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features ASB
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6 00 PM
7 00 PM
8:30AM
9:30AM
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Evening Worship
Wed Worship
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Evening Worship
Wednesday Worship
9 30 AM
10 45 AM
7 00 PM
6 15 PM
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Evening Worship
Wednesday Service
Wed Youth Service
Sunday Morning
Sunday Worship
Sunday Evening
Wed Family Worship
Comptroller says state
businesses optimistic
about future growth
Early Worship
Sunday School
9 00 AM
10 15 AM
6 00 PM
6 45 PM
..9:45AM
11 00 AM
6 00 PM
.....7 00 PM
Morning Worship I
Sunday School
Evening Worship
Mid Week Worship (Wed )
Chancel Choir (Wed )
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00AM
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SOURCES: John Sharp, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; University Interschol
astlc League, Southwest Conference; Southland Conference; Lone Star Conference:
Southwest Athletic Conference; Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference; University
of North Texas, University of Texas at El Paso; Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers.
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Evening Worship
Wednesday Worship
JR Tyson also spoke on the issue
of zoning. He suggested that instead
of enacting a zoning ordinance, that
the city assist subdivisions with the
enforcement of deed restrictions.
He also noted that some land
tracts in the area are receiving agri-
cultural tax exemptions and should
he designated as agricultural areas.
Copies of the proposed ordinance
and zoning map may be obtained at
city hall. A copy of the document is
also n reserve in the city library.
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Church Training
Evening Worship
Wad Prayer Meeting
SATURDAY 7:00 PM and
SUNDAY 10:00 AM
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
8 30 & 11 AM
945 AM
6 30 PM
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7 30 PM
Public school
College
Bible Study
Moring Worship
Evening Worship
Wednesday Service
10 00 AM
1100AM
7 00 PM
7 00 PM
7:00 PM
WEDNESDAY: 7 SO PM
PRAISE ANO WORSHIP
BIBLE STUDY
KIDS CLUB
YOUTH SERVICES
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An average of 7 percent of the people in Texas—1 3 million fans—attend a
football game each week in the state.
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
611 W South, 331-3482
A CARING HOME FOR ALL'
New Pastor: Or Chappell Temple
S/ A grandmother,
R Dedek
GLEANER CHURCH
Davis Bend Rd. and
Stadium Dr., Alvin, Teias
Pastor Terry Lee
(713)331-3329
CHURCH
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FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH OF ALGOA
18006 Orange - Algoa
409-925-4437
Pastor OdieM Young
FAITH ASSEMBLY
OF GOD CHURCH
4320 Mustang Rd., Alvin
331-5549
CALL 331-4421 TO PLACE
YOUR CHURCH AD
LISTINGS ON THIS PAGE
FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH OF ALVIN
415 W Adoue, Alvin
585-5115
Rev. Wayne Sheppard
FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
302 SO JOHNSON • ALVIN
585-3406
BAYOU DRIVE BAPTIST
Comer ot Dumble & Bayou Dr.
585-8061
Pastor Wayne Hudson
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GRACE EPISCOPAL
200 W Lang at Hardie
Fr Vincent Uher
SunQaYS
800 am Early Service
9 30am Holy Eucharist
10 30 a m Christian Education
IUESDAYS
7 00 a m Morning Prayer & Eucharist
WEDNESDAYS
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state. Each year, some 300 teachers
are nominated and recognized
locally for their accomplishments.
The program is open to all high
school teachers, not just UT gradu-
ates.
Simple nomination forms were
sent to every Texas high school
principal in September; each may
nominate one teacher. Principals are
encouraged to seek input from stud-
ents, teachers and parents.
All nominees will be recognized
by the University of Texas and
locally by their schools and by
local chapters of The Ex-Students’
Association. Ten will be selected to
come to The University of Texas
campus for an Awards Ceremony,
Feb. 15-16, 1996. They will inter-
act with faculty and students from
their individual disciplines, and will
meet with the dean and faculty of
the College of Education to share
their insights to teacher education
and potential improvements in the
public education system.
