STILL SEALED! Memorial Service for Dr. Dallas F. Billington, 1903-1972. August 29, 1972 at Akron Baptist Temple, Akron, Ohio. Queen City 21233 stereo LP record album. Condition: Record is sealed, unplayed, mint condition. Cover is NM. Comments: Dr. Billington, founder of the Akron Baptist Temple, began his radio ministry in 1931 on WJW. This was a modest beginning as the program was aired for fifteen minutes each Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. The cost of the first thirteen week contract was $7.50 per week ¿to be paid for in cash one week in advance of the program. The Akron Baptist Temple was dedicated in 1935 and WAKR has carried continuous broadcasts since the beginning. The radio ministry expanded and soon had its own radio and TV facilities. Programs aired from the Akron Baptist Temple are heard throughout the United States and in foreign countries. Dr. Billington died in 1972 and the ministry is continued by his son, Charles.