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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1962
Page
7
Lee Brigadiers of Robert E. Lee High School unveil a new precision step for their half time presentation this fall. The unit will maintain 180 steps per minute while featuring sharper maneuvers learned from Concord College drills.
Platter chatter highlights new records from Del Shannon Perry Mates Combo and Johnny Burnette. Bobby Vinton and Conway Twitty release new tracks while Charles Page and Skeeter Davis appear among fresh songs. Baytown’s top ten features Skeeter Davis, Dickie Lee, Tommy Roe, Neil Sedaka, Tony Orlando, Little Eva, Bobby Darin, Claudine Park, Barbara Lynn, and the Orlons.
Highlands Home Demonstration Club hosted a boat outing on the ship Sam Houston with about 100 guests from Hounont Park. Passengers received a picture of the 5am Houston and were served coffee and cold drinks by a long list of Highlands members and guests.
Baytown residents celebrate the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jordan with a surprise family reunion. Relatives from McAllen, La Marque, Mont Belvieu, and Baytown gathered, including their son in the Marine Corps in California, plus siblings and nieces.
A large crowd of Baytonians gathered Wednesday night to kick off the Crosby Rodeo at Garner State Park. Local residents listed include William Blevins, Ronnie Darsee, Ginger Lawrence, Becky Ledbetter, Michael Wilder, Tanya Jones, Kay Mallory, Donna Bond, and many others enjoying a social evening before the new school term.
Revival services at Central Assembly of God corner of Pratt and Nazro will continue each night at 7 30 p m with Mr and Mrs Jeff Gibbs of Wichita Falls in charge The radio broadcast will be at 7 30 a m Sunday Sunday School Spending three weeks in Wichita at 9 30 am church services at Falls guest of her son SS il a m youth meetings at 6 30 Glenn Moore and family was 1 p m and night services at 7 p m Mrs Belle Moore Grand daughter Gene returned to Highlands and will divide her visit with Mrs Moore and the J R Buckner family of Lakewood Another guest of Mrs Moore has been her brother Charlie Arnett for Tyler Mr and Mrs L F Manley and Mike 309 North have recently returned from a vacation trip to Six Flags Over Texas
Two Baytown teenagers Linda Downing and Herschel H Rosser are among 29 delegates from Junior Achievement of Houston at the 19th National Junior Achievers Conference at Indiana University. Linda represents Unlite and Herschel Trico, each guided by local companies. The event aims to give teen delegates trade association like experience and address issues in operating youth run corporations.
Mr and Mrs D A Burge longtime Baytonians now of Victor will celebrate their fifty years of marriage with an open house on August 23 Friends are invited to attend The Burges formerly served as minister of West Side Church in Baytown Their Victor home is 386 Orange Street
The Rev. Charles H. Teykl will preach The Providence of God at the 11 a.m. service as the third sermon in a series on The Lord's Prayer from Matthew. Church School begins at 9:30 a.m. with classes for all ages and a nursery. Several youths head to Gulf Coast Presbytery Camp at Camp Manison in Friendswood with Mrs Joe Keating guiding.
Rev Peter Katt will lead the ninth Sunday after Trinity service at All Saints Episcopal Church with a sermon titled The Waiting Father at 11 am morning prayer. Choir directed by Mrs A B O'Brien, plus ushers, flag bearers, acolytes, and nursery for preschool children. Holy Communion at 8 am with Rev Peter Katt celebrant.
Highlands Grandmothers club will hold an election Aug 31 with Mrs. Mattie Musslewhite as hostess. New officers will be installed at the first October meeting. Retiring officers are Mrs. Frances Kaminski president Mrs. Grace Lang vice president Mrs. Charlie Shepherd secretary and Mrs. Musslewhite treasurer. Kaminski to hold a skolach sale for club treasury. Routes to Portland and Seattle discussed.
Linda Hanson homecoming queen at Robert E Lee High School last year will compete for Oil Bowl queen for the Texas Oklahoma game. She attends a Monday Aug 20 swimming party and a Tuesday Aug 21 luncheon and TV taping in Wichita Falls. Linda is a spring graduate of AEL and drum major, daughter of Mr and Mrs H L Hanson, employed at Wismars Jewels, to enroll at Lee College this fall. DeDe Johnson accompanies her on the Wichita Falls trip. They depart Monday 5 30 a.m. by bus.
Mrs H P Brannan and daughter Patty Sue hosted a bridal shower for Miss Wilma Ehrhardt at the Brannan home in Beaumont with thirty guests, Cupid decorations, and an anniversary candle for the honoree. A separate pre nuptial party for Mr and Mrs John Randall Pitts accompanied the announcement of the birth of Thomas McGrenera at St Joseph's Hospital, Houston. Grandparents listed include Bob Ridley and K R Taylor among others in Baytown and Bellaire.
A feature traces the ascent of the paperboy who rose through the ranks to become the executive officer of a thriving business. The profile highlights his early routes, leadership traits, and service to the community, illustrating a classic civic success story.
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