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THE ALVIN SUN, ALVIN, TEXAS TH URSDAY OCTi
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October Is The month
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The Buy Of n Lifetime
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We can give you the
Reed were
BEST DEAL
On A New 1955
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IO LEY’S
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Hdui Under Construction
Suggested Changes Considered
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Plan NOW to attend this Fabulous 10 day Sale!
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Store Honrs Opening Day
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Choose Your Home Plans, Bath Room file.
And Color Scheme Before Construction
more Living Dren
2-3 or 4 Bedrooms
Extra Large Kitchen
Wttiic Fan
trip to Houston!
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Factory Authorized Dealer for 22 > s
915 Gordon St. — Alvin
Easy GMAC Terms—Includes Lowest Cost life Insurance.
Up to 30 months to pay.
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ANNIVERSARY SALE!
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By HARRIET LEE
Mx H. R Barnett, superintend*
ent of the Friendswood School
• nd his wife, attended the Uni-
versity of Missiouri Alumni Din-
ner and election of officers.
If you can't come in
order by mail . . .
Check the Houston
papers daily for sale
items at Foley's!
visiting points of interest there.
The
on a farm near Lubbock with rel-
atives and in Del Rio with their I
son. Lt. Lennon Robinson, a law- |
yer in the Air Force
After their return to Alvin, Lt. ;
Robinson and Miss Betty Jo Bur-
ton of Houston were weekend
guests in their home here.
Corrugated
r Roofing
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to 12' Let
Rebekahs Given
Report On Parley
A* the Monday night m« -
of the Alvin Rebekah L'-dg",
Edith Tuttle gave a report <-r
70th meeting of the Gulf (
Rebekah Assembly held ii. C • .
leaf Sunday
She said 12 members f<.;- .
were in attendance. Mr
ternate.
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and an Oklahoman discuss rhe tre-
around or all to enjoy,
gift table was covered
grapefruit,
and Sou*h*
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Mustang (Tub Has
Supper Fete Here
Members of the Mustang C\J 1
munity Club met last Thursday J
I night for supper a t Germania !
1 Hall.
A large crowd was present and
I a bountiful meal was sppread.
Average Home Approx. $65.00 Per Month
Including Insurance and Taxes
F. H. A. and 100% G. I. Finance
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Th* Alvin Citizen, Alvin Newt, Gulf Coast Review and County News
Absorbed by Consolidation
Published in Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, every Thursday and
dedicated to the progress of Alvin and Brazoria County.
Entered for transmission through the mails as second-class matter
at the Post Office in Alvin, Texas, under the act of Congress of March
3, 1879.
The Alvin Publishing Co., Inc.
Gene Bowen_____
Mrs Adelaide Jacob---
Jane Goodwin-----
John Barajas____
George Jairoh__
____Publisher
Editor and Manager
_____News Editor ■
_________ Bookkeeper
First Class Printer
_ Linotype Operator
SUBSCRIPTION KATE PER YEAR:
$2 50 In Brazoria County $3.00 Elsewhere
REPRESENTATIVES IN.
Alvin, Pearland, Manvel, Iowa Colony, Danbury, Liverpool, Friends
wood, Algoa, Arcadia, Alta Loma, Hitchcock
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or repu-
la’mn of any persons, firm or corporation which msy appear in the
columns of The Sun will be gladly corrected upon its being brought
to the attention of the management.
In case of errors or omissions in legal or other advertisements,
the publishers do not hold themselves liable for damage, further than
the amount received by them for such advertisement. Advertising
<» accepted only on this basis.
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Ed Schrader — 589
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advertising salesmen will hear t*o Texans
. . ______.. i member <»1 (he retail firm <•(
corned. Mrs. Gealdine Lee Coun
ty Home Demonstration Agent .
showec slides on family’ insur- I
ance. Refreshments were served
by Mis. Strickland. The next
meeting will at the home of Mrs
T. Y. Sunday, Oct. 19
Large Stock to select from. All must be s< Id this month.
