Interview with Evelyn Istre

Accession No.: 
ST1-165

00:40 - Graduated from high school in 1938, started working at Morgan and Lindsey's store for $1 per day;
02:00 - Heard about D-day when she went back to work on Monday;
03:10 - Says that there was one local man was killed at Pearl Harbor, his twin brother survived;
04:10 - Speaking on the role of women when the war broke out;
05:30 - Her mother would sew their clothes. She says once she started working at the store, she would buy most of her clothing;
07:20 - Talking about attending movies in the 40s;
09:00 - Collecting and scrapping metal for the war;
11:00 - Talking about trains coming through towns that were moving servicemen to a base in California;
12:45 - Grew up speaking French at home, went to school in English. She already knew some English when she started school;
14:00 - Got pneumonia in the third grade and didn't attend school for 3 months;
15:45 - Didn't have school dances. They did have a Junior and Senior picnic in Lake Arthur at the end of the school year;
16:45 - Talking about food they ate. Had a milk cow that her dad would milk, no pasteurization;
18:10 - Men and boys always wore suit and ties to mass - no air conditioning during these times;
21:15 - Talks about one of her classmates whose husband was serving overseas. She would keep her company often;
22:00 - Attending USO Dances - Big band and swing performances, formal dress,

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Students
Subject: 
Great Depression; World War II
Creator: 
Moriah Istre
Informants: 
Mrs. Evelyn Istre
Recording date: 
Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Coverage Spatial: 
Crowley, Louisiana
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:25
Original Format: 
MP3
Digital Format: 
MP3
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Born Digital