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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1974
Page
2
About 1600 pledges were gathered by Hike 41 participants with several riders earning 19 pledges per mile and others five or six. Funds go to Association and TARS with aims to build a speech clinic and buy a bus. Prizes awarded for top donors.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 4116 Pasadena Blvd. will confirm 20 youths at 10 45 a m on Palm Sunday. Named confirmands are Eric Clark Michael Feigler Russell French Brenda Hollibaugh Barbara Jones Mark Kirchner Tammie Kollman Carl Krueger Kimberly Lehman Gayle Murphy Kenneth Mitschke Leslie Patterson Dana Price Laurie Sampson Sherrie Schmid D Anna Swindle Paul Thielker James Wiederhold Randall Wottrich and Mike Ziebis. The two year course covers Lutheran doctrine and Christian faith in preparation for the Rite of Confirmation.
Weekly meals list for April 8 to 12 includes Burritos and chili with sides, Italian spaghetti, BBQ links, Coney dog, and Easter holiday noting no regular meals. Church services at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church are 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Reverend Herbert Eifert leads.
A Deer Park drama student attending Missouri Southern State College in Joplin has been cast by the Speech and Drama Department in its final major production of the season. Bill Bello, son of Leta Edge of 1006 N Kaufman, will portray an attendant in As You Like It to be staged April 29 through May 4 in the Barn Theatre on the MSSC campus.
Gordon L. McCann 39 of Deer Park died April 1 in a Pasadena hospital after seven years in Deer Park. A Korean War veteran and First Baptist Church member, he was a machinist for Gilmore Valve. Survivors include wife Nora Betty, son William Robert, sisters Sandra Ivie Judy McVey Nancy Pruitt and two grandchildren. Services were April 3 at Walker Chapel Baptist Church Reklaw with interment there.
Laura Annelies Ray a Texas A&M junior was chosen to represent the Deer Park Pasadena area at the Cotton Pageant on April 6 in College Station. Daughter of N W Ray of 1213 Norwood she graduated magna cum laude from Deer Park High in 1972 and held Honor Society foreign language clubs and student government roles.
Funeral services for John Lopez Tober 71 of Deer Park were conducted March 28 at Niday Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Edwin Myers officiating. Burial followed at Grand View Cemetery. Died March 25 in a local hospital. Survived by sons Elias Moses Juan Jr Jessie Charles one daughter Maria, brothers Willie Antonio Luis sisters Anita Panchita and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. The brain has about 30 billion neurons and many connections per cell.
San Jacinto College Ravens golf team seeks to improve from third place in the Texas Junior College Athletic Conference as they travel to McLennan Junior College Invitational in Waco and Temple Junior College tournament. Coach Gene Moore notes three runners-up and two third-place finishes in six events, with three Ravens in the conference top ten stroke averages led by Glen Von Bieberstein, Rock Holland, and John Stocomb. Schreiner Institute leads with 20 points, Temple 18, and San Jacinto 17 as regional play dictates national berths.
A three day 700 Club Telethon to support Christian television will air in Houston on KVRL Channel 26 Friday through Sunday April 6 and 7. Host Pat Robertson will lead with entertainers Davy Boyer Nancy Harmon the Victory Voices Andrae Crouch The Happy Goodmans and many other guests. The event aims to keep Christian programs on the air for another year.
Monday features chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, hot rolls and butter, and a fruit dish. Tuesday offers pizza with salad and carrots, plus a vanilla cookie. Wednesday serves hamburgers with salad, French fries, carrot sticks, and a chocolate brownie. Thursday presents creamed turkey on toast with buttered green peas, whole potatoes, a hot roll and butter, and banana pudding. Friday ends with a Good Friday note.
Ron D. White aged 17 son of Mr and Mrs Charles D White 405 Leven Houston enlisted at Armed Forces Examination and Entrance Station March 15 under the Specific School Guarantee Program guaranteeing assignment to a Navy technical school before enlistment. He begins nine weeks at Naval Training Center Orlando Florida then reports to Quartermaster School Newport Rhode Island.
Finance Committee Chairman James O Banion said 184 tickets were sold for the chamber annual banquet and there was a profit of 102.92 dollars.
An additional Ladies Exercise Class will run 10 30 to 11 30 a m Monday Wednesday and Friday at Deer Park Civic Center 601 Center Street for those not enrolled in the other two morning classes The eight week session costs 10 Instructor is Sarah Curry.
Mr and Mrs Ronnie Dean Cooper of 3214 Bond Pasadena welcomed a son Timothy born March 24 at Southmore Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jodie Lee Mc Clain of 7878 Spencer welcomed Cathleen Victoria born March 28.
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