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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
7
J W Allison reports a tract east of the city and south of Highway 87 could host a near city airport. The eight section area has two small lakes, good drainage, minimal improvements, and lies two miles from the city center, with options toward wells or Western Avenue.
A blast in West Amarillo prompted many calls to Globe News about its cause. Readers speculated the Commandos staged an experiment, but a check found two eight year olds in class and a dog in a car role played in a prank. Other items describe intoxicated suspects and a cab driver aiding a woman who collapsed after a ride.
Wilfred John Hinton of British Information Services will visit Amarillo early next month to gauge local opinions on Britain good bad or indifferent. His wartime rescue after a 1942 torpedoing is noted along with upcoming Maverick Club brick veneering project for the American Business Club in 1944. Pete Neumann of Danville Tennessee will visit Amarillo for a noon luncheon at the Capitol Hotel and a stag party at Carpenters Hall 212 West Seventh Avenue before an urgent personal notice from New York cites 1-A draft status and home return.
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