Mr. Lanham's Diary: August 14, 1926

A receiver is appointed for the store

Julia Anne was recovering this morning from yesterday’s accident that put twelve stitches in her arm. Mr. Lanham wrote that she had slept well, not even waking at 3 a.m. when the alarm sounded for a fire that destroyed a tenant house.

Trade was very dull at the store, but another step was taken in the Lanhams’ fight to save their business. A man named N…