Rose, Mrs Austin 1975-10-23
Mrs. Rose discusses her family’s settlement in West Texas, the Smith-Walker grocery and bank, and the sugar beet industry in Hereford.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. Austin Rose
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: October 23, 1975
Location: Hereford, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Parents,
Father, Clifford C. Acker,
Smith-Walker Company, grocery and bank,
Lived with uncles, Edwin B. Parker, Oz Price,
Family home,
Parker’s occupations,
Mother,
Great uncles opened Fox Mercantile,
Sisters,
Mr. Rose born (1927),
Occupations,
Mr. Rose’s family,
Bought land in Dickens County,
Married (1950),
Farming today,
Sugar beet industry of area,
Building of Holly Sugar Plant,
Attempts to change Sugar Act in Washington, D. C.,
Ten days in Washington,
Contract price of sugar beets.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1927-1975
Bulk Dates: 1927-1950
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