It was a very hot day — “like real July weather,” Mr. Lanham wrote — and a sad one. His parents began moving from their “lovely home,” which had been foreclosed on by the bank and sold to a Rome businessman. Mr. Lanham was beating himself up for his “folly and extravagance,” which he blamed for their situation.
“Today also marked the filing of a petition…
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