That was my first thought ... Wednesday night was prayer meeting service for us Southern Baptist ...
Sunday mornings was the big service ... then Sunday night was another service , not as big or as long ... then to keep us on the straight and narrow ... Wednesday night prayer meeting except every now and again they would hold a Business Meeting ... just a little praying and a lot of talkin about what to do and how to raise money .
But ... I don't remember stores being closed on Wednesday afternoon ... my Daddy worked all day , my Mom worked all day and when I got old enough to get a jub ...I worked all day on Wednesday's .
I do well remember every store being closed on Sunday ... and I mean EVERY store and you couldn't buy any adult beverages on Sunday either . I think Service Stations were even closed ... if you needed gas or beer you had to buy it Saturday or wait till Monday .
The first store to be open on Sunday in Baton Rouge was when a 7-11 opened up ... man that was something ... being able to buy something on Sunday and they had two pumps for getting gasoline and open from 7 am to 11 pm ... seven days a week ...WOW !
Gary