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: May 20, 1926

Mr. Lanham's Diary: May 20, 1926

He seeks advice on the family business's problems

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Mr. Lanham's Diary: May 20, 1926
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Mr. Lanham had a long talk “about the financial condition of the business” with Barry Wright, a prominent lawyer in Rome who had served a term in the Georgia legislature. “Thinks we can work it out,” he wrote cryptically.

Slightly buoyed by this news, Mr. Lanham attended a Kiwanis Club directors’ meeting followed by a Workers Council meeting at church. A…

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