Mrs. Culp's Diary, Monday, February 1, 1937

Watching the Gasparilla Parade

This was an eventful day for Mrs. Culp. She went food shopping, took sister Else to the bus station so she could return to St. Petersburg, and got a "nice print dress" at Lerner's, "size 18" (Remember, today's size 18 is much bigger than a 1937 size 18!) But the big event was attending the Gasparilla Parade, part of a pirate festival begun in Tampa in 1…