Father of DP. Residents Dies Funeral Services Held
Reynaldo Meza of Laredo Texas died June 22 at a Laredo hospital at age 70. A rosary was held June 23 at 8 30 p.m. at Art Simpson Chapel and graveside services were conducted June 24 at Grand View Cemetery by Father J A Koebel. Survivors include: sons J J Meza La Porte Ronnie Meza Los Angeles Ray Meza Jesse Meza Richard Meza of Deer Park and Joe Meza Grand Forks N D. sister Mrs Mary Garza Beeville. two brothers Z A Meza La Porte and Tony Meza Benevitas. sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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la Porte
Reynaldo Meza
Laredo
Tex
Meza
Art Simpson Chapel
Grandview Cemetery
J. A. Koebel
J.J. Meza
Ronnie Meza
Los Angeles
Ray Meza
Jesse Meza
Richard Meza
Deer Park
Joe Meza
Grand Forks
N. D
Mary Garza
Beeville
Z. A. Meza
Tony Meza
Benevitas
College Park Corner features neighbors and visits around town
Louis Whitaker hit three while playing for the Tenneco team last week. Families recount Father's Day trips to LaMarque and outings from Oklahoma to Missouri. Jerry Ray attends Gulf Coast College while visiting relatives. Local kids join teams, attend reunions, and enjoy park activities.
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Louis Whitaker
Tenneco
Palm Terrace Happenings Show Lively Summer Notes
Palm Terrace column by Ann Owen reports move to Lufkin farewell for Theresa Segrest and gatherings for families in the area. Mentions Ray Dishough and his Cardinals winning Little League, birthdays, camping misadventures, family visits, a new baby Alan Bruce Casserly born June 9, and local youth activities including a choir camp and modeling gig.
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Ray Dishough
Cardinals
Ray
Casserly
E. Brown
Alan Bruce
Bruce
Jeanette
Daly Ellen
Ryan Gordon
Bill
Kathy Kehrman
Denver
Longtime Shell Employees Retire After 78 Years of Service
Harry A. Dufresne and R. L. Blackie Thornton retired from Shell Chemical Co. after a combined 78 years. Dufresne, personnel manager at the Deer Park Plant since 1949, joined Shell in 1933 as a laboratory sample carrier at Norco. Thornton, a Deer Park Refinery pipefitter's helper in 1929, rose to master mechanic by 1955. Both were honored at plant-barbecue celebrations.
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Harry A. Dufresne
R. L. ‘Blackie’ Thornton
Shell Chemical Co
Thornton
Shell
Deer Park
Scouts Take Trip To Parks And Wonder Cave
Ca dette Girl Scout Troop 1563 led by Mrs Halie Harris Mary Alice Allen and Mrs Pauline Murray took eight cadettes on a three day excursion visiting Bar K Ranch Leander Bastrop State Park Aquarena Springs Texana Village and Wonder Cave in San Marcos Activities included swimming horseback riding boating and fishing The group learned how Wonder Cave formed in minutes by an earthquake and rode the Deer Park Special train on the return journey The scouts especially enjoyed feeding deer along the way.
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Halie Harris
Mary Alice Allen
Pauline Murray
Cadette Girl Scout Troop 1563
Bar-K Ranch
Leander
Texas
Bastrop State Park
Aquarena Springs
Wonder Cave
San Marcos
Linda Allen
Gaylan Harris
Denise Murray
Barbara Faughn
Christy Moore
Melanie Abbit
Cheryl Dayton
Peggy Thompson
Bar K
Texana Village
Hanging Gardens
Deer Park
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