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October 1935. Scotts Run, West Virginia. Doped singer: "Love, oh love, oh keerless love." Relief investigator reported a number of dope cases at Scotts Run. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative and caption by Ben Shahn for the FSA.
Or Morphine?
[I looked up a dozen 1935 articles containing the phrase "dope arrest" on NewspaperArchive.com. All but one were about people selling narcotics -- morphine or heroin. The exception was about someone dealing cocaine. - Dave]
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