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Interview with James N. Rowe
James N. Rowe and Robert Everett Norton
James N. Rowe was born in 1938.
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Interview with Howard Leroy Rust - Part 01
Howard Leroy Rust and Robert Everett Norton
Howard Leroy Rust was born in 1922 in Grove City, Pennsylvania. Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Howard Leroy Rust - Part 02
Howard Leroy Rust and Robert Everett Norton
Howard Leroy Rust was born in 1922 in Grove City, Pennsylvania. Part 2 of 2.
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Interview with Robert Vickers Meredith
Robert Vickers Meredith and Johan-Carl Eric Seagren
Robert Vickers Meredith was born in 1928 in San Antonio, Texas. He talks about the early years in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Interview with Marianne Wharton
Marianne Wharton and Robert Everett Norton
Marianne Wharton was born in 1918. She talks about the history of the Wharton family, McAllen during World War II and advances in nursing and medicine.
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Interview with Henry Ambrose Hodges - Part 01
Henry Ambrose Hodges and Robert Everett Norton
Henry Ambrose Hodges talks about his ancestors, life during the Civil War and late 19th century. He also talks about teaching career and discusses his philosophy of life. Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Henry Ambrose Hodges - Part 02
Henry Ambrose Hodges and Robert Everett Norton
Henry Ambrose Hodges talks about his ancestors, life during the Civil War and late 19th century. He also talks about teaching career and discusses his philosophy of life. Part 2 of 2.
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Interview with Winifred Wharton Duke
Winifred Wharton Duke and Janis Gray Wood
Winfred Wharton Duke was born 17 December 1912, in Duncan, Oklahoma. She moved to McAllen in 1925. It was a four day trip. She mentions the Great depression, nursing school, her marriage, children, and World War II.
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Interview with Harold E. Brehm
Harold E. Brehm and Robert Everett Norton
Harold E. Brehm was born December 10, 1897. He came to the Valley in 1924. He talks about the progress of the city of McAllen.
Grandfather had interesting life with Maximillian, also early life in Kansas. Interesting move to Valley, business structure of South Main in McAllen during 1920's, floods on airport property, change in tourists, Jackson family, use of trains, observations on climate.
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Interview with Samuel Curry
Samuel Curry and Robert Everett Norton
Samuel Curry was born on 14 November 1903. Grew up and went to school at the Toluca Ranch. No summary information.
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Interview with Ruth Glover
Ruth Glover Glover and Robert Everett Norton
Lloyd Howard Glover was born in 1913. He talks about moving to the Valley in 1915 and his school years in Raymondville and Texas Tech.
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Interview with Frances Loraine Jensen
Frances Loraine Jensen and Robert Everett Norton
Frances Loraine Jensen was born in 1924. She talks about moving to the Valley from Kansas and her observations on Valley agriculture.
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Interview with Nina J. Lafleur
Nina J. Lafleur and Robert Everett Norton
Nina J. Lafleur was born in 1891. She talks about moving to the Valley on an immigrant train.
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Interview with Howard Smith - Part 01
Howard Smith and Robert Everett Norton
Howard Smith was born in 1905. He talks about the hurricane damage in Galveston, life in the early days of San Benito, the development of Alamo and San Juan. Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Howard Smith - Part 02
Howard Smith and Robert Everett Norton
Howard Smith was born in 1905. He talks about the hurricane damage in Galveston, life in the early days of San Benito, the development of Alamo and San Juan. Part 2 of 2.
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Interview with Thomas Benjamin Waite - Part 01
Thomas Benjamin Waite and Robert Everett Norton
Thomas Benjamin Waite was born in 1912. He discusses the lives of pioneer families of Texas as well as his political and professional life. Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Jack William Baldwin
Jack William Baldwin and Robert Everett Norton
Jack William Baldwin, born on 12 January 1915, discusses his father coming down to the Rio Grande Valley, developer Roland Ernest Horn, Baldwin Mobile Home Manor, life experience in McAllen, his activities in business and civic work. He tells of changes in the dairy business and the expansion of the city. Jack passed away on 09 April, 2000.
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Interview with Lloyd Howard Glover
Howard Lloyd Glover and Robert Everett Norton
Lloyd Howard Glover was born in 1913. He talks about moving to the Valley in 1915 and his school years in Raymondville and Texas Tech.
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Interview with Paul Jensen
Paul Jensen and Robert Everett Norton
Paul Jensen was born in 1918. He relates the story of a Danish immigrant family as Nebraska farmers, his education, and work as a railroad locomotive engineer.
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Interview with Wayne I. Muir
Wayne I. Muir and Robert Everett Norton
Robert Norton interviewed Wayne I. Muir (1920–2000) for the Hidalgo County Historical Commission. The interview details Muir's family history, their move from Kansas to the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo area in the late 1920s, and the agricultural practices of the era (pp. 2, 4). During the Great Depression, the family, like many others, struggled financially, but survived by farming cotton and vegetables and raising livestock for food (p. 9). The interview covers farming methods using one- or two-horse teams, basic cultivation equipment, and early insecticides like Paris green (pp. 5-6). World War II brought changes, including a big demand for produce and a floor price for citrus, which benefited the industry (pp. 11, 14). Post-war, farming became more mechanized and scientific, with better tractors, the introduction of rubber tires, and improved chemicals for pest control (pp. 14, 16). Muir contrasts the strenuous labor of early farming with the comfort and efficiency of modern, air-conditioned tractors (p. 16). The interview also touches on local infrastructure development, such as the WPA's work on the irrigation system and the building of three-lane highways promoted by figures like Ty Cobb (pp. 10-11).
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Interview with Alice Savage Pfeifer
Alice Pfeifer and Robert Everett Norton
Born March 1, 1907, Alice Savage Pfeifer describes her memories of what life was like in the Rio Grande Valley. Savage discusses her childhood memories of her father Robert Lee Savage's general store, San Juan Hotel, railroad travel, and her siblings. She also shares memories of husband, Frank Pfeifer, and their nine children.
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Interview with James R. Shawn - Part 01
James R. Shawn and Robert Everett Norton
James R. Shawn was born in 1906. Part 1 of 3.
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Interview with James R. Shawn - Part 02
James R. Shawn and Robert Everett Norton
James R. Shawn was born in 1906. Part 2 of 3.
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Interview with James R. Shawn - Part 03
James R. Shawn and Robert Everett Norton
James R. Shawn was born in 1906. Part 3 of 3.
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Interview with George Strohmeyer - Part 01
George Strohmeyer and Robert Everett Norton
George Strohmeyer was born in 1897. Part 1 of 2.
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