Passur, Nathan Pat 1968-05-20

Nathan Passur talks about life in Crane during the 1920s, including data on the town’s early pioneers, the sheriff and the first movie theater.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Nathan (Pat) Passur

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: May 20, 1968

Location: Crane, Texas

Interviewer: Paul Patterson

Length: 45 minutes

Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Blank

Tape 1, Side 2: Short biography, School in San Antonio and San Angelo, Crane (1927), Size of town, Early citizens, Time from McKinley to Crane, Flood (1929), Road condition, Building, Cash and credit, School building, Water Cooler, Teachers, Superintendent, Moving pictures, Sheriff, Keeping prisoners, Population by 1929, Fires, Cost of drinking, washing water and oil, Killing, Deputy sheriff, Limberger cheese prank, Restaurant work, First band.

Range Dates: 1927-1929

Bulk Dates: 1927-1929

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