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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Professor Hamilton's Diary: Oct. 19, 1935

Professor Hamilton's Diary: Oct. 19, 1935

He takes Gwennie to a football game; Pontiac unveils its new 'Silver Streak' models

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Professor Hamilton's Diary: Oct. 19, 1935
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One thing I love about Professor Hamilton is his close relationship with his daughters. Today, after his morning classes, he took Mary Elizabeth, who was almost three, along with him while he ran some errands. And then he took Gwennie with him to watch Albright College’s freshman football game, which the college won, 3-0. Don’t you know they loved being seen with their daddy?

An eye-catching advertisement in the Reading Times touted the new model Silver Streak Pontiac cars that would go on sale in a week. Paid subscribers can read on about this car, which exhibited the epitome in art deco styling.

The advertisement was clipped from the Oct. 19 issue via newspapers.com.

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