The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1940 Page: 2 of 10
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.
The Alvin Sun, Alvin and Brazoria County’s Oldest Newspaper—F>tablished_WO,
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FORD
No Booze Anti-Trust Suits Under
Fair-Trade Act, Says Writer
Law Limiting Attorney General’s
Power To Fight Price-Fixing
Again To Be Sought
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viewing the destruction.
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Get the Facts and You'll Get a Ford!
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>n irnproveme
The 1941 FORD
TODAY7
AT THE
Silsbee I >. A
HOUSTON
A corps
mltcjw has ar-
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TRAVEL
TKAVEI. SEKV1CI-:
>:r
One of its biggest advan-
tages is the new soft ride.
MEMORIES OF THE PAST
TAKEN FROM THE FILES
OF THE BUN
U N
ETS
NEW
1941
Any Ford dealer can give
you many good reasons for
making this your 1941 car.
Published weekly—issued every Friday at Alvin, Texas
fettered at the Pott Office at Alvin, Texas, as Second Class Matter
Under Act of Congress on March 3. 1870.
| J C Carter wife and Tom Dur-
jham visited in Galveston Sunday
Mr*. 7- S. Kin* of fit mo late
1 wa* trading In Alvin Thursday.
Eiih* heart. hi* *i*ter. Ullie.
and Mina Mattie Roark were in
Th’ Baptist Young
ion was entertained
Gen. J. < McBride. Bert O»- '
good. P. Dugard ami Roy Sum-
in the I viand
tublic of j
f liquor 1
that [
r,«i d Glassford, M
»«fort and children
Galveston Monday.
and North,
pleasant tnp.
By DICK VAUGHAN
e«a Staff Con
n THE HOUS'
AUSTIN. Sept 18
•e getting out the I
Osgood and
lampling the
xir in Hou*-i
I Mr and Mrs. J oh nr
nd daughter. lolene
lirt-r spent Saturdaj
LIVERPI
F*- J. M. Van Nornu
. and Mrs. Wed'
ton Saturday.
rs C. 1
Ann. of
-> her r
ow. on 1
rrc Mr.
M ore rapid acceleration to
match its familiar speed and
power makes this new Ford
an even livelier car to drive.
A number ;if
joyed the trip
ship channel
Tuesday night.
r left Tuesday mom- ;
wille where he has I
•sition with a survey- I
he place
I. vpent Msnday in
the hardware market in Hnuv
ten.
>r Blair and daughter
returned Tuesday fr
tile auto trip of the West _ _____
The reported a very, my spent Sunday
I Our school is well
Lith a fine faculty. M
Bold as superintende
■yer has his football t
ltrs. Gi« m- ke and Ml
■n> working beautiful
Lp squad It is our
Buldrrn and our sc)
Lt us all help to mi
nest school year poi
Lh.;? has organized
prr.fra. singing, table
[■tic, and ' make you
ciuhs Meeting
Reidy at 10 to 10:30
ney general
lillions and a
prohibiting future
The weather thia morning is ai-'|
most cool enough to make h< m«~i
mede MuMgr and epafv riba tortel
County Treasurer D. F. Remley good. |
■was cv?: from the ccuzty scat; ------ '
Sunday visiting hit father. Dr F
y ai 2:30 with the
rts being given. A
ich good has been a
W.M U. members
,.x.j ng president,
dison, blessings.
ATTEND Pit NH
Mr and Mrs. E. Carrell were
in Houston Saturday attending a
picnic honoring J. K. Krovine. a
retiring Southwestern Beil Tele-
phone official.
Xkwril. who has been
ill in John Sealy hospital,
underwent an operation Saturday
morning. His right leg was am-
putated just above the knee.
Mr and Mr*. Judd Hhitson
motored to Houston Tuesday to
meet Mr WMtus'l mother. Sir*.
Stary WhiUon, who spent the
summer in Tennewee with her
■later and »nn, Mitt Whitson and
family.
You’ll notice also a new
beauty, achieved by a skilful
blending of mass with longer
flowing lines. Larger wind-
shield and windows give bet-
ter vision all around.
J. W McClellan has moved his
office to the second floor of the
Edwards building.
____-1te mlt.y
TEXAS GULF COAST
’ . / :rt!
Id tome years, tome cart
take a big jump ahead. The
h>rd does that for 1941.
It has jumped ahead in
rite, It’« the bittest Ford
we’ve ever built, inside and
out. Ws wider. It has a longer
wheelbase. Its seating room
is wider by as much as 7
inches. It has new wide
doors and semi-concealed
running boards.
Mrs. G*k>
Wollam w
New, Blower-action springs
give a slow, gentle, gliding
movement A newly designed
stabiliter helps absorb road
shocks, and maintains bal-
ance on sharp curves and in
cross winds.
fl
Joe Penton Spent t
P” and will be firs
hen the national gui
November.
