The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1957 Page: 2 of 10
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BLACK PEPPER
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MORRELL—PURE PORK
SAUSAGE
FRESH PORK
PICNICS
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BABY or FORDHOOK 10 Ox. Pkgs
LIMA BEANS 2 39c|cORN 2
WHITE — 1-1 2 LB. BOTTLE
KARO SYRUP 23c Gorox
200 count-white os I
Kleenex
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pliance dealers
hands with th ?
program
rotisseries, roast
thermometers, thermo-
top burn-
and
will
Ae custom
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EUGENE BRISTOW
Is Elected
Eugene Bristow, son of
and Mrs. R c. Bristow,
I~?"“ ———J president of the 1
Alvin I
presi-
de <
ins and t----
months on modern
The program
with a luncheon
Texas T Restaurant
day. Present
Charlie
Ax ■■ ■
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Jordan.
A fruit
• -Make your home brighter, cheerier!
Get enough right-sized bulbs to fill all
your empty sockets . . . plus an extra
carton or two for spares". At your
light bulb dealer’s or our office.
“The manufacture of all bio-
logical preparations is a time-
consuming and exacting p’*o-
cess. There are no short cuts.
In the time ratio of demand
and supply will reverse its
present state and all who de-
sire the vaccine will be able
to receive it.
“Above all else we wish to
urge the public to be patient
and follow the advice of their
family physician who is
pledged to render the best
possible medical care. It is our
sincere belief that the best in-
terest of the people is served
when protection and treatment
is accomplished within the
framework of the normal pat-
ient - physician relationship,”
concluded the report from the
Texas Academy of Genreal
tStr ti
fctended conr
Ed help in
Lfor the be
Es] offerin;
E>S4?5. we art
THE ALVIN SUN
SUBSCRIPTION RATE PER YEAR*
mo In Brazoria County
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Lu>erfs'r
Study Cluh Has
First Meeting
Members of the Athenaeum
Study Club me| last week at
NBC
PREMIUM
crackers
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Store Hours
Mon. Thru Sat —8 a. ■.»]
Sun. - 9 a. m. to 6 P J
Plenty of F R E E PARWN]
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2B Potatoes’
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PEAS 3? FISH STEAK 35‘
iOh ALL TYPE
pchines. Wash
and Refrigera
fcg Post. OL 8-1
UECTRIC—Coini
trial and residei
I maintenance. Si
mice, parts
Bimate< cheer!
66 Per Cent Of
Bond Quota Is
Purchased Here
A total of $100,201 in Series
E and H United Savings Bonds
were purchased by the resi-
_ make iaeffa-
“>■ Don't send h«M
’’ «hool send the
d '» school. If
.J*11’5 *"T t”’'
h.». him
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W ix
I b«n.i3 a perman
pnful plantiiui tha
a*°ids coivinua
n1' an<1 expense.
7 for a
R estimate
#,S NURSI-RY
r 6 Ph. OL 8-377;
Sixty watt, 2k; 75 watt, 21c; 100 watt
23c, 150-watt, 27c,■ 100-200^300 watt’
He Federal tax included. Twenty per
cent discount on purchases of $5 00 or
more.
• Land Leveling
Members of the Alert I
Demonstration Club met
week at the home of Mrs. Iona
Corn and the meeting was
called to order by Mrs Gin-
ny Crainer. president.
Mrs E. s. Avitts gave the
devotional and 14 members
answered to roll call. One new
member, Mrs Otto W. Schroe-
der. was taken into the club.
Mrs. Armie Klentzman was a
visitor at the meeting.
-------- ——every Thurs-
me progress of Alvin and Brazoria County.
transmission through the mails as second-class
r .. . ----- •“’*“» iCAdi> under the act of
Congress of March 3, 1879.
Gene Bo wen ____
Mrs. Adelaide Jacob
George Jacob______
John Barajas_____
Cliff Davenport
zoria County
Committee
Sales in the county curing
the first eight months of the
year totaled $866,204 which i
66.4 per cent of the yearly
goal of SI 303.420.
Sales in Texas during the
first eight months of 1857
totaled $112,863,400, or 58.4
per cent of the 1957 goal of
$193,100,300. August sales in
Texas were $13,118,000.
