Discipline Committee Seeks Deer Park ISD Patrons
Deer Park Independent School District calls for volunteers to form a Committee on Student Discipline Policies. Interested patrons should contact assistant superintendent David H. Watkins Jr. at 4792831 by November 5. Friends of the Library sponsor Color DePPuL contest for Children’s Book Week November 14 to 20 with entry forms at the Deer Park Public Library due November 9. Winners will be chosen in three categories and first prize is a DePPuL T shirt.
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Deer Park Independent
David H. Watkins, Jr
Friends of the Library
Deer Park Public Library
Chamber Presentation Planned for Fred New of Lights
The Deer Park Chamber of Commerce schedules a 10 a.m. Monday November 7 appreciation for Fred New of Lights at 704 Ceter St. for his special efforts at the Fall Festival this and last year.
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Deer Park
Dance Program Rescheduled at Community Center
The Community Center School of Dance Bettye Danohoo's Dance Workshop and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts will perform at 3 p.m. Friday Nov. 4 at the Community Center 610 San Augustine. The groups could not perform at the Fall Festival due to rain. The program is open to the public at no charge.
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Community Center School of Dance
Bettye Danohoo
Dance Workshop
Royal Academy of Fine Arts
San Augustine
Father-Son Cake Bake by Cub Scout Pack 268
Cub Scout Pack 268 hosts its annual Father-Son Cake Bake at 7 30 p.m. Thursday November 10 at the Community Center. Cubs and dads bake and sell cakes to raise funds. For details contact Darlene Carwile at 479-3351. Mothers of Texas A&M students meet at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday November 8 at Houston Lighting and Power Co on South Shaver in Pasadena.
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Cub Scout Pack 268
Darlene Carwile
Mothers of Texas A&m
Houston Lighting and Power Co
South Shaver
Pasadena
Police arrest 17 in Deer Park week
Deer Park police officers arrested 17 people during the week of Oct 27 31. Six were intoxicated in public, one carried a weapon, six were drunk in their automobiles, one was driving while intoxicated, one failed to appear, one had a warrant and one had no driver’s license.
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Deer Park
Kiwanis Apple Sale Runs This Week in Box Car
Kiwanis Club box car opens at 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday to distribute apples shipped from Washington. Prices are 14 dollars per case or 7 dollars per half case. Contact Andy Weeks at 479-280 for details.
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Kiwanis Club
Washington
Andy Weeks
Friday Night Doll Forrest Tribute at Deer Park High
Deer Park High School designates Friday as Doll Forrest Night to honor long time escort sponsor Forrest during the Deer Park Clear Lake football game. A halftime program and post game reception in the south campus cafeteria will recognize 28 years of escort leadership with about 100 former Escorts expected to attend. Community members are invited to participate. Soroptimist International of Pasadena is distributing 1977 Youth Citizenship Award entry forms to Deer Park and Pasadena high schools. Students may submit community service entries for a chance at three savings bonds of 200 100 and 75 to be awarded at a banquet.
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Doll Forrest
Deer Park
Deer Escort
Deer Park High School
Forrest
Clear Lake
DPHS
Soroptimist International of
Pasadena
Clare To Judge Recipe Contest Details
Betty Clare of Deer Park ISD will judge The Progress annual Recipe Contest. Deadline for submissions is Friday November 11. A $25 prize is awarded across main dish table and dessert categories, with all entries published in The Progress Cookbook by November 17 for holiday cooking. Entries may be delivered to 112 East Seventh Street or mailed to P O Box 369 Deer Park Texas 77538.
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Betty Clare
Deer Park Independent
East Seventh St
P. O
Deer Park
Tex
County Election To Decide Tax
County officials announce support for the Flood Control Maintenance Tax on the November ballot. They note the district since 1937 has a 16 cent tax, with 11 cents for debt retirement and 5 cents for maintenance of 6000 miles of ditches and streams. If the fund rises to 15 cents, a $40,000 home owner would pay about $1.60 monthly. The election also includes seven proposed constitutional amendments, including a larger Court of Criminal Appeals and veterans Land Fund bonds.
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Ed Watson
Robert P. Linberger
City of
Deer Park
Harris County
Watson
Linberger
Court of Criminal Appeals
Veterans’ Land Fund
Former Superintendent Abshier Dies at 68 in Deer Park
Clyde Abshier 68 of 212 East Sixth Street died Sunday October 2. He served 38 years in the Deer Park schools rising from one room Class B to Class 4A with 6000 enrollment and was superintendent, principal and teacher before retiring in 1969. He later worked as director and PR officer at Allied Deer Park Bank. Survived by wife Leola, son Dale, granddaughters Dennise and Suzenne, and sister. Funeral 3 p.m. Tuesday at Deer Park United Methodist Church. Interment Grandview Cemetery. Donations to Deer Park United Methodist Church.