Awards for the 10 honorees will
be presented on Friday evening,
Feb. 16, at a banquet hosted by The
University president and attended by
local and state leaders in education,
former honorees. University offi-
cials and alumni.
For nomination forms or addi-
tional information, contact Heather
Ullmann at The Ex-Students’ Asso-
ciation. P.O Box 7278, Austin,
TX 78713, or call I 800-594-3939
or in Austin, 475-6825.
The Ex-Students’ Association is
an organization of more than
54,000 graduates and friends of The
University of Texas at Austin
Nominations are now being
accepted for the 1996 Texas Excel-
lence Awards for Outstanding High
School Teachers. The deadline for
nominations is Oct. 16, 1995. The
University of Texas at Austin seeks
to raise public awareness of the
contributions that teachers make to
our society and is committed to
raise the esteem of the teaching pro-
fession in communities across the
state.
Toward that end, The Ex-
Students’ Association and the Col-
lege of Education of The University
of Texas recognize yearly Texas
high school teachers who are inspir-
ingly supportive of their students,
who bring credit to the teaching
profession, and who are held in the
highest regard by their current and
former students, fellow teachers,
administrators, students' parents,
and community.
Established in 1987, the national-
ly-acclaimed awards program
reaches into the grass roots of the
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Attendance
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LIGHT
CHRISTIAN CENTER
Pastor: Paul Golden
1501 South St., Alvin, 3312458
Editor’s Note: The Jacketeers
have not been excluded or ignored
by this newspaper. The team was
prominently featured in our special
football section, ‘95 Football Fore-
cast. published on Sunday, Sept 3.
Alvin Rebekahs
hold meeting
The Alvin Rebekah Lodge #138
opened in regular form with Ida
Cole, Grand Noble, presiding
All Rebekah sisters are reminded
of the yearly dinner to be held Sept.
29 at 7 p.m. at Kelley's Restaurant
in LaMarque. All sisters are invited
Entertainment will be provided by
Harold Sutton and Tim McCalley,
from Coak’s Opry Restaurant We
will meet at the lodge hall at 6
p.m. so all can have rides.
Sunday, Oct 1. the Rebekah
Lodge has been invited to the Gull
Coast Oddfellow and Rebekah
Association at the Pasadena Lodge
#136 in Pasadena. We have been
asked to put on the memorial serv-
ice. We will meet at the Alvin
Lodge Hall at 8 a.m. and leave by
8:15 a.m. for Pasadena. ,
Birthdays celebrated were Lois
Hood. Zada Long, Virginia Leader
and Nellie Yarbrough
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History. politics, finances and
public service are unusually
intertwined in a new book detailing
the accomplishments of a small-
town banker called by the author "a
Texas giant.”
The book, "Citizen First, Banker
Second," describes the multifaceted
activities of Walter G. Hall, who
heads banks at Dickinson and
League City and also once owned
controlling interest in banks in
Alvin, Webster and Bay City.
Hall, now 88 years old, probably,
is the oldest active banker in Texa
and has headed the Citizens State
Bank at Dickinson for 64 years.
The Dickinson bank is th 6th
oldest state bank in Texas, opening
one month after the Alvin State
Bank opened in 1906.
The author of "Citizen First,
Banker Second," A. Pat Daniels, a
Houston/Galveston historian, said
Hall has "established, altered,
improved, stabilized or even
revolutionized more segments of
life in his native state than almost
any other Texan, living or dead."
Hall is described as a conservative
banker who has confused the
political structure" because of his
liberal Democratic Party leadership.
Hall has had an influence on the
election of many public officials in
Galveston County and to some
extent in the state and on the
national level.
Part of the history of the Alvin
State Bank is recorded in "Citizen
First, Banker Second." Hall
purchased controlling interest of the
bank in 1953, when deposits were
$6,359,459. He sold controlling
interest in 1981. were $92,773,236.
Both Alvin State Bank and
Citizens State Bank were organized
by the same Galveston group,
headed by the Sealy Hutchings
family.
