The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1936 Page: 1 of 8
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(Continued or page 6)
I 2 :30 p. m.
PR4PPLK IM»WN TOW.M
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>> F. Remiey
1 Elvis**, recently fineleJ, |!
!>< mocratic
n« ’ recently
ier Beauty
Democrats Hold
Precinct Meet
Receives Injuries
In Auto Accident
Office, Saturday,
he min
to
■»e vf Brzz
* pemlitr
flitter thar
tut mon
ou this
Outpost Wells
Attempt Extension
Arc Located
Albert E. Burns.
Box 195,
Alvin, Texas.
p held yea-
Winn. «F.
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• r of the Gulf *
;.. Hub City of *
Braioria, Gal- *
nd and Harris *
n>rt from the
coa.-t country
»• State The
jtmuinei
wot
2nd [
Taxpayers’ I
imitter meet-'
the
of th<»
as h—M
to be a cuitena
un Mothers* Day.
42-r> Harrell oi
The official cam
rns of the May
a- made by tl
nion Primary Co
Mr.
,John He ib
i 22nd
Natural ♦
■ Water, *
* Sanitary Sewers, Good ♦
* School? and Churches *
Post 12
hirh Dr
and ac-
and near
their last
stole the spot
record of 10'7
mor? than
ity‘« total.
dance of at
The roses
flowers ex)
(Continued on
| Th. •.
• Roy. who
EM
ngaaed
.- ... Ai-
with-
f the i. •;. Council]
Uy.
>F ALVIN. TEXjJ
seven
h- ho’-n
County
iL This '.veil will he dr
per than their oiler, Elving
in an effort to hit the fee
with the ra
ontinued on
by Alv
in the
Wedne
g;on bugler.
w.h of frier
i at ion.- will
•i«g.
I a location,
•w location, ha
’t-Velasco section
■ interest.
1 of the Gulf
bu.lt up a
torn the earliest dayn
^n colonization.
o wag fought four
THE ALVIN SUN
Alvin and Brazoria County's Oldest Newsoaper"
_ Alvin, Texnt,Friday, May Sih, 1936
Leo Drake Injured
In Auto Accident ,
Is Much Improved'
teer fire boys
sura ace Agency was a-ked to
draw the policy as aoon a- pos.-!-
| JIUUII I ,
letter, telling
that Mother*
insurance of
that day. So
;hcr you send
A call for an election to vote
Water Works Bond* and aho to1
determine if the Citizens of this J
City want to puiiiuvw I he pte-rnl
Water Works System or build a
System will be submitted on
iry, Galveston.
dneaday. H»-
ion of i. P. Brvan 1
’ ey, L. R. John»on
Mrs. Ethyl E. Cor-
ty treasurer, wa*)
i- whs re-elected t' ' ^’*,r ^bureh will
f Commfa’ion r of ttld July 12th r.nd
CANVASS SHOWS “
HEAVY VOTE IN
COUNTY RACES
Alvin Delegates To
State Convention
Are Appointed
Water Work?
Issue Explained
By City Council
,.tisfi«<l smile____MRS. M E
CLEGG with her usual "heery
smile, greeting all her friends ...
... Some new faces down town.
Houston Man Jailed
After Knifing Show
Employee in City
Mrs PraseVs hand hag dropped
| to the Poor, and aa she reaetted
I to get it »he lost control of hex
I ear. Toe automobile struck the
I euivert.
Mr. Hiram Moore brought Mrs.
Pn-L to ft loeft! phyefefen’s of-
fice in his car.
Her .njuries, although some-
what painf-J. arv uul v^ry wrioua
The annua! . ;
sponsored by tl
Club wan quite a
The
8 increased somewhat
American Legion
To Hold Meeting
thib time,
flower* i
over la-t year.
Visitors fron
7
j 7:05
GO TO \ ELA
ext Thursday
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[tUffuin in
"Tht Fre,
9l*
’t*
held.
E. A.
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:p" ''
L
COUNTY MEET
■n will talk. I f
h will have
and the
le represien-
Jlh Oth^r
NEW TESTS III
at 3:30 at the home of Mr Jack | ftl a hliiri f I P I
Farrow of V- -.1 MANUU L|L I R
Lily Mae R.ee of Amzh- • 1 1 LL ■ •LLU
FEATURE WEEK
young couple will make ir non.-.- —----
historians «ay the first
T.xiu revolution wae
-I >■ At any rat,.
u> tae
i.,ut th«»
e.i here to
All bu-
were closed
HASTINGS FIELD
The liunible Company's Canaan
2. on the B-l, or 20-acre
No. 2 Riving is
i A
El Ci
w it
in th. . i) ' ,, ------
V. .. Mrs H C West
Honored at Dinnei
In Fort Wurth
is r?-1
the home of Mte. O G. W ellborn
on Sat urday. May 9th. at 2:30 p. I
m. Each member if requeued to ■
bring an arrangemen* of spring
flower*. Officers will be elected.
