The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1929 Page: 1 of 6
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A Greater Alvii
l.ssued Every Friday Morning
Established in 1890
ALVIN. TEXAS, FRIDAY. MARCH 15th. 1929
In It’s 39th Year
COMING CITY ELECTION FINOS NUMBER
WESA
•M
CONTEST PLANNED
JOniy 17 more days before the city
all
Tm
F. J
Medals
192!'.
ALVIN
Beck:
Dickin
our
BOYS AND GIRLS
SCHOOL
2
4
OR
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2
l
Bette
El ARY
FOR CITY
.of this highwa\
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th«
Mi Of
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the m
d> L<
th'
ccials
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Mrs. Grace
girl 1st
make sele
Strickland
Our Mistake
of
Rials
Most artistic arrangement of How
A larg. c
r not Al
OIL NOTES
made
wiil o.
A.TV poi
traded t<
Work
th<
Luther Patt* r
ap-
the Anglcton-Freep
highway
larg*
■me
iberta I'
industrial A.-.
in chars*
prayer
New Pontiacs.
present.
Executive Committee,
•if > watt - in the |
13 e
ft
Hit
Have Chance To Distinguish
Themselves By Winning
One of I hese Prizes
Special Meeting of
Chambei Commerce
Missouri Parties Buy
Land Neai Aivin
over I'te Alon-Hou:
thankful to Mr. Mir-
ALVIN
„ Hub City of Four
Counties
Brazoria, Harris,
Galveston, Fl. Bend.
It is to b<
give to the ciiy ’ t-
rec ords from
dcured at any tii
No council
.threQ years fc.
u shall
third o
in .tentative for ;
the rale of
id thr- f
by Mr.
ALVIN STUDENT
WINS HONORS
ain 1 in -day afternoon,
. ported there was a fall
contests will open a' be
owning homes and those
The Epi.
Fancy Wor
V...
BATES ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY For m
of
and
Can’t be
(back.
with
forget.
ive such notice thru
inty
lutio
To dale tn- i •
^either of these ;
I*, ram M
Mr A <
As these
Ants it has bee
the jobs.
:• atfairs oi the
her t> forth th*
i and duti* of ofti
ng of proper bonds
Mi s Vc
. and Mr
fl. .<;• ■ -
and
oin Mr
he Bra
il Indu
Loving Cup Offered.
1 . Jone . manager
i < otinty Agricultural
agricultural
Mr Jone
now i' mi'll, f«. A. Bat th and Uhii
Th< Mi-sionary
Notice
»i.copal Ladies will have a
irk and Food Sale on Easter
I Eve. March 80th. 34
If yoi
wifi
I G. W. Sheffield Sr. r
| of 22.» .u i • .- of land
, from Missouri. It is
I a. i tand erect s. vc
|on it. Mr. Sheffield
' tory is drawing the
I vestors.
Mis- Marjorie Ku
city, who > otter-!'!
Ar’ and Scienc*
of Texa , wa.- one
d< nta on the honor
32c >'
31c
30c
27c
Work of County American Legion
Agent Shelton Dance Is Success
Fine Chickens Lost
In Ft. Worth Fire
General County - Wide Increase in Production Jephson Insurance
Cleanup Campaign is In 1929 Brings Forth Agency In New
To Be Launched. Marketing Problem. Home; Nice Office
County Comp.’.
.a smile as he tb.c
hu general public r
*-/' thic hi<rhw-.i\
I HI
Dixie Cafe To Open
, Soon; Redecorated
Is on March
■. union ser-
hurch. The
ns, prayers.
Last
service
intermix-
<tay as long t. r-," f
nori.' o' Via. riy Me.M
ns a trophy in
ear, with the
contest being
1 and in th*
r winner
in which
become - the exclusive proper
Mi. N. I-.
