The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1939 Page: 2 of 10
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When you
Build, Buy, or Rent
Wallace Beery
Is a Copper In
His Latest Role
Officers Named
By Houston Fat
Stock Exposition
thus been moving west
once
And it includes enough switches,
properly placed tor convenient con-
trol of lights and appliances through-
out the house. Be sure plans for your
home call tor AuEQUAlL W1KING.’
YOU CAN OWN YOUR HOME
UNDER THE F.H.A. PLAN...
THEATR
Phone 2
nd the steerii
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FRIDAY—MAY 26, Sc & 15e ALL
JOHN LITEL in
CONTRACT WORK ON BUILDING AND
REPAIRS AT THE RIGHT PRICES
SEE THIS PICTURE WIT
THE ONE YOU LOVE
COMPLETE HOM?
OUTFITTERS
Ami
flirt'
with
Ccorg, Su^bn
BRENT BOGART
Ronald Reagan
W. Dow, J. Kuwait
Il W. Nix. G. L. Child*
i A. W~«low.
W. St ran
serve as treasurer’
1 named se
NORGE 1LECTIUC
REFRIGERATORS
BUT Church St,
Galveston. Texas
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Another
pure-bred beef cattle.
t.. Ho-.
■eted with the
■M banner Beery
one of the great-
attract ions
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of tag!
and brak
tot K ('KH)II I- I.txin c
KAHN & LEW
Furniture
MA' H.
Peppy
THINK THREE TIMES
m to caution used to be “think twice,”
v heel of a modern auto-
limes and then keep on
ryelf and others.
J. W. SHAW &. SON
Phone 254 Alvin, Texas
Speedst
are dam
SAT., May 27—Double Program—10c & 25c Alt 0
2nd Feature—
GEORGE O RRIE»
"Trouble at
Sundowl
Beery's fi:
i Hobart B<
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L\saves/J
TO WORLD'S l AIg
rluards and Mrs T. C. fy
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Great engir
in short, grt
finest iow-p
f* ibt frtMtest
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re drivin
Cri
Under the M-C
has developed
est box-ufficr
his more recel
Bad Man of Brimstone,” 'Tort of
Seven Seas,” "Stablemates." "Stand
Up and Eight," anti "Sergeant Mad- ,
den.” story of the New York police,;
plays the title role
'1’heatro Wednesday i
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"OH TRIAL"
With MARGARET LINDSAY
mid flock to the
In
the things the
isls of hvestoc
ep and hogs-
j Work and Study Are Partners In Nearly
Half of American Colleges; Working
isnow ov
• • • * * * * _ * coliseum and annex,
necessary to close several streets J
In order to gain additional space, j
Elected as vice presidents were
i \\ cdnesday for New
| they will attend th* V
i T hey will tie nv ay ' r
We can secure a loan for building or repairs,
and will gladly furnish estimates
PLANS AND BLI F. PRINTS I t RNLSIli II
or ■* ••• ’—' —
‘ in which he
-t the Alvin
and Thursday
Beery is s<
s. He is fond of hunt-
ilng. but his great
is flying his own plane ’
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THE ALVIN SUN
AND NEWS
Alvin and Rrasnria County's Oldest Newspaper—FstabHnhed IRtW
MRS JOHN P- BECK, Publisher
ROBT 1 BRAY, Editor and Manager
Henry Travers and Ronald ! her of Commerce p
wa» provided by Warner ■ or. will again
and the superlative per- , exploitation
The several scor
* ___________--- , *-he 1940 directorate
•mble excellence which has ative of many sect
before been achieved cither!
to or screen.
The Open Forum,
The Alvin Sun
With further reference to the
matter of a-wer tax being paid:
by those not receiving the bene-
fit ot the Sewer service du*- to J
the mains not reaching their pro-1
pe*ty, we have received a
W’rJ.-Thura., May 31 & June 1 10c & 20. til 6 f1
ill'
revolves about Henry
Russell
Julian
George
•ting up-hot of tin- debate is to illuatratp that
ri< ultun*. Iik<> < Caul, i divided into
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Adequato wiring means wires large
enough to provide full power for the
daily Uuv of e'eciiical appliances,
and for good lighting. Jt includes
enough convenience outlets for effi-
ciency. convenience and comfort.
