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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
3
Marshall Faris, long based in Im fax California, spent this week in Llano visiting relatives and friends. He is described as staying with family and catching up with local acquaintances during his trip.
Llano County residents organized a volunteer committee to create an airport without bonds or federal money. Contractors offered to build to CAA standards at local cost, with land donated and 200 acres prepared. CAA officials praised the site with excellent runways and frontage roads after redistributing cedar and dirt to shape the field.
Pope blesses war correspondents Mr and Mrs Earl Newsom of Beeville as they visit relatives and friends in Llano this week. Fort Worth’s Miss George Ann McInnis and Houston’s Mrs D T Monroe also visit Llano with local friends and family.
The Llano community touts its airport built during wartime with 6000 residents backing the project. Army C-47s landed there and locals plan for future civilian use. officials note no government subsidies were involved. Visits from Houston families are also mentioned.
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