arrow is I
Spring Flower Show
Proves Successful
Pr.ng flower iJiuw
the Alvin Garden
success again
quality of the
Th. mtet... »..., o.U.-t. 1hi. wjl|iani. ,nd
by Ju.iRf A. R. Rucks. »»» w** |a„. n„ari,,K
(Continued on page | y, ..n ,r w ]j ; , ,
City Council Holds * 7 . 7
Regular Meeting I after setting conductor pipx
Ijiw No. 2 is rii
•ady to start.
Law No. 1 is rtiil
,-taked out.
Annual Play to
Be Presented by
School Seniors
is Camp Chaplain and cns
of tiie program committee.
Thursday night. May 14th, at M]
’ o’clock.
I
really i
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6:45
6:37
6:35
6:30
6:25
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te five pre
Ita it u :
Mether - '
Mrther- w
“X0EM8S HOLD
tate Centennial |
eport. Certainly
inly -hould fe»l
in the event.
words of the
jote below:
. t. t_ wiru bi ■ ted in marriage Only i
j 6e«i.v-e.- t close friends were prt mt
I sotbersof the « hii . t a a? |yoiir>- v„Upjr w;j; ,naic<
: .. . ie for the ®MW- in Webrter where M
| mr honor tc. and .ippreciation of. | employed by the Hwnr
Etta mo* unsclfHh. the most de-1 company.
ter
he City Council^
i
tn bu .Id a ww C(J
Dr I* R Vfcinn. distinguished
Alvin physician and <■'»
leader. wt»o died is a Calses
ton hospital Wednesda*. Ms*
6tF.
that the
n-tructed
It wa- tn
:ng.
Non*5 ratio*
equ.valent to «
ary for
primary, and in
M M. terwo
Crowd? Gather to
Pay Honor to
Dr F R Winn
... . L. J, The regular meeting of the Al-
Mirick, Johnnie Mae Sat<’» v‘" *'<**’ 1S;’ *’>1 be held in the
Alice Cooj»er, Burney Stevenson. Legion Hall at S p. m., Wedne -
Elltabeth Meredhh. Laoti Coffey. :l*y 'l*V 12t^. All nr.embe... ar?
Rana Roy and W L. Heller, J. I "equested to he pre-rat
‘The play being directed by the The auxi!iary Unit 129 wifl’
Mr. ant( Mrs. H. O. Soiie an- j
nou<*c* the bd-th of a daughter, ,
Florence Beverely, born May 1st.
teven pound* i
Garden Club Wilt
Hold Meeting
Mr- Jimmie Prasek. who is em-
» Saloii.
; mjurcd sariy T^israa,, mvr-
______ ______ Tk. ----- -• ■- V lnl"» ’hil' dri,'i"« ”
.. I.. R. JOHNSOX. ,i„ rHb w* be held of ,owr-
""e receiving ' ' *■ J 1 -1
a massive mem-
of red Texas
veiled Thursday
i ortant event?
which occurred ;
darco area.
will b»- one of
of Centennial
The Gulf Coast Camp meetin t
.will be held July 7ll* through 12th.
, daily at Li'erpool. The first so
• vice will begin July 7th at S p
I in., and each day thereafter there
I will be throe ser«r.ona a'. 10. 3,
100 miles
■tl. a total
t 500
re the outstay fin
ed. Ho #e"i>,
Infants Burn
* Mr and Mrs. J. D. Han. ock of |
I Houston are the proud patents of .
c«cii *4iu a half pvuitd son. <
iJohn David. Jr., born May 1st ml;
’ the Methodist Hospital.
on the B-l,
rapidly n».-ui
»y for Dr F R
i| Al . in phy sician
to the grand jur;
! der bond I atyr
| to Angleton.
. I
»h»t
r.f
i. k ' e r r'u"'l*r d*sd before
• ’ lima*, o( Meaican fort
. 1 ‘-'!“on,,rM*<1 '<"'«•»-
I > kb»t Tuan, would net tol-
>O|>|*e.!u.^
I - * ’'rreporc next Than-
r...e to. .tirrinr Mrty d.5e
-er V1<4 ijj.
pro*v r
0U’.:r4f.-_Tne
C. Wvr.i, recently
Mrs. A. W. Mou
with n d'nner pj
night at .heir home on El t
Street
A mirr-.r reflector
blue taper* in silver
formed the centerpiece of the table
which was laid wsth iaca
filial course a wedding c«
with a miniature br.da! couple
wn« “•rved
Among
and Mrs. Johnny Duncan j
- proud parents of a boy, I
•I, Jr., born February -
| tion extension wen? an
| ring the past week 7;
i operating in the Man’
I No. 1 Llewellyn 1
i Stone location about
U inn wa?.
icipated in
•tvry under
Major E. K.
