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The Alvin Sun, Alvin and Brazoria County’s Oldest Newspaper—Established 1890
AUGUST 2. 1940
FRIDAY
IUGUST 2
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Also Real Estate and Rentals
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Mrs
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Dday tn Galveston.
I
B P English. Mrs E. L. Epper-
son and Mrs. E. A McCune drove with hostess auties
Double Action (limit 2)
Baking Powder lb. can
Mr and Mrs. L. Duncan visited
Mr. and Mrs J E Booth Sunday
Mr and Mrs. Allen Crainer of
spei
Dan Crainer home.
| there and at Texarkana until Mr
I Denton returns from the National
Guard camp
had as
er and
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the guest
. Calif
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yler of Palestin
•. rr? • Miss Virginia Thomas of Pecos
and has b<fn a recent guest of her
Miss Kathryn Carom entertain-
day party at
evening.
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M. Leech tntwia
evening with a %
tner. Guests .rciafc
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R.\ FROM TRIP
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Jim Boyd. Bobby
Rudisill and Lerc
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JEPHSON
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DANBURY
Mrs. George Wollam. Reporter
LIVERPOOL
Mrs. J M Van Morman. Reporter
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John Massey
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. 1 .... ....
Mrs H Jordan and daughter. Ca- Hoover, several days last week.
1 dine, of Sweeny spent the w eekend i
| with relatives.
Mrs.
. guests
_ I Houston,
crowd gathered at the.
nurch last Friday night
it- yard and surrounding
. Morris Erskine
—— ; of Waco were t
is visiting his sis-‘ visit relatives
Resoft Mis# Myr-
in
ewguif were
Iks Tuesday
was* the
! George E
ttJ
a'
Fred Carlson and daugh-
Mary Ann. of Almeda visited
Freeland Monday evening
Rex Bailev. E. L. Epperson Bob
and Rex Bai-
and Monday
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PEARLAND
MRA. COPPINGER. Reporter
Mrs. B. P. English returned to
the Memorial Hospital in Houston
last week.
» and son Billy,
here Monday to
ROSHARON NEWS ■
Mr*. Melvin Staple*. Correspondent >
Is and
■ings an
i said he
challenge of
h will t(
iex \vhos<
chief of
-- Mrs Ro^e
The Community Club met with (last Wodnet
IQtrmHMMH
Mrs H H Foster of Bay City
came up Thursday and spent the
day with Mrs. J. E. Douglas, bring-
ing with her little Jean Douglas
! for het birthday party.
BROOMS-19c
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bulls and small Mrs A W. Spiller. Mrs. T. R.
son of Beeville are guests at the | Spiller and daughter went to Alvin
home of Mrs. Buis parents. Mr Monday to the show
and Mrs. R. L. Hunter, for an ex- ■
MImm Ida Belle and Emma Jan- ■ I-nded May-
Brigham are visiting relatives at j
Benevldas. , . - - ,
______ I gleton spent the week-end
Mrs. Dickerson and
well are visiting their
Ora Wollam
Yvonne Franks of Arcadia .
th.- Walter BatyjQ
p^.uu# ■’■Sweeny
I day in
Lrs Omie Thrower of Cilum-
| suited her daughter. Mis. W
|Rk bar ison and family. .Sunday '“r*”*'
I Honda;. Mrs. Richardson and I •'
[ Jim Jack returned home with
guests at the home of
Mrs. W. J Richardson
and Mr*. E. V*. Richard -
Frankenber- son and daughters of Alvin. Mr.
Norton After' and Mrs F Tender. Mr and Mrs
refreshments Hank and daughter. Mr. and Mrs.
ostess. Watson and daughter of Houston.
Miss Loraine Flanary is
of relatives at Brentwood.
I.ARDEN < LI K WILL
MEET WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Mae LeClere v 111 be hu*ta*»
to the Alvin Garden Club when it
•meets Wednesday at 9 30 am
The meeting will
i lawn with Mrs. 1
' and Mrs Grace
Mr and
(er Houston w
Mr and Mrs. Aubrey Williams.
Mr and Mrs. E W Bailey Jr
L. E Boyd R- Q. Pegram, and
Miss Beth Shutt, spent the week-
end in Matagorda.
Johnnie Brown's bridge
moved into town Tuesday.
Savage Don Harvey
ley Jr spent Sunday ..
fishing at St. Louis Pas
a,,*,
la, B.1I De Groot o(! Ch«rl«. .ceomt-nied by Mr..
pha is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
id Frooerg.
ning
Mr and Mrs. H. O. Ballard and
daughter. Gyneli, spent Monday
! Mr and Mrs Perkins daugh-
| ter and family left for their home
j Tuesday
Mrs. Walter R. Clark
her mot
at 9
II be held on the
W A McCow n
Miller assisting
Freeland spent the
with her
M. Pryor, formerly
• here one day last.
