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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1945
Page
7
The Navy announced the loss of two motor minesweepers, YMS 50 and YMS 365, in the Borneo area due to enemy action. No fatalities or missing crew. wounded totals unavailable. YMS 50 previously escorted convoys in the Solomon Islands and fought enemy aircraft, aiding in shooting down one plane and damaging three others.
Cape York is identified as the northernmost point of Australia in geographic records. The landmark marks the country’s extreme north and serves as a reference for maps and travel guides. The feature separates the Gulf of Carpentaria side from the Coral Sea region and is a notable geographic landmark.
A personal note asks Brenda to go dancing after the writer laments past grouchiness and cites relief from foot pain using Ice-Mint advised by Brenda. The writer mentions extra overtime money and invites Brenda to join him for a night out.
The battleship Nevada endured a kamikaze strike and five beach gun hits near Okinawa, yet remained in action. It fought for hours against shore batteries, with 71 14 inch shells fired, while Marine gunners stopped the attacker. Despite severe damage, Nevada was back on duty within four hours after the first hit.
Advertises Lavoptik for inflamed eyes and irritated lids with fast relief. Claims 30 years of success and nationwide praise, money back guarantee. Eye cup included and available at all druggists.
Corporal Jim Newman, 25, reported sinking after a long fight against multiple ailments including beri beri tuberculosis and intestinal infection. His mother said he slept poorly, ate little, and stayed near a milk glass at the last meal. He had been brought from an Army hospital in New Mexico over two weeks earlier after doctors warned he had two days to live.
Brother Charles B. Fraser Jr of the Fort Worth DeMolay chapter will speak at the summer ceremonial at Khiva Temple tonight at 7:30. Initiatory and DeMolay degrees will be conferred on 15 candidates, 2 from Panhandle and 13 from Amarillo, with Amarillo advisers S. E. Simpson and John Ekelund and Kenneth Lanham as master councilor chief office.
Governor Lester C. Hunt rode to work in a seatless upholsteryless auto while directing two men to an address in Cheyenne. The men discovered later that their passenger was the Wyoming governor.
In Lagro Indiana neighbors funded a new wrist watch for Pfc. Robert H Koehler after his release from a German prison camp last winter where he traded his watch for two loaves of bread. The fundraiser aimed to honor the 19 year old soldier.
The text notes that present day Northern Ireland was once part of the ancient Kingdom of Ulster, framing historical boundaries and identity within a broader regional history.
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