Girl Scout Fall Plans Under Way in La Porte
Mary Wallace reports the La Porte fall Girl Scout program began September 7 at the La Porte Neighborhood meeting at La Porte Community Church. Troop camp prep, troop finances, and new 1978 calendars were discussed as calendars go on sale to fund the neighborhood. If each Brownie and Scout sells five calendars at 50 cents, proceeds boost next year’s start.
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Mary Wallace
la Porte
Pat Mack
410 South I
Deer Park School Lunch Menu And Girl Scout Call For Leaders
Menu plans for September week list meals for Monday to Friday including corn dogs burritos chicken pot pie hamburgers and chicken fried steak with sides. Also a community notice urges adults to help with Girl Scout troop work transportation paperwork registration and leadership training with multiple local contact numbers and upcoming events and deadlines.
Opportunities Discussed at Deer Park Scout Meeting
Twelve senior Girls Scouts from Deer Park met with girls from 11 neighborhoods at Casa Mara on September 6 to plan future activities including sailing backpacking canoeing and arts and crafts. Ski 777 will take 21 girls and three adult chaperones to Denver for four days and three nights of skiing and sightseeing then to Tomahawk Lodge for skiing at Geneva Basin.
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Deer Park
Casa Mara
Denver
Colo
Mile High Council
Tomahawk Lodge
Geneva Basin
Growing Irises Is Easy
Bearded iris care guidance from Texas Agricultural Extension Service covers selecting healthy rhizomes, planting in well drained beds with sun, and building up beds with timber or brick for drainage. Transplant in coming weeks, space 12 to 18 inches, form a soil cone, plant rhizomes atop it, and trim foliage to one third for best spring blooms.
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Everett Janne
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Janne
Comptroller Warns Texas Businesses Of Friendly Field Visits
Texas Comptroller Bob Bullock said enforcement officers from 40 field offices will visit businesses over the next nine months to offer personal assistance. A July canvass found 19 percent needed permits or other help, with 97 operating without permits and 37 not filing taxes properly. The program aims to educate taxpayers, update records, ensure proper permits, and establish direct officer contact.
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Bob Bullock
Texas
Comptroller
Bullock
Comptroller's Office
Egypt Proclaimed Republic On June 18 1963
Egypt was proclaimed a republic on June 18 1963 marking a major political milestone as a transition from monarchy to republican government amid regional upheaval and national sovereignty debates.
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Egypt
Davis outlines Local Identification Program for Security
Davis spoke to the Deer Park Rotary Club on September 7 about marking valuables with driver license numbers to aid tracing. He urged displaying a security sticker, offered a free home security survey, and noted Chamber of Commerce support. District Governor George Gentry to attend September 14. He also addressed the Deer Park Fire Department on September 8 with home theft prevention tips and the TX prefix branding.
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W. Davis
Deer Park
Davis
Police Department
Chamber of Commerce
George Gentry
Rotary Club
Rotary Installs West As Deer Park Member
John West became the newest member of the Deer Park Rotary Club on Wednesday September 7, installed by club president Elmer Smith. West lives at 1606 Norwood St with wife Mary and five children, is a Petrochemical Engineering Consultant, serves as City Councilman in Position 3, and was named to Who's Who in Texas in 1975. the family attends First Methodist Church in Houston.
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John West
Deer Park
Free Square Dance Lesson at Community Center
G C Smith will call and teach a free square dance lesson from 7 30 to 10 p m on Wednesday Sept 14 at the Deer Park Community Center 610 San Augustine The four six week sessions will run weekly at the same time the class costs 9 per person per session and registration is open 9 to 5 daily. call 479 2394 or 941 4637 for details
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G. C. Smith
San Augustine
Smith
Deer Park Community Center
Jean Fontenot
Tony Tellez
United Way to Seek 15 Percent Fund Increase in 1977
United Way aims to raise 15 percent more than 1976 total of 15 851 754, reaching 18 229 583 to cover agency expenses. 1977 needs include 895 409 for sustaining services and 557 893 for new programs, 852 090 for needed new programming, and 272 377 for central services. 93 cents of every dollar goes to the needy. seven cents funds the campaign and admin. 25 000 volunteers seek funds for over 500 000 people across 50 agencies at 167 locations in Harris and Fort Bend counties, providing 248 services and 600,000 annual transportation trips and meals for 40 citizens daily. MAINE ACT Massachusetts Legislature. June 19 1819, Maine separated from Massachusetts.
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United Way
United Way Money
Harris
Fort Bend
Missed paper replacement information and contact details
If you miss your Progress we will provide another copy. Call Thursday by noon at 7 5253 to arrange replacement or visit the circulation office at 113 W. Seventh Street to pick up a duplicate paper on Thursday afternoon.
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W. Seventh Street
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Girl Scouts
Uniform Exchange
Cheryl Dunn
Uniform
Casa Mare
Tedville Road
Seabrook
Cheryl Sapp
Ambherst
Idaho
Deer Park Skateworld
Todville Road
Allied Deer Park Bank
OTS Es Rotoin the” Rooter CO
Mae Tel Ee
Casadena Plaza
Pasadena Plaza Mall
Sizzler
Auto-tronic Tire Mart,Inc
Pasadena
Rotary
West
Maine
Massachusetts
Commonwealth of
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