The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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I A* .*• t (*6***i
• th»- eleventh day of November In
» below then* had
been enrolled In Alvin Post No
129 of Alvin. Tmu. the American
Rates charged will range from | and attested by this Certificate of
20 nub fot living !u Free- Mort Dsrtlnsu*h-d S-rvW By
port and Velasco to 85 rents e th- eleventh -lav
round trip for workers living In the year shown
Alvin The line began operation h—>« kindled lr
from here last Thursday The
Bid j
-•-*»- -. |
a re-
Philiips com-
C A Ormsby
Ragland, Car
Rnrker, Ccc:! Finger,
*
>f Manve., and
of the
J
are of the rnuti-
11 R MEETS
in
and resold
for
an
3
>n* will receive special
jointly v/ith Alvin air
MOLEN At TO DELIVEBED
T<» <MVR WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Selma Baxter had as a
visitor in her home Monday her
rni|«in Quinton Jungertnann of
Corpus Christi, whom she had not
seen in 45 years
w mm burn-*! in
he Fry hotel a
ts owner. L. W,
sco. Wednesday
said.
Th* aiit'imnhlle stolen
I a Tew other
I A hole
■ floor of
; store T
Alvin price is available in be ok of
12 round trip rides
Buses leave Alvin at 5.50 a m .
1:50 p m and 10 p m and arrive
al the Dow Plant nt 7.0* a tn
3:05 p. m and 11:15 p m Return-
ing they leave De- nt
A stolen automobile recovered
After the fire Leta was ta- here two weeks ago was delivered
.o ‘-sr home, and Mrs. Boveel t< its owner. L. W Hicklin of
was brought back io the hotel Velasco Wednesday, ity officials
Mtu. Buvee is a sister of Ml's. El-
ma McKie), owner of the hotel. ,
Mr Weight had a fire sale Tues- Freeport after it had been bought
day und disposed of his stock ; and resold
' Mrs Lula B Owens. Mr*. L E
wh«-(i | Porter, Mrs. Troy LamtMlen «uhJ
•t ■ Mr* N B Phillips erill be serre-
1 tariea in the city marshal's office,
i working in six hour shift*.
This compliance is necessary
Alvin to hr notified tn case of
alert or to receive other such in-
formation, Mayor I^siie Merchant
said
I vo about 7:ju o ciock Saturday
[ evening Damage to stock a-
| mounted to BlfiOO. Walter Wr*ght
proprietor said. Insurance covered
>1000 Damage to the biuldlngl ^tmag.’d”by smoke Lcta Nor;
I was estimated between *300 ,m 1. who had been staying at the!
legion 'nr quota <•< meienmp **-> 1 Edwards !r stated ! hotgl while ill of pneumonia and
signed to said post for the ensuing! •>ln >n’Ubance was carried on the Mrs Bertha Bovee. who was al-
j*al | so ill. were carried oul of the ho-|
The citation dated Jan. 21. 1942.. Mn*f of th<* damage included tel. A
u signed hv Andrew Dilworth, de-1 ’•niokc and soot on stock and tlx ken to
m Return-! part merit commander, and attest-1 t’jn?a Store walls were damaged
f»-in n. hy Fred E. Young department t by wnoki
and 12:15 P ! adjutant I It was reported the blare start-
Ed J
I
in., ain*iii|
p. m.
Herting aj huuli Tuesday
Irish house
dug here at 915 9 m 5:45 Fid J Ei.er* is commander ot rd when fumes .com gasoline ’fr
45 P m and 1 .30 a m I the A’.dn Post I Wright wm pumping hit a hot
HE ALVIN SUN
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“Alvin and Brazoria C ounty’s Oldest Newspaper”
THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
ER IN MOST HOMES
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UMBER
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ABIJSHE
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ALVIN, TEXAS,
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY
FOR A HALF CENTURY
A Proclamation
Murchison
and
they
WHEREAS.
M
Bn
rd.
wards
al
Bright-I
Texa* Week
Nothing But Victory
Alli
Ha:
A daughter
leadership, and
Hu
Mi
and
A form
console
H
and
TPTT
'■fining
Grateful I
Sugar Rationing
Shows March 6
He
high
H
H<
Hull*
M
Oh.olrt*- and Tract ur
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Hun
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Each
Hnli
a
Mallet.
He
B.
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Carl
W
Birch
Hi
Mre
B
A
■ on.