Mr .and Mrs > O Smith Jr
went to Silsbee Tuesday and at-
tended the big IGA celebration
u; -A V. i.» ■ r n *. ■■■' : . t ' ’ ■
ON A SHARE
• ..........Vi?, >
' rived here and preparation* have
started for the beginning of the
excavation of th« large drainage
ditch and lateral*, Actual work
' of rerun*Ing the dirt will begin
1 in a few day* when the machin-
! rry arrive*.
•opted a
|ing party c
Missi
tn a|
John Ho rata and F~ M. Mea-
dow* have gone to Normangee tn
Lead county when they will
open a Ford a<rncy Both men
have been a**ociated with the
Whitenn Motor Company in Al
vin amt know the w-lilng of Forrl*
aa well a* any two wUexm^n in
the rnwntry.
A! I Px'IN*■
Mu -
Anting the plraamg hoapital*-
tle* of *he paat week waa the
mtoerllatirmm ahowrr given h)
Mr*. Carl Marten*on and Mi»
Edna Mehark at the home of
Mr*. H. C. Morgan in honor of
Mi«a Mildred William*, a brtde-
rlert.
THE ALVIN SUN
AND NEWS
Alvin and Braaoria County's Oldest N. m .paper— KatabttahMi IBM
MRS. JOHN P BECK, Publisher
ROBT I. BRAY’. Editor and Manager
Robert Van Norman
k» and Mrs. Henry C
| Alvin on easiness <
Three quilt* am. a dark repre-
sent* all that on* *ated when
the re*Mem e and content* of A
1. Nurfarr we*t of Al* in on*
totally *de*troyed by fire at 7
am. M rdne**ta> morning
den»r fog hid the Maae from »ur-
rnundinK neighbor* and before
help arris rd the flame* had
rear he* I too much headway to
hr extinguished
Mr*. Ci. H Br*««tner ha* return
rd home from a m«t pfawoant
,Mt at «e«erai months with
friend* and relative* in New
A one Inning world serie* was
staged at the Dixie Service Sta-
tion Wrdnroday by John Brrnnrn
Fran* Mebane and Mu« Rebecca
jrptia' H Ye vdiim wmpui
and Johnnie knocked a home run
first time up
lewt Monday a *corr
producer* of Teta* and Lotai*
Mt no met in the city hall in llou»* 'tot
ton and organised the Tria*- 'bu
IxMMMana grower* aaooriatson. ■* .
F- *t. MtochweU of Al*in *a* in
elected treasurer. ami W .A
Morkwttt wa* named a member j
of the director* of tn* aMkocia-
tion.
II. I> CU B M
I Home Domonstratio
■ the ‘ f Mrs. J
nib ft.i Tibors preset
■U rail ... n report o
i kite)
I
—4U’N'NETH— -------—o---—-
Thirty Year. Ago- Lobories Joins
Quite a number of our citizens Griffin Staff
are in attendance at the Brazoria! Ed lx>bpne« of Schulenburg has I
County fair at Angleton this week ’accepted a position with B T I
A very creditable exhibit is re-iGrtffm in his blacksmith shop and j
.has moved h» tam:ty to A.'vtn ,'
I Mr Lobpries is well known i
«f fig ^throughout the gulf coast and'
among rice farmers in this tern-
'•Try through his work in Schulen-1
tourg where he was connected with I
!-i biaciumith shop tnat specialized '
...i repa.r* to farming equipment. |
on the
rovement
ut at the
agreed 1
L club present.
I President Mrs Ora Y
■format >n that fifty
■tt>n lo yards of
Rough thread to ma
hd mattresses mH ct
M for Sfi.75 through
pke at th»* courthous
IMiss Slone gave a d<
■ "Orange Nut Breac
I Mrs Gifford is vlsitii
kd from there to I>
--------- Send the Sun to a friend—it is
M.....I *«r._l f (Frden who Iter from home.
have been citiien* <-f ThinTorii'
number of year*, left thl* week |
for New Mexico, where they will J
make their home.
Peoples’ Cn-J
last Friday |
Forty Years Ago—
Dr. F A. Retnley and daught
Rl'BNfTUPTION RATFH (In Advaisoe)
Brazoria County, by mall, one year.......... >1.50.
All other counties and states, by mail, one year --------- 2 00 , (
6 Month* lb Brrooria Counly .....—...........—.............. >3.00, t ________
6 Months out of county >1.25 prtrf <c tj.e pat
W’sth a circulation covering Alvin and immediate vicinity. Brazoria and
a0j<nning acunties. Subscription payable in advance a»
required by the post oTlce department
These are only a few of
this new car’s outstanding
features. It represents ail the
rich experience gained in
building more than 28 mil-
lion motor cars.
