The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1954 Page: 2 of 10
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OUT AHEAD Wrt»- BUfOfflot
controls Chevro e
cor to bring you ? - >■ .
power features on;
cost options
OUT AHtAE w
solid bis-cor ride •«-.
low-p-iced car * in s
—one reason for it '• e- ~-r
rood iugging ride.
OUT AHEAD with
PEARSON CHEVROLET CO.
' CHEVROLET d
OUT AHEAD with bigger brakes.
Chevrolet brakes are ‘argest in the low-
price field for smoother, safer stops I
sysisol
Of
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EMBUS
Of
Examea
OUT AHEAD with zippy, thrifty
»owerglide. It s the first and most ad-
vanced automatic transmission in the
ow-price field Acceleration is instantly
•esoonsive and as smooth as silk. Op-
■iona! on all models a* extra cost.
that bigger,
lower look Only Chevrolet one leading
higher-priced cars have Body by Fishe?
wrtn that big, smooth, low-slung look
OUT AHEAD with the highest-
compression overhead > *e engines.
Chevrolets great engh hove the
highest compression ratio of any leading
low-priced cor.
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See how Chevrolet stays ahead of other low-t
the thing: that mean the most to you. See how n
costs you—it's the lovrest-priced line of th jt> o'
and let us show you tiow you car have the thir:
be a good many dehors ahead with a nev C-
That’s promising a lot but we welcome the di: s>.
THURSDAY, MaICh
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THE ALVIN SUN
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(isn’t this why more people want — isnd buy —
Chevrolets than any other car?)
What you wamt most
Chevrolet gives you first
Alvin
Earle Pearson. Sales Mgr
915 Gordon Street
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George Pearson. Ger Mgr
Phone 11>2
Taking TiHes For Granted May
Prove Very Costly
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unit of study on Africa
S3.0C Elsewhere
were
Scott anc Lona Hering.
Refreshments of cookies anc
Cokes were served.
tation of any persons,
columns of the Citizen
to “he attention of he
In case of errors
the publishers do n-.: f
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is accepted only or. this bssic
Norman
Glasford
"•as honored Friday ;
with a surprise bridal
given at lhe home of
; Jeanette
at the re-
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parry
her
Publisher
Editor and Manager
Advertising Mana per
N ews Editor
_Church Editor and Office Manager
___________Teen-Page Editor
... ............Linotype Operator
____________ Printer
_____________ Printer
______________________Printer
v-’cre used to decorate and the
rhair wh**re the honoree was
seated whs adorned with gold
: nnd white streamers.
About 30 guests were present.
Refresh.nents of chicken salad
sandwishes, cookies doughnuts,
'offee and Cokes were served
molded from
sandbox displayed <*T
River natives arranged
SUBSCRIPTION RATE PER YEAR:
82.50 In Brazoria Cotzpty
i LEPRESENTATIVES IN:
Alvin. Pearland. Manvel low. Colony, Danbury. Liverpool, Friends-
wood -Algoa .Arcadia, zJta Loma, Hitchcock
Anv en neo us refiectior. upon the character, standing or repu-
firr.. .r >rporation which may appear in the
be gladly corrected upon its being brought
management
the amount received :y them far such advertisement.
DeWitts Are Guests 1
At Ship Reception
Mr and Mrs B C. DeWitt
! av ere guests at a reception giv-
■ on Monday night on HMS Shef-
I fiftld. a Brithish battleship new
i < t Houston
• Mrs. DeWitt said the most
I colorful event of the vening was
• the traditional chaining of the
| guard.
1 The batileship has been open I __________
I -ar inspection this week. | Workghop jg
Held at Hering’s
1 Mrs. Herbert Hering was hos-!
tess recently at a piano work-
shop helc for Alvin pupils of Dr
Donald E Johnson of the Hous-
ton Conservatory of Afusic.
Sharon Woodward rendered
vocal selections.
