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: August 3, 1926

Mr. Lanham's Diary: August 3, 1926

They go to a 'tacky party'

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Mr. Lanham's Diary: August 3, 1926
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The Lanhams broke out of their usual routine today to go to a “Tacky Party.” As it is hard to imagine the decorous Henderson Lanham in dress-up mode, I wasn’t surprised to learn that he was one of the judges rather than a participant. “Julia Anne was greatly excited that she was allowed to dress up and go to the Tacky Party,” he wrote. “It was hard to d…

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