Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories
Identifier
ELIBR0053-Polzin_Ernest_A_Part01-19850201
Files
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Creation Date
2-1-1985
Description
Ernest A. Polzin, a long-time merchant and resident of McAllen Texas, talks about his life. He talks about: San Juan plantation, 1911 Hidalgo Courthouse moving to Chapin/Edinburg, Polzin was born in Nebraska, parents were France and Maud Polzin, he was born in 1898, his family moving in 1914 to a farm in San Juan, Texas due to his father's health. H-E-B buying his father's house for $21,000, seeing the beginning of Weslaco, being the oldest president of the McAllen chambers of commerce, discusses the salary he made while working as a manager, father’s rooming house, Lalo Ramirez laying carpets with Polzin, his honeymoon with his wife, mercantile business, his children and grandchildren, continues to discuss and speak over one another, Camp Stanley.
Format
Compressed from a .wav format into a .mp3 access format at 128kbps.
Length
00:30:04
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories Collection; Ernest A. Polzin - Part 01, 1985/02/01. ELIBR-0027. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/531