Playin* pianc numbers were
I Miss Not ma Jean Sevier, Col- ;
I by Caro1" Ferris.* Kathrtm/crlu J ^2" H^rtred_ge’ Frank
I George Kiri end Doug Miller c—• T TT-
| Cake punch and candies were
. served.
Mrs. O F McManus of Clute |
j City. grandmother of the]
‘ honoree, was the only out-of-
; toum guest
Mrs Hoover was assisted by-
Mrs Ray Cole. Mrs. J C Kiri
I and Mrs Nyla Phillips.
I also of Alvin, sang “I Love You
' Truly”
The bikies mother wore a
black and white faille dress and
’ the bridegroom’s mother was at-
tried in an orchid orlan dres
A reception was held at the
Chocolate Bayou Community-
House
A lace-covered table held the
wedding cake which was ba-ted
and det orated in the shape of
a chapel.
Muss Wanda Lanier registered
the guests and Miss Vivian Van
and Miss
presided i
freshmen: table
Mrs. Beal] Feted
At Bridal Shower
Mrs Mary Beall .bride-elect.
afternoon
1 shower | Reva
Mrs. G
THE ALVIN SUN
The Alvin Citisen Alvin Newt, Gull Coati Review and County Newt
Abtorbec by Consolidation
PublishetTuTAJvip, Brazoria County, Texas, every Thursday and
dedicated to the p-ogj-ess of Alvin and Brazoria County._____________I
filtered for transmission tnrougt the mails as second-class matter
a: the Post Office in J Jvin, Texas under the act of Congress of March
3 1879.
~The Alvin Publ.sh.ngCo., Inc
J G. (Glenn* Thackei
Lester W. Hammei —
Nirs. Adelaide Jacob
Mrs. Myra Woodard
Miss Ora Nell Lewis
George Jacob--
John Bajaras------
L J. Ricklemar ------
Emilio Esquivel----
Mrs. Bums’ Fourth
Graders Entertain
Fourth grade students taught
by Mrs. Louise Burns entertain-
ed last Thursday with a tea
honoring their mothers. The
fete* marked the conclusion of a
i and
materials constructed during the
study were exhibited.
Fourteen mothers attended
Among the items displa ed
was a mural of the Nile R;ver
drawn and colored by Carolyn
Flora, Betty Loms. Linda Daw-
son and Patsy Cokes: a sandbox
displayed of an oasis in the
Sahara Desert arranged by Pat-
sy Coke and Linda Dawson;
homes of grassland Negroes
made from paper by lane Pier-
son and Sue Foster; homes of
nomads made from cloth by
(Yurtright, I. u c y Lee
Barnes. Alice Rodgers. Shieia
-Overusing Keene?. Mrs Louise Lunday Kay Moore and Rosamund Hart
____________ -.-.as co-hcstess. cooking utensils
Yellow jonquils and blue iris i clay: a
Congo
by Gier Lambeth. Ronnie Kin-
ney, Courtney Barnett and
Tommy Hitt: houses of mud
bricks fashioned from plaster of
pans by Shannon Hicks, Allen
Ogles and Ronnie Free; the
Spmx modeled in clay by John
Wellborn and Tommy Jacobs
| man« of Africa showing wild
i am. >als made by Alice Rodgers
and Shif'la Kay Moore and pic-
tures of animal made by Caro-
lyn Flora and Betty Loms
Modeling faces of Africans
were Mary Evelyn Denham.
Charles V Jlanova. Nilo Esquivel
and Ewell Dudik
Refreshments of cookies.
Cokes and cheese wafers
served-
SiBf954
- Beverly Hoover is
Honored With Party
Miss Beverly Sue Hoower
i four-yearold- daughter of Mr
I and Mrs Bobby Hoover.
honored last week at a
given in observance of
birthday anniversary
About 25 children gathered to i
play games Prizes were wor.
the
v ere united
Liverpool
Vlorrisy
perfc rmed
marriage
ired in a
and Mrs
arned a bouauet of white calla
rlies centered uhth a w’hite
orchid.
