Medlock, Claude W 1976-07-26
Claude Medlock describes in detail Lubbock and the farming life in 1912. This tape is part of a Bicentennial Project of the Junior 20th Century Club.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Claude W. Medlock
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: July 26, 1976
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Sylva Wesendonk
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Move to Lubbock from Taylor, Texas (1912),
Parents, James A. and Annie Elizabeth (Bixley),
Medlock,
Story about zulu car (immigrant car),
First county road (1912),
Box and strip house,
Pioneer life,
Windmills,
Fuel,
Neighbor, Lee Tubbs,
Western Windmill Store,
Martin & Wolcott Grocery Store,
Buildings in Lubbock (1912),
School,
Rabbit bounty,
Farming in dry area,
Dynamiting for rain.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1912
Bulk Dates: 1912
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