The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 58, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1961 Page: 7 of 8
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Bobby Seal and Bobby Williams
from Bran visited
have recently been to McAlester, a month’s visit before I uving
While in Oklahoma they for San Francisco and t! 1
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ALVIN SUN
CLASSIFIED AD
mother, Mrs. Carlton Ely. Mil
’ Ely is from Galveston ...
| Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Jones of .*
Texarkana are due in Alvin for vin and Sweeny will be hJd at
several class visit with the Van the VFW poo) at 8:30 Sal .tdav
ciiiono
morning.
Spectators are invited to come
and see the young swimmers per-
Miss Dianna Marek is
ployed at I’ a.. ?
Company. She began work there
Saturday
Gerald Abbott of Houston visit-
Mrs. and children. Bonnie, Bai
Bryan, have returned from a were in Alvin over the w
visiting with the A. E. Bo . ns.
Mrs. Tommy Howard. Mrs.
Floyd Kettler, and Mrs. Boyce
Robertson spent five days at Sam
Houston Slate Teachers College
in Huntsville where they at ended
the school lunchroom workshop.
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Swim Meet
now em- i
Harper Construction Okla.
visited with each of their rela- to Hawaii, where Mr. Thro mor-
tives .... ton is to be stationed . . .
Mr. and Mrs Rudy Chaloupka Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baik
and sons, Roy and Wes. from Waco
kend
where Mr. Gray is now employ^!.
Mrs. Alex Davis invited se
to Louis Reavis of her friends, Mrs. Jesse
ander, Mrs. R. L. Martin. ....
Mrs. Ellis Pierson to spend four (on pared with 23 such da:
days at the beautiful ranch of 1959.
fore leav- Charles Brightwell. The ranch is
July 14. located between Navasota and
husband Bryan . .
Mr «<iuiiiiiuider. Mr. ami Mrs. Jack Thrcxkmor-
and Mrs- T- W. Bristow ton and son are due in Alvin for
Atoka
Mrs. R c. Oliver of Henryetta.
Okla, is here this week to visit
her daughter, Mrs Bill Shaw
and other relatives She is a house
guest of her granddaughter. Mrs
Joe Ables, and family; and will '
remain in the city for the weddine
of another granddaughter. Miss
Molly Jo Shaw
III
Peggy Fleming, daughter-in-law
of Mr and Mrs. J. E Fleming,
has been visiting here bef<
ing for Germany on
where she will join her
who is stationed in Baumholder'
Gillens ....
Margaret May granddaughter
iof Mrs. Helen Roberts, has been
in Akin visiting with her grand- form, said Mrs^’Dojje"coi> 1-md.
mother. Mrs. Roberts took Mar manager,
garet back to Lake Jackson, Sun
day . . .
I her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. F. loupka’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I I homas. They had been to Whar- Charles Dickehut from Bellville.
[ ton to take his parents Mr. and
i Mrs O. E. Carroll, who had been
[visiting in Lake Jackson ...
i Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Cobb drove , ....
over from Genoa Sunday night weekend to visit with her gi aud-
io have dinner with their son and ’ ‘ “
his family. Mr and Mrs. Donald
< obb and children
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bryce have
[ returned from a visit to Atoka
Okla. Coming back to Alvin with
them was Miss Wanda Thomas of
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While 1960 was the best traffic
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gray have year in Texas since 1949. a total
recently moved to Bernice. La. ”f < 254 persons died in 1.842 traf-
fic crashes during the year
veral If 1960. there were only 13
Al< \- days on which 15 or mon per-
and sons di«l in Texas traffi as
-------- *— i -«•••’ Rudy Chaloupka
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. and children, Bonnie, Barn-
Billy Abbott and family .... Bryan, have returned fro... „
i Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Carroll and six day trip to Alabama. Missouri
, daughter, Margaret Nan. of Lake and Louisiana. Fred Chaloupka
' Jackson came Sunday to spend, and family went along in another
the Fourth of July holiday with , car. along with Mrs. Rudy ( ha-
her parents Mr. a -
j Thomas. They had
■ rs. O- E- Carroll, who had been from Bryan visited over the I
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»1 Carla Ely was in Alvin over the
\Set Saturday
A dual swim meet bet we n Al-
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Mrs. Tue^s SHORTENING 3
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Ranch Elberta PEACHES 4
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2205 Gordon Phone OL 8-9581
QUALITY FOODS PRICED RIGHT
SPECIALS FOR WEDNESDAY NOON THROUGH SATURDAY
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SPOTLIGHT ON BEAUTY—When the crac?
