The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1956 Page: 4 of 24
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a steep grade . .. and you’ll see why
it’s the Pikes Peak record breaker!
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Ever level off a mountain with ;."ur
foot? Nothim* to it. Just point t: -
new 56 Chevy iphill and ea? : 'u
on the gas.
Up you go with a qviet (hydraui •
hushed valve lifters now in all engii -
—V8 or 6) rash of power. This is th"
car, you know, that b oke the Piles
Peak record. The car that conquv 1
towering grades and v cious turns to
prove its superior performance, hur-
dling ease and cornering ability.
These are built-in qualities that
mean more driving pleasure and
safety for you. Chevrolet also offers
such safety features as seat belts, with
or without shoulder harness, and in-
strument panel padding at extra cost.
You’ve a choice of 19 frisky new
Chevrolets all with Fisher Body and
with horsepower tanging up to a new
high of 205. Drop, in, when you have
a chance, and drive the new record
breaker!
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Alvin Women Go
To Houston Meet
Mrs. Jimmie Booth and Mrs.
Lucille Gwin attended a lecture
at the lovely auditorium of the
Prudential Building in Houston
Jan. 12.
Alt? Loma volunteer firemen
are stepping up their efforts this
week to collect the remainder of
the $4,500 goal for their new fire
truck As of Jan. 20, the group
had collected $1,800.
A. $. Cotera, publicity chair-
man for the volunteer fire de-
partment at Alta Loma, said 30
of the 35 volunteers planned to
make door-to-door calls while
the remaining firemen stayed on
duty.
The drive has been underway
since Dec. 1 but firemen began
house soliciation only last week
and sir ce then have added about
$800 tc the total collected
He said teams of two and three
firemen have been making rounds
each day in spite cf bad weath-
er. They have been met with a
good response, collecting in about
90 per cent of their calls, he said.
The department accepted the
low bia of Bennett Motor Co. in
Seminole for the truck.
The Cab and chassis will cost
$2,300.85.
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hole-in one
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Alvinites Return
From Cuban Trip
Mr. and Mrs. T. Gubert of Al-
vin have returned from a 10-
day crui’-e to Jamaica and Ha-
vana.
Mr. Gilbert, owner of Auioma- J
tic Gas and Appliance Co. here.
von the trip for selling Cham-
bers ranges, Coleman neating.
and Seryel refrigerators. The
contest was sponsored by the Ed - |
win Flatq Co. in Houston.
The Aikinites flew to Miami,
Fla. where they embark* d for the
< ruise.
flew hom<- from Miami.
This is the second lime
Gubert h!is won
nature.
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I subject was “Processing and Dry-
iny Plant Material for Dried Ar-
rangements”.
Mrs Mabry demonstrated a
number of the 500 varieties of
plant material she has been suc-
cessful in drying and keeping in
riutura! colors.
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Danbury Man To
Judge At Houston
Fat Stock Show
Jack Garrett of Danbury will
judge the Santa Gertrudis Breed-
ing cattle in the 1956 Houston Fat
Stock Show Feb. 22 through
March 4.
The judging date is Feb 22
The show will have 11.000 en-
tries competing for approximate-
ly $190,000, including horse show
and rodeo entry fees.
Roy Rogers. King of the Cow-
boys, and Dale Evans. Queen of
the West, will headline the
world 's championship rodeo, pro-
duced by Everett Colborn of Dub-
lin.
There will be 19 performances
of the show and ticket reservations
can be made by wriitng Ticket
Direcjpr, Houston Fat Stock
server; Dorothy Dell Mannahan,
Faith; Nancy White, assisted by
Mrs. Mary Goff, treasurer; Alice
Hafernick, Charity; Jean Rodgers,
chaplain;
Helen Miller? Service; Joan
Swink, Patriotism; Sharon Hill-
yer. Fidelity; Frances Massey,
outer observer; Sue Massey
worthy advisor. Patricia Hanson,
choir leader; and Kathryn Knolle.
pianist.
Miss Dorothy Knolle will be
the installing officer and her team
will be composed of Mary Mar-
garet Collins, marshal; Gloria
Bowman, chaplain; K a t h r yn
Knolle, recorder; and Nona Beth
Barker, pianist.
Miss Liz Thomas To Be Installed
Rainbow Worthy Advisor Jan. 28
Miss Liz Thomas will be in-
stalled Saturday night as Worthy
Advisory of the Alvin Assembly
of Rainbow Girls at an open in-
stallation in the Masonic Hall
here, said Mrs. R. E. Hunt, new
mother advisor of the group.
Mrs. Hunt will fill the position
formerly held by Mrs. Ray Til-
ton who resigned because of poor
health.
