Noack, Paul 2011-11-15
Paul Noack gives his take on the Great Western Trail as well as his education, military, and employment history which led him to meeting new people and making worthwhile connections with strangers
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Paul Noack
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Date: November 15, 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Interviewer: Robert Weaver
Length: 02:49:03
Abstract
The Great Western Trail, Description of trail, Comparison to Chisholm and Shawnee, Interest in Western Trail, History along trail, Locating markers—Sylvia Mahoney, Fall ’08 Brownsville to Kimball County, Kimball County to Ogallala, Nebraska, Family, Wife: Connie Foreman, Where they met, Married in ’63, Garner State Park, Background, Born in Port Arthur, Lived in Groves, Raised on a farm in Knippa, TX, Started married life in Houston, Worked for Goodyear Tire Co., Wiggins family history, Growing up in the Fifties, Sister: Dorothy, Parents’ love and example, Selling eggs, Raising hogs, sheep, calves, Shawawa Trail and water hole, History, George Nelson, Alamo, Schooling and work, High School in Knippa, College in TX Lutheran College ’59, Blinn Junior College, Semester at A&M, Work experience with Goodyear, Other work experience (adoption), The need to belong, Investigation work: fuel tax story, Retired in 1994, Connecting with strangers, Digitizing photos and videos, Family Genealogy, Parents were Windish from Germany, Fayette and Lee County families, Lutheran Pastor Killian, Military, ’60-’61, 6 months active Army duty, 5 ½ years of reserves, Cuban era, Boot camp at Fort Chaffey, Arkansas, Cook school, Walking papers story, Reserve meetings story, Joining a control group, Vietnam era, Honorable discharge from army, No Veteran’s benefits, Gravy story, Photos, Description of pictures in Noack’s office, Taking dad’s truck to Oregon for 3 months, Confirmed in Lutheran church at 14 years old, Umbel Oil Company, Going to Church of Christ in Oregon, Painting gourds, Riding horses with Johnny Flemming and his family, Meeting for Great Western Cattle Trail, Land Heritage Institute, Life’s coincidences, Mammoth tooth and arrowheads
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