Caudle, Thelma Sechrist 1988-05-15
Mrs. Caudle reminisces about life in Thurber and Erath County, Texas, during the 1920s. She also discusses growing up in an ethnically diverse neighborhood, and the various cultural traditions she saw as a child.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Thelma Sechrist Caudle
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 15, 1988
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Richard J. Mason
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Background,
Birthplace,
Parents,
Cherokee, Erath and Comanche,
County Texas,
Education,
Unimportant to farm families,
Thurber, Texas,
Polander Hill,
Children's Games,
Home brewing,
Ethnic Groups,
Weddings,
Flu Epidemic (1918),
Effects,
Treatment,
Thurber, Texas (again),
Brickrow,
Ex-Ray, Texas,
Thurber, Texas (again),
Education,
Schools,
Segregation,
Methodist Church
Tape 1, Side 2:
Methodist Church (continued),
Electricity,
Barreled water,
Downtown Businesses,
Methodist Minister,
Religious Influences,
Wichita Falls, Texas,
Rabies,
Breckenridge, Texas,
Oilfield Work,
Home canning,
Rattlesnake,
Tatum, New Mexico,
Indian arrowheads,
Family visits
Range Dates: 1908-1930
Bulk Dates: 1920s
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