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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1929

Page

2

Southern Baptist picks Sampey to head seminary

The Southern Baptist convention gathered in Memphis elected Dr. John A. Sampey as president of the Louisville seminary, succeeding the late Dr. E Y Mullins. Other officers included Dr. George W. Truitt re elected president and several vice presidents and secretaries chosen for the 74th session. President Hoover discussed a southern tour and Latin American goodwill travels.

The Southern Baptist Convention Memphis Tenn John A. Sampey Southern Baptist Seminary Louisville E. Y. Mullins Calvin Coolidge New York New York Life Insurance Company Raleigh Gastonia Gardner George W. Truitt Dallas Texas W. A. Hewitt Jackson Miss J. C. Hardy Belton M. P. Love Mattiesburgh W. C. Reeves Hot Springs Ark Hight C. Moore Nashville J. H. Burnett Macon Washington Hoover South Dixie West Indies Cuba Porto Rico Latin America George L. Berry International Printing and Pressmen’s and Assistants’ Union Elizabethton American Federation of Labor J. C. Shanessy Journeymen Barber Union of America Major Berry Senate House Simmons Bemberg A. D. Reynolds Mack Elliott Rayon Worker’s Elliott

Sermons Around Us Yet Hidden in Plain Sight

A reflective prose piece compares everyday scenes to sermons, from a mother nursing a baby to a fallen oak and a collapsing liberty statue. The author urges attentive sight and hearing, arguing that even unsettling images offer moral testimony about liberty, civilization, and human responsibility.

Congress Considered Recess Amid Tariff and Farm Relief Debates

Washington discussions focus on a possible three week recess after tariff action and farm relief progress in the Senate and House. Rumors spread of an all summer break as party tensions linger post the farm program battle. Memphis reports Southern Baptist convention reforms finance and a new home mission board to replace the old embezzled setup with Dr. R L Christie lauded for stabilizing the board.

Washington Senate House Watson Indiana Senate Finance Committee Memphis Tenn Southern Baptist Church Nashville Convention Lold Clinton S. Carnes R. L. Christie

Right!-Tourist and Cop Involving Mayors and Police Ties

Comic dialogue shows a tourist disputing fault with a policeman who cites family influence as bias. A Dora show line and innuendo about shows named Asbestos and Welcome appear. A job applicant offers a doctor’s insomnia certificate, and a shopkeeper guarantees seed growth with a hammock offered.

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