View source for Greenhaw, Charley 1978-10-31

Charley Greenhaw recalls his experiences in 
the small towns of early West Texas and the early days of the oil 
boom in that region. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:'''Charley Greenhaw

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' October 31, 1978

'''Location:''' Cisco, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Bobby Weaver

'''Length:''' 1 hour, 35 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Desdemona Texas (1910),
Thurber Texas,
Appearance,
Immigrants,
Ranger boom,
Discover (1918),
"Duke," first well,
Work in fields,
Magnolia,
Town appearance,
Steam rigs,
Wages,
Boarding houses,
Equipment, 
Shipping,
Rig builders,
Storage tanks,
Family life.
<br>

'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Fires,
Entertainment,
Cabarets,
One-man band,
Corn whiskey, 
Prohibition,
Gambling,
Ranger and Desdemona comparison,
"Service cars",
Tents,
Oil companies,
Railroads,
Town riot (1919).
<br>

'''Tape 2, Side 1:''' Town riot (continued),
Doctors,
Fires,
Weather,
Minorities,
Job descriptions,
Mexia boom,
Land dispute,
Breckenridge,
Gambling,
Debts.
<br>

'''Tape 2, Side 2:''' Ku Klux Klan (1923-1924),
Rallies,
Threats.
<br>

'''Range Dates:''' 1910-1925

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1910-1925


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