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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1944
Page
9
A light column notes patience lessons from a small Scottie, plus a roundup of weekend visits, birth announcements, address changes, medical updates, and family travel. Names include the Prouty Underwood Seay and Gouldy families, plus residents of Hughes Street and North Polk Street in Lubbock.
Joe Larson shows a 1922 black Model T touring sedan found in Abilene and stored for about two decades. He boasts its good tires, fuel efficiency, and mechanics with two pedal gears, noting it can run on kerosene if needed and may gain a radio upgrade. The relic draws local notice in Amarillo.
HAL BOYLE reports two doughboys in France escaped serious harm after a Sherman bogged down in a creek and backed over them. Lt. Shelby Scott of Virginia Beach and Pvt. Harold Hale of Phoenixville were knocked down and run over but escaped major injuries.
In a foxhole with Pfc Henry Arenda Hale's fingernails were sheared by a passing tank. he is now a prisoner of war. Word reached his aunt Mrs W E Bailey yesterday. Also noted: Sgt Gill was shot down over Germany on July 16 1944 and trained at Amarillo Army Air Field. A separate remark mentions a book bought by one person used at least five times.
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