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21, 1928
THE ALVIN SUN
MUSTANG NEWS
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.Now, as iii the beginning,
ROBT. I COHEN’S
Advertising rates furnished on application.
Open Saturday and Monday evenings.
I'rol»< i j ,
Murdock,
A Merrv Christmas
Primary, and Jun-
and
A Happy and Prosperous
Young Peoph Service
ni
New Year
Smith’s Market
S. 0. Smith Jr,
Proprietor
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Santa Claus
OUR TOY DEPARTMENT
ALVIN
TEXAS
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Our Dry Goods and Shoe Departments are loaded with
seasonable merchandise
u prepared with correct and appropriate gifts for
everyone, at the most moderate of prices.
is the most complete ever
displayed in Alvin
will be.
; Man
Mi, and Mr- R. E. Ward and son,
Graham, spent Sumlay in Galveston.
Drtz Good
Store
the sub-
bservance
L.ugu. .
No evening Srrvi.-",
Christina. Services.
Monday, D- • uulu r 24th
7 p. m. Church School Christmas
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Galveston, Texas
: Ana-
Marie
Mr. and M
.-pending the
Texas
Betty
Md’oi
Walter.*
Annie
land, Willis
m S 10,000 to the horn-
e ilso made many plot
icl< s to help furnish the Hoi
... will
Convention
, I > < other 1.
plea ng program
* no o'clock.
Sunday School <!• part ,
......i< r~, Primary, and Jun-
hav. (!;. .i Christina gifft at Sunday. December 23rd:
Mr Hiram Moot ' and
Tivniann made a businei
children are i
for • he I
held in
Sunday
pint
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
I.. A. Wil.-on, Hector
Tenth Grade
Waits, Beatrice
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Mi F. Lut. r .1
from Fort Worth where he
ison ami littiu *-on the
•ill be the guests through
of her mother, Mrs. Dora
i L. Davis. .Mr. Dickerson, who came
i with them to Alvin, has returned to
I his home.
Writfhfft
I Mrs. E. B. Dickers
of Bishop will be the
' the holidays of her me
i L. Davis. Mr. Dicke
was the
i vith
»rat*<
living room v»i
and garlands
dear to a chile’s I
r the many gifts
ngaged in.
nost tun
ling the
Little.
who has been h
of J F. Winton.
• his home in San
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girls present were
t-iorein \» right, Nita
, Biilie Greet, Cortense and'I
Virginia 1’arnen, Patricia Monarch, ]
Fran-. • M i<'x«nv, Anna .nary .... I
butt, Dorothy Janus, Hulda Eb ring,
1 (• rar. • * and Lucille Gr<
The Borms spent Saturday in
Mn. Sula Holt had a very pleasant|
surprise. Her brother, Mr. Lee Far-
rell, of Dallas came to spend a week
with her, having not seen him for
thirty years.
enjoying t
nes F. Mebai .
Trantow,
Smith,
*, Robert
rmstrong,
i. I’u.-ky. . n<
retchen • johi
Bertha
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A < 'omprclv
g H i i.i- ry
i, hi t in i with Jacot
ry of < Hir Lord i- pictured
th. bibli to Hi- re-tirr< . tion.
To the Kiddies:
1 want to see all of you at Wright’s Big Toyland
Store Saturday, December 22nd, and Monday, De-
cember 24th.
C7/E HAVE MADE A SPECIAL EFFORT this year
to have in stock suitable gifts for every member of
the family and between now and Christmas eve we
cordially invite you to visit our store and make your
selections early.
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.HRISTMAS
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NOTICE
(’hri-tian Science Sen it ": arc
at 11
Tran-
Na! . * of individuals contribubting
ill), to the Home fund will plac- d
< orir 1 ■ >ne of tl • \dmiid--
building. These names will
a large memorial
>■ kept in the re
same building.
Legion Plays Sant.
Alvin Post, American Legion is
sponsoring a movement to d .-.,,;,ule
children of
port is
Second Grade
Alida W< .-tennann, M;
iwn, B.-tty Boyd, Annie
s, Felix Dyk. s, Eunice Shivers !
