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: Dec. 9, 1926

Mr. Lanham's Diary: Dec. 9, 1926

They head home on the train

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Mr. Lanham's Diary: Dec. 9, 1926
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The night before, Mr. Lanham got the word from the railroad that he could reserve a compartment for his father on the southbound train today. He had a busy morning. “Did more shopping, finished packing, and helped Papa to dress,” he wrote.

Miss Groves, the nurse who had been sitting with his father during the past five days, had wangled a wheelchair and …

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