Tape 1, Side 2, 1989 December 29
Item — Tape: 1 Side 2
Scope and Contents
Early Journalism Career
Tape 1, Side 2
- Bought Ralls Banner newspaper in 1945
- Relatives in area included Flem T. Gillespie
- He stayed 14 years with Ralls Banner
- Published initially in Crosbyton due to repairs
- Small-town newspaper man experiences
- Beer election controversy ca. 1947
- He caught the sheriff boot-legging
- Barber in Lorenzo told him of death threat
- He was shot while sitting in in the Ralls' Banner office by person in sherriff's car
- Walker Watkins, "witty wag" of Rails
- Petition to replace sheriff with such poor shooting skill
- He complained to District Attorney in Lubbock but no charges
- Concealed gun request to Attorney Lloyd (Mike) Wicks, Jr.
- Wicks offered .25 caliber gun from desk
- Pistol off Italian officer in World War II
- Joiner kept the pistol until recently, then gave to Stan
- Stan has died but Stan's daughter has the gun
- Fake Mexican ambassador incident
- He was at Sam Spacek's house for late bridge party
- Prank calls to Ralls store-owners for repairs of car, etc
- Stores open at 11 PM
- Roy Able of car dealership mad at Joiner
- Smuggling Christmas beer to Ralls from Amarillo
- Smuggling Christmas beer to Ralls from Amarillo
- He flew his plane to Amarillo for second effort
- He bragged to taxi driver in Amarillo
- He loaded booze in plane and filed flight plan to Ralls
- Law enforcement at Ralls landing strip
- He landed at Lovington, New Mexico
- Returned to Ralls the next day
- Ralls Banner
- To all states and 8 foreign countries
- He was elected president of South Plains Press Association
- Officer in Texas Press Association
- He was written up in a 1956 Time Magazine and newspapers
- He moved to California for 20 years
- Manager of Modern Veterinary Practice in Santa Barbara
- After two years, he bought Sebastopol Times
- Comparisons with Ralls paper and readers
Dates
- 1989 December 29
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Folder (4 audio tapes)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451