Kittyhawks Begin Air Wing Scout Project in Amarillo
The Wing Scout Troop named Kittyhawk forms in Amarillo with 12 members led by Edith Buford and others. They build model P-40 planes, seek Red Cross first aid certificates, learn plane parts, CAA rules, and weather basics as they train for a final ceremony. Several already practiced flying at Amarillo High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wing
Amarillo
Red Cross
CAA
Amarillo High School
Edith Buford
Margaretta Cox
Betty Glasgow
Martha Ruth Green
Marilyn Izzard
Barbara Hatch
Barbara Lee
Mary Frank Livers
Ann Rushmer
Betty Singleton
Mozelle Vetesk
Jeanne Watkins
Three Serious Injuries Reported After Panhandle Highway Crash
A Panhandle Highway crash near the city limits left three people seriously hurt yesterday afternoon. Soldier Lewis Carson sustained a fractured spine and kidney injury with his full condition still undetermined at Amarillo Field Hospital. The report also lists Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Larsh of Des Moines Iowa as occupants of the army truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Lewis Carson
Amarillo Field Hospital
Fred J. Larsh
Des Moines
Brothers Serve in Marine Corps and Army Air Forces
The Owen brothers H R Owen Jr and Charles V Owen are serving in the U S Marine Corps and Army Air Forces. Cpl Hascal Ryland Owen Jr served as a Jeep driver with the Second Marine Division and fought at Tarawa Saipan and Okinawa earning a Purple Heart. He trained in San Diego and is a former Amarillo High School student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Owen
River Drive
Pleasant Valley
Hascal Ryland Owen
Cpl
Charles Virgil Owen
U. S. Marine Corps
Army Air Forces
Owen
Nagasaki
Japan
Tarawa
Saipan
Okinawa
Marine Corps
Corporal Owen
Amarillo
San Diego
Municipal Airport
Memphis
Amarillo Army Air Field
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Las Vegas
Nev
Best Laughs of '45: Larsh Crash Victims Serious
Mrs Larsh suffered a compound fracture and cuts while Mr Larsh had several broken ribs after an army truck collision on State Route. Estelle McKenzie drove the truck in the middle lane. she and four soldiers were shaken but not seriously injured. Both victims were hospitalized at St Anthony's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larsh
Mr. Larsh
St. Anthony's Hospital
Estelle McKenzie
Miss McKenzie
Hostess Faces Odd Request In Auto Theft Case
FBI agent James Collins recounted an interstate theft with a twist at Amarillo airport. Robert Lee Crain, 23, of Long Beach California, arrived and handed car keys for his 1942 Buick convertible to a terminal hostess before boarding a flight to Oklahoma City, asking her to keep the car for four days until his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Field
James Collins
FBI
Robert Lee Crain
Long Beach
Cal
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Star Sulphurous Compound For Poultry Health Boosts Egg Yield
An advertised poultry preparation claims to destroy intestinal germs and worms when given in water or feed. It supposedly keeps fowls free of blood sucking insects, improves appetite health and egg production while costing little, though money back guarantees are unsatisfactory.
Tulsa Man Admits Stealing Car Then Selling It in LA
Crain confessed in Tulsa to stealing a car in October, driving it to Los Angeles, and selling it for a $200 down payment. He told the buyer he would return with the title. He was arrested in Tulsa for the first theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Crain
Los Angeles
Collins
Amarillo
Mr. Collins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kittyhawks
Globe
Mozelle
Leryers
Oteteke
Force
T Fly
Rockmont
Denver
Jack C. Thomas
the Panhandle
Buchanan
Amarillo Optical CO
H. R. Owen, JR
Zemo
Herb Williams
J. L. Pounds
Kondon's
Kondon
Econom
FOX Drug CO
Steele
Amarillooumas
Cretney Drug
Casella
United States of America
The
Cometic
Aria
North Carolina
DJ Scholl
Wilson Battery & Electric Service
Ordway - Saunders Co
PLONE
Harrison
Amer
East 4Th Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!