•olemn fare-
wc-re blown by
ung manhood
in Cuba aa a
|^«wesa» »
pn\T FORGET!—Once more
i!»y ***’ Ueen
aM th*
orld.
—- Mr. Fred J. Shipley of Houston.
L»-o Drake, who wa. injured in .Area Manager of the Sth Congrea-
«n accident on th,. Alvin Houston1 „„aii pijnet. will bn the prinel-1
nunw.y wn.-n he w„ ,tra« t>, . | , ,^r „ , Town3vnd i
7„'' 7' u'r'l ««>»«•« U,. U.t. H.R.;
i Sun in a story last week stated a .. ., , 1
.that the truck was owned ty G.
iN. Free. Thio was an erroneous
, statement, since the truck
belonged to anomer man.
Jimmie Pra«ek, wh> was | Sha* ua
employed with the i t"rt-,n lh'-
Shop in KI Campo fol i""'* “'''’"'“t
ears l> nou with Uninn'- 'M »ff-
out”, ' Reauty Shop heu
Mrs. Praaek ia an expert 1
ver. and came p» Alvin
ihly recommended. She .
wne | licvmg Mrs. j. C. Peebles, who Is
to Angleton w*th
•f “Baby”, R
s to ca-t off
nrt-me-down.' :
• e to
ie meek alliance of
fath.-r, Billie Heder, against ; wa>
ng -lominance of her i hu,
“7 nn.< *7777
.‘\v to the background ! moving
-1•;<•> support to bff ’ peeble.-
abeth Meredith, in h. r
, social whir l, ali promise to provide
I an evening of hilarious enter-
j taiument.
Thoii? who take part In the
j piny are: ti-zabeth Willeford, Viv
j ian 3
• feurcourii
• niton, Ft
More Than a Fourth
I Of Total Piled Up
By Alvin Box weigned
land 13 ounce*, and both mother 1
r( j and baby are doing nicely.
j Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Liggett are ,
i the proud parent* of a
I pound boy, William Thoms
April 27th.
this primary is, o
7,h Gulf Coast Camp
Meeting Will Be
July 7th to 19th
Speakei Here FUNERAL RITES ARE CONDUCTED
FOR BELOVED PHYSICIAN AND
I neat Thuro
18 o’clock in the high a
Itorium. “Baby Stcpi
'jthrrr art “ dy, is the piay» to
later, 'ince the definite dates arc I’*1* Tuesday night, v
not known at thia time. I Shaw of Cedar Ray i -.
Rev. J. H. Freeland of Angle l’toFee«
i ton is Camp Chaplain and chair-|"
| man of the program committee. '
High School senior -o—----
■.tit xr.nu.i P:. Lillian's Beauty
" Shop Employs New
Out", a Expert Operator
I May 2n i. for th>
I lecting delegate.-
| Democratic Conv.
* I tor. Tuesday. Mt
in druct.: •
’ | a* endorsing President Roo-evelt.
The following delegates to the
• County Convention were named:
r . * E. C Kimmon.-, D F. Remley, J.
E L. Long, C L.
canaeiaora 1Strait o G w.llhem, R J Hood,
Ic P Strirklftnd. F E. Rxhur, W’.
A s. Wright, Carl Holin. I eelie Men-
‘“PP** - ; chant. S. O. Smith, J. S. Roberts,
'’"’|W L Browning. W. E. Steele,
(Mr* J P. Beck, Mrs. E. C. Kim-
i ni<»«i‘, Mr-. Fred 'imp, Mrs. 0. G.
. Welioorn. airs. C. V StncWand
1° ',n I Nothing fun her appearing, th*
I Previous to her marriage, Mrs. i convention adjourned
I West was Mi»s Fhnnie Lou Htrsch ( — q
!!Ld :r,/d±r “d Mrs. Jimmie Prasek
• >»* Anin run, of wn ■ Mr?. o •
Beck is publisher.—From
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
2.40 p.
The national admit*’«tration v
unammoudy cn-lor-'ed by the De
vcratic county conventior wh
wa* MU at th. ■- ■’ hod
Angleton Tuct-day. May 5th. <
| fiCOVa Were elected.
I committees of resojut.on.-, a
?arly day? of Tet- I on delcg-nu s respect.v»-ly, w,
v. !! be recalled by j nominated. 1 he reports of thc-.-
■ will be paid to two rOmm ttees were made and
i. th- drama | mjopted. Delegates from Alvin to
■ -! the fight for !
state convention, to be held :.