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Miss Molly Shaw
AGENT
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Church Supper
Honors Visitors
Mrs. Henry
Entertains Club
Beautiful Miss
To Represent
Alvin In 1961
Baptist Choir
Will Observe
Anniversary
of beauti-
were
She is a proficient dancer and •
enjoyed dressing up
Facts
About
Folks
Or ille Hankamer.!
schoolsi
will also
i Sunday evening, the Lutheran
, Church held a covered dish supper
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Albert Petrich
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Sue Patrick
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Mrs. Winifred Madara
ii- R. R. McClellcn. both
Marque.
ft table held an arrange-
•! white chrysanthemums.
i refreshment table carried
and approaching mar-
io David Loyd Roberts
rer Mrs. Mae Ha’I of
changed Saturday, Aug.
cist Church, Huntsville.
‘ *r. and Mrs. Thomas H.
piol Insurance Agency
Phone OL 8-2583
=E — HOSPITAL
On Sunday, the 19th anniver-
sary of the senior choir of the
Greater New Hope Baptist Church
will be observed at 3 p.m.
Besides that choir, there are to
be 14 choirs from surrounding;
towns performing separately.
The Rev. M. Scott is to preach i
the anniversary sermon.
Officehs of the choir
Fisher, i
_ • . - • -----— —mi.v> .-Min immv*. uaugu- -
Mis. _Murphy Harbour with Mrs tcr of Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Oakley Presl?en*
of Texas City will represent this
city for 1961-62 as “Miss Alvin’’
after being seh eted in the Jaycee-
[ sponsored contest here Thnursday
night.
Miss Oakley, a 1961 graduate of
Texas City High School, is cur-,
rently attendin the University of
Houston and is a dance instructor
in Alvin at the Garner School of i
Dance.
The young lady, who will re-
present Alvin in the “Miss Texas”
contest at Beaumont Aug. 3-4-5, is
a possible candidate for the “Miss
America” contest in Atlantic
City, N. J. if she wins in the
Texas competition.
Mrs. W. G Henry of Alta Loma
was hostess for the social meet-
ing of the Tuesday Bridge Club
of Hitchcock. Mrs. Puby Krochier
[ was guest for the <Ly.
High score went to Mrs. Wal-
ter Tacquard Sr., second high to
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kr'« Silvi Anniversary
LAttenc By 100 Guests
• mests present
»ut-of-town in-
C Oliver of
Mrs. W. M.
David Bergeron getting consola-
tion.
The next meeting will be held
July 11 in the home of Mrs. Her-
man Kameyer Jr.
Odd Fellows
Will Install
Thursday Night
Members of the Alvin I 0.0 F.
Lodge held their regular meeting ‘
.Thursday night.
J. B. Eaton presidcxl. and H C.
Kelley of La Marque was a visit- (
or at the meeting.
J. C. Norman of League City
w as elected for membership.
Officers for the coming term
will be installed next Thursday.
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MISS OAKLEY
“Miss Alvin”
Miss Leslie Ann Oakley, daugh-
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Mr. and Mrs. Jess Mark and
son Mickey, recently visited Mrs.
Mark’s parents. Mr. and Mi's. S.
F. Murrell of Gainesville, and
Mr. Mark’s parents. Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Mark of Celeste ....
Miss Mary Mumberson. daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mum-
[berson. will be home from Loui-
siana State University at Baton
Rouge for the Fourth of July .
Mrs. Alberta Latham and child-
ren, Danny. Jeff, and Pam, came
from Austin, last week for a brief
[visit here with her sister, Mrs.
Leona Powell. Mrs. Powell and
her children. Ronnie. Donnie and
, Al went back to Austin for a
visit. They report that the Uni-;
; versity city was delightfully cool:
during their visit (and they were
wishing they col Id get back in
that nice brc'eze ....
