Southern Baptists debate unity and future funds at Louisville meet
Thousands attended the 1939 convention led by Dr. John R. Sam with warning against a man made union as the interdenominational movement faced strong opposition. The executive committee announced a debtless denomination by 1945 and proposed distribution of a $1.59 million receipts plan, with missions receiving half and home missions 23 percent. Francis C. Stiffer urged Bible subsidies for the destitute under foreign missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Sam
Louisville
Austin Crouch
Nashville
Tenn
T. L. Holcomb
Sunday School Board
Francis C. Stiffer
New York City
Southern Baptist
Ministry of Foreign Missionaries
School janitors to take heating and sanitation classes
Jefferson City Mo May 13 The state superintendent L W King announced classes for school janitors covering heating cleaning and sanitation emphasizing improved maintenance and hygiene in schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
L. W. King
State Superintendent of Schools
Kirbys Corps Faces Page In Southern Golf Semifinals
Atlanta teenager Dorothy Kirby seeks the southern crown as she meets national champion Mrs Estelle Lawson Page in the semifinals. Kirby, 18, defeated Betty Jameson 3 2 to reach the semis while Page edged Mrs Mark McGarry two up. Semis set for 10 am CST with Miley and Chandler also advancing in a strong field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Gregory Birmingham
Ala
Dorothy Kirby
Georgia
Estelle Lawson Page
Atlanta
Page
Pege
Mark McGarry
St. Petersburg
Fla
Marion Miley
Lexington
Dan Chandler
Dallas
Texas
South Carolina
Miss Miley
Frank Goldthwaite
Port Worth
Aniela Gorczyca
Miley
Mrs. Chandler
Miss Kirby
Mrs. Page
Alabama veterans set Huntsville reunion dates
The thirty-eighth annual reunion of the Alabama division of the United Confederate Veterans will be held in Huntsville on May 31 and June 12, announced by John Kennedy, major general commanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Division of the United Confederate Veterans
Huntsville
John Kennedy
Pair of Stars to Meet Here in Wrestling Clash
Two wrestlers famed for signature holds clash Tuesday night at the Legion arena. Bullet Joe Gunther of Nashville faces Art O Mahony of Ireland in a card promoted by Chris Jordan of the American Legion, opening act by Billy McEwen and Roy Welch. Gunther's neck breaker and O Mahony's Irish weed hold headline the bout with commentary on the legality and risks of their moves.
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The
Legion Arena
Bullet Joe Gunther
Nashville
Art O'Mahony
Ireland
Chris Jordan
American Legion
Billy McEwen
Roy Welch
Gunther
O’mahony
O'Mahony
Talmadge Announces Run Against Senator George
Former Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge declares his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, targeting Senator Walter F. George and vowing to attack big business. He says Georgia faces a crisis with millions on relief and praises few as a powerful constitutional lawyer.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
United States Senate
Walter F. George
Talmadge
Senate
Big Business
Georgia
George
May Festival at Princess Theatre Showcases Ten Surprises
May 15 to May 28 the Princess Theatre presents ten surprise shows headlined by Kay Francis and Pat O'Brien in Women Are Like That. Other week two acts include Carole Lombard in Fools For Scandal and Alice Faye in Sally, Irene and Mary with Tony Martin. The lineup features Hopalong Cassidy, Gloria Stuart, Irene Dunne, Warner Brothers prison drama Over the Wall, Portia on Trial with Walter Abel, and Forbidden Valley with Noah Beery Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Banaiza
Princess Theatre
Decatur
Kay Francis
Pat O'Brien
America
Carole
Lombard
Fernand Gravet
Alsc
Ralph Bellamy
Twentieth Century-Fox
Sally
Irene
Mary
Alice Faye
Tony Martin
Fred, Allen
Marjorie Weaver
Joan Davis
Jimmy Durante
Torchy Blane
Panama
Lola Lane
Paul Kelly
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Gloria Stuart
Michael Whalen
Irene Dunne
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Alice Brady
Guy Kibbee
Warner Brothers
Sing Sing
Lewis E. Lawes
Faith Baldwin
Portia
Walter, Abel
Heather Angel
Neil Hamilton
Forbidden Valley
the West
Noah Beery, Jr
Frances Robinson
Robert Barrat
Fred Kohler
Tests on hydraulic system at Pickwick Landing Dam May 16 1938
