Greener, Herman Buddy 1980-06-22
Herman Greener discusses childhood memories of Pep, Texas.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Herman Greener
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: June 22, 1980
Location: Morton, Texas
Interviewer: Betty Cox
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Families in Pep Texas (1980),
Hockley County,
Homestead maps,
Tar and feathering of Father Keller,
Still (1930s),
Prohibition,
Anecdote: fire in barn where whiskey was stored,
Childhood memories,
Harvest,
Anecdote about whiskey found in feed sock,
Threshing,
Women’s role in Pep,
Field work,
Milking,
Sewing,
Mrs. Jungmann’s leather goods,
Types of goods sold,
Community’s view of goods,
World War II,
Farm economy,
Prices,
Mrs. Jungmann’s goods (again),
Mr. Jungmann was a tanner,
Anecdote: eating bananas on the train,
Anecdote: Post Toasties,
Mr. Greener,
Carpenter,
Wife and children did farming,
Anecdote about drinking concentrated orange juice,
Business sense,
Anecdote: car loan,
Died 1967,
Responsibilities of family members,
Mother,
Field work,
Children,
Girls cooked,
Concrete bathtub,
Greener homestead,
Location,
Condition in 1980.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1930s-1980
Bulk Dates: 1930s-1940s
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