Janet Rusk, who was recently
been in the Texas Children’s Hos-
pital in Houston for a series of
tests and surgery , is now oue of
the hospital and is staying, while
recovering, with her grandmother,
Mrs. R. Y. Eckeh'S who lives near
the hospital. Janet is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rusk.
Kim and Mike McCullar, child-
ren of Mr. and Mrs. Roy McCul-
lar are now visiting with their i
grandparents. Mr and Mrs. Roy-
Cameron of McAlester. Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Petrisky are
now
weekends.
Church, presi- home located
dent; the Rev. Howard Wade of g‘»‘d ....
the Church of the Nazarene, vice I I"
* president; and the Rev. z'
Derr of the Apostolic
Church, secret a ry -treasurer.
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Square Dance
Set For Friday
I An Old Tim; Square Dance will
I Im? held at tie American Legion
Hall Friday n ght at 8 p.m.
I The music will be provided by
the Blue Stat Rangers.
All who would like to attend
tire welcome to come, reports a
member.
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i in honor of the Rev. and Mrs.
: Ralph Fischer who were visiting 1
Gn Alvin.
The Rev. Mr. Fischer was pas-
i tor of the Lutheran Church here ;
from 1947 to 1950.
The Fischers left later in the
evening for Brenham where thev
[are visiting the Rev. Mr. Fischer s •
parents.
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bride-elect
of Louis Reavis III, was honored
Friday evening with a miscellan-:
I eous bridal shower in the Com-
munity Room of the Alvin State
Bank.
Hostesses were Mrs. Roy Pitts
and Miss Elinor Stansel.
The refreshment table was laid
with a lace cloth and held a beau-
tiful white wedding cake as cen-
terpiece. A milk glass punch
bowl and other appointments
comprised the decorations.
Over the gift table was a bc-
ruffled pink umbre la.
Among the 26
were some from
eluding Mrs. R.
Henryetta, Okla.. ..
Blackwell of Angleton. Miss Linda
Jo Spillers of Texas City. Mrs L.
A. Reavis II and Mrs. Jerry San-
del. both of Houston.
and Mrs. Joe Petrisky arc ■
staying in Alvin over the
They have a trailer.
on South Bcaure- [
Mrs LeNoir Ai r old has been in
Rev. G. K Bellaire this past week visiting)
Faith daughter. Mrs. G. J
and family
Mrs. Cheri-y Simpson was in I
Angleton for four days last week. I
She was serving on the jury . . I
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Flora and
children. David and Beverly Ann.
have returned from a 10-day va-
cation trip to Hal ira. Ga. where
they visited Mrs. Flora’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. William Littleton
They also drove into Florida and
did some sightseeing and visiting
Valdosta and Albany. Ga. before
returning home ....
Members of the Alvin Minister-
■ ial Alliance met recently and
elected officers.
Those elected were: the Rev.
■ Albert Pet rich of the Alvin Evan-
gelical Lutheran
) Rodeo, Miss Gar Rodeo, Miss
iTexas Servi<4 Station and Miss
Texas City.
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Mr. and Mrs G. E. Brvr-e
prised Miss Billie ~
with a birthday dinner
home of Miss Patrick's
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Patrick,
her 19th birthday.
Those present besides t h e
honoree, her parents, and the
host and hostess were Shirley and
Arthur, and Pe««A Brvce
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Miss Shaw Is
Given Shower
guest registry where
i .u ~"3 relatives of her:
mother and father signed
100 persons called during i
j pointed hours.
In addition to their daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Hankamer also had I
lour sons attenditg the reception
rhey were Jorge Hankamer a
senior at Rice University; Noe’
Hankame,. a M;,y graduate of
Ah tn High School; Nathan Han-
kamer atxl Or ::;c
both students in Alvin
where Miss Hanl.amer
attend next fall
Shaw-Reavis
Engagement
Is Announced
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shaw an-
nounce the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of their
daughter. Molly J>. to Lewis An
son of the Rev. I
Reavis Jr. of I
out the chosen white and silver
color theme. The white cloth was
SS^t^X^s,n-
Wrtr'* —■ «•>«
I Mr®' Radford Reavis of Alvin
presided at the crystal purch
,X'CC !la<^ al one of he
able and Mrs. G. L. Jones of
Houston the fornier Fayc “
presided at the silver coffee serv-
Throughout the recepbon rooms!
were placed bouquets ' 1
ful flowers, many of which
sent to the couple as gifts
M.SS Wineva Hankamer presid-
i co at the guos* -
j the friends and
drew Reavis III
and Mrs. L. A
Houston.
