Around Town Highlights and Local Color in Pasadena
The Progress shares light local notes from Pasadena including thanks to Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department for rescuing youths after a stalled car at a ball game. Readers recall names like Patrick Kronin Dottie Martin and Harrel Kesterson and report on small town happenings from sales to new duties and questions about classifieds.
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Patrick Kronin
Paul
Progress
Patrick
Leonard Morlock
Pansy Street
Pasadena
Progress Office
Deer Park
Dottie Martin
Billy Farmer
Bill Zachary
Harrel Kesterson
Harold Dudley
Deer In 70 Home Finale At Clyde Abshier Stadium
Deer Park aims for sixth win as they host South Houston Trojans at Clyde Abshier Stadium Friday night at 7 30. Coach Bobby Grisham notes both teams’ size and tough competition and credits his players for a strong showing against Galena Park despite the 34-8 loss. Deer Park has won five of eight games this season.
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Deer Park
South Houston
Trojans
Clyde Abshier
Galena Park
Bobby Grisham
Grisham
Deer Park Rotary Ad Warns About Safe Travel
The Deer Park Rotary Club safety committee urges travelers to allow extra time for trips and to change drivers every few hours. They advise stopping often for rest breaks to let both people and cars cool, reducing risk on the road.
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Rotary Club Safety Committee
Applications Filed For 2 New Banks In Deer Park Pasadena
Two groups of Deer Park area businessmen filed applications for two new banks to carry Deer Park names. Deer Park National Bank would be in Pasadena near Red Bluff Road and Spencer Highway with $750000 capitalization. First National Bank of Deer Park would be near Palm Terrace Boulevard with $510000 capitalization and planned Dallas approval on Wednesday November 18.
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Deer Park
Pasadena
Deer Park National Bank
Red Bluff Road
Spencer Highway
First National Bank of Deer
Dallas
William R. Coffey
William M. Newton
Victor V. Calvert
J. P. Bonnette Jr
James A. Duckett
F. H. Hollis Jr
Hollis
Joseph Q. West
Cooperative City
Carpenter
W. D
Bill) Antone
Bush Is DP Vote Winner
Republicans George Bush and Paul Eggers won Deer Park votes in the 1970 general election. Bush led Bentsen in Precincts 84 and 51 with totals 1,547 to 1,261, while Eggers edged Preston Smith by 11 votes overall 1,409 to 1,398. In major races, Casey, Busch, Gammage, and Brandt posted results in Deer Park.
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George Bush
Paul Eggers
Deer Park
Bush
United States
Ralph Yarborough
Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
Eggers
Preston Smith
Smith
Bob Casey
Art Busch
Bob Gammage
Robert Brandt
Deer Park Council Seeks Bids For Center Street Phase II
Deer Park council opened bids for P Street paving and approved a notice for bids on Center Street Phase II with a Dec date. Walter M Michner Co led seven bids at 144436.80, Gulf District Warren Bros top bid 197609.90 with no completion days. Council also set 20 mph speed limit on Center from 13th to T Street and prohibited parking on 13th between Luella and Center during construction.
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Elsie Moore
Deer Park
P Street
Center Street
Walter M. Michner Company
Warren Bros. Company
Gulf District
13Th Street
Luella
Center Streets
13Th
T Street
M. C. Perkins
Deer Park Chamber Moves to Center Street
Don Riley announced this week that the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce office has relocated to Wingo's Appliances Sales and Service Building at 1238 Center St. The move aims for a more central location and the phone number 479-6554 remains unchanged.
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J. D. Sheppard
L. J. Bertrand
W. D. Lawther
Don Riley
Virginia Wingo
Bill Black
Deer Park
Deer Park Panel Discusses Coleman Zone Variance
Commissioner Charles Gunn led Deer Park Planning and Zoning in a light meeting as Chairman Leezer was hospitalized with pneumonia. City Attorney Paul Strong upheld a prior opinion that public streets abutting the apartment project must be paved curb and guttered with sidewalks at the developer’s expense. Coleman must install drainage pipe fill the ditch and pave at least half of the Durant Avenue frontage.
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Charles Gunn
Deer Park Planning and Zoning Commission
City
Paul Strong
Deer Park
Jack Coleman
Read
Strong
Clovis D. Mann
Coleman
Durant Avenue
Fred J. Brown Award Named By Texas Jaycees
The Texas Jaycees will honor Fred J. Brown by naming the Outstanding Speaker award after him. The decision was made at the State Board and FOYT meeting in Irving October 23 to 25. The Deer Park Jaycees will fund the award annually as part of the Speak-Up program legacy.
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Deer Park Jaycees
Texas Jaycees
Fred J. Brown
Irving
Brown
Hallmark a man of rare quality at Shell Oil Company
Profile of L J Hallmark Shell Personnel Manager detailing his 29 years with the company his philosophy of listening and bridging communication gaps and his wide range of duties from plant security to community relations He credits Shell with shaping his career from a summer job to a lifelong vocation and notes his education at Sam Houston State University including a B S and an M A He also discusses his athletic interests refereeing football and basketball and his years of service as a football official leader in the Southwest Football Officials Association and his move from Houston to Lago See MAN Page 2
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Hallmark
Jim Hallmark
Shell Oil Company
Shell
Sheil
Credit Union
Hallgrark
Seabrook
Sam Houston State University
Reagan High School
Southwest Football Officials Association
Houston
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J. P. Bonnette Sr
J. P. Bonnette
The
Deer Park Civic Center
College Park
Keith George
Abilene Christan College
Astrodome
Deer Park High School
George
G. M. George
Norwood
ACC
City Workshop
City Hall
Ww. D. Lawther
Center
Gulf Oil One
1904 Center
A.J. Whipple
X Street
Thunderbucket
Red Bloff Road
Timber Cove
NASA
King’s Inn
King's Inn
San Jacinto College
Faye Young
E. P. South
Fairbanks
G. Hayes
Linden
Yale Workshop
Navy
Sharon Lutheran Church
Chantilly
the Royal Court
Queen Sunee Smith
King Kevin Whitaker
College Park Elementary
Queen Sunee
J.C. Smith
Dartmouth
King Kevin
Louis Whitaker
Princeton
First National Bank of
Richard L. Poe
James H. Matthews
Robert Dean Sherbrook
Deer Park Busi
Nessmen
Earl Allen
Arthur H. McMorris
Eugene H. Wagner
National Banks
Council
Dunn
Tommy Cutter
Robert Leezer
Calfway Hospital
Leezer
Fred Brown
Eldon Siviey
Artie McFerrin
New Park
L.J. Hallmark
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