The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 11, 1959 Page: 4 of 24
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THE BELLAIRE TEXAN
Wednesday, February II, 1959
Holy Ghost Parishioners Will
Take Parish Census Sunday
As a Lenten project the
parishioners of Holy Ghost
Catholic Church are going to
take a census of the area cover-
ed by the par.lsh.
Census Day is the first Sun-
day of Lent, February 15. On
that day, many of the parishion-
ers will go up and down the
streets of the parish area knock-
ing on the doors of the home of
their friends and neighbors.
Every home will be called upon.
The first question to be asked
at each home by the census
takers will he: "Are there any
Catholics living here?”
Identify Yourself
• YOUR CLUB
• YOUR BUSINESS
• YOUR ORGANIZATION
For Service Companies To Get Repeat
Business. Any Width From '/4 to 3
Inches Wide.
These Stick-On Labels Are Perforated
For Quick Application.
Contains:
Name, Address, Phone Number
INDUSTRIAL TAPE and
LABEL CO.
508 SO. MULLINS MO 5-7925
If the answer is “NO”, they
will thank you for the inform-
,tion and go on to the next
hou sc. If the answer is “YES”,
they will ask the name and
address, zone and phone number,
the -names and ages of the
various members of the family,
as well as other pertinent ques-
tions to obtain the information
needed for parish records.
Holy Ghost parishioners ask
the indulgence of their ,non-
Catholic friends to cooperate
with them in helping to make
the religious census a success.
Look for them. They will be
coming your way. The Holy
Ghost Census Takers.
Shenandoah Gardeners
,Thc Shenandoah Garde,n Club
will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Feb.
17 in the home of Mrs. O. J.
Lewis, 6006 Clarewood, Co-host-
ess will be Mrs. C. W. Buhler.
A conservation study will be
presented by Mrs. H. H. Jacobs.
An arrangement will be
brought by Mrs. M. D. Smith. A
demonstration showing how to
use fruits and vegetables in ar-
rangements will be given by
Mrs. Warren O. Clark.
THIS WEEK AND EVERY WEEK
^yATIOI
ELECTRICITY’S
YOUR BIGGEST BARGAIN!
Tropical Fish
Fanciers Invited
To Medina
The Houston Aquarium So-
ciety will meet at 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Museum of
Natural History, (Houston
City Zoo) to hear a talk by
K. T. Brodt on tropical plants
for tiie aquarium.
AH old members and pros-
pective members (anyone in-
terested in tropical fish) are
invited to attend. Youngsters
who are interested in fish are
also welcome.
Main purpose of the organ-
ization is to se< urc a public
aquarium for the City of
Houston. The society has al-
ready provided seven aquar-
iums for the Museum of
Natural History and 53 for the
Veterans Hospital.
Our Side ...
(Continued from Page 1)
Yet, the Post OaK Pit. people
didn’t start this thing. I feel,
then, they should at least be
given the consideration they de-
serve in the matter of personal
pocket costs put upon them
under the guise of progress for
others. They can, of course, go
to court, but that costs money,
too, and they still lose their
present homes.
Jaycee Award . . .
(Continued from page 1)
at Kyle Chapman Park. He is
presently parliamentarian for
the Richmond School Parent
Teachers Association.
Presentation of the award will
be made by John Karoher, who
received the same honor in 1958.
Mr. Karcher is president of the
Greater Beltaire Chamber of
Commerce.
The speaker, Mr. Strube, will
discuss the true nature of Com-
munism and what must be done
to prevent a Communistic
World. Born in Hannibal, Mo.,
he is president of the Mid-
American Life Insurance Co.,
in Houston, and has made
speeches throughout the country
an the Communist menace.
He will be introduced by
Dane Smith, 5423 Kinglet, past
president of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
Master of ceremonies for the
banquet will be Mr. Sizemore,
who will also present awards
for services to the chapter,
"Jaycee of the month” awards,
and honorary memberships.
