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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1972
Page
8
Deer Park voters approved a 7 450 000 general obligation bond issue. The final 1 995 000 sold December 12 at 4.67292 interest, with 20 year maturities. Funds go to street improvements water and sewer and garbage disposal.
A second phase of the Deer Park Mediplex, a 12 million dollar multi story professional building, will begin in early spring alongside construction of a four million dollar hospital. Ground breaking for the hospital is set for January 1973 with the professional building starting about two months later.
Walter Philpot and Ken Black gift tickets at local venues. Explorer Post 1974 seeks meat donations via Cecil Cummings or E M Maxwell with multiple phone contacts. Deer Park First National Bank hosts open house December 18 to 23. Deer Park Bank hosts December 20 to 22. A candle light service honors missing in action or prisoners of war December 22 at Miller Outdoor Theater. Deer Park Post Office to open December 23 for Christmas mailing aid. closing around noon.
Friday afternoon at Deer Park City Hall drew attention as several locals reacted to the newsroom’s sharp eye. Names mentioned include Fredye Lou Dennard Dottie Martin Count Cilman Staton Roy Aston Mickey Staton Lois Hodges Frances Crossend Myrna Thiessen and Phylis Seat with Brandon visiting from Seoul Korea ahead of Christmas.
Two attorneys in a Deer Park litigation reported a settlement on reviewing the city sign ordinance. Five local businesses received violation notices on November 9 and were given 30 days to remove nonconforming signs, with a one year grace period from August 24 1971 to comply. A restraining order halted sign removal until a hearing set for December 14.
Deer Park School Board named Gary Berry as new head coach of the Deer Park High School football program in a special session on December 14. Berry, entering his 15th coaching year, brings a Master’s in Physical Education and previously served on the Robert E. Lee High School Tyler staff. He rose from junior varsity head coach to varsity secondary coordinator before being chosen for the top role.
Deer Park police officer S. L. Glenn spotted a theft in progress around 11 p.m. on December 14. The suspect Lynn Edward Humphrey, 26, of Pasadena, fled in a car with a bundle of money but was chased and captured a few blocks from the scene. Humphrey faces misdemeanor theft charges and awaits a $400 bond posting in Deer Park Jail.
The Progress announces a December bonus issue with last minute gift ideas Christmas decorating tips and letters to Santa intercepted on the way to the North Pole Published with spelling as received The regular issue ships on Thursday with a Wednesday carrier delivery and the December 28 edition has new deadlines for classified and display content set for Friday December 22 at 4 p.m. and noon Friday for news submissions.
Profile of Fredye Lou Dennard deputy city secretary in Deer Park who praises her colleagues at City Hall while revealing her deep passion for horses and dogs. She and husband Jimmy share a life with his, her, and their horses and dogs and dream of owning several acres in a drier climate to breed horses.
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