The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1940 Page: 4 of 8
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. btablLshed 1890
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FRIDAY. jae
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
FRIDAY JANUARY 5, HMO
16.
16
OF I ICIAL PUBLICATION OF ALVIN HIGH SCHOOL
PEEKIN' PEGGY
was the guest
Brennen. Fi<
Bi
Met
seen
Robbie
tn
>1
APOSTOLIC CHCBCH
> • angel.st S W. Ditto of Houston
v I preach Sunday at It a m and
at ? 30 p. m at the Alvin Apostolic
1
*T.
Ma.,
ith
OFF GUARD
Krv
VV
Build-
I
larted early
FIRST BAPTIST (1118(11
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of c<:
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r fr
■it- y
h
Can't •
Spe
Cleveland Dai
st Balmy Blondo.*
Eva
had
A’
and got
Yearbook B-nnv
be or
not
January
high
•d
SPECIAL!
and i
the
last
II
LIVING ROOM GROI
10-PC.
d Mrs.
th
tree
uno-
00
Sidewalks
lor High
V\ EEK
FACTS
n
fine trade <
Wrlgh
■!< brated New
NOW
I Ovcmtuffed CHAIR
I BrklK*
I Occasional CHAIR
1 Tahl
2 Walnut TAHI.E.S
lamp
I Hot
1.
I Walnut COFFEE TABLE
I SMO’vEK
5g
h
The project will get underway about Dec. 1.
FOR ONLY
i.
I
•livery depends Gn niurwntk footage
FREE DELIVERY
4.
K. W. HURST
A
1
s
•'BETTER Fl KSITUBE FOR
ft**1
It 18 Market St.
fitting at The
OAI.VE^mM
e
•□day, cut to
A*r
nt Conroe [Ytw pivaming servin’.
>
IP
n
d
h
ihine Cox visited relate
rl during the holidays.
B.
Koster
MELVIN JONES
SacralaryOanarol, L-on. imarnat'aa^
nny
Mae Collins visited
-istmas Day
Lion Founder to
Be Honored At
Birthday Dinner
Faculty Enjoy
Happy Holidays
With Home Folks
Snapshot Contest
Extended to Jan. 12
.dolescen
Alvir
FOR COUNTY TRIAM
Ethyl Corrigan
L. R. Johneonl
Lee Murray 1
Margie Lee Turner
i a nd mot her. .Mrs A. I
ieaumont Christmas '
Teacher
ves In
ure perfectly
»tion. strenc-
Thr
• four by five
•The World s Lion
■ honored on his
banquet-
. served n
ii ItiiMii. *•
two short
fr. Andrews sez Next tinv-
in Houston I think I'll pick i
<As Elmer Dezso
is* late) What’s
u flaunting
i this morn -1
AS TO HOW THE PEOPLE OE ALVIN CAN
SECURE SIDEWALKS
ALL 10 PIECES
|'1 inted
loir Andrew* vh
for a few days.
Audr.
Mary Jo ’
| the home e
Evelyn Fae
with Betty McConico. her
in Galena Park
will tie
-tandard
Baird
the
didn't the alarm
CH
li'l'ow md
Griffin.' I
and H<
and hui.tii
IS RECOVERING
I C. Hering. who has been
<t Aker
her M. H
short talk
•a is given
•ns through this semi tropical I , .
i kIi. s.i a many !>• uitiful ! .
NEWSY NOTES
any students of Alvin High
: advantage of th.1 Christmas
I’eBt- Sunday School
pre- Services at 7 TO
floor Srrvt^-s at 7 .7*
tn the picture and
e contributor must
I of Alvin High Press
i nual staff is prepared
tty
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AIM I.ITHPBAN ITfClHI
wumb v. win. r..u>.
My feet are so
It's no wonder,
you afford shoes with toes
F.H.A. Entertains
For F.F.A. Chapter
.. ---------O-------------------
PFABLASD MtenioniST CHt'BUH
I FOR COUNTY ATl ORNtt?
A C. Arnold,
rbook, begins the
dials will be
January 19. t
Ascription will
until February 9
The Red Cross Drug Store bought j
ie camera at cost for the Press
At retail the cost would b<
ions Martin visitei
•nts in Weatherford.
vh*‘n |Mirtles were
answered.
YOUR BENEFITS
Safety for school children.
