Brightest Spot: SBC Sunday School Board 40th Anniversary
Dr M E Dodd of Shreveport hails the Sunday school board of the Southern Baptist Convention as the bright spot in denominational life at its fortieth anniversary. He cites growth from 1,000,000 members in 1891 to about 3.85 million in 1931, worshiping in 23,731 cooperating churches, up from 16,001, underscoring ongoing expansion and a hopeful outlook.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Baptist ’Convention
M. E. Dodd
Shreveport
Alabama Cotton Spindles Active Lead in Hours in April
Washington May 26 Alabama ranked third among states in April for total hours cotton spindles were active with 485 million hours. Alabama had 1,722,714 active spindles of 1,861,384 in place, averaging 261 hours per spindle, reflecting growth in church and missionary groups and a surge in Sunday school resources.
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Washington
Alabama
Department of Commerce
South Carolina
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Alabama Mills
United States
New England
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Billie Burke on Beauty and Lux Soap Endorsement
Billie Burke at 39 defends keeping youthful charm for stage and film success. She credits Lux Toilet Soap for clear soft skin and notes many actresses use the fragrance white soap to guard complexion beauty.
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Billie Burke
Lux
Hollywood
Dance of promises amid a city romance
Mary Vaughn dines with Mr. Frazier and rejects a bold invitation to travel, while her loyalties clash with Dick’s memory. The night unfolds in shows, music, and sharp social observation as Mary weighs adventure against duty.
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Mary
Frazier
Foster
Miss Vaughn
Baldwin
Irene
Prazier
Philadelphia
Florida
Palm Beach
Havana
Paris
Hee
Maury
Southland
Postal deficit to be reduced under Hoover plan
President Hoover outlined a plan to cut the postal deficit this year with a saving of 53 million dollars. About 40 million is to be saved this fiscal year ending June 30, with the rest to be trimmed in the next year due to vacancies in the post office staff. Arch Coleman noted vacancies account for roughly half the planned reductions.
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Washington
Hoover
Arch Coleman
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Jake the Barber
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Bonnie
Kate M. Johnson
San Antonio
Tex
Manis
E. E. Free
America
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