The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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telephone instrument*. ana t
Ing cables to the new buildi
estem Bell
announced
Alvin’s
will go
night. H.
telephone
Brickhouse
new
into
G. 1
manager of the
Telephone Company,
Wednesday
Sunday morning telephone users
will b« able to lift the receiver and
hear the operator say. "Number,
please ” It will not be necessary
to turn the crank before lifting
the receiver or to "ring off when
through talking
Advance planning will permit
the change from the old to the
new common battery system to be
made without interruption to ser-
vice the district manager explain*
ed When the telephone traffic
ebbs to a low point Saturday night
the "cut-over" will be made
Workmen and operators will be
stationed in both the old telephone
headquarters. and in the new
building across the street. When
the number of call* dwindles, n
signal will he given and a work-
man will break telephone connec-
tions to the old switchboard At
almost the same instant workmen
will remove blocks on the new
switchboard and calls will begin
flowing through the new sy stem.
For several weeks telephone men
have been calling at residences and
business h. uses to Install condens-
ers which will make it |x>ssubie for
telephones to be operated with
both the old and new systems. Be
ginning Monday, workmen will re-
place present telephones with new
■‘llft-the-receiver" instruments
'Hie improvement
ed in July and inclw
phone building n m
New Telephone
System Starts
Operation Sat.
FRIDAY. JA:
w.o w
! COMING EVENTS
tin
razoria county**
r nt the lamsr
Saturday nly it
a tb- qtie*tion asked by
I Police Armour Saveli
br cogitating we reply
uW Armour give* u*
br-laoKh and ask* us to
n to Tom** Cafe where
k quart nn ice. Believe
M. Mr. Ripley, it took
I of Armour'* big hunky
»• fill that quart. The
■Ivin [>eace officer pick-
»I dow n at Oyster Bay
b there h plenty more
ho*- came from.
I —WESA—
ht sour prediction W*
■ week on the Aggi*-
bn- our first pay-off on I
I was to that "1 told you
I Staiitun.” Mighty fine ■
k said George, not be-
free, but b-cauae I: l
b»r. At that his coffee
I than that New Year's
■ ' he gave us.
—WESA—
■ Higgins, hustling see-
|f th- Brazoria County
Bk A Fair A**., elation,
k aril m>k* ti* to correct
| th* tit fair Even tho
Ito Iw until October 4,
Muti-n to make thb» cor-
lOiir own George I'ear-
■urn an of the member-
■ritt- i that is launchiiu
Bor l.ono new members
■win iation. If you are
■y a i«i< iuIh r of ihi* in-
Mat is lining much to
fc* agricultural intereate
Ji* < - 'inty hand George
■HI- - r more if you like!
fears nas just written
Med for publication
| book on Mexico. Among
|e she has met here were
W R. McDaniel who
ur contention that the
Mie in the world live
b in Ah m by sending her
[bouquet. Ye*, we are
our mother and of peo-
Mr and Mrs McDaniel!
-WESA—
MH) oysters are there
th
mi
Hi
Sewing Room to
Open Monday; 11
Will Be Held In
Alvin Thursday
open
Hall
- - - - -1 i "ji- m-1 • \urman
jpen ivionaay; i i -
Women to Work
ng room project operating
a WPA appropriation will
■tonday morning in the City
ith Mrs F A Duke-us local
Automatic Press
Bought By Sun;
First In County
Large
Houston.
ex|»ert print-
Alvin Sun this week
vluge automatic print-
fhis -s the first auto-
in Brazoria c
in’s new $6
he Sun the i
unty and
M) Inter-
est mod-
ed plant
ness b anticipated
1er< Before
for printing out of
check The Sun’s new low
made poss
automatic
county
orders for printing out of
including a 100-page
•use directory for Harris
and printing orders out
of Galveston. including 5.000 32-
page programs, have kept The Sun
working overtime and led to the
installation of tho new automatic
press Since prices charged by The
Sun for printing arc usually 25
per cent less than those charged
by Houston and Galveston printers
■e punting busi-
d from those con-
tending orders
out of Alvin
prices
uible by the installation of
c equipment
Prizes Awarded
In Garden Club
Xmas Contest
■
X
Vatenta. p
1 L
H-
Li.
Llonisn
JOIfX OxBORXE
Mart
Al
that
with S*
mfort
uid has
>lin w
that gn:
tber of th
>ard di
In
for Alv in
place
tine
ilth and Frank
29 baskets
-tributed tog<
165 toys, etc
cted and hi< f-1
i credit him with
than his hit
• Texan having
In
uxale <>f a golf
He u one nf the 1
o > board
n--
Dun
M
Denhcrdi
attend th
tendered International J
Mvin Jones at Houston
He pointed out the
i.tral is the third lary
T? otters of the Yellowjackets
■ver misses a football gam-'
John is for Alvin first last
I the time and his record is
Harry Kirkpatrick
John Osborne.
O Smith. C L.
Ibom. Rev S.
Charlie Renfrow and Bob
Borakey> team follows Dr. L
Charlston, George Cook.
