Dale County AlArchives News.....Ozark Boy Scouts Toured The Countrt in Late 1930's October 15 1970
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Southern Star
California Trip
(Reprint from The Southern Star, June 16, 1938):

  Twenty-seven members Troop No. 16 of the Ozark Boy Scouts left yesterday 
morning for a trip to San Francisco, California, and points of interest in the 
West. This trip was sponsored by the Ozark Kiwanis Club and made possible by 
gift of a bus to the Scout Troup by Mr. Sam J. Carroll, Ozark  merchant. 
Accompanying the   boys of this trip was Scoutmaster, Harry N. Mixon.
  The Ozark Scouts plan to go from Ozark to San Francisco, California over what 
is known as the Southern route, via New Orleans, La., Shreveport, La.,Dallas, 
Texas, on to Fort Worth, Texas and then to El Paso,Texas. At El Paso the troop 
will spend several days going down into Old Mexico to Juarez, thenback to El 
Paso and up to Carls bad, New Mexico to see the caverns, then back to El Paso 
and from there to Williams, Arizona to see the Grand Canyon. Then on to Los 
Angeles. From Los Angeles to San Francisco. The return trip home will be made 
via Salt Lake City, Yellow Stone Park, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Memphis, 
Birmingham, Montgomery and back to Ozark.
  It will take the boys from four to five weeks to make the trip
The following boys are on the trip:
 Henry Clouse, Gene Clouse, Jimmy Dunn, Oscar Dunn, Taylor Thomas, Rutledge 
Smith,Wilmer Parker, Wood Lett, Jimmy Sollie, Locke Redd, Glyn Strickland, A. 
L. Benefield, Jr. Kelts Carroll, Sammy Carroll,Bob Reynolds, J. W. Helms, John 
Speight, Baker Gamble, James Carroll, Martin Price, Glenn Price, Major Mills, 
Arnie Glover, Jr., Noel Andrews, Jr.,
Roysce Smith, William Garner, Emerson Valentine, Harry N. Mixon, Scoutmaster 
and Yat Sistrunk, cook.                
  Picture of the boys and members of the Ozark Kiwanis Club may be found on 
page two.

(Look under OZARK Scouts in Hollywood & Ozark Scouts Meet "Our Gang")


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California Trip
(Reprint from The Southern Star, June 16, 1938):


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