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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1961
Page
5
Baytown City Council of Parents and Teachers led Texas with two consecutive membership awards at the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers Annual convention in Houston. Bowie PTA and several Baytown units earned honors. about 50 locals attended the event with 2,864 total attendees.
Lowry Chapter Chil dren of the Confederacy plans a New Year's Eve party at 1906 Kilgore Road starting at 7 pm on December 31. The event at Chevy Glaw and Pat O'Neal's home will host members their dates and prospective members with a dance. Plans were finalized at Jimmie Gibbs home last week where Cheryl Glaw received a president's pin from Lum Roark Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy presented by Mrs. F R O'Neal.
A candlelight wedding united Amelia Ann Mackrell and Richard F. Rejmaniak at Second Presbyterian Church in Houston on Nov 17. The bride, daughter of Luther B. Mackrell, wore a pale de seau gown with a chapel train, veil, and heirloom lace. The groom is an Ohio Oil engineer. reception followed at the church parlor with many out of town guests from New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio, Baytown and Denton.
Hurricane Carla victims in Beta Sigma Phi were honored at a Saturday coffee hosted by BSP City Council president Mrs. Ted O'Sell Jr. The Carla Fund raised 636.55 to aid 11 BSP sorority sisters whose homes were damaged. Checks were presented to nine members. two victims could not attend. The fund remains open and future proceeds from Christmas decorations will be added.
Yaupon Garden Club at 3 p.m with Mrs Henry C Dismukes 40 N Burnett Lee College concert 7 30 p m at Lee College auditorium BePW 7 90 p m in Community House Fashion Sigma Alpha 7 30 p m in Community House Baytown City Council PTA exhibit 9 30 a m in Community House AAUW 7 30 p m in Community House Bayou Home Demonstration Club 9 30 a m in Trinity Bay camp house 39 Study Club 5 50 p m with Mrs E A Hurst 903 E Fayle Kapps Kappa 7 39 p m in Community House Beauceants pm in Masonic Ball Women Golfers am at Goose Creek Country Club Grandmothers 7 0 p m in Optimist Building Thursday Forum 7 30 p m with Miss Beulah Mae Jackson 203 W Sterling Reviewer Club 8 90 a m in Community House DeZavala PTA 7 30 p m at the school
G R Furry, 41, of Dublin Georgia welcomed a 5 pound baby after early Saturday pains. He recalls his wife misattributing the pains to indigestion and later food poisoning. The couple also has a 14 year old daughter named Sherry.
Sandra Streich a sophomore business administration student at Texas Lutheran College Seguin has been elected sweetheart of the TLC Association She will be proclaimed queen of the lettermen association at their forthcoming dance She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H A Stretch 2008 Seventh
Names and notes outline holiday plans of local residents. Mr and Mrs John Guemple travel to Europe December 18 to January 7, visiting Amsterdam London Paris Rome Zurich and Vienna then Chicago relatives. Guemple directs non academic courses at Lee College. his wife teaches music at Robt E Lee HS and directs REL Madrigal Singers. Mr and Mrs F E Gunn visit Mount Pleasant and Cooper. Roy Buckingham on Navy duty. Cedar Bayou Junior High hosts Christmas party gifts to Goodfellows. teacher Justine Andrus leads class. Dudley Huckabee and daughter Judy plan Christmas at home. Jessie Pumphrey hosts Edna relatives.
Oaks Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the home of Mrs. J. M. Devins, 4920 Goose Creek Drive. Co-hostesses will be Mrs. E. C. Bells and Mrs. J. R. Sheley. Each member will bring a gift.
Miss Marguerite Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Lee Johnson of Corpus Christi, will marry Robert Don Lumley, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Lumley of Dallas. The wedding is set for December 22 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Corpus Christi. Lumley, a UT Austin graduate and UT graduate student, attended Lee College and Lee High School. The bride-elect is a senior at the University of Texas, a Roy Miller High School graduate who also studied at Southwestern University Georgetown.
Mrs Adrien F Drouilhet announced that Robert E Lee High School students in Harris and Galveston counties may enter an essay contest. The topic is The Significance of the Magna Charta with 400 to 500 words. Entries due January 10 1962. Four judges select winners with prizes $5 $3 $2 and honorable mention.
Heirports WHITE announces birth of son Thomas Michael at Gulf Coast Hospital weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. 9 F Christian and Mr. and Mrs. John L White of Highlands. Great grandparents listed. Gene Fagala and wife Gene announce son Clayton Bruce born November 22 at Gulf Coast Hospital weighing 9 pounds 4% ounces. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. C W Fagala and Mr. and Mrs. W W Templeton of Paris. The baby has two brothers Clint and Darrell.
As early as 250 A D, researchers note that the Greeks developed an efficient shorthand writing system for their language. The discovery highlights ancient writing innovation and linguistic efficiency in Hellenic culture.
Mrs. R M Wright will host the Women's Club Christmas party on December 15 with Mrs G L Moody as co host. Members drew names at their recent meeting. Mrs C J Bailey and Mrs Joe Reid were co hosts. Mrs L A Hankins led the program for Mrs G A Lillie on Make Us Aware Our Moral and Spiritual Needs.
Mr and Mrs Larry L Brennan of College Station are parents of a girl named Vicki Alane born November 2 in Bryan. She weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Dewain Smith of Somerville and Mr and Mrs Larry Brennan Jr of Baytown. The baby has a sister named Lise.
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