Deer Park council debates water plan and street bonds
City meeting discusses anticipated federal aid for a regional surface water plant to reduce costs. Linberger cites a 300 percent water rate increase if Deer Park goes alone, outlines plans for a regional plant with Pasadena industries, and notes a $1,170,000 water bond request. Cook details a $3.7 million street program funding paving through 1956 to present and plans for rights of way, drainage areas, and new public buildings to relieve a crowded City Hall.
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Lynchburg
Pasadena
Linberger
Cook
Deer Park
Center Street
Georgia
San Augustine
Eighth Streets
Eighth
Avon
Center
13Th
Luella
Underwood
Spencer
L Street
P Street
Taub
Mann
City Hall
Dean Evans Named Honorary Chamber Member Of The Month
Deer Park Chamber of Commerce selected Dean Evans as Honorary Member of the Month at the April 11 board meeting. Evans, athletic director and basketball coach at San Jacinto College, led a nationally recognized team to fifth in the NJCAA national tournament. He and wife Jane and children Steve Karen and Dena reside on Luella Street.
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Dean Evans
Chamber of Commerce
Deer Park Chamber of Commerce
Evans
San Jacinto College
Junior College Athletic Association
San Jacinto
Wife Jane
Steve
Karen
Dena
Luella
Deer Park
Deer Park store taps local veteran to lead comeback
Jim Smith returns to Deer Park as manager of Matthews Grocery after a career at Piggly Wiggly Winn’s and Main Lincoln Mercury. He moved with wife Ann Priest from San Antonio to Deer Park, becoming the store’s first employee a decade ago and now plans a community focused column “Food For Thought” for The Progress. The Smiths reside in Parktown Townhouses with son Michael, a kindergartner at St. Pius.
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School For Recreation
Black
Jim Matthews
Smith
Matthews
Deer Park High School
San Antonio
Edgebrook
Houston
United States Army
Brooke Army Medical Hospital
Ann Priest
South Houston
San
Deer Park
Smiths
Parktown
Michael
St. Pius
First Annual Spring Art Show at Elkins Lake
Nearly 50 painters and sculptors from the area will participate in the First Annual Spring Art Show at Elkins Lake near Huntsville April 27 28. The free show opens noon Saturday April 27 in the Manor House gardens at the resort development off Interstate 45 with directions for Huntsville exits provided.
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Elkins Lake
Huntsville
Thursday events feature Eckhardt speech and school notices
Congressman Bob Eckhardt speaks at the High School at 10 30 a m on Thursday April 18. A graduation invitation pickup and a food service managers' meeting in the Administration Building Board Room at 2 00 p m are listed. The Spring Review at the boy's gym runs April 19 20, with the Texas Association for Retarded Children Convention in El Paso April 19 21. R O T C participates in the Shrimp Festival drill and rifle competition in Galveston April 20. San Jacinto Day National Library Week and National Secretary's Week are set for April 21 27.
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Bob Eckhardt
el Paso
R.O.T.C
Galveston
San Jacinto
National Library
National Secretary’s
DP School April Menu Highlights Week
April 23 through 26 offers a kid friendly menu with daily choices. Tuesday features hamburger with salad trimmings French fries and yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Wednesday serves pepper steak baked potato tossed salad hot rolls and orange slush. Thursday has spaghetti with wheat sauce corn on cob golden glow salad French bread and chocolate brownies. Friday shows fish sticks southern casserole stewed tomatoes hot rolls and cinnamon crispies.
Deer Park Jaycees Apologize Over Golden Checks Campaign
In an open letter Dennis Nesser, president of the Deer Park Jaycees, apologizes for inconveniences caused by the Golden Checks project. The board initially refused endorsement, then endorsed with conditions to keep revenue locally and avoid soliciting giveaways. He urges reporting abusive phone solicitations and notes a money back guarantee on all books. The Jaycees back local merchants and Chambers of Commerce and aim to boost Deer Park’s growth and shopping.
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Ralph Sparks
James O’banion
Mike Culling
Bob Taylor
Charles Roessler
Christy Schultz
Deer Park
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Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Public
Golden Enterprises
D&d Existerprises, Inc
I Park
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Betty Doebbler
Pine
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Council
Glenn Tolar
X Street
Eli Hudson
Dartmouth
Lsten
Joyce Breaux
San Jacinto Elementary
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Wendell Knotts
Byron
Kim Brown
Terry Brown
Jeff High
Tommy High
Crete
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Bil Black
Clovis Mann
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W. 7Th Street
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Elsie Moore
Jackie Gore
J.R. Curren
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Nonnie Barton
Jane Bauer
Jeff Riggs
Robby McGehee
Dune
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Harris County
LA Porte Independent School District
Chiropractic Clinic
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Center St
Town Plaza Mall
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Statesiders
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Sue Richards
Eddy Raven
Hugh King
Marie Owens
Joe Douglas
Frank Preston
Front Four
Sea-Arama Marineworld
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