A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Clyde Lee Addison Gathright
Middle names are from Carolyn Gathright. She lists him as Capt. Clyde Lee Addison Gathright.
From Carolyn Gathright:
[CDI70-79]- SSn 568-26-9885; Registrar#48723; state file# 142684 sp init; B
[JLG]- Clyde met his first wife, Mamie, when they both still lived in Arkansas. He enlisted in the Army, Served in WWI, and at some point settled out here (Calif) and married, Mamie passed away in 1947, and Clyde eventually married Bessie. Carried on extensive correspondence with PD GATHRIGHT of Arkansas from 1955-69.
4 Aug 1956 "Santa Ana Prisoner Surrenders to Police"photo caption 'Narrow Escape' Capt. Clyde GATHRIGHT, who is in charge of the Orange County Jail at Santa Ana, ...? cir 1950's "Jail's 25-year-old Kitchen Range replace, but memories linger on" '... The jail has the reputation of serving the best meals of any bastile in California, a fact which jail Capt. C.L. GATHRIGHT views with both pride and perplexity. He sort of figures that the meals are too good, and men like it in the county's hotel.
... And, Capt. GATHRIGHT explains, it's all a balanced diet, with plenty of good healthy meat and vegetables....' photo caption 'FOR 'RELUCTATNT' PRISONERS' Chow's so good at the Orange County jail that prisoners sometimes are reluctant to leave, jailers say. It give Jail Capt. C.L. GATHRIGHT (left) and sheriff James A. Musick both pride and perplexity-
......?cir 1950's "County Jail Inmates Highest in History" '... Accommodations in the jail are provided for a maximum of 280 prisoners, Jail Capt. Clyde GATHRIGHT explained, but the Jail today held a total of 336 prisoners. ... In brief, GATHRIGHT explained, the usually high numbers of prisoners meant that many of them had to sleep on mattresses spread on the floors. .... NEWS ADVERTISER, Jan ? 1959.; "Orange County Chief Jailer Heads for 'Fresh Air' Life" 'Like many others in the crowded confines of Orange County Jail, Capt. Clyde GATHRIGHT, chief jailer, wants some fresh air. and so it will come to pass Feb 1 (1959) when
Capt. GATHRIGHT retires. "I expect to get into something less confining," he said, "because my health is not too good" GATHRIGHT's career in law enforcement work is long and commendable. He also served with the Army in World War I in Hawaii and Siberia. He started as a police officer
with the Long Beach Police Department in 1925. His experiences were varied and rewarding until 1941 when he left the department to work as a Navy security officer at the Seal Beach Naval Ammunition and Net Depot. 15 YEAR RECORD In 1943, Capt. GATHRIGHT passed an examination with flying colors and became chief Jailer at Orange County Jail. Looking over the record of the past 15 years in OCJ, Capt. GATHRIGHT says "I have no Complaints." .... Suffering from diabetes, Capt. GATHRIGHT plans to retire to his old home town of Long Beach in the next few months. He hopes to get into the real estate business. ... "I've only shot one man in my career and that was a warehouse burglar over in Long Beach," He said. "I hit him in the leg, probably by accident," GATHRIGHT laughed.
[Phone]- Oct 1935, C.L. Gathright r 213 E 52nd, 456-06, Long Beach CA. and 1938-50 (#in 1941+, 211-66) 1941-50 lived near (212) G.O. Gathright.1951 at 2225 Poppy, Long Beach CA 20-2357.
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