Van Treases Bring Back Memories Of World Trip
Stazi and Frank Van Trease recount their grand tour from Hawaii to Europe and Asia with stops in Taiwan Hong Kong Thailand Saudi Arabia Lebanon Greece Italy France Spain and England They describe museums art and architecture experiences in each country and personal souvenirs including a painting a wooden lazy susan cloisonne bowls and a stamp given by a Tokyo artist They note Pearl Harbor impressions Expo 70 and family moments with Capt Gerry Van Trease in Japan while Corey and Staci stayed with grandparents in Hawaii and reflect on the people and cultures encountered.
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Tokyo
Stazi
Frank van Trease
Hawaii
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Greece
Italy
France
Spain
England
Frank
Philippines
van Treases
Japan
Gerry van Trease
Johnson Air Force Base
Sherra
Corey
Staci
van Trease
Sumia
Art Museum
Sampans
Notable Notes Teen Dance and College Anniversary
The Erebus a Deer Park group will play a teen dance at La Porte Civic Center on Saturday June 13 with admission 50 cents. San Jacinto College marks 10 years of service with a birth day party and open house on June 15, plus coffee and cake at 10 a.m. in the Student Center Building. A public hearing on a regional sewer plan for the Clear Creek Watershed is set for June 19 at 7 p.m. at Clear Lake City Water Quality Building 00 Bay Area Blvd. Bragg Stockton leads a summer baseball camp at San Jacinto College starting with four sessions for boys 10 to 15. An injury report notes Owen C Turner fell from a box car near The Barn with Turner treated and released. Xi Iota Lambda Beta Sigma Phi hosts a Tasting Party on June 4 at Mrs C D Beavers home. Genevieve Hale was named to the Dean's Honor Roll at Mary Hardin Baylor College for spring. Buffalo Bill Bailey will MC a Slave Auction for Deer Park 4-H on June 11. Slaves are 4-Hers who will work four hours for bidders. sale may be canceled by 4-H leaders or parents.
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Erebus
Deer
San Jacinto College
Ésee
Houston-Galveston
Bragg Stockton
Buffalo
Bill Bailey
KIKK
Deer Park
M.C
Around Town Highlights and Local Notices
Community briefs celebrate birthdays and staff achievements while sending well wishes for speedy recoveries. City employees are adding badges and preparing for summer programs as Ray Balusek attends a National Science Foundation Earth Science Institute.
Rotary safety reminders urge extra travel planning
The Rotary Club Safety Committee advises travelers to allow extra driving time, rotate drivers every few hours if possible, and stop frequently for rest breaks to let both person and vehicle cool down.
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Rotary Club Safety Committee
Gammage Wins Run-Off in District 24 Race
Deer Park voters backed Bob Gammage as Democratic nominee for District 24 Place 3, defeating Bob Jones by slim margins. Gammage carried precincts 84 and 51 with 56-52 and 34-33 wins, totaling 55 percent district wide, 3,742 to 2,989. runoff followed May 2 primary patterns.
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Deer Park
South Houston
Bob Gammage
Gammage
Bob Jones
Pasadena
Jones
San Jacinto College
Houston
Deer Park Woman First To Earn UT Arlington Bachelors
Margaret Ann Dorris, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Dorris of 909 Mar, becomes the first Deer Park High School student to be granted a bachelor of music degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. She taught piano privately during her high school years.
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Deer Park
Deer Park High School
University of Texas At Arlington
Margaret Ann Dorris
Charles A. Dorris
Pastor Gieseke Accepts Call To Sharon Lutheran Pasadena
The Rev. Gerald D. Gieseke of Menno South Dakota accepts the pastorate at Sharon Lutheran Church Pasadena with installation set for 10 30 a m June 28. He and his family will move to Pasadena the week of June 22. Gieseke, born in Medina North Dakota, served in the Navy 1944 46 and earned a BA from Concordia Moorhead and a Wartburg Theological Seminary degree. He has led two Nebraska congregations and pastored Grace Lutheran in Meano for six years overseeing relocation and building of a new church facility.
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Gerald D. Gieseke
Menno
South Dakota
Sharon Lutheran Church
Red Bluff Road
Pasadena
Edmund A. Heye
American Lutheran Church
Gleseke
Medina
North Dakota
U.S. Navy
Concordia College
Moorhead
Minnesota
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Nebraska
Grace Lutheran Church of
Meano
New Church
Ridgeway Coverage by Faye Young Reporter
New Progress neighborhood reporter Faye Young joins Deer Park's Ridgeway Addition. A Lubbock high school and Texas Tech alumna with a 1955 Lamar Tech B A, she taught Spanish at Highlands Elementary for two years before moving to Deer Park. The Youngs relocated from Baytown on San Jacinto Day 1967 after four years there, with four children including Terri and Melodie, who were students.
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New Progress
Faye Young
Deer Park
Ridgeway Addition
Mrs. Young
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Highlands Elementary
Youngs
San Jacinto Day
Baytown
Panhandle High Plains
Young
Henry Young
San Jacinto College
Terri
Melodie
Riley Speaker At JC Banquet in Deer Park
Don Riley of Deer Park Chamber of Commerce and Wolf/Rile Public Relations will be guest speaker at the Jaycee Jaycee Ett e Banquet and Installation of officers at 7 30 p m June 19 at the Hickory House. Bill Black of Deer Park Rotary Club will serve as master of ceremonies. The program includes recognition of outstanding Jaycees and Jaycee Ett es and installation of 1970 71 officers. Jaycee officers elect are Eldon Sivley president Artie McFerrin internal VP Larry Ogden external VP Bob Brockhoff secretary A C Moniger treasurer and three new directors Gordon Robb Robert Beverly Brook Seymour. Elective Jaycee Ett es are Mrs Dianna Garrett president Mrs Anna Wolfshohl VP Mrs Carol Sivley secretary treasurer and Mrs Joy Orr director.
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Don Riley
Deer Park
Jaycee
Eldon Sivley
Artie McFerrin
Larry Ogden
Bob Brockhoff
A. C. Moniger
Gordon Robb
Robert Beverly
Brook Seymour
Jaycee Ettes
Dianna Garrett
Anna Wolfshohl
Carol Sivley
Joy Orr
Rotarians Attend Convention In Atlanta 1971
Bill Black Wayne Slovacek and Harold Dudley of Deer Park joined 12 000 Rotarians and guests from over 60 countries at Rotary International's 61st annual convention held in Atlanta from May 31 to June 4. Accompanying them were wives Mary Black Maria Slovacek and June Dudley. Highlights included talks on future life fighting organized crime and youth’s role in world affairs. Ernst G Breitholtz of Kalmar Sweden was elected president for 1971 72.
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Bill Black
Wayne Slovacek
Harold Dudley
Deer Park
Rotary International
Atlanta
Rotary Club of
Mary Black
Maria Slovacek
June Dudley
Rotary
Deer Park Group
World-Wide Association
Ernst G. Breitholtz
Kalmar, Sweden
Athletic Director Riggle Oversees San Jacinto College Growth
Profile of San Jacinto Junior College Athletic Director Gene Riggie Jr. detailing his role as counselor and mentor, his belief that athletics support education, and the college's expanding programs and scholarships. The piece highlights 14 athletes winning full scholarships and plans for new night courses and extended facilities.
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Dale Hooper
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Earlyn Dunn
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T. H. Hale
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
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San Jacinto Junior College
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