Improved property values
Free mai! deliver’.* drnrr.d
in the city.
Increased attractiveno •« of community.
She do<
She <1 reuse
-! friends and !
City Sunday j
get you saw r
on't you? I was Jus!
itii him and that’s all
' ■' ''r|N
•AWM
'Of., 1 went to Runge to visit my
family, and. looking down nt the
her! notes the reporter was taking l.«-
k u \.I lAia TO
[■KT sati bda
of the Junior j
Menaincd Saturd
,n home
P*tason. (JoM Stai
j*“*iUary.
as many as j>ossl
I
xis has been fours
with ground med
gftat'l-s and plal
1 be easily accesJ
quii: recommeil
|M)isonous to rnt;|
nuniy-wtde rat I
will be tondutn
in January and |
1 Alvin commurl
■s. Troy U
Enterta
ciud
F. Harril
to soil
I th' ‘Rat Coni
;hr 1 in a ml
Alert Club ul
m- of Mrs. 1|
sd.iy afternoon
i paper preset!
■>ans it was poi|
ire about two I
in the I nited]
I such as typhl
plague, rat-hitl
are spread by I
i consume abod
I {mt year pen
|
xkI crops and
rid the prennl
Van> continued
to rat-proof J
i OR RENT- I'nfjmgHj
' room modern hom»
chicken yard Ren* fje® «,
M Renfrow j
I-OR SALE; ’,5 head
milk cows Apply T Prrtt j
cock, Texas. 3
ust the right
ui>l»earod to
\<M.- and ah!,
\ an oratoa
> b<. that Is
I ROM ROBSTOWN
Mrs. S D Barnard and son. I
Beryir. <>f Robstown and formerly;
"I Alvm. w« re the week-end guests
of Mr and Mr*. M. Kinnis
fPEPPER.
Here’s a happy thought to start ) v
a whoopee New Y<ar on You
are either an introvert or an
trovert. And anybody that ;
he ain't Is a so-and-so
rry Morgan viaittd her grand-
i’t-, Mrs Mary Ikxlds and Mr
Mrs Georg< Morgan, in Ar- |
t.s during the holidays
nssume not mat- 1
•ation A nation- !
method. No I
ar- !
Th.- Mayor and City Council have been able to
'. cure a UTA grant whereby the labor i .FRF.E.
2. The property o« net's pav only for material.
Has been named by the ' ,ty Council to furiSsh
materials and supervise the UTA l’r..ject io2l->
Property ewnere may siga contracts b„ aidewaiks
at the City Hall or at this newspaper office.
here
lays that the
in the field 1
ptead Lodge No
p a charter in IBS
>>■' ■■■ i t W
► of the charter
P" w Tstupfu! Mas
was in this lodg
!■'* father was V
tha*. Mr Pace re.
P in masonry
FT*rtnt- nd< nt of s
and A T. Kel
r~* P«c». was pri
F*' *hooi from w
ka tn 1887
A new
the
an- I
Woman's j
'on<tav 3 p.
4 Aker
°~ver Meeting Wednesday 7 .V)
v.iwii Practice Friday 7.30 p.
».K>. MMHOII1M IHIK.II
M. P. Hriglil. Pastor
A FRIENDLY CHURCH FOR
FRIENDLY PEOP! E
'*■—*■ y 15 w
Lions Clubs on the for- 1
n.ation of the delegations indicate i
this will be by fur the greatest all-1
■« va« gathering of Lions ever held 1
Committeemen in various cities
. of the .state meanwhile were busy!
Imins up a Bllaxy ot Teaaa' STMt 1 sandas Sfkaoi a X a
• ■st entertalnr-.ent stars to be prr-l s«->aHts at 7 to p m. f
l sented in a lavish stage and floor S*r'i<v.s at < m p, m.
7'n'": «HN-» CATHOUC <
r.d the ball to follow Mas. every Sundav mornlr
■ □clock
!1
ry about being the perfect leap year
means no mon* nail biting or hair
to decide whether to wear a hat
tying about what to say or do. All
er are these requisites which a high
in a date.
•at much.
•a-onaldy attractive.
n't eat much.
Norton. P»«tnr
Superintendent
worship 9 15 a. m
school 10 30 a ro
People s Service 6 45 p
Service 7 45 p m
pnor Miss
I Bv New I
Affa
■i«-< Evelyn Fa
bnn-'n A> r»- hostl
j party New YeJ
I Mi» Annette I
Le guest for thl
[ft. r s.'.’ing th.]
