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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1975
Page
8
Deer Park voters heard details June 24 on a $5 million ten story retirement facility to be built beside San Jacinto Manor Nursing Home. San Jacinto Retirement Facilities Corp will operate 108 one bedroom and 36 efficiency apartments for residents over 65, with ground level activity spaces and a penthouse party room. Ownership reverts to the city after 25 years.
An out of court settlement ends a suit filed against D H Tolar by Deer Park city over mobile home park fees for Canada Park Mobile Home Park. Tolar pays 3500 to bring payments up to date as of June 30. monthly 4 per space charged on occupied spaces after that. City to seek dismissal. court appearance set was July 26.
John Garrett, recently appointed to the Houston Port Commission, has been nominated for the Amusement Machine Commission by Gov Dolph Briscoe. He lives at 4801 College Park and is president of Richsors Road & Engineering, a Deer Park Chamber of Commerce director, and a director at First National Bank of Deer Park and Span-Glass Inc. He served on the Public Employer Study Commission and as vice president and director of Associated Builders and Contractors of America.
Laura Hughes and Karen Beken named to Dean's List at South West Texas State University. Deer Park High School class of 1965 plans Aug 30 reunion at Astroworld Hotel. reservations by July 1. Progress seeks Deepwater and College Park columnists. call 479-5263. Family Day Picnic June 29 at Camp Manison, $5.25. Registration opens for eight week summer classes starting June 30. call 479-3002. Civic Center use, ribbon cutting at Trees of Deer Park June 27. rodeo calf scramble details with Frances Robb at 479-2253. Hekankar lecture June 30 at Allied Deer Park Bank. Summer program movies Tues through Aug 5. admission 50 cents.
Applications are being accepted for the 1975 school alcohol and drug abuse prevention mini grant program run by the U S Office of Education Southwestern regional training center. Eligible are public and private schools in Arizona Arkansas Colorado Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma Louisiana Texas and Utah within the nine state region. Center Director James D Kazen notes the deadline is Monday June 30. Mini grants up to 10000 dollars will fund training a team of five school personnel and support their work during the next school year.
Deer Park police say five burglaries last week yielded jewelry and a wooden Indian plus tools, motos and watches. Victims include Arthur Floyd Everett 1105 E Rutgers, Cecil Plunkett 4410 Pasadena Blvd, Tommy Carlin 2126 Whatley, Wilburn Hollis Leasman 2205 Whatley, and Thomas John Kleas at 718 Dartmouth. A Pasadena youth, 18, held for questioning after escaping custody following a stolen motorcycle ride. A floor safe from Exxon station on Highway 225 was valued at 799.50.
SBA representatives will be at Deepwater Elementary June 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to explain long term low interest loans for property damage from the June 9 floods. Loans up to 55000 for homeowners and 500000 for businessmen, 5 percent in 30 years. Applications available without proof of home ownership or identity. verification occurs during processing. A town meeting at Civic Center June 26 at 7 p.m. will answer questions. Representatives from Harris County Flood Control District and others will attend. disaster declaration could expand loan options. A Red Cross survey shows 1355 Houston-area families affected.
About 20 residents from Norwood and other areas attended the June 24 Deer Park Council meeting seeking clearer drainage plans. City officials noted only two channels fall under city control while many drains are county district matters. Residents urged a moratorium on street work until drainage improves and highlighted subsidence since 1961.
Deer Park residents celebrate Independence Day with a Fourth of July Parade sponsored by the Deer Park Jaycees. The parade starts at 10 a.m. from Clyde Abshier Stadium parking lot, travels north on Center to the north high school campus, led by Grand Marshall Ed Watson. Frontier Days features the Scroggins Sisters. contact Greg Langnall or Stan Garrett to join. A July 4 fireworks display, dances July 3-5, and nightly rodeos are planned. dress western is encouraged. The country fair originally scheduled for July 4 has been cancelled.
Reports note books and pictures damaged by flood waters could be frozen and thawed later. Amron Jordon injured at work last Saturday and Fred Bauer sprained around home. Ed Shroeder had surgery in Houston. Bill Carlile’s family plans a belated birthday tribute. Little rain reported in Ohio during a vacation, and a brief Deer Park weather memory. The Progress bids farewell to Cristine Davila and welcomes Sheryl Lightfoot on July 7. Postmaster Don Bradley, Assistant Ray Mond Bailey and Genard G Sanchez helped a damsel in distress at the Deer Park Post Office, supplying jumper cables and power.
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