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Title
Holcombe
,
Oscar
Abstract
A
collection
of
radio
addresses
from
Mayor
Oscar
Holcombe
.
Mayor
Holcombe
gave
some
of these
radio
addresses
in
1940
during
his
re-election
campaign
. He
spoke
about
the
achievements
of the
Holcombe
Administration
and the
proposed
projects
concerning
major
highways
and
streets
.
Mayor
Holcombe
refuted
statements
made
by his
opponent
and
provided
details
on the
importance
of
Houston
to
national
defense
during
the
war
and
addressed
how the
city's
municipal
services
would be
affected
during
war
attacks
or
other
military
emergencies
. The
Mayor
campaigned
that his
future
plans
called
for
increasing
street
lighting
,
making
improvements
to
roads
and
parks
, and
improving
sewage
disposal
facilities
.
Mayor
Holcombe
was
endorsed
by
both
the
Houston
Post
and the
Houston
Chronicle
. In
1936
,
Oscar
Holcombe
gave
a
radio
speech
when
he was
running
for
Congress
against
Albert
Thomas
.
Title-Alternative
HMRC
Oral
History
Collection
Date of Interview
October 28, 1940
Subjects
Holcombe
,
Oscar
,
1888-1968--Interviews
;
Mayors--Texas--Houston
;
Mayors--Election
;
Radio
addresses
,
debates
, etc. ;
Thomas
,
Albert
,
1898-1966
;
Oral
histories
Interviewee
Holcombe
,
Oscar
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH 388
Language
English
Ownership Notice
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Coverage-Spatial
Houston
(Tex.)
Coverage-Temporal
1930s
;
1940s
Length of Interview
01:07:00
Type
Text ; Sound
Format
Flash Video FLV; Text
Relation-Is Part Of
HMRC
Oral
History
Collection
Funding provided by
TexTreasures
Grant
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