Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1988 Page: 2 of 28
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Page 2 - Section A, CLEVELAND ADVOCATE, Friday, September 30, 1988
Historic restaurant fries burgers for the final time this week
CLEVELAND - The D&M Drive-
lit, one of Cleveland’s oldest
restaurants still in operation, will
shut its doors for good, Friday even-
ing^ Sept. 30
Customers are invited to drop by
for a cup of coffee, a meal, or just to
gjet a last look at the place. Hours
arpdrom 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Tfibr 30 years, the D&M was
famous for its good hamburgers and
barbecue and as a place where peo-
pb- from all walks of life could
gather for conversation, good
fhfends, hot coffee and cold drinks.
Even if you couldn’t “get out” that
much, you could still enjoy D&M
hamburgers. Those who for one
reason or another found themselves
guests of the Cleveland Police
Department often dined on ham-
burgers contributed by the D&M
■ Jhough times have changed, the
D&M changed very little since
Jaiiies Y. “Jimmy” Overton took it
over in 1958. Overton managed the
place until his death on Sept. 19,
1987. His daughter, Glenn Overton,
then managed the restaurant until
her death on Sept. 19,1988.
“Managing a business like D&M
requires working nights and
weekends, seven days a week, from
dawn until past 10 p.m. and there are
none of us left with the time and the
energy to do that,” said Tom Over-
ton, who is helping close out the
business. “The D&M was always a
great place to eat, but it was also a
constant headache.
“We want to thank all of those who
have patronized the D&M over the
years and to thank all of the D&M
loyal employees, who made the
D&M what it is.”
In the past few years, the D&M
suffered along with the rest of the
sagging Texas economy and kept
food prices low in spite of rising food
costs. Utility costs are extremely
high the rent on the building con-
tinued to rise even as revenues fell.
During the 1950’s, young women
wearing below-the-knee skirts danc-
ed with their short-haired guys on
the patio to the hit tunes of the day,
which were played on the old juke
box.
During the ’60s, when hemlines
began to rise and boys’ hair got
longer, the D&M was still a place to
go. Teens would make the “golden
triangle” — circling the D&M, Jim’s
Broiler Burger and Dart-In.
When Neil Armstrong walked on
the moon, Cleveland area residents
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Final days
The D&M Drivein, a Cleveland landmark for ending their association with the restaurant,
many years, will close its doors after today. (Photo by R.T. LOWE)
The Overtons, proprietors for 30 years, are
were still eating hamburgers cooked
on an ancient gas grill in a dining
room cooled by a single fan and
whatever breeze drifted through the
front screen door.
It wasn’t until the early ’70s that
Overton broke down and introduced
central air-conditioning. He also got
rid of the ringing, knocking pinball
machines and the juke box, which he
found constant sources of irritation.
Later in the decade of the ’70s,
became one of the last restaurants
anywhere to discontinue curb ser-
vice.
Each August, the D&M provided
welcomed relief in the form of
lemonade and malts to legions of
band students and Cleveland High
School football players. The athletes
usually asked for lemonade loaded
with salt so they wouldn’t dehydrate.
Although in the future there
maybe some kind of establishment
at the present location of D&M, it
will never be the same. The Over^
ton’s personal involvement carved
place in the heart of all long-time
Cleveland residents.
So an era is past. Like bobbysocks,
ducktails, and lovebeads, D&M, as
we’ve known it, takes it’s place in
history.
Full moon shines evil light on Cleveland during year’s worst weekend
ontinued from page 1A
Cleveland dispatchers received
reports of a man exposing himself at
the* corner of Washington Street and
Hwy 105.
According to reports from police,
an officer confronted a man near
that location about the allegations.
The man told police his pants were
tight and while he was reaching for a
cigarette lighter it was possible
^somebody could have mistaken his
actions for something else” the
report said. The man was released
to “go his own way.”
Shortly after that incident, two
young men were gunned down in the
downtown area. Jessie Boulden, 21,
and Jimmy Harbour, 23, both of
Cleveland, were shot by what is
believed to have been a shotgun
blast as they drove down North San
Jacinto Street near Houston Street
at approximately 3 a.m., according
to police reports.
The 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
driven by Boulden but owned by
Harbour crashed into one car, and
narrowly missed a second before
smashing through the wall and door
of Walker Legal Resources, police
reported. The Monte Carlo has dents
and paint chips as well as small
holes in the windows which would be
consistent with damage done by a
shotgun blast. Marks of the same
description were found on the
building at the southeast corner of
San Jacinto Street and Washington.