In addition to Miss Thomas,
others to be installed include:
Lona Hering, drill leader: Polly
Hellman, recorder; Lila Blocker,
Hope; Norma Jean Hillyer, Love;
Patricia Bell, Religion; Sherry
Richarason, Nature;
Linde h Hering, Immortality;
Patsy Williams, confidential ob-
Troop 14
Girl Scout Troop 14 met last '
Patrol 1 gave a play er. ;
‘Star-Land Legend’
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Cottage prayer meetings were
held every afternoon during last
week to mark “Focus Week" as
observed at the South Park Bap-
tist Church. The Woman’s Mis-
sionary Union held the prayer
sessions.
Homes where the programs
were held included Mrs Roberta
Givens. Mrs. Helen Parks, Mrs.
June Hogan, Mrs. Betty Epperson
and Mrs James Walker.
As a second observation of
"Focus Week”, the church organ-
ized a Eusiness and Professional
Woman’s Circle of the Woman’s
Missionary Union. This group
will meet once a month at night
in contrast to the daytime meet-
ings of other circles in the WMU.
’56 Chevrolet!
The lecture was given by Mrs. I $2,300.85. The remainder of the
Adrian Mabry of Temple and her $4,500 will be used to purchase
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pump, $1,200; tank. $300; hoses,
ladders ;.nd other equipment.
The firemen and interested
citizens of the community will
donate their time to assemble
the fire truck.
Cotera said the department had
only onie truck operating now.
The other truck is nearly worn
out, he aid, and needs extensive
repairs.
Troop 16
Girt Scout Troop 16 n et las
week and made plans for the pro
gram curing the remaindei of th*
year.
Officers elected include Am
Palmer, president; Kathy Doerr
vice president; Charlene Coleman
secretary; and Mary
treasurer.
Pat Mor<r estival rlarj
“Hole |n"3 West Colul
he initiaI rncel,n« '■
V OUntry (: ls for th? San T I
tival in West CohB
i, said Mrs W. I
>d, general chairmaB
he event was a diil
at 6 30 p m m th«B
ion Hall and all!
1 • e pi esent I
egun originally as 1
ting project tc bull
nity swimming po<|
umbia—the First I
as—the Festival hl
-adition ir its shortl
from a 111
tc learn mor« of I
lore of Lra?ori.i ' I
>t Columbia and I
iy historical spots il
1. H. “Bo;s" Piercel
the San J acinto D I
ociation said many]
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je for this year's F<|
Legion Members Church
Attend Conference Be i’uhli47Z |
Luther LeaiS- Fe5‘va'
fficers of the asscl
it ion to Pierc ■, ure
i Gupton, vice ; : I
). Jones, ’.reasurer;
The Rev. Bob Pruett of San
Diego, Calif, is in Alvin this week
conducting revival services at the
Alvin Assembly of God Church,
said the Rev. Harold Vincent,
pastor.
The public is invited to attend
the nightly services at 7:30 p. in.
The revival will continue through
this week.
Mrs. Mildred Ferguson is di-
recting the singing and the pian-
ists ? re Mrs Bob Pruett and Mrs.
Betty Price.
Special music is being provided
by a Girls’ Trio and other voices Show. 2035 Commerce Building,
from the church congregation. ; Houston
Girl Scout Troop 6 met ast Fri
day and elected new officers. The
are: Cynthia Castle, picsident
Marilyn Gest. vice president; Pa P i
tricia Hanson, secretary-report ''’r
er; and Dorothy Dell Manna ;;;"ttir,•
han, treasurer. this fir
Tart of the troop worked on . \
one-ac. play entitled “Tie Gif-
Horse’.
Sever Brazoria County Legion-
naires were in Austin over the
weekend to attend the annual
Post Officers Conference held
there by the .American Legion.
Of this number, six were Al-
vinites. They included Post Com-
mander F. C. Fredrickson, Adjut-
ant Charles Youngblood. Chap-
lain L. N. Doman, Vice Comman-
der J. W. Isaacs, Director J. A. !
Segelquist and Past Commander
Jack Hiirnson Paul Manin of!
Sweeny was also a member >f the
group.
Mr. Harrison served as hair- ;
man of ji committee on the vouth |
governmjent program, a p-oject
inaugurated several years ago in I
Brazoria: County while Mr. Har-! 7
risen was county judge. Serving I '•
with hiih were Mr. Martin and j
Legion members from other parts 1
I of the state. ■
i The committee passed a resolu-
tion recommending that the State
Executive Committee adopt the '
county youth government pro-
' am all over the state
Some 300 people attendee
<onfercn<e and heard Mr. Harri-
son explain the workings and
reasons for the youth gox-ern-
(!)n their return, they ment program in which
school stiudents elect county
Mr. ' ficers who serve for a day with
| the bonafidc officers in the coun-
second
a trip of this
708 Sidnoir St.
Phone 862
DRIVE THE NEW ’56 MERCURY
JUST 20 MILES-IT WILL SELL ITSELF
Ho Obligation to Buy ...
