Albus, Mr and Mrs Leonard 1980-06-29
Leonard Albus and his wife talk about life in the community of Pep.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Albus
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: June 29, 1980
Location: Pep, Texas
Interviewer: Betty Cox
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Leonard Albus,
Father,
From Iowa,
Mother,
From Nebraska,
Brothers and sisters,
Move to Pep, Texas (1924),
Land purchase,
German language,
Home,
School,
Buffalo herds,
Newspaper,
Littlefield, Texas,
Levelland, Texas,
World War II,
Discrimination,
1930s Depression,
Cotton marketing,
Feed marketing,
Cattle marketing,
Drought,
Food preservation,
Pork
Tape 1, Side 2:
World War II,
Registration,
Brothers,
Barbequed buffalo,
Ku Klux Klan,
Rhineland, Texas,
Church,
Alternating Priest,
Trip to Pep,
Car trouble,
Recreation (1950),
Baseball,
Tennis,
Croquet,
Dominoes,
Fourth of July,
Yellow House Ranch,
W. T. Jungman,
Fiddle,
Dances,
Saturday nights,
Children
Range Dates: 1924-1950s
Bulk Dates: 1924-1950s
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