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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1945
Page
5
Veteran correspondent Boyd Lewis reports that American hopes of a quick victory were replaced by harsh losses and costly exchanges with German prisoners. He warns that victory cannot be bought with guns and money and that infantry casualties will be severe, a truth kept from the home front.
Campaign opens in Amarillo as A. H. Hughey seeks nomination to the Texas state teachers retirement system board. The column reflects on war casualties, prisoner exchanges, and humane conduct by American commanders, contrasting Pacific and European combat styles and noting personal losses among officers.
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes the Lublin based Polish National Committee of Liberation as it breaks with London and proclaims a provisional government. If the Red Army advances, Lublin could govern Polish territories east of the Curzon Line pending recognition by Moscow and possibly Paris.
Fifth Army patrols probed enemy positions in the Serchio Valley where a short Nazi thrust last week ended. Allied pressure remained on the Tyrrhenian coast as German forces massed near the Eighth Army front. A raiding party crossed the Senio River near Fusignano and was repelled by Canadian troops who captured several prisoners.
Veterans of Foreign Wars John B. Golding post may hold its first meeting Friday night in the new home on Seventh Avenue at Taylor Street. The building was leased by the government last Dec 1 but grounds and repairs were completed only recently. Commander R B Groves notes a Friday gathering may occur after New Year grounds cleanup by members and a supper prepared by Auxiliary at Joe Scroggins Jr residence.
Scientists report a vitamin hormone mix called Tromone may restore vitality for middle aged men who feel run down. The remedy claims to renew zest and enjoyment if taken as directed, with sales listed in Amarillo Pampa Borger Clovis Tucumcari and drug stores nationwide.
The Navy recruited 29 Panhandle youths through the Amarillo Recruiting Office. Chief Harry Long abach announced sworn-in volunteers reporting to training stations, including J. B. Watts and G. L. Peterson of Amarillo, plus recruits from Wildorado Canyon Borger Hereford Pampa and Clarendon.
Globe-News reports Corpus Christi Caller and Times and Amarillo Globe and News elected to membership in the American Newspaper Publishers Association. They join six other papers bringing ANPA to 713 members including Greenwich Time Sarasota Herald-Tribune Herald-Whig and Windsor Star.
A 170 passenger six wheel tabler type bus owned by Painter Bus Lines disappeared Saturday from a San Antonio parking lot and was recovered in Kenedy yesterday. Officers from San Antonio said no arrests had been made.
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