Mr. Lanham's Diary: April 9, 1926

The bond bill goes down in flames

It was another fine spring day, “pleasantly cool,” and though Mr. Lanham rose too late to do any yard work before heading to the Lanham & Sons store, he skipped his volleyball games to “put out tobacco stems around the roses and move a few blubs and plants.” I had not heard of tobacco as an ornamental, but apparently it is.

That night, he attended a Cham…