36. Tax sale date 1936 amount 36.73. If not redeemed by January 23 1942, the property will be conveyed to applicant or assigns. Publication dates December 22 and 29 1941.
How ard H. Lewis applied for a Treasurer's deed covering multiple parcels in Pima County owned by Ansil E. Lewis. The properties described include portions of Section 1, Township 14 North Range 5 East totaling hundreds of acres, sold on November 16, 1936 for taxes and charges amounting to 118.94 dollars. The notice names Wallace Bransford.
Notice states William Watkins has applied for grace on the Hedrick Acres No 3 Lot 19 Block D property sold on November 30 1936 for taxes interest penalties and charges totaling 10 47. If redemption per law is not made by January 23 1942 the premises will be conveyed to the applicant or assigns.
Pima Paint and Top Shop at 15 E Sixth St offers auto painting and related services. Robbins Body and Pender Works at 1419 S Sixth Ave lists painting and upholstering with seat covers. Don Rogers at 732 N Stone provides guaranteed motor tuneup and mechanical set services.
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