Notable visits and events across Deer Park area on April 25
State Senator Chet Brooks announces Senator Ralph Yarborough will visit Deer Park at 2 45 p m Saturday April 25 and throw the first ball at the Deer Park Little League season at Sadler Field. Tour stops include Northshore Baytown Pasadena and the NASA area.
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Chet Brooks
Harris County
Yarborough
Ralph Yarborough
Deer Park
Sadler Field
Northshore
Baytown
Pasadena
NASA
Round Town Round Town Highlights and Local Notes
Local items include Gene Pollard pitching a no hitter and Tom Chivers writing. Community members in hospital, mayor pro tem James Cook, and hospital stays for Goldie Wells and Mrs. Bob Linberger. Activities include Craig Duncan recovering from surgery, Daisey Dishough handling Little League PR, and Kathryn Buchanan visiting San Antonio. Library tours for preschoolers and Phi Beta Lambda conference in Fort Worth are noted. Birthday wishes and school board thanks appear among many brief notices.
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Gene Pollard
Tom Chivers
Goldie Wells
James ‘Cook
Bob Linberger
Tom
Craig Duncah
Daisey Dishough
Little League
George ‘Chapman
American Society of Civil Engineers
National Structural Enineering
Portland
Linda ‘Crate
P. B. Dover
Betty Jay
Clovis
Maza
de Martin
Rosemary Donna Thomas
Young
Syl Davis
Robert Cortes
Donner Lewer
Seer Park Public Library draws winner for National Library Week
Drawing held during National Library Week awarded Emily Peeples a Random House Dictionary courtesy of Random House. In other news Spring Branch Memorial defeated Deer Park Deer 4 3 in a non district baseball game with Bravose taking the loss and Knox Vance Wolf skill leading hitters. Russ earned the win for the Mustangs.
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Seer Park
National Library Week
Emily Peeples
Random House
Joe Sorrells
Spring Branch Memorial
Deer Park Deer
Don Bravcose
Deer
Paul Knox
Charles Vance
Joe Wolf
Fred Russ
Mustangs
Rotary Safety Reminder for Road Trips
The Rotary Club Safety Committee urges travelers to plan ample travel time, rotate drivers every few hours, and stop for rest breaks to reduce fatigue. These steps help keep passengers comfortable and alert during journeys.
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Rotary Club Safety Committee
Changing Of Street Names Here Studied
Rovert H Green presents progress reports on revisions to the Deer Park zoning finance and other surveys during Monday night’s meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. He says preliminary drafts are ready for commission study with the exception of the land use and analysis plan. The committee also reviewed a Rights committee report on proposed street changes with about a dozen recommendations for name changes and usage guidelines. The street name shortening was referred to the city attorney for study, noting that changing X Street to Xavier could affect title.
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Rovert H
Green
Deer Park
Planning and Zoning Commission
Monday Rights Committee
W. J. Nox Sr
X Street
Xavier
Amos resigns Deer Park post to join Baylor staff
Amos, Deer Park football coach for four years and part of the system for six seasons, resigns to become receiver coach at Baylor under Bill Beall. He will help Baylor through spring training in Waco before moving his family there.
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Jim Amos
Deer Park
Baylor University
Amos
Waco
Bears
Tylor
Bill Beall
Howner
The
Deer
Baylor
Mary Fran
Jamie
Missy
Calvert
Sam Houston
Deer Park Council Prioritizes T Street Paving Plan
The Deer Park City Council chose T Street paving over P Street after being told was not feasible this budget year for P Street. Priority will be Center Street, 13th Street, then T Street, funded by old and new bonds totaling about $1.0 million. The council also approved $8,080 for McKittrick Drennan Richardson and Wallace to study city hall expansion with another $800 set aside for contingencies.
