The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1955 Page: 6 of 12
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LAURELL AKERS
Evangelist
NO GROPING
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1/2 Toe Pick-up. Deluxe Cab, New Tiree, Seat
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Mr .and Mrs. G. D. Wyatt an-
Rluin Building
materials Inc.
“Every Building Need”
Sand • Gravel • Cement
Ready-Mixed Concrete
Alvin, Texas
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and scientifically reconditioned. Buy <
Cars at popular prices and get the <
dealer warranty in writing at no es
Look lit These
Used (or Bargains
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trinkets—just OK Lsed <
Y-Teen Play Day Is
Held In Freeport
Take 18 month
to p^y
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for the general practice of law.
The office is located in the Harri-
son building a,t 1304 Gordan St.
in Alvin.
Birthday Reception
Climaxing a week of activities,
including a downtown cookie
sale, the Alvin Girl Scouts cele-
brated the 43rd birthday of that
organization Saturday night with
’’Magic” Mar. .n. Office
Typewrite r ke\ board
controls. Plus n;» Ruga-j
Fiberglas Carnu.g Cax.
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Members of the Germania Club
met Saturday night for a business
meeting and voted to have a pot
luck su. per at the April 9 meet-
ing. Miscellaneous refreshments
were served and music and games
were enjoyed during the evening.
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Troops 6 <k 8 r
Girl Scout Troops 6 and 8 con- , ■
tinned working or. their cooking ■
badge at the junior college home- ■
making cottage Mrs. Mary Evans ■
had the girls prepare a breakfast 11
including fluffy egg nests, toasty ■
baked bacon, hot cocoa and toast. |j
The home assignment for the I
week is to plan well-ba lanced I ■
meals, three meals a day, for a ■
PAT DYER
To New York
Miss Pat Dyer, daughter of
Mrs. Margaret Dyer, will be a
delegate to the YWCA conven-
tion to be held in New’ York City
April 21-27. Miss Dyer will go
with three other delegates from
the Gulf Coast District to the
meeting which is held only every
three years.
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Exhibits were
each troop and refreshments were r; td x ith G
served with the girls receiving,
the guests registering them, serv-
ing from the table and snowing
the exhibits.
About 225 people called.
The refreshment table was iaid
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ADD NEWS IN NUTSHELL
The Sam Houston State Col-
lege band from Huntsville play-
ed a band concert at the school
here Tuesday.
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Alvin, Texas
Open Weekdays Including Saturday to 6:00 P. M.
G. M. A. C. Financing Saves You Money
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Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Barnes and
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Munz served
dinner Monday night to 18 mem-
bers of the Methodist Commission
on Finance. H. C. Finger, chair-
man, presided.
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Members of the VFW met Mon-
day night and new officers were
nominated. An election will be
held at the next meeting.
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1953 CHEVROLET
Y Bel Air 4-door. Powerglide, Radio, Heater. W. S.
Tir«s, Two Tone
Mrs. Ava Cox, chairman, said
members of the Cafeteria Board
met in a routine session Monday
afternoon
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Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Bounds of
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Mrs. Bertha Flora has been in
the Alvin Memorial Hospital this
week. Her daughter. Mrs. O. P.
Galloway, of Houston spent the
weeken : with another daught* r.
Mrs. J. W. Baty, to be near her
mother.
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1950 FORD
2-door Deluxe, Good Tires, Good
and Condition
Neat and discriminating . . . you just can’t
say enough nice things about a White Swan
once you’ve worn one! They’re detailed for
active, strenuous daily routine.
' ■ les to choose from . . . V-ne:ked or Peter
I an collared . . . long or short sleevea . . .
sule-gripper skirts . . . yoke backs . . . set-in
belts . . . big-roomy pockets . . . all the added
features to make wearing a White Swan a
pleasure. Uniform illustrated is 5.95. Other#
are priced from , , ,
THE ALVIN SUN, ALVIN, TEXAS # THURSDAY, MX RCH^|7
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Stafford has been visiting here the reopening of his law office
for two weeks.