Drake. Rev T. R Elder. G.
Gustafson. Clyde Herring. E
Kimittolfr J F La.v Bub Nkci
Georg-■ Pearson. Walter Peters,
Tony Pugh. Doan Saxhy. Geotve
Stanton. A. G Welch and Jack
Harrison.
Lions will celebrate a Indies'
night in February at which iniiia-
new members will take
Entertainment committee
and C. C. Denherder
invited local
He is a popular member of t
Lions dub. the Chamber of Cui
iving done mon1
John is a native
»en burn near Wichita Falls
)07. He finished high school
Burkbumettc and began hi*
tural gas career with the lame
Star Gas company
Coxnmercv. Stanolind Camp J. P
Wray Alvin Theatre. Boy Scout*
Stanton’s and Ed Winston s Dairy.
Guest* of Joe Jephson were E
C. Mason, superintendent and E.
I. Croix, principal, of the Manvel .
school. Filmore Harp<-r was a
guest of Bill Dixon.
Members of Ormsby s division of .,
the membiTshtp drive are W. N r,
Cix-hrun. Bill Dixon. Frank Duke.
Jack Green. Pt G. J Hay > Joe ],
Jephaon. Harry Kirkpatn- k Al h
Martin, John Osborne. J S Poy-
Strait. O u
fr?
w
H
< hiM'ulatt
Bayou H *t< li-xt
Bs
Cb.u.
Houstui
ill be
tptabie
1 B.
< olumhia Rigiiimc I p
da
Operation*
Old <Jh can Field
Rodent Control
Program To Get
llnderway Soon
Pearson Heads
Drive for 1000
Fair Members
■ hern drilled light
Hanbory ( uinii Set
glng
on Its
in the
H.
West '
Membership in the asw
only JI according to .Mr
hut contributing
larger amounts
Mr
*
15 New Members
Goal of Drive
By Lions Club
i ALVIN BOOSTERS.
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Pictured
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Beautiful New Telephone Building
ARY
NO.
|rkniK into advisability of
h-ti ownership of our pub
Im,* we note* that our
ar Buy City, showed a pro-
on their municipally
gu- system in l»S«. Mayor
Uoyii made th I- announce-
■ January t and |H>inte«l
M the profit was shown
frith consumer rate* re-
ta<-iturd under municipal
Lip. The sum of
MtM'.i to retire outstanding
I bond* and the balance
Un the repair and main-
■ fund. h«- said.
I - WESA—
|illi«ci A. Bray mother of
■ editor paid us a visit
R. Mrs Bray is formerly a
■r woman and despite ad-
eomments last u eek
LwESAa. j
By BOB BKAV
01BS 90
L FOR JX
10c
»t
15c
iPIRIN Ilk
I'M M ED
PIGS FBI
JAR 8c
Phillips has
nan for the
of offic
SATURDAY
Woman
MDAY J
the
Stanton’s Stage
Inventory Sale
men'
at 2.
»CHES ONf
* Peev with it here er service goes into effect early
the Southwest Bell Sunday morning without mterrup-
•jaitj under tnc able j
«*rtct Man-ger H.
,honor* thi* we<>k go to
hrhi who landed a ?S-
ki-.t trout on a pereli
trout vii-ighed four
Munrtrr pounds and
»t -d < hoci>lat«- Hay mi
td- rful angler who wa*
t sht t pheail when takm
*•' t J. si.Nfge, and
b- .kr returned to Al-
with the prize
Hi of the winter. They
Ba,,s,‘' in Bo Smith's
k ’hat averaged about
F<h. l our big one* on
|»rrr Inst They fish
f H«rnar<l river. Joe
► *nd B. WHr had a
this week down at
£ n” Chocolate Bayou
k landed 40 Ng trout
r *i»< eaught some Mg
| l*»ghl!
L WBlA'
puarterbaek fe ,
I in the Stnnn
V now on Ho
and___
hke Manuel Gar.
Jarvis Chance who was injured!
, in an automobile crash recently |
I returned to school Tuesday to re-'
! sumo hh> studies
— service goes into effect early j
___wfj»y mnrninr without interrUD- ’
tion to aervice. Lent troublesome)
Wetrict M-n-ger H. [ thar. tte ftfrX system <UmS jurf *» j
a P ’Vhen y°u go to I fast, if not faster in the small com- j
• Sunday morning ail'munit^. the new automatic system)
•o n rear*. |fX R-1 enable- AlUa to not o*1* ***P ■
■v U wring- for Al- but to increase ite flue, efficient |
oibauc lift-the recelv-1 and courteous telepho.te personnel.;
Christian Service
0 in church
Council meets at
in Council Chamber*
School Board meets at
in Board Room
Band Boosters Club mc<
7:30 In Cafeteria
RetM-kahs m«” 7 .:
Oddfellow* hal
H EbDAY. JAN. 9
Chamber of Commerce ban- .
quel at Parish House at 7:30.
Eastern Star hirthday party
at 7.•%.
