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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1967
Page
3
REL Student Bill McElhannon, a sophomore at Robert E. Lee High, won first place in the Baytown Optimist Clip Oratorical contest held during a special ladies night at the Tower. Four boys spoke on Patriotic citizenship Needs Optimism, with Miles Jones, Louis Clark, and Stephen Weisinger placing 2nd and 3rd.
President Johnson presents Denison High School senior Gerald Wayne Similar YW with a wooden plaque naming him Boy of the Year from the Boy's Clubs of America. Similar, chosen from more than 750000 members, calls it the greatest honor of his life.
Gene Estes, president of the Baytown Motorcycle Club, cites about 62 accidents in 1965 and lists 15 safety rules to reduce risk. The guidelines cover helmet use, signaling, avoiding street riding, keeping headlights on, pavement position, alert riding, not wheel stands, visibility, right of way, mirrors, front brakes, goggles or windshields, and defensive driving practices.
John Strausser won first place for speaker evaluation at the Area 10 Toastmasters meet held at the Rams Club in Houston. Jim Forsman placed second among six speakers at the dinner affair attended by about 60 Toastmasters and guests. Richard King served as judge and Al Sanders as timekeeper. The Baytown club has about 25 members, meets twice monthly on the first and third Thursdays at the Tower, and follows Toastmasters format with table topics and prepared speeches with evaluations.
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