Bouchier, Tom 1982-05-10
Tom Bouchier discusses early settlers of Post, Texas and describes the hardships encountered during drought and depression.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Tom Bouchier
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Date: May 10, 1982
Location: Post, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Drought (1903-1905),
Water wells,
Cattle loss,
Population decrease,
Farm injury,
Broken shoulder,
Bone placement,
C. R. Cook,
Bought farm (1916),
Children,
School trustee,
C. W. Post,
Home mortgage,
Bank aid
Tape 1, Side 2:
Commissary,
Dynamite,
Early Post settlers,
Dan Carpenter,
World War I,
Football games,
P. Hughes,
Personality,
D. C. Roberts,
Land rental,
Justice of the Peace,
Woodrow Furr,
Ed L. Gossett,
Education,
Sam Hawthorne (1915),
Buford Jones,
Court case,
L. H. Marcus
Tape 2, Side 1:
Clyde Redman,
Cattle marketing,
Droughts,
Buffalo Springs, Texas,
Reservoir,
Cattle driving (1880s),
Dodge City, Kansas,
Twitchel family,
Cattle rustling,
XIT Ranch,
D. W. Reed,
Ministry,
1930s Depression,
Drought,
Survival,
Cattlemen,
Oil industry
Tape 2, Side 2:
Oil industry (continued),
C. W. Post (1914),
Railroad commission,
New developments,
White River Lake,
Dam permit,
Water shortage,
Financial aid
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