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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