Mr. Lanham Revisited: Oct. 15, 1926

The cotton crop is the best in years

Mr. Lanham presided over the city court, worked up an ad for the store to go in the newspaper and “hurried home to see about going to the farm” with his mother and two of his aunts. About 1:30 they were able to get away.

“The fields are white, and the farmers are picking it fast,” he wrote. “Mr. Edwards will make about 16 bales, the largest crop since 19…