Daniels, the author of "Citizen
First, Banker Second," resided in
Alvin when he was on Hall's staff,
from 1957 to 1960, and was
president of the Alvin Rotary Club.
He still maintains his membership
in Alvin Post No. 5237, Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
"Citizen First, Banker Second"
was published by Peninsula Press
of Texas, P.O. Box 694, Houston,
TX 77001
"Consumers, investors and busi-
ness owners appear to hold a steady
optimism that the Texas economy
will continue to grow,' State
Comptroller John Sharp said
"Consumer confidence, retail
sales, new housing permits and the
Texas Stock Index are the strongest
components ol this month's Index
of Leading Texas Economic Indica-
tors.”
"The Index registers 124 7, an
increase of 2.1 percent compared to
one year ago. The Index forecasts a
steady-state economy with moderate
growth in the next six to nine
months," Sharp said
"By comparison, the U.S Index
of Leading Economic Indicators is
at 101, down 0.7 percent compared
to one year ago. The U.S. Index has
declined for six consecutive
months, but the slowdown in the
national economy has had only a
slight effect on Texas," Sharp said
The number of new housing per
mils issued in July increased by
26.6 percent compared to the same
period last year Permits to build
nearly 9,000 new homes were
granted as declining mortgage inter-
est rates spurred new home con
struction just in time for the peak
summer construction period.
Texans' faith in the state econ-
omy is reflected in a 17.5 percent
increase in the consumer confidence
up in the middle of the night, your
clock reads 3:26 am , and you real
ize that you can sleep several more
hours? This feeling is perhaps the
greatest that humans are capable of
experiencing if scientists could
somehow bottle that euphoric feel-
ing when we realize we can sleep
180 more minutes, our lives would
be perfect.
’ Not getting a speeding tick-
et. Everybody has, at one time or
another, gone approximately 2,000
miles per hour right past a police
car going in the opposite direction.
But, since the police officer just
caught somebody going 57 in a 55
mph zone, you don’t even get
pulled over You realize at this
point that life is very good.
* College football jocks.
Though they are born bigger than
some European countries, they are
really easy to ridicule. Here’s one
joke I recently heard: How many
college football players does it take
to screw in a light bulb? One, but
he gets three credit hours for it!
* Making deadline at the last
minute with a column that was
obviously written on a restau-
rant napkin in a moving car.
Needless to say, this is the grandest
reason to be happy about our great
lives.
Now, remembering these fine rea-
sons of happiness, go forth and be
merry.
Or, as Joseph said in Bethlehem,
“Go forth and be Mary.”
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ALVIN MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
w Seatyatblumsi 1 331-6726
Darryl Stricter PkIO'
Sunday School 9 45 AM
Two Morning Worship Services
8 30 AM 4 11 DO AM
COME WORSHIP
WITH US!
FIRST CHURCH OF
CHRIST, SCIENTIST
713 So. Lee-Alvin
Sunday School
and Worship* 10-11 AM
Wednesday Service 7-8 PM
FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
(DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
1212So. Durant* Alvin
331-5825
REV. DALE WALLING
Pastor
Sunday School.....9:45 a m
Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.
Sunday Evening:
Youth Meeting.....4:30 p.m.
These extraordinary teachers are
being held up as the examples of
what is right with education, and
their voices are being heard. Con-
ceived, designed, selected and rec-
ognized by alumni, the Texas
Excellence Awards for Outstanding
High School Teachers are making a
difference to education in America.
Aztec. Every year, the ancient
Aztecs would sacrifice a person to
the gods, and a priest would wear
the dead person’s skin for 20 days.
This is really true.
Sadly, however, this ritual
ultimately led to the downfall of the
great empire. Without knowing it,
the ancient Aztecs were making a
huge fashion faux pas, and every
member of the entire empire was
arrested by the fashion police on
May 23, 1476 They never agin
wore skin in public.