The First Assembly of God
church wil begin its first revival
campaign of the year with the
Rev. Laurell Akers, evangelist, as
a special speaker. Th£ revival I college to hear
will begin Sunday. March 20, and 1
sendees wil be held each evening i
except Saturday at 7:30 o’clock.
The Rev. Mr. Akers is active
in youth work, said the Rev. Har- I
old Vincent, pastor of the local
I church, and he has served as ’
i president of the Corpus Christi
Christ Ambassador department
i At the present time he is engaged
i as the youth speaker for the CA
rallies held in conjunction with
I the spring conventions of th.o I
I South Texas district.
• The Rev. Mr Akers has also i
been active in home missionary
1 work, having pioneered and or-
i ganized the Assembly of God
Church at Premont where he has
I twice served as pastor.
In addition to his pulpit ability,
the visiting minister renders spe- ,
I cial music and singing.
AAUW Has Meeting !„r
Here Last Thursday
About 20 members of the Asso- • Little Miss Dell Ann Libby has
ciation of American University been a visitor of her grandpar-
Women met last Thursday night I ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Libby,
in the homemaking cottage at the for a week and returned home, to
. ____r a discussion on South Houston Sunday evening,
the "Problems of De-Segregation She stayed here while her moth-
in Schools’’. er was in a Pasadena hospital
On the panel were Miss Marie j
Coursey, Mrs. Mattie Wallin and • Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cartwright
Miss Estelle Cope. ’ received word thfc week that
Hostesses were Mrs Elmira their daughter, Mrs. L. E. Walger,
Finken, Miss Frances Davis and of Richmond was injured in a car
Miss Norma Jean Sevier accident on South Main in Ho is-
Jack Harrison, formerly Bra- I
‘"Bill Ding's Business"
ton. Riding with her was her
husband, her two children and
Mrs. L. E. Walger Sr., all of Rich-
mond Mrs Walger, the most ser-
iously injured, was badly bruised
but is recuperating at home.
Pearson Chevrolet Co-
915 Gordon
ies. Mr
the cake
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NANCY KENDRICK
Mtendz. Play Day
Miss I ynette Peterson and Miss | ________ ________ ______
Nancy Kendrick were among the | Alvin Odd Fellows who attend-
Alvin Junior College girls who ed a special meeting in Cloverleaf
acted as leaders at the Y-Teer. last week, it wos reported at the
Play Day held Saturday in Free- local lodge meeting. Others were
port. Others were Miss Gloria P. W. Longnecker Jr., N. C. Mo-
Bowman, Mi :s Peggy Bowman, ran and Jesse Gilligan. Mr Lor.g-
Miss Pai Dyer. Miss Bobbie Col- necker and Mr. Moran took the
lorn arc Miss Lottie Drabek. Past Noble Grand’s degree at the
About 53 Alvinites took part round-ti ble.
in the all-day meeting which in-
cluded games of volley ball, folk '
dancing, swimming ar.d a movie were called from Tyler last week
on Y-Teen work. Lunen wras serv-> attend the funeral of an uncle,
< d in the Brazosport School Cafe- i A. M. Morgan of Hitchcock. Serv-
jferia. ices were in Texas City and bur-
Adult-s making the ‘rip were *aI was in the Confederate Ceme-
Mrs. O. O. Terrell. Mrs. H. H. ktery here. Mrs Morgan is a sis-
I Castle, Mrs. F. A. Duke and C. ; ter of Mrs G. S. Libby, C. L.
P. Munz. i McCauley, E. A. McCauley, Earl
---♦--* McCaul y and Mrs. M E. Russell
1 of Alvin, and the daughter of
Mrs. Justine McCauley.
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»o boautifuUy and dry in a
twlnkHof of th« ey« * i . and Uey,
nttd no preaalnf
—din I - Morris, scientis
oH|ndswoo<i School
a^K^ing and showed ma
OK things about elec
HVi. students. He en
SB Shortage of young
jSKitt e great need for h
SEints in chemistry
si’s.