BI T WE THINK YOU WILL
AND HERE’S WHY
1952 MERCURY. 4 Door
Loaded
J. W. HILL MOTOR COMPANY
Authorized Lincoln-Mercury Dealer
Open Until 7 P. M.
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$1295°°
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$795°°
LOTS OF ’56 MERCURYS TO CHOOSE FROM
1955 MERCURY Montclair Coupe
Fully equipped including air conditioning
OUR QUOTA IS 30 NEW 1956 MERCURYS IN JANUARY
To reach this we are giving higher trace allowances
ft an ever before and cutting orofits to the bone.
WE WILL MAKE YOU A DEAL YOU CAN BE PROUD OF
ON A CAR YOU WILL BE MORE THAN PROUD OR
1953 MERCURY Monterrey Coupe
Lott of extras
1955 MERCURY Monterrey Coupe
Loaded
Here’s All we Ask
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Mrs. Raymond
V’hite
played and prizes
refreshments
Manvel Girls Win
Against Brazoria
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cent
Hugh Lambrights
Feted At Shower
Lewis-Ferguson
Engagement Told
Mrs. Jim Booth
Is Circle Hostess
MISS NANCY LEWIS
Plans Wedding
r
&t the Harvard Divinity School in
C. mbridge. Mass.
The wedding is
June 25
Manvel Victim Of
Crash Is Critical
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refreshments were |
Harold Vincent pre- i
punch bowl and also I
■creatior.
his
co-cap<a:ni
the j Fevers
won
elding ij; planned for
a: th*> Church of Christ
ding in Alvin.
Hugh Lambright
witn a wedding
ver given at the home of Mrs
t D ator. in 1he Phillips Camp
? and attended by about
■rved Mr
ci d at the
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honored
heard Mrs. i
religion
Knolle
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of El Campo and Cambridge.
Improvement In
1955 Salk Vaccine
May Be Achieved
"Final reports may show the
Salk vaccine used in 1955 to be
more effective than that used in
1954.’’ said Dr O. L. Johnson,
chairman of the Medical Advis-
ory Committee of the Brazoria
County Chapter, National Foun-
dation for Infantile Paralysis.
“Most of us will recall that
the official evaluation report on
the vaccine field trial, delivered
last April by Dr Thomas Francis
Jr . said the vaccine was from
60 to 90 per cent effective,” 1he
chairman explained.
"Government statistics, involv-
ing approximately '5.000,000 chil-
dren in 11 states for last ye r,
show the vaccine to be 76 per
cent effective in preventing par-
alytic polio with increasingly
good results as new figures come
P | The physician continued. ‘ A
^6 .'big difference between use of the
The condition of David Ezekial
Wilson. 34. of Manvel, was still
listed as critical last week by Her-
mann Hospital attendants in
Houston, five days after he was
injured in a car-truck collision.
Wilson was moved from Polly
Ryan Hospital ir. Richmond to
Hermann still in a semi-conscious
condition.
He was a passenger in the pick-
up truck which collided with a
car driven by Charles Pharis of
Temple on State Highway 6 near
Arcola Sunday. Karl Harris, 18.
of Fresno, driver of the pickup
and Pharis and his wife were also
injured. Mrs. Pharis suffered
seven brok*»n ribs. Mr. Pharris
and Harris were less seriously in-
jured.
Mrs Jimmy Booth was hostess
last week to members of the
Woman’s Society of Christian;
Service Circle II of the First)
Methodist Church.
Twelve members
Fred Much discuss the
I of Islam and Mrs. J. B
’ speak about the people who cm-
I brace that religion.
Refreshments of
sandwithes, cookies,
Massey
guests.
Miss Lila Blocker and Miss
Barbara Blocker, sisters of the
honoree, assisted her in opening
gifts.
Mothers of the bride elect and
bridegroom elect were presented
corsages of pink and white carna-
tions and the honoree’s flowers
were all-white carnations .
G. McCuen Now
Arcadia CC Head
First
Alvin.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. B McCandless,
also of Alvin.
A small reception was held at
the home of the bride’s parents.
The bride is a senior at Alvin
High School. She plans to con-
tinue her studies and after grad-
I vin. and A/2c Johnny McCand-
| less were married Jan 18 bv the
Rex L. A. Reavis Jr., pastor of
I the First Methodist Church
did a fine job of ball hand
50 per cent o'I directors. They
I Long. Car Williams, Fred Millard
• and W.
C Dagner.
Other directors are J ft Car-
lisle. J. R Beaver, Tucker, Henry
.7.1.Joe Abschneider. B. E.
j O'Day and Colvin Polinard.
