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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1945
Page
11
A long list of social notes shows residents traveling to Dallas and Atlanta visiting relatives, newcomers moving in from Milwaukee, and local business ads. Births, surgeries, medical treatments, and hospital stays are noted alongside car rides, hotel stays, and community events in Amarillo.
Moscow reports Izvestia announced the Nordenburg Academy a vast four tower Nazi school for future spies. It described courses in languages maps and propaganda with hundreds of rooms and harsh physical training.
Second Lieutenant Whitnal F. Bonner and fellow Marine Corsair pilots became among the first to land on Mindanao Island. They refueled after 22 minutes and pressed to aid Army units against the Japs. The airstrip, named Moret Field for Lt. Col. Paul Moret, was ready five days after American troops landed. Bonner earned his wings at Pensacola in January 1944 after training in Memphis.
An air log propeller measures air miles flown by America's Yankee Doodle robomb. Reaching the set miles triggers control flips and the craft dives, signaling completion of its target.
A historical note states it was illegal to buy corn to resell in Edward VI's England. Penalties escalated from two months in prison for the first offense to six months for the second and utter ruin for a third offense.
Out of town visitors flocked to Amarillo for Shrine Ceremonial events. Notables include Maj. Gen. John Cousins, Army Air Force West Coast Command, with accompanying residents from Canyon Borger Lubbock Vernon Midland and other Texas towns. A separate list notes Toho ka attendees Mr and Mrs J K Applewhite Thomas Walker Claude P M Thomas and more.
Y Ettes members of the YWCA club for young business women will meet for supper at 6 30 Monday night in the association building. Attendees should reserve by noon tomorrow. The meal will be prepared and served by Don Briscoe Joyce Peet Connie Garrett and Ruth Jane Hall. Table games and gym activities will round out the evening.
Colditz, Germany April 20 British pilot Douglas Bader famed legless RAF ace was freed after three and a half years in German captivity He demanded another chance at the Huns and recalled escapes from prison including sliding down bedsheets He endured injuries and two weeks without his artificial legs and twice attempted to escape from Colditz prison as part of a long history of resistance against the enemy.
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