------ Basketball .• t - ■ ; -
I THURSDAY. JAN 11
Townsend Rally and oyster.
going to: supper. Oddfellow* ball at |
; j p m
arrived | .......c_____
staite-i j |>a|| KF1I in**DENT MBTOVERJ*
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will
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and
open tn i h
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THF ALVIN SUN
Congra tulates
Mr
of
I
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and Mr*. Glen Peters
Houston, formerly of Manvel, on
the birth of twin babies Christmas
Football Banquet
Set For January 12
Mr »nrt Mr» P t. Blaylock of
Manvel on the birth of a son born
r*«cwmber 2* Mrs. Blaylock is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dar-
rel Moore
while Hardware Manager
tafson offer* many “hot" items to
clear hardware shelves.
Mr Stanton told The Sun this
wewk 19.W topped all previou- ears
in sales and that he expects 1940
to be even better
Annual banquet honoring coaches
and members of the football squad
r.i!! be held Fridsy .-.ighi. January
12. it was announced this week by
Jud Whitson, chairman in charge
at arrangv-nit-nte.
The banquet will be held in the
cafeteria of the high school begin-
ning at S o'clock Complete de-
tails will be published by The Sun
next week.
Mr and Mr». S. N. Maxwell on
the birth of a non Thursday In St. I
Mary’s infirmary
Mr and Mrs. L vV Lovinggood
of Houston on the birth of a boy j
Thursday in Memorial Hospital j
Mrs. Lovinggood is the daughter'
of Mr and Mrs Elmer Klmmnns t
• * •
that put
o shame
Jus Gus-
METHODIBT W(H MEETS
MONDAY AT S.» IN CHI KOi
The Woman's Christian Service
of the Methodist Church will hold
their first meeting of th- New Tenr
in the church parlor on Monday
J*-uary 8. at 2:30 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Thomson on
the birth of a seven-pound son.
David Edwin bom December TOth
at St Jo*eph lnf»rmary
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PAILS
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Two Anchor Wells Defy Production
Tests But Enthusiasm Unabated As
McCarthy Slakes another Location
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Mettler i
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unabated th
No. 1 L. M
southwest v
Few Developments Characterize Oil Activity Over
Holiday*; Chocolate Bayou W atched With No. 1
Dr. AncLau Coring B< low 10.326 Fret
Id
the
ha* the drr
P
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and
5
Emmett L. Baugh
Services Held
C of C Will Have
Meeting Tuesday
ARI’ VLSITOKS
Muncyhoii anti Mr
Postal Receipts
Show Decrease
Over Last Year
King and Queen
Chosen To Rule
For Mardi Gras
hcock IhurtaMy
Baugh. 47. retir
the port office I* on a parity
the part three year*
< at ion.
Eligible Men Are
Asked to Register
With WPA Office
B Ware No.
- omplote
L Reaoft B N<
TO NEW ORLE.VKK
Mito Maud Btnaon. ac.-ompar.i
ln« Mito Nit i Hendmon ul
Huntsvlllr, span( th. chrlatma.
holMays to Saa Oueana
Chamber of Commerce w>|)| hold
it'* monthly meeting Tuesday, Jan-
uary 9. at the Parinh Houxe Din-, ______
ner wit! be served promptly atimnorfant meeting .
.1.3 in 1939 u
B A Bor
largely
Haxting* field
Mr. Borskey say
All nwn t... ’ATA work
ST- rrqueM.d -o g-t (Quito aid,
Works Progr-’to Adm.ni.trst.on ol
fk'ialx in AnKlvtqn and b. cortlh..i
for thiz work.
Sidewalk construction work will
get underway In Alvin within th
next month, and all labor will b.
furniahed through the WPA offlo
•o any men desiring rnxptoymeki
should register now
i railroad, who divd al ht« hum- tn ■
IHttehcock Wedneadav after n '
i lengthy illness.
Riles for Mr Baugh were held '
from the Union church nt Hitch- '
cork with Rev Robert Hamilton |
i officiating and burial in Galveston
Memorial Park.
Surviving ate. Hi* widow Mrs j
E. I. Baugh, a daughter Mr*. |
, Elayne Chispin of Huntington Park
j Cal. a son. W. L. Baugh of Hiteh. I
| cock; three aiater*. -Mrs. A. G
| Zinckc. Mrs. J J Ix-p and Mrs
| Ellen Kirk, all of Galveston
| Pallbearers were Fred J Pra-
Itali J R Sporar. W. F Trott. J
C. Cretcher. Hill Driscoll and J. C.
the evening the Mardi Gran queen ; "
i* crowned.
• P C. Moneyhon and Mr and
I Mrs. A. F (Tobyi Hanson nf Arp
visited friends her<- Wednesday
7~3Q "
Much bu-inew ©f interest la
scheduled for discuMlon, anti all
members are urged to attend this
MIm Patricia Alexander and Gay.
land Tatum have been chosen to
represent Alvin *« King and Queer,
at the Mardi Gras celehraffnn fp
Galveston February 1 to 6
The Alvtn high school band will
Also play in the Mardi Gras parade
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Bray, Robert I. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1940, newspaper, January 5, 1940; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1251857/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.