Mrs. Culp Revisited: Oct. 21, 1937

Else buys cream puffs, Walter consults a lawyer

In the middle of an entry that was mostly about minor doings with her sister Else, Mrs. Culp mentioned that Walter was consulting an attorney named Billy Bush. “He told Urbuteit about his suit against him for $2,000 rent,” she wrote.

What??! That’s more than $41,000 in current money! Was Dr. U trading his services for rent — or trying to? Was that what w…