Two Soldiers Rescued After Treacherous Rio Grande Canyon
In Marfa Texas on July 29 two soldiers from leave were rescued after five days stranded in Santa Helena Canyon above the Rio Grande. Sergeant Clyde Ryberg and Private Clarence Hansen escaped by climbing to a cliff ledge, while Private Harry Buckman was drowned. The trio survived on a half box of raisins and a knife as they awaited rescue aided by rope and improvised signals.
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Marfa
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Santa Helena
Rio Grande
Clyde Ryberg
Minneapolis
Fort
D. A. Russell
Clarency Hansen
Santa
N. M
Harry Buckman
Paris
Tex
Buchanan
Hansen
Ryberg
Terlinqua
Buck
Canyons& Whirlpool
Buckman
Myself
Jackman
David Wise
McGovern
Lajitas
Big Bend
Railroads Recap of Amarillo Clovis News and Travel Woes
Long list of railroad workers and assignments across Amarillo and Clovis. Mentions trips to Topeka Pittsburg and Los Angeles. Rescue attempts in a canyon with soldiers and the army plane provide context for a dramatic incident.
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American Legion
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Los Angeles
Wise
J. C.ise
Bill
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Long Beach
California
G. C. Vaughn and
W. B. Gilbert
Eireman
C. S
Carl Graves
Ottawa
Kansas
E. F. Zimmerman
S. T. Harmon
Fred Bair
City Lake
Sam
W. O. Burton
San Angelo
E. Knight
M. I. Montgomery
The
Palisades
Fashing
Lake City
Colorado
Mrs
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F. K. Chapman
T. J. Calloway
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A. J. Stump
Dallas
M. C. Evans
Clinton
Pampa
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Boise City
T. H. Laster
Waynoka
Santa Fe
Fred Graves
Guthrie
Okla
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Pecos
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F. B. Hart
Butler
Oklo
FE. H. Quattlebaum
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Slaton
Machovec
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W. R. Smoot
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H. F. Mathews
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J. M. Hale
R. E. Morrison
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H. R. Sager
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E. A. Rapp
Betty
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Canadian
Brotherhood
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New Mexico
R. M. Rose
Brownsville
Gulf of Mexico
T. FE. Knight
Lola Lane
Hollywood
Waynoka Yard
Norman Proffer
I. Ke, Brown
J. F. Tucker
Mrs. Tucker
Keith Caldwell
Nancy
Gene
E. J. Lowder
Chapin
Springfield
Illinois
Mrs. Caldwell
Cave
Jack Lamb
Britain
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Ore
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Burleson
Washington
Laing
Kraft American
Chuck
Arizona
Bach
Calif
All-Bran
Penee
Hoyt
Richelieu
No. 2
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Johnson
Johnson's
Marco
Wilson's
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Armour's Cloverbloom
Muscat
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McIlroy's
Lovnnstoom
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Decker
Wilson
Parker House
Arkansas
Elbertas
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