{"id":257,"date":"2019-06-29T05:59:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T09:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=257"},"modified":"2022-05-16T09:53:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:53:32","slug":"lesley-riddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=257","title":{"rendered":"Lesley Riddle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/lesley-riddle-492405c3-7130-48d2-b2a6-4d9953a92bd-resize-750-185x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/lesley-riddle-492405c3-7130-48d2-b2a6-4d9953a92bd-resize-750-185x300.jpeg 185w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/lesley-riddle-492405c3-7130-48d2-b2a6-4d9953a92bd-resize-750-633x1024.jpeg 633w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/lesley-riddle-492405c3-7130-48d2-b2a6-4d9953a92bd-resize-750.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Lesley Riddle on the right, next to Brownie McGhee<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Back in the 1920&#8217;s A. 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