The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1929 Page: 1 of 8
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Issued Even Friday Morning
Established in 1890
ALVIN. TEXAS. FRIDAY. MARCH 1st. 1929
In It's 39th Year
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Notice
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FIRE SUPERVISOR
VISITS ALVIN MON.
Sun Receives Letter
From VV. C. Munn
STUDIO TO
BE OPENED IN ALVIN
FIFTH WEEK OF THIEF TAKES S10.
nitTiwT eniiPT fmm nmtfwnRF
Pearl Lee
e- Manila
150 ATTEND COF C
MEETING LAST NITE
ALVIN
Hub City of Four
Counties
Brazoria. Harris,
Galveston, Ft. Bend.
repn st
•ro. the
tudio which h*
ction with hu
■eclama-
nd ne<d
png and
was
for the
i.'.nt l.f
r upon
> .Mon
Ily dw-
- it has been tl
of public olht o.
. We have -
g peddled ab<
_aiified citizc
behind blisin-
n:s
25
35
15
dent
by the
orning
moon
Shelby Griffin Given
Temporary Home
ed the sa
MASONS CELEBRATE 35TH
ANNIVERSARY AT ALVIN M
-son al reput
a city office
I, The Episcopal Lade s will have a .
j Fancy Work and Food Sale on East, r
I Ev . March 30th. 34
■> .Mr. I
if the Sun Herbert Hoove
Vice-president-Elect, w
larch 1th, 192
City Hall Sta.: ? Scenery
Contract Let
1500 SEE FRANCILL
■ DO HIS STUFF HERE
Your friend,
W C MUNN.
REMODELING OF CAFE *t..r
IN McGINTY BUILDING
a candi-
ed th. Freeport
Tax Collector’s M. X
Our experience ll,n' - '
MRS. MARY BRADSHAW
PASSES AWAY WEDNESDAY
Al VIN ST A'I F. BANK
BUTLDxNG COMPLETED
. Cashier of -tu
next May for i sr”
>ur ycai . ago ’ ■
1
J&J I
Charles
Curtin
II. A.
29.: K ".I
gHb lndir« ■ y we hear that Mr. John Jacks- . i
County State Batik, will be a candidate
of Tax Collector for the County .......
office to Geo. W. Sheffield. present incumbent. but i
always felt the peoph would have had in Mr .lacksmi
" i«n effic i
|^thing. To r a quitter never wins
bli
robably
ite. . .
icked w
lu past \ < ..i
esponsibi
.'Oditiuo liu
suitable
layoralitt jeing .
fter anot. r qualified citiz
•ility by hi<t
• As long ;
*ity value at
;e cannot
aiuation.
rSr government nt the people, bv the people,
nd for the jx-opie . . ”
Scott will come up for trial. Sc
i- charged with murder of a m
I Bette? Newspaper
for
A Grea er Ah in
y.-ar in th penitentiary
. u was I'H. i-|aii vf th.
On Tie y in the c:i>. of State of
Texas Will Moore th. jury was
rex, charged v>ith murder, « r-*
id guilty. as- -sing Luna with €
- and M< l.-ndr* year-. 1 h<
r never before having b.-i-n con-
d of a L lony. The jury recom
dvd a suspended se
good behavior.
Lucinda Brown tit. >
yea.- in the penitential
of the 18th amendment
’’on r . in of the jtl
Will Young, charg' d
licks, C. H
Smith, N. I).
on. Santo Rang.
nn,,' /:r..on ildnch-Mrt M Dorr
Vil< ir.al-Mr . Marv Hodiiqi
X D ■ i r. Di k-on, i • L
Cutting.-i-Mi-x Gladys Evell.
In the hectic rush of electing Presidents and very early an-
^HHBnts for County offices, we have all apparently over-
fact tiiat another Vciy iruportant election
ose at h^‘'<i
# * *
' About April Ith the voters in the City of Alvin will be called
|pon to fill the offices of Mayor. City Secretary. Tax Assessor
and two aldermen whose terms of office expire.
defendant.
go to pr - Ln. <a
the Stapl-ton-
, . jarged with murd<
filled next ; vict Guard Holmes, was on
error, as Mr. Glasscock just started on his first two-year1 terr ,t j h .<•
.....1 .......... ..... x
....-noy Bob P1
in ti. ■ prosecution
County Attorney
endre
fount
year
appears that latte
city in April ,
For we are
c;:-d cf thanks for the good
highway. Best shape ir '
,e of the rnerchand
•rge »a.v« they !«»•
rrmely low prices marked on llq
>ds and they figured it was cheaper
>ny than take a chance to ateal it
Ah in h
.mall group activity i> recim -d to hand!.- our
irobiems. And we should have . gio .ii tin
rait of sleeping through elections and tin n gh-e
shreds the official, busine.-- . .c !
mfortunnt• enough to be elected
last year and in this county as is the custom two terms are a!
ways given an efficient official and Mr. Glasscock has proven
himself just that
THE ALVIN SUN
Brazoria County s Oldest Newspaper
Last Friday Ceo. ( . Davis of Angle’o:; was in Alxin attt i
ing the automobile radio exhibition. Hi . arrn d a broad sinilr
as always and did a lot of ngle wave lenvth” hand shaking.
