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Oral History Interview with Maxine Page Powell, February 12, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Maxine Page Powell, February 12, 2015

Interview with Maxine Page Powell, a retired switchboard operator for the Kerrville Telephone Company, from Ingram, Texas. Powell speaks about her time as a switchboard operator and as a secretary for the Principal's office at Tivy Elementary, and as a member of a women's bowling league.
Date: February 12, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Stewart, Mary Lee Jobes & Powell, Maxine Page
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015

Interview with Jose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grandparents lives in Del Rio and Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. Junior's wife Bobbie and son Joe contribute to the interview.
Date: February 4, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pruneda, Jose Maria, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History