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Jesus Palomo Cruz aka Jimmy Cruz
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Jesus "Jimmy" Palomo Cruz: 1923-1979
In my random search and findings I came across this 1946 Dallas Morning Star article on "Jimmie Cruz" to add to the Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project. What I am not 100% certain of if he is the same person as Jesus "Jimmy" Palomo Cruz. With what little the article had "Jimmie" and his family it seems like an almost perfect match that they are the same person. I am hoping that someone related to him can confirm the identification of the 1946 picture of Jimmie as being Jesus Palomo Cruz.
It's unusual that I come across the nickname Jimmy in place of Jesus. So I am curious as to how his nickname may have come about.
Tun Jimmy was one of several Chamorro men who enlisted in military service prior to World War II, and was away during the invasion and occupation of Guam by the Japanese. Having served in the military I can only imagine the mental strain and anguish one goes through while fighting war at another location and not being able to fight and defend the home front, where other family members are being held captive.
After Tun Jimmy retired from service he made his way back home. Several internet searches on his name have led me to learn that he was the owner of the former Pirate's Cove in Ipan until his death in 1979. Today the venue is known as Jeff's Pirate Cove.
Sources:
Dallas Morning Star, March 20 1946
Guampedia, http://guampedia.com/resettlement-patterns-under-american-rule/
Guam Pacific Daily News, September 5, 1979: http://jeffspiratescove.com/politics/page12.pdf
Database Update 17 June 2014
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The database has been updated and has grown from 313,973 to 315,532 names.
Josefina Pangelinan: Queen of the 1919 Guam Industrial Fair
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Before the annual Guam Liberation festivities was the Guam Agricultural and Industrial Fair that was first held in 1917 and was intially held during the 4th of July timeframe.
The third Guam Industrial Fair was held from July 3-5, 1919 at the Plaza de Espana. Josefina Pangelinan was crowned the Queen after receiving 135,304 votes while her closest competitor was Josefina Davis who trailed by 20,958 votes.
I found these photos that were provided from Marvin Ainsworth's Collection, courtesy of Guampedia.com:
Additional Sources:
Pacific Profile (December 1964)
Report of the Guam Agricultural Experiment Station 1919 (February 17, 1921)
Database Update 8 June 2014
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The database has been updated and has grown from 313,163 to 313,973 names.
Two Sad Stories of Being Choked by Fish
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The historic tradition for fishermen/women when catching fish, one will bite the head to contain/kill the fish and place it in his/her guagua (basket). I recall fishing out on the reef with my talaya, and found myself doing the same when I forgot to bring with me a plier to perform the same effect.
Some 65 years apart, two Chamorro men suffer similar fates of being choked by attempting to bite the head of the small fish. The left side of the photo is from Father Ibanez’s Diary, where he recorded the incident of Lucas de los Santos on March 27, 1870. On the right side is the incident of Antonio Cruz Cruz that occurred April 16, 1935.
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