Ruth Schultze, Laverne Rag-1
Pow< 11.
Third Grade
Henry Carrigan, Walter Harp,
Wharton Moller, Mark Weaver,
Eme.-t Welker, Alice Baxter, Patsy
Carlisle, Alb.-rta McCown. Mildred
Mears, Lucile Moller, Ollie Scott.
; Annie Marie W. sterniann.
Four—A
! Leon, Coffey, Nella Mae Duncan.
Hou-- ] Irene Tange.
I., r hen., in the ’ th, donm
c j hiving •• nt m n
etj to have Texas inemb. r- have contributed
tailed. ; more than ,S 10,000 to the home fund.
ground- . They have uLmi made many pl>-dg.of
ork wa- irti.■•. .. to help furnish the Home and j VerV
Ad- ' th. •»»•«:.-1. ... j|| be exhibited at th. New
aim ■ State Convention to be hel<i next
rs. E. C. Weaver are
holidays at Del Rio,
with the choice of November 14 a> j men
the dale to break ground i. that it [ 0I!,
wan th. birthdai. >.f National S> ere- of c
tary Dora Al. xandvr Talley of Oma- buy
ha, Nebraska. Mrs. ’’’ " •
in Ti xa nd made
alate until he became national sec-
retary. For many years it has beer
her ambition for tie society to have
such a Horn1 : being
Immediately after the
breaking c< i ■ inony activ. w
begun on the excavation for the
ministration building. It is th* _______
of the Woodman t'ircle eventually spring,
to lun. nut ji. . on. .mn< t ut rather
a • •••h i uni*' of !’■>•: .it Sh< rnian. «1O. tc
National I’n -(.!• nt Mary E. La-| in the
K...... >)n . > i»r.i ■•..< turie ii <(ration building.
th> • !•! din witl i ■ pick which al .> be tn.-, r - .1 n
is tr- a. lin'd by th. Sherman Chamber I r> gi-t. r which will l>
of Commerce. o ption hall of the
i lident
.15 a. 1
11 00 a. m
.6:30 p. m j
"•‘5 p. «.
- -7:45 p. m- ! Tu^day,
: morning tht 1 nnm.
,. “The ' tririn of Christ
Iii th" ■ 'ening
• “The Proper Ob
. . ..7:45
Wed. 7-4'.
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med,1
vere engaged in. The one
the most tun was, while ,
led, pinning the nose on old I
Sant;. Clau-. Little Dorothy Janies ,
won the prize.
The Christmas Spirit wa.. al«o'
carried out in the dining room. Red
and green rope sUsp- inied ironi the
chan.lib rs to the four corners of tne
table, while in the cent< r of the table
-’tood a tiny Chri. tnuu trc. with iU .
miniature <je. orations, a jolly litth
Santa Claus wuh his pack standing '
by it. Red amt gre< n ba.-kets filled i
with nuts ami camlies and little men '
of confection and raisins were the
Ei'.or . but the most attractive fea-
ture u: the Uibii was tin two birth-
<iay cakes, .ach vith its seven j
candies.
Thu litth
bell and
Bn-nen,
| some
Program and 11< <|.
Friday night. Six—A
irdially in- Helen Hicklin, Fram e.- Merchant.
Seventh Grade
Jani, s Hooti, Gladys Ragland, Bertha
Mae Silvey.
Mr We HIGHSCHOOL
trip to Eighth cradj
I., tna Brown, C. i-trud-
Eunice Law, Lottie Mae
Lucile Wilson.
Mr Wm l n mann entertained I1.' Ninth Grade
ladies of the Mustang Mothers’ < lub Margan* Gr.-. r, Winn,. Lue Larr
with th. ir Christina tree December; pert, Charlotte Steele, Betty Well
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ri>-nts. M,.h„dMrs.V
orgi
Last
a very
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tunit j
nelpei'
during tl..