The office with the Tennessee Valley Authority will begin tests at Pickwick Landing Dam on May 16 to observe the lock hydraulics and flow at the lower approach. Discharges will range from 25 000 to 75 000 cfs with gauge heights 14 to 23 feet, aiming to finish June 1 1938. Navigation cautions urged to prevent stranding of floating plant. Bernard Smith Major Corps of Engineers Acting District Engineer.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Pickwick Landing Dam
Tennessee River
Bernard Smith
Corps of Engineers
Don Budge Aims for Tennis Grand Slam
Don Budge, in New York with top tennis talent, seeks to hold all four major titles simultaneously by winning the French Championship after already taking the US, British, and Australian crowns. He would be the first in history to achieve the calendar-year Grand Slam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bill Tilden
Don Budge
California
Budge
United States
Great Britain
Australia
Don
Goodyear Softball Defeats Parks Grocery in Rain Shortened Game
The Goodyear softballers beat Parks Grocery 1 to 0 at Delano Park in a tightly contested game. The match ended in the fifth inning due to rain with Higon earning the win over Troup.
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Goodyear Softballers
Parks Grocery
Delano Park
Higon
Troup
Friday the thirteenth card party in Conn church
May 13 issue notes mothers of Union Congregational church hosting a card party on Friday the thirteenth. The event uses 13 tables and offers 13 prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers of the
Union Congregational Church
Blue Devils to Play First Game Sunday in De catur
Decatur Blue Devils baseball club prepares for their opening game Sunday May 15 at 2 30 pm at Delano Park against the Warrior Wildcats. Manager Knoblock lists Gengrich C Childs Mills Sheats Kimbrel Grant Knoblock Weatherly or Mitchell in the outfield with Monahan or Bailey on the mound and Hudson Grizzard and Anderson as reserves.
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Decatur Blue Devils
Delano Park
Decatur
Warrior Wildcats
Knoblock
Gengrich
C. Childs
Mills
Sheats
Kimbrel
Grant
Weatherly
Mitchell
Monahan
Bailey
Hudson
Grizzard
Anderson
Help for Cupid at Wisconsin urged honest love making
Madison is told by Miss Zoe Bayliss assistant dean of women to provide spaces for honest love making for young people. She heads the statement that loves is natural and normal and that parlors should be kept for social meetings by the University Housemothers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Zoe Bayliss
University of Wisconsin
University Housemothers’ Association
Pig Parades With Apples Causes Hog Drunk Scene
In Porcine Playboy Virginia on May 13 a pig became intoxicated after a forgotten basket of fermenting apples was left in the basement. The hired man said the pig wandered outside, gorged on the ciderish fruit, and returned to its pen hog drunk.
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Porcine
Alabama Post Office Projects Listed in 60 Million Plan
Washington May 13 The house appropriations committee adds 11 Alabama post office buildings to the 60 million dollar federal building program list with total Alabama project costs about 171.4 million. Postmaster General and treasury secretary will select projects to build not limited to the listed items. Alabama sites include Florence Foley Dothan and others with varied estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Alabama
Secretary of the Treasury
Alabama City
Boaz
Dothan
Elba
Fairfax
Fairhope
Florence
Foley
Laverne
Piedmont
Roanoke
Riverside Boys Defeat Disco In Rain shortened Game
The Riverside boys softball team beat the Decatur Iron and Steel outfit 3 to 1 on Ben son field. The game ended in the sixth inning due to rain. McMasters scored Disco’s only run in the second. Cole, va Brazleton delivered the winning plate run and Cole earned the win over Joe Humphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Boys
Decatur Iron and Steel Outfit
Benson Field
McMasters
Disco
Riverside
Cole
Brazleton
Joe Humphrey
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Hawkins
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Moulten
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Mrs. Bush
Mildred
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Tom Shale G
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Goodyear
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Miiee Grocery
Rex Pure
Scoco
Oleo
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RED Cross
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Kentucky
Royal Blend
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