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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1977
Page
2
Editorial notes Odis Chappell joined the Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department twenty five years ago this November. With a wife and four children, he volunteered while later becoming chief for 13 years before stepping down. The piece lauds his half century of service and the department he led with dedication and pride.
A humorous reminiscence recalls Marvin a life sized stuffed figure placed in the living room. He could be moved, startled a door to door salesman, and even held Edgar Allan Poe. The narrator muses about creating another Marvin in the basement lab.
The water fountain in front of the public library was halted to replace bulbs and restore perimeter sprays. Wiring in the lighting system is corroded, with repairs likely finished by week’s end per Parks and Recreation Director Doug Burgess.
Indiana Superior Court ruling finds doctor negligent after Pitocin administration caused fetal distress and uterine rupture during Alice's birth. Court awards $350,000, noting literature warned against Pitocin in multiparous or older mothers and asserting hospital staff failed to monitor contractions.
Attorney General John L. Hill cautions that sale and discount phrases may hide deceptive practices. He warns about misleading price comparisons, temporary vs continuous “sale” periods, fictitious regular prices, and misleading “going out of business” sales. Consumers should verify prices across several stores by phone or in person and file complaints with the Consumer Protection Division in Austin or major cities.
Neighbor John Leakowits asks about state law on unincorporated areas Deer Park could annex to safeguard its tax base. He cites Houston and Pasadena annexations, notes land east of Battleground Road and north of Highway 225 outside the Ship Channel, and fears Houston could absorb prime industrial property, including the Ship Channel strip.
Iranians stage a protest at San Jacinto College while progress files note large funding and political figures. Campaigns, appointments, and local governance moves pepper the period with references to education finance and public works.
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