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Amarillo hosts 28th summer reunion of Memphis girls
A group of 14 Memphis born friends who began Christmas gathering at age 6 now meet yearly in July. This year they converge July 27-29 in Amarillo at Mrs. Lester Campbell's home for a three day visit with meals out and no chores. Members include Jeanette Watson Frost Weslaco Ann Pallmeyer Watkins Wichita Falls Bobbye Beavers Lorenzo Dorothy Fultz Estes Odessa Annie Williams Tabor Chillicothe June Leary Estelline Tommy Noel Denton and Jerry Kinard Gailey plus Houston area and Dallas residents. The piece also notes Judy Kelsey preparing for Interlochen, and a humorous aside about Yale students Hood Franks and Woodfin Campbell whose car repossession trip ended with a stuck windscreen wiper after 2100 miles.
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Mas
Theyather
Amarillo
Lester Campbell
Lenwood
Martha Campbell
Denton
Tommy Noel
Dallas
Jackie (Boren) Weisenburg
Martha
Ouida (Read
Pallmeyer
Watkins
Wichita Falls
Bobbye (Clark
Beavers
Lorenzo
Dorothy Sue
Fultz
Estes
Odessa
Annie Ruth
Williams) Tabor
Chillicothe
June (Powers) Leary
Estelline
Weisenburg
Memphis
Jerry (Kinard
Hood Franks
Woodfin Camp
Yale University
Hood
David Franks
American National Bank
Rhode Island
Connecticut