Ninth Annual Report Of Precinct A Sunday Institute
Mass meeting at Calvary Baptist Church on Sunday June 13 featured an extensive President's annual address by L E Brown and reports from officers. The program praised increased religious education, outlined aims for systematized schools, and urged expansion of ministers, teachers, and prayer.
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S. S. Institute
Precinct A
Calvary Baptist Church
Benjamin
L. E. Brown
Sunday School Institute
Jesus
Andrew Murray
A Hopeless Heathen Critic under Fire from JOHN BURDETTE
The Observer faces sharp criticism from John Burdette the Critic who denounces Captain Blaney and ridicules religious training of children. Burdette claims Blaney is unfit for church education and accuses critics of hindering progress while defending the Observer’s stance.
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Blaney
Church of God
Mrs Joseph Harris Ill In Washington Terrace
Mrs Joseph Harris of Washington Terrace has been ill and under medical care.
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Joseph Harris
Washington Terrace
Editor Johnson Defends Himself in Choir Observer Controversy
The Choir Observer editor Andrew J. Johnson defends himself against E H Blaney’s criticisms about the Antioch Church choir. He praises Henry Thurman, dismisses Blaney as a tormentor, and says the Observer will publish minister comments received, urging the public to judge the merit of the dispute.
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Choir Observer
Antioch Baptist Church
Blaney
Union
Observer
ABC
E. H. Blaney
Henry Thurman
Antioch Choir
Mr. Thurman
E H. Blaney
Andrew J. Johnson
Antioch
Captain Blaney
Tormentor
Toreador
Knoxville Black Man Faces Death Row In Justice Fight
Maurice Mays, a prominent Knoxville Negro, was convicted of murder in the slaying of Mrs. Bertie Lindsey and sentenced to death. Critics say prejudice and police pressure tainted the case, with supporters raising funds to seek clemency as churches and fraternal groups rally. A poem by Mays expresses his plea for help while awaiting execution.
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Bertie Lindsey
Maurice Mays
Mays
Jackson Avenue
Knoxvillefi Tenn
C. H. Slater
Lucius Lodge
K. of P
Knoxville
Tenn
He Shot Her and Then Killed Himself by Jealous Ex Soldier
Leonard Hightower an ex soldier shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself. The victims were young, with jealousy cited as the motive in this tragedy.
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Leonard Hightower
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KR. Benjamin
J. A. Horse
Josephine Graves
J. L. Payne
J. Williams
Ruth Pendleton
Shirley Hawkins
Georgia A. Brown
Christ
Union Baptist B. Y. P. U
Union Baptist Church
John Burdette
Johnson
Maurice
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