The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1961 Page: 5 of 8
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PILLSBURY
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PEACHES
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CORN
BEANS
RICE
Adolphus
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Delsey Tissue
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EVERYTHING
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FLOUR
OCEAN SPRAY
CRANBERRY SAUCE
4-
Wax Paper
25‘
Roll
Cut
Rite
BLACK GOLD STAMPS
49'
Lb.
DIAMOND
MEDIUM
U. S. No. 1 CALIF.
POTATOES
10 LB. BAG
35‘
GOOD SELECTION
HOLIDAY MEATS & POULTRY
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Refreshments Will Be Served
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delight those you love
WITH COLORFUL NEW TELEPHONE SERVICES
A colorful new telephone service will
express your love for a special someone
all through the coming year. The cost is
surprisingly low. It’s so easy to order.
Simply call the business office <r ask any
telephone serviceman—just thnk of all
the shopping steps you’ll save!
Christmas
was
room
and
TRY THE CLASSIFIEDS
THEY GET RESULTS
ay
the
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f r om : were laid with white linen
arrange-
: “Keeping Christ
and will includt
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insurance for Brazoria
i approved by I lifully decorated table.
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Car
Personnel Told
| Tne Brazoria County
until 8
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Thursday mid Friday, Dec. 21st and 22nd
9:00 a.n-
CALVIN. TEXAS & THURSDAY, DEC. 21, 1961
Holidays For
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Brazoria ounty by Alvin Patrol-
man Smoley Merchant and Bra-
zoria County Deputy Sheriff Em-
met Felts
was attended by
— —J gue.ds.
were
Mr.
a id Mr.
in
ounty
ight
Workers OK'd
Hospital and accident
employees has been
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00 JANSSEN Rs? i '
T| PA3E •«<
wl
9541 KATY RD.
( ) I Own My Own Lot
Lj count? peo-
ffloes bx- the
m~- — .
f..-ht out something on another ]
f;'-- said tion for th'* shooting range.
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IF HA "ai1 deposit insurance corporaiton"
hl UB nA - AB , , 3ER rEDERjA[ RESERVE SYSTEM
GAY BELL CHIME
ann< »unces phore calls
witt a musical tone.
Or f imply flick the
control switch to get
a lo id (or soft) reg-
ular ring. Choose gold
or iv ory color. Adds a
touch of tasteful glam-
our .. . sure to delight
thequeen of any home.
Last I
"QUEEN
Changes, iLating Advancements Told I New Insurance
At Courthouse, Mrs. Stiles Resigns For County
.,^?!r!erous changes, rating ad-
per-
5 were
County
4; 2
— merchants
---All Jo*
i in "Wh HlfA '
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Numerous changes, rati-
yancements, and other action
apnrovod°
approved by Brazoria C
^sioners Court at a recetit
The court
the resignation of
|S f?r County
w. B. Basham from First Class
Operator at a salary of $372 per
month to Bridge Foreman at $120
per month; S. C. Stewart from
Intermediate Operator at $352 to
First Class Operator at $373; G
T. Foley, R. E. Goodwin, E. G.
McClendon and Barnett Wood all
from Second Class Operator
$331 to First Class Operator
$373.
to see all of you during
holiday season."
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I,'. * "Trlef7 of gay cdlon—
I ‘11 phone or the lovely
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E. A. Richardson and
Waugh of Texas City, ...
Shorkey and D. L. Rooke
Lake Jackson, and Sam Lee
Angleton.
It was announced at this meet-1
ing that the council would hold
its Annual Scouter Recognit ion
Banquet on Saturday. Jan. 20, in
the Alvin Junior College Cafeter-
ia at 7 p.m. Dr. Walter K. Kerr
of Ti ler, will be the principal j
speaker and all Scouten Scout-
ers’ wives and their friends are i
invited.
Christmas party
. “igtit event in the
recreation room at the fire
| tion.
A buffet of smoked
stuffed baked potatoes,
—*'* almond sauce, various
5 S
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A s
NS
CONVENIENT
H HOME INTER-
JPHONE lets the
— I—* fa nily talk from
| rot m To room, greet
vife tors at the door,
'■"ti | or check on baby’s
81e?p — all by tele-
Jt. ph ne. Saves count-
•R lea stepr Fun to use.
Wt nde d Christ-
mas surprise for aLL
First National
Sets Reception
| The annual Christmas t;
I house at First National Bank
!-Alvin will be held Thursday, Fri-lsonSty
»r r i e n d 1 v-4-”
|ST NATIONAL BANK
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cranlxirriJ
The diij
wita a
Entered *
on | crystal J
ers, Intent was!