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The men were taken to Charter
Hospital where Harbour was treated
for gun-shot wounds to the face and
arm, and Boulden treated for
wounds to his face. Both were Life
Flighted to John Sealy Hospital in
Galveston.
Police are looking for two white
males and a green pickup truck in
connection to the incident.
During the day Saturday,
numerous reports of thefts and
break ins which are believed to have
occurred during the night were
reported to police.
Public intoxications and more
fights were reported to the PD
dispatchers Saturday night. But not
all problems for the police were
called in, some occurred as the
officers patrolled.
At approximately 1:30 a.m.
Sunday morning an officer
patrolling the Samuel Wiley Park
area of the city discovered a group
of individuals participating in what
he believes was a craps game. When
the individuals saw the patrol car
most left but one person stayed, and
according to police, attempted to
pick up the dice and money laying on
the ground.
According to the police report, the
officer attempted to arrest the in-
dividual but the suspect fled. The
officer called for back up and, with
the help of other lawmen, located the
suspect at his home.
When the officer again tried to
place the suspect under arrest, a
fight ensued which according to the
report, left a gash on the suspect’s
head and human-bite wounds on the
officer’s chest. Both were treated at
the Charter Emergency room. The
suspect was arrested and charged
with gambling, resisting arrest and
aggravated assault. For more in-
formation, see related story.
As the moon-lit morning con-
tinued, more incidents were
reported to the PD. The calls in-
cluded reports of fights, terroristic
threats, and vandalism. More
reports of break ins and robberies
came in during the day-light hours
as citizens discovered what hap-
pened during the full moon.
“You always have problems on a
full moon,” Chief Harley Lovings
said. “But this has been a real hard
one. We’ve had more stuff going on
at one time than I’ve seen in a while.
“Most of it, the people have been
caught you know and some of the
other things we have some good
leads on. We hope to make some
arrests on some of those this week.” k
Lovings knows of what he speaksdpi
He was on the receiving end of part
of the moon-lit mischief.
“Somebody stole my $1,000 riding
lawnmower,” Lovings said. “Brand-
spanking new and they stole it from
my house. I was visiting my mother
and when we got back it was gone.”
Another victim of a bad moon on
the rise.
Commissioners’ Court approves new budget
Continued from page 1A
Urban Development in the amount
of $100,000 for the housing assistance
program underway. The sheriff’s
department also received a grant, in
the amount of $90,000, from the
Criminal Justice System in Austin.
The grant is for the department’s
drug enforcement program.
Commissioners next considered
the designation of a heart and
cancer insurance carrier and defer-
red compensation carrier for county
employees. Commissioner Bob Mar-
tin, chairman of the committee
selected to examine applicants,
recommended National Family
Care Life as the county’s insurance
carrier.
Commissioner Melvin Hunt
disagreed with Martin’s recommen-
dation, saying he preferred one of
the other applicants. In the vote on
the issue, Martin and Commissioner
Lee Groce opted for National Fami-
ly Care Life and Hunt voted against.
Commissioner Bobby Blake was
absent from the meeting due to il-
lness.
In considering a deferred compen-
sation carrier, Martin recommend-
ed PEBSCO, the only applicant. The
three panel members present voted
in favor of the recommendation.
The court was to have considered
an application to cancel the Lake
Forest Subdivision. A decision was
made, however, to hold action on the
issue until the county engineering
department could look at the area in
question.
In considering county
maintenance contracts, the panel
decided to any contracts before the
court, individually, as they become
due.
Lee Groce was then selected as a
delegate to Southeast Texas
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servation.
Commissioners then approved
continuation bonds for reserve
sheriff deputies Herbert Cohn,
Patricia Campbell and Johnny
Campbell. They also approved a
bond for deputy constable Kenneth
Butler.
Approval was also given for four
out-of-county travel requests. The
approval was in observance of a new
county policy whereby all travel out
of the county (for seminars and
meetings) must be pre-approved by
the court.
The court also authorized hiring
replacements in the county tax of-
fice and of sheriff’s department
dispatchers. Authorization way,
necessary because of a recent hiring
freeze enacted for the remainder of
the calendar year. Hiring can only
take place with the approval of the
court.
Following the approval of pay-
ment of bills and warrants payable,
commissioners voted to call a
general election Nov. 8 of this year.
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Lowe, R. T. Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1988, newspaper, September 30, 1988; Cleveland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982018/m1/2/?q=no+child+left+behind: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin Memorial Library.