Former Greer Couple Killed In Collision
Mr. and Mrs. Harley George Adams, formerly of Eastview, were killed instantly and their son, Jerry, 5, seriously injured in a train-auto collision January 7 in Denver, Colo.
Double funeral rites were January 12 in the Church of Christ, Dimmitt, Texas.
County relatives attending the services were Ben Sorrells, Mangum; Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Adams, Granite; Mrs. W.A. Copelin, Mangum; Mrs. A.E. Wellman, Sayre.
Jerry Adams remains in a Denver hospital. His brother Claude, 3, was not riding with his parents at the time of the accident.
Adams was born in Greer county July 12, 1916. In addition to his two sons, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.M. Adams, Dimmitt, Texas; five brothers, Jeptha, Monte Vista, Colo; R.C. and Elza, Dimmitt; Jewel, Stratford, Texas; Carl, U.S. army, Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Bryan, Stratford, Texas Mrs. Virgie Moulton and Mrs. Jean Newton, Dimmitt.
He served two years in the army and was stationed in Alaska.
Mrs. Adams is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ella Schrayer, Kerrick, Texas; five brothers four sisters.
(Published in The Mangum Daily Star, Mangum, Oklahoma · Wednesday, January 14, 1948, Page 1)
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Denver, Jan. 7, (AP) - A man and his wife were killed and their small son injured critically when their automobile was struck by a Union Pacific passenger train at a crossing at 48th avenue and Columbine street today.
The victims were Harley Adams, 26; Mrs. Ann Adams, 23, and Jerry, 5.
The deaths raised Colorado's 1948 traffic toll to six.
(Published in The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado) - 7 Jan 1948, Wed - Page 1)
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Harley George Adams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1916
Birth Place: Greer, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Employer: Perkins Prothro Co
Weight: 155
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Pearly McClain Adams
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Harley George Adams Self (Head)
Pearly McClain Adams Father
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name Harley G Adams
Race White
Marital Status Married
Rank Private First Class
Birth Year 1916
Nativity State or Country Oklahoma
Citizenship Citizen
Residence Dallam, Texas
Education Grammar school
Civil Occupation Skilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date 21 Dec 1945
Enlistment Place Grand Island Army Air Field, Nebraska
Service Number 37718543
Branch No branch assignment
Component Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Height 00
Weight 600
Mr. and Mrs. Harley George Adams, formerly of Eastview, were killed instantly and their son, Jerry, 5, seriously injured in a train-auto collision January 7 in Denver, Colo.
Double funeral rites were January 12 in the Church of Christ, Dimmitt, Texas.
County relatives attending the services were Ben Sorrells, Mangum; Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Adams, Granite; Mrs. W.A. Copelin, Mangum; Mrs. A.E. Wellman, Sayre.
Jerry Adams remains in a Denver hospital. His brother Claude, 3, was not riding with his parents at the time of the accident.
Adams was born in Greer county July 12, 1916. In addition to his two sons, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.M. Adams, Dimmitt, Texas; five brothers, Jeptha, Monte Vista, Colo; R.C. and Elza, Dimmitt; Jewel, Stratford, Texas; Carl, U.S. army, Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Bryan, Stratford, Texas Mrs. Virgie Moulton and Mrs. Jean Newton, Dimmitt.
He served two years in the army and was stationed in Alaska.
Mrs. Adams is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ella Schrayer, Kerrick, Texas; five brothers four sisters.
(Published in The Mangum Daily Star, Mangum, Oklahoma · Wednesday, January 14, 1948, Page 1)
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Denver, Jan. 7, (AP) - A man and his wife were killed and their small son injured critically when their automobile was struck by a Union Pacific passenger train at a crossing at 48th avenue and Columbine street today.
The victims were Harley Adams, 26; Mrs. Ann Adams, 23, and Jerry, 5.
The deaths raised Colorado's 1948 traffic toll to six.
(Published in The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado) - 7 Jan 1948, Wed - Page 1)
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Harley George Adams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1916
Birth Place: Greer, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Employer: Perkins Prothro Co
Weight: 155
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Pearly McClain Adams
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Harley George Adams Self (Head)
Pearly McClain Adams Father
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name Harley G Adams
Race White
Marital Status Married
Rank Private First Class
Birth Year 1916
Nativity State or Country Oklahoma
Citizenship Citizen
Residence Dallam, Texas
Education Grammar school
Civil Occupation Skilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date 21 Dec 1945
Enlistment Place Grand Island Army Air Field, Nebraska
Service Number 37718543
Branch No branch assignment
Component Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Height 00
Weight 600
Former Greer Couple Killed In Collision
Mr. and Mrs. Harley George Adams, formerly of Eastview, were killed instantly and their son, Jerry, 5, seriously injured in a train-auto collision January 7 in Denver, Colo.