Bailey
N
n
strong
ho do not
Mm
Exceeding Quota
hey '
Mr
the
of
Pearland
For faith-
had
n he
time ago
I
Civilians Register
March 18-21 For
rtificates n
police ofiii
fusions
Legion Receives
Citation For
Birch. Magician.
Presents Two
J. R. Monarch Is
Explosives Agent
For This County
All Local Clergy
Will Participate
In Spiritual Rally
Office Of Tire
Board Is Open
Every Week Day
is for sa.
at the <
ip Set At
:0 Feet
Auto Licenses Go
On Sale Monday
Deputy Livesay
Has Unusual Coin
Miss Hunter Has
Exemplary Record
In Attendance
11 is
John
fnspe«--
water
has an unusual
»r, dated 1877
H
W
ing
for
.1 Co No. 1 Smyth*'
Liberty area. liberty
rilling at 10,030 feet
Mike Alb
ic Alief a
Fight
th-MKiiating March 1 Through
March « A* Texas Week
<n. Wil-
Henkel.
announce •*
many's No 1 Htu
i.i area, was rtrtu-
H
W
! feet in shai ■
d Abercromb”’
die Hilly,
and Mart
i ently at 12:01 a
City Marshal A
f (ialveston
staked dur-
> ti John A
t from the
silver
The coin
J F I Mg
Burnham
unty Preet
yle Robert
Lll«t Doug-
•xlen, R H
L Gupton.
Fred Y
>. A O'-
William
- ETbett
Mr
THEREFORE
t Mayor of
as sen»e
echan ie.
in eie-
Watt
Fire Saturday Evening Damages
Alvin Grocery Co.
Fire broke out in the small bark 1 >ttovi Mr Wright •>. i- ' ■
*t.-rcr<x»m of the Alvin Grocery [ exce-pt for blisters on his ears
Health Inspectors
Visit Local Firms
Saveli For
Re-Election As
City Marshal
Certificates Received Here For
First Aid Course
not frightened, perulexed hut
in th* early days of
d at .'>950 feet
:>*. Harris County,
rark No 1 Phenix
■mg in shale with no
registered at
morn-
the
At-
essed Primrose From Britain
Received By Mrs. Edwards
for a visit ami m
j then a teacher i
i returned to (»alv*
; th. fail of 1901
alone
war and are indeed ii
help that s being se
er s huvband has a g
H»k* would be issued]
application was made j
t m the book will be
week’s supply of sugar
probably be issued
denomination at first sight
r Deputy Livesay
te day that the r
»d.‘ into a iockt't
Referring to the rationing, she
states, ''Quite thrilling competition
between housewives this food and
clothing rationing really rather in-
The citation slates:
? performance of
s and meriting special con-!
CO and esteem because of
manifested co-operation and loy-1
t Thre are two routes, j alty, recognitions is hereby ac- •'
ii. and the follow-' one from West Columbia and the I corded for meritorious service ■'
■ns were German
■•i were Italian
.I m Alvin, and c
nts of Man - j <
i, Borske, j ■
expected to i
line Satur- i ■
by Thursday
•1 throughout
cent order of
i Artas
defense List
A.imtss’on for the
at 3 40 o'
present war
| ' According to th* Federal Ex-
: plosive* Art. of Dev 26 1941 only
person* llcenuxi under the act mr
; manufacture, distribute, store, sei.
j issue, give or other wise dlsp—-
j of explosives or ingredient* Ex- Firemen wen railed about 4 •
A* a reward for having * mem-1 '**** w,lh Hi*''inl provision* of th* clock Thursday afternoon to ex-
nfj I act. no person may transfer ex tinguish a grass fire on a yacant
_ of! E,oe*v’** ,0 a P*>n*>n hot licensed lot behind the Frank Richter resi-
th*, under this »ct. amt ao person may dence and the Van 1'mmI school
possess, purchase, accept, receive The fire spread rapidly from th.
j acquire, or use e.xplo-'ves or mgre I north end to the south end of the
t, dient* unless he m licensed under j lot but flames were extinguished
. the act before buildings bordering the iot
——---—o------— — • I were ignited
x is moving in
- 1 La Tulle in
ctor of Mata-
Mazda lamp in w
ary is shot info
bulb and 50 of he
ions. The packin
] rnent of Health were in
i Wednesday msjiecting pia<
] handled food, and making
tion* to managers The
supply, rest rooms refriy
employees, cleanliness.
and refuse, service equipm*
ilUation. cleaning method* pro-
tection of food, milk and cream
Henry Nau. sanitary engineer
with th*' (-ounty health unit, ex-
I and began farming
1 from Alvin will I movwj to Alvin
al cw-'Han defense ,J)rd ,eVernl years ago
-o---------- - ■
Bus Line To Dow
Begins Schedule
Following th* granting
extends approvi-, permit by the railway commission
As part of a civilian defence
regulation the ka-al control office
will g<> on 24-hour duty perman-
at 12:01 a m March 7.
