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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1945
Page
18
Virgil L McInnis has joined the Hellbird Group of the 58th Bombardment Wing on Tinian in the Marianas. His wife is listed at 408 Prospect.
Halbert G. Cooper and Hugh Farmer have departed for Corvallis Oregon to join the Army Specialized Training Program at Oregon State College for engineer study. Cooper earned the Heroic Achievement Medal for saving valuable equipment under fire. Private Rochester, with guardians Mr and Mrs Otto C. Barten, aided in extinguishing a truck fire and moving the gun to safety amid German shelling. Joe W Beene, a ship cook first class on an aircraft carrier off Kyushu, is Bruce Beene's brother.
Mr and Mrs Carl Jennings of Hereford report their son is serving aboard the USS Nevada, the only battleship to get under way during the Pearl Harbor attack in the Pacific.
The Business and Professional Women's Club announces a picnic as part of its activities. Members and guests are invited to join for a social afternoon.
Robert H. Taylor of Clarendon and Don W. Dollar of Dumas have entered Texas A M College under the Army Specialized Training Reserve program.
David M. Steel of Stratford, a crew member aboard a light cruiser in the East China Sea, is ordered to the Navy repair base in San Diego for advanced study of fire control maintenance. He debarked his ship on Okinawa during its sixth major Pacific engagement.
Dalhart residents and servicemen return or are reassigned after World War II. Lt Frank Hatten escapes a demolished Flying Fortress and a Nazi prison camp. Staff Sgt John Bartley notes a New Guinea Christmas ceremony. Sgt Bartley serves in the Philippines. Marine Cpl Miriam Corbitt visits on leave from Oregon after 29 Pacific months. Coast Guardsman Myles Floyd and family visit Dalhart as he serves in New Orleans harbor. Pfc Robert W Monroe returns to Dalhart with family. Lt Harold G Field heads to San Francisco for chaplain duties after Fort Devens training. Arthur Ledbetter heads to Oklahoma City for induction. Max Lowrey and Walter Billau join the Marine Corps at Lubbock and train at Parris Island.
The column reviews new Victor Decca and Bluebird titles with Iturbi Grace Moore Sammy Kaye Erskine Hawkins and Gene Autry among the artists. Notable items include Boris Godounoff on Recordrama DM-1000 and Bing Crosby Liza I Got Rhythm on Decca with other releases listed.
Sixty six surplus airplanes were sold by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in late June. Prices ranged from 112 to 25 000 dollars, with most sales between 875 and 1 500 dollars. L B Glidden RFC Dallas manager announced the sale and a Roanoke buyer purchased 12 used Ryan PT 22s.
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