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| − | + | Claude Boydston speaks of his early experiences in the West Texas oil fields and later with transportation services in West Texas. In Tape 2, he recalls a little of his grandfather’s past as well as his own. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Claude Boydston |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' March 9, 1976 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Joanna Shurbet |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour, 15 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| + | First oil field job (1922), | ||
| + | Born, Mills Count, Texas (1904), | ||
| + | Family relocation in Mesa, Arizona (1918), | ||
| + | Schooling, | ||
| + | Return to Mills County, Texas (1919), | ||
| + | Return to Mesa, Arizona (1921), | ||
| + | Employment in Electra, Texas, oil fields (1922), | ||
| + | High school at Mesa, Arizona, | ||
| + | First oil field job, | ||
| + | Training for oil drilling, | ||
| + | Injury to foot (1924), | ||
| + | Opening of garage, Lockney, Texas (1924), | ||
| + | Return to Electra, Texas (1924), | ||
| + | Anecdote about being fired by Guy Waggoner, | ||
| + | Jitney Bus (1925), | ||
| + | Mail contracts, | ||
| + | Bosses (Zed Owens and Mr. Crow), | ||
| + | Mail routes, Quannah, Texas (1925), | ||
| + | Lubbock, Texas, compared with Plainview, Texas, | ||
| + | Effect of Depression on oil fields, | ||
| + | Move to Morton, Texas (1929-1930), | ||
| + | Money shortage, | ||
| + | Anecdote about drilling successful water well, | ||
| + | Trucking business, Oak Union, Texas, | ||
| + | Association with the Galveston Truck Lines, | ||
| + | Aid of Rube Loften, attorney, | ||
| + | Red Star Stages ownership, | ||
| + | Clyde Williams, partner, | ||
| + | Route, | ||
| + | Headquarters, | ||
| + | Growth, | ||
| + | Profits, | ||
| + | Effects of Depression on Plainview, Texas, | ||
| + | Move to Clovis, New Mexico, and Floydada, Texas, | ||
| + | Position with Wichita Bus Lines, Clyde, Texas | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| + | Employment in Big Spring, Texas (1938-1939), | ||
| + | Opening of lumber yard (1939-1940), | ||
| + | Anecdote about H. R. Bond, | ||
| + | Government employment, Alamogordo, New Mexico, | ||
| + | Anecdote about captain, | ||
| + | Purchase of Montgomery moving business, | ||
| + | Success, | ||
| + | Work with North American Van Lines, | ||
| + | Set up first commissioned agents, | ||
| + | Offices located, | ||
| + | Merger of Montgomery and Dean Van Lines, | ||
| + | Profits, | ||
| + | Building office, | ||
| + | Heart attack's effect on business (1963), | ||
| + | Sold interest (1965), | ||
| + | Sponsorship of race car, | ||
| + | Built trailers (1967-1970), | ||
| + | Trailer rental (1970-1976), | ||
| + | Hard work, | ||
| + | Driving in tumbleweeds and sand (1933-1934), | ||
| + | Dangers, | ||
| + | Trip from Lubbock, Texas, to Los Angeles, California, | ||
| + | Highway patrol (1940-1950), | ||
| + | CB craze, | ||
| + | Truck drivers' "exemption" from speed laws, | ||
| + | Weight limits | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape | + | '''Tape 2, Side 1:''' |
| + | Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma coaches, | ||
| + | Organization, | ||
| + | Changes in people, | ||
| + | Grandfather, | ||
| + | Parents from Scotland, | ||
| + | Filed land in Mills County, Texas, | ||
| + | Tea Pot Dome, | ||
| + | Roads, | ||
| + | Telephones, | ||
| + | "Jake leg", | ||
| + | Union workers | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 2, Side 2:''' | ||
| + | Blank | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1904-1976 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1904-1976 |
Revision as of 19:32, 11 June 2014
Claude Boydston speaks of his early experiences in the West Texas oil fields and later with transportation services in West Texas. In Tape 2, he recalls a little of his grandfather’s past as well as his own.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Claude Boydston
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: March 9, 1976
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Joanna Shurbet
Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
First oil field job (1922),
Born, Mills Count, Texas (1904),
Family relocation in Mesa, Arizona (1918),
Schooling,
Return to Mills County, Texas (1919),
Return to Mesa, Arizona (1921),
Employment in Electra, Texas, oil fields (1922),
High school at Mesa, Arizona,
First oil field job,
Training for oil drilling,
Injury to foot (1924),
Opening of garage, Lockney, Texas (1924),
Return to Electra, Texas (1924),
Anecdote about being fired by Guy Waggoner,
Jitney Bus (1925),
Mail contracts,
Bosses (Zed Owens and Mr. Crow),
Mail routes, Quannah, Texas (1925),
Lubbock, Texas, compared with Plainview, Texas,
Effect of Depression on oil fields,
Move to Morton, Texas (1929-1930),
Money shortage,
Anecdote about drilling successful water well,
Trucking business, Oak Union, Texas,
Association with the Galveston Truck Lines,
Aid of Rube Loften, attorney,
Red Star Stages ownership,
Clyde Williams, partner,
Route,
Headquarters,
Growth,
Profits,
Effects of Depression on Plainview, Texas,
Move to Clovis, New Mexico, and Floydada, Texas,
Position with Wichita Bus Lines, Clyde, Texas
Tape 1, Side 2:
Employment in Big Spring, Texas (1938-1939),
Opening of lumber yard (1939-1940),
Anecdote about H. R. Bond,
Government employment, Alamogordo, New Mexico,
Anecdote about captain,
Purchase of Montgomery moving business,
Success,
Work with North American Van Lines,
Set up first commissioned agents,
Offices located,
Merger of Montgomery and Dean Van Lines,
Profits,
Building office,
Heart attack's effect on business (1963),
Sold interest (1965),
Sponsorship of race car,
Built trailers (1967-1970),
Trailer rental (1970-1976),
Hard work,
Driving in tumbleweeds and sand (1933-1934),
Dangers,
Trip from Lubbock, Texas, to Los Angeles, California,
Highway patrol (1940-1950),
CB craze,
Truck drivers' "exemption" from speed laws,
Weight limits
Tape 2, Side 1:
Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma coaches,
Organization,
Changes in people,
Grandfather,
Parents from Scotland,
Filed land in Mills County, Texas,
Tea Pot Dome,
Roads,
Telephones,
"Jake leg",
Union workers
Tape 2, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1904-1976
Bulk Dates: 1904-1976
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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