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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1941
Page
7
A Southwestern Telephone notice states permanent restoration after last November's ice storm will take about a year and cost around 800 000. The Panhandle was isolated by the storm, cutting off service and prompting the lengthy repair plan.
Anne Whittlesley an 18 year old daughter of Percy W Whittlesley was placed under police guard on the Smith College campus after authorities said the suspected assailant of her father a Nazi sympathizer Walter G Groebli had been believed in the area Police had been searching for Groebli since the Jan 19 shooting of Whittlesley's father in Nyack New York Source notes Smith College press board disclosed the guard assignment as the girl prepared to take spring vacation
In a broad 100 mile area, poles were flattened and wires broken. Nearly 700 Bell system repairmen from 11 states, 100 trucks, and over 150 carloads of materials were needed to restore service. Six emergency radio stations aided communication to the stricken area. Permanent repairs by district crews will take almost a year. Total restoration cost about 800000 dollars, excluding Long Lines plant costs. Telephone service to Alaska runs through Army Signal Corps channels.
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