The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 29, 1975 Page: 1 of 24
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\ BELLAIR6. TEXAS.
Norman Gauerke, civic and business leader,
gliH ?. 9 1975
named ‘Mr. Bellaire9 by Chamber of Commerce
Norman Gauerke, long-time participant in
Bellaire city and civic affairs and recently-retir
ed insurance executive, is the 23rd “Mr.
Bellaire.”
His designation was a highlight of the 25th
annual banquet of the Greater Bellaire Chamber
of Commerce held last (Tuesday) night at the
Brae Burn Country Club.
Principal speaker was Maurice F. Granville,
chairman ana executive officer of Texaco, Inc.
The naming of Gauerke as the new Mr.
Bellaire drew a spontaneous standing ovation
and round of applause. The native of
Oconomowoc, Wis., opened his insurance office
in Bellaire in 1950 and from then on he
participated actively in all phases of community
activities.
His one-man agency grew to two when Homer
Borgstedte joined Gauerke, and then Gauerke
and Borgstedte were joined by Scott Spradlin to
form GBS Agency.
Gauerke has served two terms as a director of
the Chamber of Commerce, as a vice-president
of the organization, on many committees and
presently is chairman of the Trael and
Recreation Commission.
He has been long interested and active in
affairs of senior citizens and is president of the
Bellaire chapter of the American Assn, of
Retired Persons.
Bellaire Lions know him as a most active
member over the years, and Gauerke has been a
strong supporter of the Southwest Y.M. C.A.
He recently joined the Y organization’s
1,000-mile club; an inveterate runner and
jogger, he made the 1,000-mile plateau by
running or jogging up to two or more miles a
day.
Gauerke set out in life to become a minister
and attended a small Lutheran college in
Watertown, Wis. for this purpose, later he
changed his goal, worked briefly for a telephone
company, then attended the University of
Wisconsin, where he was a member of the famed
Badger rowing teams. He took his degree in
history in 1929.
Then followed more than a decade as a fabric
salesman for the Marshall Field Co., based in
Chicago, Detroit and Philadelphia, and Forster
Textile Mills of Philadelphia. During his
nationwide sales jaunts he found he liked Texas,
and settled in Dallas with his wife Helen in 1937.
Came World War II and no fabrics to sell, so he
Walter H. Freeman
struck by hit and run
Walter H. Freeman, 76, a
long time Bellaire resident
and friend died Friday night
when he was struck by a hit
and run driver at the
intersection of Westheimer
and Westerland. Freeman
had recently moved to the
Treemont Apartments on
Westerland. The driver of
the car that hit Freeman
was apprehended and char
ged with falure to stop and
render aid.
Freeman was a native of
Griffin, Georgia and a
Houston area resident for 40
years. He was retired from
The Travelers Insurance
Companies after 34 years of
service. He was a member
of the Masonic Lodge and a
member of the Bellaire
Chapter of American Asso-
ciation of Retired Persons,
(AARP).
Survivors include daugh-
ters, Mrs. John B.
Deaderick, of Wrentham,
Mass, and Mrs. Suzanne
Buchanan of Toledo, Ohio
and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held this morning (Wednes-
day) at the Chapel of George
H. Lewis & Sons on Sage
Road with the Rev. John T.
DeForest officiating. Burial
will be in Forest Park-West-
heimer.
In lieu ol the usual
rememberance, the family
requests that donations be
made to the Bellaire Chapter
ot the American Cancer
Society.
Neighbors
of Bellaire
bake sale
Neighbors of Bellaire
(NOB) will have its first
bake sale Saturday, Feb-
ruary 1 from 9 a.m. to 12
noon in front of the First
State Bank of Bellaire.
Proceeds from the sale
will be used for various
community activities such as
their recent bicycle project
at Christmas.
NOB cooks will offer for
sale such goodies as home-
made bread, cookies and
brownies.
became a welder at the Brown shipyards and
helped building ships during the war.
After the war, while waiting for a retooling of
the fabrics industry, he built a home in Bellaire,
doing most of the construction work himself. He
became interested in less travel, joined The
Travelers Insurance Companies, took his
training programs and opened his office in the
First State Bank of Bellaire as one of the bank’s
first tenants when it opened in 1950.
His wife Helen died after a lingering illness
and, a few years later, he married Dorothy
Gamble.
Upon his retirement from GBS Agency, he
and his wife traveled extensively, visiting more
than a score of foreign countries throughout the
world, plus the Carribean Islands,
Throughout the years, however, his
participation in civic and business affairs of
Bellaire was outstanding - or, as the Mr. Beilire
selection committee found — “above and
beyond" the call of duty. For this, he was *—
“Mr. Bellaire” for 1974, succ-
who presented his plaque to
roses to Dorothy Gauerke.
