Shell Deer Park refinery back to normal after strike
Progress News reports Shell Refinery Deer Park operated normally by Monday after a Friday noon strike by the International Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union. Shell Chemical Plant remained slightly below normal. Pratt said 1,800 OCAW workers were involved across both plants, with 1,040 unit operators and the rest in maintenance, quality control, packing and shipping.
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Elsie Moore
Progress News
John G. Pratt
Shell
Deer Park
Progress
International, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Shell Chemical
Pratt
Shell Chemical Company
International Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Pasadena
Deer Park City Notices And Library Updates
Deer Park Recreation Board sets 6 30 PM February 12 at the Civic Center 601 Center Street for its next meeting. Planning and Zoning holds a 6 45 PM February 5 hearing at City Hall on G G Ross zoning change From Pre Development to Commercial at Underwood Road and Spencer Highway. City Council meets February 6 at City Hall. Library showcases a 2 solar mobile exhibit illustrating planetary distances. New best sellers arrive including Christie Eden Holt Rentzel Quinn Mead. New city staff include Simon Whitehead Landrum Hamilton Laurine. Terminations include Ferguson Male Dennard. Total tax collections from October 1 1972 through January 24 1973 reach 8 955 722 02.
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Deer Park Recreation Board
Deer Park Civic Center
Center Street
Deer Park
Agatha Christie
Dorothy Eden
Victoria Holt
Lance Rentzel
Anthony Quinn
Margaret Mead
City of
Anthony Simon
Benjamin Whitehead
Peggy A. Landrum
Mary Hamilton
Fred Randy Laurine
Gail Ferguson
Lee Male
Fredge Dennard
Deer Park Community News Roundup Highlights Local Events
Fireman Darrell Wood named as speaker for Houston Heart Association event. Deer Park FD expects delivery soon of a new rescue and first aid truck. Parks and Recreation issued 157 recreation cards as of January 23. Shell Angels and Hickory House lead Deer Park Men’s Basketball League with five wins, one loss. Rotary Pancake Supper set for February 23 at San Jacinto Elementary. tickets go on sale January 31. Police report four minor accidents, five citations in the week of January 23–30. Deer Park Little League registration February 3 and 10 at the Civic Center for players 10 to 12. birth certificates required. Wives of Shell strikers meet February 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Pasadena. discuss issues with Rosa Walker present. Shell workers' plant operations could extend shifts to cover 1,040-daily assignments. Pratt’s statement on the major issue, Health and Safety Program, is included.
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Deer Park
Deer Park Civic Center
Center Street
H. A. Gordon
Staton To File For Mayor In Deer Park April 3 Election
Deer Park voters will choose a mayor and council members on April 3 with three precincts to cast ballots. Bob Staton announced his bid for mayor and warned the council he may demand a special election if resignations occur before April. Precinct 84 covers north Deer Park, Precinct 420 covers south areas, and Precinct 51 serves the Kingsdale area with designated judges and alternates. The council set dates, voting locations, and the contested vacancy amid debate on resignations and timing.
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Deer Park City
Planning and Zoning Commission
Ryan Mortgage
Bob Staton
Staton
Civic Center
Deer Park
13Th Street
Billy Farmer
Deer Park Jaycees honor eight annual awards winners
At the eighth annual Deer Park Jaycees Distinguished Service Awards banquet held at the Houston Yacht Club last Thursday night recipients were Wayne Slovacek Paul Shelley Mrs Dorothy McFerrin and David Cotton Watkins Slovacek won the Distinguished Service Award Shelley received the Outstanding Young Man Award Mrs McFerrin was named Outstanding Woman of the Year and Watkins earned Outstanding Young Educator Award State Senator Bob Gammage gave the main address dedicating his speech to the memory of Lyndon Johnson A nominations window preceded the ceremony with a Deer Park panel selecting winners on Wednesday afternoon before the banquet.
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Deer Park Jaycees
Houston Yacht Club
Wayne Slovacek
Paul Shelley
Dorothy McFerrin
David ‘Cotton’ Watkins
Slovacek
Shelley
Mrs. McFerrin
Watkins
Bob Gammage
Lyndon Johnson
Jaycees
Deer Park
Union Equity Cooperative Exchange
Bill Black
Progress
Mayor Welch to Speak at Deer Park Chamber Banquet
Houston mayor Louie Welch will headline the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce Installation Banquet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday February 8 at the Lakewood Yacht Club Seabrook. The subject of his remarks remains unnamed and likely will be set the night of the event. Wayne Slovacek of Union Equity Cooperative Exchange will become chamber president with officers Michael A. Culling Gwen Leezer and Jesse Campbell named to key posts.
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Houston
Louie Welch
Deer Park
Michael A. Culling
Gwen Leezer
Leezer Realty Company
Jesse Campbell
Sheil
Dodson to Lead Deer Park First Baptist Church
Rev. Maurice E. Dodson will become pastor of the First Baptist Church of Deer Park on February 1. A native of Houston, he hails from Five Points Hearne and Twin Oaks Fort Worth and has served as a Southern Baptist missionary in Mexico City. He is a Baylor and Southwestern Seminary graduate with pastorships across Texas.
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Maurice E. Dodson
First Baptist Church of
Deer Park
Dodson
Mexico City
Southern Baptist
Houston
Austin
Baylor University
Waco
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Mexico
Texas
Profile of Lucille Mitchell in Deer Park church work
Lucille Mitchell and her husband Lawrence live in Deer Park with five children and are active in First Baptist Church. She serves as director of preschool Sunday Schools and participated in the pulpit committee during the church’s pastor search, describing the process and the unanimous selection of Maurice Dodson.
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Lucille Mitchell
Lucille
Lawrence
Deer Park
First Baptist Church
Maurice Dodson
Mexico City
Dodson
Mexico
South Houston
Local notes and greetings from Deer Park area
A collage of short community items includes Tracy Mitchell's dentist visit tale, Rena Louise Hicks's Edison High graduation, Clovis Mann's aerial photos for the Progress, and local figures like Bill Caraway, Gary Berry, and Miss Kippy Payne at events. Also mentions birthdays, get well wishes, and local hospital/video notes.
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Tracy Mitchell
E. W. Mitchell
Deer Park
Progress Office
Putin
Faep
Shea Hidtiadia
Rena Louise Hicks
Rena Kitchens
Edison High School
Nathan Kitchens
Hillshire
Rena
Hunter G. Hicks
Tulsa
Clovis Mann
Bob
Tavel
Bill Caraway
Kippy Payne
Jaycees Dsa
Harris County Young Democrats
Sandy Williams
Bobby Meade
Oklahoma
Bobby
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Bayshore Baptist
Striker
Rosa Walker
Afl-Cio
South Taretar
Bernice Pool
Public Library
L Street
Pasadena Blvd
Daryl Hurt
Faye Shepherd
Kingsdale Recreation Center
Bill Zachary
John Hardy
Council
Slovacek,Shelley, McFerrin
First Baptist
Foreign Mission Board of
Southern Baptist Church
LaNelle’ Thompson
San Jose
Costa Rica
By Ann Owen
Gary Berry
Debbie Gilbertson
Deer Park High School
Billy Bess
Jack Roudebush
Shirley Johnson
E. C
Ley
M. D. Anderson
Bertha Muecke
Methodist Hospital
Billy Ursprung
Veteran's Hospital
E. E, Kerbow
Pasadena Memorial
Mark Hodge
Bayshore Hospital
Dottie McFerrin
Artie
Gordon Robb
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