Tag: Tunica Mississippi
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Hollywood marries Tunica
May of 1958 was not an exciting year in world politics or national news. Movies like Vertigo and Dracula were hits in the theaters. Many young ladies around the mid south were probably still thinking of singer Elvis Presley who had been inducted into the army in March. Television hits included Gunsmoke and I love…
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Tidbit Ten
Found this bottle years ago in my grandparents barn south of Dundee. Although I have located a little information on sunflower orange soda, I don’t know much about Tunica Bottling Works. Figure it dates from the 40s or 50s but not sure. If anybody has information about bottling company please message me. I think this…
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Blue & White Cafe
“The Blue and White Cafe has the best food in the Mid-South. Hands down.” Thats what hundreds and probably thousands of people say who are loyal customers to this former truck stop and now famous eatery. I do have to admit that I am a little slanted myself because I grew up in Tunica County…
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Coming of the Railroad to Tunica
The WPA records about Tunica County contain a great deal of information. One of the stories I found in the three boxes of papers and interviews deals with the coming of the railroad to Tunica County. Here is the story typed word for word: The first railroad to actually operate in Tunica County was the…
My Delta World 