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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1941
Page
3
In Marillo the Central Presbyterian Church marks Dr. Cunningham Day with Sunday School at 9:30 and classes for all ages. The day features a complete department setup and special observances across the church.
Sunday will honor charter church member Dr. Cunningham a longtime Amarillo resident and former postmaster who helped found the Amarillo Oil Company and led real estate ventures. The Central Presbyterian Church will host a special program as friends greet him at the Sunday school hour.
Land Commissioner Bascom Giles announced sealed bids will be taken by the school land board on August 5 for 23 000 acres in seven Texas counties including Pecos Ward Reeves and Chambers. Part of the 2 302 752 acres in Pecos County is surveyed school land forfeited by original purchasers and may be reinstated by those buyers up to bid time. Other tracts include Young County 50 acres Anderson 45.24 Crane 720 Ward 2 205 30 Reeves 1 280 Chambers 16 896 acres.
Pleasant Valley Christian Church hosts a two week vacation church school starting next Monday for children in Beginner through Intermediate levels. Directed by Mrs. Martin A. Meeker with department superintendents and assistants named. Sessions run 9 to 11 30 each day with no enrollment fees.
Funeral services conducted at the Baptist Church for M C Jackson 64 a longtime Muleshoe resident who died at his home after several weeks illness Burial followed at Muleshoe Cemetery He is survived by his widow and nine children all of whom attended the last rites.
A. B. Poe of El Paso was named president of the Texas Automotive Dealers as the two day convention closed in Fort Worth. Lubbock will host the 1942 convention. New directors include F. M. Culberson Pampa J. J. Crekmore Texarkana C. M. Johnson Dallas and others with W. A. Williamson San Antonio and Karl B. Hunt Beeville as senior officers. The National Automobile Dealers Ass'n representative named. The ocean area figure noted as 139 295000 square miles.
Treasury representatives told the House Ways and Means Committee they would back higher sales tax rates on automobiles and durable goods though exact figures were not stated. The plan aims to replace other taxes with new rates, including a potential 7 percent auto levy and 10 percent on other durable items, amid broader excise tax reform discussions.
Erskine Caldwell and Margaret Bourke-White returned to Moscow from South Russia and reported frequent sidetracking of passenger trains to move war materials. They noted strong public interest in war news, queues at kiosks for newspapers, crowds at radio broadcasts, and cheers for Churchill and Roosevelt. They observed abundant food in Sukhum(i), Sochi, and Kharkov before recall to Moscow by Ambassador Steinhardt.
Pvt Roy Mangini of Lafayette California will only serve part of a year as the Army delays his enlistment while a proper size 13 2 shoe is obtained.
A directory lists churches across denominations including Lutheran Trinity on Twelfth Avenue and Taylor Street, Buchanan Street Methodist on 619 North Buchanan, Polk Street Methodist at 1401 Polk, San Jacinto Methodist at 3414 West Sixth Avenue, Tenth Avenue Methodist at 1344 East Tenth, Gospel Tabernacle at 500 McMasters, Pentecostal Church at 2410 West Second, Central Presbyterian at 1100 Harrison, Ellwood Park Presbyterian at 1008 Jackson, Seventh Day Adventist at 1301 East Sixth Avenue.
Rev Daisy Willbanks will deliver an illustrated sermon titled Fighting Your Way to Hell at the Four Square Gospel revival service in the tent at Eleventh Avenue and Fillmore Street. The nightly revival continues next week with a healing service and prayer for the sick led by Rev Lucille Rogers. The Royal Guard Quartet from the Bible College in Los Angeles will lead Tuesday night worship with services starting at 8 o'clock. The public is invited.
Funeral services for Mrs. R. C. Reeves 78 were held at the Baptist Church in Olton. She died at home after a brief illness. Pastor J. F. Stanfill officiated. Burial was in Olton Cemetery. Survivors include her husband two sons Arthur and Lee a daughter Mrs Nina Garrett and two daughters in law Sally Reeves and Mrs LaFrance seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mrs Reeves moved to Olton 15 years ago from Lockney and was a member of the Church of Christ.
The army contemplates a major revision in selective service induction to assess physical and mental fitness before camp. Pennsylvania pilots have let recruits complete final exams near home, 10 to 30 days before leaving, reducing embarrassment for those rejected and sparing civilian disruption. Officials expect this method, with possible tweaks, to spread to other states.
Turkey Lions inducted new officers at their biweekly luncheon. Mayor J W Hardcastle becomes Boss Lion with C B Edgar as vice president Rev Hamilton Wright as lion tamer and greeter Floyd Gilmore as tail twister Lee Vardy as secretary and treasurer D G C Powell retires after two terms and presents a farewell gift to Tom Salem, who served as tail twister.
Former President Herbert Hoover announced a 45 minute NBC Red network radio address from Chicago to discuss the nation s war situation. The program was set for Sunday night from 6 30 to 9 15 P M Locally.
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