The dinner will open with an
invocation by Tom Hooper, sec-
retary of the organization.
Open For
B u s i ii e s s
MA9ING S NEWEST
DRUG STORE
Richmond Road at Chimney Rock
BELLAIRE TRIANGLE SHOPPING CENTER
Richmond Road — Bellaire and Chimney Rock
MO 7-9437
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Coffee To Launch Holly Hall Fund Drive
These Bellaire residents will be aiding with the annual drive
for maintenance funds for Holly Hall which will get under-
way Thursday with a coffee at Holly Hall. Shown, left to
right, are Mrs. W. S. Nicholson, Mrs. R. E. Turrentine, Jr.,
and Mrs. W. H. Everton. ~pl’°,° bv P8t8r whi,88v
Uniied Church Women Begin Drive
For Maintenance Funds For Holly Hall
The Projects committee of the
United Church Women of Hous-
ton will sponsor a Coffee on
Thursday at Holly Hall to open
the annual drive for mainten-
ance funds. Mrs. Wm. Vollus is
chairman of the projects com-
mittee and Mrs. C. S. Schover-
ling, president of the United
Church Women
Attending the coffee will be
the team captains representing
110 churches and their team of
workers. They will receive in-
structions for the annual mem-
bership drive with a goal of
$15,000 and “A Contribution
From Every Church Member In
Houston.”
WesfUniversity Methodist
Host Church For Workshop
A workshop on “The Church
and Social Welfare” sponsored
by the Church Welfare Bureau
of the Council of Churches of
Greater Houston will be held
Thursday at West University
Methodist Church.
The workshop which will
spotlight the social welfare prob-
lems and resources in the
churches of Southwest Houston
will be heard from 9 a.m. to 2:30
p.m.
Workshop loaders will be the
Rev. John Berger, director of
the Youth Guidance Depart-
ment, Council of Churches of
greater Houston; Paul Cherney,
executive director of the Family
Service Bureau; the Rev. Wil-
liam Denham, pastor of River
Oaks Baptist Church; Ralph Elli-
frit, director of city planning
for the City of Houston; Bernard
Giles, director of admissions at
Rice Institute; the Rev. Joseph
Knowles, professor of the Insti-
tute of Religion; Myles Mac-
Donald, consultant with the rec-
reation-informal education sec-
tion of the Community Council;
Miss Thelma Mills, executive di-
rector of the Young Women’s
Christian Assn.; the Rev. R. D.
Nolen, assistant executive secre-
tary of the church exten-
sion sion committee of Brazos
Presbytery; Albert E. Pessarra,
recreation director of South
Main Baptist Church; the Rev.
Edwin Shaw, director of youth
work at Rice Institute and Max
Siporan, private consultant.
Members of the workshop
committee are Mrs. Orville Rote,
chairman, Mrs. George N Allen,
Mrs Maurice Faubion, and Mrs.
Walter Lewis.
The Rev. Byron Lovelady of
West University Methodist, is
host pastor.
Other area ministers who will
participate in the day’s activities
will include Rabbi Harry Sky
of Congregation Brith Shalom,
and Father C. P. Flynn, of
Corrms Christi Catholic Church.
Mrs. W. C. Hildebrand Jr.,
chairman of the research and
local church development com-
mittee of the council will ad-
dress the gathering.
You’re Invited
To Old Fashioned
Melodrammer
Out of the days of yesteryear
comes an evening of fun and
entertainment--an uninhibited
evening of sparkling frivolity
when an old fashioned melo-
drammer directed by the well-
known Michael T. and Vickie
Bryne and sponsored by the
Bunker Hill P.T.A. opens for
a three night run beginning
February 19 at 8:30.
The production is staged in
cabaret style with gingham-
covered tables. The audience
can join in the singing, hurl
peanuts at the villian, eat pop-
corn and drink root beer.
For reservations call HO 5-
0036 or HO 5-2805.
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Norton, Mary. The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 11, 1959, newspaper, February 11, 1959; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521239/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.