The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1955 Page: 1 of 12
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-up
is predicted since Bay City-
in a game
dy Herman. quarter
DeWitt, right halfba
Bubendorf, fullback.
Pucek left halfback
DeWit’, one of Ai
sccrers last year, ant
another outstanding j
the 1954 season, will b
at starting. The third
Marcus Perez, play*
a host played exceptional ball
with El Campe- last week.
The probable starting li
1 be Ralph Miller, left
orgt Franzen, led tackle;
Phillips, left guard; Gary Cle-
n’s, center; Jerry Miller, right
ird; C L Standley right tackle;
land Williams, right end; Ted-
night
B
Rolar
With three 1954 lett
idditional squacmen
>f ecrpapy • B” teamt
unior high boys, the
ow Jacket team tra\
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The
ee
have
487
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too
000 in
provem ents
-king
Jr.
the
• hey
HAFERNICK.
Marshal.
Mrs
>•«'* some
k-ip and
r -ugh their
-old-up
-'■u.nded an
‘ - be some
Bens, that’s
drive up
• • vome one
hurt. Please
Faculty Breakfast
• Is Held Thursday
. hold- t P* ted.
►fficersp- «--«
grounds in
6 p
court,
re piti- I
With the City Marshal
Sept 9
Shrimp
bers of the pre
■urbecue. which is a stag af-
will be held at the Fair-
Angleton. beginning at
m with E D ‘ Spot" Br<xk-
general chairman for the
With Our Boys
In Service_______
rWLj
We had our usu. 1 amount ol
?court. traffic tickets and drunks
I also want to state that speed-
er- vh disobey the 15 mile limit
around the school shall receive
tickets The police d< partrnent has
rdeis to stop spe ding around
Members of the Alvin Teacher.'
Association hek their annua
breakfast meeting last Thursday
morning in the school cafeteria
Mrs Anona Brown, president
welcomed the school board, mem-
bers. their wives and the new
faculty members Guests and new
teachers were introduced.
A nee ther e was earned ou*
in decoration with the tables de-
picting rice as it is rown, minia-
ture i arming implements and re-
cipes for cooking the grain. Each
of the 150 persons present recei v-
ed a package of Alvin-grown rice
through
Your Mer-
FIRST WINNER
It has been announced that
Mrs. Robert Dingle is «he win-
ner of the first ilOO worth of
groceries given away
Stanton’s "Know
chant" program.
WT IL
CPL. CHARLES BURGE
To Okinawa
W Cpl Charles Eurge, former
stationed at Amarillo. ha
been at home on furlough and is
leaving this week for San Fran
cisco. Calif where he will err
bark for Okinawa. Burge is sen •
ing in the Air Force.
While on leave he accompanied
his parents, Mr and Mrs. Julius
Burge, and brothers. James and
George Burge, to Ro noke. Va.
They were joined by John Burg-*
who is stationed at Fort Dix near
Philadelphia. Pa. and visited Will
iamsburg and Jarr.eston. Va.
, . . ■ -..sited in San
Antonie with Mr and Mrs. L. J
Kocurek and family and Mr and
Mrs. John Matcek and family.
L. J Kocurek Jr returned with
them for a visit here.
Shrimp Barbecue
For Press Sept. 9
The Brazoria County Fat Stock
lr Association has set
is the date »*f the annual
Barbecue f<r the rr em-
r.tdio and TV.
wFi\e Brazoria County men
j volunteered for service with
the United States Armed Services
1 and will be inducted Sept 15, sai.l
Shirlev C Atkinson, clerk
See WITH OUR BOYS
Page 7. Column 8
Through the years, the Shrimp
Barbccu has become traditional,
ana members of the press. radio
and TV have looked forward to
ti e event as one fiil-d with good
fellowship, good food and a g°oa
: me for all.
The group will be treated to
urevit w of the moie than $250.-
new buildings and im-
r,_______-•_$ at the fairground?
>o this year, which include a neu
cattle bam. a new horse barn, a
new home demonstration build-
ing. a new administration build-
ing. and remodeling and improve-
ment on existing buildings.
