DARE Interview : Gallipolis, Ohio; Primary Informant OH045

Fieldworker

Clark, Tom

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• OH045: White; female; age: 53 (middle-aged); education: high school; community type: village
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: OH045 (3:32)
• Full Interview (Tape 1236-S1).
• Content:
• 00:40 Arthur the Rat
• 04:15 Medical history—sinus infections, allergies, treatment, husband's illnesses
• 08:30 Religion—Episcopal interpretation of the Bible, religious joke, rules about divorce and remarriage among Baptists and Catholics
• 12:00 Local illegal liquor production
• 14:15 Recent drowning—names of victims, story of their accident
• 15:55 Problems crossing the river to get to West Virginia—bridge collapsed, ferries break down, discussion of future bridge construction site
• 23:25 Housekeeping—names for machines to clean carpets, names for different types of brooms
• 26:00 Local industry—dog food plant (uses horse meat)
• 27:35 Hobbies—golf, horseback riding, refinishing furniture
• 32:25 Tape end