*' y Merr
New Year.
Friday, Deceiver
HONOR ROM.
ALVIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SECOND SIX WEEKS, 1928 29
Marjorie |
Mary 1
"Slv«»rs *
_ _ p I Mrs. Mamie Grass has returned to
| her home in St. Louis, Missouri, after
a visit with her sister, Mrs. C. L.
Shafer. Her mother, Mrs. Annie
W.-ntz, who accompanied h< r to Al- ---------••••» - ■•iwnuvnc i
vin, will remain for the winter. .Christmas presents to the C ’
------- I Alvin. Annuaul dance of th..
ML«s Verna Browning, a student at scheduled for December 26th
Five—A
Roy Wilson. Sethora Nott, Gladys
1 Schultze.
I, two Special Mention in Five--A
arson Edith Roberts and Martha < ecil Hood
should hat. been on the honor roll
I for the first six weeks, but through
error their nann - were onumt-
dr. and Mrs. J. F. Winton have a.-
(heir gu.st tor the winter, W. A.
Winton, A. .more, Oklahoma; T. 1.
fauver. Big Springs, Texas and
-ses Irene and Ruby Lee Feazle
Bradley, Texas.
TRESBY1ERIAN CHURCH NEWS
Sundav School
Monom' Worship 1 1 *«■ 01. I
E-. m ■ Vx *. bin " I’
l’ruj< . M- ■ting Wednesday, B p
Mr D M : • ‘.....t. ..'uni. .al
etar} of Grot No. 1137 is among
i. t iri< " ho are -ponsoring
Rainbow of Progr. for Nov. m
Honor Roll in
Tl"j R"rnl '''ub Uj;,-, Wlth
Mr... R. ’A. Horton last week.
J. P. John* on of New Orb
the guest <>t his brother,
Johnson, pa-toi of the Christi;
Church.
8 a. m. Holy Communion.
10 a. m. Church School.
11 a m. Morning Pray, r and Ser-
mon.
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Hl, Upie V
Robert.-, i
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i Franc. .. ami Lik hi. Greer, twin I
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H-rat'd their 7th l.n..m..y .-aturda' , ,*<*
, ccmbei L5th, at thi horn ol Mr %
J. A. Owen.
i'h Holiday -ea.-<>n approaching,
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"ratli. and garlands of red and J
green, dear to a child's heart.
Alter the many gifts were opei
games were engaged in. The
creating the most tun was,
biimllolded, pinning the no-.-
Dorothy
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH CATHOLIC SERVICES
Rev Joe. Z Tower, pastor. ' Catholic Church- .Mass every first
I... l.uol. a.m., H C.: Sun-.... <>f -.uh n,. nth ut 9 00
Fmg. r uj - i o.t. ndent. M. -ENerybody irr. -d.
M ..... ... i..p 11.00 ... i... J«3. F. Dwan
| |-,l, v, .'I '.0 p. m
Ben Mcl<-el, pre-ident.
Mi 1’. 1) Holloway, Choir Di- < hri:’ .n S< i. 'ic.- Service
rector. ' held cv. r Sunday morning
Sun.! g mornii! . them. "A Chri't-| o’clock at th home of A. J.
mas M..illation", tow.
Sui.da. night. ' ' '.iii.pi• la ns * Th, .. ubj. < t n< xt Sunday w
Pnv. ant I’.n-trayiII - Glory lh,,i*T. th" Univ, i • Including
hr. : . . "ith Jacob', vi-ion Evo!-.. d by Atomic Force?”
th, Glory <d Our Lord i- pictured All are W. i.orn.
through '
W.....'■ th <> '■
inspiring pageant with u
Th- the ■ F
ment.. lb "inn.
ior will I....
the Sunday School hour.
’Go to church somewhe
and get th.- true Christina.-
of the Alvin
met Friday . ■. ■ n
for th. regular
ig which wa*.
portance, because the
■ coming year v.
result ol the election
■nt of Eu K"faUs. r, »;
ghout the Misses Irene
of I
Wedii. >.ia>, November 14. ground
was broken for the first building of i the
the Woodman Circle Home for'the . . ... .
