The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 61, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1961 Page: 2 of 10
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TWO
VFW Meeting
Held Monday
‘ Completeness . .
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Ju
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Veal Crown
THE SUM
of
a
(75c a month for each additional light)
lb. 49c
Elcor Bathroom
Tissue > 19
Over 200 pound.' of shrimp
• stopping for a traffic sign .
Foremost
MELLORINE
1
St.
39
c
!4
Gal.
18-Oz.
Each
5
39‘
NOW!
Lb. Bag
Each
JOIN THE
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Each
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Grapefruit Juice
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RAMBLER-WORLD STANDARD OF COMPACT CAR EXCELLENCE
AL WELLING MOTOR CO
Highway 35, Alvin
MU*
Gas Lights
S1Q0 A MONTH
whole lb.
lb. 39c
lb. 69c
Regular
Size Box
Each
Nothing down, normal installation included,
for customers of Houston Natural.
Traditional and contemporary styles avail-
able in antique black or decorator white.
Order from any employee, or call:
HOUSTON NATURAL GAS SYSTEM
Newest, sportier. lowest-priced
U.S. convertible, Rambler American, above.
AMERICA’S
LOWEST !
PRICES
WATCH FOR
THE BIG
5237 wa: held Monday night.
A business meeting was con-
ducted with committee reports
being given.
The mvcLng adjourned early
an a boiled shrimp supper was
njoyed by all.
IN THE
SUNDAY SUN
don't follow
THE LEADER...
DRIVE IT!
Rambler American
Custom 2-Door Sedan
SPECIALS
FOR
Bottles
No Ceposit
Make no mistake about it. Every Rambler Amer can, model for
model — convertible, sedan, or station wagon — is priced way
below any other compact. And Rambler Classic models are
priced hundreds of dollars less than comparable models in the
old "low-pnce field.’’
BOWEN
information.
46-Cz.
Car.
Sliced
Shank Portion
12-Cz.
BH.
NICE SIZE
lettuce
WHITE SEEDLESS
crapes
2 lbs.
1
FALSTAFF
BEER
Join the Trade Parade
to Ramtier . . . and save big!
With Ramblers selling at a record
clip, your Rambler dealer has a deal you can't afford to miss.
Get top dollar for your old car . . . go home far happier in
a Rambler. Sedans, convertibles, station wagons, all with Rambler
Excellence, all priced to move! Now ... at the Trade Parade!
NOW Available In OPEN
STOCK — FREE with your
purchases. Come in and see
this Attractive Ware. Get
your FREE FOLDER — See
how EASY It Is Ts Own A
Complete SERVICE — FREE!
to
29'
19‘
45£
n
37c
“YE Trade Parade
to Rambler!
FREE!
Not Just Dishes — Bu*
UNIVERSAL’S
"BALLERINA”
Oven-Proof Dfnnorworo and
Matching KMchonwaro In the
exclusive •’SMVft-AUJT”
decoration.
You’ll feel
safer with.,.
tlar monthly meet- |
Alvin VFW Post j
VFW Calendars
b > ■ Several Events
With Each
S5.C0 Purchase
Or More
Cigarettes Net Included
FRESH
FREESTONE
ELBERTA
PEACHES
THURSDAY,
FRIDAY &
SATURDAY
I JULY 27, 28. 29
MARKET
4 "Deathless Days” in any single
year since 1945. In 1959, there
was only one “Deathless Day."
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ROAST 39‘
Veal Chuck Steak
Mealy Pork Ribs
Lamb Roast Shoulder Cut
Lamb Rib Chops
Pork Steaks or Roast
; • - (
1
^3
lb. 55c
lb. 39c
lb. 49c
lb. 59c
lb. 49c
Swift’s Premium Ham Sale
Shank Portion
Butt Portion
Center Cut Roast
KRAFT
Grape Jelly
GLADIOLA
FLOUR
SWIFT'S
Pure Lard 3
MONARCH
Blueberry Syrup
CLYDE HERRING talking with XND MRS j.EON WEAVER
a‘. MAb\TsSVOAX ^"^X^dren
getting into his BEN S AP|>LI The iiENR', ADAME children f
ANCE COMPANY senice truck pla>ln" Qn thp
. . . MRS A. A. TOVREA <lriv-
; ing out Blum Street . . . ATTOR
NEY JACK HARRISON walking
around a comer downtown .
MRS. CECIL FERGUSON and
son, KENNETH, of THE #AR
GAIN BARN driving toward home
. . RONNIE ROARK waiting
for traffic . . . LEE GUBERT
talking to somebody outs id e
AUTOMATIC LP GAS . . MRS
W. L. HELLER SR. heading in
the direction of her home . . .
THELMA HUTCHINS driving out
; the Houston highway . . . CLAUD
HOLLOWAY turning his GULF
AGENCY truck into his driveway
MRS. LIGE PERRY 1
groceries while MR. PERRY waits
in the car . . . ERNEST LYNCH .
' were served to about 160 peo-
I pie Saturday at the VFW
shrimp boil, it was reported.
