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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1945
Page
20
An article outlines upcoming car models and their likely destinations as manufacturers ramp up releases. Industry analysts forecast widespread availability and shifting consumer interest as dealerships prepare for new arrivals and promotions.
An analysis from Thomas Howe using Chicago Motor Club charts shows passenger car use aging rapidly. Half of cars are below average and many are over ten years old with 60 to 70 thousand miles, and production faces a postwar recovery path into 1948.
A. W. Meadows, executive director of the Texas state aeronautics commission, urges Texas cities to mark towns with white roof paint. Two gallons per large roof can guide private fliers, especially during storms, by showing direction and distance to airports. He plans to push a statewide marking program after a Fort Worth conference.
Detroit December report shows 1945 production far below goals as reconversion troubles and labor disputes slow output. Ford, Packard, Nash, Hudson, Chrysler, General Motors, Willys, and Studebaker all face parts shortages, halted lines, and uncertain schedules with weekly totals around 7,000 units versus prewar pace.
Manila December 14 Lt. Gen. W D Styer commander of American forces in the Western Pacific announced he had completed his review of Gen Tomoyuki Yamashitas death sentence and had for final decision by General Douglas MacArthur.
The source notes that Styer forwarded recommendations to General MacArthur in Tokyo but did not reveal the content. It explains typical division sizes: infantry about 15,000, armored about 10,000, and airborne about 8,000.
Gillmore Os borne, chief of the St John volunteer fire department, alerted all members for the next meeting and handed out cans of wax and polish. They spent the session brightening up the fire truck as a special activity.
Vladimir Ivannikov, a noted Russian composer, has been invited by Poland's Ministry of Culture and Art to travel to Warsaw and compose an oratorio about the city. The invitation signals official cultural exchange between Poland and Russia.
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