Southwestern Times (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1945 Page: 1 of 12
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, BELLAIRE,
SOUTHSIDE PLACE, BRAESWOOD, SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHGATE AND ADJACENT AREA
Volume 1—Number 41
HOUSTON, TEXAS, JULY 5, 1945
5c a Copy—Subscription $1.00 a Year
Volunteers Wind
Up Bond Drive In
"Blaze Of Glory"
The Southwestern section ended
its participation in the Seventh War
Loan Drive with the three cities
substantially over their quotas and
with the Houston part of the sec-
tion, which was not working
quota basis, turning in excellent
reports.
Southside Place almost tripled
its assigned quota of $20,000 by
selling $59,855 worth of bonds.
Mrs. Earl E. Watson was chairman.
J. S. Spencer of Bellaire turned in
a final report of $52,525 to more
than double that city's $25,000
quota. The West University Place
drive, led by Hugh L. Whiteside,
accounted for sales of $311,007; the
quota was $250,000. The Roberts
School area, under the leadership
of Mrs. Morris Kilgore, sold
376.60 worth of bonds. The Poe
School area, for which Mrs. O. F.
Reynaud was major, sold $70,066.25.
All of the leaders commended the
volunteer workers for the splendid
work they had done and expressed
appreciation to the residents of the
section for their cooperation.
Prizes donated by Bellaire mer-
chants stimulated the final week's
sales, Mr. Spencer reported. Win-
ners were Mrs. Naomi Stewart,
Mrs. Mae Dibbens, Miss Janie Ogil-
vie, F. J. Weinzel, George Turney,
Miss Katherine Gaston, Mrs. Myr-
tle Anderson, Neal Finer. Mrs. C.
F. Riehl, F. N. Henshaw, Mrs.
George Ralls, Mrs. Alberta Davis
and R. R. Reamer. Cubs who won
prizes were Murray Finer, Adrian
Myers and Eugene Reamer.
Southside Health
Committee Asks
Ban On Poultry
The recently appointed health
committee of the Men's Club of
Southside Place has recommended
to the City Commission that an
ordinance be passed to prohibit the
raising of poultry, live stock and
rabbits in that city, according to
E. F. Bell of 3720 Jardin, president,
The committee will make a report
to the club at their meeting next
Wednesday night. This meeting
was postponed from last Wednes-
day, due to the Fourth of July holi-
day. Post-war plans for street and
sewer improvement will also be dis-
cussed.
Members of the health committee
are Frank Esch of 3752 Darcus,
chairman; J. M. Onstad of 3748
Carlon and Andrew L. Jackson of
3731 Darcus.
Red Cross Workers "On Job" In Southwestern Area
West University Lions To Hear State
Secretary At Charter Meet Tonight
Response from members of Lions 1 ficers, receive its charter and honor
Pollution Test Of
Brays Bayou Slated
A mobile laboratory for the State
Health Department will arrive here
July 8 or 9, according to Lt. Frank
J. Metyko, health department offi-
cial, to begin collecting samples
from Brays Bayou for a survey to
determine the extent ol pollution in
the bayou.
The survey wiK require from
four to five months, Lieutenant
Metyko stated, but collection of
samples can be made immediately.
He conferred with county health
and flood control authorities last
Friday.
—Photo by Ottia Stahl.
Volunteer workers of the West University Red Cross branch are shown busily working away to help
Harris County fill its quotas, assigned by the national organization. In the foreground are Mrs. F. M.
Bohn of 3710 Sunset Boulevard at the machine and Mrs. Helen Clark of 3030 Lafayette, knitting. In the
background are Mrs. Charles Drnek of 2812 Robinhood, Mrs. J. I). Magee of 3739 Georgetown, Mrs. P. W.
McCoy of 6318 Mercer, Mrs. Walter S. Rapp of 6612 Rutgers, Mrs. Nelson Sears of 1245 Judson, Mrs. R.
Bertrand of 3002 University, Mrs. M. F. Frost of 3835 Tennyson, Miss Margaret Bohn of 3710 Sunset,
Mrs. Tom Sneed of 3007 Plumb, general chairman, and Mrs. E. Terre of Galena Park, a volunteer worker
who is posing as a "customer."
Convalescent service men and
women in government hospitals
will wear slides (bedroom slippers)
made by residents of the South-
western section. Mrs. Tom Sneed of
3007 Plumb, general chairman for
the West University branch of the
Red . Cross, stated that an appeal
has been made for workers through-
out the country to make 90,000 of
these slides. Harris County's quota
is 1500, and the West University
group will make as many as pos-
sible of this number. Women who
wish to contribute a little time and
scrap material to make these slides
may get a pattern for them at the
Red Cross center at University
Boulevard and Amherst.
The Red Cross is also asking for
donations of decks of cards and
pocket-size novels and murder mys-
teries to be placed in kit-bags for
men leaving for overseas duty.
These may be taken to the center.
Women wishing to knit or sew for
the Red Cross can obtain patterns
and materials at the center, Mrs.
Sneed said.
Clubs of neighboring cities has
been excellent and all indications
point to a large attendance at the
Charter Night meeting of the West
University Lions Club in the Y. M.