The oridesmaid. Miss Caroline
Herring of Brazoria, wore a pas-
te-! blue nylon net over taffeta
dress and carried pink carna-
tions.
Eugene Freeman of the U S.
Navy, brother of the bride-
groom. was best man Ushers
were Howard Glassford and
Leslie Van Norman.
Miss Betty’ Budge of Alvin
played the wedding music and
veil and Misses Lois and Joyce Goode.
PATSY VAX NORMAN IS WED TO
WALTER FREEMAN JR. WEDNESDAY
By L£ONA CALLIHAN ....
Miss Velma Patsy
man. daughter of Mr
Gscar Van Norman ;md Walter
Freeman Jr of the I
■on of Mr. and M
Freeman of Conroe. ?
fn manage a* tne
Church Wednesda-
T.ne Rev Julian
Missouri
double-ring ceremony
The bride, given in
ner father, was ait
nylon ret over taffeta
It was ballerina length
Sne wor a fingerti]
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Bridge Luncheon Is
Given Fridav Club
Mrs F'tis Pieraon and Mr
j F F WoM entertained last week
i with a bridee feting members rf
i the Fridav bridge club.
The affair was held at the
; Pierson home
beautiful! v
greenery
Mrs Walter Schult of Rosen-
; berg was the only out-of-tow-n
puest Others wre Mrs. O. G
Wellborr Sr. Mrs Duwar ’
, Harper. Mrs M. M. Dodsor.
i Mrs George Duncan. Mrs A L. •
! Martin Jr and Mrs. W N.i
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alter you had built your home on this prop
■e<i that the uncle had left a will, devising
a friend leaving Mr.Day with no interest
VINiMBMHHMBMI
The average person has no idea how m*ir.y things car go *
Siuppose that you bought a tract of land ■
who was the only living neir of an uncle. |
dll. Mr. Day g
wroog with a title
from Mr John Dav
Tins uncle had passed away apparently leaving
came into possess on of this tract as an heir at law.
Sometime latex
erty. it was discove
his piece ®f lane to
J in the properly at a
Better play sai4 Insist on a Stewart Title Guaranty Policy.
We wrnp them in EJratoria County
Brazoria Cpl*nty Abstract Company
tan
'AwGurTOx, Texas
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AUTO REPAIRING
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Bodx and Fender Straightening
Get! I our Safety Inspection Now
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Ask About Our Liberal
for
D^ E. Patterson, Service Salesman
j IBob Coker, Service Manager
BUDGET PLAN
for financing your repairs
Will Include Cost of 1954 License
No Down Payment In Most Cases
Here at the gas company, we worn a lot about
the weather, because we know that dependable gas sen ice
is r eeded most — and appreciated most — around this time
of -ear when it can be shirtsieeve weatner today and tar-
muff-and-muffler season tomorrow.
gas for yoiw heating equipnMOE
See what I mean?
Of courw when summer comes, and almos: nc oa*
remembers how cold it sometime! gets along the Gul: Coast
our company still has that big investment — a peiman-a:
outlay that’s far greater that we need to take care of
warm weather requirements
No, theres no 'easy’ way to give good gas senkA
Either you re ready for the emeiyncies or you’re not
Just last week, when .most folks though': 0°^
weather was about over, the temperature dropped 40 d*
grees within 24 hours. Virtually even customer io ,uf
20-county Gulf Coast system turned up the heat” a: ain
the same time.
Yet, there
"This weather sure takes the cake.
Trouble is, we can’t wait until cold weather comes
to figure out how we’ll take care of the big increase in gas
consumption when thousands of our customers turn on heat-
ers and furnaces all at once. We’ve got tc think about it all
year ’round. We re got to make a big initial investment in
plant and equipment. Then we keep adding to it and im-
pre-rng it, so that no matter how "ornery" th. weather gets,
for oo matter how long we'll be ready.
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Alvin
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A TEXAS
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PEARSON CHEVROLET COMPANY
915 Gordon A|vjn
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Thacker, J. G. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1954, newspaper, March 11, 1954; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245930/m1/2/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.