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Clyde Abshier
East Sixth Street
Abshier
Deer Park
Allied Deer Park Bank
Bank
Sam Houston State University
University of Texas and
University of Missouri
Columbia
Lebron Williams
Deer Park Independent
Leola Roberts Abshier
Dale Abshier
Seabrook
Dennise
Suzenne Abshier
Dean Lowery
Dallas
Deer Park United Methodist Church
Leslie Griffin
Joe Jones
Grandview Cemetery
Around Town Mini Notes Highlight Local Happenings
Friendly touch football left JOHN WEST TOM GODWIN JOE FIELDS and LARRY POWER with minor injuries. JOHN NAIL heads to New Orleans. MIKE SIMMONS plans a haircut. DONNA and DWIGHT RAWLINSON make a request. BLAKE HUTCHINSON corrects his mother MEL'S name. CARLISLE FORD swears no link between SHERRY'S birthday and Halloween. MRS OLLIE HAYES was 41 on Tuesday Nov 1. JACK and VIRGINIA DUNCAN transfer to England. CORDA UNDERWOOD visits Memphis. JOHN GARRETT pays a compliment. MAXIE STREET thanks NANCY and DENNIS. EARLIE and JIM WYLE queried about a balfoon. EMMA HOOK named resident of the Month. ALPHA HIGGINS WEST proclaims it’s great to be 96. September birthdays listed for several residents. CHARLES GARRISON notes days good or bad. DENTON MCDUGLE forgets to visit Progress for a photo. BILLIE MANN slim chance. BILL BLACK and MARIA SLOVACEK enjoyed Rotary. Deer Park mourns CLYDE ABSHTER at his funeral. CARL CROSSEND runs the booth. RALPH SPARKS blew up balloons. WARREN and JEFF LAWTHER in Star Wars costumes. DON BRADLEY bums a ride but may walk.
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John West
Tom Godwin
Joe Fields
Larry Power
John Nail
New Orleans
Mike Simmons
Donna
Dwight Rawlinson
Blake Hutchinson
Mel
Carlisle Ford
Sherry
Ollie Hayes
Jack
Virginia Duncan
England
Corda Underwood
Memphis
Tenn
John Garrett
Maxie Street
Nancy
Dennis
Earlie
Jim Wyle
Emma Hook
Alpha Higgins West
Regina Hinton
Harry Westerburg
Progress
Billie Mann
Bill Black
Maria Slovacek
Rotary
Deer Park
Clyde Abshter
Carl Crossend
Outdoor Tabloid Preview in This Week's Progress
The Progress to publish the annual Outdoors man fall edition and a special fall and winter outdoor sports issue. It features hunting tips instructional guides and ads for sports equipment bargains from local vendors.
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The
Progress
Deer Park Church of God seeks permit oppose by residents
Deer Park Church of God at 3822 Luella seeks a Specific Use Permit to add a child care facility. Resident Mrs Clyde Miller argues against church state separation. City council workshop also discussed a proposed $2 million bond election including street drainage water and sewer projects, with allocations for parks, public buildings, and Spencerview sewer rehab pending federal grants.
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Clyde Miller
Deer Park
Luella
Spencerview
Train Buff Warns of Railroad Enthusiast in City
Deer Park residents are urged to beware A A Rohde 68 museum director for the Gulf Coast chapter of the National Railway Historical Society He hosts Sunday tours of five railroad cars at the Mesa Road museum open free to the public The cars include a 1938 post office car a 1920 chair car and a 1915 baggage car Also details on renting the lounge and sleeping cars for events and Rohde remarks on legislation to fund historical societies and Amendment Four aiding cultural resources
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Rohde
Gulf Coast
National Railway Historical Society
Los Angeles
Mesa Road
Railwood Industrial Park
McCarty Road
Texas
Muleshoe
Verde Valley
Fred Manley
Crown Petroleum
Weingarten’s Realty
Loop 610
Abjon Station
Houston
The
Historical Society
Rhode
Deer Park
A. A. Rhode
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Kiwanis
Clare
Miller
Planning and Zoning Commission
Patrick’s Bayou
Suzanne Roquemore
Ware A. A. Rohde
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