Letter From a Bootlegger to His Wife in Dallas
A fragmented wartime style missive from a bootlegger in Dallas to his wife Ethel. The author mocks his absence on a long vacation while ordering routine care for their daughter Amyl and directing misconduct, including illegal liquor dealings and financial arrangements. He references a seven story apartment project and mentions local contact Lou on Akard Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou
Akard Street
Amayl
Nivat
Basin
N. Atvotic & Co
Fienday School and church notices amid odd lines
A disparate page fragment lists church announcements in English worship, a Junior Luther League meeting, choir rehearsal, catechism class times, and friendly closing lines. It includes stray notes on wood preservation, dangerous drug references, and a long letter fragment signed Alcohol.
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Fienday
Semler
G. Bronstad
Junior Luther League
Ehareh
Catherumens
Bataniay Norning
Tienoia
Soak
P.M. Stew
Ase
Daily
Tse
Kent
Callax
FARM AND BANG Advances loaned by War Finance Corp
Advances of 5 290 000 have been approved by the War Finance Corporation to be added to the fund to be loaned for agricultural and livestock purposes. 165 000 allotted to Texas and 225 000 to Oklahoma. Berlin burnings cited under German Youth Protection Association. Carrier pigeon aided seaplane rescue. Cotton seed advertisements and planting notes. Methodist Church notices with Sunday School and services. Personal notices of Mrs Owen Carpenter and family.
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War Finance Corporsion
Texas
Chaboma
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Cecil B. DeMille
Anatol
Wallace Reid Elliott Dexter
Monte Blue
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Kosloff
Raymond Hatton
Gloria Swanson
Bebe Daniels
Wanda Hawley
Agnes Ayres
Polly Moran
Julia Faye
Paramount Picture
Queen Theater
Dallas
Times-Heral
Hotel de Marston
Dallas County
Ethel
Hanes
Volatend
Theodore Lory
Germany
Inadian Government
Jericho Beach
British Columbia
Oraner
Lockhart
Methodist Church
Tlement
Walker
J. Owen Carpenter
Coca
Tillie
Monette Tillie
D- A- Stanford
Blanfora
Revere
Clifton National Bank
U.S
Zor
soseTad
Téhew
N.T. Wallace
Notary Public
Wate
Trana
County of Bogen
Clement
THE
Uncle Sam
Clifto
Texas Guaranty State Bank
Farmers Guaranty State Bank of
Clifton
Department of Banking
Liberty
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Int. Banking Co
the Farmers Guaranty State Bank
J. M. Jenson
Clifton, Texas
Tom C. Parks
Farmers Bank
A. C. Brandes
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