Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Mrs. Culp Revisited: May 30, 1937

Mrs. Culp Revisited: May 30, 1937

Heat wave drives Culps to air-conditioned movie house

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Mrs. Culp Revisited: May 30, 1937
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It was the hottest day in May in thirty-four years, with a high of 94.8, Mrs. Culp noted. She and Walter stayed home all day because of the heat, and after an early supper were lured to the air-conditioned Park Theatre to see two “very good” films, The Good Old Soak with Wallace Beery, and History Is Made at Night, with squeaky-voiced actress Jean Arthu…

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