Acs in
mistletoe/]
At one ■
MarV Rus
i silver cofl
Wfi sis
"THE FLEETWOOD"
A DOLLAR AND A DEED
TO YOUR LOT IS ALL
YOU NEED
PAYMENTS AS LOW AS
S2S.98 per month
WE INSURE YOUR PAYMENTS WHEN
YOU ARE SICK OR HURT!
SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY
FREE-a miniature Prlncaaa undf th» trtal
When you order any of these nev telephone
‘STr services, be sure to ask for the free bantam
J Princess fhone. It announces your sur-
prise and also makes a joyful .hild’s toy.
—J Comes in an attractive holiday box—to
help make thia Christmas tht merriest.
Io 3imp/y ca// isoUTH WESTERN E3ELL
Giftr w.iich had been brought i
. the Christmas baskets being;
I prepared by the Chamber of
Commerce were opened
The holiday atmosphere a n d I
the happy occasion will be pre-
served for many in the pictures1
; which Mrs. Henry Stuksa took
j of groups about the beautif u 11 y
decorated room.
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Scout Banquet
Scheduled Here
At the annual business meeting
of the Bay Area Council, Bov
Scouts of America, held Monday,
in Angleton, the following officers
were elected for 1962: President
A. F. Shorkey of Lake fackson;
Vice Presidents - Judge T.iurman
Gupton. West Columbia. John H
McCray. Galveston. David L
Rooke. Lake Jackson and Pres-
ton P Temple of Texas City
Commissioner - E. A. Richardson I
of Texas City; Treasurer - Jack
D. Smith of Galveston; National
Council Representatives - J L I
Lawder. Vandal D Mereer and
W. H. Sandberg all of Galveston |
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A. F.
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Mrs. Horn Is
Hostess Friday
Members of the Liverp o o 1
Home Demonstration Cub met
in the home of Mrs. James R.
Hom Thursday for a
party. A spirit of Christmas
imparted to the occasion by the
lovely decorations throughout the
house.
Tae table was laid with a
beautiful white felt cloth which
was festooned with gold ribbons
held by golden baubles: and a
lovely golden tree was the cent-
erpiece.
During a short business meet-
ing plans were begun for the
‘‘March of Dimes” in the Liver-
pool community, which will be
completed and announced at the
next meeting.
After the business session a
social hour and gift exchange
<vas enjoyed by tae g wp.
t ic questkh simply amounts to t—---
: i-S T S ^“rthouse
not h. Lee explamed PerSOnill'I 1
y- bi m.iking the motion to can-; J
i the leak. Commissioner Dix- „
Brown df Freeport stated that.lhiuse will be closed'
, th. court ^dl attempt to work | Thursday Dec. 21
another loca-1 Wednesday, Dec. 27
. ■ I This span for the annual Christ-
^mpany . i
"35 Surprises from
Safety Storage
Planned For
ounty Records
twirdfu Cab'nel of
from tt eff rwentlv rao' «l
trom tie offices of Brazoria
n0Urhy < ICrlt H R S,evens Jr
m Ute .ounty courthouse to the
iumbiaC! n"01 Bank ‘n West Co1’
(,Jhe <ords encompass a 11
ln U1<! C,ert’S °ffi-C
since th. county government be-
rj!"', an,: are security copies to
* store. 1 m the vault of the West
Columbia bank for safe keeping
i ^,.Case "f,.flrc °r Other disaster
™<.t rr ;ht destroy the original
• ini?. *^0 microfilm copy i
------ s office. |
recordings
^microfilm wttrL”\™!LS * and Sa,ur<iay.
’—• MMMVU IM UK?
! opy K,orwi “ thc bank
Brazor a
I ers Cou t
Parker. B. F. Singletary, and 'V. I ed
Employment of Lonnie J. Chap-
man as Second Class Operator
for Precinct Two was approved
by the court on recommendation
of Forest. The employment is 10
become effective on Jan. 1. 1962.
and Chapman’s salary was set .it
$331 per month.
loan UL
WE NEED A REPRESENTA TVE FOR THIS ARFA
I CLIP ANO MAIL THIS COUPON FOR ILLUSTRATED FOLDER "
MODERN HOMES CONSTRUCTION C
P. O. BOX 1S467
( ) I Am Buying A Lot
sii‘e': 'WS.L,
^anfc^
an«i childT Lltllt'
. : ’°«W‘da^S
r -sfeSlI!
