Jester attended Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas after graduating from Howard College (now Samford University) near Birmingham, AL.
[3] The previous commission's 1929 Major Street Plan lost momentum after the committee was dissolved due to lack of funding.
[4] The 1942 plan proposed a $600,000 bond initiative to fund street widening which was adopted by the Mayor and City Council and addressed the growing problem of motor vehicle congestion.
The plan continues to impact today's Houston roadways, including Telephone Road, Allen Parkway, Memorial Drive, and Interstate 610, then called Defense Loop.
Jester was the fourth pastor of Baptist Temple in the Houston Heights and led the congregation for over 20 years from 1927 to his death in January 1950.