Oral History Interview with David and Virginia Ciruli, April 18, 1987 Page: 13
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Marcello:
Mr. Ciruli:Marcello:
I guess there was probably a certain amount of security
living with one's own nationality. I'm sure that's why
they did it at that time.
Very much so. In fact, my parents in 1918 bought a farm
which was about twenty miles east of Pueblo. When they
got there, there were no Italians. But they did buy this
farm for $25,000, and it was 220 acres. Within two years
they paid for the farm. Then they moved back to the mesa
and went back to their little farms.
At the same time, when Dad came back to the farm that
my wife's folks owned at that time, they had a little
grocery store in the basement. My dad continued with the
grocery store, and then a little later on--in another year
or two--he would build a nice, big building with a grocery
store in the front and a pool hall in the back. I recall
as a kid that every Sunday the men would play pitch for
either tobacco or pop or something of that nature. They
didn't use money. Whoever lost had to buy the other a
pop or cigars, mainly. So it was kind of- a little recrea-
tional area for the boys and the men. Some of the other
people played pool.We talked about this a little last night, but I'd like to
get it on the record. You mentioned the farm that they
bought in 1918. I recall that I mentioned at the time
that it seemed like an awful lot of money to pay for a farm
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Marcello, Ronald E.; Ciruli, David & Ciruli, Virginia. Oral History Interview with David and Virginia Ciruli, April 18, 1987, book, April 18, 1987; Denton, TX. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2137861/m1/15/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.