United States, Mobile, Alabama
· 1938
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Davis, Jim, Hartley, Helen S.
Week ending October 18, 1938 SOCIOLOGICAL SERIES. Helen S. Hartley Identification No. 0149-5147 Federal Writers' Project Dist.2 wPA Project 4454, Mobile, Ala. Jim Davis, 563 Short Cedar St., Mobile, Ala. THE LIFE OF JIM DAVIS Written by Helen S. Hartley Jim Davis was born in Port of SO-ain, Trinidad, British West Indies, in the year 1878. He was a happy youngster, having everything that any child could wish for, a good home, fine mother and father, and two brothers. He began to mingle with…
Alabama, United States, Chunchula
· 1938
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Hartley, Helen S., Sturtevant, Charles A.
7 Week ending October 27, 1938 SOCIOLOGICAL SERIES Helen S. Hartley Identification No. 0149-5147 Federal. Writers' Project Dist. 2 WPA Project #44541 Mobile, Ala. Mr. Charles A. Sturtevant Chunchula, Alabama. A VISIT TO A FARMING DAIRY AT CHUNCHULA, ALA. Written by Helen S. Hartley. As I parked my car in front of the delightfully comfortable cottage of the farming dairy of the Sturtevant brothers, at Chun- chula, in M obile County, on the Citronelle Road (U. S. Highway 45) about twenty-one…
United States, Alabama, Magazine Point
· 1938-11-21
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Hartley, Helen S., Lewis, D. J.
We4k ending November'23, 1938 SOCIOLOGICAL SERIES, -1- Helen S. Hartley Identification No. 0149-5147 Federal Writers' Project Dist. 2 WPA, Project #4454, Mobile, Ala. Mr. D. J. Lewis Magazine Point, Alabama. THE LEWIS FAMILY AND THEIR FLOATING Haws.. Written by Helen S. Hartley. Three years ago Mr. D. W. Lewis bought a twenty-eight foot cabin launch which was driven by a four cylinder motor so that he may be able to enjoy the sport fishing that the Mobile waters abound in, as he had at that…
United States, Alabama, Lowndesboro
· 1939-03-29
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Himbrough, J. H., Reese, Marie
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Alabama, United States
· 4 pages
GLUEMANIA The uninformed think there is nothing but writing done around a Writers' Project. I object. For nigh on to three years I have been everything from gem clip picker -upper to forty -inch ehvelope licker. I've licked so many envelopes that I can't eat dessert without first decapitkting it to look for an enclosure. _ Not being a writer, I have the official and misleading position of supply clerk. This occupation includes supplying an attentive and sympathetic ear to all the trials and…
Alabama, United States, Hale County
· 1853-12-03
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Henry, Vera
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Hale County, Alabama, United States
· 1897-03-04
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Henry, Vera
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United States, Birmingham, Alabama
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Brumby, Katy, Chappell, Mary
Mary Chappell Editorial Dent. THE STORY OF KATY BRHYBY Scruggs Alley, in Birmingham, runs east and west from 24th to 26th St. South. Like most other all in the city it is 4 lined with small, grey, unpainted housa6 like them it is dusty arel dirty in dry weather, muddy in wet. Yet different from them, because it is more like a country lane. At the bend in the alley there are trees, and nearly every house in the Spring and Summer has its flewers, growing in front and its vegetables in back. In…
Helena, Alabama, United States
· 1938-09-15
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Gates, Johnnie, Hand, Woodrow
John M. Oates Trusk Miner Helena, Alabama JOHBMIK GAM -TRUCK Han (Sy Woodrow Band) gelena, Alabama Helena, lying 17i miles south of Birmingham en the main line of the Louisville and Washville Railway, is the montral point of what ones was a great coal mining locality. Main Street, or the business section, has on ons side two stores and a shoesitop. On the other side is a store and the Post Office. The Post Off ice is alone in its assure/Avg of continued formation. The streets of Helena are…
United States, Alabama, Livingston
· 1938-09-14
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Clark, Luther, Cockrell, W. Leonidas
Coakrall Story, page 4. evirybody is ,in a bad fik. Some of them planted eatten two co' throe times, and th.y just neva' mould get a stand. ,"The pesplo that fool withoattle are the en17 anes who are doing any goad. ;Vas*, he gat into the, sow business pretty heavy this year. I.00ks-Uhe now be will 'do pretty will if be mullet the hands to work. The rain ruined all the first 'rep of hay. Seems like it nem will get through raining; Just a let of showers5 .ugh to rub* the hay every time he outs…
Lowndes County, United States, Alabama, Lowndesboro
· 1939-03-20
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Powell, Mary Gilchrist, Reese, Marie
Life of Mary Gilchrist Powell, WPA Sunervisor (ax) lfare Worker Te-cher Writer Musician. Lowndesboro, Alabama. MARY GILCIE--tIST ParELL Marie Re -se Lowndes County, A7a. M,ry Gilchrist Powell WPA Supervisor, Welfare Worker, Teacher, Writer, Musician, was born 27 years ago at Iowndesboro, Alabama, The home in which she Passed the earliest years of her childhood was one of much ed-cational interest ,,,nd importance in the small village and throughout the county. The Douglas-, home w,s one of the…
