The first part of the interview is Mr. Tommy Hutto talking about the WWII campaign under General Patch that started in Africa, took Sicily, advanced through Italy and France and ended the war in Belgium. The second interview is both men discussing...
Interview with E.B. Myre, Marine Corp, World War II. [30 min.] "I enlisted in United States Marines May 27, 1942 and served until May 26, 2946. I enlisted in Dallas, Texas and was discharged at Cabaniss Field just out of Corpus Christi (Texas). At...
Oral history; Panola County; Radio; Home brew; Sharecrop; Tobacco
Interview with George Yarbrough [27 min.] "The gentleman's name that I interviewed is Mr. George Yarbrough. He is a black man born in Nacogdoches county, June 23, 1912. His father was a share cropper and as soon as he was old enough to hold a plow...
Ms. Allums talks about when she was a student at Panola College in 1968-1970. [7 min] Interview is in two parts. She describes the clothes that were worn, Carthage Square, music of the times, and social activities.
Ms. Allums talks about when she was a student at Panola College in 1968-1970. [31 min] Interview is in two parts. She describes the clothes that were worn, Carthage Square, music of the times, and social activities.
Oral history; Panola County; Depression; Courthouses; Cost of items; Education; Football; Jobs
Interview with Mack A. McLain [40 min.] "One correction needs to be made. The Hillsboro Courthouse was not constructed by the WPA - some changes were made, but not the original construction. I found it very interesting that the depression did not...
Mr. Beard discusses his experience on the home front during WWII. [9 min.] He remembers rations, saving bonds and gold stars in windows of the homes of service men that were lost.
Ms. Goree talks to her granddaughter about her grandparents and family. [ 39 min.] She lived on a farm and remembers canning from the garden, the meats they processed and bathing in the local spring and No. 3 wash tub.
Mr. Clay tell about working State side in the Army during WWII. [ 30 min.] During the Depression he lived in Mississippi and talks about soup lines and the presidents of the time.