• During the months of Sept-
ember and October, many
schools throught Texas ire
again installing the Savings
Stamp program for their stu-
dents. The School Stamp Pro-
gram affords our younge.* citi-
zens an opportunity to learn I
the habit of thrift. In addition, I
t^ey will develop a better un-
lerstanding of our government
and will learn to realize their I
responsibilities as citizens of
this great land,” said Mr. Bos-
ton.
The Brazoria County Savings |
dertts of this county during
August. These figures were re-
leased by E. L. Boston of An-
gleton, chairman of the Bra-
Savings Bonds
GLEN WOODY FARRIS
Is Chairman
In student elections at Alvin
High School, Glen Woody Ear-
ns was chosen us student as-
sembly chairmin for the 1957-
58 school year This is one of I
the most coveted positions on
the campus.
Billy Roland I was selected as
vice chairman, i
Farris is me son of Mr. and
Mrs. Woodrow Farris and Ro-
land is the son of Mr. and Mrs
C. B. Rollnd. :
er for the first session of the
fall season. CoAostesses were
Mrs. Boone Thompson, Mrs.
Frank Leathers, Mrs. Reginald
Ennis and Mrs. It. J. Hicks.
Mrs Thompson introduced
the study for thje year which
is “Island Magic1 in the Car- .
ibbean”.
A total of 17 n|iemb< rs were 11
present. |
The refreshment table was I
centered with an epergne hold- I
ing pink carnations and mauve I
chrysanthemums, i Mrs. J. C. I
MacGregor served cake and I
Mrs. Reuwer pouried punch. 1
the Texas Academy of General
Practice. “This has resulted in
an alarm reaction and in most
instan-es in an over-emphasis
of the illness.
“For the present, this disease
is a mild sickness character-
ized by those symptoms com-
monly associated with a bad
cold. Namely, fever, headache
and body ache, sniffles and
perhaps a sore throat and
cough. Standard treatment is
usually symptomatic with spe-
cific and general measures to
reduce fever and ease discom-
forj. Bed rest and an adequate
simple diet with general hy-
gienic procedures are of value.
“To date, complications from
Asian Flu have been negligi-
ble and although the disease is
highly contagious, and a pan- iexas y
domic is possible, present in- practice
dications are that it would
not in any way compare with
the 1918 outbreak.
“Most of the agitation cen-
ters about the public demand
for vaccine in response to the
recommendation that as many
people as possible receive the
the “Asian i
DAVE S. SMITH J<
PHONE OL 8-3574 ' Jr
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Stock up on
i'\\
Summers
-■PECIALS GOOD FOR THURS Fill cat
OCTOBER 10th, 11th IM W' SAT-
2107 Scaly
_______ PHONE OL 8-9540
lone star
Beer = 95c $t.0|
THEALViNSUN^LVINjTXAS^ w
Bend Committee is -------^L)CT.
many of the Sehoolsin lh- !n;h><^'
county will eontir.ue condo..™,-’
their weehly “St; mp Day J ’ zrim "
lard where they presented Mrs.
Collins with gifts and the en-
tire group motored to Bostick’s
Rt staurant in La Marque for
the birthday dinner.
A birthday cake, baked and
decorated by Mrs. James W.
Scott, served as the center-
piece on the diner table. The
cake was decorated in pale
pink and centered in a huge
5 and
-----j were
also embossed on* the cake.
Present were Mrs. Collins,
| Mr. and Mrs. Bob T. Collins
I Jr . Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. El-
< lard. Mr and Mrs. James W.
| Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Ted
| Hermann of Houston.
Q HUNTS fl
/■ 6 Oz. Cans J
ORANGE JUICE 29c TOMATO»
The meeting of the Brazoria
County Federation' of Women’s
Clubs will be held here at the
Alvin Golf and Country Club
Oct. 23.
The next meeting of the'
Alert Club will be with Mrs |
J. J. Peterson on Oct. 16.
Mrs. Corn served coffee,
punch, cookies and opc-nfaced
sandwiches.
been elected r ‘
1957-58 Senior Class at
High School, and is also K.va...
' dent of the National Honor So-1
I ciety. |
Other officers of the Senior
| Class are Carl Schock, vice
president; Shirley Oliver, cor-
responding secretary. Wanda
Harper, recording secretary; j
Linda Linn, treasurer; and
Robert Ryan, parliamer tarian.
Tilman Henry is chairman
of sponsors
ing faculty members arc
Bessie Mae Kee, Robert
Clifford Colwell, Carl
Mrs. Helen Roberts, and Cecil j
Drachenburg.