Conttahlf N. M. Gibson left j
Hrdni-sday :norn.ng for Dailn* ;
on <»ffivi*i t<u*ine*A ami tn tak»-
in the state fair.
has been purchased by Jim Shane i
for a consideration of The
f -.-mer owners expect to leave soon the i*land <Tty Sunday looking
foi San Angele where Mr. Skeetel ever the rain*.
will engage -n the cattle and sheepi -------
business.
pu
brand of
Twenty Year* Ago—
We are sorry to report Dr. Rem-
Ivy aeriously sick at his home In
fart, he is in a very critical con-
dition Dr Remley ta one of Al- evening,
vin’s oldest settlers and hope is I
expressed every where that his i
condition will take a turn for the'
belt r MKA
MUa Mas«U> M l.ruiw .ml Mr
H. Towmrnd were married at
the h*Mm .4 Ur bride'* parn.U.
Mr. and m^ Cart Grape at iJv-
rrpenl last week. Re*. J. J. Shir-
Icy nfhrlstinr.
■ tha package store operators and 11-
renaed retailers be fixed by agree-,
iment, and agreed that said defend-j
ant wholesalers will not sell the |
•defendant manufacturer and dis- i
ifiiler* liquor to any package store |
{operator and licensed retailer w ho.
'would not maintain and sell at t
[said agreed f'xed retail price, and I
[further agreed that the defendants!
[would circulate to the defendant j
'•package store op-rators price lists i
'ion each and every brand of liquor j
.t produced containing the whole- '
___r_____ „ , ickage store and j
if he 'customer' price o- 'suggested j
‘{retail price' to the buying public: j
|that designated agents and em- .
Iployes circulated among the pack-1
•.age store operators and licensed re-!
itailers in the state ascertaining'
‘whether or not said operator and ;
retailer were guilty of underselling;
I the agreed customer or retail I
price."
HUGE PENALTIES ASKED •
In other words, the Uquor distill- '
|era and wholesaler* are charged .
with fixing liquor price*, and •end-
ing out agent* to *ec that the price
U*U arr <,h*er**d.
| For this, the attorney general j
;asks penalties in the mi
"Woof-Woof Dog Biscuits ’ to Myicourt order
that no merchant could sell the bis-.price-fixing
cu:t- at '•-> than 35 < -nts p«r tin ' fUrker* of fhe "fair trade" het
An . •ner- hanf wh - offered them at w>re asking th* legislature to leg-
. ' , '.t- p. r tin could lx sued forl^ggr the very prartk-e* whkh cau*-
i imag’-s the attorney general to *ue the |
EEVE'.-' 7 TRUST LAWS distiller* and liquor wh«>lr*alrr*
i f - b*' a reversal of pres-,for million* in penaitir* and an in- |
ent state which held* that junction.
W. H. Booth. Mr*. Etta Knode.
' Mi** Annie Booth and Manning
■ Durant went to Gal*r*ton Sun-
| day where they spent the day j
I viewing the destruction.
Dr. J I Mathew* wa* « aii**l Mrs. John v raiE. r r> turned to i.
to .Arcadia *un«iay on profraaion Alvin Sunday after <pend;ng a
al bu*inr»*. week w ith her parents on Austin j
-—— Bayou
'wholesalers. Principal charge j
Ibrought against the distillers and I
(wholesalers by the attorney gen- ■
feral was that:
[CHARGES PRICE FIX
! "Said defendants agreed upon a
fixed retail price to the
■ »ach and every
product-d by the defendant;
■ ithe price of each and every brand
from the defendant wholesaler to
kage store <
retailers be
W. H. PETERS, Prop.
N. B. PHILLIPS, Sales
WILL UZZELL, Sales
fca.....
.. J|
Wws Helen Cooker
the guest of her a
' Hillers.
wrtntlie over the w<
alvin v»n
[Mr. and Mrx. Wm.
Junction IowB-
(The Sun onic. Wttl]
Poute to th*ir home
B toverai weeks via
k> Grand- VaHey.
SEPTEMBE
>ay.
Mr
Mr. and 1
Murphr-f
Saturday.
at the <
Hr and Mrs. Jimr
ived to Clute last
Mr and Mrs. Marki
of Houston spent I
f mother Mrs. Mar
Mr and Mrs. P. E. N
n Monday evening.
S. R. Kester of Hu
r, ann
^ttr. Caroline. Si
DANBU
Mr* George Woliant
and Mrs. Arthui
ouaton «*nt the ^wj
s parents. -— ■
urphy
u, Williams from 1
en'diOK • few day’ M
js. C. B Lane.
jjrs Hard and M-rs
shopper Sati
Mrs Henry Clevar
Clevar were
ituriay-
Mr and Mrs. Richa
v City last week.
Glenn Starr at
it Murphree and 501
with Mr and Mi
r,i*nn Starr car
ea on Saturday.
Mr and Mr? Clyde C
iturday and Sunday
..ble family-
Mas Mavis Colson
jutton Sunday.
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Bray, Robert I. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1940, newspaper, September 27, 1940; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1251545/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.