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Hunt County, 1915: Arrests for 'adultery;' trouble with drug addiction

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published February 25, 2015 at 6:00 AM CST
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Hunt County Historical Commission

Hunt County Historical Commission chairman Carol Taylor, who regularly reviews history from 100 years ago, says in 1915 a woman was arrested for "adultery" (what we would today refer to as prostitution), and newspapers of the time indicate that problems with drug addiction existed then, too.

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John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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