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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1948
Page
3
The Eighth Naval District electronic warfare installation team led by Lt. Comdr. Joseph J. Zammit finished installing equipment at the Central Reserve Armory. The local training center is now prepared to offer its services to members.
The Gulf Port facility becomes a full naval reserve armory with radar training units and a modern communications center. Lt Commander Vandale and Commander Zammit note the project cost near a million dollars, housing 425 personnel and offering gunnery, engineering, radio, and other training.
Firemen were called yesterday afternoon to extinguish a blaze in a welding gas tank at the Naval Arsenal in the 2400 block West Ninth. The tank caught fire about 3 o clock.
Teddy Stansbury, nine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stansbury of Amarillo Route 3 Box 480, is named the third nominee for most typically attired junior cowboy of the Panhandle. He is one of 12 finalists judged in Amarillo for a horse and saddle grand prize delivered by Rod Cameron at the Panhandle world premiere March 2.
Bear D Bagwell 26 of 1605 West Eighth escaped injury when his eastbound car collided with a northbound vehicle driven by Jimmy Dalton Ellis 15 at Nineteenth and Madison. The impact spun the Bagwell car into a curb and overturned it, authorities said. Also reported, Mrs Marie Jacobsen an Amarillo resident died at 89 after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 3 PM at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with burial in Llano Cemetery. Survivors include her son and daughter and three grandchildren living in Tucson.
Police report two business burglaries last night. At J. I. Case Company, 107 North Polk, about 30 cents in stamps were stolen after a hammered safe failed to open. At NuGrape Bottling, 1404 North Fillmore, a window was found open with 1.50 in pennies, two 25 pound sacks of sugar and five cigarette bundles missing.
A 1947 truck driven by J. M. Boggs of Denison became wedged under the East Tenth Underpass at the Santa Fe Railroad around 5 30 last night. The truck bound west blocked the underpass with its top scraping the structure for several minutes before freeing.
County engineer Frank Harrison reports ongoing requests for specifications to erect two Army surplus hangars. Ian Austin steel erecting firm submitted a bid request as part of a county bid process located within 100 miles of Ami.
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