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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1974
Page
4
The Greater Houston Remodelers Committee flags gimmick ads offering ultra low prices such as four rooms of carpet for 99 dollars or aluminum siding for 299 dollars. They warn these bait and switch schemes mislead customers, obscure advertiser addresses, and harm reputable remodelers. Consumers urged to verify company reputation and report phony ads to publications.
Astroworld USA opens its 1974 season with Feliciano as first star performer. The opening day April 6 features multiple acts, a MOB appearance, color raising, and a pigeon release. Two Feliciano shows at 6 and 8 pm headline a day of spectacles at Houston’s Astroworld across from the Astrodome.
By Claudette Holder readers are invited to share mini vacation tales from Port Aransas and Matamoros Mexico with details of markets, peaches, peacocks, and an orchestra. Birthday celebrations for Michael Humbach and Sheila Sanders are recapped with friends attending. Also featured are a birth announcement for Emily Rebecca and local garden and tennis notes. Call-ins encouraged to keep College Park Corner connected.
Shell Oil official George S. Wolbert Jr warns Texas architects that energy shortages will force material choices and design changes. He cites home and commercial savings potential, urges broad public education, and says independence requires a crash program to boost domestic energy production.
Texas highways officials track spring's northward march at 55 feet per minute as it crosses the Rio Grande into Brownsville and moves through Austin. Lupinus texensis displays blue bonnets while azaleas and dogwood bloom across East and West Texas with bright white and lemon yellow spikes.
The Texas Industrial Commission sets April 15 as the deadline for nominations for the Governor's Industrial Expansion Awards 1973. Jim Harwell urges chambers of commerce to submit qualifying industry data to meet the cutoff. Winners are announced April 22 with judging based on expansion, economic impact, and employee growth.
Sixth year Room 410 students under Mrs Doris Wyatt studied plant structure and classification finishing with a plant show and contest. Winners included Paul Mitschke John Reeves Laurie Lehmberg Matt von Maszowski Lisa Perry Susan Bonneau Teri McGowan John Clark Karen Warner Judy Pruett. The second year class read The Big Turnip in Room 1104 under Mrs Alice Black and highlighted writing with chosen artwork by Todd Prichard Lara Carlin Donna White Holly Parker Brenda Risinger and Marla Duncan.
Hope Center for Youth a newly formed child caring agency seeks satellite families to provide substitute care for youths ages 8 to 17 in crisis A stable home life with solid parenting is offered and the center invites interested families to call 526 7967 for information
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