Megargel High School - Mustang Yearbook (Megargel, TX)

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H. F. HARMEL, JR. I was born in Megargel, Texas on August 6, 1911. I lived in Megargel until I graduated from school in 1929. I went to business school in Wichita Falls in the fall of 1929. In 1931 I took a bookkeeping job with Auto Spring 84 Supply Co and stayed there until 1935 when I moved to Oklahoma City and worked for Armour 8z Co until January 1936 I moved to Vernon Texas in 1936 and put in a Parts store which I ran for two years In January 1938 I moved to Seymour Texas and went into the wholesale gas and oil business where I stayed until December 30 1988 I still l1ve1n Seymour but I am retired at this time In 1934 I married Maurme Bradburn in Wichita Falls and we raised two sons who married and each have one son and one daughter giving us four grandchildren at this time TURNER L KUNKEL I was one of ten children born to Fred W and Mattie Kunkel on our farm about seven miles northeast of Megargel Texas Birthdate September 20 1911 I was named after Turner Lee Anderson our rancher neighbor on the south side of our farm The first two or three years of my school days were at the old Eureka school about three miles west of our farm In about 1920 my family moved to Megargel where my dad built a flour mill and was in that business for quite a number of years until he retired The rest of my school days through high in high school I was quite active in football basketball and tennis I was also a member of our high school band which was directed by Tom McCarty who was to become my future brother in law After graduating from high school I was very fortunate to be able to go to Texas A 8L M where I graduated in 1933 with a B S Degree in Electrical Engineering Since I was in the ROTC at A 8: M I became a 2nd Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Reserve upon graduation Those were the depression days and Jobs were not easy to get at that time I worked with my dad at the flour mill for several months until getting a Job with Texaco in their Geophysical Division in February of 1934 The next several years of my working career with Texaco were on a seismograph crew in south Louisiana In 1935 I married Claudean McCarty and our first home together was in Morgan City Louisiana Being on a seismic school were in Megargel, where I graduated from high school in 1929. While

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When I came home I landed rn New York Clty at hrgh noon January 1 1946 After three days rn Camp Krllmer New Jersey I was sent by tram to Camp Fannm Tyler Texas where I was dlscharged as a Buck Sergeant After berng drscharged from the Army I went back to my home tn Megargel dorng odd Jobs and workrng rn the o1l freld On August 15 1952 I went to work for L T Burns O11 Company as a roughneck On January 5 1953 I went to work for the same company as a roustabout rn productron I work ed as a roustabout and gang pusher for four and one half years and then started pumprng on the D L Btshop lease frve mlles northeast of Megargel for the same company I started pumpmg on July 5 1957 and worked as a pumper unt1l Burns O11 Company retrred me on March 31 1977 In 1972 I bought four acres of land out of the southwest corner of the George Key place just outsrde of the northeast corner of the town of Megargel I moved the house that I had bought from H T Halle for the four acres and added on to rt We moved rnto the house rn January 1973 where we are l1v mg at the present trme BCSSIC Maye and I have one son R11ey V Hampton born October 25 1939 ln Odessa Texas Rrley graduated from Megargel Hrgh School as Valedrc torlan of hrs class on May 24 1957 Exactly 28 years after I graduated rn the same school Rtley attended college 1n Denton, Texas and Baton Rouge La He has a B A and a Masters Degree Bessle Maye and I plan to celebrate our 55 weddrng anmversary on June 25 1989 9 9 9 ' 9 9 9 9 9 - 9 9 ' 9 9 . . . , , . . , - 9 , . , . . . , ' 9 9 ' 9 - 9 9 9 ' ' , . . , . , .

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crew we moved qulte often to varlous locatlons 1n Loulslana MISSISSIPPI and N E Texas After about three years wlth Texaco I became Party Chlef of our selsmograph crew and we were located at Mt Pleasant rn N E Texas when I was called mto the Army 1n early 1942 My flrst asslgnment 1n the Army was at Camp Callan ln Southern Cahforma Durlng the next four years I travel ed back and forth across the Umted States From Camp Callan we moved to Ralelgh North Carolma to Camp Stewart Georgla to Orlando Florlda to Long Island New York to Columbla South Carolma to El Paso Texas back to Gamsvxlle Florlda and I was fmally relleved from mllttary servlce wxth the rank of Lleutenant Colonel 1n 1946 Whlle 1n Orlando Florlda our one chlld a daughter named Dene was born on February 18 1944 Upon leaving the Army I lmmedlately went back to work wrth Texaco as a Party Chlef ln the Panhandle area of Texas In 1950 Texaco moved me to Ft Worth where I was made Supervlsor of our selsmograph operatlons ln West Texas New Mexxco Colorado Kansas and part of Oklahoma promoted to Ch1ef Geophyslclst and 1n that Job had respons1b1l1ty for Texaco s geophyslcal operatlons ln the Unlted States and Canada In 1960 I was made Manager of our West Coast exploratlon and produc mg operatnons whrch lncluded Alaska My headquarters was m Los Angeles ln 1970 I was promoted to Asslstant to the Semor Vlce Presrdent 1n Los Angeles and had varlous respons1b1l1t1es m our EXCCUIIVC Department unt1l my retlre ment m early 1976 after 42 years wlth Texaco In 1972 we moved to the suburban c1ty of West Covma whlch IS about 20 mules east of downtown Los Angeles After retlrement I jolned the Covma Llons Club and have been qulte HCIIVQ 1n that as well as tn church act1v1t1es My most avld hobby IS playlng golf The greatest dxsaster happened to me when I lost my wonderful wrfe Claudean ln early January of 1988 after belng together for nearly 53 years I contmue to llve at 2605 Evergreen Avenue tn West Covma Callforma and am fortunate to have my daughter son 1n law and granddaughter l1v1ng wlth me at thrs t1me I also have a grandson who rs ln the A1r Force and presently located at Dyess A1r Force Base ln Abllene, Texas 9 7 9 , . . . . , . - , . - , . ' s ' 3 ' 1 - , - I ' 7 9 9 5 9 ' 1 t 3 . . . . 1 ! 7 ' In 1953 I was moved to Houston, Texas, where shortly thereafter I was Y 9 , . . . . . . , . . , , - -