Alabama, Hope Hull, United States, Lowndesboro
· 1938-09-27
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Bozeman, Cecil, Hawkins, Mrs, Reese, Marie
Marie Reese LOWn(i.PS County, Ala. The Clif:ord Hawkins Family. Scene at the Reese ante-bellum nlentation mnnsion on Southwest outskirts of Lowndesboro. From interview with Mrs. Hawleins and her daughter, Mrs. Cecil Bozeman. Hawkins family moving, address Hope Hull, Ala. Bozeman address Lowndesboro, Alabama. SALLI -ROWN In the environments of the small village of Lowndesboro is the remains of an ante-bellum plantation mansion which was built in the early part of the lgnn century, by a pioneer…
Alabama, United States, Mentone
· 1939-01-05
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Smith, George
Csorgo Smith hinkar and Xxparimenter 1,4ntone, Alabama Covingtln Ball Material Department MOUNTAIN THINK111 AND Y.,tKRIMMT711 reerge Smith lives an a forty. -acre farm hbaut three miles from Mentone on the public road leading to the old Nightingale postoffice, now discontinued. Be is near forty, but still active and alert. He cultivates about twenty acres of his farm end, with a helper, operates a small coal mine which he owns. The (mil is all sold locally, and George gets anaurA out of it to…
United States, Alabama, Mentone
· 1938-12-13
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Smith, Dan
Alabama Dan Smith flerchant and Farmer lentone, Alabama. Covington Hall Sditorial Department MOUNTAIN MERCHANT-TARMIR Dan Smith "Daall" to his wife lives with his wife and three children, one son and two laughter, on the highway about two miles east of Menton.. He runs a country store and farms for a living. He also peddles produce for himself and others in the surrounding markets. In addition the family does laundry work for wealthier residents. They are always busy, but when Dan has nothing…
Alabama, Dallas County, United States
· 1 page
Recorded by: Ellis, Crawford, Thrash, Mildred
Page 1. Dallas County' Mildred Tbraah Crawford Ellis In 1893 a small Norweigian steamship east off from Mobile. 61. It was bound for Nica4ra 1ga and with it an eighteen year old Dallas A County boy. In the pocket of his trousers he clinked one twenty dollar gold piece against another twenty dollar gold piece. For.. ty dollarsl and as he looked over the stern rail ofthis steamship this lad was looking into one of the most brilliant *armors .of any AIabetsian. Crawford Ellis wms born in Selma in…
Grove Hill, Alabama, Clarke County, United States
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Armistead, John, Webb, Annie, Webb, Daisy Purnell
-nnie •.e John h.,--rmistead t.;laricti ,,ounty. Grovc, .aa .rmLataadia urnell ..ebb was born 2ebrue.ry llth,18b0,at ,.end, lare Qounty,labaiu.he was the daughter of ydney Yaughan and Josephine -ebb, was one of aine (Land- dren, axle had four aid ter a, Aary, Jessie, Anna aria 2elulti.f our bro there, Jydney, -thomas,:..ucius anti .ieary. .hen sae was of scnool age and until a young lacy attended school at .;est send about two and half miles from her home accompanied by her brothers anu…
Alabama, United States
· 3 pages
COTTONSEED Mornie Tom, come on in and rest yourself. Here, take this rocker; them straight•backed chairs ain't comfortable a 1 19+-4 4444 %.15' 444 Say Tom! I we to town yesterday? ...x4„. A You know Tom, when us farmers buy cottonseed meal P4112 Lt1C;t1ti hu114o feed our stock, we are buying plain cottonseedomms one of the most important ingredients, cottonseed oil. How do I know? Why, I went through one of them thsre cottonseed oil mills yesterday You know Sam Burns, that tall, lanky feller…
United States, Alabama
· 4 pages
0-4-k (A) COTTONSEED "Morning, mom; come on in and rest yourself. here, take this rocker; them straight backed chairs are purty hard. You know, Tom, T shore found out some things yestid#y when I went to town. I had some cottonseed T aimed to trade for meal and hulls for my cows, and so I drove around to the oil mill to trade 'em. "Well, when T. go, there the mill was running, with a whole passel of men a -working like the devil beating tanbark. They got a railroad sidetrack runs right up by…
Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama, United States
· 1938-12-15
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Croom, Isaac, Henry, Vera L.
Alabama Vera L. Henry, Hale County. MAGNOLIA GROVIC On a knoll far back from the head of Main Street of Greensboro stands this majestic old Hobson home known as Magnolia Grove. This is one of the shrines of Alabama. It is reached by a graceful winding walk and a circular driveway. The flower garden joins the vegetable garden and orchard and is most atractive. The ten beautiful magnolia trees, mystery trees of the South, with other trees, form the twenty acre grove. Built in early part of the…
Alabama, Epes, United States
· 1939-03-21
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Estes, John R.
John R. Estes, Epes, "labama Yarch 21,1939 -7L A speckled hen and her chickens scratched cottentedly in the small front yard of a four room cottageOwilimp blue Roman hyacinths and yellow nquils441111010---- &-v%, An old man d wash suit sat on the narrow porch and rocked in a homemade'hickory chair. "Come on in if you ain't afraid of me an my old laOy'sfrt, an' mighty bad out here in the sunshine trying to make chickens for her, 'cause the cow kicked can't gitAkbout to-dayAMnt tryin' ter hook…