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Charles Bell relates incidents and early settlers in Brownwood, and talks about Brownwood during the Depression.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Charles Bell
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' November 14, 1969
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Brownwood, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 50 minutes
  
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
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Manuscript of unknown origin:
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Story about John Weldon, and horse thief, who burned down the jail trying to escape in 1878,
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Lists early officers, merchants, and pioneers of Brown County,
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Discusses the W. W. Watkins family and their recollections of Brownwood pioneers,
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Tells of the June, 1876 freeze in Brown County,
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Story of Mr. Bell trading two chickens for a five-year subscription to Dallas Semi-Weekly News,
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Discusses the government cattle-killing during the depression,
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Discusses going into the sheep and goat business
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
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Story about Will Simmons selling rambouillet sheep to Russians,
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Refers to story about Henry Ford being Jesse James,
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Discusses Brooke Smith and bank failures of 1920s,
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Story of why the Santa Fe built into Brown County,
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Tells about the "San Saba Mob" terrorizing San Saba County
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1876-1969
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1876-1969
  
  

Revision as of 19:59, 9 June 2014

Charles Bell relates incidents and early settlers in Brownwood, and talks about Brownwood during the Depression.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Charles Bell

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: November 14, 1969

Location: Brownwood, Texas

Interviewer: Fred Carpenter

Length: 50 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Manuscript of unknown origin: Story about John Weldon, and horse thief, who burned down the jail trying to escape in 1878, Lists early officers, merchants, and pioneers of Brown County, Discusses the W. W. Watkins family and their recollections of Brownwood pioneers, Tells of the June, 1876 freeze in Brown County, Story of Mr. Bell trading two chickens for a five-year subscription to Dallas Semi-Weekly News, Discusses the government cattle-killing during the depression, Discusses going into the sheep and goat business

Tape 1, Side 2: Story about Will Simmons selling rambouillet sheep to Russians, Refers to story about Henry Ford being Jesse James, Discusses Brooke Smith and bank failures of 1920s, Story of why the Santa Fe built into Brown County, Tells about the "San Saba Mob" terrorizing San Saba County

Range Dates: 1876-1969

Bulk Dates: 1876-1969


Access Information

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Transcript:



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