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Hicks, Pamela Calos, 1946-
On February 16, 1979, collector Elaine Broniecki, interviewed local Clark County School District teacher, Pamela Calos Hicks, (born in Dayton, Ohio, on November 23rd, 1946) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hicks moved from Ohio to Southern Nevada in 1947. This interview covers Hicks’ recollections of Las Vegas from 1955 to 1979. Hicks’ also lists the addresses of where she has lived within Las Vegas.
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Dillingham, Mabel W., 1910-1991
Mabel Dillingham was born in 1901. She married her husband, John, on September 22, 1931 and moved with him to Los Angeles, California before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1937. Dillingham became a secretary for the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at Fifth Street Grammar School. She was also very active in her son’s Boy Scouts troop. Dillingham passed away November 21, 1991.
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James, Audrey, 1914-
Audrey James was born July 13, 1914 in Columbia, Mississippi. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952 and over the course of her decades in Las Vegas, she has worked as an elementary school teacher. James has always been an active church member and continues to be involved in food bank operations to feed the poor. She has traveled the world and spearheaded a book drive to benefit children in the African countries she has visited.
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Eaton, Mary, 1908-2009
Mary Eaton was born April 14, 1908 in Kansas. She was born Protestant and became involved with the Grace Community Church. Mary married her husband, Bruce, in June of 1931. They moved to Boulder City, Nevada in 1932 and raised their two children there. Eatn was a teacher and civic leader in Boulder City. She passed away January 31, 2009.
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Lockette, Agnes Louise, 1927-2011
Agnes P. Lockette was born April 27, 1927 in Albany, Georgia. Lockette worked for the Clark County School District as a teacher and for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an associate early childhood education professor. Lockette passed away on June 5, 2011.
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