The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1934 Page: 4 of 8
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THE ALVIN SUN, Alvin and Brazoria County’s Ole* i#t Newspajser—Eat. 1890
Design For Living'
Society
<snd
Ready for Any Crime.
Blackwell
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roll.
JEPHSON
Mrs. Mary Meyer
Dorothy
(UNCLE JOE)
visit with
For All Kinds of
Mi
and
Insurance
and
meeting*
Special to the Sun.
I
NEW FORD
j
Don't
DEALER
Forgot
from
DR. W. H. DICKSON
L C. LAWRENCE & SONS
EYE. EAR. NOSE
Phone 37 ;
■nd THROAT
ALVIN, TEXAS
400 Kr*„ Bldg., Hauttan
Glasses Fitted
APPRECIATION
cars
II
F O R D
MOTOR
C O M P A N Y
Sincerely,
A. J. WHITSON
Derwood
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Monryhon
and family of Conroe are visiting
relative* in Alvin this week.
The
LAI v in Sim
i ____ _____ j
“Cyrano” is Subject
of Study at Meeting
Mr» L. E. Hill wt the guest of
Mrs. R. Hart and Mrs. 0. I.. Alex-
ander hi Conroe last wee1-.
his mother, Mrs. W.
sister, Miss Sethora.
i VIGILANTES TP.AIN
I TO BALK HOLDUPS
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Alvin. Texas, Friday, February 2, 19lU
Mrs. C. L. Meredith
Honored with Party
Hr. II. 1
Mn. F. R.
This new dealership it now o|Xrn and ready to serve
yeti. We are confident they will du it well.
Munson. Johnnie Murphy, J. M i
Forgus. Gardner, Amanda Searl.i
C. E. Releford, Manley Hooper,'
and one visitor, Mr*. T.
Male Quartet Will
Sing Here Feb. 11
Hom.r Springfield utu-nded the I
concert of Fritz Kreisler, violinist.*
at the city auditorium in Houston i
Saturday night.
ter. Persona <
know better tl
Misx Sethnra VnW
guest last week-end, M
Hunt of Galveston
iey are required,
‘tail the di tance#
hieiiways and their Intemee-
i'o (’ru ng time from vlllai-ea
kidnap
bluc eyed bey
i nursery crib
•veral days] r •
,"J”. Alvin Girl Honored
Al Baylor College
Al their
vigilantes
Ashby Md'nwn and Tomntv
Holloway were among the AJvtn-
ites who attended the Fritz K re id-
ler concert in Houston Saturday
night.
J. D. Hill atti-nd< d the FriUti
Kfv'aler concert in Houston Sat !
urday night.
A. B. Irt wi- himI Emrnitt Wil-1
Ham. are drh ing new Doegc se-
dans which they purcha-ed la..:
week.
games were entered into by the
women. the fellowship of tho-'j
present was strengthened and hap-
piness Was written OU each face ;
Lovely refreshment! of hot tea,,
When you need >i
anything in the I
line of neat and •
attractive print
ing . . .
Mrs. Geo. W. Springfield :c
turwi Sunday from
friends in Waelder, '
W. F. Warfk d
.’d to Alvin the
week and plan t > j
with 155 points, winning the $1.00
prize. The point* are given as
fire. 1':
meetings,
engaged In thia work
than to cut the cap
‘Design For Living” Firemen Entertained
Plays Here Saturday with Dinner Monday
My successors, L. C. Lawrence and
5olis, are"w“eirknowrrto-rne and f unhesi-
tatingly endorse them in every way to the
people of Alvin and vicinity and wish for
them unlimited success in this community.
lection of relict.
Not that there’s anything as ah
1873 about “Design for* follows: attendance at
Indeed, it* theme, with attendance at business
Fredric March, Gary Cooper and 10; attendance at practice, 5.
j Theodora Baxter, fire chief,
I presided as toastmaster at the din-
ner. Short talks were made by
Personal ;
'Michigan Organization Nuw
M.Ginty, Mrs. Strickland Has
Missionary Social'
to the following im-mber* and via->
l»ors: Mesdame*. Geo. W. Spring-
field, J. M. Scott, Alfred Matte-
Mrs. George Pennock was car
ried to John Sealy Hospital in Gal-
veston Saturday and underwent a
major operation then- Monday.
Rev. P. T Ramsey and Cecil !
