Creswell, Mrs W A 1981-02-11
Mrs. Creswell, a resident of Thurber, Texas, during her employment with the Texas and Pacific Coal Company, discusses her memories of Thurber.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. W. A. Creswell
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: February 11, 1981
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 2 hours
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Persons in photograph identified,
Thurber athletic Club,
Dances,
Games,
Thurber, Texas,
Cliques,
Mining trains,
Flu epidemic,
Texas and Pacific Coal Company office,
Employment,
Legal Department,
William K. Gordon,
Louise Gordon,
Drowning,
Doctors,
Mrs. W. K. Gordon,
Ted Bott, ice man,
Dances,
Lawrence Welk
Tape 1, Side 2:
Ranger, Texas,
Flu epidemic,
Living conditions,
Dating,
Thurber,
Neighborhoods,
Mrs. McKennon, milk delivery,
Baseball,
R. F. Benny,
Ranger, Texas,
Mud,
Travel,
Courtship,
Billy Gordon,
Thurber,
Houses,
Great Depression,
Credit,
Ed Britton,
C. G. Bloom, dentist,
Fire,
Coal miners
Tape 2, Side 1:
Thurber Reunion,
Flu epidemic,
"4590" pills,
Thurber, Texas,
Social life,
Bridge,
Dances,
Anecdotes,
Thurber Athletic Club,
Swimming,
Texas and Pacific Coal Company,
Credit manager,
Grappo,
Prohibition,
Beer making,
Anecdote,
Rent
Tape 2, Side 2:
Family background,
Robert Adams, father,
Alice Virginia Lee, mother,
Courthouse tree,
Morphine usage,
Mr. Wilson, stepfather,
Musical talents,
Born (1899),
Education,
Rhetoric,
Secretarial skills,
Stenographer,
Duties,
Land leasing,
Leasehounds,
Texas and Pacific Coal Company,
Employees
Range Dates: 1899-1981
Bulk Dates: 1899-1981
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