The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 1973 Page: 1 of 28
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A COMMUNITY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
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VOLUME 20 NUMBER 30 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24, 1973 10? - $3 PER YEAR
City-wide youth conference
in progress at Johnston
THE BELLAIRE & SOUTHWESTERN
Archer dedicates
hospital addition
The third annual city-wide
Youth Conference on the En-
vironment will be held Wed-
nesday at Johnston Junior
High School.
Johston Principal Charles
Williams, hosting the con-
ference for the third time,
said he anticipates attend-
ance of 150 students repre-
senting some 60 Houston
area secondary schools.
The Youth Conference is
sponsored by Operation
Sparkle, an activity of the
Houston Chamber of Com-
merce Civic Affairs Com-
merce Civic Affairs Com-
Houston public relations ma-
nager Goodyear Tire & Rub-
ber Co. and chairman of
Operation Sparkle, said the
Rapping it up
Jeans and Things, 5108
Cedar, was robbed twice this
past week. The first time was
October 15th and the second
was the 17th. The robber
took $150 the first time and
$17 the second. Querle Don-
nell Spivey, 18, of 3426
Noah St. in Houston was ar-
rested while fleeing from the
scene of the robbery the se-
cond time by Bellaire Police
Officers Bailey and Shaull.
Spivey is charged with two
counts of armed robbery and
bond has been set at $20,000
'or each count or a total of
$40,000. Police are looking
for his accompliance who
was the look-out and driver.
On October 19 Mrs. Rae
Madison of 5318 reported
theft of her residence. She
stated that rbile she was at
school someone entered her
home and took several items.
The house was unlocked.
There was only one major
accident and it occurred at
610 NB at the barrels Octo-
ber 19th. Odus E. Lang of
Houston collided with the
barrels. A second car op-
erated by Owen F. McCory
of Houston could not avoid
hitting Lang’s vehicle. Lang
was charged with negligent
collision and DWI (Driving
While Intoxicated).
A fire at 4500 Bellaire
Blvd. on October 20th da-
maged the garage only. The
garage was full of inflama-
bles. How the fire started
is not known as of yet. A
kitchen was burned in an
another fire October 18th at
550 Begonia. Cause of the
fire is that someone was
cleaning paint brushes with
paint thinner near the stove.
There were 16 arrests and
10 minor accidents.
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Joy Moore, acting city cle-
conference has three new
objectives this year.
He listed them as: En-
couraging the formation of
more ecology clubs and or-
ganizations in Greater Hous-
ton secondary schools, sti-
mulating beautification pro-
jects at each school, and in-
forming students on current
environmental trends and
activities.
The conference will be
conducted from ll:30to3p.~
m. in the Johnston Junior
High School Cafeteria and
will include a catered lun-
cheon hosted by the John-
ston Parent-Teachers Or-
ganization and Houston Na-
tural Gas Corp.
In addition to Williams
rk, went to Nacadoche1 Fri-
day. She attended a one day
seminar concerning the lat-
est legislation affecting mu-
nicipal elections. She said
that before any candidate or
political committees can ac-
cept contributions or make
any expenditures over $10 a
letter designating a cam-
paign manager must be on
file with the city clerk There
is a stiff penalty for any
violations she warned.
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Beverly Reiboldt of the
Tax Department is in Color-
ado this week due to an ill-
ness in the family. Thelma
Marshall, court clerk, was
in Nebraska last week. Her
father died. Phyllis Morrow,
secretary, returns from a
two week vacation. She and
her husband went to Rapid
City, Kansas City, Estes Pa-
rk and Colorado Springs,
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The mayor, city council-
men and city manager will
be attending the Texas Mu-
nicipal League’s 61st An-
nual Convention in San An-
tonio. The convention is Oc-
tober 28-30.
Football ~~j
Contest
Winner
Mrs. Stan Leibl of 5230
Cheena was the winner
in the October 17 BELL
AIRE TEXAN football
contest. She picket 14 ga-
mes correctly but had to
win out over four others
in the tie-breaker game
between SMU and Rice.
and Rowley, speakers and
their subjects will include
Eugene Horton, national di-
rector of the Earth Aware-
ness Foundation, on Earth
I Care Club; Molly Par-
kerson, Houston Parks Si
Recreation Department, on
Little People Litter Parties;
Ernest Marsh, information
and education officer Tex-
as Parks and Wildlife De-
partment, on Wildlife Con-
servation; public relations
Horn School PTO wishes
to welcome all 'riends and
patrons to the Annual Horn
Spaghetti Supper and Open
House to be held October
30 from 5 to 8 p.m. Vic
Antique Show
scheduled for
November
The fifteenth annual Bell-
aire Antiques Show will be
held on November 1 2, and
3 at the Bellaire Community
Building, 7000 S. Rice Ave.
Bellaire, Texas. Admission
is $1 per person, and the
proceeds will benefit the
Bellaire Library and various
other community needs here
and in Houston. Half of the
proceeds realized from the
show goes to the Bellaire
Library, which the Bellaire
Womens Civic Club founded
in 1951. The club has con-
tributed $16,000.00 to the
Library down thru the years.
