Reynolds, Oscar 1968-05-15
Oscar Reynolds touches on a variety of subjects, but none are considered to any depth. At times it is difficult to understand and connect events because the recorder was started after the narration began. A longtime resident of Crane, Reynolds devotes much of his discussion to a personal biography.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Oscar Reynolds
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: May 15, 1968
Location: Crane, Texas
Interviewer: Paul Patterson
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: School at Dewey (1905),
School at Forestberg,
School at Salona,
Building pipelines,
Ku Klux Klan,
Jordan, New Mexico, killing,
Tucumcari killing,
Short history of C. W. Post,
Choice of a site for Texas Tech,
Borger, Texas,
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker,
Law,
Population,
McKinley,
Coleman trucks.
Tape 1, Side 2: Early Crane residents,
Jailhouse,
Cemetery,
Shooting incident,
Winos and nitroglycerin incident,
Stills and making whiskey,
Rooster fights,
Jim Crow,
Treasure,
Confederate money,
Painted rock,
Price of water,
Toilet facilities,
Lighting,
Water lines,
Cyclones (1935).
Range Dates: 1905-1935
Bulk Dates: 1905-1935
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