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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Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Oct. 10, 1943

Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Oct. 10, 1943

Thelma takes up the pen; they see a James Cagney movie

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Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Oct. 10, 1943
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After weeks of absence, Thelma regained control of the fountain pen today and wrote the diary entry. It was a Sunday. Lowell had apparently worked third shift and was sleeping in. She read the funny papers while he snoozed. “We ate a late dinner and listened to the World Series,” she wrote. The game had moved to Sportsman’s Stadium in St. Louis, but eve…

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