Garner, Mary Katherine and Ed M Boon 1974-09-16
Mrs. Mary Katherine and Mr. Ed M. Boon, children of early Brownwood, Texas, automobile agency owner, recall their father's business and the eccentricities of driving and maintaining a car before the 1930s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mary Katherine Garner and Ed M. Boon
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Date: September 16, 1974
Location: Brownwood, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 55 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Mrs. Garner gives Boon family history,
Murchison and Martin families also discussed,
Old West Texas area settlement,
Father's working for Higginbotham Brothers noted,
Ed Boon continues story of father's first car ,
Mrs. Garner tells about Norman Weatherby partnership,
Boon describes assembling and financing automobiles,
Mrs. Garner recalls boys hired to teach driving,
Boon traces father's displeasure with Ford policies,
Mrs. Garner shares photograph of gasoline pump,
Return to father's business history, listing models that he sold,
Other photographs discussed.
Tape 1, Side 2: Recall taking a buggy in Goldthwaite,
Boon notes lack of new cars and parts during World War I,
Returns to credit and buying procedures,
Parts employees and driving instructors named,
Discuss tires and gas mileage,
Trip to Ft. Worth Texas recalled,
Boon comments on breaking in Model T's and breaking arm
while cranking,
Discusses Hall brothers Brownwood automobile agency,
Remembers car races in Brownwood,
Talks about turning cars over,
Changing Model T gears discussed,
Mentions Ford's Model A plant in Dallas Texas.
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