Ross, C E, Eunice Jones, Kenneth Pirtel, W. G. McDonald,Virgil Travis, Sam Murphy, M. J. Craig, Ike Bailey, Lloyd Hann, Odell Sears, and Jack Hamilton1972-10-29
Former Brownfield mayors and city council members reminisce about early Brownfield and the improvements that have been made in that city over the years.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: C.E. Ross, Eunice Jones, Kenneth Pirtel, W. G. McDonald,Virgil Travis, Sam Murphy, M. J. Craig, Ike Bailey, Lloyd Hann, Odell Sears, and Jack Hamilton.
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: October 29, 1972
Location: Brownfield, Texas
Interviewer: Beth Geron
Length: 35 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: C. E. Ross [speaker],
Mayor of Brownfield (1964-1968),
Highlights while in office,
Post Office building,
Eunice Jones [speaker],
City manager (1923-1966),
Kenneth Pirtel [speaker],
City councilman (1964-1968),
W. G. McDonald [speaker],
City councilman (1947-1949),
Highlights while in office,
Acquisition of land,
Virgil Travis [speaker],
City councilman (1953-1957),
Other council members,
Sam Murphy [speaker],
City councilman (1949, 1951-1959),
Fire engine bought,
To Brownfield (1928),
M. J. Craig [speaker],
City councilman (18 years),
Mayors,
Incorporation of Brownfield (1920),
To Brownfield (1923),
1930s Depression,
Taxes,
Brick pavement,
Acquisition of land,
Marion V. Brownfield,
Mudhole in Brownfield,
Zoning of Brownfield (1946),
Ike Bailey [speaker],
City councilman (1938),
Other council members,
Lloyd Hann,
Mayor of Brownfield (1972),
Fourteen mayors honored,
Odell Sears [speaker],
City councilman (1971-),
Other council members,
Highlights while in office,
Jack Hamilton [speaker],
City councilman (1963-1967),
Mayor (1968-1972),
Highlights while in office.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1920-1972
Bulk Dates: 1920-1972
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