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Dr. W.D. Hatfield's Oral History
Tags: 1979, Allentown PA, Archer Daniels Midland Company, bachelors in chemistry, Betty Turnell, Boy Scouts, Bozeman MT, Caterpillar Company, city planning commission, classical music, conservatory of music, Decatur IL, Dr. W.D. Hatfield, federation of sewage works associations, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Ft. Sill OK, Greeley and Hansen, Highland Park MI, Illinois College, industrial development, industrial growth, intercepting sewers, interview, Jacksonville IL, June 1979, Lake Decatur, lieutenant, Montana State College, Mueller Company, municipal affairs, national societies, officers' training, oral history, organic chemistry, Ph.D, physical chemistry, piano, Post Field OK, public affairs, recording, retirement, sanitary corps, Sanitary District, sewage treatment plant, Staley Company, state societies, superintendent, Travel, water filtration plant, World War I, WWI
Dr. Laren Spear's Oral History
Tags: archery, baccalaureate speaker, Betty Turnell, Bloomington IL, Burma, Charles Spear, childhood, christian work, Council of Churches, Dakota Wesleyan University, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, discrimination, District Superintendent, Dr. Laren Spear, English major, Evanston IL, Farmers, First Methodist Church, Garrett Theological School, heart attack, Hospital Chaplain program, Illinois Wesleyan University, interview, Kintner Gym, latin services, Long Creek Church, Lucille Pagel, ministry, Minnesota Methodist, missionary, oral history, pastor, preacher, Preachers' Aid Society, race relations, Ray Spear, recording, Recreation, relationship with Catholics and Black Churches, religious education program, retirement, Rosebud Indian Reservation, Sam Hale, School of Religion, South Dakota, St. Joseph IL, St. Paul's Methodist Church, St. Thomas Catholic School, Summer Institutes, vacation bible school, White River SD
Dorothy Austin's Oral History
Tags: 1984, Austin family history, Benjamin Austin, Betty Turnell, Blue Mound IL, Bookkeeper, cashier, childhood, Decatur IL, Dennis School, Dorothy Austin, Eleanor Warnick, family history, February 1984, first automobile, former students, George Muirhead, Hieronymous Mueller, interview, J.C. Penney Store, Longview Housing Project, Mary W. French School, Millikin University, Mr. J.C. Penney, Mr. Ullrich, Mrs. Ewing, Oakland School, oral history, Principal, recording, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Stephen Decatur High School, Teacher, teaching, Ullrich School, University of Illinois, William Austin
Donald Muirhead's Oral History
Tags: 1985, A.E. Staley, Betty Turnell, blood bank, Blue Mound IL, changes to farming, childhood, Clinton IL, consolidated high schools, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Donald Muirhead, Dr. Herbert Bavor, Elwin-Mt. Zion black-top, expansion of airport, family life, farmer, Farmers for Adlai, Harristown IL, IL, Illinois Association of County Officials, interview, Long Creek Township, Louise Mueller, Macon County Board of Supervisors, November 1985, oral history, pro rata cost, recording, Red Cross, retirement, rural electrification, school, soybeans, Staley Company, State Board of Education, tornado, Volunteer, Wapella
Clarence Sowers' Oral History
Tags: 1st contract, 8th grade education, Amusement Park, automobile mechanic, bricklayer foreman, bricklayers trade, bull ring, casino, catholic schools, changes in construction, changes to Decatur, childhood, Churches, Construction, Cuba tour, customer loyalty, Decatur IL, Dreamland Park, Fairview Park, family, Florida, freight foreman, future of Decatur, garden, Great Depression, Hawaii, health issues, Indiana, interview, Jasper County IL, Juarez, Linn & Scruggs building, Lodge, Macon School, Mexico, Nassau Bahamas, oral history, Pennsylvania Railroad, photography, recording, retirement, Sarasota FL, shoveling coal, Staley Company, Streetcars, Travel, union, Wabash Railroad, wildcat whistle, World War I, World War II, WPA workers, WWI, WWII
Bob Strongman's Oral History
Tags: 35 ml film projector, aerial photography, algebra class, Assistant Boys Secretary, Assistant Sales Manager, background check, Betty Turnell, Bill Summer, boat races, Bob Hope's State Fair trip, Bob Strongman, Bread Salesman, Buckmeisters Grocery Store, changes at the Herald & Review, changes to photography, childhood, Coal Mines, Decatur Camera Club, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, disasters, E.J. Muffley, Enterprise School District, freelance work, Governor Ogilvie, grammar class, Great Depression, Gunhill Johnson Crippled Children's Room, Harry Truman, horse plow, ice skating, ice wagon, industrial photography, interview, Kennedy Campaign, Lee Pigott, Lincoln School, Marietta School, mid-year graduate, Model T pickup truck, N. Union St., neighborhood grocery stores, one room school, oral history, Parkview Motel, Pfile's Camera Shop, photography, Piggly-Wiggly, polio, Presidential Candidate Whistle Stops, press credentials, processing, Pugh School, recess, recitation bench, recording, retirement, Richard Nixon, Roosevelt Junior High School, Russell Shaffer, Russian Missile Crisis, snow sled, street hockey, student-built boats, swim therapy, Tasty Bread, Truman's visit to Decatur, Truman's Whistle Stop, Victor Borge, weddings, Wooden Shoe Fire, YMCA, YMCA Boys Department
Board of Directors Meeting - November 15, 1974
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