Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983

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Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, from Silver Point, Tennessee and daughter of a preacher. The interview includes discussion from Mrs. Balloon on prominent figures in and around the church, with a focus on her father (Thomas Henry Busby) and G. P. Bowser. The interview also incudes Mrs. Balloon recounting her childhood.

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Boyd, R. Vernon & Balloon, Mrs. Walter April 12, 1983.

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Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, from Silver Point, Tennessee and daughter of a preacher. The interview includes discussion from Mrs. Balloon on prominent figures in and around the church, with a focus on her father (Thomas Henry Busby) and G. P. Bowser. The interview also incudes Mrs. Balloon recounting her childhood.

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Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983

Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, from Silver Point, Tennessee and daughter of a preacher. The interview includes discussion from Mrs. Balloon on prominent figures in and around the church, with a focus on her father (Thomas Henry Busby) and G. P. Bowser. The interview also incudes Mrs. Balloon recounting her childhood.

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Boyd, R. Vernon & Balloon, Mrs. Walter. Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983, text, April 12, 1983; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1402092/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.

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