E A Scott, a D >w employee
who J.as made a name for him-
seP—even up into East Texas
will be the “chef for the oc-
jeasion and those vbo have not
j partaken of his barbecued shrimp
(are in for a rare treat
Working on me arrangements
leommittc with Bi r - G
jO Jack" Norris. Hero Myers
. and Mrs. Thelma W Jlis.
Invitations have gone out in
G • county and in the Houston
; rea. and a large turn-out is ex-
■ *. Ther-. wiR bo »v> f rm-
1 al program—just fc-od, tun and
fr lie—and naturally, a little
bragging by fair directors on .heir
new improvements this year
Bart
R.
H.
L
annual
for
over
members
ilued
K..
ag<
to the
enter
will
Football Clinic
Attended By 200
prizes
doll. \
the u
ehiidre
1956.
th<
Dr
12 \t:r-
brir g* I
e Lie
of ii
be
tnection time, was enthusiast
Welfare ceived and some 30 y< t
participated.
Though the carniv a. .
last fail was "rained
queen contest was hek
date. Lions Club offu
of the Frontier Day celebration
held here Nov. 11.
Frontier Day was inaugurated
in 1953 by the Alvin Junior Cham-
i>er of Commerce. It is a day of
fun and frolic when everybody in
town and all the visitors dress
up in western attire, attend a
seven years will
er ter They may
until Sept. 16 by
at the Rod Cross
first time, to send representa-
tives to the contest this year.
Alvin Jaycees are being assist-
ed by Veterans of Foreign Wars The football team . ;. .e demon-
1 American Legion members Orations of points discussed ana
Maxwell discussed new
*lf!es in football for this vear.
Some 200 Alvinites attended the
annual “Football for Giandstand-
most unusual beard. In the latter ..J
class, anything goes, contest chair-
men said. The beards may be
parade, ge tossed in the -clink ’, dyed or trimmed but false beards
put harKoruP unfntxc r.f 1 nf zmmbwa *•«•••.
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Since the turtle demy was rain-
ed out last yetxr. all 1.-ktts pur-
chase r for the 1954 race will be
! honored this year. It will not be
i necessary to present a stub for
• the 1954 ticket because the Lions
Club has a record of all tickets
<old. said Dr. Faulkner
Purchasers of botn 1954 and
1955 tickets are assured that their
(turtles will be entered in sepa-
! rate heats.
At 7 p.m the first heat of the
rand Champion Turtle Race will
run and additional heats will
run every half hour thereafter
until 9 p.m. At that tine, all re-
maining heats will oe : un and
the winners of each rua- will then
compete for the Grana Champion
The carnival wiil begin at 6
p.m. Saturday. Sept 17, and man;,
event-- in addition to the queen
contest are scheduled.
One of the most c
Derby
Faulknei.
m’s free t
Beard Growing Winners In 1954
Beard Growing Contest For Annual
Frontier Day Will Open Sept. 10-17
Drug Store, and Kruezer’s Shell
Service Station.
Chairmen of the contest are
Ray Williams and Bob Graves.
About 50 per cent of the mer-
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(tacted and a host of valuable
j prizes have already been given
for the prize winners. Prizes will
be given for the most perfect
beard, the longest beard and the
nd The
of Queen
at 8 p.m. Sept. 17 in <
with the Lions Club
Carrival held each year to raise
funds for iocal civic wrok ana
the Texas Lions Crippled Child-
rens Camp ax Kerrville.
The carnival has grown to be
one of the biggest fall e
Alvin and is the major
project of the act:
beautiful
$15. w.il be given
io will be known
tn« “Lions Queen of 1955.'
Contestants will no1
tumes but are to be attired in
party dresses, Mr. De;o s..ia. Tht
winner will be chosen by a group
ol persons experienced
k: . Turtle R;. ■ vhi.?; u.li
be run at 6.30 pin.
Three prizes will be given. The
frist prize is $10. the s< .und is
plete the day at the big western
dance which is normally a part
of the proceedings.
The Be< rd-Grawing contest is
one of the biggest single events
in a day jam-packed full of com-
edy and excitement. Registrations ea i
will be accepted from Sept 10 to j and ______________...
