Tubb, Nathan 2011-06-07
Nathan Tubb discusses his early life in Levelland, Texas
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Interviewee Name: Nathan Tubb
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Date: June 07, 2011
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Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 01:24:02
Abstract
Introduction, Place of birth, Family history, C. W. Post, Building the first two houses in Levelland, Texas, Levelland getting its name, Parents’ name, Father gets into the real estate business, Enrolling in public school, Building Levelland High School, Levelland, Texas, Started teaching, Paying for college, Living during the Great Depression, Dust storm in 1935, Farming techniques, Prairie fires, Putting up a windmill, Collecting rocks, Animals in Levelland, Texas, Catching badgers, Transporting ice, Discovery of oil in Sundown, Texas, Irrigation farming, Changing opinions on the economy, The railroad addition, New courthouse, First church in Levelland, Texas, Land boom, Playing basketball, Outlaw football, First football coach, Moving away from Levelland, Texas, Farm work in Camado Valley, Farm responsibilities
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