■h Goes to w|
bp went to tha
|Mrs Bob Bren*
h served <*ocoa I
buoying this hl
k. - Ikhis BrennJ
janen Nan Davisl
■L and Messrs. Fl
b Mollett. Bobbi!
Ip H*-nry of Hou
b Miss Barnardl
m Miks. » Floret!
j Brennen
secretaries over
'ervation- are I
at the office of
Sunday
Young
• ■ priced at j ' ’de prepartions to assist visitors
after which 1 : the occasion in effecting hotel
go up to p ■ rvatinns and m any other way
contribute to the plea?
ir trip, President A J
is
' I and that m
men use a
games that otherw
■
p j graphy
We wonder do frogs grow right1 .
i Hie street* in Houston where i... ,
ii .| - I Cluh.
“ 1 15195,
Sup? A. ft. Welch
amera is the best
professional c
eed Graphic C
I : "-Nt- iK.uny Oivnues JOC r.VB Cl f C1 1*
1 > -nnel! remarked that herlOAlC of School
folks w.-re giving her a fur chubby
tor Christmas. Not the one just
l>ast. but the new 1940 Christmas. I
|H-rwonall>
Houston, |
»y, only, January
A. M to « I’ M
nys Ihe ZoHlc
improve- j
methiMls.
w*’ Mr Sh
' Shield is
I I
I ILnipsttJ
Trip
!*'■ Mi' W II 1'1
m* • iiux.ii til
r
■* wh.-re they w
R- P s sister s.
IM .-riwoi Lucy H
> and nephew
p. and Mrs. L A
PMI to the pleasu
r
f'-.-g- of reading a
Btorical SKCtch no
r preparation cf t
lM»‘. nic Lodge fn
P dow n to tne pre
8ocum. nl Is being
Ith.- direction and
P Sander*, aecretr
ktanization for th
A WORD TO THE WISE is sufficu-nt. Many a pitfall
may bi skirted easily if the whereabouts are known.;
Many a test ma.v be passed by a little advance studying. ■
MIDTERMS ARE ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAY'
!
' Raptlst Tra!
quet, a varied ar , ‘•^aching
nment. -1 • vT’j’ »"'
from top men in Liontsm. dancing i Wednesday
to one of the best orchestras in
America, souvenirs and favors.
Mr Jones, who founder! Lions
i International in a three-year series
collations. 1914 17. wal com. '
from Chicago and will be j
1 ‘amed by ranking dignitaries ;
a the International organization
R.-<.ignition will be given 'D’xas
internationally through thi* event ‘
ins one of the fast**st-expand.ng .
I ureas of Lion* International, and ';
I to Houston os having registered ■
greatest growth
ATTENTION! GIRLS’
You needn’t worry
date tn 194<h That n;
twisting while trying t
you have to r<*nie
chool boy coni
1. She doc
i' Ting 193D tile
nny Lion* club
The Lions Club in Houston has
ide preparti.
•START THE DAY WITH A SMILE!
WATCH YOUR TROUBI.ES GO BY!”
Here’s good advice from Tin Pan Alley. V.’l.y not1”
apply it to 1910? Paste a smile on your face, and even;
:f your team loses every game. Dad won’t let you have!
th*1 car, and Mom says you're too young tn shave, lei thr. A
:<i in shine through
-r- vt.ii„r, u<_ M
Elmer Work
I h«* alarm clock did and I did too. I
Ah in Height*. «
K>K K. ST' Mndm
furnish,1'! or unfunuja^ i
Jackson. Phone m j
The
$1.50 ui
the All
$1 75 until February 9. From that 1 ’ ■
is the trouble plate u.itil March 15, at which time;’ >
will close, the annuals1 ’ '
ric.si at
939-40
Ijunp *«»d xl,>*
lamp and ,
and SM* j
'lias Emma Schmidt s{>ent r ‘
•rry ('hirstmas with her family .
Robstown.
short I R<’> Willbern, when asked wha»
• and I h.* did during the holidays, said. |
,.,.l! “i II. I w rnl li. Ritnir*- tn vixit mi 1
m . E. G Kim
>mmunion aarvier 11 j
. ..tiUng worship 7 45 p. m
C E Graded Service fpm Adult
. Melvin Jones -
"1vrinK|No wl,| be
birthday with i
dnnee in whir
throughout Tr.xas
the evening of January
Houston’s Rice Hotel.
