Deer Park Family Chronicle: Shepherds' Growing Household
The Shepherd family roots in Deer Park run through Dan and Faye with children Jake, Stormy, Ginger, and Wendy, plus relatives like Rhoda and Ancell Burke and Councilman Jimmie Burke visiting. After Dan’s Air Force stint they returned near family, Dan working for Celanese, Bimbo and Stormy nicknames born of life events, and a collage of church, travel, and camping life shaping the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Rhoda
Ancell Burke
Jimmie Burke
Air Force
Shepherds
Deer Park
Shell Chemical
Carla
Faye
Pasadena
Ginger
Ginger Baker
Wendy Ward
Eloise Shepherd
First Baptist Church
Community Evening School Courses Offered at Pasadena High
A list of courses including machine shop theory and practice automotive tune up electronic computers and programming Fortran language public speaking defensive driving income tax and more is announced Registration runs January 8 1978 at Pasadena High School with hours 8 am to 4 pm weekdays and 6 pm to 8 pm evenings Call 477 1443 for details
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Pasadena High School
Community Evening School Office
Commemorative Stamp Plans for 1973 Released
Houston Post Office chief says the USPS will issue an 8-cent Special Stamp for Someone Special in January. The stamp premiers January 26 in Philadelphia with design to be revealed early in the year. The first 1973 stamp is a $1 coil featuring Eugene ONeill, for high denomination coil use at self service units, debuting January 12 in Hempstead during LISDA. The 1973 American Revolution Bicentennial stamps begin February 16 in Portland as an eight cent issue showing a pamphleteer, first of four on colonial communications. Subsequent issues feature a broadside post rider and a drummer, with a block of four Boston Tea Party stamps set for July 4 release nationwide during bicentennial ceremonies.
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E. C. Stevenson
Houston Post Office
U. S. Postal Service
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Eugene O'Neill
LISDA
Long Island
American Stamp Dealers’ Association
Hempstead
New York
Portland
Oregon
USDA
Albuquerque
N.M
Nicolaus Copernicus
A. P. Giannini
Bank of America
Postal Service
Eugene O'Neill Coll
N.Y
Ore
George Gershwin
Beverly Hills
Calif
Eugene O’neill
Services Held For Mrs Stewart In Pasadena Chapel
Services were held for Marguerite Stewart aged 60 in Niday Pasadena Chapel. She died in Corn and was a member of Chapter 39, Order of the Eastern Star. Survived by husband Murray, sons Col. Robert L. Stewart and Carl V. Stewart, daughter Myrna Thiessen, father Oscar L. Fuller, siblings Lawrence, Mary Ethel, and ten grandchildren. Graveside rites followed in Waco Oak Wood Cemetery. Stamps set and first day cancellations announced by the Postal Service including commemoratives for George Gershwin and others with deadlines for orders and special postmarks.
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Niday
Pasadena Chapel
Marguerite Stewart
Montgomery County
Stewart
Order of the Eastern Star
Smithville
Murray W. Stewart
Col
Robert L. Stewart
Washington
Carl V. Stewart
Seabrook
W. N
Myrna) Thiessen
Pasadena
Oscar L. Fuller
Marlin
Lawrence Fuller
California
Sis
New Folks In Deer Park Welcomed By Town Progress
The Deer Park Progress greets new residents and workers citywide. Several individuals are named with addresses and occupations including Veda Tardy, Patricio Garcia, George F. Elliott, Robert B. Brown, Leopoldo Pena, and others, detailing jobs at Gulf Coast Limestone, Standco Corporation, Shell Oil, Lubrizol, Celanese, and more. Peace to all.
