The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1959 Page: 6 of 12
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BIG REASONS
WHY YOU SHOULD BUY
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SCHOOLS
DUMBLE STREET
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XBUILT SAFETY-
GIRDER FRAME
rire sireti Monday afternoon did
not mean that an unusual fire
had occurred! It merely meant
that the siren in the Oak Park
Cemetery vicinity was under-
going some repairs.
The new Impala Sport Sedan—
unmistakably '59 in every modern line
VISITS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gregory
of Houston were Friday night
house guests of Mr. and Mrs.
R. T. Briscoe.
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May Dance
get Bv Yontht?
Mrs. Heller
I»dnpes At
A
the
Mrs.
and
of
THE ONLY SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY
LIMITS WITH THESE ADVANTAGES - -
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guests and . ________o ____
'•'ent organizing work groups
for the dance.
Mr. anc Mrs. Woodie Well-
born and Mrs. Tom Smith visit-
W IDE ST CHOICE GOING
V OF ENGINES AND V
TRANSMISSIONS
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MARIAN KNAPP
Engaged
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of Heller’s Nursery and Gar
den Center.
William Heller Jr. then co:
ducted a question and answer
session as the guests were serv
rd coffee and cookies.
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To Marry On
Saturday Morn
Miss Olivia Montoya, daugh-
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There’s even the
convenience of
crank-operated
vent windows
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NOW!!
(LOCATED ’ BLOCKS WEST OF SCHOOL ON DUMBLE STREET AKO OSTROAJ
PEARSON CHEVROLET CO
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SAFETY-MASTER
V BRAKES
one of the largest inj.’i
of life, hea-th and e::t
FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE FO? A FRIEND Y PANIC—Miss Genevieve Purcell, of 806
Blum Street, Alvin, is described by her fri ids as a friendly person by nature, so it
suggestion she did for the "Plan-a-
Only $1O00 Down
-oil Youngblood Insurance Agency
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Dwayne Hope
Born April 21
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hope < ■
Alvin announce the birth of
son, Dwayne Eddie, who <r-
rived at the Alvin Memori.
Hospital on April 24. The chi;
weighed 6:7 oz. at birh.
The newcomer is greeted b
one brother Jesse Lee, who
■two years old.
Grandparents are Mr . Thel-
ma Roller and Mrs. Ruby Hop*
both of Alvin; and great -grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs. F
P. Locke of McMinnville, Tenn
and Jesse Barnett of Alvin.
FIRE SIREN
The peculiar blaring of the
sur-
said. j■
know 9HH
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; REMARKABLY SMOOTH
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Coil springs at all four wheels do a superb job
of leveling out the bumps. Or—for a ride that
rivals the costliest cars—there’s Chevy’s
gentler-than-ever Level Air suspension*.
(*Option<il at extra cost)
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• NEW ECONOMY IN •
® THE HI-THRIFT 6 J
• It’s got more pep—yet •
• gets up to 10'/o more •
• miles a gallon. •
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Carries yc*u in low credled comfort—with
high resistance to twist on rough roads.
The power to preserve peace ! I
is what we all pray for, hope i
for. today. One way to prepare
*°r it is ts buy U. S. Savings I I I
* Benos systematically. | ||Ma
New York Life is I 14 years old and is
companies in the world ottering all lines c. ___ . .....
and group insurance. New York Life does business in all 50Si
and Canada.
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* fin ishc'thatw needs no
* waxingsorapolishing
* for: npstovtliree? ;
ri_£ '1 1»«2 Chevy Msg-c-Mirror acrylic lacquer
"* ■?- ■ , " 'Ll 1 ' sAAo/Z- that showroom ‘-ei’
■ Mrs. Tegley belongs.
■ I Cake and ice cream were I
■ served to the 14 guests and the
■ honoree was given a shower of
■ I handkerchiefs.
I I On her return home, Mrs.
■ Tegley was again surprised to
■ I .nd that her daughter. Mrs.
I i CLet Morgan, was entertain-
I ing members of the Ida Arnold
j 'ible Class at the First Chris- ,
' tian Church in honor of her .
. mother’s birthday.
' Some 23 class members and
* Yov get up to
’4 longer lining life.
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FASHION O P=>
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Alvin Representative
The Episcopal Senior Young (
""o-'ie’s Service League met,
Sunday evening at the Parish
House to make plans for a
formal May dance.
xactiy a
England
i didn’t .. .
many guests as
Home Parade
Is Visited
By Alvinifes
Five Alvin homebuilders
were in the group of more than I I
100 Gulf Coast homebuilders I
who converged on Houston on
Thursd \ for a whirlwind look fl
at the building industry in the ■ fl
South’s largest city. !|
As part of a tour arranged I
1 Gas Cor- 11
from as far : I
charge of the decorating com-
mittee for
Lewis and
handle other arrangements.