Rowena. Mrs.
. (children, Melda lx»e and James ter. Mrs. B.
Wafer has relatives Edward, were guests tn the Melvin tie Massey is visiting friends
:■ visiting her. (Long home at Cloverleaf recently Goose Creek
Mrs. Long before her marriage;
Mrs. Glen Booth en-1 was Miss Bessie Ellen Wright
th an ice cream party
’ht. Those present were
>!rs. J. A. Booth :
OXYDOL
SMALL 3 FOB 25c LARci?17c
to Houston Tuesday to see Mrs.
B. P. English who is in the hos-
pital there.
Little Jean Douglas celebrated
her seventh birthday with a party
last Thursday afternoon. Various
games were played and she receiv-
ed many pretty gifts. Delicious
refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served to MIsm*# Betty Lou
Cagle. Ola Fay and Yvonne Plas-
ter Betty Jean Kuchar Sally
O Bannon Karen Neilaon. Virginia
and C.ladys Richards. Elsie Ann
R-xith. Pearl Christensen, Virginia
(Lee Whitley. Freda Bailey and
■ Nicky .Sheffield, Buddy Hughes.
'Bannon, Cliff
Biert.
and on a ewnp^-.
cations with ti> '
ponent ”
Misses Freda Bailey and Jean
Douglas spent the weekend in
Houston with Miss Freda's grand-
mother.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Royal Dudley and I
, Z.Z.S. Rena i
i Booth and Mary Ann Jackson, mo-1
] tored to Galveston Saturday eve-1
'ning and met Mr. and Mrs Bert1
Rstelcn 0 vta-1f'u.n,,CP ?'r an^|
„ , Mrs. Charles Banning and Mr. and I
J Mrs. Gerald Wiggins All reported,
j a pleasant evening.
Mrs. Iva Yancy
; urday for Bay Ch
I be the guset
at Messrs Yancy.
! for an extended stay
I daughter. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. aunt and uncle. Mr and Mrs. O. visited with Mrs. How ard Massey Webb went to Huntsville Monday I Mrs. J. E. Brumbelow .
Booth Mr. and Mrs. Alien Cramer. I W. Willit. ithe past week. Mr and Mrs. Mas-i to take the boys who were going
Mr and Mrs. Todd Furnace and I ----- ■ sey also have as their guest Master ! to the National Guard Camp Those
I children and Miss Theresa Mae | Mrs. E. W. Bradshaw of Gal- 1 Felix Massey of Wills Point. Mr. who went were Tommie Head.
Crainer. veston called on friends here re-■ Massey s brother. i Phillip Webb. Robert Turner. Buck
I West Bobby Van Norman and'
eport. La.. |Sgt. Joe Denton of Liverpool; C.
Mrs. A J. ' Tullis and J. Shifman of Danbury • gUests Monday
Isister of Houston
| Mrs. Geo. Arth and daughter
Pearland Ladies' Atd met with. have just returned from a visit
Belle Hill of Arcadia; with relatives at Alice and Hous-;
6day. Th[r and Mrs Charles Brackeen
Pearland spent Sunday with i
and Mrs. H. C. Crainer.
------ | with a fair attendance. After the Hollingsw<
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett FHts of business meeting a picnic lunch Bailey. Jo
Alta Loma are staying at thew as enjoy< '
Booth ho.»e while Mrs. adjourned
is recuperating from her | ber.
j recent illness.
i Herchel Crainer J , , , “
of Houston were: ••
and Mrs. Henry !an<* Mrs H ® Ba,Iarrl nnd daugh-
1 ter. Gyneli. motored
| Thursday.
Paul Kreuber had
its Sunday Mr. and I
Wine and daughter, Winnie
of Houston.
Mr. and Mr* S € Coghill Mr jf. G. Clement, Mrs Sue Ander-
«nd Mis. Freddie Bradshaw and »yn and children of N«n
(two children left Friday morning over to visit home foil
Miss Jean Hoover of Alvin was for Mbaouri. where they will h»-
Booth and the guest of her aunt. Miss Mabel the guests of relatives
Miss Viola Rooth has been ill
Master James Hughe# returned th'* week with an attack of appen-
to his home m Yoakum Wednesday dicitis.
after a visit to his aunt and uncle.