■ Thursday night there will
I be a Post Commanders meet-
I ing of all the posts in District
16. called by Bill Rosenbaum,
, district commander. This meet- : ,
, ing will be held in Alvin at ;
j 7 p.m. It is to set the mem-
’ bership quota for each district
i this year.
A dinner will be served at
; the Thursday’ session. It is to [
| be prepared by Alvin Post .
I Commander L. A. Schmidt. He |
I will serve charcoal broiled i
J steaks, baked potatoes, salad, '
and drinks.
On Sunday, a barbecue ham-
' burger supper at 5 p.m. will !
I be enjoyed by all post mem- ,
bers, wives, families, and the ’
I auxiliary. At 7 p.m. a swim-
^ming party will take place.
■ Ray Williams is the chairman
i for this event.
HANK STUKSA of ALVIN DOUG REMLEY trying_to~keep ?|
SALES AND SERVICE rushing, out of the rain . .
back and forth to check coniple- PASSMORE running
tion of his new building on High- for his mother . .
wav 35 ... SADIE ROBIN- UZZELL waiting for traffic . . .
SON of FARMER S EQUIPMENT HANK HUEPERS talking to some-
COMPANY stopping for a brief ■ txxly at his
M a classified advertisement knows
H i about completeness in advertis-
ing. The want ads which Include
' description. o
■ brings results which often amaze- as follows;
the advertisers, the advertise- ‘ The newspaper reader gels a
j== meats which leave out vital in- completeness that no other med-
S| formation are too often passed up. ium can give him. These are not
Classified advertisers and their words passing through the air or
JL customers quickly leant some- across a picture tube. They are
J? thing else about completeness in in black and white and perman-
H? advertising. A person docs not r- ently inscribed upon the record.”
IMPERIAL
SUGAR
5
LOCAL BUSINESS
Completeness - Only In Newspapers
By A. E. "Gene” BOWEN
Editor and Publisher
"Completeness . . .” This has tain information; he does not bot-
been calk'd the most important her to write it down. The infor-
factor in good advertising. mation remains in complete pos-
. This m e a n s i session of the potential customer
that advertising because he clips the advertise-
should tell the ment or retains the whole want
whole story in ad page until he has investigated
order to sell ef- an offer.
fectively. ijow- Thus, effective completeness is
ever, for adjver- rarely ever possible in advertising
tising to be real- unless information about a pro-
15 complete it duct is printed in a form which
I must be present- is retained and readily available
y ed in a way by for reference. From that stand-
| which the poten-’ point no other medium compares
■ t i a 1 customer to the local newspaper.
can retain the The local newspaper is the only
• advertising medium which the
Anv person who has answered l>P>cal housewife can quickly lo-
cate at anytime during the day
or night ami check information
on any retail offering.
J. li. Wood, publisher of the
price, and address Chicago Tribune, states the case
k. \ '
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an errand
. JUANITA
ne- ■
at his HUEPERS AND)
chat enroute to the pos’ office . . . STEIN SERVICE. STATION . . . I
rivnn* lll’DVTVC t-xllrin.r tilth ____ ..... ...... ....... ...n.i.T-n!
M standing
The
playing on the family’s front;
oporch on Willis Street . . . MRS.
FULTON SUMRALL shopp i n g J
downtown R B BRUMFIELD;
talking to somebody at ALLEN’S ■
SPORT SHOP . . GENE HINDS -
and DR BRYAN ROYSE riding I
by in the ALVIN CLEANERS’’
delivery truck . . . KEITH CUR- f
TISS deserting the ALVIN DRIVE i
IN THEATRE during the rain to
get a haircut . . . CLYDE BELL,
standing outside BELL’S BEAUTY
SALON giving directions to a I
questioner . . .
FIRM SWEET
CABBAGE
lilt1GORDON ST.
Micmx OL 8->4>l
c
D
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26c
Renown
TOMATO
For
VALLEY
HIGH
2
V CATSUP
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LIBBY'S
BH.
Borden s
DINNER
Each
__F
2
CORN
OR
v-
ROSEDALE
PEAS
2
2 5c i
9
O’
Heads
6‘
Coffee
49‘
Lb.
Can
L
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LE GRANDE
GOLDEN
303
Cans
FROZEN
LEMONADE
6-Oz.
Can
I
ROSEDALE
WHOLE GREEN
BEANS
BANQUET
MEXICAN
303
Cans
303
Cans
10-Oz.
Pkgs.
•
Gulf
SPRAY
29<
29c
39‘
10‘
35‘
FROZEN
STRAWBERRIES
ICE CREAM
1 2 Ga; V fl
89c Value
Uncle J
Willie'S 1
PORK & BEAfl
2-15
VARiETT
Ai;E MAIN lid
11 5- 0. iki
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■ 2BiqZ-l
fiCans
L
Penta
PEACHES
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Chase & Sanbort
Folgers & Mox*"
House
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 61, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1961, newspaper, July 27, 1961; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1255028/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.