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Interview No. 1643, Willie Cager
Interview No. 1643, Willie Cager
Combined Interviews
He describes how he had to finish up courses in New York and later in El Paso in order to attend Texas Western College; he goes over how local recruiters selected him based on his basketball ability. Mr. Cager mentions that he had to adjust to the desert but that he had no real culture shock due to the diversity of his native New York City. He recounts having to adjust to Coach Haskins due to him stressing defense where he focused more on offense; he states that he was versatile and could play guard, forward, or center; he explains …
Interview No. 1647, Moe Iba
Interview No. 1647, Moe Iba
Combined Interviews
Moe Iba was an Assistant Coach for the 1965-66 Texas Western College basketball team that won the 1966 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament; Don Haskins played for his father at Oklahoma A&M; Mr. Haskins hired him out of college; he mentions that he did not know if they would go to NCAA Championships but freshman from the previous year were now eligible to play for the varsity team and Bobby Joe Hill was getting better giving him confidence in the 1965-66 team. Addresses statement that Don Haskins called the 1966 team the worst team at the beginning of the …
Interview No. 1623, L.A. Gladstone
Interview No. 1623, L.A. Gladstone
Combined Interviews
He describes professors that influenced him during these early years, as well as his adaptation to speaking English. He returned to El Paso in 1956 to practice medicine. He worked as an intern at Thomason Hospital for several years. He also discusses being interview by Steven Spielberg in association with the movie Schindler's List and a museum built in Hollywood to house the stories of Holocaust survivors. Dr. Gladstone also discusses his courtship with his wife during his med school years in Dallas, and life in the fraternity. After returning to El Paso, Dr. Gladstone served as physician for a …
Interview No. 1625, John Hick Johnstone, Lady Ruth Johnstone
Interview No. 1625, John Hick Johnstone, Lady Ruth Johnstone
Combined Interviews
In this interview, conducted primarily with Dr. John Hick Johnstone (b. 1909), he discusses his World War II experiences as a physician traveling with the Advance Command Corps; in addition, he speaks at length on El Paso’s mid-twentieth-century medical scene, including the state of the hospitals and the practices of the medical community. At the start of the interview, both John Hick and Lady Ruth share memories of their early years and courtship in Eldorado, Illinois. On their 1940 honeymoon the couple passed through El Paso where they encountered some trouble at the international border due to the narcotics in …
Interview No. 1627, Gordon Mcgee
Interview No. 1627, Gordon Mcgee
Combined Interviews
He describes residency in internal medicine, due to his absences from family went into pathology; he recalls moving to El Paso in 1965 to work at Southwestern General Hospital; he explains how he met his wife, describes three children; he recounts President Kennedy being brought to his hospital in Dallas when he was shot, his opinions on his medical care. Dr. McGee discusses his early involvement with the TMA; he reveals origin and breakup of the Rainbow Group, combined pathologists and radiologists in El Paso; he mentions working with his partner in their laboratory business and goes over time as …
Interview No. 1621, Albert Blumenthal, Frances Blumenthal
Interview No. 1621, Albert Blumenthal, Frances Blumenthal
Combined Interviews
He did basic training for the Army in Maryland. Mrs. Blumenthal was 10th Sun Queen in 1944 at the Sun Carnival. Describes how there was no parade because of rationing, but the festival was still held. Mr. and Mrs. Blumenthal moved to Toledo after the war, but returned to El Paso in 1946. Mr. Blumenthal describes his role in getting Cancer Treatment Center in El Paso. Discusses creation of a medical center area around the old St. Joseph’s Hospital, and negotiating the purchasing of land to build the treatment center. Mr. Blumenthal also describes the death of his father when …
Interview No. 1620, Jane S. Bargman
Interview No. 1620, Jane S. Bargman
Combined Interviews
She describes growing up in the home of a medical doctor, her father. Parents had immigrated to New York from Germany. Dr. Spier had attended medical school in Germany. The couple moved to El Paso before Mrs. Bargman was born. She recalls that her father took care of the medical needs for the family until she was six or seven. She attended Dudley School until it was shut down, and then transferred to Mesita Elementary School. Her father’s main practice was delivering babies, but he performed surgeries as well. Mrs. Bargman gained medical knowledge through taking calls and helping his …
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.