Mrs. Culp Revisited: August 30, 1937

A bad weather day in Tampa and the capsize of a ship off Panama City coast

“Rained all day,” wrote Mrs. Culp. It meant Doc, who they had hired weeks ago, had to focus on indoor activities, including a library table that needed work, rather than painting the exterior. William and his truck left for Jacksonville and Nashville

The rain Mrs. Culp referred to was one of the major tropical storms of hurricane season 1937. While she w…