City council debates tile theft and drainage plan
The council discussed 15 inch drain tiles removed during street paving, possible city authorization for their removal, and later ownership disputes. They reviewed drainage plans for Center Street and Spencer Highway, funding options, and a bid schedule for Dow Park street surfacing.
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Ballard
Archer
Council
Bill McDonald
Bill Black
William Bess
McDonald
Walter Hail
Paul Strong
Clovis D. Mann
Public Works Department
Cotton Meyers
James Cook
Houston
Harris County Commissioners’ Court
Center Street
L Street
Spencer Highway
Commissioners Court
Jamie Bray
Precinct 2
Cook
Ridgeway
College Park
Earier
T Street
Center
Georgia
Staton
Strong
Hall
Dow Park
Bob Linberger
Second Street
E. Second
Theis Award Promotes Texas High School Science Careers
The Texas Chemical Council honors top Texas high school students with slide rules and invites winners to an essay contest. The winning writer and school each receive $1,000 in cash. The council, representing 58 chemical companies, will present prizes at school ceremonies.
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Texas Chemical Council
Texas
West Ave
Suite
Austin
TCC
Around Town Highlights and Farewell Events
Happy birthday to C O Winters on April 14. Sylvia Davis returns from a one week vacation. Sarah Curry spent Easter in New York with her daughter Debi at college. Ron Downing Ed Dunn and John Locke visited Texas City to review recreation facilities. City Hall friends bid farewell to Mike Hames stationed in the U S Army.
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C. O. Winters
Sylvia Davis
Sarah Curry
New York
Debi
Ron Downing
ED Dunn
John Locke
Texas City
City Hall
Mike Hames
U. S. Army
Candidates Invite Deer Park Residents to Forum
Candidates invite Deer Park residents to an upcoming program to hear and evaluate those who will represent them in national and state legislatures, said Everett Hartnett, chairman of the committee.
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Deer Park
Everett Hartnett
Friends of Texas Libraries elect officers in Deer Park
Reginald Knowles will become president in June 1973 and Betty McCarley will become secretary in June 1972 following the TFL conference in Galveston. Douglas Benton named chair of the Reference Round Table in July. About 1700 attendees included Deer Park librarians Joyce Miller and Bernice McCormick.
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Reginald Knowles
L. C
Betty) McCarley
Friends of Texas Libraries
Knowles
Deer Park Public Library Board of Trustees
FTL
McCarley
Friends of the Deer Park Public Library
TFL
Galveston
Douglas
Lyn) Benton
DPPL
Billy (Wanet) Dye
American Library Trustees Association
Dye
Deer Park
British tennis hopeful adjusts to life in America
Profile of Ross, a British tennis player studying in the United States, planning a pro circuit career after graduation. He discusses homesickness, pace of life, car culture, and sports preferences, comparing England and the U.S. He notes family background, future marriage plans, and his aim to bring more British players to America.
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Ross
England
Dallas Cowboys
United States
America
Europe
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