Mr .and Mrs Doc Starr
Mrs T. B
weekend in
Mr. and Mrs. Hibbeler made a! niece,
business trip to Alvin Monday
MANVEL
j. fBNTON RAY. Jr., Report*
r< Minnie Booth returned to,
home from St. Joseph’s In-
ary m Houston last Wadnes
S. L. Callihan was at home over
j the weekend.
r Humber left Sat- j
ity. where she w ill | Mr and Mrs Pete Gteaaford
test of her brothers, the and daughter. Mr and Mrs. Oscar
■. and their families Van Norman and daughter of Al-
i vin visited here Sunday
j Mrs. Joe Denton went to Hous-
| ton Monday to spend a few days
Mr and Mrs. Ogle Seger of An- with relatives. Then she will go
, ‘ with to Palestine where she will visit
Jack Crook, of Evanston. DI.. I<h,ir Parent,. Mr and Mr,. E
guest ot Mr anJ Mr,. HolHng^vorth
Long. C. W Maaaey and
I Jack Miller for a short stay, re-
turning to his home Saturday
PDirkincu/AAh 'Tr* e andA,ma
I H I L. IX U J YV V V 1/ Jean Cox were Houston visitors
Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed Wright and daughter.
Clyde Cow'ger and
1 Ji
------- I cently.
Pat Moore had as her'
last week relatives from I
Rev T O Wilcoxon is ill
his home here
Miss Barnet of Shreve]
Mrs. W. S. Lawrence of Kemah I is the guest of Mr and R
is spending a few w eeks w ith her i Devault and family
son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and' --
Mr and Mrs Carl Riesel and: Mrs. Charlei Stutzman “
i children of Houston visited Mn.' —
hrld ■ K*4****1’* parent* Mr and Mr# Ben-' The Community Club met with j last Wednesday. Th--, attending ' ton.
i ton Ray Sr. Mrs. Emma Stevenson on the 25th were Mesdames Eari Moore. L. D.
-- with a fair attendance. After the Hollingsworth. S. S Scott Burt Sunday
L U i ' r Baty and grand- Mr- and Mrs- Emmett Felts of business meeting a picnic lunch Bailey John Demps. v D. O Cox. Mr and
Lk;. - .-ruinine. visited Mrs E»)ma arr staying at the was enjoyed by those present. They ; Bill Bretherton, L. Y. Burkett. Bud were Mr.
ki mother Mrs. Gay Fraaks.: Frank Booth ho...* while Mrs. adjourned to meet again in Octo-: Seals. Gotcher. Daisy
Lcadia Sunday. (Booth is recuperating from het ber ! ger and Mrs W. B
di-..-T .... ; business sessior
------ I^e Wright, his mother. Mrs. Ed were served by the h
Mis. L. J. Robeiiwn of Houston Wright and sister. Rowena, aie
.j «> .x ,enjrtyjng M fWo weeks vacation in
to Luling ; Oklahoma and Kansas
-- j A crew from San Antonio are
Miss Fay Chalmers and niece, doing a lot of oil testing in Liver-
Mary Ann Chalmcr- of Bastrop j pool this week
I were guests at the home of Mr
Mr. and Mrs. J W Albritton and Mrs. Ira P. Wynn
. were the weekend guests of their
(cousins, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Foster;
n, -..— i j w Baty. Clin-1 of Seabrook.
____ j ton Booth and Emmett Felts at- ■
J. W Baty Me. Benton i M1' r0','n|E ,n '•* M*r‘
•. »er<. Alvin shopper, Mon- que Sund*y
Mrs
Mr#
G. O. Collins and family visited
in Houston one day last week
Mrs Frank Peterson and child-
ren visited tn Alvin Turailay
——— H. H. Bradley and Mr and Mrs.
Mr and Mrs. Abe Wagman of Herbert Clay were callers at the
Houston were recent visitors home of Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. King. Paul- Long Friday.
*nt, Monday and Thurs- jne 7*rox]ar an(j Donald Garretson
• motored to Houston Sunday eve-;
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LIFEBOUY
SOAP 3
(Limit 3) *|
FOR HC
SALT PORK
FRYERS pou™127c
No. 2
Cant
SUGAR
CURED
SLICED
LARGE POST TOASTIES
TOMATOES 3
(Standard Pack Limit 3)
BETTER FOODS FOR LESS
EVANS FOOD STORES
SELF-SERVE CASH CARRY
CORN FED
l“F ROAST
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LD-
BACON 2 p°und* 25c
2 f°r 19*
14c
DRESSED
AND
DRAWN
K. C. BRANDED
TROAST —23t l“rROAST
VEAL CHOPS LB- 15c
We Buy and Sell Meat By W eight—U. S. In»pected Only
«"" " coffee r.:" 2 2c 2^d<3c
A I V I H FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND T F Y A
A L V I n MONDAY, AUGUST 2-3-5 I I A A J
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Bray, Robert I. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1940, newspaper, August 2, 1940; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1252221/m1/3/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.