The group asked that Miss H 4 1 '
Genevieve Purcell, and the IvlOIll
Woodie Wellboms and Mr. and Miss Olivia Montoya, daugh- |
Mrs. A. B. Lewis chaperon the .ter cf Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mon- '
dance. i toya Sr., and Johnny Hernan- {
1______' ~---- dez, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- 1
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L M Local Women
1° Houston
Inib- 1 ■
: Br
Bt autician's Be.' u:y-i an a a’ the
Rice Hotel.
Miss Luella Bailey of New
York was a guest artist at the
show. I
The car that's wantedJbr all its worth...Chevif!
Blum Street. Alvin, is described by her fri » Is
r.u’t have been natural for her to submit r! o _______
Bank Building Contest of the Alvin State Ban1 . In^the picture she is explaining the
idea to Virgil McDonald, a teller in the b nk—that the bank should have a greeting
hostess in its new building, to help custo ners find the different departments and
oescribe the services of the bank. The Al in State Bank will erect its new building
la'e this year in the 1000 and 1100 bloc'-s of Gordon Street. L. B. Manry Jr. exe-
r * V" vice president of the Alvin State Bank, said t at Miss Purcell's idea will
be adopted, at least during lhe opening period of the new bank, and that Miss
Purcell has been awarded a $10 "honorable mention" priiv for her suggestion.
Adv.
Anniversary
Honoring their 25th w’edding
«««. --------- and Mrs. Re-
ginald Ennis were given a sur-
| prise tea bv the choir members
Inf G’-arr P'nlscor a* Church and
their families. The hospitality
. took nlace on Sunday at 4 p.m.
th<' home -of Mr. and Mrs.
Wellnurn.
' To the strains of the tradi-
tional wedding march the
’ fit,*.*- guests \v* *p greeted and
I Ind to *he c i •)»" room to view
j themselves in miniature on the
i • ..c^oshment tah’r. where Mrs.
vnnis received her corsage.
A musical hc*ur, including
♦ he choir’s own recorded can-
tnta. was followed by refresh-
ments of fruit punch, cake, cof-
nuts, and mints.
Mrs. c. A. Renton presided
at the coffee service, Mrs. J.
C served cake, and
Mrs. C. D. Hummell served the
guests punch. Miss Genevieve
P-Tcell assisted in serving.
The lace-laid table was cen-
tered by a green and white ar- j 1
rangement of stock, mums, clus-1
er roses, and fem in a silver
and crystal container. Silver | ;
'•andelabra held lighted tapers i i
•ied with white satin ribbons
leading to the bride and groom | ■
dolls. 11 |
Pink roses and white stock . '||H|
■ ■•or.' n’aced at other points ! I! !
about the rooms.
A gift of silver was present- ! B
cd to Mr. and Mrs. Ennis.
A total of 34 guests were pre- pPl
Mrs. Clara England Celebrates
90th Birthday Here On Thursday
i Mrs. Clara England reached
a special milestone Thursday
. . her 90th birthday . . .
and to properly observe the oc-
casion her daughter-in-law,
r . Mabel England, incited
-J.'ifives and friends in for a
birthday party.
prise,” Mrs.
“Bu. Grandma
we’d have as i
THE ALVIN SUN, ALVIN, TEXAS THURSDAY
Mrs. Tegley Rosharon Club
Is Given Two Meets In Alvin
^i.Hnpion ! Members of the Roshar
surprise F CICS Home Demonstration C 11.
Mrs. Alida Tegley, who cele- spent a recent afternoon on a
orated her 83rd birthday on ’guided plant Jdentificalion^our
Thursday, was honored with |
;wo surprise birthday parties
g;i that occasion.
The first was held at the
| j home of Mrs. Hayden Mallory
I i by members of the Silver
I Thimble Sewing Club to which
, Look at the car,
e a K K look a: the cost
Chevy makns beautiful sense! J J J f
Some 25 people called from ■
i 2:30 p.m. thror.jjiout the after-
noon and evening. Many of
n were relatives and others
were member of the Ida Ar-
nold Bible Class at the First
st Ch’’rch, the class to
which Mrs. England would be-
long if .she were able to at-
tend.
A variety of cakes and coffee
Hl was served to the visitors, and |
|j Mrs. Tom McKissick provider!
■ a beautifully decorated birth- i
I day cake for the occasion.
I To complete her day of hap-. _ , ,
I nin.-ss. Grandma England re-1 feays- Before the death
" ceived that evening a
distance call from
Leslie England.
Calif.
