Norman, Jesse I 1981-08-14

Jesse Norman, major oil producer, discusses various oil production companies, in addition to his own.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Jesse I. Norman

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: August 14, 1981

Location: Fort Worth, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Jack Valient, Paving contractor, Jack Tumie, Edgar Marston, Valient and Tumie Construction Co., Thurber Construction Co., Paving certificates, Goes out of business (1928), Fire, Valient (again), Drinking problem, Promotional and bidding difficulties, Tumie (again), Wife (Mary), Move to Connecticut, Norman (February 1923), Pierce Oil Corp., Valient and Tumie Construction Co., Thurber Construction Co., Marston (again), Gambler, Description of, Wife, Mr. Gordon, J. Roby Penn, Crandall and Osmond, Oil Prices, Thurber Construction Co. (again), Financial problems, Crandall and Osmond (again), J. Roby Penn, Sr. (again), Description of, Charlie Yeager, Red Davidson, Rudolph Siebal, Fire (1933), Depression of the 1930s, Thurber Construction Co. (again), Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co. Mr. Gordon (again), Image, Prospecting for oil, Ranger field, George Stuttor, Drilling (1917-1918), Oil production, Pierce Oil Corp., Veracruz, Mexico, Sale of Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co.

Tape 1, Side 2: Frankfurt Oil Co., Brockman family, Profits obtained from oil company sales, Sinclair Oil Co., Rowman Drilling Co., Board Members, Hamilton Rogers, Gene Adair, O. P. Thomas, Frankfurt Oil Co. (again), Norman (again), Retired (April 1, 1965), Wife’s death (1976), King Properties, Penn’s company, Bob King, Oil leases, Edgar Gene Marston, Jr., Family, Colonel Hunter.

Range Dates: 1917-1981

Bulk Dates: 1923-1933

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