Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Thelma and Lowell's Diary: April 8, 1943

Thelma and Lowell's Diary: April 8, 1943

Thelma works on her dress; a second war bond drive begins at the White House

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Thelma and Lowell's Diary: April 8, 1943
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Thelma had taken over writing the diary entries again today. Lowell was back on first shift. She stayed up when he went to work and did some shopping at the meat market and grocery store, then sewed on a dress she was making in the afternoon. “It was real warm out,” she wrote. (The high reported by the Times-Picayune was 82.) “We took a walk before going to bed.”

President Roosevelt’s African-American White House messenger bought the first $25 war bond in a second drive launched by the treasury department. To read about it, you’ll need to be a paid subscriber, which costs just 16 cents a day. Click below to upgrade!

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