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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Carl Hudson speaks of the development of electrical
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companies in Texas.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Carl Hudson
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' February 14, 1978
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Childress, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Bobby Weaver
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 40 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Grew up in Childress Texas,
 
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Childress Electric and Ice Company (1916),
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Work,
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Customers,
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Fuel,
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Sold out to Central Power and Light Company,
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Sold current to Rural Electrification Administration,
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Electric appliances,
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Generator problems,
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Texas Utility Company,
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Work,
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Headquarters at Abilene Texas,
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Diesel engines,
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Expanding electricity lines,
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Copper lines change to aluminum (1960s),
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Rural Electrification Administration (REA).
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' REA (continued),
 
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Electric street lights,
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Fort Worth and Denver Railway apprentice,
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Electric current,
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Meters,
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Electrical accidents,
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Automobiles (1919).
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1916-1978
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1916-1960s
  
  

Revision as of 20:35, 17 December 2014

Carl Hudson speaks of the development of electrical companies in Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Carl Hudson

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: February 14, 1978

Location: Childress, Texas

Interviewer: Bobby Weaver

Length: 40 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Grew up in Childress Texas, Childress Electric and Ice Company (1916), Work, Customers, Fuel, Sold out to Central Power and Light Company, Sold current to Rural Electrification Administration, Electric appliances, Generator problems, Texas Utility Company, Work, Headquarters at Abilene Texas, Diesel engines, Expanding electricity lines, Copper lines change to aluminum (1960s), Rural Electrification Administration (REA).

Tape 1, Side 2: REA (continued), Electric street lights, Fort Worth and Denver Railway apprentice, Electric current, Meters, Electrical accidents, Automobiles (1919).

Range Dates: 1916-1978

Bulk Dates: 1916-1960s


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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