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Deer Park
P Street
Clovis Mann
Deer Park Library
8 Church
Dow Park
Center Street
13Th Street
Center
Luella
T Street
McKittrick, Drennan
Deer Park Chamber Endorses Rest Home Plan
Deer Park Chamber of Commerce directors met at Deer Park Bank on April 15 to hear J. P. Bonnette’s rest home proposal. They endorsed the project and voted to end the two monthly evening meetings, shifting to 7 pm first Wednesdays at the bank and one American meeting monthly, with thanks to Shell Chemical and W. D. Lawther for support and coffee for Chamber week events.
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Deer Park Chamber of Commerce
Deer Park Bank
J. P. Bonnette
Don Riley
Daylight Savings Time Starts Sunday April 26
The article reminds readers to set clocks back one hour on Sunday April 26 at 2 a.m. DST will conserve daylight and last until late October.
College Park Column Welcomes New Neighborhood Writer
The Progress welcomes College Parkian Mrs. Emily Peeples as a columnist reporting College Park news. A Vienna Georgia native and former student at stetson University in Deland Florida she married Robert Peeples of Deland and now works for the Philco Ford Corp at the Man.
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the Progress
College
Deer Park Little League Opens With Parade and Ceremonies
A Saturday parade down Center Street marks the kickoff to Deer Park's 1970 Little League season. Sen. Yarborough will throw the first ball at Sadler Field after an 11 a.m. parade at Second and Ivy, with opening ceremonies featuring Bragg Stockton and Deer Park officials. Exhibition games follow, then Monday night official season openings.
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Second
Ivy Streets
Sadler Field
Wiley Gr
Earl Dunn
Deer Park
James Cook
Robert Linberger
Stanley Young
Jimmy Burke
Fred Brown
Bill Chmyl
Deerettes
Deer Park Parks
Ladies Little le
Ladies Fiel
Green
Little League
David Holloway
John Doxey
Lue Cathey
Mel Schwa
Deer Park’s Man of Medicine Dr Sealey On The Go
Deer Park’s physician Dr Billy Jack Sealey osteopath has served since 1960 from 1920 Center Street Deer Park. He heads Gulfway Hospital Board and serves on the Deer Park Board of Health while remaining active in civic groups. He and his wife Christel Dunaway Sealey live at 1102 Norwood with children Billy Jr and Michelle.
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Deer Park
Center Street
Town Plaza
Texas Aum
Sealey
Germany
University of Texas
Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine
1920 Center
Phys Alderson
Betty Day
Debbie Batley
Nelle Zerner
Wayne Loman
Christell Seal
Dr. Sealey
Deer Park Board of Health
Gulfway Hospital
Harris County Society of Osteopathic Medicine
Chamber of Commerce
Christel Jeanine Dunaway
Billy Jr
Michelle
Norwood
San Jacinto Tlemen
Walgreen ribbon cutting opens Deer Park store
Walgreens officially joined the Deer Park business community with ribbon cutting ceremonies at the new store located at 3408 Center in Parktown Zenker. Shown at the event are Deer Park Chamber director Mike Black bank official Gene Alexander Walgreens district manager Maurice Gordon store manager Clinton Voelkel Chamber president P I Dover and other chamber members.
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Walgreen's
Deer Park
3408
Center
Parktown Zenker
Mike Black
Flist Pasadena State Bank
Maurice Gordon
Walgrous
Clinton Voelkel
P. I Dover
Deer Park Chamber of Commerce
John Potter
M. L. Harger
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L. N. Sikes
Howe, Tex
AQHA
APHA
Deer Park High School
Jenon Anchorton
Jecky Burr
Farrell Walker
College Pasa Women's
Bob Navarett
College Park Drive
Carpenter Elementary
Pasadena Blvd
Recreation Civic Center
Center St
Omicron Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Hickory Stick
Astroworld Hotel
College Park
Juanita ‘Adams
Lyn Benton
DP Public Library
Library Services and Construction Act
Homestead
Carl Smith
Marmon, Mok and Green Inc
Houston
Eain
P and Z Commission
Charles Gunn
Police and Fire Departments
iAmos
Texas
Ok’day Council
Rest Home
Philco Ford Corp
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Walgreen‘s
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