The Town That Dreaded Sundown English Subtitles

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World War II had ended
only eight months earlier.

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And the town of Texarkana,
population 40,000,

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which straddles
the Texas-Arkansas border,

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was regearing for peace
after four years

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of rationing, war bonds,
and shortages.

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Although a trickle
was still arriving,

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most of the boys were back home
and out of uniform.

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Many were enrolling in college
or starting up businesses