Pitner, K O and L E Griffin 1972-08-22
Snyder residents K. O. Pitner and L. E. Griffin discuss the oil boom of the 1940s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: K.O. Pitner and L.E. Griffin
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: August 22, 1972
Location: Snyder, Texas
Interviewer: Jeff Townsend
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Housing shortage and unemployment problems cited,
Drifters and winos remembered,
Recalls traffic problems,
"Scars of the oil boom" mentioned,
Comments on present courthouse controversy,
Mention of commuters and rural oil camps,
Property prices and over-expansion discussed,
Salvation Army worked with unemployment,
Discussion of law enforcement,
Recollections of bootlegging operation with restaurant front,
Speculations on ending the "boom",
Assimilation of oil field people explored,
Growth of Snyder schools acclaimed,
Lists water supply problems,
States hopes for increased oil production in Snyder,
Oil production in the 1920s,
Changes in city ordinances reviewed,
Water rationing recalled,
Remembers celebrities’ visits to Snyder.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1920s-1950s
Bulk Dates: 1940s-1950s
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