JlBbt-of-town
SKorlswood
SKlay were
it and children an<
Delmar Jeffery ;
all of Greenlea
S? Edith Gum ot Y.<t-
■ Mr. and Mi ’ L.
all<j Sf.-pien "1
U|L E I M.v< rs M Hu
Rev anc: Mrs Lyman
Detn.- . Colo Mr and
B- and Mi and
lea B. n an 1 ch Iclre
4M4t; Mr. -nd Mrs
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front tin Fi <nds Unit
■Wit.- for > -ring vac
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SKt K- th K. I -is. Ev
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ton Kelly.
’SBr- -l ci M: s r’err<’
and • ildre: . Ch.orl.
;jMHe, ■■ Gn-enleit I
fl||Mng in the home of
Hn f ■' K:<'.n - I - M
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Mist 1.V1... W;.:r. Cia
Mrs < W..11 id Fn<
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8 passenger Sialion Wagon, Heale: x.
Excellent Appeal ance and Conduce
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Kht revival service!
hia— been held at the
^Jrih here from 5
K,„rh March 13 . .os. .
, -ccorr n’t.-n.-iai
■ |V. i - >n chare, as
X >5t< I ' 'horn mrc v. no
9 Sttr.ley Davu
v diric'cd the >ingi
Ttxri.btir: and M' Br
H Ldswood for Booke
opened
Women’s Missioi
> of the Friends Chi
jSi : the.- regular montl
^■Tbursdai. Ma -. h 17
■K) in the Ft Nov ship 1
v-as schcd.ilcd ’<
March 10 but wa.i
3 ;. . -.. the revival i
at -.bat ume.
ft. P TA of Fr.endsM
monthly meeting
|^M|t in the high school
/MB Guest speaker was
S^Mgith of Houston.
tffWiin I.. Morris, scientis
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The Navy’s aircraft carrier
USS Midway was visited by more
than 23,060 South Africians re-
cently in Capetown. South Africa.
The Navy uses 12 million Lbs. '
of spuds a month.
Mr. ai d M’■ Carol Jear. Lil
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Odem arrived this week for
visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Martha Froberg is selling ! Cox and daughters,
her home here and will move to
Boulder. Colo, to be near her
daughter. Mrs. Bill Stafford Mrs. [ zoria County judge, has announced
| Miss Louise Kropf. Miss Helen
j Horton and O. T. Barker were
I among the seven teachers from
| i Alvin Junior College who attend-
| ed the Junior College Teachers
Association meeting in Mineral mr .ana mr». o. u. wyan an-
Wells last weekend. Others we re ’ nounce the birth of a son. Guy
Mrs Cherry Simpson, Miss Ar-(Dale Wyatt Jr., March 11 at the
I lynne Haggard, Miss Char es j Galveston County Memonal Hos-
Benson and Neal M. Nelson. 1 pital in Texas City. The child
♦ ^weighed 6:10*2 oz. at birth. He
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Brown I is the grandson of Mr and Mrs.
have rented their Alvin home on Bob Peebles of Alvin ano* Mr
i Sealy Street and moved to Hous- and Mrs. Wyatt of Oklahoma,
ton Monday. They will reside in j ---- — ♦ 1 1 1
ii one of nine units in an apartment ] ScOUtS H3VC
■ ' house they purchased there. The
■ j couple will be missed in Alvin.
■ Their new address is 3416 Yoak- |
: urn Blvd.
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and worked on the homemaking
| display for the Girl Scout tea.
, Mrs H. M Coffee and Mrs. John
! Owens are leaders of the troop.
for a wonderful start . . .
baby yoyr chkks
with
Girl Scouts
Troop 13
Girl Scout Troop 13 met with
14 members present last week
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’ il with baby formula care.
v Use Purina Health Aids to help you
keep vour chicks healthy and grow-
7 ing fast.
Pearson Feed & Farm Supply Co.
Phone 123 TOOT Gordon Street, Alvin
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1955, newspaper, March 17, 1955; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245507/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.