The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1950 Page: 1 of 10
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iUHSDAY
JANUAM
THE ALVIN SUN
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ALVIN. TEXAS
iHURSDAY. JAN’J RY 26 19S0
NUMBER 25
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Frank Duke Seeks
Commissioner Job
Hundreds View
Bank Building
At Gala Opening
Prize Steer
To Visit Here
This Week End
Court Rules Fire
Station May Be
Built In Pearland
Mrs. Brawley
Taken By Death
Test Oi MacGregor No. 1 Still
In Offing; Spacing Rules Take
Spotlight In City This Week
City Fathers
Keep Eye On
Oil Pro-Ration
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IaNI.) St. GGEST1ONS
HtAhl INVITED
the
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■f the (
Appeal
B. re*-'
y^r the »
K. B'air made the pre-
the
the
Texas Polio Hour
Set For Jan. 31st
.ess in Tex i.
the March <>l
xtive count I?;
Hai
and
in by well wisher?
From 9 a m until 9 p
bank was a bee-h
all the way from
marbk facade to t'.< ik-aily v -
::b vault :r. U.e frat uf lite
■2 LB.
PKG.
•r even in
igg. -ted aj
>ut such
••<1 their sup-
hr! ! *i
aarx '-h:
A A Tov
Mrs. Jack
►sses, carrot
■al suppor*. ’
PMA ■>.•••■
I directors
It wa
Dairv A
Area Farmers Eligible For S2500
In PMA Program For Coming Year
than]
Caldwell Is First
To Announce For
County Sheriff
Tovrea Named To
Head Alvin Dairy
Association Group
n $200 has been con
Alvin merchants this wj - er., v p.i. mg
in<Mi added
the
.-et for Tuesday,
A. Pugh, county
March of Dtme
hours of 4 and
date, all businessmen in th
are requested to let
port to the drive.
“An appeal has h
, all placets of busini
to contribute to t
Dimes in their ... p» <
an amount of r••• -nc-y
tenth of the business transacted
the chairman
PMA t
’’ pay-in
mentary school
athletic stadium.
A vocational agriculture build
mg m now being erected
The entire meeting was for tne
purpose of summarizing the . ears
program and making plans for
W.
bank. Mrs Christen* Lee< i vw-e|
presiden. C. I. Spears, cashier,'
and Miss Verna Browning, on*
the directors. gnet*d the horde.
o: visitor* at the e? trance Bank!
tK-k them mi al
loui of all pqii:‘>'v« of the build-1
pg
Almost hid11
paneied walls
working sectio
mtamers on downtow n during that h< •.
continued.
' Each place of business which
manner w.?.
iht contribu-
of Dimes m
that county and will not be pav-
ing in percentage of profits
but will merely use the amount
| the focal men alrc
| mg from the 1!M9 k»s
I even begin plowing
are u.aurcd of (maw-
Dyche attended a 1 ..
1 ing in Houston la^t week at w
' time
p be the most beautifui t<r
guest ions as to how 1
hnu<e-to-houst
e clean up cam-
i the first suggestion
I nationally recognized
area where wc urv
live, we have a
great deal tv be proud of Wiu:
wr should be most interested m
how* our tax money i t -nt that
guafj for County. S.ate and Fede-
ral. 1 promise you a
aithiul service to a
•keted tor your County Commis-
sioner". he concluded.
the beautifully <
d ‘he attracti/e*
were baskets of'
and plantj sent ’
fctr slate of officers
■ at that time and in-
II. Martin and R T
jAlvin as neighborhood
lg*1l
I
I
1
1
in busing
people ha;
In an atmosphere charged with|
pride, hundreds of potential “cu*-i
tonirn ' filed through the clear!
glass doors of the new A'v.ni
State Bank last Thursday. payed'
their respects to .h officials and
’.hr employees, and look a look
at the quarters where the major-
ity of this city’s t---------
are conducted <. . . .
■ town section and has n
E Str. • preudent d the' :.,X) stockholder; «>n the
Xo. 303 cay«"’r
late Beautification Expert Tells
ow Alvin May Be Most Beautiful
own In Texas At Forum Program
- is survived b
M. I.'Uiell.i
Culhson J
RoesnJr
sd. night.
