Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Mrs. Culp's Diary, Monday, April 12, 1937

Mrs. Culp's Diary, Monday, April 12, 1937

The green benches of St. Petersburg and a hitch-hiking adventure

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Mrs. Culp's Diary, Monday, April 12, 1937
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Daughter-in-law Jackie drove Mrs. Culp, her sister Else and Mrs. G---- to St. Petersburg, where Else lived. They had drinks at Liggett's Drug Store. Mrs. Culp entrusted the expensive white shoes she had bought in St. Pete to Else to return for her. (Apparently she had a break-in period of 30 days or your money back.) They had never fit right. "I hope sh…

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