The Tuskaloosa Independent Monitor

This story started last week when I decided I wanted to revisit the Milt Tolbert traveling tent show which was a Dothan institution from 1916 until 1945. I initially discovered Milt Tolbert about 40 years ago when I met one of Buck Baker's nieces. She mentioned the Milt Tolbert show performing on the Baker Lot which was some property on East Burdeshaw Street near Howell School that the Baker family allowed the people of Dothan to use for recreational purposes. The Baker Lot was Dothan's "Rec Center" until the 1950s.

This link contains more information about the Milt Tolbert tent show. The Tuskaloosa Independent Monitor

Lew Childre got his start with the Milt Tolbert show. This post concerns Lew and his son, Lew Childre, Jr.

Lew Childre, Sr (1901-1961)