Employees were on the move in 1959 for work on one of Tillotson’s last elevators

The Helena (Oklahoma) Star, Thursday, Jan. 22, 1959

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Dawson have moved into the former Thompson house, recently vacated by the Carl Jantz family, and Mr. and Mrs. Austin Brown live in a trailer house on the back of the lot, there.

The men are employed by the Tillotson Construction Co., that is building the new elevator at McWillie.

They came here from Texas.

We thank our friend Susan Allen for unearthing this and other clippings.

3 comments on “Employees were on the move in 1959 for work on one of Tillotson’s last elevators

  1. Suzassippi's avatar Suzassippi says:

    This reminds me of two of my uncles who worked for an oil company during the 50s. They were always being moved to some new place.

  2. Mary Salazar's avatar Mary Salazar says:

    This is absolutely correct. My Father was a supervisor on grain elevator builds in Oklahoma and across the Midwest. His crews often built and lived in trailer communities on the sites or nearby where infrastructure and land allowed. They were our homes away from home.

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