The wedding will be .solemnized
July 15 at First M ‘thodist Church
Alvin.
Invitations are being issued on-
ly through the press.
Miss Patrick
Given Dinner
Held At Camp
The Church of God of Prop
hecy of Alvin has just concluded
its youth council at Camp Mo-
hawk.
About 100 young people from all
over the Gulf Coast area enjoyed
the services, which began Sun-
day, June 25 and concluded Sat-
urday evening, July 1.
Each evening the young people ;
“4-7-- -p as cowboys'
or Indians and putting on shows. I
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College Class
Visits University
Library Friday
About 15 students of Alvin Jun
ior College who are taking part
'^,7.7 rnr,„,, in the Freshman Orientation
. estival. Miss I. In.g • course concluded their two-week
I study by taking a field trip to
lhe University of Houston to in-
She has beefn runnel-up in con- librarv.
tests for Mis| Galveston Fishing . or. June Hyer took the students
! - -- “ ’ through the library bringing out
basic points of interest which a
library holds.
The group returned to .Alvin
around 5 p.m. by bus.
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Mustang Club
Has Supper
The regular Friday night
monthly supper of the Mustang
Club was held Friday night at
Germania Hall.
A large crowd was on hand
for a wonderful supper, and games
which were played afterward.
include '
preside!'; :
nuuvn niuriuii. vice president.
Lucy May Whitmire, secretary;
ard Ezara Thornton, treasurer.
The Rev. W. M. Chiles is pastor {
of the church.
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Youth Council
Mrs. Viola
will exhibit that talent in the
Beaumont coptest. She is also es-
pecially trained in modeling, ba-
ton twirling, and cheerleading.
The charming brunette, with [
brown eyes, is tall, weighs;
125 pounds, and her measurements
; are 37-22-36.
She has previously been chosen
as Miss League City, Miss Texas :
City Swim time. Miss Sly van
Beach Days. Miss Kemah Water
| Base Miss Armed Forces, Miss
Tanf.jstic, and Miss Splash Days.
Rennie Sheffield of San Antonio,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Shef
field (she’s the former Josephine
Boyd), is visiting here with his
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. H. V.
Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. John Prothro of
Tyler spent a day in Alvin last
week visiting his cousin. Mrs.
Helen Butler, and her family. The
Prothros were vacationing at the
Jack Tar in Galveston
Miss Jane Coffee, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Coffee, and
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl E. Coleman, have returned
from a week’s vacation in West
Texas and Neu Mexico. Miss Cof
fee acted as diauffeur for lhe
group. Accompanying them was
another granddaughter of the
- (-°^c,nan s» Miss Judy Sargent,
who had been sp<?nding two weeks
;hcre- The party visited first in
Abilene with the Clint Coleman
family, in Pecos with the John
KK|1! Sargent family, and in Carlsbad.
N. M. with Mrs. Coleman’s sister.
jjy e Mrs. R. F. Wright. The Alvinites
also tourd Carlsbad Caverns . .
i Mrs. Bob Owi-n and son. Jay,
Fv" J [ were in Galveston Thursday after-
ll noon
Mrs. Geraldme S. Lee, Bra-
zoria County Home Demonstration
a8ent. of Angleton, is a patient
1*n Room 635 at Hermann Hospi-
•*•8® tai. Houston, for probably a
by Dan Jezek month’s Stay . ...
, ----—— "Hen me cracK Alvin Tel-
1B?nd.LSW.i,ngs Out fhis M t(re f rst Alvin
igh School football game, the charming prancer out
*r°"t «'l be M,ss Susan Speed, beautiful brunette
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Speed. Miss Speed
Will be a |un,or next year. She has been developing
her baton twirl,ng ability for some years and has pre
j maior °f ,he Alvin Junior Hi^h
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