Fing, r attended the Methodirt ln-|
spiratiunal Services held in Hous-
ton Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred Heisse, Mrs. A. A.
Hr«.••*•-, Mis. Fred Much, Mrs. Ar-
thur Evans, and Mi- J. R Ban- ffl
tier went to Houston Tuesday ■
night to hear Bishvp Arthur 8
Moore of California speak at the; 8
Fir.-t Methodist Church at th# 8
Methodist Inspirational Meeting ; H
R F. Campbell made » ht>«<
trip to Beaumont Tu. day
In kh Pi ng with the Ford Motor Company policy of
providing the highest type of representation in each
community, the L. C. Lawrence & Song has been
selected to handle ’he sale and service of Eord
and trucks.
Mr. and Mr.-. Martin Ford. Mrs
Vemie Van Connet and daughter,
Goldie, and Mr-. Thomas Cana-
her, all of Nebraska, are visiting
in Alvin with their parent:. Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Ford.
Mr. and Mrs. It F.
accompant >d by Miss Grace Dry?
dal< and Mrs. Bennie Slatap- r
motored to Galveston Saturday I
for a rail with their nates, Mnti
Kate Hester.
Having sold my business, the Whitsun
Motor Company and Ford Agency, to L. C.
Lawrence and Sons of L a Porte, Texas, 1
take this opportunity of extending to my
friends and customers my sincerest thanks
for their patronage the past twelve years.
The three cirvki
man’s Missionary
their fifth Monday
hc.’ie of Mr. and
m >ho r—1 -of- Mim M*lli . StHTCah? After "
ryn Ramsey Monday and Tuesday led by Mrs. Strick'and, a social'
. . . . ... A M ... , hour was spent in which aevera!
Lloyd Noll of A. & M. < oilin’ ....
visited at home last week-end will
Nott, and
Mrs. H. H. Wiseman returned!
home Wednesday night after a
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Swain and
children of Houston spent last
Goose Creek Friday afternoon by
the Mei »vh, Lewi*, who
underwent an appendicitis opera
tion at the Goo«< Creek Hospital
Friday night. Repoi-t* ar# that he
' <■ improving nicely.
Mr«. Drennen of the Faxrview
'Community has been quite ill the I
pa-st week.
Mr?. George Pearson dipped and 8
fail on a Houston street last wea«. 8
and suffered a badly spr»iua4 an 8
kle which i- MHtiatag hiT St i
home.
Mr. and Mrs.
of I:«-MUn>Mllt Hl'
first of the
make their home here until th*
completion of the
Highway. Mr. Warfield, of thei
Broussard Warfield Company, is
the contractor in charge of the
•Mtetruction of this highway. Th y j
hav<> moved into the Sig Brown
bouse on West Sealy Street.
The French drama. “Cyrano de
Bergerac”, by Edmond Rostand,
will be the subject of study at the
meeting of the Junior Study Club
at 7 o’clock in the C'ty Hall Mon-
day evening. Mixs Doris Kellogg
is program leader. Miss Mary H<.r-
farded the first —111 *Li' “i1 -T
Gh* Mittttpntvd martrtffe.tjfiRie'or imk having held 165 table discussion of the book.
which was obtained for the pit-j point*. Ralph Murphy wa« second * Every member of the club is ex-
ture from a collection of relica, with 155 points, winning the 31.00 p^-ted to read this drama before
the meeting Monday night.
The club's new ruling a*iopu*<1
at the last meeting goes into ef-
fect Monday night. The mling
states that any club member ab
sent from three conaeeutivc meet-
< aptain Johnnie Rollins, the ings without turning in legitime!*
fire chief from Texas City who excuse to the secretary will auto-
i was a special guest at the occa- malically be dropped from the
sion, Arthur Clark, Mayor E. C.
Kirnmon.-, Fire Commis-ioner E.
J. Sheffield, and Fire Chief Theo-
dore Baxter.
There were eighteen gue>ta at
the dinner. Those from the fire
' department were: Johnnie Bulling
' Arthur Clark, Milton Eernissv,
Doc Hall, Ralph Miller, Ralph
Murphy, Robert Farrow, The»-
i dore Baxter, Bryan Blythe. Ray.
mond Richie. Carl Froberg, and
: Charlie McCauley. Other guests
i included: the Tcxaa City fire
1 chief with the captain and secre-
' tary of hu squad. Mayor E. C.
Kirnmon#, and Fire Commi.-sioner
Sheffield.
