Exchange Club

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20026147

Description

Exchange Club J. A. (Tiny) Gooch, center, handing football to H. L. McGurk, left, purchaser, and Rufus S. Garrett, right, at a luncheon held at the Fort Worth Club. The Exchange Club set a new high mark for their contributions to the Star-Telegram Goodfellows and the Fort Worth Press Santa Pals, Christmas funds. Mr. Gooch serves as auctioneer of the Texas Christian University (TCU.) football. He is wearing a three piece suit and holding the auctioned item. The ball was signed by the 1945 TCU football team. Mr. Garrett is the outgoing Exchange president. He is wearing a double breasted pinstripe suit. Mr. McGurk, the lucky bidder agreed to donate the football to Lena Pope Home to inspire youngsters. He is wearing a pinstripe suit. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, December 20, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-12-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-378

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Fund raising