C. A. building at 1600 Louisiana
tonight, according to Dr. William
Frank Cole, president. The newly-
organized group will install its of-
H. S. Engelbrecht
Funeral Held Friday
Herman S. Engelbrecht, 46, of
3518 Corondo was buried Friday at
Forest Park Cemetery following
services at St. Vincent De Paul
Church. Mr. Engelbrecht died in
Rochester, Minnesota, June 24,
where he was undergoing treat-
ment.
A resident of the Houston area
for the past six years, Mr. Engel-
brecht was connected with the Con-
solidated Tile Company. He was a
member of John R. Burkett Post 77
of the American Legion. Employees
of the tile firm and members of the
Legion post were honorary pall-
bearers. In addition to his widow,
he is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Dale Vance, and two sons, Herman
Spencer and Paul Engelbrecht.
Village Civic Club
Plans Program
On Restrictions
Existing building restrictions in
the area covered by the Village
Civic Club and proposed new re-
strictions for that area will be pre-
sented to members of the organi-
zation at a meeting in the Scout
House on Greenbriar at 8 p. m
July 12. Abe Gollob of 2331 Words-
worth, an attorney, is making a
study of present restrictions and
will make suggestions for new re-
strictions that should be devised to
give home owners in the area more
protection, Roland F. Hodder of
2532 Sheridan, president of the
club, stated. The Village Civic
Club embraces the area bounded by
Rice Boulevard, Bellaire, Kirby
Drive and Greenbriar.
"In view of the lifting of gov-
ernment restrictions on building, it
is important that we be on our
guard to see that no undesirable
structures are built in our com-
munity," Mr. Hodder stated. "Only
in this way can we protect the
values of our homesites."
A report will be made at the
meeting on the progress being made
on the project of topping Kirby and
Morningside drives. C. B. McDon-
ald of 2601 Cason and Mr. Hodder
its officers and directors at to-
night's meeting.
Principal speaker of the evening
will be R. Roy Keaton, state secre-
tary, from Austin, Texas. B. W.
Lakenmacher of Houston, district
governor, will present the charter,
and Harry H. Heath of El Campo,
district governor-elect, will install
the officers. The Reverend Robert
S. Tate, immediate past president
of the Bastrop Lions Club, will
offer the invocation. The Bellaire
Lions Club, as sponsor group of
the new organization, will have
charge of the program, and P. G.
Crowe, a past president of the Bel-
laire club, will serve as toast-
master.
Special features to be presented
will include a summary of war
news by Fred Nahas, radio com-
mentator, songs by Walter Jenkins,
a comedy act by Herman A. Engel,
a piano solo by Bobby Stell and
community singing.
Officers of the West University
Lions Club are: Dr. Cole, presi-
dent; T. F. Alston, first vice presi-
dent; Olever S. Ferguson, second
vice president; William H. Levy,
third vice president; Hugh L
Whiteside, secretary-treasurer; E
A. Viereck, lion tamer, and Dr. F
F. Simmons, tail twister. Director?
are H. A. Matthys, W. A. Kuene-
mann, Robert Levy and Irvin H.
Brackman.
Burkett Post
Will Meet Tonight
business meeting of John R.
Burkett Post 77 of the American
Legion will be held at 8 o'clock to-
night in the West University Com-
munity House. A discussion of can-
didates for the annual election of
have application blanks for prop- I officers to be held July 19 is slated,
erty owners to sign for the Kirby | Members of the post will assist
topping. Robert Kelley of 2348 j at the U.S.O. Saturday night, and
Shakespeare has the applications p0st Adjutant E. H. Barziza is tak-
for Morningside property owners. jng the names of volunteers.
W. University
Gets Loan For
Engineers Fee
The City of West University
Place last week received word that
a loan of $8300 had been granted
by the Federal Works Agency to
pay the fees for engineering plans
for permanent-type paving of Rice
and University boulevards and
Aud6n Street, according to Dr. A.
L. Kerbow, mayor. Total cost of
the project will be between $200,000
and $300,000, and the expense of
the project, when and if under-
taken, will be covered by passage
of a bond issue and by assessment
of abutting property owners. Dr.
Kerbow stated that he thought half
of the expense would be borne by
the City and the other half by
property owners.
If the federal government
makes any funds available for pub-
lic works, application will be made
a sum to aid on this project,"
Dr. Kerbow stated. "In that case,
either additional work would be
undertaken or the work could be
done at lower cost to the tax-
payers."
The engineering work for which
the $8300 was granted by the fed-
eral government has already been
done by the Garrett Engineering
Company. In addition to the paving,
the project includes plans for drain-
age of University Boulevard and
adjacent streets west of the City
Hall. The money has been ad-
vanced without interest, and there
10 obligation to repay it until
the work gets under way, Dr. Ker-
bow said.
Lt. Hal Dalton
Dies In Plane Crash
Veteran of 33 bombing raids
as a bombardier on a B-17 in the
European theatre, First Lt. Hal
W. Dalton, 22, was killed near
San Angelo Friday night when
the plane carrying him and two
other officers crashed. He was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Dalton of 4120 Tennyson and was
serving as an instructor at the
San Angelo Army Air Field at
the time of his death.
Lieutenant Dalton received the
Distinguished Flying Cross for
extraordinary achievement in ac-
tion while on duty in Europe. He
was buried Monday afternoon in
San Marcos.
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Brackman, Irvin H. Southwestern Times (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1945, newspaper, July 5, 1945; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth393109/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.