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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1950
Page
3
A 1951 First Baptist Church budget of 265 925 was oversubscribed by more than 10 000 dollars. Pledges reached 276 727 46, about 10 802 46 over the budget. The 266 000 plan includes 115 000 for missions and 50 000 for a building fund, with 300 volunteers canvassing afterward.
Funeral services for Harvey R. McConnell a 40 year old Dallas native formerly of Amarillo and brother in law of Chester Carnes will be held at 2 pm Tuesday in N S Griggs and Sons Chapel Dr E B Fincher will officiate Burial will be in Llano Cemetery McConnell lived in Amarillo in the late 1930s was a printer and worked for The Globe News He left Amarillo for Borger then Waco before moving to Dallas two and a half years ago He died Saturday in Parkland Hospital Survivors include his wife Annie and a brother George M McConnell of Dallas
South Amarillo Lions Club launches Be Thankful You Can See seal sale to raise funds for assisting the blind and sight handicapped. Campaign chairman Roy Sessions and W Donnell emphasize local, non-discriminatory aid, with goals to provide seeing eye dogs Braille materials trades instruction and employment help, all earmarked for Amarillo residents.
In Leonado New Jersey a man stood waist deep in 18 feet of water two miles offshore as rescuers from a fishing cruiser approached. Nick Tortorella waved, the boat halted, and a line was thrown to Albert Fick who said his boat had swamped and he had clung to a foundering craft for three hours awaiting help from the club's planned assistance.
About 50 Amarillo Methodists including ministers and lay members will attend a one day district conference in Dimmitt to review church interests across 30 charges extending to Muleshoe Claude and Panhandle. Notables include Rev Eugene Slater and Rev H L Thurston with staff reports from youth and children ministers and mission leaders.
The article notes that the federal government owns three eighths of all land in Montana, highlighting extensive public land holdings and potential implications for state development and land use policy.
R L Skipper of 2415 North West Fifteenth began duty this morning as a patrolman with the Amarillo police department. He previously worked in the insurance business.
Three days after this pattern arrives you can have three new doilies. It touts Pattern 7311 with crochet directions and promises fast, varied, easy results. Send twenty cents to Amarillo Globe News for the pattern and address details, plus a needlework catalogue offer with designs for crocheting knitting embroidery and more.
Crochet rug worked in single crochet with four colors or scraps. Two sizes offered: 30x36 and 30x50 inches. Pattern 7323. Addressed to Amarillo Globe News Household Arts Dept. Send twenty cents for Alice Brooks Needlework catalogue with illustrations and free needlework pattern.
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