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AudioTales of Cape Cod Interview with Mary Gould IV 124
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Mrs. Gould was born in New Jersey in 1897. She came to the Cape in 1905. Her mother was a widower with relatives in Orleans. Her mother was a music and voice teacher who had a music room in her house (01:30). Mrs. Gould remembers the trip by ship from New Jersey to Fall River and the train ride to Orleans (02:15 – 04:00). She describes the commercial center in Orleans during her youth. It included. W. H. Snow’s, Jim Eldredge’s Store, O’keef’s Grocery Store owned by Lester Quinn, and the Higgins Variety Store which had a two lane bowling alley and pool tables which were considered off limits for ladies (05:30 – 07:45). She remembers the train station and freight station as being a busy place. She remembers her mother using the Sears and Roebuck catalog or “wish book” and collecting the packages at the freight station (08:10 – 09:20). She describes the Wilcox movie theater which was also sometimes used as a roller skating rink and basketball court (09:55 -10:45). She remembers other businesses in the town (10:45 – 17:30). She remembers fondly the yearly visit of the Chautauqua which included plays, dances, singing and lectures 17:30 -18:25). As a young woman she worked for her uncle…
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Cape Cod (Mass) – Social Life and Customs
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