ABOVE AND LEFT: The North Platte Telegraph
Daily Bulletin | Aug. 15, 1945 Every describable emotion was expressed at the Canteen last night when the news of the Japanese surrender reached the visiting service men. Some cried, most of them shouted, and still others stood numbed, unable to believe what they were hearing. Meanwhile, the Canteen board, realizing the impor- tance of continuing to greet the returning veterans with smiles and treats in the months to come, went to make plans for the future. The War Dads of Kearney, forty-five strong, were on hand with a large donation of supplies. They were assisted by six of the Jewish ladies of North Platte.
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