Mitchell, Judson D 1982-04-20
Judson Mitchell reminisces about his life around Roaring Springs.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Judson D. Mitchell
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: April 20, 1982
Location: Roaring Springs, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Born: Wimberly, Texas (July 7, 1894),
Move to Weatherford, Oklahoma,
Father’s illness,
Indian Gap,
Stone building,
Other structures,
Hoover Knobs,
Indian raid,
Hays County, Texas,
Blackland country,
Mother’s experience,
Father, John Polk Mitchell,
Mother, Mattie Elizabeth Hewitt,
Brothers’ deaths,
Move to Roaring Springs, Texas,
Hamilton County, Texas,
Farming,
Stock,
Water,
Stonewall County, Texas,
Teaching,
Consolidation,
Temperament during war,
Reasons for move to area,
Land financing,
Germans,
Boll weevil,
Carlsbad, New Mexico,
Dry goods store,
Pecos Valley,
Roaring Springs,
Opened (1913),
Business.
Tape 1, Side 2: Roaring Springs (continued),
Farming,
Ollie Scott,
Bootleggers,
Jamaica ginger,
Alcohol,
The Twenties,
Cotton,
Boll weevils,
Panic (1921),
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow,
Cotton,
Harvesting,
Workers,
Irrigation,
Oil wells,
Land leases,
Realtor (1934),
Experiences,
Population,
"Wetbacks",
Water,
Communities,
Schools,
Decline.
Tape 2, Side 1: Interstate highway system,
Railroad,
Dissipation,
Matador, Texas,
Hunting,
Coyotes,
Bears,
Land value increase,
Weather,
Tornadoes,
Snow,
Economical progress.
Tape 2, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1894-1940
Bulk Dates: 1913-1940
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