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Jenkins Music Co. to Give 75 Pianos
to Churches, Schools, etc. Named by Public
Seventy-five new studio type pianos
valued at more than $61,000 will be
given away to churches, schools, non-
profit institutions and organizations by
the Jenkins Music Company. Kansas
City, Mo.
Organizations and institutions in
Western Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma
and Northwest Arkansas are eligible to
receive the pianos. Those to receive the
free pianos will be chosen by the pub-
lic, through a voting system which be-
gan in the twelve (12) Jenkins stores
last month.
Kenneth G. Gillespie, vice-president
and general manager of Jenkins, said
the pianos were a birthday gift from
Jnekins in celebration of the seventy-
fifth Anniversary of the founding of
the
firm.
"We appreciate the patronage of the
people of the Southwest."" Gillespie
said, "which has built our firm into the
largest independent retailer of pianos in
the United States."
For every 10 cents of purchases in a
Jenkins store, the customer may cast
one vote for the institution or organi-
zation of his choice in that store terri-
tory. Votes may be cast at the time
of purchase. Gillespie said, and mail
order customers should send their votes
in with their order,
# The sealed ballot boxes will be taken
from Jenkins stores for counting by
Arthur Young and Co. nationally
known accounting firm. The final tabu-
lation will be made December 31 and
the winning institutions nad organiza-
tions announced then. The birthday
gift pianos will be divided for these
Jenkins stores and territories as fol-
lows:
Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City.
Kansas, and territories
18
Oklahoma City and territory
12
Tulsa and territory
10
Wichita and territory
10
Joplin and Springfield, and
territories
7
Topeka and territory
5
Jefferson City and territory
3
Salina and territory
3
Ponca City and territory
3
Fort Smith and territory
4
Total—75
The promotion w a s announced
through full page ads in the twelve store
cities, letters to 5,000 churches and in-
stitutions, publicity stories and letter to
2.400 music teachers.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Four Music Stores For Sale
We are offering a chain of four
music stores in California with in-
ventories of television and televi-
sion repair, together with pianos,
radios, all types of musical instru-
ments, record libraries, etc. Will
sell as a whole or by units. Busi-
ness shows an average net before
taxes in excess of $30,000.00.
C. H. Antrim Co., 1206 Fulton-Fresno
Bldg., Fresno, California
FOR SALE
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tures, $2,200 cash deposits, $6,000
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