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A Record from Mary's Database

Record:

DRAKE, JOSEPH R.

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Comments:

The Warren Commission was unable to locate Drake because they had the address incorrectly recorded as "Alston" instead of "Abston." The person attempting to find Drake looked in the 1963 Dallas City Directory in the section where streets are listed alphabetically and note that it "does not contain the name of Joseph R. Drake under the alphabetical listing and numerical listing by street." They did not also note that there was no "Alston" stret listed in the 1963 Dallas City Directory. They, apparently, did not look in the alphabetical listing by name because Jos R. Drake, 11720 Abston Ln., was listed. He was an employee of Thomas-Jameson. Drake was also listed as the owner of 11720 Abston in the section of the directory where streets are listed alphabetically. Vol 22, p. 586, indicates his 1954 Ford two-door automobile with license plate PL 9139 had been pictured in one of the photographs (apparently not pictured in the Warren Commission volumes).

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