Keep you eve on George in »ite coming election ii’-xl M.i.\ v.
m ill be a candidate for County Clerk. It was
pleasure eight years ago to -t. (port him for Countx Clerk,
.which ,jpliii c he held for four ye. i and unle- we mi- our
.XUess hf;'Ai! 1 give some contender .1 boss race next May.
i However, if present rumors mean anything it
) Ivin will show more of the characteristics of a
:han a couple of bond issues and a new building,
.old that there will be plenty of < ontest;ints for the xariou
jffices.
vUB 111II fih., ”A.;-
....... .XL' Your election is nt. hand, and your cit \ is full .if honest
1 t jlay enough interest in your city to find and elect them, x«»n
Z3b L^* 1 jre certainly not qualified to criticise the wax sour municipal
» • yusiness is run for the n»>xt t wo years.
Before another i.yue c
reward, and the next, and the next. Elect, and Charles Curtis, X i<v-« .
perfection not of this enaugurated int« )ffi<e. Monday. M
■or a municipal size sufficient to pay full-time
an impersoned “machine” at which r*’
C.
//oo^ ^r"
I Can it be posible that citizens have been found who i<-aily
want to help build Alvin,—sacrim ing their personal busine--
ind Cuduring the exer-prent <ri:i< ism cheerfullx
We are y iven to understand that Mayor Blair, for one. will
ot run for that office again under any circumstances. His
mg perivc of service to Alvin need&no recital here. He has
one his b» st on a difficult job—and received little thanks and
lot of abuse in return, which is the reward usually offered
y all citie to their public-spirited citizens. ,
The next set of city officials—whoever th< y n . \ be-
e< eiv< the
until we reach a human
oHticians tnd b- ast
url our th -ny.hii’-s c
We do in ' : re-11 in
•ew week But \\ e du pr.-.
•hose whos'- duty it is to fill th<
FORMER ALVIN RESIDENT ARRESTED
BV HOUSTON POLICE FOR 8URGLAW
? ,r.n“
:ially in Harm and a<l-
intit s when drained and
taiiiin can and will pru-
vcal’h »han fifty acres in
.. Missouri and Illinois.
wi»i come
hat it will
and mine,
to remain
w It i« ri
oflice,
B gw* ' ■ election next Mav
in thl'
Alvi liw,
Higby, phui grapher ini Mr Higby is considered an artist
has rented the Brominer I in bis line and expects to do all kind’
1 ',, K‘
>ear i t
T. Berthnl
Branmun.
S.-ul.-, Wm‘. Av.rs. Geo. D. Hilbert,
W. .1 ! . . A. S. 1 "Lett. I 1‘
Ak. i M. 1- Bns.ro. .Nobel Render,
X .1. Wollam. II. C llr.y-lip. J. H. E.
1. j ii.-oii. Ji . (i. 1 (.‘h.-md . 1. Frank
!'•■ arra. G I- Wollam, I. B V ■
ka, J D. All’-n. C. E. M. n-dith,
Stav, S. ..th, A. B. Davis T M
iith. Fi-tai Hammer, M I'. Jan.-
. II Plummer and D. T. Anti.--;
Marriayr License Issued Fro n
February ’th
Clyde E. Murray Mi
’ ’• Drien-r-M.
ary-Mrs. Mary 1.
reLFel.sita Gonw
F. Wrig
Grapevine Telegraph
W. J. Holland of Angleton annoti” - in the Sun
date for County Tax \ssc--nr in-xt election. .1
Fact
< 1 inki : Ho
is hard enough to win om office at a time.
* * *
In a prexious issu« in naming county offic--- to
election wc listed County School Superintendent.
. «i.. z--«i.______,...1. ..1 .... 1.: . «
John Go-soke, in liu Countv Auditor’s i
nd L . somt office to run for in the coming :
More pnwro to him, but he v, ill be missed <
LEATH OF FORMER ALVIN
.___________ CITIZEN IN PHOENIX. ARTZ
ATANTON S STORE IS
VISITED BY BURGLARS’! recced th.- a. . k ,aeomu. .
J;-- \?-eh “?¥:>.!,o. m-'.
br A-m.f Mrs. I K. War I m Phoctrx. ■
a result, of injure, received tn a.
taken] | The deceased former
tha! ...inti* moving Ph
>4lMi'band about 17 years ago. She wa>
**l 7” *istrr-:n-law of Mrs. Seth XX il-
t ’jy,... , and Mrs X' F Thoma-
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Beck, John P. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1929, newspaper, March 1, 1929; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1250678/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.