Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Mr. Lanham's Diary, April 25, 1926

Mr. Lanham's Diary, April 25, 1926

It's just past apple blossom time

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Mr. Lanham's Diary, April 25, 1926
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After church today, the Lanham family spent the afternoon in a friend’s apple orchard. The apple blossoms were gone — one wonders if that late frost did it — but the dogwood trees were in full bloom and the wild honeysuckle was beginning to sweeten the air.

The romantic song “(I’ll Be with You in) Apple Blossom Time” was copyrighted in 1920 and first sun…

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