DARE Interview : San Angelo, Texas; Primary Informant TX043

Fieldworker

Boyd, Donald

Date

• 1967

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• TX043: White; male; age: 76 (old); education: high school; community type: small city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: TX043 (3:35)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1630-S1).
• Content:
• 00:20 Witch burning
• 00:55 Local history—saloons, pranks in early days
• 03:00 Tobacco plug, twist; Mexican tobacco use
• 08:20 Barbecued meat
• 10:25 His house, mesquite
• 11:05 [Looking at pictures] Local buildings, bank building
• 16:15 Prohibition; votes on alcohol laws; saloons
• 22:35 Making homemade beer
• 24:20 Prohibition, DARE Questionnaire DD (Tobacco, Liquor)
• 25:35 Card games, poker, DARE Questionnaire DD
• 27:00 DARE Questionnaire EE (Children's games)
• 31:15 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1630-S2).
• Content:
• 00:05 Drinking; Canadian liquor stores; effects of alcohol
• 04:55 Gambling laws
• 06:30 Brothel area of town in past
• 07:14 Pens [described]
• 08:20 Arthur the Rat
• 11:55 Tape end