Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Comstock, Roy
Record ID:
2007.1.56
Interviewer:
Hage, Holly
Interview Place:
Cove, OR
Transcriptionist:
Minthorn, Micheal
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a number of various subjects, some of which include: World War II, Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, and numerous aspects of fruit farming, especially Cove cherries.

The first interview took place on January 11, 2003.
Audio:
People:
Anderson, George
Blank, Hubble
Chief Minthorn
Comstock, Ansel
Comstock, Emma
Comstock, John
Comstock, Ralph
Comstock, Roy
Comstock, Ruth
Conklin, Tom
Dean, John
Duffy, Ben
Duffy, Grover
Edvalson, Stella
Edwards, John
Goodson, Arlene
Halmark, Bill
Harris, Tom
Hill, Bert
Magill, Edith
Mills, Jimmy
Moxley, Bob
Music, Frank
Orton, Alvin
Paulus, Henry
Sharp, Clark
Stacklin, Carl
Swart, Charlie
Toll, Clifford
Van Schoonhoven, John
Williams, Charlie
Subjects:
Aircraft
Airplanes
Apples
Building construction
Cherries
Cherry orchards
Children
Economic & social conditions
Fairs
Family
Farming
Flour & meal industry
Forest fires
Fruit
Fruit industry
Grandparents
Great Depression
Jobs
Migrant agricultural laborers
Mills
Native Americans
Orchards
Pears
Prunes
Rationing, Consumer
Schools
Sports
Tractors
Trapping
Work
World War II
Search Terms:
Amaru
Barrel Springs
Blue Mountain brand
Blue Mountain Creamery
Boise Cascade
Britevale brand
California
Cecil Air Field
Cherry Fair
Corpus Cristi
Cove
Cove Cherry Association
Cove Cherry Festival
Cove Swimming Pool
Cover Sportsmen Club
Dallas
Eastern Oregon Light and Power Co.
El Toro
Enterprise
Florida
Fruit labels
Grand Marshals
Island City
Jacksonville
Jambawango
Keiser
La Grande
Lola brand
Los Alamedas
Los Angeles
Macabee Hall
Madras
May Day Festival
Mill Creek
Minam River
Mindanao
Montgomery Ward
Moss Springs
Mt. Fanny Grange
Oregon
Pasig Air Field
Paulius Brothers
Pearl Harbor
Pendleton
Pensacola
Philippines
Portland
Prineville
Red Streak brand
San Diego
Shanhais School
South Dakota
South Pacific
St. Mary's College
Swan Island
Tony Kankridge Educational Foundation
Union
Union County
Waite Mill
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Roy ComstockRoy Comstock
Cherry Fair Grand MarshalsCherry Fair Grand Marshals
Roy and Ruth ComstockRoy and Ruth Comstock
Roy and Ruth Comstock, 1945Roy and Ruth Comstock, 1945
Roy and Ruth ComstockRoy and Ruth Comstock
Roy, Ruth and childrenRoy, Ruth and children
John Comstock (Roy's son)John Comstock (Roy's son)
Comstock family before CoveComstock family before Cove
Roy Comstock and Emma, his maRoy Comstock and Emma, his ma