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Newspaper
Deer Park Weekly Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
1
The Deer Park Parks and Recreation Department announces new hours for the Summer Recreation program at Dow Park from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. starting Monday, July 7, due to extreme heat in the late afternoon. Registration remains open for a season of fun.
Two young girls, Cynthia Andus aged 5 and Hazel Tolar aged 6, were hit by an automobile in the 2300 block of Kingsdale Street on Tuesday evening. They were transported to Bayshore Hospital by the Deer Park Emergency Corps. The driver was 18-year-old David S. Brandon of 2813 Coy.
Funeral services were held for John K. Foulds and Glenn Harlan Lanier who died in a Lake Sam Rayburn boating accident. Foulds 25 of Deer Park taught at Seabrook Elementary. Lanier 24 of Pasadena worked as a draftsman for Offenhauser Co. Survivors include wives Judy, a son each, and parents. Interment followed at Grandview Memorial Park.
Hospital notes list individuals connected to Bayshore Hospital and Methodist facilities including L D Wheat and Mrs. Ruffin, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Mary Eleanor Barrow, and a reference to Mrs. War ren in Bay town. The fragment cites patient or related party mentions across multiple hospitals.
A Youth Council has been organized and meets with Mrs Sylvia Davis twice monthly at the Deer Park Civic Center. Steven Cook chairs the group with Mike Willis as vice chair Paul Woodruff as second vice chairman Monta Gayle Cain as secretary and Carla Wyant as assistant secretary. The next meeting is set for July 10.
Parks and Recreation sponsors beginner guitar classes at the Civic Center. Sessions run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. for seven weeks, July 8 to August 21, 1969, with a $6 fee. Call 479 3002 for information and registration.
Christy C Land 72 of Deer Park and Pasadena died June 25 in a Houston hospital after eight years in Deer Park. Survivors include wife Gladys and children Mary Stepp Julia Sherman Judy Hoffman Audrey Lindsay Robert G David M Michael E Raymond F Thomas M Harvey L sister Mrs Harry Whitaker. Services Thursday 2 p.m. at Eminence Baptist Wallisville with burial at Eminence Cemetery. Pallbearers Roy Whitaker Larry Blackmon Larry Piper E B Touchet Elmo Brandon Troy King.
As the Fourth of July holiday weekend begins, Deer Park residents are reminded of a city ordinance banning fireworks within city limits. Violations can lead to fines from 100 to 200 dollars, with parents liable for minors. Fireworks pose danger to eyes, hands, and property.
City Council discusses amending the Fireworks Ordinance to ban stands within 5000 yards of city limits and to cooperate with Pasadena and La Porte for enforcement. Police will patrol over the Fourth of July. fines up to 200 dollars for violations.
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