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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' R. F. Binney |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' January 15, 1982 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Arlington, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Thurber, Texas, | |
| + | Coal mines, | ||
| + | Flood (1908), | ||
| + | Jay Gould, | ||
| + | Mingus, Texas, | ||
| + | Thurber Junction (former name), | ||
| + | Texas and Pacific Coal Company, | ||
| + | Subsidiaries, | ||
| + | Texas and Pacific Mercantile and Manufacturing , | ||
| + | Company, | ||
| + | Thurber Earthen Products, | ||
| + | Thurber Brick Company, | ||
| + | Coal Mines, | ||
| + | Depth, | ||
| + | Oil production, | ||
| + | Wells drilled, | ||
| + | Jim Hamil (sp?), | ||
| + | W. K. Gordon, | ||
| + | Thurber, | ||
| + | Unionization, | ||
| + | Texas Rangers, | ||
| + | "Red" Jones, | ||
| + | Roads, | ||
| + | Routes followed, | ||
| + | Caddo-Strawn Road, | ||
| + | Construction, | ||
| + | Early automobiles | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Gordon Baines, | |
| + | Coal business, | ||
| + | Decline, | ||
| + | Texas and Pacific Coal Company, | ||
| + | Hospital facilities, | ||
| + | Land leasing, | ||
| + | Discovery valuation, | ||
| + | Father, | ||
| + | Meningitis epidemic, | ||
| + | Thurber Opera House, | ||
| + | Etta Goe, mother, | ||
| + | Katy Railroad, | ||
| + | Electric autos (1920), | ||
| + | Thurber, | ||
| + | Chinese Hotel, | ||
| + | Employment, | ||
| + | George Studdard, | ||
| + | Fort Worth Symphony, | ||
| + | Texas and Pacific Company, | ||
| + | Scrip, | ||
| + | Thurber, | ||
| + | Doctors | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1908-1982 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1908-1982 |
Revision as of 14:57, 10 June 2014
R. F. Binney discusses his memories of Thurber, Texas and the Texas and Pacific Coal Company operations in that area.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: R. F. Binney
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: January 15, 1982
Location: Arlington, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Thurber, Texas,
Coal mines,
Flood (1908),
Jay Gould,
Mingus, Texas,
Thurber Junction (former name),
Texas and Pacific Coal Company,
Subsidiaries,
Texas and Pacific Mercantile and Manufacturing ,
Company,
Thurber Earthen Products,
Thurber Brick Company,
Coal Mines,
Depth,
Oil production,
Wells drilled,
Jim Hamil (sp?),
W. K. Gordon,
Thurber,
Unionization,
Texas Rangers,
"Red" Jones,
Roads,
Routes followed,
Caddo-Strawn Road,
Construction,
Early automobiles
Tape 1, Side 2:
Gordon Baines,
Coal business,
Decline,
Texas and Pacific Coal Company,
Hospital facilities,
Land leasing,
Discovery valuation,
Father,
Meningitis epidemic,
Thurber Opera House,
Etta Goe, mother,
Katy Railroad,
Electric autos (1920),
Thurber,
Chinese Hotel,
Employment,
George Studdard,
Fort Worth Symphony,
Texas and Pacific Company,
Scrip,
Thurber,
Doctors
Range Dates: 1908-1982
Bulk Dates: 1908-1982
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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