Miss Willie Mae Corona,
retary, is the only other
ficer in the National Honor .
-nely. Miss Augusta Jordan
ponsor ol that group
Doctors Speak
On Asian Flu
"Once again the nation has
been aroused by the press and
radio and everyone is draw-
ing conclusions about the Asian
Influenza," said a report from
fPRESSaIlssiiciatiir
REPRESENTATIVES IN:
Alvin, Pearland, Manvel. Iowa Colony, Danbury, Liverpool
Fritmiswood, Algoa, Arcadia, Alta Loma, Hitchcock.
Any erreneous reflection upon the character. standingTr
reputation of any p- rsons, firm or corporation which may ap-
pear tn the columns of The Sun will be glaily corrected upon
Its being t.roi,ght to the attention of the management
In case of errors or omissions in legal or other advertise-
“eyte. the publishers do not hold themselves Liable for damage,
further than the amount received by them for such advertise-
ment. Advertising is accepted only on tins basis
Th. Ahin Ciliren. Alvin N.ws. Gulf Coast R.ei.w and County
_____New,s Absorbed by Consolidation.
Published in Alvin, Brazoria County, Toxas
day and dedicated to tv ----- ■
Entered for t~ " *
matter at the Poet Office in Alvi^ Texas
Gas Company
Entertains
For Dealers
Seven of Alvinas leading
have joined
gas company-
in a program to
homemakers with
modern developments in
ranges.
Euilt-in
meat
statically controlled
ers, automatic griddles
other automatic features
be shown by dealers de ring
the ■ 1957 Holiday Gas Range
Roundup.”
Working closely with the
gas company will be Automat-
ic IJ Gas, Inc.: Stanton’s; Pear-
son Appliance Company; De-
Witt Furniture Company; Cap-
erton’s Appliances: Lack's As-
sociate Store; and the Alvin
Trading Post.
-Mrs. Marianne Boothe, gas
company home economist, will
be working with these
giving helpful hints and re-
cipes to housewives who are
interested in improving their I
culinary arts.
During the “Ho iday Gas
Range Roundup,” dealers will
offering extra large trade-
terms as long as 48
-a gas ranges,
was initialed
meeting at the
Wednes-
at the meet ng
were: Charlie Green and
---------- la3l weeK at Woody Hamilton of Stanton s;
the home of Mri. L. G. Re jw- J ,^‘ves of Pearson’S; Har-
ry Gilmore of Automatic 1JP
Gas; Herb Baines of Lack’s;
W. E. DeWitt of DeWitt Furni-
ture; Joe Garza of the Trad-
ing Post; and W. D. Caperton
of Caperton’s Appliances.
-------♦-----
See it Live!
“MY FAIR LADY’’
ICE CAPADES
AUT SWENSON THRILLCADf
COTTON BOWL FOOTBAIL
PAT BOONE, OCT. 13 '
GORDON MAC RAE, OCT. 15 I
FLYING INDIANS
PAN-AMERICAN LIVESTOCK
MILLION $ MIDWAY
EARTH SATELLITE
NIKE GUIDED MISSILES
THOUSANDS OF EXHIBITS
j SNOWDRIFT .j q, CaB ADMIRATION
SHORTENING 75c'COFFEE
Jan McNatt
Given Party
Miss Shirley Creswell gave
a surprise birthday party hon-
oring Miss Jan McNatt on her
14th birthday.
The party was given Friday
at Miss Creswell’s home and
she was assisted in entertain- , _
ing b\ her mother, Mrs. Henry 1 orchld- Plicate lovebirds
T..... * I sprays of pale pink roses ■
arrangement was! ’ ’
the ‘efreshmentl
table which wjs laid with a|
white lin n cloth. Refresh-
ments of Cokes, pep corn and
cake were served.
Mrs. J. ( McNatt baked the
hcr d ‘ ' It W1> decorated! Mrs. ( OHl IS
in pink am .vbite with a|/n .
■ Birt day’ in ription. LlUD HOStCSS
\ Mrs. Collins
Is Feted With
Surprise Party
k i: Julia Col ins was hon-
ored Monday night with a sur-
prise birthday party and din-
ner given by her family.
The group met at the home
of Mr. and Mrs Jack F. El-
■
f rst.
vaccine against
Flu” virui.
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1957, newspaper, October 10, 1957; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1255403/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.