Ok Took a while to get that from you because I was going to say, I know our history.
You mentioned how your grandpa was a transient--moved around alot, and the folks in the dust bowl-- Who split, instead of toughing it out --> My grandparents and uncles/Dad. Why they Didn't leave Perryton in 31 when the rain stopped-- They didn't know what lay ahead. or in 36 when most finally gave up. anyway thats beside the point.

Protesting economic conditions is a tradition of the people all around you, The first railroad strike was started just up the road from you.

Sherman Texas 1886---The Knights of Labor

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... the Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886. The original call for the strike occurred in Sherman, Texas at a Knights of Labor meeting. ...