Sept. 17 at tht City Halt the|in staging the many Frontier Dav Stapp
Yellowjacket Cafe, the Red Cross events
League Ball Pork this
TX rii A I* .• I George De7<
I- I A Reception b
Slated Sept. 13
The annual reception for teach-
ers sponsored by the Elementary
P-TA will be held Tuesday, Sect
the junior col-
Alvin will be a “city of un- i
shaved men" for the third con- ‘
secutive year as local residents *
prepare to take part in the Beard ' w MW.
Growing Contest which is a part j cha‘nts'-‘in'''AKi‘n ’have'’‘bra
the first short course offered by
Alvin Junior College during the
fall semester.
eat barbecue, witness contests of1 of course, may not be entered in Coach C B. Roland and other
all sorts, a’tend a rodeo and com-t the contest. members of the local axh -tic de-
Jaycee organiz;|ivns m Bra- ent as well a< members of
zoria, Fort Bend and Galveston the Yellowjacket football squad
counties will be invited, for the tf>ok ^arl in the Program. Coaches
end represents- assist.ng Mr. Ro.and wert Wilton
Ferrel!, Jim Ln. gford arc Glenn
York.
The football t<*am g;
Jim Richte
the Membership Committee of the
Alvin Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post and the 1956 drive is now
underway.
AH veteran
seas are eligA
bers of the
bership fees
re-rcgisterlng
Chairmen o;
ing to make
by having a
pay dues for
Since reports must be made to
state headquarters by Oct. 1. the
chairmen are closing the drive 13. at 7:30 pm.
Sept 19. Due? may oe paid to R-gc assembly room, it has Ix-e
either of the three- chairmen, at announced.
the Yellow Jacket Cafe or at E.mer Dezso : director <>f th
Honest John s Place on Highway prog: am which will be a skit de
35 picting a hill-biLy classroom.
It to become mem-
organization. Mem-
for .jew members . r
the tee I
the drive
\ f W Membership l iny Tots Queen Contest Is Again
Drive Started Scheduled For Lions Carnival Here
Bi
Burgi
VTR
Labor Day w; s
success and t ie
/•
F
if
er Frank Harris ant
ana ted stock. Th<
i Post 129 gav1
labeled
youth o
•rr.e $2
Kat
Robstown and t the
’her points banded together to j A
stage
11< Mr. Gray.
■ Rodeo champions from youth
! rodeos in Alvin. Hallettsville,
.Angleton, Port Lav...a, Wharton.
■ Rosenberg. Alice.
Jim Briscoe, who worked dili-
gently on rodeo plans here, said:
“His strong constitution is
enough. He needs financial
as well.’
Junior Monigold of Katy
’ ’chairman of th - organization - -
• mrttee and otiier oiuct-jIs
Pe- M Ktn.zie of S: Afford, secrc- br< ;nnc r.n I nr.ie Oliver of
d tar- and Ruth Ta'lor of Rae-[Alvin, but! riding.
Forrest .Arnold a
A meri can Legi n
ise of the.r
and rodec
was donare
and local adult> as:
w-- Saveli. H. C. Finger. Sam
:he “champions of cham-1 Rowe rid thfc Alvin American
. show for the benefit of a IL Fos:
man they all admire I About 6<M' people attended th.
Gray, a Houstonian, has long 'barbe.ue and rodeo which had
been a staunch supporter of young : S'-me 90 contestants • parlicipat-
people interested ir. rodeos and ;u?u; I rodeo-evr;.*..'
[Future Farmer wor.< About 901 Winners wer: Mi" Nathalyne
•days ago. he was tola he had can- Kendrick of Houston and David
K er .n such advanced stages that I Bonner of Houston, cutting horse
jne was given only about 50 day^ c.ntest; Billy Boudreaux of Port
j -o jive | -Arthur, state eFampion, first in the
■ Jim Briscoe, who worked dill-1 bareb' ck brcnc riding event;
’Jack Burkholter of San Antonio,
not I calf ti<-down: Miss Kendnc*. bar-
help * rel race; Dale Carrol of Houston.
| steer wrestling. Marshal Ellige of
I Houston, calf breakaway; Coy
I Beach; mp of Foil Worth and
I Bobma Russc-ii ot Pasadena, rib-
•red prirr.
Williams, Pu-
Philhp
Da vid
Rc
D.