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Deer Park
Texas
Veda Tardy
Kingsdale
Bobby D. Reeves
Atlanta
Patricio Garcia
Cile
George F. Elliott
Diamond, Incorporated
Robert B. Brown
S. Kaufman
Gulf Coast Limestone
Don Buchanan
Arbra L. Roberts
Purdue
Standco Corporation
David E. Lackey
Hickory
Leopoldo *C Péna
James
Tommy R. Miller
Helen
Lubrizol
Anthony Krzeszewski
Parkglen
Celanese Chemical
John M. Rachel
Gordon Atkinson
Estate
Shell Oil
J. W. Sharp
Pickerton
McLean Trucking Company
Richard L. Odle
E. Amherst
Carroll S. Taylor
College Park
Joe A. Matthews
N. Kaufman
Joe Warren
Center
Center Cleaners
Marvin E. Witt
Bordon Milk Company
Robert A. Perez
Birch
R. L. Holleman
William P. Handrick
Tulsa
Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Linda E. Gibson
Rutgers
Carroll Employment
J. P. Rogers
Plunkett
Joe McFarland
Arbor
Glenda Ingram
Dutch
Norvell Company
Deer Park Sealed Bids Sought For City Projects
Notice to bidders from the City of Deer Park Texas calls for sealed bids to be delivered by 5 00 PM Tuesday January 16 1973 to the City Hall 1302 Center Street. A 10 percent bid bond or cashier's check is required with each bid. Bid proposals and specs available from the City Secretary. The city reserves right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities. Mayor W E Black signs with City Secretary Dorothy S Martin attesting.
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Deer Park
Texas
Center Street
City of
W.E. Black
Dorothy 5
Martin
Public Hearing on Zoning Change in Deer Park Texas
The Planning and Zoning Commission of Deer Park Texas will hold a public hearing January 8 1978 at 6 30 PM in City Hall to consider a zoning amendment changing the 300 foot transitional zone to 150 feet and adding a sentence restricting two story structures within 800 feet of any existing single family dwelling on a 35 acre tract owned by Ryan Mortgage Company described as Lots 2 3 and 12 of Iowa Gardens Subdivision in Harris County.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Deer Park
Texas
Center Street
Ryan Mortgage Company
Iowa Gardens
Harris
Ed Lehr
Dorothy St Martin
Guy
Baylor Plans Mediterranean Study Tour in 1973
Baylor University offers a two week educational cruise from July 9 to 24 1973 visiting Athens Jerusalem Cairo and Beirut. About 800 students can join the $899 tour on the MTS Orpheus with air from Dallas room and board and over 30 points of interest plus on board courses.
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Baylor University
Athens
Jerusalem
Cairo
Beirut
Dallas
MTS Orpheus
Epirotiki Lines
Early Deadlines Noted for January Publication
The Progress observes holiday timing for New Year’s Day. Classified and display ads must be in The Prepress office by noon Friday December 29, with news due by 4 p.m. Friday December 29. Deadline applies to all sections without late breaking news exceptions.
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Progress
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Orie C. Willis
Police Department
Frank Schindler
Parks and Recreation Department
Clovis Mann
Evelyn Benton
Bernice McCormick
Neva Chermier
Sylvia Davis
Arthur Howell
Troy King
Green Smith
David Wyant
Banks Byrnes
Willie T. Lewis
Linda Crate
Ter
Mary Ethel Bryant
Oak Wood Cemetery
Waco
Boston
Galif
Willa Cather
Matthau
Tillie
Bay Plazas Bay Plaza Shopping Center
Warinee
7Th Street
Larry Power
Elsie Moore
Dottie McFerrin Society
J. R. Curren
Kyle
Nonnie
Barton
Eddie Butler
Harris County
Press Association
MGM
Rick Dickson
E. Columbia
U.S. Steel
Bee Brown
J. E. Thornhill
Hilshire
Larry Wise
4Th
Carl T. Powers
Norwood
Robertson Tank Lines
Zeisig’s Sea Foods
la Porte
Morgans Point
Baylor
Anis
Riverside
Moise
Harvest
River Rd
Channelview
Reneas
Deer Park Beauty Shop
San Jacinto Battleground
Ricardo’e Mexican Restaurant
Shaver
Houstoun
Frazier - Conroe
Roy Ybarra
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