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TI: Okay, so, Walter, we're going to start the second group. And so earlier you talked about how this family took care of the house when you were away at Amache. And so this was, what was the name of the family?

WM: Enos. But I don't know first name.

TI: And this was the Portuguese family that took care...

WM: Portuguese, yeah.

TI: But later on, they started a restaurant in Walnut Grove?

WM: No, they had a long time ago.

TI: Oh, they had a restaurant? And what was the name of the restaurant.

WM: Tony Enos. I think Tony Enos's Place, I think.

TI: Okay, so people call it Tony's now, Tony's. And what kind of food did they have there?

WM: American food.

TI: And so this was one of the big restaurants in Walnut Grove.

WM: Yeah, in Walnut Grove. And they got bar, that's the way they're making money.

TI: Oh, so the alcohol, the hard liquor.

WM: Yeah. Any place, you got to have bar.

TI: And where was Tony's located in Walnut Grove?

WM: In the corner. You know, you go Isleton, and then it was left side. You know where that bridge? On the bottom.

TI: Okay, so it's on the corner there. And this restaurant was there before the war.

WM: Yeah. Before, they used to have back, but they moved in the front, little bit.

TI: Okay. And how did your family know this family to ask them to take care of your house? Do you know...

WM: I don't know.

TI: ...was there any relationship between your father and their family or anything?

WM: No.

TI: Okay, so this next part, I want to kind of get into understanding how Walnut Grove changed from before the war to after the war. And so let's talk about, first, your family. So let's start with your mother. So when you think about your mother, did you see any changes in her before and after? Did she change at all in terms of her...

WM: She looked the same to me. I see her all the time.

TI: And how about your father? Was he...

WM: Okay.

TI: You mentioned earlier your brother Yosh, who...

WM: Prisoner, yeah.

TI: How did the war change him? Was he different after the war?

WM: Little bit, but can't help.

TI: And when you say a little bit, how did he change, would you say?

WM: Not much.

TI: But, not much, but a little bit, but was he maybe sadder?

WM: Yeah, I think so.

TI: A little sadder, okay.

WM: Those kind of prisoner, they didn't say nothing, that's why. We thought he was killed or something.

TI: Yeah, so it must have been a very difficult process.

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