Factory guaranteed and serviced by our own Service Depar’-?’*
PJ Exierior
F *2 Cr»d. .«• x g- ,h
Cake j served by the hostess, Mrs. Opel
o 20 Furnace. Mrs. Anna Booth, Mrs.
' Stella Del Bello and Mrs. 1
i Guess.
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by George Kinser in the first
In the second quarter.
10 yards to
another six
Superintendent, Harold R Bar-
nett of Friendsvzood Independent
School District announced hen*
ih.it Mrs Ada Belle Swiney has I
resigned from the teaching staff I
due to ill health Mrs J E. Ful- |
lei who has been substituting for j
her will go on permanent basis
teaching the fourth and fifth
grades.
I ers,
home in the evening and Earl of assorted zinnias.
in Gilbert ceelbrated his 10th birth- j the br;de and groom
a -i . ■ 1 c. . YVi lt.nf.'nu-n « r izi.'l, I . V, — « • .. t. 1
were
Mr. and Mrs. D. C Davidson Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs, Mike Kouis were
' married 48 years Sept. 30
E Jones of was r‘tcited by all. One n e w
e member, Mrs. Schovajsa was wel-
Y. Sunday
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See us before you buy any New 2ar.
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LESLIE
Director of Emergency Opera-
tions for the Federal Civ I De-
fense Administration, wou<d be
the first official at FCDA head-
quarters to get word of impend-
ing attack on America. He would
evaluate the information, and
determine whether top FCD%
officials should be called In for
a decision on (lacing the Fed-
eral civil defense system on a
war footing.
'American Press Service Photo)
Bill Shaw -
Joe Jephso i
Fifty-five guests enjoyed fel
and lowship and games.
The honored couple
their many
Clinton
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The Crusaders in Christ Sun-
day School class were in charge
of the Wednesday night prayer |
meeting at the Friends Church j jq1Ss Barbara Sue Johnson
lu re This ts the first in a series | th,. <in|>. attendair The
of prayer services to be conduct-
ed by one of the Sunday School
groups on the first Sunday ofi Th( bride js thf.
t ach month The CIC teacher is; Mr n Mr_ r r
Hubert Bales i Richmond.’Virginia
CHEVROLET or
and children spent the weekend chairman. Mary Croix; recorder,
with her parents Mr. and Mrs Jane Campball.
T F. Pendleton at Rosanky. • • •
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Henry, Mr. Members of the Manvel Home
and Mrs. C. G. Sandifer of Hous- Demonstration Club met at the
i ton were visitors in the home of Fire Station Sept 28 at 9:.H) a
Mr. and Mrs. D. C Davidson Sun- Mrs. Bob Lewis called
here meeting to order Mrs. V. Dal-i
molin read the minutes of the :
last meeting. The Lord’s prayer j
was r<?cited by all.
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ADDRESS ADMIN—Newspaper
mendous power of advertising on
Baker Hotel in Dallas. Roy Cowan (tert aDovej win oenver a i.uk »»» scu.ii*; „ z- - • - -- Aj„,.r......
will speak on metehandising. And Louie Freeman (right) has beer- assigned the subject u c
ments.” Cowan is with the Southwest Print.ng Company in Dallas. McCollum js a member «»* <»* T™1 "m ‘ ‘
McCollum & Gresham in Huntsville. Freeman is an agricultural teacher at Jenks. Oklahoma. It will t»e me >t
Annual TPA Ad-Meet.
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F<2 Grade 4 x3' Sheol
Friday, Oct 6. the University
oi Missiouri will play SMU in the
Cotton Bowl at Dallas. A special
train is bein sent from the Uni-
versity of Missiouri to Dallas, so
that the SMU alumini and Mis-
siouri alumni might have a re-
union Plam are being made to
that effect.
