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Tommy Thompson, afternoon editor of the Amarillo Globe-Times newspaper, discusses conditions in Amarillo during the Depression of the 1930s. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Tommy Thompson

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' January 07, 1971

'''Location:''' Amarillo, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' David Nail

'''Length:''' 25 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Depression of the 1930s discussed,
Newspaperman Gene A. Howe recalled,
Comments on Howe’s "Tactless Texan" column,
Political influence noted,
States opinion of Franklin Roosevelt,
Impact of the NRA assessed,
Dust Bowl reminded people of the agricultural base of their economy,
Transportation industry helped Amarillo through  Depression,
Speculates on public attitude toward world events in the late 1930s,
Effect of the stock market crash on Amarillo cited,
Mentions bank closings.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Range Dates:''' 1929-1939

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1929-1939


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