Cooodinator of the show is
Mrs. T. D. Nickerson, with
Mrs. Gary Summers as her
assistant. Decorations cha-
irman is Mrs. S. E. Lingo.
Mrs. W. P. Ramsey Is pre-
sident of the club and is al-
so serving as show publicity
chairman.
Dealer chairman of the
show is Mrs. S. J. Thor-
wegen with Mrs. R. A. Mu-
ff iiliams and Mrs. Gary
Summers as co-chairman.
Club members prepare the
delicious food for the Tea
Room, with varied menus
daily. Home-baked pies, cof-
fee and cold drinks will be
available at all times. Tick-
's may be purchased at the
'' »>or, or from a club mem-
■ Door prizes wll be gi-
I daily.
’ show is open from 11
>’lp.m. Thursday and Fri-
da-- •' nd 11 to 6 p.m. on
Sat. ay.
director, Pearl Brewing Co.,
on recycling; Mrs. Donna
Craig on beautification; Bill
Gilmer, president, Clear
Creek High School Earth I
Care Club, on the “Trash
Dash"; Jim Martin, General
Services Department, EXX-
ON Co., USA, on energy;
and Alec Chesser, vice pre-
sident, Houston Natural Gas
Corp., and vice chairman of
the board, Earth Awareness
F oundation.
Driscoll, new principal, will
be pleased to see everyone'
there. All former teachers,
including Miss Zemma Wo-
mack, principal for many
years are invited.
The classrooms will be
open at 5:30. Please visit
with the teachers, and see
some of the work that is
being done in the school.
We promise that you will
enjoy the delicious food.
There will be a generous
serving o! spaghetti and sau-
ce, french bread, and cole
slaw. You will also get a des-
sert and a drink. Adult pri-
ce is $1.50 and a child’s
is only $.75.
Congressman Bill Archer
dedicated the newest facili-
ties of Westbury Hospital
October 21 in special “gau-
ze - cutting ’ ’ ceremonies.
Charles W. Guidry, admin-
istrator of the hospital,pre-
sided and the invocation was
given by the Rev. Warren
Dicharry, Rector of St. Ma-
ry’s Seminary.
The $1.5 million facility at
5556 Gasmer, was expand-
ed from a 48 bed hospital
to fully accredited 96 bed
general hospital. Serving the
people of Southwest Houston,
the Hospital offers two maj-
or and one minor surgical
suites with a cystoscopy ro-
om; a five-bed fully moni-
tored intensive care and co-
ronary care unit; a full ser-
vice 24-hour a day labora-
tory and X-ray department;
a cardiopulmonary depart-
ment; and offers nuclear me-
dicine. The new and re-
furbished patient rooms are
equipt with the most mo-
dern equipment for patient
care and comfort. The three
nurses’ stations, two of whi-
ch are new, have the newest
equipment for the best ef-
ficiency possible. The hos-
pital also contains one of the
largest inhalation depart-
ments. A two-story profes-
sional building, easily ac-
cessible to the hospital, is
schedule for completion in
December.
The Westbury Hospital is
owned by American Medical
International, Inc. and cov-
ers a total of 45,472 square
feet. Director o' nurses is
The fourtenth annual Hal-
loween Carnival will be held
October 28, at “Andy" And-
erson Elementary School,
5727 Ludington, from 11a.m.
until 3 p.m.
There will be games, ri-
des, fun and plenty of food
’or the youngest to the old-
est in every family. Bar-
gain buys will be found in
Violeta S. Grady, R. N. and
staff heads include Dr. Dwi-
ght J. Nichols, Dr. TerrySa-
nderson, Dr. Joseph Hance,
Dr. Carlos A. Del Rio, Dr.
L. E. Richey, Dr. William
T. Hill, Dr. John A. Webb,
Dr. Ernesto Sabado, and Dr.
Isreal Schlain.
Keeper Company, Inc.
were the builders and the
architects for the building.
Youth groups
to be featured
in Nov. parade
Bellaire Optimist Presi-
dent John Paulsen announced
plans for this years Youth
Appreciation Parade to be
held Saturday Nov. 10th. Se-
veral youth groups including
the Bellaire High School
Band, Bellaire Hospital Jr.
Volunteers, the Amigos de
LosAmericas, and the Fon-
dren Jr. High Fillies have
already confirmed their in-
tent to be in the 15th an-
nual Youth Appreciation Pa-
rade.
Also confirmed is this ye-
ar’s Honorary Parade Mar-
shall, Congressman Bob Ca-
sey. This will give Bellaire
Area residents a chance to
honor their former area
Congressman.
Information regarding the
parade may be obtained by
calling 772-5273 or 522-1626.
records, books, plants, and
“Dad’s Auction’’ is always
a place to find a good buy
in new merchandise.
The public is invited to
this annual event sponsored
by the PTA organization,
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Bugg,
president. Mrs. Avis Hebert
is principal of “Andy” An-
derson.
Local store robbed
Open house set
at Horn School
Anderson plans
annual carnival
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Pettigrew, Terrilee & George, Sara. The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 1973, newspaper, October 24, 1973; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth567280/m1/1/?rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.