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Interview No. 1635, Sheldon Hall
Interview No. 1635, Sheldon Hall
Combined Interviews
Although Sheldon Hall (b. 1917) grew up in Ohio and lived most of his early years there and later, in Snyder and Van Horn, Texas, he became a pivotal figure in the preservation and recording of El Paso’s Spanish colonial history. After a childhood spent in Columbus, Ohio, Hall attended college, earning a degree in Investment Management. Before he was able to use his education, however, the United States entered World War II, and the United States Army called upon him to join its Army Air Corps, where he worked first as a test pilot on A-31 bombers and then …
Interview No. 1634, Granville M. Green
Interview No. 1634, Granville M. Green
Combined Interviews
As one of the “greatest generation,” Granville “Bill” M. Green witnessed first-hand many of the twentieth century’s historic events, including the Great Depression, World War II, and the country’s explosive post-war growth. He reminisces about his experiences working on the ground floor of the nascent airline industry, as well as El Paso’s early auto sales and banking businesses. Born in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, Green had a rosy childhood, but the Great Depression forced him in 1936 to leave Northwestern University before graduating after his father lost his job. Fortunately, Green managed to secure a position the very next day …
Interview No. 1632, Louann Hoover Feuille
Interview No. 1632, Louann Hoover Feuille
Combined Interviews
Longtime El Paso resident Louann Hoover Feuille revisits her many years as both a child and an adult living in the historic Hoover House. In addition, she shares memories of her family and her education at the Radford School for Girls. Although Hoover Feuille is a native El Pasoan, her family did not purchase the Hoover House until the early 1940s, when her father, desperate to find shelter for his family during a war-time housing shortage, bid on the bank-owned home at a government auction. Hoover Feuille describes the terrible condition of the house lots of cats, and discusses at …
Interview No. 1633, Frank W. Gorman Jr.
Interview No. 1633, Frank W. Gorman Jr.
Combined Interviews
Frank W. Gorman, Jr. was born in El Paso on June 20, 1924. His parents were Frank Gorman and Eloise Knotts. His father was from Chattanooga, TN, and his mother was from Lucas, TX, but had been raised in Mexico. He describes his grandfather’s mining work in Durango and Guanajuato during the Mexican Revolution. Mr. Gorman’s father was a Lieutenant during WWI, and met Eloise in El Paso when he came to start a supply company. Mr. Gorman attended El Paso High School and then served in the Navy, but the war ended before he could be sent overseas. After …
Interview No. 388, Marvin Shady
Interview No. 388, Marvin Shady
Combined Interviews
Came to El Paso in 1920, an orphan; remembers the Prohibition era; has been a printer all of his life and has worked for several local newspapers; began with the Labor Advocate during the Depression; discusses Peyton Packing Company, Fara and ASARCO local strikes, including leaders for and against these strikes.
Interview No. 306, H. E. Van Surdam
Interview No. 306, H. E. Van Surdam
Combined Interviews
Athletics in El Paso in the early 1900s; how started the Texas School of Mines in 1913; development of the symphony in El Paso; experiences as a football player at Wesleyan; experiences coaching and invention of the forward pass; officiating at football games; writing a sports column for the Hoosic Falls (New York) Standard Press and the Washington County Post since 1930.
Interview No. 99, Earl Burns, Ruby Burns
Interview No. 99, Earl Burns, Ruby Burns
Combined Interviews
Effects of the depression on El Paso; discussion of their respective careers; Josephine Clardy Fox.
Interview No. 103, Frank Pickrell
Interview No. 103, Frank Pickrell
Combined Interviews
Early 20th Century El Paso; the Elite Confectionery.
Interview No. 122, William Walker
Interview No. 122, William Walker
Combined Interviews
Experiences with the Pershing Punitive Expedition into México; law enforcement activities in Arizona.