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Jones, David (Oral History Interview)
No full textStudentDave Jones speaks about his early family life growing up just outside of Halifax. His oral history contains many rich anecdotes of his childhood in Rockingham, and as a student in Halifax during the war, including his memories about the V-E Day riots, Catholic associations and churches in Halifax, Bedford and Rockingham.Discusses or mentions: Standard Pavement; Bedford highway; Angus Doyle; his longtime friend Harold Chamberlain; Dominion Store; C.N. Express; Father Farrell; Jack Lynch; Father Kehoe; Father McCarthy ('Hank' McCarthy); Father O'Donnell; Father O'Rourke; Father Filion; Father Belair; Mr. Ryan ('Pinky' Ryan); Father Labelle; Father Burke-Gaffney; Father Mullally; the dress code; the World War II Auxiliary Reserve Patrol; Gussie's Grill; Bill Brown; electric tram-cars; V-E day riots; Mr. Beazley ('The Babe'); Elmer McGillvary; the Saint Mary's hockey team; Burt Strichfield; Hughey Campbell; Beans MacLaughlin; Burton Steel; George Steel; Aloysius Callback; Eddie McCormy; Patton MacLean; Senator Power; Power Library; Mr. Schupe the janitor; Father Foley; 'Buck' O'Donnell, Saint Mary's Debating Society, Miss Foley, Chief Librarian; Hank Rounsfell; Jimmy Pineo; nicknames; the Ladies' Auxiliar
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