Ain ingtfln a ho read a bulled
u! '. d s: ilvantair. < of the u«*
e,wiP serve as Vice di,
E Moore Sr., is secret.i
( er and Preston E. Haye
. er. Mrs Carl Morten-> r
On the refreshrron.
building
Out of Town Visitors i that if it . ga- or distil’aL ’ I government
Mingled with the Alvinitea wRmJ Mey.it F A Richards satd, 'and, have been rel.
happily inspected the new atruc-,wc can't actually make any deci-1 *>ected that six weeks wi’l pas«-Th»we rire ftnwsn hgve u
tu.e «.< «< .,-i ..i - frum Hou-i. n sum until we know what's there - before that u complete pair idea of what their allotment
Galvestor West Columbia. Anj;- However, I understand it i upj ‘Planting should begin about will be mav set in some prelimm•
Hun.Lie Suxarianti. La , in the city to pro-rate spacing March 15." Dyche said 'but some ary work but those who are seex-
Diekinsnn T-xu< City v. :thm the city limits and we're .of the farmer will be unabie *.’»j mg financial aid will just have
and vote of the people on May 6 ' Baytown and C lias. i working on it" meet that goal Banken »r* loath*' »o wajj anJj see." he added
County Rice Farmers Take Dark
View Of This Year’s Crop Prospects
AT EVANS b,
uyers d-e or.
hen they h-j
—Not new
.ntere-41 .o. Mr* Brawley was b.
Hiners and dairymen j -r. C.-uj
J C Cuioslc. retiring premdent j,,wa an(j a
iade an >n>n 1 ^|vjn for pH>| 4g
I ♦ o | ^survived by four daugn-j
’t.r- Mr.- L.uieU.i Idoux. M
l!»2n that toi l .. , . .. ,,,
| Evelyn Cullison. Mrs Florence
I Shoemake all of Aivm and Mrs
Belie Torkleson of Wichita. Kan
I two tons. Clarence and Albert
Brawley of Alvin. 21 grandchild-
ren. 20 great grandchildren one
brother. Harve l^eonard and two
sisters. Mrs. Daisy Todtman and
Mrs Elizabeth C»»k both of Cili
■ ir'H*dern building in Alvina down | n
He
1950. Approximately 300 persons! oqeratm8 th(, office.
cater to no special in-
'.erests, but will give a fair deal , U|un.n" blu.-o
to everyone, great or small
He is a fami’y man. having a,
wife and one child. He l> a mem - i
— t ber the Meinoni«t 1 nurcr an<i
*1 Cu-kr . . master .f lor r»K.nB nmnej for fu»ncin«( t|)t. Amer„.an L^,„n
|t-pul Church. gav< tba.thi scout p.u*i«m *n tins <i«-.| ,, - . . ,
f’u open the session! Jt was repoiteJ The IMG cum “ .< » w..
Kb ■ of Freeport gavt rnunity Che; ', campaign did not " ”'en *’ P*at < 0
Bf .he nominating com i net the quota figures and add: ‘ * ' '■ **ieP ! t r»«
■ i.™i «oit h.- n^*d*d h> *« m the armed service
"I am aware of the importance
tne duties thereof, next I .u. .n
terested in our community
like to be informed l.val.zu,. the impurun. . ;
work to be done, I believe I u..n
I do the job without any >
any group of peojile feehn
they haven't had v
them. My experience
and dealing with
taught me many g<
tiial can be .tppiied.
* MI have been a eiliz
for fourteen yean, c
•on the-heeis of tne de
Starting on nothing and
come a fair sized tax pa
I vice.- were conducted at 1 p m
. Saturday at the Ftoberg Funeral
! Chape’ with Rev A. E Bunn vf
were present and enjoyed refresh-
ments and fellowship in
school cafeteria following
business session
Financial Plan* Sat
I Tentative nlans were outlined 1
* financing j
this aica. j
! tions! funds will be needed tn
1 was Install-i carry on the prog.am
evening Tn this end. initial plane n* *be nffirr*|n ' “nf r
,. ...I. p;.. I made for a scout circus which eoonomicgl operation, and nnpat
tb~ S:’..~.r Bebver, Til! Ik held in Aaslewr. dartas '-=! '.rrr.mw.1." Mr ea-dTel! =3:4 tetr*.
N>rker« in the council Apn> end in which all Bruoria end 1 will^apprcciate the sunpvrt Meroue
W Lowman. Dalia. Counry acouU will participate t--' -■' ““ . 7 - i ‘
back in
(ociation was first form-
. ed here and its first place of bust- •
I nrss was on the back of a truck*
I trom which dairymen jointly pur-
chased a truckload of feed Con-'
; tinuing their cooperation, feeds
were soon brought to Alvin by|
| car load.- and at the present!
