SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:01:59
Discussion about his family; John Pius Fraser, Stella Yetman.
SIDE A 00:01:59 -- 00:10:25
Discussion about living through the Halifax Explosion; 1913, Halifax, Halifax Explosion, Mildred Fraser, 1917.
SIDE A 00:10:25 -- 00:11:45
Discussion about various topics including horses and the iceman in Halifax, and leaving for PEI; Halifax, horses, iceman.
SIDE A 00:11:45 -- 00:12:40
Discussion about the Halifax Commons; Halifax, Halifax Commons.
SIDE A 00:12:40 -- 00:14:06
Discussion about seeing the original Bluenose; Bluenose, Bluenose I, schooners, schooner races.
SIDE A 00:14:06 -- 00:15:24
Discussion about his father and his work as a painter; painters, John Fraser, John P. Fraser, John Pius Fraser, paint.
SIDE A 00:15:24 -- 00:16:25
Discussion about his birth in the family home; 1913, childbirth.
SIDE A 00:16:25 -- 00:18:30
Discussion about school, with mention of religious feuds; Halifax, St. Patrick's Boys School, St. Patrick's School, school, religious feuds.
SIDE A 00:18:30 -- 00:20:40
Discussion about trams and the Halifax Waterfront; trams, Halifax, Halifax Waterfront, slovens.
SIDE A 00:20:40 -- 00:24:44
Discussion about his father's death and going to work to help his mother; John P. Fraser, John Fraser, John Pius Fraser, Crowell Bros., wages, Stella Yetman, Halifax.
SIDE A 00:24:44 -- 00:31:01
Discussion about working at hotels, namely the Nova Scotian Hotel in Halifax; Nova Scotian Hotel, Lord Nelson Hotel, Halifax, 1930, bellhop, Babe Ruth, Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, rum runners.
SIDE A 00:31:01 -- 00:32:02
Discussion about moving to PEI in 1938; 1938, moving.
SIDE A ends at 00:32:02.
SIDE B 00:32:10 -- 00:37:30
Discussion about working at the Charlottetown Hotel; Charlottetown Hotel, 1930s, Great Depression, tough times, wages, boarding, room and board, Charlottetown, prohibition, liquor scripts, 1938, Arthur Mould, hotel rates.
SIDE B 00:37:30 -- 00:39:23
Discussion about commercial travelers; commercial travelers, traveling salesmen, sample rooms.
SIDE B 00:39:23 -- 00:42:03
Discussion about Joe Shelfoon and Jimmy Power; Joe Shelfoon, taxis, taxi drivers, Jimmy Power.
SIDE B 00:42:03 -- 00:46:24
Discussion about places around Charlottetown; Charlottetown, Dizzy Block, Market Square, Queen Hotel, The Regent, Capitol Theatre, movies, Al Jolson, theatres.
SIDE B 00:46:24 -- 00:49:00
Discussion about bootleggers in Charlottetown, with mention of boxing; prohibition, bootleggers, Charlottetown, Richmond Street, Ma Poulton, Harry Poulton, boxers, boxing.
SIDE B 00:49:00 -- 00:52:51
Discussion about various topics including Henderson and Cudmore's store and Chief Birtwhistle; Henderson and Cudmore, stores, Charlottetown, Chief Birtwhistle, police chief.
SIDE B 00:52:51 -- 00:55:40
Discussion about his wife Georgie Leard and her family's mill; Leard's mill, Georgie Leard, Georgie Fraser, Jack Leard, water power, electricity, fires, Crapaud.
SIDE B 00:55:40 -- 00:57:15
Discussion about Queen Elizabeth visiting Charlottetown; Queen Elizabeth, Charlottetown Hotel, 1939.
SIDE B 00:57:15 -- 00:59:00
Discussion about his service during WWII, with mention of Mickey Place; WWII, Mickey Place.
SIDE B 00:59:00 -- 00:59:45
Discussion about dance halls; dance halls, Dixon's Dance Hall, Foster's Dance Hall.
SIDE B 00:59:45 -- 01:01:12
Discussion about various topics including music and trains; piano, music, trains, traveling.
SIDE B 01:01:12 -- 01:03:23
Discussion about retiring as manager of the Charlottetown Hotel; 1972, Charlottetown Hotel, hotel manager.
SIDE B 01:03:23 -- 01:04:15
Discussion about living in PEI and his sister Mildred; Mildred Fraser, PEI.
Tape ends at 01:04:15.
