The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 1962 Page: 2 of 24
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page 2
THE BELLAIRE TEXAN
Wednesday, M"y 23, 196
Brae Burn Garden
Club To Meet
At Gourmet Club
The Braeburn Garden Club
will hold its final meeting of the
year at the Gourmet Club, 4227
Bellaire Blvd., on May 29.
Mrs. J. R. Spiller will install
the following officers for the
1962-63 year: Mrs. George Cun-
ningham, president, Mrs. C. M.
Glover, first vice-president; Mrs.
R. L. Westbrook, second vice-
president; Mrs. R. A. McWil-
liams, secretary, and Mrs. V. L.
Redding, treasurer.
Meet a fellow Texan: Preston Smith.
Preston Smith’s story is in the best Texas and Ameri-
can tradition—a farm boy who worked his own way to
an education and a place of honor in his business and
community life.
Born in the heart of Texas, at Georgetown, he moved
with his family to Dawson County in 1923 when he was
10 years old. He went to school at Sunset, Lamesa, and
Texas Tech. In his adopted home town of Lubbock, with
his wife Ima and their two children, he now carries out
the full responsibilities of a typical Texas business and
civic leader.
A steward at St. John’s Methodist Church—member
of the Salvation Army Board, the Kiwanis Club, the
Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Farm Bureau—these
are some of the activities close to the heart of Preston
Smith, citizen.
He did not stop there. In his daily pursuits Preston
Smith came to realize that business and government
are closely related in the American system—and that
without good government we cannot have a favorable
climate for good business. A man of direct action,
Preston Smith went into the business of government.
He served six years in the Texas House of Representa-
tives and six in the Senate.
Senator Smith has supported sound statewide legisla-
tion for better schools, roads, welfare and conservation.
He took the lead in establishing a permanent building
program for state colleges. He had the integrity to sup-
port necessary state spending and the courage to op-
pose extravagance and waste. In government, as in
business and at home, Preston Smith believes in meet-
ing our obligations and paying our bills.
Having proved himself as one of the best-rounded,
best-equipped, best-informed and most highly respected
Texans in both his private and public careers, Preston
Smith was a logical candidate to succeed Ben Ramsey
as Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
Voters in 102 counties gave Preston the lead over
four opponents in the First Democratic Primary. Now he
is in the runoff. He got there without the support of
any self-serving group or power bloc. His opponent has
the endorsement of labor leaders and other special
interests who want to dominate our state government.
Preston Smith asks only for the votes of individual
Texans who want a Lieutenant Governor without any
strings attached. He is depending on independent-mind-
ed Texans everywhere to vote for him on June 2.
Elect your independent candidate for Lieutenant
Governor—
PRESTON SMITH
Pd. Pol. Adv.)
Austin Prestwood,
Area Oldtimer,
Dies At 73
Austin F. Prejrtwuod, 73, of
6042 Gulfton Drive, a pioneer
1
MARY LELIA BEASLEY
Photo by David's—Bellaire Circle
G. F. TAYLOR
Westbury student receives award.
Westbury Student Wins
resident of the Bellaire area, died
| Sunday morning at his home af-
, ter a brief illness.
I A retired cattleman, M r.
! Prestwood had resided at the
; Gulfton Drive address since Jupe
of 1936 and had been a Houston
resident for 37 years.
) When the Bellaire area was a
prnirie, Mr. Prestwood ranged
cattle over most of this area and
at one time had a herd of around
350 head. He retired from the
cattle business in 1942.
A staunch Presbyterian and
Democrat, Mr. Prestwood was a
member of the First Presbyterian
I Church.
1 He was a native of Boyd, A la-
bama and before coming to
Houston lived for a number of
years in Anderson, Texas. Mr.
and Mrs. Prestwood marked
I their 55th wedding anniversary
last Jan. 25.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday from the chapel of
George H. Lewis and Sons with
* graveside services at Oddfellows’
*1 Cemetery in Anderson.
| Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Lucile McIntyre Prestwood;
daughters, Mrs. Owen C. Savage
Sr., and Mrs. Chellie P. Garout-
i te; sons, Austin B. Prestwood, P.
j Duane Prestwood Sr., all of
Houston; sister, Mrs. Carrie Ben.
j nette of Conroe; brother, Hub-
bard Prestwood of El Paso, nine
j grandchildren and six great
: grandchildren.
National Spanish Award
WANT ADS
Mary Lelia Beasley, a junior
at Westbury High School, made
the highest score in the nation on
a second-year level Spanish
exam sponsored by the Ameri-
can Association of Teachers of
Spanish and Portuguese.
candidate for eight scholarships.
Her sister, Ellis, who graduated
magna cum laude from Bellaire
High School, is now studying in
Spain on a scholarship at the
University of Madrid. She is a
student at Sweetbriar College
Mary Lelia made a score of j but is studying abroard this year
94, the best of any .Spanish Na-
tional Honor Society second year
student to take the test. The so-
ciety presented her with a $50
award and she also received a
$25 award from the Houston
group of the Pan American
Roundtable.
Mary Lelia, daughter of Mrs.
Emma Beasley, 5034 Stillbrooke,
librarian at Westbury High, is a
under a special program.
Another Westbury student
scored high in the competition,
Marsha Goldsmith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Goldsmith,
12,006 Chimney Rock. She scored
in the top one percent at the
second year level.
G. F. Taylor is chairman of
the language department at
Westbury High.
Police Probe
Theft Of Gun
Collection
Bellaire police are investigat-
ing the theft of a collection of
guns from the residence of M. K.
Hadley, 1003 South Rice.
The theft was reported last
Tuesday and Mr. Hadley told of-
ficers that the thieves apparent-
ly entered the house through a
side door.
Three Hurt
Re - Elect
BOB
In Wreck On
GAY
Post Oak Rd.
Taken were 12 guns including
four Winchester rifles, five shot
guns, one automatic rifle, a Bri-
tish rifle and a German Maus-
It's Been So Popular .... That
We Are Extending Our
ALL YOU CAN EAT
7 DAYS A WEEK - 4:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Limit one meat. All children 3 years or
older must have own trays.
Child's Plate with bread and drink, 55c
NEVER PAY MORE THAN 98c
(Pay only amount of chock W less tfcoo 98c)
5AME HIGH QUALITY FOOD.
Food to go at regular prices.
"It’s cheaper than eating at home"
Footed
CAF ETERIA
5311
Richmond Rd.
in Bellaire
2407 Rice Blvd.
in The Village
Three persons were injured
shortly after 7 a.m. Monday in
a rear-end collision of a car and
a Rapid Transit Co. bus on Post
Oak Rd. at Jessamine Street.
Injured were the driver of
the automobile which struck the
rear of the bus and two children
passengers. They are Mrs. Gene-
va N. Nail, 6643 Edloe, and Mark
F. and Alexis E. Elston.
Police said Mrs. Nail had a
deep laceration on her chin and
right knee, that the boy suffered
a minor laceration of the face
and a broken leg and that the
little girl was suffering from
shock. They were taken to Bel-
laire General Hospital.
Police said the car crashed in-
to the rear of the bus. Mrs. Nail
was charged with negligent col-
lision, police records show.
Executive
Committeeman
Pet. 268
• Capable
• Experienced
• Conservative
DEMOCRATIC
RUNOFF JUNE 2
PAID POL. ADV.
DRAPES
Custom made to your measurements.
Call Penney's, Meyerland Plaza,
MO 7-9106, for FREE estimates
"Penney Quality h Yoar Greatest Saving"
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Norton, Mary. The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 1962, newspaper, May 23, 1962; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521787/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.