Audio file
Contributors
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2002-02-15
Date Digitized
2010-09-09
Abstract
This is an interview with Fran Mollison (nee Jenkins) of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Fran talks about her family, the Royal Packing Company, Dizzy Block, Charlottetown, J. D. Jenkins, delivery men, school, her work in radio and television, home remedies, the Brennan House in Summerside, and various other topics.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:33
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
***Disclaimer - This interview contains language and subject matter some may find inappropriate.
SIDE A 00:00:03 -- 00:02:20
Discussion about her family background; Ralph Jenkins, Irwin Jenkins, Paul Jenkins, Hynkel, J. D. Jenkins.

SIDE A 00:02:20 -- 00:04:33
Discussion about the Royal Packing Company; Royal Packing Company, J. D. Jenkins, Dizzy Block, Charlottetown.

SIDE A 00:04:33 -- 00:06:42
Discussion about Dizzy Block; Dizzy Block, Charlottetown, skunks, skunk snouts.

SIDE A 00:06:42 -- 00:10:37
Discussion about her grandfather, J. D. Jenkins, and his businesses; J. D. Jenkins, foxes, fox ranches, fox ranchers, Royal Packing Company, Thelma Jenkins, silver foxes, fires.

SIDE A 00:10:37 -- 00:13:25
Stories about trouble she and her brother got into; cars, Paul Jenkins, Market Square.

SIDE A 00:13:25 -- 00:15:20
Discussion about Market Square; Roop's Meat Market, Market Square, McCabe's Grocery Store, movies, Treasure Island.

SIDE A 00:15:20 -- 00:18:35
Discussion about delivery men, school, and Government Pond; delivery men, coal delivery, coal, Government Pond, school.

SIDE A 00:18:35 -- 00:20:45
Discussion about her family continues; Helen Cooke, Charlie Cooke, Borden Cooke.

SIDE A 00:20:45 -- 00:21:54
Discussion about home remedies; home remedies, sulfur and molasses, mustard plasters.

SIDE A 00:21:54 -- 00:23:49
Discussion about Kensington; Kensington, Jim Pendergast, barbers.

SIDE A 00:23:49 -- 00:26:48
Discussion about school and moving to Summerside; West Kent School, school, Herb Yeo.

SIDE A 00:26:48 -- 00:31:49
Discussion about how she started in radio; radio, disc jockeys, DJs, CFNB, Bob Schurman, Lowell Heustis, CJRW, 1949.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:49.
SIDE B 00:31:51 -- 00:43:20
Discussion about how she started in radio continues, with stories about her work in television and people whom she worked with; radio, disc jockeys, DJs, CJAD, Max Ferguson, Don Tremaine, television, CBC, 1959, 1960s, Fred Davis, Anna Cameron, Paul Soles, television producers.

SIDE B 00:43:20 -- 00:58:13
Discussion about the Celebrity Club in Toronto, her work in television, and her return to radio; Toronto, Celebrity Club, Jimmy Shields, actors, television, newsmen, journalism, CBC, This Hour Has Seven Days, Pat Watson, broadcasting, radio, 1985, broadcasting.

SIDE B 00:58:13 -- 01:00:25
A story about her pregnancy; Grant Mollison, childbirth, PEI Hospital.

SIDE B 01:00:25 -- 01:03:33
Discussion about the Brennan House in Summerside; Brennan House, Summerside, Florence Brennan.

Tape ends at 01:03:33.