Oral history ; Beckville, Texas ; John Jack Wills Massacre ; Jesse Wilson; Constable Jesse Matthews; Shootings; Murder
Carmen's grandmothers discuss two shootings that took place in Beckville, Texas. One involved a Panola County constable and a black man, Sept. 1937. The other is a murder/suicide of husband, wife and child. (Date uncertian.)
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...
Mrs. Duckworth grew up and lived in Carthage all her life and tells about life as she remembers during the 20's and 30's. [ 9 min.] She tells how Dixie Lake was named after Mr. Dixie Cross who took his private land and sold shares in the lake side...