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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1945
Page
8
A Globe News editorial notes congressional probes into Marxism in Hollywood and warns about cinema propaganda shaping youth and war effort, while bemoaning modern on screen romance as the only subtle propaganda.
The text weighs the morale impact of early Allied successes against Japan while warning complacency is dangerous. It notes Japanese pilots may be saving aircraft for invasion day, with kamikaze threats to transports and ships, and expects intensified airfield and factory destruction before D Day.
George F. Sokolsky critiques U.S. postwar abroad spending, detailing calls to invest abroad and loan guarantees totaling about 21.6 billion dollars. He questions the wisdom of financing Allied and enemy rehabilitation, warns of mounting national debt, and asks where the wealth to sustain such policy will come from. The column contrasts wartime prosperity with looming fiscal strain and criticizes endless aid as risk to American finances.
Bill Cunningham writes of GIs in postwar Germany, noting humor in jeep names like Dottie the Body and Hi-Doris on lead tanks. In Potsdam and Berlin, he sees Russians saluting soldiers, contrasts GIs with EMs, and captures one man's plan to return home to welding or trucking amid thoughts on readjustment and language.
Four B 29 bombers will be shown at Amarillo Field open house on Wednesday from 1 to 5 PM. Veterans who flew over Japan will describe operations as All Air Forces installations observe the 38th anniversary with a parade and seven enlisted men to be decorated.
Fifth Division of the Department of Texas will hold a division meeting in the Amarillo College auditorium this Sunday. Session opens at 10:00 AM and runs to 11:00 AM, church break, then resumes at 2:00 PM. Committees to be appointed. auxiliary meets separately at 2:00 PM with officials like Mrs. Miller Hudgins and Warren P. Hopson among expected attendees.
The B 29 aircraft is equipped with four engines delivering 2000 horsepower each. This propulsion setup defines the bomber’s performance and range as described in the article.
Joe Kapelus of Tyler returns from a Dallas business trip as advertised in Globe News Want Ads.
George Gallup reports that public opinion across 48 states favors veterans organizing as a political bloc after the war. Respondents cite sacrifice merit, with 68.8 percent saying it would be good while 29 percent offered no opinion. Occupation correlates show business and professional groups most skeptical, manual workers most favorable.
Puzzle fills horizontal and vertical clues on military terms and abbreviations. It lists ranks, units, and common abbreviations handling geography and celestial or metal symbols, with items like Brig Gen and Eu atomic symbol.
John C. Leissler Jr. editor of the Insurance Record will speak in Amarillo next week at two events. He starts Monday as the principal speaker at the Amarillo Life Underwriters Association meeting at the Capitol Hotel, then addresses the Lions Club at the Amarillo Hotel on Tuesday. The Insurance Record covers life insurance and fire casualty news for Texas and nearby states.
Miss Betty Bennett daughter of Mrs R M Bennett 2106 Tyler has returned from a vacation in Red River New Mexico with no incident reported.
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