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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1920

Page

3

Rental on Fire Hydrants To Be Increased Here

Amarillo city commission approved raising annual hydrant rentals from 25 to 50 dollars paid by the city to City Light and Water. More than 150 hydrants are in use with 15 additional to be installed once materials arrive. The meeting also introduced ordinances on industrial track switching hours, parking rules near streetcar lines, and bids for city projects.

Amarillo City Light & Water Company City Commission The Light and Water Company Seo Light End Water Company

Arrival of Commissioner At City Meeting

The meeting yesterday included Mayor Len D. Marrs and Commissioner John Trolinger with the arrival of Commissioner W. E B. Cazzeli. The session was recessed until today.

W. E B. Cazzeli Len D. Marrs John Trolinger

Rutherford to Preach at First Christian Tonight

Rutherford the tentative pastor call at the First Christian Church arrives in Amarillo today. He is to speak at 8 oclock tonight and then meet with the churchs official boards. He comes from Paducah Kentucky where he serves as pastor of the First Christian Church. Choir members are urged to attend and fill their choir loft seats.

Row Rutherford First Christan Church Amarillo Rev Rutherford Paducah First Christian Church Tev

Phillips to Report at Kiwanis Luncheon

F. F. Phillips, delegate to the International Kiwanis Convention in Portland, Oregon, two weeks ago, will give a report at the Kiwanis Club lunch today at noon in the Amarillo Hotel. Dr H. F. Brooks of Polk Street Methodist Church will also speak. Further features are planned but not announced at this time.

F. F. Phillips Portland Oregon Wal Kiwanis Club Amarillo Hotel H. F. Brooks Polk Street Methodist Church

Deaths and Burials Killough Funeral Rites Held

Active pallbearers for the funeral of Mrs Tone W Killough wife of Dr R S Killough included Dr R J McMeans Dr R S Rogers Dr J J Crume Dr A Wrather Dr A F Lumpkin and Dr I A Johnston honorary pallbearers were other physicians Funeral services occurred at 3 PM yesterday at Polk Street Methodist Church with burial in Llano cemetery

Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples

Marvin Bennett and Miss Anna Thornburg. James P. Davis and Mrs. Lela Sims. Eduardo Pacheco and Maria Guadalupe Garcia are recorded as new marriage licenses in the notices.

Marvin Bennett Anna Thornburg James P. Davis Lela Sims Duardo Pacheco Maria Guadslupe Garcia

Post City Roundup and Rodeo July 21 to 23

Post City announces a three day roundup and rodeo from July 21 to 23 featuring goat roping bronco busting calf roping baseball music and carnival sports as part of the entertainment lineup.

Post City

Essex stock car endures 24 hour non stop test drives

The Essex stock car completed a 24 hour non stop test from Amarillo to Lubbock and back and to Clovis with driver J F Claybrook and mechanics Fred Woodruff and W T Stanberry. The car covered 272 miles on the Lubbock run in 7 hours 3 minutes plus stops and 257.6 miles to Childress in 18 minutes. The tour included long stop times for fuel oil and tires and used standard touring car equipment with wire wheels and tires replaced.

Essex Norestop Amarillo Lubbock Judson Resex Clovis J. F. Claybrook Fred Woodruff W. T. Stanberry Alva Hooper George Pell Paul T. Vickers Canyon Tulsa Plainview Hale Center Abernathy Plainvie Kress Happy Hudson-Essex Childress Toney Chisum J. S. Brown

Amarillo man reports Khiva Shrine petition success in Oregon

Phillips Tello of Amarillo said Khiva Shrine petitioned the Imperial Council for a dispensation at the Kiwanis Club and Shrine conventions in Portland. The vote was unanimous with endorsements from Mostuk and Hella temples and other Texas temples. He noted the Khiva Drum Corps praise and described a San Francisco stop and Los Angeles quake visit.

KF Lillips Porthial Oregon Kiwanis Clab Khiva Shrine Tripiat Committee Phillips George Stapleton Willian Durham Frank R. Jamison Panhandle Maronry Khiva Mostuk Hella Texas Imperial Council Stapleton Amarillo San Francisco Bevan Cox Los Angeles

Big crowd hears evangelist on subject of sin

Rev Burke Culpepper preached at the tabernacle on the theme “The Big Dogs of Sin” before about 1,200 attendees at Eighth and Polk streets. He compared modern sins to Sampson’s blinding, binding, and girdling sins, urging forgiveness through the All Powerful, with Theo. J. AW. Story, presiding elder of the Amarillo district, opening the meeting with prayer.

Burke Culpepper Tabernacle Eighth Polk Streets Sampson Theo. J. AW. Story Amarillo

Nursery and prayer district meetings announced

A Methodist church annex hosts a nursery directed by Mrs. Works with trained nurse Mrs. Joel Smith and chorister John B Robinson. Cottage prayer meetings are arranged by districts along Polk street with listed leaders inviting all residents to attend. New York seeks 150000 more homes, Daily News ad note.

Methodist Church Joel. Smith

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