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, Jan. 4, 1926

Mr. Lanham's Diary, Jan. 4, 1926

A late night for Mr. Lanham

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It rained nearly all day and business was “very dull” at the Lanham family’s dry goods store in Rome. In addition to operating the business with his father and brother, Felix, Mr. Lanham had a law practice — he was a graduate of Harvard and the University of Georgia School of Law! — and served as the city’s police court judge. A light morning in court t…

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