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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1945
Page
15
Local society items list visits, family arrivals and departures, birthdays and newcomers. Readers include Betty and Pat staying with Mrs Lynn, Gaynor Van Shaw ending UT studies, and many out of town relatives visiting or returning.
A serviceman, sent to Le Havre and later home on 60 days leave before reclassification, reports drastic changes from his prewar self. He lost 40 pounds during the last days of combat, now matured and reflective, not bitter at the Germans, and feels closer to his family.
Lt Gen Barney M Giles 52 of Mineola Texas new Army Air Forces Pacific commander recalls pressuring for longer ranges and bigger fighter forces to stop German air attacks. He helped plan surprise missions using P 38 P 47 and P 51 fighters and flew the first Flying Fortress to the Army. Giles discusses bombing targets and Japan war aims as he schemes rest and recreation for B 29 crews and mission quotas.
Ceiling prices for used passenger cars trucks and motorcycles drop four percent on July 1 under OPA rollover rules. After August 1 only sellers with reconditioning facilities may charge OPA warranty ceilings. Extra equipment charges on used cars are also reduced by four percent beginning July 1.
Amarillo will gain from a July 1 reduction in all air express rates as the nationwide Tariff No. 8 supplement takes effect. An overall 40 percent cut applies to magazines newspapers and other periodicals, with further additions and changes reflecting postwar developments, announced by Railway Express Agency general agent B J Whittington.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Perkins have returned to their home in Quitaque after visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs W O Puett, 1801 Van Buren.
Mrs. R. C. English of 4086 North Buchanan visits her daughter Mrs. C. H. Trice in Oklahoma City for two weeks.
Mrs Lidia and Mr A D Lidia hosted a visit from Mrs Lidia’s parents Mr and Mrs J K Orndorss of Gordon at 2208 Lipscomb.
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