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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1970
Page
1
In Deer Park, Miss Muecke placed as second runner-up in the Metropolitan Our Little Miss Contest in Houston. She performed an acrobatic dance and qualified for the Dallas event among 22 entrants. The Deer Park Chamber of Commerce and local businesses aided the drive.
The Deer Park Independent School District outlines bus eligibility for elementary and junior high students, routes for Deer Park and Lynchburg pupils, and general lunch and supply procedures. It lists administrators, schools, and notes 57 new teachers joining on August 17, bringing faculty to 297.
Myrtle and Reba Plant run a 18 hour daily family business in Deer Park. They recall early schooling, local growth, and deep ties to community life with neighbors turned friends who value honesty and hard work. Their story highlights enduring civic, religious, and family commitments amid a changing town.
The calendar lists August 18 21 1970 teacher in service days and August 24 first day for pupils. It covers nine weeks periods through May 28 1971 with holidays including Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas San Jacinto Day and graduation preparation. It notes 180 pupil days and 190 teacher work days plus additional in service days with early dismissal.
The project outlines a new school complex with Deepwater Elementary and D Water Junior High. It specifies steel framing, brick and glass exterior, built up roof over metal deck with insulation, plumbing, electrical, air conditioning, site drainage, paving and lighting. White Engberg and Associates of Houston are the architects with Walter P Moore and Associates as structural engineers Jochen and Henderson as mechanical engineers and W B Holmes and Associates as kitchen consultant.
A section of State Highway 225 and Davidson Road in Pasadena injured Sharon Anne Hermann, 17, of 4200 Justin, Deer Park. She was transported to Pasadena Memorial Hospital by private car. Follow the deer this fall in the progress.
Funeral services for Miss Mary Elizabeth Ruthven 19 of 2806 Sinclair Pasadena were held at 2 p.m. Saturday Aug 15 at Golden Acres Methodist Church with Rev Leroy Stanton officiating. She was a secretary for Electric Caution Light Co and survived by her parents Elwin and Mary Ruthven Pasadena two brothers John and Jerry Ruthven and one sister Mrs Charles Leonard. Burial followed at Grandview Memorial Cemetery with pallbearers Howard Anderson Jr Rex Scovel Herbert Benoit Roy Harber Mike Bryant and Sam Howell.
An open meeting is set for Tuesday Sept 1 at 7 p.m in the Hospitality Room of Deer Park Bank to discuss consolidating the Deer Park and La Porte 15 and 16 year old boys baseball leagues. Deer Park High School coach Billy Thames attended the Texas State Teachers Association conference Aug 10-11 in Austin where leaders planned the 1970-71 agenda for the 127 500 member body.
The Deer Park Progress lists Perry Carter Tim Finley Clyde King and Elsie Moore as post office personnel and notes publication every Thursday in Deer Park Texas. It includes subscription rates of 3.00 per year in advance for Harris County 4.50 per year outside Harris County foreign country rates on request and a servicemen and college student rate of 2.50.
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