Laughlin, Lena 1981-05-20
Lena Laughlin, retired schoolteacher and wife of Red Laughlin, describes Wink, Texas, during the height of the oil boom there in the 1930s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Lena Laughlin
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: May 20, 1981
Location: Wink, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Born: Anson, Texas (1906),
To Wink, Texas (1928),
Red Laughlin, husband,
Auto repair shop (1928-1940),
Drug store,
Wink,
Schoolteacher,
School buildings,
Living conditions (1928),
Tents,
Oil company camps,
Businesses,
Jewish owners,
Schoolteachers,
Students,
Roy Orbison,
Saturdays,
Theaters,
Blackie Laughlin,
Shorty Laughlin,
Baptist Church,
Roy Orbison (again).
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1906-1940
Bulk Dates: 1928-1940
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