Ag. a Member- and Orphan Children ( ker
1 her- i to be a beautiful avenu.
at Sherman. Texas. 111(. t|., . , to t],(. HuIi,( TJ)i
An mt i ' ng ■ iitiim ut connected . ,41|| mnify (he devotion 0
mem'. )f I - ■ -oci. ty to their lev. <1
ground i that it (qi;. ( fol- in. mb. i ha', the privilfg-
>f National Secre-1 of contributing the • um r."o ary to
. ' .... a ti . ..ml each tie. will bear a
Talley was born ( ; mall metal band giving th.- nam*- of
. Many trees will bear the
nt beginning, “In num
The Mustang School I .
Christmas tree will be Friday
D. i. iilber 21 nt. You are cordir
vited.
14th. Her home was prettilj dec ora-j born, Nadine Wright,
led with yupon and holiday colors of Fenth Grade
red and green. Niv. i. fr . in;.. ..L j,|oyd Nott, < armeii. Waits, Beatric
were . rv. d of jello delight cake an.i Hick.-, Be- i. Law, Macy Minter,
hot chocolate. Those enjoying the . Estella Peters, Isabel] Schultze.
aft.-Hi..on w.c M.-iam. ■ F M-! am-, Eleventh Grade
Augu. t T rantow, Albert Trantow, Ularenc. ColFey, Howard Peebles, L-
F Hood, Win. M. bane, Smith, moyne Robert.-, Earl J. Shdlu ld, Wil-
G Ballard, J H. Sheppard, Robert |iaIn steel. Edward Wi.-.-m r, Marv
Weaver, Jr.. Holt, Mat Armstrong. Harriman, Ananda Peterson, Mauei-
Charles Strait, R. Ward. O. Rusky, ym Rob. rt.-on, H h n Robinson,
I nd Trantow; and M.- e- GriUh.n Johnnie V. Remley.
Trantow. Smith. Edna Schock. Bertha \Uml>. r on Ilonin Roll in El.m. n-
Walk< r. And eight children. tary Grades
\umb. r on
Twenty members
Christ inn Endeavor n
ing, D> comber 14th.
monthly bu.-ines- nuetnij
of unusual importance,
•- for th’ cominj’
ebetc d. The resw>* •>.
put forth the mo.-t Ellici. r-
deavorers to lead througl
''g’u.m'"- w, r, a. IT. .,
d<nt. Kuby Ray; First Vice-President,
and chairman ot the program com
mitt'", Beatrice tioudridg* . Second
I’r.-sid'-nt am. chairman of the
•blicity committee, Katie Poe;
iir.1 Vice-President and chairman
tin social committee, Zelda Col-
„ in; Recording Secretai
■ Styles; Corresponding
; Treasure!
s Aid '
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Burton John-on. Pastor
E. i K.mmons, Super..Men
Bible School — -. - ■ 1
Morning \\or.-'mp -
Christian Endeavor
F -. ning Worship
p, y. r Meeting, '
.\. , t Sunda;
subject «ill b.
ma. Day". '
ject Will b>
of ( hri tni:
Monday ■ ' ■ ’
tl.. i will b' a <
Bibh.
prep iriur
• II 30 p. m. Midnight Servic. .
. . I '■ . • mb. r 25th
10 a. in. Holy Communion.
Sp , al < noir practice Fnd
.t 7 30 Tin i "ill be no
• Auxiliary Friday, December 21st.
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Virg.l A. Polk, Pa-tor _ •
Carl Boii'i, Sunday School K'
Sunday School ut 10.00 A. SK
Preaching Service at 1E00 A., ■
. Y. I I at no I'. M. l""1
Sunday evening Preaching at 8.1 *'
p. m. 4
W. M. U. m.et each Monday nt
ni. 1 2 :30 p. m.
m. j Pra\ • r o ', ng and Song Service
ni. '.-uh W> dm -day evening at 8 p. m.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Brazoria and adjoining counties by mail one year - - $1.50
All other counties and states by mad one year - - - $2.00
W ith a circulation covering Alvm and immediate vicinity, Brazoria
anti ml •• ■ . • • inti. Subscriptions payable in advance as requir-
ed by tr-e poslotlice departm -nt.
