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Mrs. Strickland talks of the community of Bledsoe, Texas, during the 1920s and of Morton from 1930 to the present.

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Mrs. R.C. Strickland

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' January 24, 1978

'''Location:''' Morton, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Bobby Weaver

'''Length:''' 25 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Bledsoe, Texas,
Moved there (1925),
Built first house,
Hopes would be shipping town,
Built up quickly,
Ranches,
Ellington ranch,
Ernest ranch,
Dahlmont ranch (Tatum, New Mexico),
Lyndon (London?) ranch,
Water,
Fresh meat,
Levelland, Texas,
Roads,
Morton, Texas established,
Moved to Morton (1930),
Sandstorms,
Reaction to West Texas,
Coal oil cook stove,
School in Bledsoe,
Entertainment,
Churches,
Hunting,
Road improvement,
Father—ginner,
Early Hamilton, Texas.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Range Dates:''' 1925-1978

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1925-1978


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