Lions district officials reported
With a sigh Mr
! A’r had b»ans
'iwer.- they g'M»d
; , that turk,> "
FRlbAY January i
AT THE CHURCHES
riBKT EBF.SRVTKBIAN CBVBCH Mr" r,rv,n
T. M. Kider, Patter ----
WE "ex^omVyov to ovr Mli,
Sunday School 10 a. m. Carl stown was n . i
M.n nlng- Worship 11 a. m Mr. Carl I home c<
Riesel will occupy the pulpit Evelyn Far Br-nr.-
Young People of the hurch 6 30 p m.
Kxenlng Service 7 30 p rr Sermon
by the pastor
Wonian s Auxiliary Circle Meetir.g;
m. at the home of M -
[dui-ini; th. hoiidZn
an annual and
will,.be fifty r<
In Junior High a prize of an
nual will lie given
Member* of the faculty will i>e
;iidgm
Dunn remarks, i
last night and I
Im so tired °L ttMlay that advance announcements!
, from T-'
Cecilia Barry cried, "You'll for-1
me New Years Ev<
•—s just In the show
;e U Npriaffleld. Paator
School m oo i tn.
”i ------------n (io a m
lining Union s 45 p nt
)g - 7 45 p m
Womans Missionary Union at
Prayer Service 7 30 pm
IBNltsWOOn FBTFSDS ( HIBCH
Th«maa <> Wileoaen, Faster
Sunday School. 9 <5 a m.
Worship Service, 9 45 n m.
C F Prayer meet fi 45 P m
FtBST ( HB1KTIAN CHI BCH
A E. Beras. Pastor
Sunday S hool 9 45 a ~
mens Superintendent.
Pi .•-iiing and Cor
FOR .HALE; Circulate xiM
pipe and floor noari 5.5oq1
1 for $15.00. Ethehnd J«va J
I 72 or A5. J
dng’aTa’ooi Our *4 rate 71
' The result* are always --nt j
POLITICAL ;
ANN0UH(M
•Hie Sun ii authannd b]
nounce the fnliowiac oafl
tor offle* subject v> thtil
of the Tuxpaym' UMm rfl
zona County Prtmar*. u>bl
on the fint Saturday 1 Mar l
FOR SHERIFF ;
Excitement astir! A new boy
in school and when the report
n,l'c‘‘ ! .-ame that ho was to join th.*
■' ru'i fv-giri journalism class, you should)
days j have seen the powder puffs fly. |
Margaret Durant is strutting
around with a new locket. When
1 asked who played Santa Claus she
iiia and Ethel Florida visited turne(j on and a light
father John Florida a Da!- j iM-iuiortl in her eyes, but nary a
1 word escaped from those lips
• • •
,n j Miss Browning exclaimed, "Oh.
I guess I'm doomed. I didn't have
1 any blackeved peas for New Year's
1 r ude 1 hambers spent Christ- dinnFr j RUP55 m go hungry
f-.v. with her sister Elizabeth. ; S(>nietime this year." Explanation
if Jefferson Davis Hospital j jjU( j hear there are some so
s home in Houston. poorly versed in traditions that
I they don’t know that if you don’t
>L rc.-f visit.■<! friends and | (>at hlackeyed peas on New Year's!
ves in Hull ov. i the holidays. ; ptty yOU Wjj| gO hungry
i the year and if you don't take I
j down thai Christmas tree before]
the new year you are doomed
| „ »■’> PAR Xu I
Mr and Mrs. 01
1 daughf-r. June, u
1 'a visit m Pau A ru
Church Seh'*»t 9 15 W H Meyers. ____ d p J
Superintendent — • -------... W
cwwg
1 ,--■■.•* .win niee' .t 6 15 P. M >n Alvm Sur. «im b!
v i .i.i Rm- Thompson preaident ' f*t results' a
and Mrs. A J Whitson sponsor All | ______
!„ oei«k i™ind7
Stewards meeting Monday 7 30 p. m ' I’"' •**,x20 Owner will
Al!^stewards are Tquested to be pre- 1 Kosnaron. Mrs. A. B Ka^j|
th. .vieth.ntM Church'n«or»hTpw?th us ; FOR KALE or RFNT
• '/’h !AI ,,,mL p n Iwaham of I two story frame bow. i« J
,n'BU "„.7r i TP*"’ ' 'll
I Mr. Ingraham and see this picture No I ■
;charge* i H
FOR MALE: Y-ar and
horse 1 oh and youaj .*a®r
A small but interested and attentive priced. Audrey Ofire 1
w ithering attended church Sunday Alvin II * • w
Genlese Langston of the Intermediate _______
gala banquet- : le‘’ ’he without o:gan
, , . 1 ■ ‘-inpanlnient became of absence
■h Lions ( luhs t ..ra Peter*.
