Thompson, Ben 2022-02-09
This interview chronicles Mr. Thompson’s life. It discusses his earlier childhood and his teenage years. Mr. Thompson details moving around the state of Texas during the Great Depression. Moreover, the interview discusses all the jobs Mr. Thompson had as a kid and teenager. The second half of the interview focuses on Mr. Thompson’s time in Plainview, Texas. It converses about his 48-year-career at the Plainview Daily Herald, his family, and Plainview High School Sports.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Ben Thompson
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: February 9, 2022
Location: Plainview, Texas
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:58:44 (1 hour 58 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; Living in Houston when he was a little kid and moving around; School and childhood memories of moving around;Moving back to West Texas;Working and saving up money; dating his future wife; The movie theaters in Plainview; Getting a job at the Plainview Daily Herald Newspaper; Living through the polio scare; Tulia Lake and seeing Elvis and Buddy Holly play live; Working at the Plainview Daily Herald; Being the production manager; delivering the paper during severe weather events; The setting of the printing office and safety in the office; Transitioning to the new newspaper building; changing technology
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/375387 >
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