Greenhaw, Charley 1978-10-31
Charley Greenhaw recalls his experiences in the small towns of early West Texas and the early days of the oil boom in that region.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name:Charley Greenhaw
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: October 31, 1978
Location: Cisco, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Weaver
Length: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Desdemona Texas (1910),
Thurber Texas,
Appearance,
Immigrants,
Ranger boom,
Discover (1918),
"Duke," first well,
Work in fields,
Magnolia,
Town appearance,
Steam rigs,
Wages,
Boarding houses,
Equipment,
Shipping,
Rig builders,
Storage tanks,
Family life.
Tape 1, Side 2: Fires,
Entertainment,
Cabarets,
One-man band,
Corn whiskey,
Prohibition,
Gambling,
Ranger and Desdemona comparison,
"Service cars",
Tents,
Oil companies,
Railroads,
Town riot (1919).
Tape 2, Side 1: Town riot (continued),
Doctors,
Fires,
Weather,
Minorities,
Job descriptions,
Mexia boom,
Land dispute,
Breckenridge,
Gambling,
Debts.
Tape 2, Side 2: Ku Klux Klan (1923-1924),
Rallies,
Threats.
Range Dates: 1910-1925
Bulk Dates: 1910-1925
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