Norton, Robert Everett

Scope and Contents Ada Lee Richmond Chisum, born on 21 July 1908, relates the story of her grandparents moving to Texas in the late 1800's. Her father worked for the railroad in Yoakum. All the children were born in Yoakum. She tells of early McAllen, the soldiers stationed in McAllen, Richmond Plumbing Company, the Great depression, and the Old Timers Club. She died on 22 May 1996.Interview conducted on 20 June 1987 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 21 October 2013 from the...

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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.

Interview conducted in 1984 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 5 February 2014 from the original analog cassette tape.

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Interview conducted on 10 February 1990 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 18 October 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.

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Andrew Champion relates the story of the Champion family, the history of Donna, Texas. Interview conducted on 22 August 1982 by Robert E. Norton.

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Antonio Victor Villegas was born in Pharr in 1920. He talks about his grandparents. He reminisces about: farming and vegetables grown, diet, making cheese, education, vegetation present before the clearing for agriculture lands, how jacales were made, people and homes being taken away with river flooding, Rio Grande river flooding, Carrizitos, crossing the Rio Grande on boats, smuggling, and incest.

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Antonio Villegas, Sr. was born in 1890. In this interview, Antonio Villegas Sr. talks about Los Tubitos Ranch, Aniceto Pizana, Luis De La Rosa, Las Norias raid, Captain W.M. Hanson, land selling, 1915 Olmito railroad derailment, Texas Rangers, Military Highway, Juan Cortina, Jesus Acevedo, ca1915 burning, and Japanese soldiers who came to South Texas.

Interview conducted on 10 September 1978 in Pharr, Texas.

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Augusto Guerra was born in 1932 in McAllen, Texas. He talks about his family background, the Escandon era, business on Guerra St. in McAllen, demographics, discrimination, vocational training, athletics, and the economics of the school district.

Interview conducted on 13 August 1990 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 25 November 2013 from the original analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission. This history has two tapes; tape two is unplayable.

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Carl Frederick Griffin was born in 1913. He tells about his family, personal life and the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge.

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Charles Edward Roi Cameron was born on July 6, 1906 in Gomez Farias, Tamaulipas. His name is Scottish. His father was Scottish and his mother was French Canadian. He talks about the Mexican Revolution. Interview conducted on 2 March 1988 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 20 September 2013 from the analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission.

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Charles W. Griffith records his observations about living in San Juan, Texas, since 1915.

Interview conducted on 29 April 1982 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 26 November 2013 from the original analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission.

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Clay Brazeal and Elizabeth B. Sammons discuss early life, parents, education and marriage. As the daughter of a prominent early Valley businessman and the wife of another, she makes observations about life in the Mission area. Interview conducted on 1 December 1982 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 17 September 2013 from the analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission.

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David J. Sweeten was born in 1919 in El Paso, Texas. He talks about settling in the Valley in 1946 after being discharged from the Army Air Corps.

Interview conducted on 18 September 1990 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 17 March 2014 from the original analog cassette tape.

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Dewitt Talmage Knight was born in 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Interview conducted on 31 January 1990 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 17 December 2013 from the original analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission. Part 1 of 2.