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Identifier
20032757
Description
Travis Young has been named the Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Young Man of the Year for 1943. The award is given to a man between the ages of 21-35 whose civic activities and service to his community have been most outstanding. The award selected by a group of civic leaders will be presented by R. Mayo Bowen, immediate past president of the Chamber of Commerce. A banquet will be held in his honor Wednesday at the Blackstone Hotel. Guests of honor will include Mrs. Young, Young's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Young, and Mrs. Young's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Swor. Mr. Young is the general manager and vice president of Arlington Heights Ice Company and the operator of Icerteria stores. He is shown standing on a loading dock holding a pair of ice tongs and a block of ice. At the back of the dock are boxes labeled Jax, a beer produced by the Jackson Brewing Company. Mr. Young is wearing a three-piece double breasted suit, tie and a hat and eyeglasses. His first civic club affiliation was with the Jaycees and his first community job was a Goodfellow campaign in 1939. He is hard working and associated with several organizations and activities. He was born in Davis, Oklahoma, on October 6, 1908. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, January 19, 1944.
Archival Date
1944-01-18
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-320
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Neckties; Awards; Honor; Guests; Hotels; Loading docks; Ice industry; Automobiles; Hats; Eyeglasses; Suits (Clothing); Boxes
Names
Young, Travis; Chamber of Commerce; United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (1920-1965); Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce; Icerteria stores; Jackson Brewing Company; Arlington Heights Ice Company
Subjects
Neckties; Awards; Honor; Guests; Hotels; Loading docks; Ice industry; Automobiles; Hats; Eyeglasses; Suits (Clothing); Boxes