R’
Hi. i
Rc
•iy
Mr
|k—
nee he let-
s goal-kick-
New Minister Is
Now At Church
Of Nazarene Here
visit with Iriend
ter had bulb
lltr. Bil; Jot
•v. R. m->n
A total of 16 classes are already
underway in the evening school
and seven others pre expected to
•tart Tht- • include aeri -iHur-
woodwork! ig. machine «=b.or f
.ly rrlpbov- hor h r.d, ch~r"is-
:rv and fi ing
peeled to see
Green. Roy
uerts, Gordon
'fi. Don W,ss-
Kobert R;- a.i,
Reservec. seal tickets for the
Bay City football game, in Pay
City, Friday night may be ob-
tained from the office of the
Superintendent of Schools. The
tickets will sell for $1 each.
This is the Jackets first en"
counter of the season and many
Airinites are expected io at-
tend.
Mickey Max-
Fams, Harold
Norris. Richard
Garza, Quintin
in Waco for
He replaces
Watkins in Alvin,
minister's wife. Mrs
Orilla Burl hart, is here with him
as are the ouple's three children.
They are Leu B Binkhart. Eleza-
beth Ann Burkhart <»nd Eldon
Munroe Bi.richart.
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Registration For
Evening School Is
Open For Students
R< -gistrat on lor some classes in
the evening schoi,. at Alvin Jun-
ior College are still being accept-
ed said A ' Louise Kropf, di-
.Matlock ( hild Is
Recovering From
Bout With Polio
•hirim M..' • daughter of
r.c A r- V :-nail Matlock,
tn c eclared out of danger
not only resting comfort-
t Hi dgt croft Clinic but is
planning t- start school there.
Mi- M tb.<K. who said this
we-cK that Cathy is now able to
-. said her da ugh-
polio but physi-
there will be iittle
sis. Cathy will re-
hospital for two or
1
THE REV. M. S. BURKHART
Ai Local Church
The Rev M
r v -4 Wa o.
S Burkhart, form-
thi new minister
at the Alvin C urch of the Naza-
rene and has moved into the pas-
sonage at 1407 Let- St.
The Rv Mr Burkhart was
pastor of he East Side Church
of the Nazarene
about seven years.
the Rev T N
The new
McLemore ('hild
Is III With Polio
Sandra Kay McLemore, daugh-
ter of Mr and Mrs. M S. Mc-
Lernon, is ill at hex home ana
doctors have diagnosed her illness
as polio.
Mrs. McLemore said her daugh-
ter is getting along as well as can
be expected and is not critic allj
ill though she is running a *etn-
oerature. The child, 9, was taken
to the hospital but returned home
Church Women
To Meet Sept. 9
The Alvin Counc; of the United
Church Women will have a busi
ness meeting and installation of
officers Friday morning. Sep’.. 9.
at 10 a m. in the Episcopal Parish
House, it has been announced
The district president. Mr- J
N. Perry of Houston, wiil ix the
installing officer.
The public is invited to attend
Yellowjackets Plav In
Bay City Season Opener
Johnnie Oliver Takes
Rod( *() ( niampionship I n
Bernd it Show On Mon.
i
J
He
■
Huh Brown Rites
Held Saturday In
Alvin. Normangee
A
Cozart Brown,
at the First
with the Rc .
M
Houston.
Pallbearer were B. Manry
Jr . Walter Hall. Jack Idoux. Sam
Rowe. Benton Kanewskt and Tom
Gates.
H. C. BROWN
Is Buried Saturday
Funeral s< m:o - for Hubbard
47. were held here
Methodist Church
W L Hattaway of
Kilgore and the Rev L. A Reavis
of Alvin conducting the rites. Ad-
ditions. iervices were held at ’.he
Church of Christ :n Normangee
and burial was in that city
Mr Brown died suddeiG
the result of a hear1 attack
had been ii ill health for j
month.- but nad returned to wi.rk
in the Alvin Stat flank where
was a vice president and director
at the time of his death He d:ed
at his home.
He i;
Anona Brown
’.her. J. M Bro
Mrs.
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ALVIN, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8.
NUMBER 3
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1955, newspaper, September 8, 1955; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245882/m1/1/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.