Mrs. Whitson’s
“Grandchildren”
Entertain For Her
Mrs A. J. Whitson, who is
■ ■■grandmother’ to all The children
j in her neighborhood, was honor-
ed Saturday morning when the
5 entertained with a
surprise birthday par y for her.
•Nannie” Whitson, as she is
■ afjfectiorately called by all of
| them, never forgets .» child in
I the neighborhood at Christmas
I j and at Eastertime, she always has
I ' a big Easter egg hunt for them.
I ! The children and their mothers
I I decided to turn the tables and
I entertain for her!
I ! The party was held at the home
I of Mrs Clyde Herring The host-
I esses and hosts were Clyde and
Tommy Herring. Kay Lynn and
Glenda York, Susan Booth, Jackie
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fcf •<: Kettlcij
Me Ei ic Trantol
< Mrs K;
ptr- M;.' ■< H
M ■ Jack I
|i M Brawner
and Mrs. T
over the weekend.
Mrs. R I. Spear- and Mrs T
Newman were in Houston
j mony was performed by the Rev.
Hollis, a Baptist minister.
| The bride is the daughter of
, Mr and Mrs. C. F Johnson of
She at tend-
I ed the John Marshall High School
I at Richmond.
The groom is the son of Mr
and Mrs. James H Johnson of
Friendswood. He is a graduate
School in
He has recently been
discharged from the U S. Army
at Fort Lee, Virginia when? he
was a paratrouper. He is em-
ployed by the Community Fin-
ance Co in Houston. The cou-
olc plan to make their home
Houston.
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T h e Friendswood Mustangs
scored a 37-12 victory over the
Sherdian Bronco's in a six-man
football game played here Friday I
night. Thr was Friendswood’s lf th(. Crocltet( Hi|,h
fourth victory against one defeat ; (’nx-ki'ti
Friendswood scort?d first with a ’
touchdown by Ronald Unruh and I
one
quarter
Pruitt Cole passed
George Kinser for
points.
Dan Cartmill raced 35 yards for
a touchdown in the third quarter
and he went 40 yards for another
in the last quarter George Kin-
ser scored the extra point.
Scorers for Sheridan were John ‘
"Waits and Elton Balusek. Balu-
sek recovered a Friendswod’s
fumble behind their own goal line
to score in tht first q’,:.;4
Mr
Mis> Louise Cudd and Eddie
Kouis were united in marriage
Sept. 24. The couple will m; ke
I !:»‘ir home in Houston.
Mr. and Mrs Todd Furnace and
I laughter. Sally, visited their son
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w'l! derugnJ
entertain jig
By EMILY RUSSELL
Mr. and Mrs John Cornelson,
j Mr. ani. Mrs. Lev Hann- ' Ia>us-
•n: Mr. y;rs j? Croix of
ml in were guests in the home of
and Mrs. Albert Croix Sun-
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r-rr, i
Mrs. L. E Guess entertained
at her home honoring the newly
Mr. and Mrs Tony Vcnilla of married couple. Mr. and Mrs. Ei
Houston visited Mr. and Mrs A. nie Callihan, Sept. 28 from 1 to
T Dalmolin last Thursday. 5 p n The bride s corsage was
Mr. and Mrs Alford Croix pink carnations with white satin j
from College Station were home ribbon The mothers corsages was !
recently They spent several red carnations with white rib-:
days with his parents, Mr and bons.
Albert Croix and several
days with her parents, Mr
r Mrs. J. R. Davis at Lake Jackson. The honored coup!-’ opened
. Mr, and Mrs. Colins of League their many beautiful gifts and I
! City were callers in the home of Mrs Clinton Ray Booth reg- 1
[ Mr. and Mr< Mike Kouis Sun istered the gifts and passed them
day morning around or all to enjoy. A large
Open house was held for Mr. gift table was covered w th a
F W. B.ihler who celebrated his linen -doth. Two vases of flow-
75th birthday Sept. 28 at hislers, one of white lilies anc one
home in the evening and Earl I of assorted zinnias. Pictures of
i were taken,
dav also. Out-of-town guests I The retre? hment table had a lin-
were Mrs. T M Patterson. Mrs. J-n cloth and assortment of ilow-
Augnus Gilbert, both nf Houston. ■ ers. Cake, coffee and punch was
They both received gifts. C
_ an»i coffee were served to
guests.
