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Latest revision as of 20:10, 27 June 2019
Frank Hill, longtime resident of Tahoka, describes the town’s early days and general farming practices of that area.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Frank Hill
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 2, 1974
Location: Tahoka, Texas
Interviewer: Jeff Townsend
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Effect of Lapsed Lease Law explained,
Personal background,
Came to Tahoka (1923),
Tahoka area described,
Financing farm machinery discussed,
First gin built (1906),
First cotton grown (c. 1902),
Comments on farm labor,
First Tahoka farm cooperative mentioned,
Tells about electric cooperative,
Effect of New Deal,
Irrigation practiced,
Recalls Mr. Macha and Macha cotton,
Cites two Lynn County newspaper articles,
Describes first electrical plant built,
Mechanical innovations discussed,
Reasons for decreasing county population.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1902-1974
Bulk Dates: 1902-c.1940
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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