■io old 5 ’*
'f’h ^t^1
»R ->WS1 5qz L
those *
[ro&to A&? fr^US hX-
| Ata. on bench warrant to an- said Mr. Gillen. “And we hone I
c"a ?es of burglary of the ’
. Fmeline • leaners.
Two m» n were involved i n the
burglary which occurred several
months a-o. One man has been
tried for rhe offense and was giv-
en a five -.ear probation.
Linder was brought back
J City ____________________
| If Rurol Route, Give Directions
W MM W -H MB MM BW BBI ■
WIMiS
which was, in the op; on of t.ie;York
c'!urt ‘be lowest and best offer- i
Also approved was the change
of nine Precinct One hourlv c ~ '
ployees to a monthly salarv of
$331 and a rank of Second Class
Operator. Those men include Bert
Arnold, R. F. Birdwell, O. V.
Dvorak, W’esley Krenek. J. r ;
Lander, W. C. LeRibeus, M. O .
p__. ” 2L *_____
R. Wollam. All these changes
die lighted table and as a meant I
of exchanje the gifts were hand
ed around as music was placed
When the music stopped each
person kept the gift she held.
I The hostess served delicious rc-
d e a th j meshments in keeping v. .th t.w
County | h«iday season, from a beau-
^f^ms z’iw.
.Th’court accepted the bid of|* "w^^V^Ue
---- twanyji™. Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Dan
Mr. Gillen explained that > .
|freshments will t« served in tae s.'n.ok<xl turkc'
approved the out^-! beams in^MlX,
tomers of the baJTto sIopX ±ds and reIishes’
artenjoy a visit with bank per- bel X Xts™*1 ‘° “ m™’
Open house is planned f r zx' “ r°°ni
a111'1 2. I’"1' Thursday adorned with'chri'sVmas'a
,a?<l.Jrida' a,’d lrom 9 a m. un- ments and candles
tU 12 noon on Saturday. | After dinner the group spent
i Our specialities, spiced tea “» evening at games and dan-
land gingerbread cookies, will be cin8-
SS&rS
allowir Xe eo.7n,T weok-
work™ ' a oun,-v workers two
Ch^stras ’iVas®.
^^aSXt^
■or Sh pping before Christmas
tra2"' day af,yr ChriSsX
o ui o,‘mPd° avoid
IficX 'Jonte bound holiday traf-
The court also ruled that
ypn,^’r pay checks for monthly
jmploy-s win distributed on
accepted with regret
«... ---------- Mrs. Jewel
Mdes as, ayitchboard operator.
u* Of res'Rnation
stated taat she will move from
this are3 shortly after the first
of the year, and is resigning to
retire, effective Jan. 1
Mrs. Cora Mae Mover was
named to replace Mrs. Stiles as
the switchboard operator, and is
0 assume the duties immediate-
ly so as to betome as familiar
as possible with the job before
Mrs. Stiles leaves. Her salarv is
to be the same as has been re-
ceived by Mrs. Stiles. $300 per
month.
On recommendation of County
Road Administrator D. M. For-
est. a number of rating changes
and aocompanyirg salarv chang-
es. were approv ?d for Precinct
One's Road Department.
These included advancement of I
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t h e Grace Church
Youth To Give
ABWA Dinner Nativity Table
Is Holiday Event ..rXceT'and
Members and guests of the -ram'Thursday"1 ^hris'mas
American Business Womens As- parish house
sociation met last week in the The theme is
Community Room of the A Ivin in Christmas” •
State Bank for the association’s —— -
annual Christmas party. '
A delightful buf 'et supper was f
served from a table laid with a
I Christmas cloth of white linen I
with brilliant red poinsettias An I
32 [ arrangement of a huge red candle I
the and red and silver leaves and I
ornaments centered the table.
^ The group was led in singing |
asi
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fireplace, by Joe Beard of Hous-11
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Optimists Have
Holiday Party
A holid y party assembled
members nd four guests of
i Optimist * lub at th<* Pane a k e
< House for dinner Moday night.1
After di-ner the group, led by Christmas songs and carols.
Cecil Rus , director of the Alvin were gathered around
i High School Band, and accom- . —
pani<d by Mrs. Charlene Drake ton- w^° a’50 sang solo selections I
at the or.an, sang carols and for the occasion. Mrs. Charlene
'Christmas songs. Drake accompanied the carols,
and t.ie vocalist and played j
I Christmas selections on the or-1
gan.