Mrs. England has been a win- I Iowa.
dance; Mrs. Miss Montoya
Smith will T y
by Houston Na u
poriitior., builde s
away ; - Alice. Corpus Christi 1
and Kingsville began the day ■
as guests at a get-acquainted II
breakf. . t hosted by the Hous- II
ton Home Bui’d *rs Association. II
Followj'.g a briefing session 11
and luncheon at the Houston II
Nati;: Gas Hospitality House. 11
charter-. ' bussts took the ■
visiting builders to Westbury II
Addition for n three-hour in- I
spection of the ’959 Parade of ■
Homs rr.d Hone Show. I
The Alvin .'ontingent was 11
compos, d of Gi y Crouch, W. ' I
G. 1’ t k . < idoux. T. Gu-| I
bert, .rd I ter Smith. Clyde ’ ■
Crenshaw. Hou ton Natural’s | ■
Alvin district manager, also at-
tended the day’s activities.
Other communitie*; represent-)
cd by the visiting homebuilders I
included Payto vn, Freeport,
Kingwi'e, Co pus Christi.
Alice. Port Lavaca, Victoria,
Wharton, Edna El Campo,
Texas City, La Marque and La
Porte.
^fon Event
Mrs William L Heller Jr. i
spent Monday in Angleton act-
ing as an out-of-town judge I
in the “Garden of the Month" |
''°n<est held monthly by the
City of Angleton Beautification
Committee.
Mrs. Heller said she parti-
cularly noticed the all-out ef- j
fort of the Angletonians to! I I
beautify the entire community. 11
Entrances to the city are being III I
n1' nted bv the combined efforts I |
of the garden clubs, and many | |l |
other projects are underway. ■
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I y » the next thing to poucr steering—makes )
MRS. CLARA ENGLAND
90ih Birthday
'' ter resident of Alvin for many quests enjoyed refreshments of
of her I sngeI cake and c°Hee and the
* u i- j xir r i j .u 1 class Presented the honoree
long husband, W. I. England, the wjth a iovely potted plant.
her son,, couple spent the winters here'----—--
WhiLUer,: and went back, in the summer
I time, to their native Spencer,
1 Inwa.
ALVIN BUILDERS— Alvin home builders recently in Houston to attend that city’s Pa-
rade of Homes and Home Show were qiv3n a word of greeting from Houston Na-
tvral Gas board chairman Frank C. Smith, third from left. Left to right; Guy Crouch,
Houston Natural's Alvin district manage C'yde Crenshaw, Frank C. Smith, W. G.
Pucek, Jack Idoux, T. Gubert and Lester Smith.
iP-TA Meeting
Held Monday
Radford Reavis was installed
1 Monday night as president of
the Jun’or Senior High School
| P-TA, the first man to hold j
IJ that position in many years.
11 Mrs. E;il Bennett conducted,
I the installation service and i
| olher ofneers installed were
| Mrs. Audine Moore, vice presi-j
d’-nt; Mr< Gloria Hanson, sec-!
rotary; Mrs. J. I. Powell, trea- L
surer; and Mike Johnstone, I
11 parliamentarian.
Mrs. Pennett a longtime P-
| T X worker, was presented a
I lifetime P-TA membership by i
I K'tiring President Mrs. J. J.
Hankamer, who in turn, re-
ceived a past president’s pin. I
An interesting program was
prepared and presented by the
teachers of the Science Depart- I
ment. A visit was made to the I
| laboratories as a part of the I
program. Taking part were!I
I John Holtz, Harold Hughes, J
I Joe Peery, Kenneth Locke, 1
Jack Glasgow, and Dr. Alan •
Cobb.
I A social hour followed with .
Mrs. J. J. Krejci J., and Mrs.
Claud Holloway, hospitality' 1 . ^»«**K«nciii
chairmen, in charge of refresh- proaching marriage
ments. ! Marian Knapp to Clarence Ed-
- win Oliver Jr., both of Peai-
i land, has been announced.
The w’edding will be solemn-
I ized June 5 at the Pearland
j Methodist Church.
The bride-elect is the daugh-
ter of Harold Knapp and the
late Mrs. Knapp of Pearland.
The bridegroom-elect’s par-,
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
The* gn up^decided to invite |Edwin Oliver Poland,
jests and the evening was' ♦
Alvin Couple
Honored On
ed the group for the evening. |
The Wellborns will be in
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• Contract Your Own Building.
• Near School-No Dangerous Cross Streets.
• Large Oversized Lots.
• Wooded Sections.
• Palms and Trees Already Planted.
• Beautifully Lighted Entrance.
• No Thru Traffic.
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1959, newspaper, April 30, 1959; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1255134/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.