Those atten^i-g r - missions
-nr ‘ling in Houston last Thursday j
at The Gospel Hall were Mrs. L j
O. Callihan. Mrs. May Booth and
Mr . Carlos Riggs,
Mr. L. O. Callihan was guest j
■peaker at South Houston Gospel
Chapel Sunday night.
A. Newman were
Wednesday on business
Mr. and Mrs J. J
visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs H. O. Reed anc Mr W. S
Reed at West Columbia last Fri-
day.
-u s
°n 25 or more r
UfoSTOS SIDING
Crade Gray or W
nt r, j Per Sci-
^Slx Colon
Kae Per S*!’ 1
^RCing mes
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lG«. * r Sparing
Ci. , ’ Ro« ii
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RFo«CING BAR
ft Long
F #i». -28
Robinsons Enjoy
Month’s Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. R, T Robinson '
have just returned from a four | a bountiful meal ____ ____
weeks vacation trip They visited Games were playve alter suppei
the scenic places of several states I
and also toured in Mexico and
Canada.
They visited Chaplain and Mrs
Curtiss Ledbetter and son, Rc b-
bie, at Marysville. Calif, and the I
Ledbetters and Robinsons spent
one weekend in San Francisco'
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The Manvel 4-H Club girls rnet
md < lect<‘d officers Sept. 29.
n dhis family, Mr. and Mrs, Al- President, R.-she Dalmolin; vice
>ert I am? Furnace and children »rrs dent. Betty Fay Tyler; re-
_____, t Cypres< Sunday, and Rusty le- norter. Marie Scopel: secretary,
j •••rnvd home with them so he Jimmie Jo Harris: councilor, Car-
• j-«-uld attend the Fair a-. Angleton, ren Alexander; sergeant-at-
Hosmer from Mr. and Mrs. A. C Woftord arms. Kathern Campbell, exhibit
Harrison. Jack and Billy
Armstrong, Torn Haley
D; vid Kloecker, Michael. Di i
and David Stein, and Ju< r
rell and Carol Hunt <who ...
really Mrs Whitson' er. n-1 •
ren.»
Birthday cake decorat- <: ?
pink roses and candl- w i\
ed with ice cream for
ments and the guests ha ■ ’n •
and horns for favor
Cleveland, Ohio will take over
commercial classes, form erly
taught by Miss Viola Johnson.
Mrs. Hosmer holds a BS in Busi-
ness Administration from Ohio
State. She has had a great deal
of professional and teaching ex-
perience in Ohio and South '
America. She will arrive
about Nov. 1. Mrs. A. A Tovera
of Alvin will substitute for her.
in teaching the sixth grace and;
Mr. Thomas Maniscn, principal,
will teach the commercial lasses : danger were visitors in the home
until she arrives. | °f Mr.
ristiaii ( hurl
\ amd
Nn E.canister I
I
BK officers of the I
B ar Roy Lumbden
uperintendenl
nt/ Mrs. d
tar tary, Mrs D
r, : I
Bild ‘. v r.
b lector: and M. M
I
Miss Shirley John? on of Rich-
mond. Virginia, became the bride
of Ray Johnson of Friend.'wood,
Sept. 21. at eight o’clock in the
home of the Rev. and Mrs, H. G.
| Hollis here. A sister of the groom
I »»:_ r»__i---- o.._ ---was
cere-
j the only
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1955, newspaper, October 6, 1955; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245969/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.