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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1942
Page
14
Indian Service officials report pueblo night classes begun at the northern New Mexico Indian pueblos to teach reading and writing at parents request. Fathers and mothers want to write letters to sons in the armed services and exchange personal correspondence.
Ads list furniture including 33 Tudor Ford pallets and rabbits for sale and two room furnished apartments for employed couples at 1222 Buchanan and 1000 Lincoln. Child care in own home sought, and a housekeeper wanted. Contact numbers 2-31280 and 2-6654.
The narrator recalls three months in the Philippines noting broad Filipino admiration for the American guards who directed and held defense efforts. He concedes some Japanese sympathizers but emphasizes many Filipinos valued American protection and yearned for prewar normalcy.
A veteran recalls a secret July 4 1942 observance in a small Philippine village where five Filipinos played The Star Spangled Banner on cracked guitars as the American flag rose to full mast. The scene symbolized local resentment toward occupation while Japanese patrols prowled nearby.
The narrator recounts a perilous trek through brutal jungle terrain after escaping a prison camp. Through bamboo wireless messages, American Damon Gause finally rendezvoused to plan an escape to Australia, marking a pivotal, joyful turning point after months of danger.
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