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    • Bill Schisler Oral History

    • Bill Schisler Oral History

    • Grijalva, Lily

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Bill Schisler moved his wife and four kids to Marana following time served in the army in 1969. He was a council member and briefly served as the mayor. Mr. Schisler recalls incorporation and a citizen street-paving effort in the early 1980s. Run...
    • Bob Honea Oral History

    • Bob Honea Oral History

    • Grijalva, Lily

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Bob Honea served as the Postmaster and remembers the farming and ranching activities in the town. Bob attended the University of Arizona and played basketball. He married Pat in 1951 and started the Bridle Bit Ranch. Run time: 11:32.
    • Bales in Gin Yard Ready for Market

    • Bales in Gin Yard Ready for Market

    • Unknown

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Cotton Bales in Cortaro. After picking the cotton, workers would feed the crop into a gin to take out the seeds and ultimately make large bales that weigh about 500 pounds. A semi-truck would carry bales off to be compressed. Marana farmers...
    • David and Tom Anway's Oral History

    • David and Tom Anway's Oral History

    • Grijalva, Lily

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • David Anway talks about his family settling in Avra Valley in the 1910s. David recalls farming, and watching German prisoners march down Marana road from the German prison camp, the Marana airbase, and working in the cotton gin. Run time: 11:30.
    • DC Warren

    • DC Warren

    • Unknown

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • DC Warren was born in Huntsville, Texas, and moved to Rillito, Arizona in 1952. He worked as a cowboy at area ranches. He also played in a number of movies filmed in Old Tucson during the 1950s through 1960s era, often working as a stunt-man. He...
    • Eddy Honea's Oral History

    • Eddy Honea's Oral History

    • Grijalva, Lily

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Eddy Honea is a third generation Maranan. His grandparents moved here in the 1920s and he remembers farming, the community, the school district, and his time on council. He describes the incorporation and talks about the Cortaro Water User's...
    • Grading the cotton

    • Grading the cotton

    • Unknown

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Grades of cotton were assigned depending on cleanliness, strength, and the length of the fiber. These men made a difference in the success of Marana's cotton industry with the grades they assigned a farmer’s bale.
    • Postmaster James Collins

    • Postmaster James Collins

    • Unknown

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • James Collins was the second postmaster in Marana. The first was a lady named Mrs. Moss who was the postmistress in the 1930s. Mr. Collins started as the postmaster in the 40s.
    • JD and Janie Henley Oral History

    • JD and Janie Henley Oral History

    • Grijalva, Lily

    • Marana (Ariz)

    • JD married Janie in 1946. He worked in Silverbell and bought property in Honea Heights. They recall starting the volunteer fire department and the Marana Food Bank. They also remember the 1981 citizen street-paving effort. Run time: 21:52.
    • Dorothy Honeycutt and Jo Rex (Frew) Oral History

    • Dorothy Honeycutt and Jo Rex (Frew) Oral History

    • Grijalva, Lily

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Jo Rex talks about her father, Don Frew, who was the mayor of the first publicly elected Town Council. Dorothy Honeycutt was the Town Clerk. Together, they talk about incorporation, the construction of Interstate 10, integrated schools, and working...
    • Mamie Kai's Oral History

    • Mamie Kai's Oral History

    • Grijalva, Lily

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Mamie Kai was married to Jon Kai and describes her family's start in cotton farming. She recalls the Trico Co-op, farming in Avra Valley and Cortaro Farms. Run time: 32:14.
    • Citizen street paving

    • Citizen street paving

    • Unknown

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Marana citizens raised money through donations with the help of Jack Horton from NAPA Auto who gave batteries to recycle for money. The town borrowed Cortaro Water’s dump truck and borrowed the City of South Tucson’s hot oil spreading wagon....
    • Ditch Blade

    • Ditch Blade

    • Unknown

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Marana farmers constantly worked to keep the irrigation ditches cleaned out so the water could flow evenly to all the fields.
    • Ed, Ray, Wayne Honea

    • Ed, Ray, Wayne Honea

    • Unknown

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Mayor Ed Honea, pictured far left, is 17 in this photo. His father, Ray Honea, is in the middle, and brother Wayne Honea is on the right. Wayne is wearing a Marana Future Farmers of America jacket. Ray used to rope on the horse he’s next to. The...
    • The First Post Office

    • The First Post Office

    • Unknown

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Mrs. Moss, the first postmistress and her two sons. Mayor Honea's maternal grandmother, Ethel Steele, worked for Mrs. Moss. The building was mud adobe, built in 1933, and located on Highway 84. This post office was later destroyed by a fire.
    • Natural gas engine pumping water to farm fields

    • Natural gas engine pumping water to farm fields

    • Unknown

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Natural Gas Engine, formerly located on Sandario Road and Moore Road. This was a natural gas engine that used to run 24 hours a day, pumping water for irrigation to nearby fields. Mayor Ed recalls the constant engine noise to be quite irritating at...
    • Ora Mae Harn's Oral History

    • Ora Mae Harn's Oral History

    • Grijalva, Lilia

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Ora Mae Harn recalls raising a family in Marana, Incorporation, Marana Health Center, Marana Food Bank, Council Member/Vice Mayor/Mayor, Marana School District, 1993 Annexation. Run time: 41:39.
    • Old Marana Business District

    • Old Marana Business District

    • Unknown

    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Pima Mercantile. This building was torn down in the early 60s in order to construct Interstate 10. It was owned by Sydney McNeil.

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