William "Pud" Beer T1 [Tape One]

Interview

Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Beer, William A. "Pud"

2008-02-06

01:03:56

This is an interview with William A. "Pud" Beer of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Pud talks about nicknames, matriculation classes, growing up in Charlottetown, local businesses, doctors, hockey, hockey players, hockey teams, golf and golfers, George DeBlois, rats, restaurants, his restaurants and businesses including the Rendezvous and Peter Pan, hotels, fires, and Wellington MacNeill.

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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

SIDE A 00:00:06 -- 00:02:16 Discussion about nicknames, with mention of the Rendezvous and the Peter Pan restaurants; nicknames, Pud Beer, Pud Roach, Pud MacMillian, Rendezvous, Charlottetown, Peter Pan. | SIDE A 00:01:42 -- 00:03:43 Discussion about taking matriculation classes for veterans; Dr. Angus MacEachern, matriculation. | SIDE A 00:03:43 -- 00:06:23 Discussion about growing up in Charlottetown, with mention of Old Home Week and Duck Acorn; Charlottetown, race track, Old Home Week, exhibition, Duck Acorn. | SIDE A 00:06:23 -- 00:07:12 Discussion about doctors and home remedies; home remedies, Dr. Seaman, Don Seaman. | SIDE A 00:07:12 -- 00:13:29 Discussion about hockey; hockey rinks, Victoria rink, the Forum, Hickey and Nicholson, hockey, hockey teams, artificial ice, natural ice, Colonel Dan MacKinnon, Bob MacLeod, Dr. Bill Moreside, Joe Paquet, Albert Douglas, Abe Douglas, 1936. | SIDE A 00:13:29 -- 00:20:10 Discussion about growing up in Charlottetown during the 1930s, with mention of George DeBlois; 1930s, Charlottetown, mortgages, mortgage payments, Dalvay, George DeBlois, railroad. | SIDE A 00:20:10 -- 00:23:50 Discussion about golf; Cleaver MacLean, T. W. L. Prouse, Dick Hughes, J. Walter Jones, golf, golfers, golfing, golf clubs, Charlie Beer, Hal Spillot, Billy Prowse, Dr. Lem Prouse. | SIDE A 00:23:50 -- 00:31:55 Discussion about growing up in Charlottetown continues, with mention of his father and rats; rail yard, freight shed, railway, railroad, Charlottetown, Davis and Fraser, Charlottetown Harbour, wharves, the Butts, rifle range, swimming, rats, Plum MacDonald. | SIDE A ends at 00:31:55. SIDE B 00:32:03 -- 00:33:33 Discussion about rats continues, with mention of P. J. MacDonald; rats, Elmer MacDonald, P. J. MacDonald. | SIDE B 00:33:33 -- 00:41:05 Discussion about hockey, hockey players, and hockey teams; Johnny Snags, Tiger MacKie, hockey players, Dan Matheson, Denver Dan, hockey, Johnny Squarebriggs, Wes Story, Had McInnis, Tic Williams, Lester MacLeod, Victoria Unions, Maritime Championships, Knotty Niners, Gordie Drillon. | SIDE B 00:41:05 -- 00:56:18 Discussion about businesses in Charlottetown and how he and Doug Hill came to start the Peter Pan restaurant together; Johnny Snags, 1948, tea room, Johnny Squarebriggs, Royalty Oaks, Peter Pan, Doug Hill, restaurants, golf pros, golfers, Johnson and Johnson's, Ralph Jeffery, cooks, The Tea Room, Lane's bread, Buck Whitlock, Willis Nicholson. | SIDE B 00:56:18 -- 00:59:12 Discussion about restaurants and hotels in Charlottetown; Roxy, Dominion, restaurants, Charlottetown, Tom White, hotels, North American Hotel, Revere Hotel, Queen Hotel, Victoria Hotel, fires. | SIDE B 00:59:12 -- 01:02:51 Discussion about fires in Charlottetown and his business ventures; fires, 1932, Rendezvous, Wendell Barber, Doug Hill, businesses, Charlottetown. | SIDE B 01:02:51 -- 01:03:40 Discussion about Wellington MacNeill; Well MacNeill, Wellington MacNeill, Fred Lambrose, barbershop, tobacco shop, Joe Lichens. | SIDE B 01:03:40 -- 01:03:56 Discussion about Dutch's family; Gerry Thompson. | Tape ends at 01:03:56.