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VOLUME 21 NUMBER 4C WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29-, 1975 10?-$3 per year
Bellaire formally launches Bicentennial
celebration with resounding town rally
Bellaire has formally
launched its official celebra-
tion of the 200th anniversary
of the founding of this
nation.
More than 100 citizens,
attending the old-fashioned
Town Rally last Wednesday
night at the Community
Center, heard Mayor Joe
Poindexter call for the
‘‘preservation of our heri-
tage, the maintainance of
the intimacy and identity of
Bellaire as a small city and
community with foressight.
“Let us celebrate now for
the future — our horizons
are becoming reality and
exciting.”
The may said he was “still
old fashioned enough to get
a thrill and a tingle out of
our flag or our National
Anthem . . .What greater
thrill could any of us have
than to be a part of this
great celebration on our
local level?"
Members of the American
Revolution Bicentennial
Commission of Bellaire, set
up officially by Bellaire’s
city council with Don
Loggins and Priscilla Mayo
as co-chairmen, explained
the purposes of the commis-
sion and outlined briefly the
goals of the three principal
committees involved during
1975-1976, the latter the
American Revolution Bicen-
tennial year and July 4, 1976,
the bicentennial celebration
day.
Mayor Poindexter also
announced that Bellaire had
been designated by the
national bicentennial com-
mission as an official
Bicentennial Community,
and that ceremonies so
designating the city, would b
held at a later date.
Co-chairman Mayo outlin-
ed the project designations
of the three principal
divisions of the commission:
® Heritage, B.H. Hood,
chairman — to supervise
programs concerning the
heritage of Bellaire, the area
and the state, and the
impact of this heritage on
that of the nation.
• Festival U.S.A., Jack
Gurwell, chairman aimed
principally at activities
involved in celebrating the
bicentennial, beginning in
1975 and culminating with
the July 4, 1976, celebration.
• Horizons, Dorothy
Lockwood, chairman
aimed principally at plan-
ning and carrying out
programs today that will
have a lasting impact on the
Bellaire of the future.
• Special purpose commis
sions and their chairmen:
Historian, Leila Rouse;
Publicity, R o n a 1 y n
McDaniel; Funding, Bill
Broussard and Joe Ives;;
Secretary, Shirley McCarty.
• Citizens attending the
rally were invited to hand in
suggestions as to projects to
be included in the bicenten-
nial program, which will
begin officially with a Youth
week celebration April
18-20.
Dog clubs to sponsor
Fun Match Sunday
According to a spokesman
for the Bluebonnet Poodle
Club, the Houston Combined
Specialty Association of dog
clubs of the greater Houston
area will sponsor a Fun
Match at Runge Park, Hwy.
6, at Arcadia, Texas on
Sunday, February 2.
Ribbons and trophies will
be awarded in the various
classes.
Entries open at 11 a.m.
and close at 1 p.m. No
advance entries will bbe
accepted, and judging of
regular classes will begin
promptly at 1:30 p.m. An
entry fee will be charged.
In addition to the regular
classes, the Afghan Hound
Club of Greater Houston,
Inc., will offer a Puppy
Sweepstakes, entries taken
from 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.,
with judging to begin at 10
a.m.
The Irish Setter Club of
Houston will offer a Junior
Showmanship class immed-
iately preceding regular
classes. Register at
ring-side at 12 noon. No
entry fee will be charged for
this class. The Irish Setter
club will also offer Obedien-
ce classes, entries taken
from 10-11 a.m., with judging
starting at 11:30 a.m.
Participating in this
match will be the Afghan
Hound Club of Greater
Houston, Inc., Dalmatian
Organization of Houston,
Italian Greyhound Club of
Greater Houson, Irish
Setter Club of Houston,
Maltese Club of Greater
Houston, Pekinese Club of
the Greater Houston Area,
Pomeranian Club of Greater
Houston, Shih Tzu Club of
Greater Houston and The
Bluebonnet Poodle Club.
Available at the park will
be food, a professional
photographer, kennel and
pet supply booths.
Merry
Weeders
The Merry Weeders Gar
den Club of Braeburn Valley
has rescheduled its January
meeting at the home of Mrs.
R.H. Danzer, 8119
Braes view.
Her co-hostess will be
Mrs. Joe Damiani. The
program will be on picture
framing and will be conduct-
ed by Ron Patterson.
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Weigand, Anne. The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 29, 1975, newspaper, January 29, 1975; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth567146/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.