#1,000, a;
YARDS”
Sun offic- h
By. --
» *.- ' 'Vol. 2».No
E. J. Stan*! ■ and Son Al' ”' ■ > ’
«Wudl and carry grocery and on. of
&e pion err feed deal. r.-. ar x paint
•ng their bu; i’.' They h.*v.....
NOTICE
* W,N *** Bt th*’ Alvin Hot. . Fi . .
■f*M ki'iii si -icirri.ii.
■''ka Op'" .r. t.
-
tty Parker Bid
Methodist <’hun
I. Ford Matta
reports t
i located
the int» ntion of
aho’.it inn mor»*
ral modern homes
says Alvin terri-
attention of in-
Some have tried greener fields but they conn
tee some civic organization take up the ‘ "
clean-up campaign in Alvin this spring.
Other cities are doing it and Alvin as the big border city *•*
.and gateway to Brazoria county, should continue to hold its
position, "We lead, others follow.
Witli Two Candidates
For Mayor and Two
F o r ('ity Secretary
Voters Mast Decide.
Unlike previni'- ciiv election- tin on. th: year, I tt* I1'.'
M»ri! 2nd, will be "* much iuterea to the vo > i' ... ■ ...ii
more than one candidate lias announced for each of two office-
Mayor ar»»l City Secretary
The <»*i*» road i,<> ■! bill mel ils death in th*' :■ g;
lature at Austin, but the people have been informed what it
.ail about, anyway.
Drenching Rain In
Alvin And Vicinity
in order tim*.
. ihcu premises b< given a premiunu-
' survey to take an advance *inventor>
,-1‘u'l ■ conditions.
• John G. Long Buys
Bay City Theatres
the sale
i four
i(5
sits April 2nd, wili be
ii" engaged in the culti
ol Howers and
represents
r. student
lonors for
iur'’’*' tbi*
f r.. . fully qualified as .
which .-hall managt
sociation. It furth
Will Be Awarded By American
I e^ion Tr Roys or Girls
Fol ,l,on
nrTTrn
DLIILP
day night, March I'.’th, in th*
•d in a of Secretary Jehph.-on.
Every
as thtr.
E. Davi,
1 M-.lal for
7th grades (Tea.
lion i.
Anyway ii
things will warn ip
be up to all vole
lights using their 1
4>e their gum i
hope of p- i-oiial i- ward.
1. Medal for boy or gir
hig‘- ,-<!iool graduating via.;
1 Medal for boy or girl Kth to | '
<ii(| cla.-s (Mi
i > Hyiniiai, i
Mrs. Sentell.
a Broken Cup"
Inquiries coming from afar about Alvin are now answered
with pride when you c< n >ay about the city that il has:—
Sanitary sewer system.
Pure water supply.
Natural ga
Fine churches.
Good schools.
Fine climate
Fine people.
And just any
snakes Alvin the ideal spot in which to live
Poultry Ranch in
W. E. DAVIS CANDIDATE
FOR MAYOR OF
Mt. J. 1*. Beck.
Th. Ab
M3rW one of vast importance and will require the services of I'1 M
i u) , ..untant, familiar with the de’ails
assessing property and a knowledge ol values.
We would like to
*zwork of can yin. 1
Good Friday, whicl falls
2*Jth will be observed by ;
vice* in Grace Episcopal cl
.-.-ivke will cou.pris. hymn
ind addresses upon th. Seven
Words Upon the Gross. The
will begin at 12 noon c.nd
.intil .‘I I’. M. with suitable
. 'i s so that folk.- may st
'• they are a’nie. Tin- nieini
M nisteria! Alliance will b-
ii the service. Everyo
• t. nd for much of
will open :
sasrtami-r;.
<The Uuildin.
Vd) r.-m!-. f... i
Mmvh «M1>
in the Mr.>
_ two well kno" n '■:> ■■■■ •'
FIG GR8WFRS
REORGANIZE OF CANDIDATES IN FIELD; GETS “HOT
g. t :
thu menth i>
rw. These t>
•tU hav.
eaough to bi.-
I.-.- MUUut t
*rui Inr/. i
Bglly bear in
Tn the Cit ’__
i'BJfccrc of two ~
I ^Jensen.
