Sava, Bill 2013-10-16
This interview features former postmaster and Castro County judge, Bill Sava. Sava discusses moving to Dimmitt from Texarkana with his wife. Sava talks about his involvement in the community follies, the Catholic Church, and his career working for the Postal Service and the Chamber of Commerce, and eventually becoming a judge
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Bill Sava
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Date: October 16, 2013
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Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 03:20:01
Abstract
Music, Italian ancestry, Mother’s ancestry, Music tours, green bean tours, Story about Cleo, Forson, Biographical information and job at Dillard’s, Moving to Dimmitt, What Dimmit was like when Bill and his wife moved there, Children, Schools in Dimmitt, Bill’s wife, The follies, Goose Ramey, Avie the music teacher, Performing at FunFest and the Sesquicentennial, Southwest Cowboy Poets, Becoming Judge Sava, After being elected judge, Local government, More discussion about being a judge, Courthouse repairs, Wanting to retire, Indian Catholic priests in the area, Change as Hispanic populations have grown, Gloria Hernandez and stories about discrimination, Church controversy over services in Spanish, Race relations currently, Stories about Donald Schilling, Mr. Ramey and moving the obelisk
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Transcript: Transcript available in reading room
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