If there really was an doubt. I
after "Jeaebel” and "The Sisters." ;
h.s to Just who is the greatest ,
actress on the screen today, there ■
. T VTJtX
I
ugh thi
not onl.y your own lift' but the livoa of nthem,
I youngster around five years tif
■ dash out in the stna
ft to play with the
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Bette Davis
Triumphs In
“DarkVictory”
i: BLRi.E.
so THINK ’ i.
in whether >l
:>king back b«
I ing in the picture
I th? girl played-by Miss Davis, the
1 production is by no means a mono-
I logue (or her An exceptionally
able supporting cast, numberings in
1 i» si ' h luminaries as George Brent. ' again nam«i .....tary
Humphrey Bogart. Geraldine Fitz- i Jack T. McCully, IL.ust.
ger a Id IL—, T_ n
■ Reagan was provided by Warner J
I Bros and the superlative per- ,
] formanc? ot the star s»-ems to have i
inspired them all to attain a degree;
and grain farmer*— t(l
•who haw traditionally 1U
they had to pay tariff »t
they bought but found
TUESDAY, Mav 30 10c & 20< ul 6 P- V
DENNIS O’KEEFE in V
“TUE i/m ----- -----—■ -
mi. mu
Among l
?. ?h',1 nient on the matter after every-'
l one has seen and they will Bette ;
Davis in her latest Warner Bros. I
picture. ”I>ark Victory." which!
shows at the Mvin Theatre Sun- .
day and Monday
The new film is fully worthy of ,
the talents of its lustrous star. It i
tells a love story of transcendant '
' beauty and deeply rnov.ag poig-1
i nantly and it provides a central I
: character upon whose portrayal ■
i Miss Davis can lavish every re-
Murre of her consummate art,
Of course, while every happen- 1
betterment,
Our expenses with harber work
or with living here have not been
reduced 20'1 lately, and we seiious
ly doubt that they would even if
pi ivvn writ- cut a» Hie
■ 'Uggesta and wv know that
rr<luction in price would not
t the growth of han
itnk this over How much does
barber really make out of «
“BEEFIN" ABOUI BEEF
Ano’rii'.Hi I •■idinanil.s, if tho'y be such, may go back
and lie <Iom n under their favorite mesiiuitr tr
President linosevelt hu.l .•vi.'iUj'JHjr.i th«»l hr ifiletidvd
no it fh < tion on the Aiiirrn m bovine when hr approved h>Kl-
purchase of Argentine <■ nined beef for thr I'titled States .,-nt
N:ivy. a Senate < oinniiltei' has supported a provision to
prevent importations in future.
ire of the opinion that the ; 'h'’Ughi v.
a continuing dutv to the *urv' - ,‘ r,'Pnrt,‘n
o< lh„ . bonds. *nd •ul’ ,h”>
...■mplinn may lawfully '■j'",.'
In favor ,,f th„ fax|»yrr> Liln.-I ul Th. I n
not avail fh.-nir.-lvof1 ’’’’J’ '
receive any direct: 1
indirectly!
he better-I worth jn "Betin
the editor of the Alvin ■
have n mistaken idea of stan-!
d«rds of living and of quality
does he think that Just because he
is a country editor he should get ■ n(
his hair cut for 40c? I c"
The standards of living of coun-j Berry is six feet tall, weighs
try barbers are not too high for'200 pounds, and has brown hair
the small town i evident >. but the land blur eyes,
standards of quality work are thrj Ing and fishl
same as those in the city (thej enthusiasm is
people in Alvin get as good or bet-
ter haircuts as people in th? city1 ;
with the same requirement* and i
expenses as to social security, peri-'
Although whe shop inspection by state men
at unannounced times rreular pav-i
ment <»( license fees and taxes, j
high priced tools and various sup- ■
i>i<rs training and equipment, high i
ovvi head, besides man) j
to customers and helps ■
immunity projects and i
if you drive at more than 20 miles an hour ‘ 1 • i
■ •'i<h iitial section of Alvin you arc endanger- Mumcipaiitif
If yno ,\7("\.swh,ch
;e you can ap- “We a
ven on threat of spanking, noldm
for something or cross the ‘t101 no
■is across the way. You ^>,0
g a car just when one of «*
t driving through the resi-
safety of all concerned.,
paved streets are not considered hazardous
on our shell-topped stieets because your
miles an hour is completely out of ci.rrtrol'
v because tires have no traction.
prog-;
the star
1 Ater 1
head |
U< nry W Savage company)
ed to his stage experiences j
by playing dramatic roles in sum-1
tner stock.
After going to Chkaga with a
«how. Beery received an I
hamburgers and steaks m Detroit may mean mure money offer gn in»0 nxotion picture. 1
to the cattlemen than several consignments of “corned.at the Essanay Studios and
..... , .. .,r ■ « • .r (his first motion picture appearance I
wilhe to the Navy.—( { TStmn Science Monitor. fa* a Swedmh servant girl in a!
