Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Thelma and Lowell's Diary: August 3, 1943

Thelma and Lowell's Diary: August 3, 1943

Thelma and Lowell do the laundry; General Patton slaps a soldier in Sicilly

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Thelma and Lowell's Diary: August 3, 1943
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It was another work-a-day Tuesday in Thelma and Lowell’s world. They did laundry and listened to the radio in the evening.

You can be sure they didn’t hear the news yet about an incident in Sicilly that would enrage many Americans and have major repercussions for General George S. Patton. To read on, you’ll need to be a paid subscriber. You’ve seen what happened in the movie. Don’t you want to know what really happened?

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