G
I for
sta-' J v
I Memtiers of tae DAR gathered,
in thc home of Mrs A. J. Procb-
stlc ne.ir Brazoria Friday for;
meeting. The;
was beautifu 11 v I
■ ,. . . --- orchids a nd I
Ihristm.is ornaments for thc oc-
, casion. There were 15 members I
and two visitors present
After a short business session
Mrs. W. B. Killebrcw. assisted bv j
Mrs. J. C. Rogers, Mrs Anna,
McMurry and Mrs. L. E. Port-
er. gave a program entitled
■Christmas In 1895. “ I ‘
The program was followed In »T0.
a gift exchange Each member ■
attending had broug.it with her a ! •
j gift which was placed on a can-1 I
itv TahlpOll liThe S,ars of Christmas ', The I
J HLfltl Legcn of thc Fir Tree's Christ ■ I
Iren and young peopl. mas ", “The Holly and thc Ivv" ! . jj
variM’chru"Vh it™1 'he tradi,ional tabk'u The
sdav a, 7 ^aS £YC' young «« fo™ I
suaj at 7 p.m. m tht the vested choir.
The public is cordially invited,
announced the pastor, the Rev.
I- F. A. Krake.
’ til
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Saturday, Dec. 23rd
9:00 a.m.
. Association Has
„ .....V!.;™ Yule Dinner
ployee beginning Jan 1. --------^.™.. ,,,,
Jesse Armstrong of Anglet on Th<‘ 'lvin ' 0“'’try Club was the ,radi,10al turkey dinner: anil the
„d inISCT Salu"la.v night of the an sll',Pr ^"Ing which was given
Co untv IH, Christmas parts of the be used to assist suiting
—<L—a- womens Association of the club ----‘----
I The beautifully decorated club
I house- W3C OBxr ,.d»k z-L. . las
t h jJ ornamentation for the buffet dim
I
ner-dance which r— •
some 60 members and g-jc.
Hosts for the lovely affair
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Arkel!.
and Mrs. J. D. Blackwell
and Mrs. Henry Gudger
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Scout Leaders
Have Dinner
Leaders and adult workel-s
Girl Scouting in Brazoria <
met last week at the Twil
Inn at Angleton.
There were about 50 members
of the association present for t.ie
silver offering which ..
Will be used to assist
in the hurricane area.
Sororities Have
Holiday Dinner
. ........—..... copv; — —»....« onen ViA ™n?bin,,'cl ™'eting of the)
tn use .'it the clerk's office. ’ j house at First National Bank of r■' JhCta ,Lar!lbda and Nral
4^"^ "'I*1™ w,fl * ™ay' ™ Siema
”1 will b^e’arS!!i tOf t5C day and Saturda>’ sa’d Van D. was a Friday night
vault, St vens said.
County Commission-
ers Cou t ’ ■*
courthou ; storage.
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Alabama Man
Answers Theft
C harge In City
_.!,arvey Linder has been
ed. i
The county will pay the $610)
L.
ance rate for each regular
ployee beginning Jan 1.
Jesse Armstrong of ;
was named agent of record
the agreement which <
Judge /Alton A-nold was authoriz-
.J to sign on behalf of the court. I
cently, the court approved"t i. e
bond of Mrs. W. L. Huddleston
as Constable of Precinct Six.
Mrs. Huddleston was recently ap-
pointed by toe court to fili the
unexpii-ed term of her late hus-
band ns constable.
A $165 budge supplement as re-
quested by District Clerk Mrs.
Jimmie P. Higgins was approved
i by the court. The supplement will
lb<> made from thc Miscellaneous'
Ito n of the General Fund to pay I
I for put chase of Juvenile Court
I supplies.
DAR \ ule Party
Is Friday Event
j Members of t,ie DAR gathered;
stle r~ "
their Ciristmas
Proebstle home
decorated with
RUBY RED
LARGE
CELERY
APPLES
fTALK
LE
19' 29‘
17'
EXTRA FANCY
DELfCIOUS
Grapefruit
5 LB. BAG
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We Give BLACK GOLD Stamps
SPECIALS
For
Wed., Thurs., Fri. & S«t.
Dec. 20th 23rd
HARRIS FOOD STORE
1411 S. Gordon Phone OL 8-9531
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1961, newspaper, December 21, 1961; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245626/m1/5/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.