Mr.-. J. U. Purcell entertained h"r
bridge club with •; delightful party
at her horn, last Wednesday llack.-i- •
and vases filled with red radiance j
r<> • - and large yellow .hryantht I]
mums were used in the living room
and hull. |
Three tables of player.- enjoyed the 1
nuspitality. Mis. B. A. Bor. key won
i high score prize, a candy dish, while
Miss Irene Wilson won low score, a
novelty score pad.
| Alter 0ie ga.ne.- refreshments were
j served. Those enjoying the afternoon'
, w< . Me-dani".- p t. M. Dor. dd, B. A.
Boni G .-'•..ml"'. \\ '
*'own, I E Parn. ll, Will Not
Moulton, Ralph DeWitt, Jim 1
J. 11. E. Jvphson, Si.,
and Mis.- Iren.* ilsoi
W. A. Bodine, wh<
' " '’Ar.; '"I Kuest at th- home <
, ‘r>'' < Iras,- Saturday for
Corr, rpondme Sver. tary. Saba, Toxa,.
(a.-.y; I r. usurer, Georgia :
Pastor’s Aid Committee
Kenneth Styles'; Pastor, . '1| ,, r,'furn.-d Tuesday
R.\. Burton Johnson; Chaperone, ’rom fort Worth where he attended
Mrs. !•:. U. Kiinmon-, Choir Lean i. £ s^°nt.°f th’’ Grand Bod>’ of
Carl Ri. -•■!; Pianist. Dorothy Flora; 1 '■ ''
A.- istant Pianist, Enid Tung. , ,*nd
Librarian, Doll,. I'.aiuw. The com-
imtteem. n al <> " appoint. <1 .->>
that they might be installed with the
officers of the evening of December
31 t.
Th. Endeavon n will have their j
Christmas program Sunday evening,
I’cml. • 23rd. with Rub\ R.iy ,<;.-i
ing th»* Devotional and Carl Rieael, ,
the Program. Also th- ih-.bavors
will go caroling on Christinas Eve
night after ten o’clock. The recently
;anized band will be with them, j
■t Sunday evening the band gave
“ry interesting musical program,
old officers take this oppor-
to thank all those who have
and encouraged Endeavor,
the past year and wish them a !
Terry Chri»tmat and a Happy
man,
Rob.
>hnn.. ,
Numb.
iry Gra<
Number
i School _ ..
’1 otal
(’. P. Strickland, ouperintenuenl
' R. j .in
Style- ;
Marabcll
Culloi.i,
Chairman,
Burton
Kim
Pin
ni.-t, Ei
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Mr >nd Mr-. Win. Ti-munn,
children and Mr-. H. A. Mcl’hia
-pent Saturday in Houston.
CHURCH NEWS
Just Like a Christmas Gift for You
Saturday and Monday
< )ur Entire Stock of
Pretty Winter
MILLINERY
1’uver.v Ti-immed Hat with the Exception ot
'•KNOX” Mode!
ON SALE
Regardless ..I Original Prices
Choice $5.00
Buy a New Hat for Christ mas
at iitbajid’s
Galveston
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Act of Congress
JtHiN F I.E< K
ELLIOTT S. BECK
N. H. BECK
THE ALVIN SUN
AND NEWS
Oldest Paper Published in Brazoria County.
Established 1890 ___
Published Weekly, issued Friday by the Alvin Sun, Inc , Alvin TexR’
President and Editor
_ _ _ Vice-President
Secretary and Treasurer
as second-claris mail matter under
of March 3, 1879.
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Beck, John P. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1928, newspaper, December 21, 1928; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1249584/m1/4/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.