* Since the city council abolished the ot’!. • ol a - - or and
r* collector and included the ;.-•.< mg and' collection of tax' -
•* along with other dutie of the (’ity Secretary thi.-' position
_iii moi
n«c. Th<
nil have -pt
eaough to bud
auuUt tw
and larg. r th. '
wili ordinal
F, .1 S»Hn‘< n & Son
Expand Business
Notice.
iu want a good chicken dinner,
Ih the Episcopal Ladies Satur-
........ibtirg. r
e. Buy
in the ’’clean, st town contest” a s*l\
loving cup.
It was explain' d mat disint. r -ted
,.dge would be ob’.aine*! for th'-
contest and that the nano of the win
ning town would *>«• engraved oil the
cup, together with the year in whi- i
it was won.
The cup will remain n
similar contests each y
winning town in each contest being Concluding the 'locument are pro
inscribed thereon until and in th* visions for notices of meetings, ways
■ ■ n: one town shall b. th. winner of amending th.’ by-laws and voting
for three consecutive years in which power of members; which is not be-
| case it becomes th. • xelusiv.* prop* > towed on honorary members.
ty of that town. Each member grower will be fur-
1 An. Jones stated that he had talk' d nished with a copy of the constitution
other statement you want to oiler which .l' "»“• •• • ■ ,■■■* 1 '"• l; ;
towns including Alvin and !• re port. Mrs. Gract Xun.-z and < ari X* - h r,
jrphy. J. C.
Davi- Jalfe,
n"y. S. A improve
Morning, ;luV,a* 1
,. Pellerin, ‘11'*nnH v!l,tc‘ 1,1 1 "olu>
W Ray (»ayle. chairman "Bettei i
1 committee, o.
T. Tange, Alvin repi
Pontiac cars, reports the sale of a
coupe to Dr. F. IL Winn and sedan
R".’ph D»*VV>tt thi- w^ek
tors arc bu. y dolling up the
I nd it is hoped to have
■ - for busir* ^3 in a few
*• ('aft* is located in the
Station building receut-
. by Ralph Dewitt from
When i.. ("aI i-
one of the best in tl
country, it will be
Vogan of this
the Uolleg** of
Univ rsity
th- 364 stu-
ll for th- fall
l.i ■! display of growing flower- in
uu.-in. ss district.
Greatest improvement shown dur-
ing contest in yard beautification.
open' d it will be
this section of the
• operated by T.
apl-s in charge.
Work on th. wi ll at I'ickir.
ogr* sing rapidly- and ieasin
THE ALVIN SUN
Brazoria County’s Oldest Newspaper
i>i "Ppu t un a,■..! dang- r grit to
stand up for the right anil do one's
duty.
H Besides the.'*' two <>l!i* <two alih ri:"'! .t'1 to be ' le. ’etl
«. Xo till tne places <>t A. E. i*.n'• ami \\ .i Wngi.i. Im
firms expire.
announcement- appear elsewhere of
E. Bates and W. E. Davis.
John G. Long, owner of the Grand
Theatre in Alvin and the Jewel Thea
tn* in Texas City has purchased the it . . r . ____
ng picture theatr. in Bay day. March 16th at the Hambi
will move fiom Texas City Stand. Pie and cake for sale.
i vkii.ii Iub fuiiiily to Gty. ■r... for your Bunday dinner.
‘Several complaint ha*.
vtboul pock.it gopher ->i ai.. 1
sdoing considerable tlainag- to oi.i;
ards and gard. • The.-' small ani-j ..t-d by Ai\.
tnals can be easily controlled by ,
poisoning an<! trapj Anton. -1 •
ls having troubb with th*
.•aimaLs should get in torn -l, ’
county agent who will aid in th* x
of th. -
The county .. ; t .