;-»avell an-
tv six yr-at f teaching and
about eight ahaencea; That's
rewni or Mum 1-ena Hunter,
grade teach at the Alvin
ols. Four of these absence*
R I wet. caused by deaths in the fam-
ily and the other four were neces-
sitated by sickness.
Ml*# Hunter first taught tn a
, country school on <3alv*-ston I*le
in 1906 She has been teaching in
Alvin since .Miss Hunter attend
ed Sam Houston State teachers’
college at Hunts- ”le
-.....- ■ <►——..........
Alvin Office Open
24 Hours
E. j
acting chief of the Ex- >
The I on exhi
in ef-
fect until the termination of the I formance
revoked by 15 cent* and
! tax, and adm
| Ing performance nt 8 15 o'clock
, will tie 2X cents and 53 > . nt*
iay o
el! HRK.MFN CALLED Oil
ipose '
Ex
igo area, Stanolind
No. 1 Murchison
casing for the! blue
Birth, with hi* ,
ured thoughtout
berstup of 78, by I ov. 11, 1!M’ and ‘ no I
. thus greatly exceeding it* qu ta ’ • •« « ♦ « - «-•
50, Alvin Post. No. 129 of
! American Legion early this *eek
received a citation for Most Dis-
a anguished Service awarded by the
Department of Texas of the br-
and one-half miles • the Gulf Coast Transportation gi >n
five mile* north of (! company has placed five buses on ( The citation
miles west and ! regular sthedules of thm* round | fullness in the
south of the city. i trip* daily from Alvin. Angleton ’ duties ~Z
the meeting were! West Columbii. and Brazoria to ' 1 1 "
rolnum, Glen Rose,: the Dow Chemical company plants
Merchant. City Mar- j »t Freeport
i.- II
H W
•rk J. R Monarch;
been designated Ex- i
sing agent in Bra- i
county The appointment 1
as made hy R R Sayers, direc - i
>r. und -'ountersigned by O
tioiung board, was notified Thur*-
dav ninming Trade registration
will oe March 9 and 10.
The registration will be handled
upon <i i»er capita or individual
basis However applications for
members of a family may be made
by a father, mother, husband, wife,
son. daughter, sis.er or brother.
Other relatives such as uncle or
meet', ’iiust apply in person. In-,
dividual applications must be made i
hy relative' not living tinder the:
Mr
Huffman, R
er. V* Burn
iter ounty Judge Floyd
! uesday evening at
of al officers and air |
’ns tn the outlying areas i
1 O O. F. hall This
h includes Manvel, Iowa
and the Mu*-,
iens Register
Office
Harry H<
It will probably be quite g<
llu<dMsnd English Born
Although English born, Ll
Edward., husband and hi* fain
moved tn America w hen in wa
child Living in Galveston at t
time of the 19tX) storm, he sc
1 ' - of defense bonds! riwdcst about it. but Mrs. Erwai'ts
approximately $50<X) | proudly will exeMbit a parish
same period in Jan- book of Ottcry St, Mary saying
irskey stated. De-1 ' John .Moore i man of some ,
itamp* sale* are «p-j quality, dwelt there iher house/
•xme as in Jan-1 in the region of Henry VI The:
j date that the house was built i*
not known.
I Today Mm Edwards still loves i
■ I’ngiand. but sh- ***»
happiest years of her life were
spent in America She and her
j husband lived in <i*lveston until j
• 1917 when they moved to Algoa ]
In 193V they i
Edu ante
ine certificate* were D W Autrev
C C Corley, W S Dixon I W
Ch.i'istvn, L. W Hammer, C
Brinkley. G. J Gilmore B F Lay-
field, Sam (’ McKenzie. S N Max
well. George Ormsby Grady B
Powell Sidney Freeman. R Wai-
lac'1 Red and Hugh Yst*h>
plosives Central Division
designation shall continue
■mini
until
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Jones, Alger. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1942, newspaper, February 27, 1942; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1252363/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.