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The above quote is from my mother's diary. Rex was my father. My mother, Bettie Lu, was a clerk in a Woolworth five-and-dime store in Los Angeles. My father had returned from slogging in mud, cold, and fear through England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. He was taking advantage of Uncle Sam's G.I. Bill to get a degree in Radio and Television from the University of Southern California... They enjoyed their experience because Knott's Berry Farm was a special place, created by a special man - Walter Marvin Knott. I was too young to make this trip, but I made others with my parents, wife and daughters, and friends. Ghost Town was Walter's vision, expressing his passion for the Wild West... Explore.Discover.Write. "March 11, 1950. We went to Knott's Berry Farm for chicken dinner to celebrate Rex's birthday. They have quite a ghost town. We enjoyed it." The above quote is from my mother's diary. Rex was my father. My mother, Bettie Lu, was a clerk in a Woolworth five-and-dime store..

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