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Category Archives: Movie History
Our Corner of Texas
We were young, just married a few months now. Everything was an adventure. We were in a small town that made the front pages across the nation. The Hispanic people there at the time called themselves Chicanos. I never used … Continue reading
Mitsubishi G4M by Joseph Najera
This is one of the kinds of bombers used by the Japanese. They were called by the American GIs, the “Flying Zippo.” Their fuel tanks were poorly protected and exploded easily, especially when hit. Were a medium range … Continue reading
Posted in California History, encephalitis, Movie History, Oxnard, WWII
Tagged California, Christmas, WWII
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Lone Star by Joseph Najera
You can see the word Maverick in the highlighted portion of this map. That is the name of this particular county. You can find the Rio Grande and the small town called Eagle Pass. Across the river is Mexico. You … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Family Reunion, Movie History, Texas History, The Alamo
Tagged family
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The Water by Joseph E. Najera
The 1952 polio epidemic was the worst outbreak our country has ever seen. Nationwide, there were nearly 60,000 cases reported in that year. Over 3,000 succumbed. Over 20,000 individuals were disabled and limited in their ability to walk. Polio is … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Movie History, Polio, TB, Uncategorized
Tagged family, Oxnard, water
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The Last City by Joseph E Najera
I am back at the corner of Market Street and Santa Clara in downtown San Jose, my home town. My family moved here from Southern California in 1956. We lived in Santa Clara a few miles away from this point. … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Hart's Department Store, Movie History, San Jose, Uncategorized
Tagged San Jose, Santa Clara Valley
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Barbara Worth by Joseph Najera
One motion picture that my father talked about was called “The Winning of Barbara Worth.” It was originally a novel, by Harold Bell Wright. He lived in the Imperial Valley and wrote this story about the valley’s origins. The novel … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Movie History
Tagged California, History of Imperial Valley
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Fox in the Icehouse (1930) by Carlos Najera
I was 22 years old then. There wasn’t much of a future there in Oxnard. I could work on the farms, and I did, but I was a high school graduate when most of the people in town did not finish … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Movie History
Tagged History of Imperial Valley, History of Oxnard
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