Photo of Troop 16 Section 34 The 3rd National Jamboree was held on the West coast for the first time. Some 61 Boy Scouts and 12 leaders once again boarded a special train to travel to the Jamboree held at Irving Ranch, CA. This time they departed on a Santa Fe train that came into San Angelo from Houston. The Jamboree troops spent the night at Goodfellow Air Force Base where they attended a movie and dinner in their honor. They boarded the train immediately following breakfast on July 11, 1953. They spent a day at the Grand Canyon on the way to Irving Ranch and visited San Francisco, Salt Lake City, the Redwood Forest, Ogden and Pueblo on their way home. The Jamboree itself ran from July 17-23. The troops camped in Section 34. Gary Anderson of San Angelo traded a rattlesnake skin for a pair of Indian leggings. As in the previous two Jamborees, horned toads were again popular, but the prices were down because of a slightly flooded market! It seems everyone brought the toads this year. For instance, Thomas Belote, a member of Troop 1 of San Angelo, took 40 of the little creatures to the Jamboree. He gave some away, and sold the rest for $1 or $2 each. He came home with only 50 cents less than what he took to the Jamboree. Many of the Scouts went swimming in the Pacific Ocean while at the Jamboree but found the water cold. About 45,500 Scouts and adults attended the Jamboree. There were many shows and a number of Hollywood stars made the trip to the Jamboree to entertain the Scouts and their guests, including Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Debbie Reynolds, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Roy's horse, Trigger. Jamboree leaders of Troops 16 and 17 were P. S. Nickel, Bruce Fisher, J. T. Henderson, C. D. Cox, all of San Angelo; Leonard Lee of Texon, Jack Harris and Louis Manz of Uvalde and Buddy Wyman, Camp Ranger at Camp Sol Mayer. Here is a list 60 of those 61 Boy Scouts that we know of that attended the Jamboree: |
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San Angelo
Don Bartlett, San Angelo Tom Belote, San Angelo Thomas Belote, San Angelo Jim Bennett, Uvalde C. D. Box, San Angelo Don Box, San Angelo Kelly Braithwaite, Uvalde Jimmy Brunson, Bronte Richard Buckner, Uvalde Henry Bunting, III, Uvalde Krlis Buttler, Uvalde Allen Calkin, San Angelo Mike Cocke, Leakey Blake Duncan, San Angelo Ray Duncan, Del Rio Kenneth Duderstadt, Leakey Dean Garland, Iraan William Giffis, III, San Angelo Don Glenn, Bronte Tony Hall, Eden John Ham, Uvalde Ralph Harris, III, Uvalde R. S. Henderson, Jr., San Angelo Pat Henry, San Angelo Don Jacobsen, Irann Button Keeton, San Angelo Jack Kemp, San Angelo James Kerbow, San Angelo Robert Ledford, Ballinger |
Sim Ledford,
Ballinger
Steve Lindley, San Angelo Larry Logan, Big Lake Michael Manning, San Angelo Louis Manz, Uvalde Dan McClung, San Angelo Freddie McDonald, Robert Lee Don Mobley, San Angelo Douglas Moore, San Angelo Tommy Newman, San Angelo P. S.. Nickel, San Angelo Phillip Nickel, San Angelo Tommy Nickel, San Angelo Ernest Nimitz, Eldorado James Pate, Leakey Bob Price, Uvalde Paul Price, Ballinger Jimmie Redfield, San Angelo Richard Rees, Bronte Roy Lee Reinarz, San Angelo Pat Rink, San Angelo John E. Robbins, III, San Angelo Frank Rodden, San Angelo Don Smith, Iraan Edward Stasney, Ballinger David Steen, Eldorado John Van Conner, Uvalde Danny Welch, San Angelo Bobby Wiedeman, Junction James Young, San Angelo |
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We want to thank LaRuth Jenkins for providing us with the photo of Troop 16 provided to the Concho Valley Council office by Pat Henry. Return to Jamboree Concho Valley Council Return to Home Page |