Year of Baptist Unity Sets 1927 Mission Goal
Southern Baptist Convention in Houston reports a strong year of church work and mission successes. A $9,000,000 objective for 1927 covers foreign and home missions, education, benevolences, schools, orphanages, hospitals, and ministerial relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
George W. McDanichmond
McDaniel
Co-operative Program Commission
Foreign Mission Board
Home Mission Board
Sunday School Board
the Convention
Senate acts to probe gasoline price rises
A senate resolution directs the federal trade commission to investigate the rising price of gasoline and other petroleum products. The session also features reports on a large federal building program and a wartime aviation expansion, plus a White House veteran reception and a heated house chamber filibuster over rivers and harbors funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Washington
Congress
House
War Department
Air Service
White House
Sign theft leads to firing after inappropriate display
A worker removed a display sign from a woman's blouse and placed it on a bathtub. The sign asked how she would like to see her best girl in it for $2.75. He was fired on Friday after being fired Thursday for the incident.
Dr Walter N Johnson to Speak on Stewardship at Baptist Church
Dr Walter N Johnson of Mars Hill will deliver a series of stewardship sermons at the Baptist church next week. He will preach each night starting Monday, presenting a vital Bible message focused on stewardship and spiritual renewal. Pastors invite all members and other churches to attend the rare opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter N. Johnson
Mars Hill
Baptist Church
Johnson
Wake Forest
Baptist State Board of Missions
Huggins
Dr. Johnson
Construction in Southern States Shows Big Increase
Construction activity in the southern states rose 15 percent in May from a year earlier, based on 109 cities across 16 states totaling 58 million dollars. Florida led gains despite Miami’s 50 percent drop. Georgia Texas North Carolina and Alabama also posted gains. The largest permit was a Salisbury Maryland power plant project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Building Construction Research Bureau
G. L. Miller and Company
New York
Miami
Fla
Florida
Texas
Georgia
North Carolina
Alabama
Salisbury
Married men live longer, health records show
Chicago reports 1925 health department records reveal married men have lower death rates than single widowed or divorced men across age groups. For ages 25 to 34, 15 divorces, five singles, and four marriages per 1000 die.
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Chicago
Nerman Bundsen
Health Department
Not Musical Doctor and Local Classified Notices
A mosaic of short items from Boone North Carolina and surrounding area. Miscellaneous notes include a dental exam tease under Mr Bolton, for sale listings offering 100 acres, a lost auto blemish report, a real estate pay plan promising 20 percent interest, breeding cocks and hatching eggs from Oak Grove Poultry Farm, baby chick price cuts from Wilkes Hatchery, a house to house Whitmer Products opportunity in Watauga County, and a general classifieds roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrons English
Oak Grove
Boone, N. C
Watauga County
Whitmer
H. C. Whitmer Company
Columbus
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Geo. W. McDaniel
Atlantic City
N. J
Imperial Council
Crescent Temple
Trenton
Earl Caroll
Mellon
Senate Prohibition Committee
Means
Colorado
Judiciary Committee
Goff
West Virginia
Harrold
Oklahoma
Walst
Montana
Misouri
Sid i
Snell
Vnes Committee
Sosnowski
Michigan
Chicago Tribune
Indianapolis
Firestone
Tires
Harroun
Dawson
Goux
Thomas
DePalma
Resta Yore
Wilcox
Chevrolet
Milton
Murphy
Marmon National
Peugeot DeLage
Mercedes
Peugeot
Frontenac Murphy Sp
HCS
Spec
Duesenberg Special
DePaolo Duesel
Lockhart Miller
Michelin
Palmer Goodrich
Goodrich
Goodyear Firestor
Iresto Firesto
Fireston
City Transportation Co
Tacoma
Wash
Calumet Motor Coach Co
Hammond
Ind
Hayes Bus Lines
Columbia
S. C
W. R. Rothweil
Detroit
Mich
Birmingham
Ala
H. C. Staehle
Minneapolis
Minn
W. Ralph Winkler
Boone
Oldfield
S. C. Eggers
W. O. Robertson
High Land Furniture Co
Wilkes Hatchery
N. Wilkesboro
N. C
Wonderland Theatre
Fiddlin
John Carson
South
Rosalie Carson
Fiddler
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