Transcript of Oral History Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, October 14, 2009

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Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, a World War II veteran and retired post office worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Mosty talks about his education, growing up in the Kerrville area, his service in WWII, local people and places, the flood of 1932, and his work at the Post Office. The interview transcript includes picture of Mr. Mosty and his family, on pages 26-30.

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30 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

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Collins, Francelle Robison; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Mosty, Wheeler Emerson October 14, 2009.

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Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, a World War II veteran and retired post office worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Mosty talks about his education, growing up in the Kerrville area, his service in WWII, local people and places, the flood of 1932, and his work at the Post Office. The interview transcript includes picture of Mr. Mosty and his family, on pages 26-30.

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30 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

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Editor's Note: "The following is a transcript of the DVD at the back of this notebook and has been altered for clarity of meaning. Also present at the interview although not introduced is Pauline Mosty, wife of Wheeler Mosty." (page 3

Editor's Note: "Mr. Mosty asked that the following text (italics) by insert)." (page 8)

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Oral History Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, October 14, 2009

Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, a World War II veteran and retired post office worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Mosty talks about his education, growing up in the Kerrville area, his service in WWII, local people and places, the flood of 1932, and his work at the Post Office.

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Collins, Francelle Robison; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Mosty, Wheeler Emerson. Transcript of Oral History Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, October 14, 2009, text, October 14, 2009; Kerrville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth795394/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Kerr County Historical Commission.

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