I San Antonio May 2<*th, w, re
. onanemorates nanu.d>
• milewfow' tn Tex-[ —
j! of the ill-fated ,
brought the fir t.
Aust n's colony to '
wa wrecked near
; of Velasco,
. 1882, and the
publi- and secret --
v ich Santa Anna' The City Council met in regular (r
freedom of Texa* I aosrion Monday evening, Muy 4th, j
- udiie of San Ja-1 Mayor Kimmona presiding. T!.--
| following councilmen wehe Prej*-1 b< <■:
lent: G. H, Cook, O. E. Moulton. I
F. E. Richter, C. P. Strickland and i
'O. G. W’ellborn. Minutes of the! x©
■previous meetings were approve! Vl
I Abo such bills as were prosente ! i„f, (
■ were approved and ordered pawl. |cver. that this well will
The following official - wcr*
■worn in G H -u--u. —.
I Wellborn, (roelectod), M. M. Dv«l
son, newly elected councilman, an<!
A. A. Saveli, City Marshal. I ho e
retiring were C. P. Strickland,
councilman, who did not seek re
election and W’i!' Uzzell, City Mar-
Cuuncilman M. M. Duds>k*
w appointed chairman of th*
fk>uriehing j Public Fropcrty committee, while
other committee.-* remaine>< th.'
pfAtio-S.-o
ptk of ViU__________
iM befon- the colonists brok<*
L 4 •I*’1 reb’ '■-’•on. A group of
«ttu. A<>d ihe Mexican fort
t»-vh ston.1 on the sJu Qf th^
!^r! Ve,*8t’’ , <Mut IHiard sta-
to force th. release of Tex
fron- ^r,son Thpy won
o’er a superior force of
EL^**only tn ,earn that the
L r- i- - ady hud been re-
!i is accustomed J ent:
crowds, will en-
in it« ■I'ituil ho*-
'*■ Ev. ry y* ir
people invade
little seapert for
zatta. They are
—d--for e
during the his-1
• have been con*-'
Tobey, the commit- ‘
irge of arrange- '
>VXMVI? ’ -----■
Along i
cca t. w*’
7 day 41—'• -
The ’ ’nme ms last year. ' new
A liability Insurance policy was ! May l*’rh for ynur roro.derntinn
ordered taken out on the volun-l Council would Ilk? to pre-j..„ r..7 ... _..M .... , VIalt W1„ J ...
The Jephson | the facts a-s they see them le -enior clas j j>on»or. h*-- Anamarv me» t Wednesday, May 12th, at mother. .Mr- Joan. !’. Beck |
was asked fo^ (Continued or. page 6) I Davis. <«.•* ai.^«
An ordinance extending the
me limit for assessing property
as passed, extending the time to j
May 19th. Retiring Councilman *• , . -------
C. P. Strickland and retiring Citv ( C. P. DAVIS wanting some in- jing the popular Frank Buck hat I TOM GOSCH enjoying a cigar aa
Marshal Will Vweli were thanked; formation on tne whereabout: of1 - they don’t know it never get- he rtrolls down the street
for their fine cooperation during a “jeep” MRS. LILLIAN that hot n Alvin ----- UNCLE HAPPY PHILLIPS counting Ms
their term of office. ; LODGE lameming over the fas ’ ;JOE JEFHSON all drakded up Ir. . mor^y t«> —e how rich he h —.
i ne matter ot in*taiimg streci mat she couian t eat any morv|a white iinen »uit —enotiwr sign;i»ivn • ALLs/w'At driving arounl
traffic light- was ordered held un fried rhicken on the picnic Sun 'summer i* here MRS. FRED town with a c.-rtain mdheuded
landing Tn ventilation of the c<M! day JOHN KUB’N totin’ a I CAMP window shopping (young mar.
of installing and operating them, i “carload” of strawberries aero - , WALTER WRIGHT stopping to newly elected sheriff.
-the street MAJOR E. IL talk U> friends and learning ail j proffered congratulations with a
i RACKLEY fusing because hi«- j news, since being on the jury so " “ * ”
j name aover gvts in the papet, and i’ong .. WERFI RT LEECH
Thi. u to umraon tkto 4 will' WW ROSSp“-lt»min» to P>» •« J»w Inter,
W . «ndi«.. for Ute i,?X *» •*"'"« “ P^pto wirl, ,tato U.w ». aM M.. r .Llt.
■ CSmXr.- V^inG aBVANS t"-■»« I’T' ’ »™“P MKS J. D. HAUBER down town i ThurwU, for SpoLtoe.
- — houBM. tnm.rrot lUr, im 1 u-^hcl^ 3 tonrerstior..... 9
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Yates, Winifred. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1936, newspaper, May 8, 1936; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1252309/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.