Maxcey, W C Jr 1980-02-06

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W. C. Maxcey, Jr., talks about his life and experiences as a farmer in Earth, Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: W.C. Jr. Maxcey

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: February 06, 1980

Location: Earth, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: William Clinton Maxcey, Sr., father, Farmer, Lockney, Texas, Dr. Dougherty, Churches, River, Citizens, Father, Wrestler, Description, Mother, Description, Johnson County, Texas, School, Miss Lizzie Robertson, teacher, Plains, Texas, Southland, Texas, Cotton gins, Farming (1917-1918), Train (1910), Baseball, Broncs, Swine Flu.

Tape 1, Side 2: Swine Flu (continued), Automobiles, Post, Texas, J. B. Slaughter, Ranchers, Citizens, Murder, Jay Donaldson, Bill Inman, Monk Bridges, Bertha Gordon, Sandstorms, Citizens, Singing conventions, Photography, Electricity.

Tape 2, Side 1: Army (1917), Germany, Farming, Tools, Livestock, Cotton, Cotton strippers, Picking skills, Milo, Maize, Food, Pork, Beef, Irrigation, Co-ops, Earth, Texas, Flying Club, Ted Born, Waldo Drake, Plane crash, Mr. Wood, Citizens, Earth, Fire, Tornadoes.

Tape 2, Side 2: Elroy Mace, Trader, Livestock, D. C. Roberts, Will Thomas, Games, Dominos, Croquet, Tennis, Tractors, Dry goods business, Farming, Great Depression, Government subsidies, Work Projects Administration, Businesses, Earth.

Range Dates: 1910-1930s

Bulk Dates: 1917-1930s


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