The directors set the third Mon-
i as their meet-
will be ap-
60
i vaccine in the field trial and its
I use in 1955 was that in 1954 near-
I ly all the children studied re-
i ceived three doses of vaccine.'
s year most of the children I
on whom there are reports n?-
ceived only a single injection "
The vaccine is not 100 per | Refreshments of o p e n faced
cent effective, said Dr. Johnson. sandwi(he5. cookies, salted nuts
°. 7iC‘nL1SZU7rt77 SUI'- and coffee were served
ported by the March of Dimes is I ____
being continued to bring the ef- j
fectiveness as close to total pro-
tection as is possible.”
Miss Mona Blocker, bride elect,
was honored Jan. 21 with a tea
slower given by Mrs M M
Brown and Mrs. Gecrge Foster at!
the Alvin Golf and Country Club ’
A pink and white color theme ‘
was chosen for the affair and ’
the tea table was laid with a
white linen cloth A massed ar- '
rangement of white stock and :
greenery was used on the table)
aid other winter arrangements.
o greenery were placed at vant-
age points about the reception '
rooms.
Individual white < akc
frosted with lily of the valley r.■•■
tif were served wit! tea. coffc*-.
irmts and salted nits. All a*
p< ntmen’s were of «ilve»
Mrs. Bill Perkins Mrs Glen
H ce and Mrs. W. T. Moore alter-
nated at pouring ard M.ss s.„ the coach said.
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Ray Lewis ____ __________________
of Gastonia. N. C. announce the' uation will join her husband in
engagement «>f their daughter, i Sherman where he is stationed
Nancy Ann. of Gastonia and Al- at Perrin Air Force Base
vm to William F.verett Ferguson '
Jr of El Campo and Cambridge, j
Mass.
Mr. Ferguson is the son of Mr.
find Mrs W. E. Ferguson Sr. of 1
El Campo.
Miss Lewis is a 1955 graduate
of Abilene Christian College at
Abilene where she received a B.
A. degree in Bible. She is now
teaching lhe fourth grade in Al-
vin.
Mr. Ferguson received his B A.
degree in Bible in 1953 and his
M A. in 1954 from Abilene Chris-
ti; n College. At present, he is
working toward his Ph. D. degree
In their most recent win
Manvel girls basketball team
c.-.s’!y over Brazoria, 26-12.
Coach Pau] Shearin said
t >r forwards and
M rget Shuler and Joy Sue Ack- f
George McCuen has been elect-
| cd president of the Arcadia Cham-
, be of Commerce at a meeting of
| the board of directors. Riley Le-
.. . s was named vice president:
R Tucker was re-elected sec-
retary; and T. L Roberts was
’ • ’ed treasurer.
McCuen. LeFevers, Roberts
and Charles Malliou are newly
’e'ted members of the board of
They succeeded Jack
and made
'heir long shots.
Guards Flora Guarjardo. Rosi<
l,tibenak. Neta Cammazzola and !
’•’<;en Krampota limited Bra I
mia to one field goal in the sec I Schulze,
ond half.
Dorothy Krampota. the other
fui ward, did a _ _______
setting the rebounds for Manvel. I i’ng date 'co^iWte^
'n. .-.Meh said,______________ I pointed at the February meeting.
Ef Dixon- McCandless
p Wedding Is Told
; Miss Anita Dixon, daughter of
Mr and Mrs W C Dixon cf A1'
vona Blocker Is
Feted A! Shower
Terry L. Palmer
Tops Paper Drive
Terry Lee Palmer was “high
man" ♦his week with the greatest
amount of paper collected in the
perpetual Cub Scoi paper drive,
said Mrs. R. T. Briscoe, local
Cub Scout coordinator. Yeung
Palmer turned in a total of 2.155
pounds of paper.
Proceeds from the sale of the
paper is used to finance the Cub
Scout program her?.
Other boys turn, ng in paper
and the amounts collected are:
Perry Lee Barnard, 170 pounds;
Wayne Castle. 313; Bill Gardin,
125; Lawrence Graham. 219, Bob-
by Kilborn, 237; Rick Pierson,
496: Guy Wellborn, 374; Jay
Owen, 304. Larry Collins, 557
Wesley Williams, 281; Johnny
McLaughlin. 440: Roy Pearson,
976: Frankie Ball, 245; Tommy
Howard. 323; Larry DeWitt. 218;
Larry Mcl-^ndon, 69: Jimrny
Renton. 300: Jimmy Parker. 276;
Ivan Dale North, 155; and Ches-
ter Lusk. 47.
splendid job ol day of each month
inric f/kv- :__j _ x. >-• ...
GEORGE PEARSON
915 Gordon
PEARSON CHEVROLET CO
EARLE PEARSON
Alvin
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1956, newspaper, January 26, 1956; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245147/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.