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-warew a A.I v ^g£3g?•y:*AVw;From Oct 20, 1942 until V-J day, the Pocatello army air base was a ‘*B«TO” 10 miles west of the Gate City on: Highway 30.The “B-TO, big-time operation at the air base was that too, for at one time during World War II, 15,000 officers and men, airforce personnel were stationed at the base. Training base, for heavy bombardment, B-17’s-B-24‘s andpursuit planes, the Pocatello armyair base also hired some 500 civil* ians for work that of course closed entirely after V-J day in 1945.The three runways at the fieldwere of the finest construction bythe U. S. army engineers and Mor-rison-Knudsen Construction com-'VSsys.*wiss®mm|f»sis!!#MlWESTERN'S CONVAIR — When . passenger trafficinto Pocatello and the Intermountain area warrants■ • * • • . . •heavier facilities, Western Air Lines sends its ConvairWz?Mvismmsti40-place ship into Pocatello. This photo was taken atPhillips Field. .-. j , . 'lt;■j#You will like everything about this newWillys Station Wagon, it is more-powerful,more economical, more beautiful . . I- with• »distinctive new styling, new color combine tions. I*.—t . . ’ . ... V. ■■You will like the flashing performance and fuel-saving economy of the sensational newHURRICANE engine. This amazing performer develops more power but uses less fuel. It has a compression ratio, of 7.4 to j but does not require premium fuel.w.v/,YW/.V.V.V.V^*AVMy.,«/.*v.v*v,x,^ttv.v.w^'.'V;AV-Vr. V*'• VOverdrive and ■ grille guards . optional at extra-cost• • Watch a horse throw his weight against aheavy load. He pulls with all four legs; not with the hind ones alone.^ Mew y%«*7®n Truck!A brand new Willys model—4250 lbs. GVW —118-in. wheelbase. HURRICANE power forrecord low operating cost!r 1 * r . • . *New 4-Wheei-Brlve Trust!See the 4-Wheel-Drive Willys truck-goes through when others can t. New HURRICANE Engine-newstyling. 118-in. wheelbase, 5300 lbs. GVW.... Now watch the Universal Jeep” as it climbs asteep grade or claws its way through.mud, sand orsnow. It pulls with all four wheels... goes placesand does things impossible without the addedtraction and( pulling power of 4-wheel-drive. Let os demonstrate.mmmmmmmmmsiteili,V«V\Vy.O.‘illwmmHmmmmmmmUMmCOMPLETE PARTS AND SERVICE BY FACTORY TRAINED MECHANICSS. E. Brady. He later moved to IdahoFalls where he purchased the Idaho Falls Post-Register. Jack Trimming Pocatello postmaster, says records of hisoffice show the first regular air mail service out of Pocatello was Aug. 1,1928 on a National Parks airline plane. •151 N. Second
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Idaho Journal
Pocatello, Idaho, US
Sun, Apr 29, 1951
Page 85
Full Page
Clipped by
Patrick R.
USA 28 Apr 2020
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