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The Rogers discuss their parents’ immigration to Hereford and the establishment of the town.  

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ray Rogers

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' October 24, 1975

'''Location:''' Hereford, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter

'''Length:''' 15 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Arthur Rogers’ father moved to Hereford, Texas (1908),
Brothers, Hereford (1908),
Acquisition of land,
Family immigration to Hereford (1911),
Immigrant car,
School in Sherer, Texas, land office,
Summer school, eight students,
Dry farming,
Not drafted,
Hardships of winter,
Meeting Mrs. Rogers,
Marriage (August 31, 1919),
Lee Hardware,
Depression (1934),
Only son born (1920),
Employed by Texaco (1934),
Lees came to Hereford from Iowa (1907),
Ranching,
Weather and dust storms,
Little Red Home,
Neighbors and citizens of town,
Childhood games.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Range Dates:''' 1907-1934

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1907-1934


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[[Category: Needs Review ]] [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: 1970s]] [[Category: Family Life and Background]] [[Category: Hereford, Texas]] [[Category: farming]] [[Category: Immigration]]