Mr. Lanham's Diary: August 30, 1926

He saves the bad news for the end

Waking alone at home, Mr. Lanham followed his usual routine of inspecting his rose garden, noting that only the Red Radiance and Mrs. Bell roses were blooming.

His father and another man went to Atlanta today and were late arriving home, almost ten o’clock. After putting in a day at the store — I assume, though he says nothing about it — and playing vol…