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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1945
Page
5
The San Jacinto Kiwanis Club raises money to build a West Sixth Avenue youth center. A Fourth of July carnival at San Jacinto Park will fund the project with rides, John Snider barbecue, and picnic-style entertainment.
Paris reports that American soldiers on leave will not revive France's tourist industry. Army leave centers attract limited spending as GIs save or send funds home, with officers able to buy only modest items. Hotels and venues tied to tourism are repurposed for Army use, lowering profitability for local businesses.
Colonel James Q O Curtis Jr nominated from the 20th Corps of the Third Army receives the Soviet Medal for Distinguished Services after a bridge crossing over the Enns River in Austria on May 9. He earlier earned the Silver Star in the Italian theater and has served since West Point graduation.
In a quiet base office, a war chart records 2300 airmen rescued by the Fifth Emergency Rescue Group of the Fifth Air Force. The unit uses flying boats, B 17 bombers, crash boats, transport planes, submarines and destroyers to save crews over the Pacific theater. Rescues span from Balikpapan to Ormoc Bay with individual and small group saves, including a 60 man takeoff and a later submarine rescue after failed aircraft landings. The piece highlights morale in wartime admiration for lifesaving. MUSIC RECITAL TONIGHT The Marian Anderson Musical Club, a negro organization, will give a recital at 8 o'clock tonight at 412 West Second. A sellor will be reserved for white patrons, and admission is 50 cents per person. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
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