Scarborough, Guy 2010-03-17

This interview features Guy Scarborough as he discusses his life moving around Petersburg and Colorado. In this interview, Guy describes his family, things that he experienced, and all the different endeavors he perused.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Guy "G.L" Scarborough

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: March 17, 2010

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: David Marshall

Length: 02:23:14 (2 hours 23 minutes)

Abstract

Short Abstract: Introduction and background information; Farming in Ashtola, entertainment; Moving to Ashtola; dust storms; Irrigating farms; his father’s garden; Getting electricity from the Rural Electrification Act; His schooling; Buying his first combine; buying land; Buying and selling land; buying a skating rink; The layout of farms, Petersburg’s population; the butane business; Having businesses in Lubbock; Planting wheat and owning a ranch; Living in Colorado

Longer Abstract: Background information; Born at Goodnight, Texas in Armstrong County; Father’s store at Ashtola, Texas; Merchandise and customers; Childhood friend; Life at Ashtola; Cotton farming; Father cultivated corn for the family; Longhorn cheese; Childhood games; Wildlife in the area; Parents’ names and family history; Brother’s death; Life at Lubbock; Sandstorm experiences; Cotton farming at Petersburg, Texas; Conditions during 1930’s; Government paid for the cattle; Moving to Petersburg; Father purchased land; Shipped belongings by rail; Recollections of farming; Crops and weeds; Description of his house; Electricity; Carbide lights; Wind generator; Memories of his father; Heating and cooking fuel; Recollections of Petersburg; Population; Stores; School; Recollections of Petersburg (continued); Childhood fights; Church; Price of fuel; International Harvester; First tractor; Harvesting wheat; Harvesting using a combine; Finances; Issues; Places where he worked; Purchasing farmland; Meeting the owner; Conditions of the contract; Selling the land; Skating rink; Finances; Farming at Petersburg; Pumps; Area served; Location of houses; Comments on the town’s decline; Other endeavors; Butane business; Issues with finances; Incidents; Lumbering business; Stores; Lubbock businesses; Grocery store at Lubbock shopping Centre; Scarborough Used Cars; Other recollections; Methods he used to run business; Harvesting in Colorado; Digging irrigation wells; Living on a ranch; Life in Colorado; Getting into the cattle business; Selling the combine to his worker; Issues with him; Other jobs; Other recollections; Retirement; Marital problems; Second marriage.

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: access copy available in reading room

Transcript: available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/363083 >

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