Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Nov. 14, 1943

They go to church; dead butcher laid to rest

For only the second time since the diary began, there is a mention of going to church. “Good preaching for a change,” Lowell commented. So maybe they have been going more often than indicated, though most Sundays Thelma says they slept late and read the funnies. They spent the afternoon taking a walk.

The mystery of the murdered French Market butcher was still making front-page headlines in the Times-Picayune. His widow turned up in Washington, D.C. Paid up? Read on!