Double funeral rites were January 12 in the Church of Christ, Dimmitt, Texas.
County relatives attending the services were Ben Sorrells, Mangum; Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Adams, Granite; Mrs. W.A. Copelin, Mangum; Mrs. A.E. Wellman, Sayre.
Jerry Adams remains in a Denver hospital. His brother Claude, 3, was not riding with his parents at the time of the accident.
Adams was born in Greer county July 12, 1916. In addition to his two sons, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.M. Adams, Dimmitt, Texas; five brothers, Jeptha, Monte Vista, Colo; R.C. and Elza, Dimmitt; Jewel, Stratford, Texas; Carl, U.S. army, Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Bryan, Stratford, Texas Mrs. Virgie Moulton and Mrs. Jean Newton, Dimmitt.
He served two years in the army and was stationed in Alaska.
Mrs. Adams is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ella Schrayer, Kerrick, Texas; five brothers four sisters.
(Published in The Mangum Daily Star, Mangum, Oklahoma · Wednesday, January 14, 1948, Page 1)
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Denver, Jan. 7, (AP) - A man and his wife were killed and their small son injured critically when their automobile was struck by a Union Pacific passenger train at a crossing at 48th avenue and Columbine street today.
The victims were Harley Adams, 26; Mrs. Ann Adams, 23, and Jerry, 5.
The deaths raised Colorado's 1948 traffic toll to six.
(Published in The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado) - 7 Jan 1948, Wed - Page 1)
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Harley George Adams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1916
Birth Place: Greer, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Employer: Perkins Prothro Co
Weight: 155
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Pearly McClain Adams
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Harley George Adams Self (Head)
Pearly McClain Adams Father
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name Harley G Adams
Race White
Marital Status Married
Rank Private First Class
Birth Year 1916
Nativity State or Country Oklahoma
Citizenship Citizen
Residence Dallam, Texas
Education Grammar school
Civil Occupation Skilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date 21 Dec 1945
Enlistment Place Grand Island Army Air Field, Nebraska
Service Number 37718543
Branch No branch assignment
Component Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Height 00
Weight 600
Mr. and Mrs. Harley George Adams, formerly of Eastview, were killed instantly and their son, Jerry, 5, seriously injured in a train-auto collision January 7 in Denver, Colo.
Double funeral rites were January 12 in the Church of Christ, Dimmitt, Texas.
County relatives attending the services were Ben Sorrells, Mangum; Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Adams, Granite; Mrs. W.A. Copelin, Mangum; Mrs. A.E. Wellman, Sayre.
Jerry Adams remains in a Denver hospital. His brother Claude, 3, was not riding with his parents at the time of the accident.
Adams was born in Greer county July 12, 1916. In addition to his two sons, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.M. Adams, Dimmitt, Texas; five brothers, Jeptha, Monte Vista, Colo; R.C. and Elza, Dimmitt; Jewel, Stratford, Texas; Carl, U.S. army, Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Bryan, Stratford, Texas Mrs. Virgie Moulton and Mrs. Jean Newton, Dimmitt.
He served two years in the army and was stationed in Alaska.
Mrs. Adams is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ella Schrayer, Kerrick, Texas; five brothers four sisters.
(Published in The Mangum Daily Star, Mangum, Oklahoma · Wednesday, January 14, 1948, Page 1)
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Denver, Jan. 7, (AP) - A man and his wife were killed and their small son injured critically when their automobile was struck by a Union Pacific passenger train at a crossing at 48th avenue and Columbine street today.
The victims were Harley Adams, 26; Mrs. Ann Adams, 23, and Jerry, 5.
The deaths raised Colorado's 1948 traffic toll to six.
(Published in The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado) - 7 Jan 1948, Wed - Page 1)
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Harley George Adams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1916
Birth Place: Greer, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Employer: Perkins Prothro Co
Weight: 155
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Pearly McClain Adams
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Harley George Adams Self (Head)
Pearly McClain Adams Father
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name Harley G Adams
Race White
Marital Status Married
Rank Private First Class
Birth Year 1916
Nativity State or Country Oklahoma
Citizenship Citizen
Residence Dallam, Texas
Education Grammar school
Civil Occupation Skilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date 21 Dec 1945
Enlistment Place Grand Island Army Air Field, Nebraska
Service Number 37718543
Branch No branch assignment
Component Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Height 00
Weight 600
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