»n getting undesirable p . .. u
" “jph. Anyone who is int-r- -ted
indesirabie pecan .<•- ■ Rve\
lirable varieties should • is to
top-worked during,
topper! now
them
or Aui*
in d
top-worked
ibout thre.
merit.- wi-
ns well a.'
bu _______„ .
be complimented upon th
pearanc*1 of his organization.
The following is a complete list of
, the Drum and Bugle Corp:-, S. P.
Post Xo. 416, Houston, Texa : F J.
ugu-t. A | Reeves, business manager; W. J. Me-
diameter I PonjJd, drum major; E. Klu.-sman.
i lieut.-drummer; IL Elsenbook, lieut.-
I bugl.-i ; J. H. Hartzog, E. E. Williams,
i E. J. Tomasco, A. S. Murphv. J. C.
| Crossman, W. C. Biddle, L.
; F. C. Maida, Vernon M.-Vm
IJones, J. P. Shanahan. F. I.
drummers; J. K. Omo, W. L
' R. W. Barnett, !L W. Dailr y, .
Lowe, A. H. Jones, 1). Arrigo, C. W.
can-. Kr-'1.- ’> li,'blli,,1,,' W.'iiuv -Ll'n'n. J ‘‘c.
.7. .'G'.: .
w*r. iou~. at Alta Lvina uadi G A.vin Sun - pl«-a it.
rt biitnch feed store Thi- ’ Knowing that such an organization
» Hi. .. to -. r e th* ir many ih* above w re vi>itors in \ vm
hi thi Alta Loin.i di-trict • ordially • xt.-mls an :nvit; lion to
• remodeled and I collie barn aim * u.-». Tliv Al ill Po«t
busin.-" about | No. 129, American Legion, will ho|d
I a joint ceieoration witii ihe Air jo
| Fire department upon completion bf
tthe new City Hall, and we are -x[»•<!-
ling to have the S. P. Post No. 4J6 I
. i Drum and Bugle Corps with us at t
I that time. Let no one forget. Alvfn lw° movioj
! Post No. 129 and the Firemen Benf- L'ity and w
t. fit, to be held jointly. r
propo. - d "i-h-aii-.-t tow n" movement.
‘Better Yard. ' * < ntest
In th. Angleton "Better Yard-'
cont'-H prizes will b< given for-
I:. 4 kept premises.
Best di.'play oi roses
I., st display of shrubbery.
•wd attended the Am
dance last Thursday
night. An attraction greatly apprvci-
' ' , ' ‘ nf" "pl* wik th.- attend-
ance of th** S. P. Lines Drum and
Bugl. Corps S. P. '
41'.. Houston, Texi
real hit. The dance
ces- from .-very point. The b< • from x.-ept persons
| Houston paraded for the Alvin Post I vaiion anil proc
on-1 prior to the dance and many compb hrubs lor -al**
e passed upon their ability Separate
their nifty looks. Mr. F. J. tween thos
Jh.-inter* t.-d and competent jndg
ttiii o< pro. ure'l I ruin <»tn*-r towns «»J
the county.
premises" contest judges will . Woman’s Missionary
Society to Meet
Hold Union Services Th'- .Missionary So. i< ty of the First [ [•'
On Good Friday . , i
home of Mrs. J. W. Vogan, with Mr.-, j
A. A. H. iss* and Mrs. Fred Heiss.-I
assistant hostesses. Program as fol-1
low's:
.'<>iig 112 Cok .-bu
Devotional leader.
Topic: "Water in
' John 4 I -2*■ i.
M: icnary : "Moth. r. nnd Daugh-
,” followed by leaflet discussion
... Mianies Gn-vr. Much, Moons
Wilson, Surface, Thomas and Bates.
Mother prayer —in unisen, from
the time as a . arbook.
Hymn 296.
.Article 6 describt the fiscal y.ii
which correspond* with the . ah ndar
yeat , provides
and .-tat.
Howship, protection
without
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Beck, John P. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1929, newspaper, March 15, 1929; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1249927/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.