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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1977
Page
2
Editorial warns Deer Park may require strict enforcement of a sidewalk ban on skateboards bicycles and skates near shops. It cites risks to pedestrians and children arguing for parental enforcement of the new ordinance and safer behavior.
Deer Park honors its police department during National Police Week noting the force ranks first in Harris County for patrols per dollar. Every officer is state certified with many holding degrees in criminology, reflecting dedication and professional attitude. Citizens are urged to thank officers encountered on patrol.
Bill Black has left Deer Park city government after 13 years of service and did not seek re election last April. He helped shape Deer Park from a small town into a growing city and guided expansion to meet future growth. He attended countless meetings workshops and civic events and supported the Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department. The Progress joins residents in thanking him for time talent and dedication to the city.
Robert Willingham, a qualified applicant, faced hiring trouble at Diamond Publishing due to a grooming code banning men with long hair. The policy allowed women with long hair, creating a gender based discrepancy in employment standards.
Bryant Kerry Jr argued long hair was a sex based barrier to employment at Diamond Publishing. The appeals court ruled that restricting male long hair aligned with grooming standards and did not violate law, since males and females were treated equally in grooming evaluations.
Humorous ramble on teenage milk consumption, a milk shortage at home, and science debates about dairy. A narrator jokes about milk burglaries, milk bears, and cats requiring a daily ration while contemplating cows, markets, and newspaper recycling.
The record cites 1970 to 1989 items from Pasadena area history including a 1976 Shell explosion and tornado damage, a Deer Park murder juror in 1975, grand jury expenditures, Ethyl Corp. striker support, 1974 Bill Martindale as alternate municipal judge, a $10.5 million bond election, Walter Hall’s 1972 oath for City Council, 1970 Bobby Grisham becomes head coach, paving talks for Center, Pasadena Blvd paving progress in 1989, and Mrs. Willie Carrillo leading the Jaycee Ettes.
Deer Park derived from founder Simeon Henry West who bought land in the late 1800s intending to build a manufacturing and shipping hub. West, from Illinois, sold the land in 1903 remarking he lacked time to wait for Deer Park to develop, per Barbara Weidig’s Deer Park: The History of a Texas Town.
A former Deer Park student, Arthur J. Beckey, reflects on growing up in the district from San Jacinto Elementary to Deer Park High. He credits education with shaping life, urges better teacher quality, and ends with a wish for students to be allowed to pray to Jesus Christ.
F R Robertson plant manager at Rohm and Haas writes the Deer Park Progress to correct water sources. He says the plant uses CIWA and well water and discharges to the Ship Channel. He commends the editorial for recognizing their efforts and notes the HT unit discharge is as clean as stated.
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