Wilburn, Tony 1981-04-01
Tony Wilburn describes life in Wink, Texas, during the oil boom in the 1920s and 1930s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Tony Wilburn
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: April 01, 1981
Location: Kermit, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: To Wink, Texas (1928),
Pyote, Texas (1928),
Population,
Raghouses,
Shipping point,
C. A. Jones, rig builder,
Caterpillars,
Oil field workers,
Wink (1930),
Stock market crash,
Effects,
Population,
Texas Rangers,
Captain Wright,
Yellowfront Club,
Cowboy Bill, bootlegger,
Lack of sewage system,
Cowboy Bill,
John Northcutt, outlaw,
Murder,
Heavy Brackeen, bootlegger,
Appearance,
Personality,
Henchmen,
F. E. Summers, Sheriff,
Texas-New Mexico Baseball League,
Heavy Brackeen (again),
Anecdote.
Tape 1, Side 2: Wink (continued),
Bootleggers (continued),
Opposing factions,
W. A. Priest, sheriff,
Blackie Laughlin,
Peg Wilson, county commissioner,
Al Jennings, Kermit constable,
Ralph Lowe, oil man,
W. A. Priest (again),
Blackie Laughlin (again),
Personality,
Murder,
Bootlegger,
Shorty Laughlin, brother,
Anecdotes,
F. E. Summers,
"Humpty" Jack Norwood.
Range Dates: 1928-1940
Bulk Dates: 1928-1940
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