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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1971

Page

2

Noon Optimist Club Hears UCLA Educator

Dr. B Lamar Johnson professor of higher education at UCLA spoke to the Noon Optimist Club in Baytown at the Ramada Tower Center. He discusses Community Junior College as an American Institution and his roles with the League of Innovation and UCLA leadership programs. He holds multiple degrees from Minnesota, has 200 journal articles, 10 books, and 1989 award recognition.

B. Lamar Johnson University of California At Los Angeles Ramada— Tower Center Johnson Baytown Lee College American Association of Junior Colleges Community Junior College W. K. Kellogg Foundation Stephens College Columbia University of Minnesota

Sales Award Honors Joseph Orton of Courtesy Ford

Joseph Orton of Courtesy Ford was named one of the nation's top Ford dealership salesmen for 1970. He received Ford Division's Sales Award at a Houston banquet held last Saturday.

Joseph Orton Courtesy Ford Salemen Houston

Planning Commission cancels Thursday meeting in Baytown

The Baytown planning commission will not meet Thursday due to no business pending. A spokesman said the next meeting is the regularly scheduled April 8 at the usual time.

Baytown

Sproessig Funeral Services Held for Durward J Sproessig

Funeral services for Durward John Sproessig 56 of 1315 Burbank will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Earthman Chapel. He died Wednesday in a Houston hospital. A retired carpenter he lived in Baytown four years. Survivors include his wife Christine, five daughters Sharon Pregeant Linda Best Janeine Sproessig Joyce Anne Sproessig Donna Reed a son Donald Sproessig two brothers Richard and Robert Sproessig and his grandchildren. Burial is Memory Gardens under Earthman Funeral Home. Pallbearers Ed Turner Glen Collins Dee Prigm ore George Weaver Don Calance Carlos Calance.

D. J. Sproessig Durward John Sproessig Burbank Earthman Chapel Baytown Sproessig Houston Christine Sproessig Sharon Pregeant Linda Best Janeine Sproessig Joyce Anne Sproessig Donna Reed West Memphis Ark Donald Sproessig Richard Robert Sproessig Princeton Minn Memory Gardens Earthman Funeral Home Ed Turner Glen Collins Dee Prigmore George Weaver Don Carlos Calance

Deaf program grows at Lee College with tech aid

The Texas Rehabilitation Division backs the Lee College program for the deaf. It has expanded from 25 to 45 students across seven academic and over 20 vocational courses. Shaw stressed that one deaf person does not reflect the whole group and highlighted teletypewriters in Baytown. Six deaf students in the program were present including Fred Clifton of Houston, Norman Collins of Oklahoma City, Luther and Thelma Green of Boulder, and Larry and Ann Whitworth of Baltimore.

Texas Rehabilitation Division Lee College Shaw Fred Clifton Houston LC Deaf Club Norman Collins Oklahoma City Okla Luther Thelma Green Boulder Colo Larry Ann Whitworth Baltimore Deaf Club

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912 Drives Book Donations

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912 will collect paper and hard backed books for patients at the Houston Veterans Hospital. Call 422-2402 or 422-9358 to donate. No magazines accepted. DEMOLAY MOTHERS bake sale 9:30 a.m. Saturday in front of Gray Hall Pharmacy at Bay Plaza chaired by Mrs. A. B. Solis. Peggy Smith pledges Tricean sorority at Houston Baptist College. Scout Troop 163 garage sale 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the scout house near Cedar Bayou Junior School.

Veterans OF Foreign Wars Post Veterans Hospital Houston Gray- Hall Pharmacy Bay Plaza A. B. Solis BOY Elginta Cedar Bayou

Relays Contest Details and Baytown Stamp Club Meeting

A list of participants from Sterling and Lee clubs appears for a relays contest continued from page one. Baytown Stamp Club will meet at 7 p.m. Friday in the Bluebonnet Room of the Community Building with a trading session to begin. the public is invited.

Stamp Club Baytown Stamp Club Bluebonnet

City Atty Claims Baytown Home Rule Authority

Judge City Atty Bill Laughlin argued Baytown is a home rule city under Article 1174, allowing creation of city offices and qualifications. He said ownership of real estate is not an unreasonable requirement and Connerton qualifies to run like other reps. The charter requires two years residency, though a state law now sets six months prior to election as sufficient.

Bill Laughlin Baytown

Dorms Plans Include Summer Recreation For Students

Under new business the board outlines a summer recreation program for students in grades 4 through 12 with three two week sessions and set fees. Activities will be supervised by the physical education department. The agenda also calls for higher administrative salaries per the regents’ committee and an extra programmer for the computer center, plus bids for collateral draperies furniture and welding and automotive equipment.

Physical Education Department Regents

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