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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1945
Page
6
The Amarillo Globe announces its launch in 1924 with evening publication schedule except weekends. Staff listed include GENE HOWE as president and publisher, JOHN McCARTY as assistant publisher, and WESLEY IZZARD as editor in chief. Telephone number 6264 provided.
The photo shows Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands transformed into a vast airstrip as American engineers push airports forward amid ongoing combat. Planes depart from Kwajalein to harass by passed Japanese positions while elsewhere enemy forces remain on other islands.
A quotation from Revelation 3 17 declares riches do not ensure true wealth. It contrasts outward goods with spiritual need noting wretched misery poverty blindness and nakedness. The verse emphasizes self deception and urges spiritual awakening.
A biblical verse from Ezekiel 11 16 declares that though exiles are scattered among nations the Lord will gather them and make a small sanctuary in the lands where they dwell. The language underscores divine care amid dispersion.
The Nation’s columnist argues that a political and economic general staff is needed for occupied Europe and criticizes fragmented civilian administration under military governance in Bavaria. Displaced persons, many war prisoners or slave workers, struggle for home return amid restrictive political rules and local leadership chosen by Nazis or collaborators.
Crossword puzzle clues listed in two columns. Horizontal and vertical entries include nautical aviation terms, weights, animals, directions, and common nouns with scattered archaic spellings and abbreviations. Some entries reference historic organizations and classical names.
George E. Sokolski argues Chiang Kai-shek remains the dominant leader in China, controlling government, policy, and the purge of rivals, with T. V. Soong as a sidelined figure. The piece contrasts domestic tutelage under the Kuomintang with Chiang’s decisive steering, arguing Americans should support Chiang and his anti-Soviet and anti-Japanese stance.
A speaker reflects on the 1920s to 1930s, noting how youth memory and later view color the imprint of those years. The passage emphasizes personal recollection shaping historical perception.
June 11, 1930 reports Prince Carol resumes exile, to be formally crowned in Romania. Other items note Chicago police vow to curb gangsters in hours, Texas cattle conditions lag, Japanese commander warns of strong attitude, an Ohio minister seeks Clark Gable, and Governor Alfred appoints Bascom B. Timmons as a Texas-born colonel and Washington correspondent.
A June 11 1940 report notes heavy British air raids on Italian Libya and East Africa as Allied forces press operations. Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and her two children reach Canada after fleeing the Netherlands. Amarillo Chamber of Commerce groups aviation and industry to support the national defense plan. Musk ox yields about twice the meat per head of a reindeer and at least twice the milk.
Major George Palmer Putnam and former Margaret Haviland, both in Southern California, drew attention amid rumors linking Putnam to Amelia Earhart who vanished in 1937. The report notes Earhart’s marriage to Putnam and mentions a medical ad, urging readers to ask for St Joseph Aspirin.
George Gallup notes a sharp drop in American trust in Russia after the San Francisco conference. Surveys since 1942 show friendliness rising to a March 1945 peak, then falling to less than a majority now. Trust declined across parties, genders, and education levels, reflecting evolving postwar attitudes.
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