; will take part on Because Illness of Brothr
, . ... . Peters pastor and elder, a *1
-••--y l.Ith at (m the iesxon alter recitation
In place of u rermon.
I Overstaffed SETTEE uphoKlVed in *
sturdy inner*t»r^ig con ir - tion
■ey Olsen j
Marshall ,
John Hotter
1 narie* King
Marion B.sb
Jeanne Arnold.
■n<f Brennen Gertrude
B Dickerson
Ethel Marie
tnneil, I>oris Rowh
‘ Press Club Gets
Jackie Lindley I've had a dat- j Speed Camera
r five nights straight durirre th
......... And . night with i 1 re“ lub ,A|V|" »«h | Li
.I ff,-rent boy. | S' hool is feeling jubilant, for at State and re
< , . j frH nd ' you didn’t wait for ,hc beK,nninK of (h'' x,’w ’bpY I handled also
have acquired something they have Denherder.
I long wanted, a Speed Graphic | Houston Lion
I Camera equipped w ith a built-in j mg in Housti
I range finder The camera takes j Co-chairman, I. E Minns
that ar. four by five inches ! Dp. Arvin N. Donner reported plans]
have beei. shaped for a solid even-
dory [ jng Of entertainment starting at
an‘ 7pm and <entinuing until about
marked by a care-
■ MT
. .. w I house.'*
A McNiel, not quite over his I Mias
vacation tip through the! Merry 1
.•in states during the summer, i m Robs
'•nted himself with a short j l‘-- '• '
during the holidays He 1
McNiel went to Moody and|"t—. -
■ family.
RUPTURE
.» SHIELD EXPERT HERE
ft M SIIFVNAN. widely known
,y I expert of Chicago, will
be ul the Rice Hotel.
,,, “—*“>’ 5londar ■
•id led "and and that’s all that wn» 14 aud I.>, Irum l>
Mr. .Shevnan aavs.
important sbl, M ( , a lremvn(il
I hut demurely answered. | Miss Ruth I’ierc. spent the hoh , nu nt over all former
dng Important * 'days visiting her family in West I effecting immediate re*
T n. White also visited he* <’<dum..... not only hold the ruptli
ve« and spent most of her I Miss Robbie Dell Colley refuses I but increase the clrvulnl
a- with them m Huntsville, to admit anything bui a trip t,,! th. ns the wenKened parts thereby
. Yt-n.-i I'!.......... rm ! ‘ ..«'te»..n Hewev. r sb., attended ' l"1' ,hc >n *<•” dav* on
U Fun'll who live al home I th*1 plav "Taming of the Shrew > ‘’y r.i.,c case. r»gar<ll.ss of
’ heavy id ling, straining or any posi-
v in. sjM-nt part of their lime and it has been said that seeing ( Uon |ht. 1mk1>. roH>
-nd varied their holidays with , this Shakespearian play would ter ttie size or loci
.Houston MIm Finger via- niakr nny Christinas quite com- ally known sclentlfh
. r «i-..'r. Mrs » F. Antler-' p'*-t> < under draps or cumbersome
n I Miss Browning visited h« * ' A G Welch, superintendent of nmi-t ments and absolute no 11
, iUlher j Alvin H.gh Sehuol. and S. .N Max-, ,nrs •’ tieiihnent*.
Engman visit cd his family ” <•'! football coach, spent their ; Mr ’•h™" ,lrmnn,“ j
n. . nl. th. h.d.d .v. r Alvin h... tb..v j W1. B... C. mJ" <
finger he brought back by manage to indulge in their favorite tarse lacUlM Hernia «r ruptnre
•1 was h. l ing to build a , sport, fishing ami hunun. I l.hrited8 j
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