Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Tubbs, Frances
Record ID:
2007.1.162
Interviewer:
Curtis, April
Interview Place:
La Grande, OR
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a number of various subjects, some of which include: Being widowed at a young age when her husband, a State Policeman was shot while attempting to apprehend a criminal, raising two daughters as a single mom, working in retail sales, working as a report clerk with the railroad, and working in the sheriff's office.

The first interview was conducted on April 16, 2004.
Audio:
People:
Bowen, John
Burnheart, Pastor
Curry
Faukreson, Jim
Heath, Pastor
Howelsly, Areta
McCrelly, Ada
Misner
Rach
Scoll, Clara Amelia
Shaw, Brad
Smith, Amy Cora
Smith, Freda Elaine
Spydell
Tubbs, Frances Marie Smith
Tubbs, Willard
Subjects:
Bakeries
Boardwalks
Books
Canning & preserving
Cherries
Courthouses
Dogs
Fishing
Floods
Football
Gardens
Great Depression
Holidays
Hunting
Mail
Motorcycles
Nurses
Police
Railroad accidents
Railroads
Rationing, Consumer
Schools
Sewing
Sheriffs
Shooting
Singing
Stores & shops
Teachers
Voting
Widows
World War II
Search Terms:
Arlington, OR
Bookkeeping
Business classes
Cast Iron Mary
Catherine Creek
Catholic School
Central School
China Mary's
Cinderella Shop
Consumption
Epic League
Ethbroth League
Evensong
Falk's
Flu epidemic
Grande Ronde River
Green tea
Greenwood School
Harris Grocery
Island City Flour Mill
La Grande, OR
Latin
Lou Gehrig's Disease
Methodist Church
Norton's Goodie Shop
Odd Fellows Hall
OHSU
Pendleton, OR
Pleasant Valley
Pneumonia
Railroad Town
Report clerk
Retail sales
Riveria School
Sauerkraut
Sheriff's office
Shingle Shack
Single mom
State Police
Taxes
Telocaset, OR
The Observer
Tong War
Train wrecks
Typhoid
Violin
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