Brunson, Mildred Stiles,

Mrs. Brunson briefly mentions her life and family: comments on some distilleries: recalls the Prohibition era, whiskey being stolen from distillery warehouses, some distilleries giving bottled whiskey away: speaks of distillery guards, names one that could not be bought: names one physician that wrote prescriptions for whiskey: Ogden W. Stiles, arrest for running whiskey, business: mentions the attitude of churches on whiskey: remembers when Prohibition was repealed, beer was brought in by truckload: names mill where moonshiners purchased sugar and meal: she tells stories about James (Jim) B. Beam and his wife: speaks of several businesses and individuals in Bardstown.

From the description of Mildred Stiles Brunson interview, February 6, 1989. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 780189748