Alvin, has been named on the Stc- j
dent Government honvr roll at ;
Baylor College. This list is com-
piled each term and contains th?
names of those students who hav.»j *.n».
made at least a B in each of their
courses and are in good standing
Alvin-Houston ‘ with the Student Government.
Mr. Warfield, of the| Miw Uw hoM, a major , l» zuartai.
on the campus also. She is bus: J
news managt-r of the college week-i
ly, “The Baylor Bells" and is
.-ponsible for all advertising and,
expenses of the publication. She i
is the daughter of Mr. and Mr*
J. F. I«aw and i* enrolled in col-
lege ax a sophomore.
I in (tie water alive lias a chance
The mMe quartet from the) eventually <>f developing Into a com-
Southwatt -jU-v Teachers College i ?**** animal.__
at San Marcos is scheduled to sing |
at the First Baptist Church Sun-1
' day morning, February 11. H. F. I
thr...- d»>- vl,it with h,'t d7ughte?i “<•<>«
in Freeport. I during several summer terms at I
| the San Marcos College and has |
been asked to return again tl»i3
unnner, will accompany uw (ring
ers at the piano, 'i’ne quartet’s j
Mrs. C. L. Meredith was com-
plimented with a surprise birthday
party at her home last Fnday e- •
ening Mr. Meredith acted as host
and he was Resisted in entertain-
ing by Mrs. Pete McDonald.
Four tables of br- e entertain
•J the Koests dorr KTWSfQigr
L. B. Aker won in s hig.« < .uie
prize and Mrs Pete McDonald
won ladies' high score. Mrs. Mer-
edith was winner of cut prize and
.'he was also the recinien* nf
lovely birthday gift*.
After the entertainment, sand-
wiches, a sweet couisc and coffee
was served the guests. The per-
sonnel of the party included: Mes-
si:. and Mcsdames L. B. AH«f,
Gus Durant. Jimmy Bryan. Fram:
Parsons, C. L Meredith, George
Stanton, Ben Borskey, Pete Mc-
Donald, and Seth Gilbert.
hon, R. F. McGinty, Cl eater Dean,
Ferrel Munson, Westley Fi*h. W
H. Rivtfi, J. S. Leonard, Anna j
Whitney, A. J. Ammons, Caane.
1‘eak, I/ena Green, J. H. Argo,1 ,
pti.ir I. i*.* Dykes, E. L ■ DUmi„.r.. ■ddre-tses <>f all mem
Every man is required to study
the map of Allegan comity and to
learn (tie location of every state,
Stc-i e" ntty, and rural ---- — ’
'phenson of Eagle Pass, and the lnt»*rse< i one Th
hoateas, Mrs. Strickland. ! 1 *' ,n '* 'rn n ’**'
i rr..m tuip«»rtaut p«
Mrs. Melvin Schutz
Lucile Schutz spent se
laat week visiting relativ
friends in 'Vaeldrr and G
A typewriter that first gave off' A quarterly contest upon* . ■-d
words in 1873 and is rtill in per-i by the Alvin Fire Department »a*
feet working order, is an impor- climaxed Monday night with a fr-
J taut factor in Paramount's film, ed chicken dinner at Tom's Caf«.
This new dealership, in addition to furnishing com*
picte Lord service taeihties, oilers to the people of this
locality a belter opportunity to become acquainted with
the outstanding features of the Neu Ford V-8. You will
be welcome at any time to inspect these cars and to
drive them yourself.
Tin? Ford Motor Company policy is founded on the
belief that a sale dues not complete the transaction with
the buyer, but establishes u ntw obligation to sec that
the car gives good, economical service.
The L. C. Lawrence & Son# as an Authorized
Ford Dealer, is pledged to carry out that policy. 'Dior-
oughly trained mechanics, using jinprm cd tnn!«
machinery, service Ford cars and trucks. Only genuine
Ford parts, priced low, arc used. Al! labor is billed at
a standard Hal rate.
I"' '' i •'!!' "> *"««■“ I ”F«dric Mart, wrile. an znti.r,1 Clark who wa. aw.
nut-ill* , ,
r.T.'nr;*4——-
map.
Ideal
.» th# 1
mwk : cient a*
' Living”.
Frcdrfe
; Miriam Hopkins ax
i characters, i* ultra modern.
But as a struggling playwright
in a Parisian attic, tl>r *73 model y
typewriter i* all March’s meager
I purse can afford.
