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Interview with Roy Horton
Rita Vendetti
An interview with Roy Horton about life as a mail carrier in Palco, KS
00:00:10 - Biographical information
01:01:30 - Life as a post master in Palco, KS
00:04:17 - World War I
00:06:23 - Transition from teaching to delivering mail
00:07:50 - Father's work as a mail carrier
00:08:30 - Mail delivery times
00:09:35 - Post office operations and list of post masters
00:14:09 - Changes to the mail service over the years 1923-1965
00:15:20 - Carrying mail during dust storms and finding a lost child
00:16:37 - Carrying mail during snow storms
00:20:00 - Memorable interactions
00:21:53 - Motorized vehicles for mail carriers
00:24:37 - Difficulties delivering the mail in 1911
00:26:53 - Delivering mail during dust storms
00:28:00 - Sorting mail
00:30:00 - Life during the Great Depression
00:31:47 - World War II
00:33:10 - Transition away from rail service
00:36:47 - Role of the mail system
00:40:17 - Introduction of the computer to the mail system and doubts that computers will be used in the mail system
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Interview with Standley V. Dalton
James L. Forsythe
An interview with Standley V. Dalton regarding his work as registrar of FHS. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_00-072-1 and is available by request.
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Interview with Eliza Sutor
James L. Forsythe
An interview with Interview with Eliza Sutor regarding her life experiences. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_00-072-2 and is available by request.
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Interview with H.O Denderant
Elden Gerard Solt
An interview with H.O Denderant, owner and editor of the Wamego Times about life during the Great Depression. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-036
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Interview with Ed Ranslem
Devona L. Engel
An interview with Ed Ranslem about his experiences during World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-067
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Interview with Adolf Kaspers
Gary Peron
An interview with Adolf Kaspers about his experiences in World War I. There is no audio for this interview.
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Interview with Alonzo Brumitt
James L. Forsythe
An interview with Alonzo Brumitt about his life in rural Kansas. There is no audio for this interview.
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Interview with Adrian Mathew Townsend
Edward Beougher
An interview with Adrian Mathew Townsend about his experiences during World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-065
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Interview with Leonard Altenbaumer
Linda Altenbaumer
An interview with Leonard Altenbaumer about life during the Great Depression and World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-039
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Interview with Senator Frank Carlson
Thomas D. Crayton
An interview with Senator Frank Carlson about farm legislation and flood control legislation. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-038
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Interview with Velora Garlow
Roxy Green
An interview with Velora Garlow about life during World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-020
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Interview with Odin Samples
Robert L. Joy
An interview with Odin L. Samples about life during World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-022
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Interview with Robert B. Worford
Mark Princ
An interview with Robert B. Worford about life during World War I. There is no audio for this interview
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Interview with Ellsworth Dodrill
David W. Couch
An interview with Ellsworth Dodrill about Rossevelt's New Deal. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-052.
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Interview with Fred Darnouer
Dwaine E. Meireis
An interview with Fred Darnouer about his life as a sugar beet fartmer. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-046
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Interview with H.A. "Gus" Palmer
Gary Shuster
An interview with H.A. "Gus" Palmer about life in the early 20th century prior to World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-068
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Interview with Jessie McConchie Lesher
Roger Ruder
An interview with Jessie McConchie Lesher about life during World War I. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-006
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Interview with Virgin Siemers
Randy Hickman
An interview with Virgil Siemers about life during the Dust Bowl. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-079
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Interview with Alvin Windholz
Lloyd Wasinger
An interview with Alvin Windholz about his experience as a prisoner of war in World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-086
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Interview with Dale Graham
Phil Hasselman
An interview with Dale Graham about his experiences in the pacific air force during World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-047
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Interview with Herbert Willett
Greg Greer
An interview with Herbert Willett about farming techniques. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-018
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Interview with Roy L. Mefford
Terry Gross
An interview with Roy L. Mefford about life working in the oil field. There is no audio for this interview.
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Interview with H.H. Schearer
Lowell Moxter
An interview with H.H. Schearer about life during Prohibition, the Great Depression, and the Dust Bowl. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-035
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Interview with Maxine Scheer
John Scheer
An interview with Maxine Scheer about life during the Great Depression and World War II. Audio is on tape MS016_13-3_71-084
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Interview with Joe Louis Chesnut
Cheri Schulz
An interview with Joe Louis Chesnut about the oil industry in Kansas and Oklahoma during the early 20th century. Audio is on tape MS016_13-2_71-037
The Kansas Oral History Collection originated from the office of Dr. James L. Forsythe, professor for the History Department at Fort Hays Kansas State College. The majority of the interviews were collected by students as an element of their coursework under Dr. Forsythe. The subject matter covered in the student collected oral histories directly relates to the coursework students were covering in their respective courses. Interview dates range from 1971 through 1977. Some interviews are only available to the campus community. Users may request access to restricted materials by contacting ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu
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