Goodpasture, Mrs Grady and Rita Muldrow 1974-03-26

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Wife and daughter of Grady Goodpasture discuss Goodpasture's career in the grain elevator business and other business interests.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Mrs. Grady Goodpasture and Rita Muldrow

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Date: March 26, 1974

Location: Brownfield, Texas

Interviewer: Jeff Townsend

Length: 1 hour, 10 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Early recollections of Brownfield cited, Goodpasture's work on a cornsheller dairy noted, Goodpasture's athletic career and education, Goodpasture family mentioned, Goodpasture patents, inventions discussed, Claims first automated elevator, Automatic dredge recalled, First grain elevators and growth of elevators traced, Development of Houston properties, Entry into liquid fertilizer business cited, Work with inventions (continued).

Tape 1, Side 2: Fertilizer (continued), Concrete mix discussed, Recollections of deep-breaking practices noted, Goodpasture's study habits noted, Civic university affairs noted, Goodpasture characterized, Relationship with workers, Anecdote on rescue of a worker upon explosion of elevator, Loss of money on cattle mentioned, Period of expansion related to government price support related, Attitude toward Houston property given, Houston operations discussed, Hurricane Carla recalled.

Tape 2, Side 1: Goodpasture's business opportunities and insight recalled, Water authority's expropriation of Goodpasture's property recalled with bitterness, Corn processing in the Depression remembered, Goodpasture family recalled.

Tape 2, Side 2: Blank

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