• Government. Yes, the U.S.
government is in such disarray that
a wooden bench was elected to Con-
gress in Idaho. Yes, taking into
account annual interest rates, yearly
costs and inflation, the national
debt is really big Yes, the govern-
ment recently awarded $3 billion in
punitive damages to a cardboard box
for using cotch tape instead of
masking tape. However, this should
make you absolutely ecstatic about
your life. You’ve never screwed up
this badly. Ever
• Waking up three hours
before you need to get out of
bed. Isn't it great when you wake
SOUTH PARK BAPTIST
1718 So. Johnson, Alvin
585-8211 331-3902
Dr. Bruce Peterson
Published Sunday
201 E. House St., Alvin. TX. 77512 • (713) 331-4421
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I am untied with your newspaper
for not giving the Alvin Jacketeer
Drill team more credit for their hard
work and performance
This team works harder on their
routine that do the cheerleaders
it seems all the other teams in
action are noted with pictures, but
not the Jacketeers
I’ve gone to games years ago
when Alvin didn't even have a drill
team It was rather embarrassing
and lacking when all other towns
had one
Please give our Jacketeer drill
team some credit with notations
and pictures
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index, compared to one year ago
That consumer optimism pushed
July retail sales up I 17 percent
compared to the previous year
The Texas *ock Index has been
on a growth spurt for several
months, a sign of confidence on the
part of investors and bestwEs own
ers. In July, the Texas Stock Index
rose to a record 207, as stock prices
rose for companies in all sectors of
the economy.
New business incorporations in
Texas are up 8.5 percent compared
to one year ago. The strength of the
Texas economy, compared to the
economic weakness in other parts
of the nation, makes Texas attrac-
tive to companies considering relo-
cating
The Texas unemployment rate is
down 0.6 percent compared to one
year ago, and unemployment claims
are also down a fraction.
Two components of the Index of
Leading Texas Economic Indicators
show that Texas businesses are
making adjustments to compensate
for the slowing U.S. economy and
the Mexican peso devaluation. The
average number of manufacturing
hours per work week are down 0.9
percent compared to this time last
year The Texas Help Wanted Index
is up 3 3 percent compared to one
year ago. However, newspaper job
listings are down 2.4 percent com-
pared one month ago, indicating a
slowdown in new hiring , s
Since July 1994, Texas has
gained nearly 260,000 jobs, an
increase of 3.2 percent The job
growth includes about 24,000 con-
struction jobs; 219,000 service
jobs; and close to 15,000 manufac-
turing jobs.
The State Comptroller's Office
created the monthly Index of Lead-
ing Texas Economic Indicators to
help predict changes in the state
economy months before they occur.
Zoning-----
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ered "spot zoning"' and could be
contested in court
New Alvin resident Martha Davis
presented a unique problem Io coun-
cil her home is in both a com-
mercial and residential zone Davis'
home, located at 710 Jackson Si , is
built on lot lines with one lot lying in
an R l zone and another lying in a C l
area
She requested that the zone lines
be adjusted to completely enclose
her home in the C l zone
With the obvious exceptions of
looming disease, worldwide famine,
soaring crime rates and major
league baseball, our lives are basi-
cally pretty good.
Our lives are so good, one might
even say, we could make a “feel-
good list” of things that make our
lives so overwhelmingly happy,
that we just explode into tiny "feel
good” molecules.
This "feel-good” list is possible
because a column recently appeared
in the Houston Chronicle (Sept
26, 1995) on this very subject. The
column, written by noted journalist
Leon Hale, listed many reasons we
should feel good about our lives.
For example, Mr Hale said we
should feel good for:
"Planting seeds.”
“Making a good sandwich.”
“Getting the checkbook
balanced.”
Without a doubt, each of these
wonderful things brings sunshine
into our lives whenever the oppor-
tunity arises. However, in philo-
sophical terms, making a good
sandwich doesn't quite (ahem) cut
the mustard, and nobody has ever
actually balanced a checkbook. So,
naturally, we have to believe that
there are other reasons to be happy.
"Andy,” you’re saying to your-
self, “My life is so bad right now
that I’m reading your column.
What do I have to be happy about?”
It’s simple, my friend. Here are a
few reasons to be happy:
* You’re not an ancient
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PRISCILLA HAWKINS...............................Advertising Director
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Pastor Richard Kling
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