Mi»» Fan'* Baby 1* Stolen
Dorothea Wicck, the disturbing
screen personality, recently
brought to Lius country by Farv
mount, is currently co-starring
with Alice Brady in “Mi*" Fane'"
Baby Is Stolen," the first picture
to hit the very center of the ruth-
less child stealing racket
The picture will be shown on
Bunday and Monday at the Grand
Theatre. In addition to Mias Wicck
and Mi.-s Brady, Taby LeRoy ar. 1
Jack LaRue are featured.
Directed by Alexander Hall, the
story was written by Rupert
Hughes and wa* adapted to th?
screen by Adela Rogers St. Johnc
In the story. Miss Fane, famou.-
the motion picture actress, finds her
holdup* and eighteen-months-old son
and tn««n plan
their method of search. They se-
lect two or three men to ctage (h#
j holdup and plan a getaway, ami the
I reat «f the organization sets up t .s
machinery of the tuocl; search. They
I mark on the ronnty map the epot#
would be ukri> ti. oc-
cur and In each different plan hav#
outlined their method of search la
neb a mnnner that virtually every
entrum-r and exit in the county
Dir Plainwell men are sut>Ject to
call from their >*aptain or frota ,
the county sheriff, who ha* depu* |
tlzed the group. j
In .a"ing tae group togetiM# all
that Is necesaai’y for W>e captain <»r
sheriff is to notify the Flainwelf tel-
V| ' ' fit' iX. il.ii... Aimii.-M, feteppon#
Plainwell. Mich.—A vigilante or-
ganization. the member# of will, h | “Design for Living,” which will The contest, offering prizes to the
af th*. VV-.-’BrF h,,*ky well nrme.1 . *how «*l tin. Grand Theatre Bat-1 two firemen holding highest num-
Societv h< d 1 b‘‘lhg ,ra“"‘d U,is •*“•** C"‘* i urd*y- ber of point-, was won by Arthur
th..1 *"«■" ' Fredric Marcn write, .n enlirn 1 CI.rk who wo. ...” ■
| Eleven pi, aed resideiiia
Mr*. C. C | auici. *4 «he emage-HutF OTr : <
n devotional; a month to *tury the county ui-”
social familiarize tbewselvea with !
sitmitiona for criUMMk practice the
use of firearms, and enact
koldtips.
lite Plaluwell vigilante group dif-
fers from ulltera of the familiar
Mirhlgaa systeUi of vigilantes la
many conntte#, as the Plainwell men
•andwfchzs and rate were .erred; — w meet an, criminal,
I emergency while tscet of the rig-
| iianf- groups are on call for tern It
I hohiups only.
I IM-KI, m. ovuvv, /%■■. mi innite- j ti._
son, C. M. Marriner, Betty Motiey-
•r at « t vnv |>iu>.v. inc quanteri n,
violin, full program for the morning ser-|
renr.-« at the city audita,.,™ Sat-, ,k, wW be w„k.,|
urday night
I issue of the Sun.
Starfiih Enemy of Oyttor
The starfish are among the most
' formidable enemies of the oyster.
<mh* mean* of destroying them Is to
catch them on * specially designed
apparatus made of frayed rope,
called a **taiigl»x" and tbeu kill
i tbetn by plunging them into hot wa- ;
j auuw iuou w cm tin- ca|r |
hired starfish in piece* and throw ’
I them hack Into the water Thia
would only «r“au more starfishes j
than ever to prey upon the oysters. ’
I for each piece of starfish rep'sced '
I In the water alive has a -----
ped. Her charmir
is snatched from
But with the entire world an
swering her cry of terror and an-
grui.-h: with every means at her
command for apprehending th<
fiv.iu.rih cr.min&lfi, it rcm^.n.-. fo.*
a poor, self-effacing woman, the
wife of a hillside farmer, to brinf
about the baby’s safe return. Anu
the manner in which she captures
the child, outwits the kidnappers
i and returns him to his mother, J
bring® to the screen a most start-
lingly dramatic climax.
I
I Higginbotham an i j
Winn were Houston
visitors Monday
I during several
Mrs. J. W. Vogan visited sever-1
al days last week with her si.-ter.l
Mia* Stella Ward, in Houston, re
turning home Tuesday. She at
tended the Fritz Krcislcr v
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Beck, John P. & Colley, Robbie Dell. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1934, newspaper, February 2, 1934; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1252006/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.