By Bartee Haile
With the repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Texas Guinan bid farewell to New York City on Sep. 8, 1931, and took her “Too Hot for Paris” revue on the road.
Born Mary Louise Cecilia Guinan in 1884 on a ranch outside Waco, she was called Mamie by her immigrant parents. But rodeo fans dubbed the 14-year-old “Texas.”
To channel their tomboy into more ladylike pursuits, the Guin…