But while protect ion ism li
with the same exdusionist arguments and Rloga
UF.ed by eastern industiy.-ft
once of freer trade sentiment In thr East.
Edith Nourae Ro)'» of Mu -uchusrtts reminded the House
that thr I nitvd States “cannot expect to sell American1
goods to fox ign nations unh>s wr buy goods from them.*’|e".«\ZZ
The folh.wiojr ,Uvs ... .. Buviio.s ' -
* ,1 . , ability
Aires that Argentina is I’.-iisiny n« quota to permit sale of i«rt.
thousands rntnr Ana rk,in Kiitoiiiobiivs in that country.
One reason canned beef is expensive in the I’nited
States, it is explained, is that North .-\mrri< :i packers have
found it mon profitable to make up these cheap cuts of ad<
beef into hamburger and hot dogs. V\ith a few good
export orders for moto’\ai-«, the inerear-cd consumption of
<■< r and have to tonsta
from t:.. stirrt you will
riving too fast—THINK !
<■ <.'Ur high school boys and girls
Aould remind them that the auto-
. for amateurs to wildly
(•ets at night in a game
< jalopies w ithout lights
the driver lor
i|» -THINK '
Visit in TimpMs
Mr. and Mrs Oran Shi
I the week-end in Timpson
i Shortly alter inc reeT<5ctk»n or 1 father. B. M shipp
I J. W. Sarlwel’e as president of --
the Houatoh Fat Stock and Live-ig
' stock Exposition, the officers and . !
directors launched plans for the , I
1940 sho... which will be held from |
i March 23 through March 31. | I
I President Sartwelle advised Tex- j
as cattlemen to begin preparing I
t their prospective entries. 1 i
He also said that considerably |
more space would br needed for 1
next year’s exposition. The 1939 1
overflowed Houston's huge I
1 and annex, making it I
Co-Eds Popular On University Campus
AUSTIN, <Sp » Work and study 1 on th? eollegiate seen?, the sur
1. j ,4 , n.^.riv h>ir i vry* declared, stating that 34 perl
com- Ro hand in hand for nearly nan or , ,, , . . „ t
,, a r, I . cent held lobs of one kind and
m Hart nnd Brown., American coih ge youth, the cur-; the,r cnr^.r !
■ rent poll of Student Opinion Sur- i Hardest working collegiate section!
v -y» disclosed here today. ' was found in the Midwest, where '
-v.ing the field of collegiate 154 per cent rut school expenses!
condition, the through spare time employment. j
1 <7 J per cent j In New England th? working
rmug “all or' percentage dropped to 20 per cent I
ge cxp<-nM - among women. 30 per cent among ’
sity of Texas, 1 fq addition to NYA employ-
American col- ment. »<>*«, r.- Id ranged all the way I
uny impoilal.pu ot South Ati
nn wool or Polish hums
Aniviiran for the American farmer.”
group of 1 win phi nd l»y the dairying
i-. un An vxptirx surplus* basis"’™
but nmrv often |nolr> by protection, and so imlinrx to
the side of import restrictions.....certainly for the benefit
of butter, cheese and milk.
TWO THINfiK FOR WHICH ALVIN IS FAMOIS
Shown at thr right i» one ot W. R. McDaniel** beautiful
< ape Jasmines. Alvin k known aw the Cape Jasmine center
• <.f the world and buds are shipped from here every year
ktate In th* union and even to foreign countries,
"crop" for which Ah in is becoming famous is
____Shown her* are sone* of <*eorge
Stanton's blue ribbon Hereford*. Mr. Stanton's prise beef
have carried off man* awards at fat stork sb ver Texas.
Wnlluce ll<H*ry w;« born in Kan-
* City. Mo, on April first, th?’
in of policeman Noah Beery ana ■
Margaret Beery. Hr was the 1
young»'Si of three brother*, the;
others being William ami Nonh. i
Hia first job was ns a wiper in a;
railroad round house. In order to
make moi ■ money he loaned about |
r?d hot meta! in a nut and bolt:
—.—,—,-----— --'factory—Them—through—hta bro*f
"• - ■' rvs|"’K- w „;an; , ,rrn
lieprrsentative agent L»r a circus. Wally went !
with RlnglinR Brothers as an
elephant trainer.
1 Going to New York, hr got a|
chorus Job in a musical comedy
'company with his brother Noah ■
1A vok; .'vwplfM with «<-ting
noon brought him a small!
He made such rapid
rcss that overnight hr ir
Raymond Hitchcock as
in "The Yankee Tourist "
he toured the country at l!
of a
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Bray, Robert I. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1939, newspaper, May 26, 1939; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1251855/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.