Mr. Lanham's Diary, March 11, 1926

Papa borrows his raincoat; two convicts caught

“Papa went to Atlanta today wearing my raincoat so I was cold when it was necessary, as it was a bad day — cold and dark,” he wrote. Is this a case of the cobbler’s children having no shoes? After all, the Lanhams own a dry goods store that stocks clothes for the whole family!

Nevertheless, he was cheered by the sight of blooming daffodils and trees and …