Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Mrs. Culp Revisited: May 5, 1937

Mrs. Culp Revisited: May 5, 1937

The Cruzes come to visit bearing gifts

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Kathryn Smith
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Mr. and Mrs. Cruz, who had been so helpful when the Culps were in Havana, came for a visit to Tampa with their son and an elderly aunt, Mrs. DeCastro. They came bearing gifts: a bottle of perfume for Mrs. Culp, a “bottle of the best whiskey” for Walter and a box of guava jelly. I found on eBay the price list from Burdine’s Department Store in Miami, dat…

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