Amenuensis Monday - Munday King Curd

Munday King Curd was born on March 7, 1912, and died on January 15, 2007. In the 1920 census, Munday can be found with his parents, Artis Curd and Minnie (Munday) Curd, in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. The 1930 census finds the family living at 503 East 3rd Street in Tucson, Pima County, AZ. This address is now on University Boulevard, at the corner of 3rd Avenue. This is the location Munday described as the location of his parents' boarding house.

By 1940, Munday had married Eva Marie Treat and moved to his own home at 1021 West DeMoss Petrie Road, which now is West Grant Road, and a commercial area.

Visit the Find A Grave memorial for Munday King Curd.

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Transcription of the interview abstract. All typos and misspellings appear as in the original.

Craig R. Schill
Dr. Hinton, Hist 399

INTERVIEW: Mr. Munday Curd. Born in 1912 in Kentuky. Came to Arizona in
                           1922. Interview took place on April 5, 1989

I. early memories
     a. riding bike
     b. population = 30,000 in 1922
     c. east end of town was sparce
     d. big bird cage at the university
     e. had a real wildcat mascot

II. transportation
     a. street cars
     b. Halloween car prank

III. school
     a. Tucson High
          -had more students than the university
     b. grammer school in front of high school
     c. lunch story

IV. prejudice
     a. not too much of it
     b. blacks went to Dunbar school

V. church development
     a. Baptist chruch
     b. Catholic church

VI. After high school
     a. went to UA for 2 years
     b. studied accounting
     c . worked for Fairview Dairy

VII. University of Arizona
     a. Bear Down gym used for soldiors during WWII
     b. had classes in 'Old Main'
     c. had to wear green beanies as freshmen
     d. the 'list'

VIII. Politcal events
     a. capture of Dillenger
     b. Charles Lindberg visiting

IX. Crime
     a. not a big issue

X. Climate
     a. used fans to keep cool
     b. basements helped keep cool

XI. boarding house
     a. at 3rd Ave. and University (NE corner)
     b. called Kentuky Heights Inn

XII. depression
     a. didn't hit Tucson until 1931
     b. lots of people were out of work

XIII. first cooling systems
     a. window boxes
     b. came in 1935

XIV. Work history
     a. worked for Postal Service
     b. early routes
     c. worked for Postal Service Credit Union

XV. Were changes in Tucson for the better or the worse
     a. worse
          -too many people
          -traffic
          -polution
          -water
          -crime

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