. , . , , Cme ti i association boasts
fi lancial deals
vrlopment in th
can expect mor
rolls also." Harriman said
Present valuation - are $28,153.-
535 ;ii the school di >tt i- t The
new Alvin Junior College ha* a
budget of $72 iM>;) The building
was completed under a Sl.OOO.OfW
isaue passed a war
also paid for a new
building
Robert ex-
-a, rod bud
—. Spealr.v "> hi/ pros.- if Alvi; it'.
ft3ftkA11* ' ■’’’ 1 1'Ttivila' ■ i’
* VCJLI'*”"' !*'ate ^’autifica’it *
«s
SKINKEH rrALuJEJ !“.‘xp
q « It is onl t rough < oopei '! ■- i
□paghe<^......! .- ' '
.“ Ah.! d argd. Earlier, Mi is
/■H h*c ’t«ted that cit> off:
/* were aking p'ans for tak
care b! big items such
paying Individual
organizations must
taller projects, '
KRAFT OLD El.-J'ile
- dire of the
CnPP^f Cont.in.rs
VUVVi)(A eJean
city Is a prettv city
I the Bharnung lady who is
of small town prob-
cm
■' erveasa constant
citizens that there I-
Ince for garbage and that the
^>oj^^^^Eshould Lie u.-ed " making an uti
^^Ki■< parti, ular shrubs tion to the Mar
plant- which row we’l tn
i ,\." Mi
KB; th -
Kw
O [J the planting of 1 - h bit
George M Caldwell becomes
the first to announce for the high
tyal and office of sheriff of Brazoria
uliKe <f j County and he p'ans to make a
vigorous campaign for this im-
portant post between now and
May 6th
Bom on a farm near Sandy
Pain-., he is a native of Biamna'
County and is proud of it. He
like* the county and its good
people.
Mr. Caldwell has had a great
. Morse, president of I ucout executive, gave the prmci-' deal <-f experience a. a law - n
Irea Council of Boy P** address which ine'uded a fnreement officer, and feels like
■uM at the annual' i“'n,'ri‘l pictu"' •'««“'"« b< i» thoroughly qualified (or the „p|,,v,.,..
the organization here
mday night and wa»
►resident for the com-
When the final cards are down!
and Alvimtes know what the
MacGregor No 1 wildcat well will
produce, the city won't be found ;^w
m lb..’ lacking in the oil pro-ration score i an estimated 50 p. . .... .
e of activity ■ ~ffj. ;«,;s ari «Lc-<ly kt-eu ir iJ*.c pirtu:.
its stunning, !r)K the,, e.(I tn .j,P grnun.j F.,r[ *»n ■' 'ker a- late plu.r
' | an oil producer one well may be],<Jl v*'*
spaced m every ten acre t L.t’.le or no work can be <!•■!.<• • ft looks as if the season would
"We wan t get anything like! toward plowing or planting until i he very late this year." Dyche de-
i that if it . ga« or dlstil’atc." | government acreage allotment* i dared "because the farmers can't
Meyoi E. A Richard? -nid, and have b<*n released and it i* ex-'move until red tape is snipped.
i Epperson.
R. esner, .
pfOfc that is made here
^^Hbert-' appearance w
here by Adult
at»n Department of
n Juni r College and bv
^^■en Club
HE label AI,!,|Knts Give
IJghtinK Fund
J— i* towi (i .1 fund - t
KCwKf^K* Wi“' ’’xpended by the In
nb«r ot :inu-rc* dm - t!>-
ft P 4k
9 is moi u.-> d 1 pm
— i i ■■ ■—* ? the I thts and decorations •
Alvin'.- streets
during the holidays
d bv Marion G- ibutmn may be
by contacting Mrs. Anita
I^^^Bit was announced.
Scout Leaders and Officials
itber In Alvin For Annual Meeting
2.J
Xjijwj4 - J'
ration 'f home
on gat
>■■»> ■ dual bl<- ka
ot canving
lOoz.cJR* , !T
Won for I-uAure
ias ko' rt.v .»!.«. ha* tv
19 *nnl the Subject ■! art vles
■ ‘“'MtaK n . L und who has •»>•' !-k- Ot Precinrt
HA all -ver the nation on N" 3 1 '•> -
.) / kficati project.-- -aid that .v“ur next C>unty Commit me;
is in 3-
---- tai of beautification of. A Dukc .n a statement t! - u«.- k
| “First I think I am qu.di!.-
/ho kn- vs’ she questioned
Mi---- .-<dght fir that story in Alvin
nopravrments which might be ex- nan of the ptogran enmn
peeted during the < >n inK year and Riley Godwin. Clifford
;-r.d Riley Godwin of Alvin Junior Fuit-m Sumerail, an I J A Segtl
C liej.« explained what FFA box s must wil> work with him.
till contribute* i - f Hou<t'»n Social Follows
Fat Stock Show in Februi
Officers Named
Must <-f the farmers m Brazorii I to finaiice the
j County are still wondering wh »t | allotments are
! 1950 l.a- in store fc" them, accord
j mg to Kermit Dyche of Brisco
' Irrigation Company
1 The farmers were haid hit by
•*■< hurricane Lut year and lost
San Mtmutad W |»r «nt <* then , tlme (Weral and ,Ute oHicia*
■•"I were present to issue instruc
'•’Itinns t’> »'(»»jniy sdmlnistrathjn
. duties of the Sheriff’.- office,
which he is nvw .seeking
will fAivAS economy n
if elected.
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The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1950, newspaper, January 26, 1950; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1251925/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.