Claude Wesley Johnson interview, 1981 Nov. 25.

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Claude Wesley Johnson interview, 1981 Nov. 25.

Subjects of interview include: early life in Sentinel, school days in Sentinel and Billings, Okla., working on the railroad; village and school in Retrop, Okla., 1918 flu epidemic, home remedies, comparison of early work as projectionist at the Majestic Theater in Billings and later work for video theater chain, description of 1930s stores and businesses in Hobart, Okla., including freight companies, and philosophy of life.

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Johnson, Ollue Belle Bailey

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Bailey family.

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Johnson, Claude Wesley, 1910-1986

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Resident of Sentinel and Billings, Okla.; son of Cazzie Hershel Johnson and Ollue Belle (Bailey) Johnson; m. Bessie Harris in 1934; worked as projectionist at Majestic Theater in Billings, Okla., and then for a video theater chain, delivering movies across the state; born in Port, Okla., northwest of Hobart, Kiowa County. From the description of Claude W. Johnson photograph collection, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 190842222 Resident of Sentinel and Billings, Okla....

Johnson, Bessie Harris, 1915-

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Majestic Theater (Billings, Okla.)

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Johnson, Cazzie Hershel

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Wilson, Linda Ewing, 1944-

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