Deepwater Man Killed In Weekend Auto Crash
Arthur Garcia Campos, 24, of 3112 Darling died in a weekend auto crash at Beltway 8 and Pine. His van was struck by Stevie Halley Bird of Houston, Campos was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead on arrival at Pasadena Bayshore Hospital. Survivors include father Felipe Campos Sr, stepmother Delores Campos, sisters Olivia Pullido Emerelda Campos Eddie Campos and five stepsisters.
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Pine
Arthur Garcia Campos
Darling
Guardian Angels Catholic Church
Campos
Stevie Halley Bird
Houston
Pasadena Bayshore Hospital
Father
Lipe Campos, Sr
Delores Campos
Olivia Pullido
Esmerelda Campos
Eddie Campos
Firemen Kept Busy By High Winds
Correcting last week's grease fire report. Baking powder used as extinguisher instead of flour due to flour burning. From Sept 1 to 7 the department logged seven fires for 137 man hours and the rescue squad four runs for 59 hours. Sept 3 high winds triggered three alarms at San Augustine, Lexington, and Carpenter Elementary School. Gas line cut, power line issues, and an air conditioner motor fire noted. One major accident alarm at L and Luella with four cars involved. three towed, minor injuries, no ambulance. Rescue unit responded. two high pressure vehicles stood by.
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San Augustine
Houston Lighting and
Lexington
Concord
Oklahoma
Carpenter Elementary School
Pasadena Blvd
L and
Luella
Germans Capture Riga On September Fourth 1917
German forces seized Riga on September 4 1917 in World War I as Russian defenses faltered. The operation marked a major advance on the Eastern Front with implications for regional control and Allied strategy.
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Riga
Jaycee-ettes Raise Coupons For Kidney Foundation
The Deer Park Jaycee-ettes and 10 area clubs collected 59,392 Bonus Gift coupons worth 106.90 cash for the Drug Bank of the Houston Kidney Foundation to aid kidney patients with medicines. Deer Park group handed in 8,859 coupons totaling 15.85. The project continues. donations can be dropped at Gerland's or Weingarten stores or via 479-2253.
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Deer Park
Jaycee-ettes
Drug Bank of the
Houston Kidney Foundation
Sand trout gulped by a gray crane at the river pier
Candid comments describe a gray crane swallowing a six to seven inch sand trout whole. The bird is depicted as ugly and nondescript, about 18 inches tall, with an elastic seeming neck, in a scene by a river fishing setup near a cabin at Matagorda on the Colorado River.
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Elsie Moore
Colorado River
Matagorda
Gray Crane
Deer Park History 1827 and Nature Reflections
A Deer Park Bicentennial commission urges citizens to honor local heritage. The piece blends a 1827 Buffalo Bayou description with memories from a Texas town history, plus a lake pier anecdote about a gray crane and a skunk from early morning fishing tales.
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Deer Park
Heritage
Buffalo Bayou
Edward Clopper
Houston Ship Channel
Texas
Barbara Weidig
Two Deer Park Men Named Outstanding Young Men of America
Two Deer Park residents, Terry Wayne Hesson of 1702 Atlanta and Wayne Harold Peters of 818 Kaufman, were named Outstanding Young Men of America by the Board of Advisors. The program is sponsored nationwide by men's civic and service groups with Doug Blanken ship as advisory board chair. Hesson and Peters join about 9,000 peers nationwide named Outstanding Young Men of America.
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Deer Park
America
Terry Wayne Hesson
Atlanta
Wayne Harold Peters
Kaufman
Doug Blankenship
U.S. Jaycee
Hesson
Peters
United States
Packard crosses continent solo after 52 day journey
An automobile completed a non stop coast to coast trip powered by its own engine on August 31 1903. The Packard finished a 52 day journey from San Francisco to New York marking a historic milestone in early automotive exploration.
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Continent
Packard
San Francisco
New York
Common sense proposed as new driving course idea
Traffic safety coordinator Melvin L. Ritter argues for adding common sense to driver education. He notes people routinely break basic laws, questions why, and contrasts traffic violations with violent crimes, urging more mindful driving to prevent accidents and loss of life.
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Melvin L. Ritter
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School Board
Reginald Knowles
Bill Handrick
Freida Dobbs
Joe Cathey
Lebron Williams
Lynette Handrick
W. San Augustine
Beauty Shop
Luella Deer Park
New Coffee House
Town Plaza Shopping
Deer Park History
Deepwater
Terri Matusek
Carolyn Cheatham
Mike Green
Handrick
Fred
F&f Liquor
Spencer Hwy
Milwaukee
Ron Slave
Heaven Hill Vodka
Usher
Taaka London Dry Gin
Entire Stock Western
NEW Merchandise Daily
Reg Price
Perma Press
Pasadena
Red Bluff
Spence
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