Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Mrs. Culp's Diary, Sunday, May 30, 1937

Mrs. Culp's Diary, Sunday, May 30, 1937

A steaming hot Memorial Day Sunday and a cool night at the movies

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Mrs. Culp's Diary, Sunday, May 30, 1937
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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 Arth…

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