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A group of people gathered outdoors under trees, vintage photo.

Bootlegging in the Thurber Area

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By special guest bloggerGene Rhea TuckerDoctoral student at University of Texas at Arlington Thurberites drank beer, wine, and other spirits in great amounts. Miners and other laborers demanded that alcohol be available to slake their thirst and wet their parched throats, dusty from work in the mines and brickyards. Many...