DARE Interview : Needles, California; Primary Informant CA005

Fieldworker

Williamson, Nancy

Date

• 1966

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• CA005: White; male; age: 81 (old); education: high school; community type: village
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: CA005 (7:42)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 0088-S1).
• Content:
• 00:20 Arthur the Rat
• 08:15 Informant's life as a railroad engineer and fireman
• 10:10 Progress and how it has changed Needles
• 14:05 Old age
• 16:15 Senior Citizens' Club meetings and dinners twice a month
• 19:35 Size of club meetings
• 20:50 Dinner at the Lodge
• 23:00 Local Indian tribe
• 25:10 Gambling in Las Vegas
• 26:50 Local industry and climate
• 30:10 Doll Informant found in his yard
• 31:15 Golf and bowling
• 34:30 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 0088-S2).
• Content:
• 00:15 Local children; neighbor died in house fire
• 05:00 Catholic Church and its changes
• 06:10 Driving license and insurance, recording people
• 07:40 Dinner, getting hard to tell men from women
• 09:40 Marriage, best age to marry
• 10:25 Tape end