City Hall Update On Water Well And Street Work
City Hall reports the new water well is nearly finished with minor work remaining and fence erection slated for next week. May 15 targets completion. W V Ramsey crews repaved Lluella Street from Luella to Underwood and resurfaced Pasadena Boulevard to Center Street, completion by May 2 barring bad weather. Luella Street sewer line complete with road crossings underway. College Park recreation park site to be asphalted next week followed by equipment installation. Student Government Day May 13 includes a city hall visit, department head meeting at 5 PM, and a mock council session. No progress yet on the new police and courts building due to a strike. Building permits issued in April total 744 440 with 267 285 for new construction and 477 155 for remodeling, 127 permits for the year totaling 2 000 780. April offenses total 33, 140 offenses since January 1 up from 128 last year. 132 traffic violations in April, total 362. 19 negligent collisions, total 89 this year. 107 cases tried in Corporation Court.
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Luella
Underwood Rd
Pasadena Boulevard
Red Bluff Rd
Center Street
Parks & Recreation Dept
Campo
Spencerview Terrace
Durant St
Rotary Club
City Atty
Strong
Committee On Planning & Zoning
The
American Bar Assa
Houston Light & Power Co
Police Court
Boyd Mullen
Pasadena Blvd
L St
Board of Equalization
C. C. Bateman
E. M. Maxwell
M. C. Cherry
City Hall
Rotary Club Safety Reminder for Vacation Travel
The Rotary Club Safety Committee urges travelers to pace trips, rotate drivers if possible every few hours, and stop often for rests to allow both person and vehicle to cool. The notice emphasizes planning and caution during long trips.
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Rotary Club Safety Committee
Council Votes To Rezone 34 Acres For Apartments
The Deer Park City Council, after debate on land use and utilities, voted 4-3 to rezone 34.7 acres between Red Bluff Rd and Spencer Hwy from Residential to the Apartment District for Red Bluff Townhouses Inc. The project plans 274 units with 100-120 in phase one to start in two months. A 30 percent completion deadline by Nov. 6, 1970 triggers reversion to Residential.
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Iowa Gardens
South Deer Park
Red Bluff Rd
Spencer Hwy
Red Bluff
W. D. Lawther
P &I
Paul Strong
Lawther
13Th St
Luella
Funeral Services Held For Mrs Janet Craft
Burial services for Janet Marie Craft 34 of Deer Park were held at Colonial Chapel of the Roses with Rev. Charles R Dunn officiating Interment followed at Grandview Memorial Park She died Thursday in a local hospital Survivors include her husband Norris D Craft three daughters Judy Donna and Janadel Craft two sons Norris D Jr and John Randall parents Mr and Mrs Frank Stone New Iberia La two sisters Louise Williams Lakewood Calif and Velma Stone Houston three brothers Jimmy Stone Beaumont Al Stone Houston and Guy Stone San Diego Calif Pallbearers were James Kinney Johnnie Morten Lavelle Jeane Jim Stone Frank Stone and J P Manezz
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Janet Marie Craft
Grace
Deer Park
Colonial
PhD Candidate Among 1303 Spring Graduates Applicants
Frank G. Schlicht of Deer Park is listed among 1,303 students applying for spring graduation at Texas Air University in College Station.
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College Station
Frank G. Schlicht
Deer Park
Texas Air University
City Hall Notice Dated April Thirtieth Nineteen Sixty Nine
A formal city notice dated April 30 1969 states completion of a declared action in City Hall. No further details are provided about the event or its purpose.
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City Hall
TV Personality Ed Edwards to Speak at Deer Park Parade
The Deer Park Little League parade will Saturday May 10 starting 2 PM at the high school and moving along Center Street to the Little League Field. Guest speaker will be KHOU-TV sports director Ed Edwards, notable for major league play by play and helping bring the first Little League World Series game to air.
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Little League
Center Street
Grand Marshall
Ed Edwards
Khou-Tv
Edwards
Channel 11
NBC New York
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Athletics
Deer Park Jr. High
Parks and Recreation Department
Sammy Skinner first in Mile Run and Sammy Skinner Day declared
Amblin's notes celebrate Sammy Skinner winning the Mile Run in Austin with a 4 16.8 time and praise his state champion status. May 13 is proclaimed Sammy Skinner Day in Deer Park by Mayor Dunn. also mentions Betty Skinner’s hospitalization and family updates including Linda and Tommy Cutter Jr welcoming a son, Thomas Matthew, at Bayshore Hospital weighing 7 lbs 11 oz. Frances Knowles and Reginald Knowles mourn Alton Jones. births, deaths, and stork shower noted.
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Tommy Cutter
Boston
Thomas Matthew
Bayshore Hospital
Steven
Scott
W. J. Weissinger
Reta
Norwood
Maxwell on Hippies and America’s Promise
Maxwell argues against the modern hippie movement anchored at Allen's Landing in Houston. He praises America’s stable values, cites youth rebellion, and quotes Ross E. Harlan highlighting positive U.S. traits amid Vietnam War tensions and global conflicts.
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Allen’s Landing
Houston
U. S
Sammy Skinner Tops State Mile At Austin Meet
Deer Park high star Sammy Skinner capped his career by winning the mile in 4 16 8 at the Texas state meet in Austin. He is the first Deer Park 4A state champion in three years and has earned several college track scholarships. The City Council proclaimed May 13 as Sammy Skinner Day in Deer Park.
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Sammy Skinner
Deer Park High
Austin
Deer Park
Sammy
Olen Burns Passes At Age 66
Olen E. Burns aged 66 of Deer Park died last Saturday at a Kingsland retirement site. He retired from Hughes Tool Co. Funeral services were held Monday at Boulevard Funeral Home and interment followed at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery with Masonic rites. Survivors include his wife Ione Burns, a brother C. T. Burns of Pasadena, two other brothers, two sisters, and his mother from Whitehouse, Texas.
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Deer Park
Ivy
Kingsland
Tex
Hughes Tool Co
Boulevard Funeral Home
Harrisburg St
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
A. E. Harrison
Ione Burns
C. T. Burns
Deer Park Jaycee-Ettes Elect Officers for New Year
At the regular meeting Deer Park Jaycee-Ettes elected Mrs Willie Carrillo president and Mrs Russell Orr vice president. Stan Garrett becomes secretary treasurer and Jimmy Burke historian. Outgoing president Mrs Eldon Sivley moves to State Director as the group eyes the San Antonio State Convention May 8 to 11. Plans for a May 23 Membership Drive Dinner are underway and invitation details will follow.
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Deer Park
Jimmy Burke
Pasadena
Nassau Bay
Jaycee- Ettes
Paula Carrillo
Carol Sivley
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