Throwback to 1978 Bellaire Political ads
I originally posted this in the 2015 election, but it still holds true today.
I read an article that all the old newspapers from Bellaire were online. I kind of forgot about it since the link was not easy to remember. While looking up some things for this election I found the link http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth567086/m1/1/ and found myself reading the papers from 1968 to 1978. I am fascinated by the store ads and seeing what used to be where things are now and business that are long gone. Did you know that Buteras grocery used to be where the current HEB is?
I posted a few pages of the paper from The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 29, 1978 and I can remember how on election day when I was going to Elrod Elementary the cafeteria would be filled with these giant machines. We would see them for days before and after the election and as a child an election was just something we knew took over the cafeteria for a few days. My mom would take me with her and I remember walking in and the curtain. How it was to be a secret and when other kids would ask who your parents voted for you would say you can’t tell anyone. This first page was the sample ballot and it shows to pull the lever and how to shut the curtain. If you notice the election was on April 1. It also seems there were quite a few citizen groups, the B.C.A.S. and S.O.S.
The real point of this post is that after reading all the issues over the years they seem to be the same ones. Parking, growth, police, parks, and my favorite was stopping the use of Houston ambulances. I am sure you have heard this many times before, Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana originally said this and it is something we all need to think about this election. The City of Bellaire has been plagued with the same issues for the past 50 years and we really need to look at the past to see how we can be better prepared to handle the next 50 years.
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