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Bob Mulford talks about his early life in California and in Palisade, Colorado, his schooling, and his family. He describes his father, a veteran with combat experience in the Phillipines during World War II. He recalls his basic training in the US Army and his training in jump school prior to arriving in Vietnam. He speaks about arriving in Long Binh and his first assignments in 1968, on latrine duty, and then on patrol in Bam Me Thuot. He details...
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To mark the centennial celebration of the town of Grand Junction, Colorado in 1981, the Mesa County Oral History Project wrote and recorded several radio plays about local history. Beginning on September 26, 1981, local radio stations KSTR, KREX-AM, KREX-FM, and KMSA broadcast the plays. Authors of the plays used interviews recorded by the Mesa County Oral History Project as inspiration. This archival recording contains the play Roundhouse Days.
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Cora Henry talks about her childhood in Loma, Colorado, her adoption by David and Elizabeth Brumbaugh, the hotel and grocery store the Brumbaughs ran in Loma in the 1910’s, and the grocery store they ran in Fruita from 1919 to 1940. She speaks about two large agricultural enterprises near Loma: The Golden Hills Ranch, owned by Verner Z. Reed, and Garmesa, owned by Quaker Oats. She and Paul Henry recall a fire that destroyed the original Brumbaugh...
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Dick Woodfin talks about his early life growing up on farms in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. He speaks about his schooling in animal husbandry at Colorado State University and his brief career as a vocational agriculture teacher in Nebraska. He remembers his career as a county agricultural extension agent in Crowley County, Kit Carson County, and Mesa County, Colorado. He recalls the different government and agricultural organizations...
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Bea Underwood talks about moving to Battlement Mesa with her parents in 1917. She recalls her parents’ farm and ranch, and the various ranches that her parents purchased. She speaks about her father’s general store in Parachute (then Grand Valley). She remembers her long career as a school teacher in the Grand Valley, teaching first grade (Bea Underwood Elementary School in Parachute is named for her), and her husband’s career as a section foreman...
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Ray Quan, longtime owner of the Far East Restaurant, talks about the Far East Restaurant and about its newly renovated building (in 1983). He describes the cultural significance of the architecture, art and sculpture, and the importance of expressing his Chinese heritage through his food and restaurant. He describes some elements of Chinese history, including regional differences in cooking and cuisine. He speaks about the history of the restaurant,...
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A history of the Ray Quan, the Quan family, and the Far East Restaurant. The Far East was an important community destination and meeting place in Grand Junction, Colorado from 1955 to 2006. George A. Woolsey Jr. wrote the history of the Far East on January 31, 1984.