Posts At Two High Schools Create New Assistant Principals
The school board approved two new assistant principal posts to address counseling guidance and integration issues at Robert E. Lee and Sterling High School. E. C. Woods and Marcellus Harman, both black, were named to these roles, with Woods coming from La Marque Junior High and Harman from vocational counseling. Dawton R. Hughes was named assistant principal at Sterling, replacing Gilbert Lumpkin who becomes Baytown Junior School principal. Also, Evelyn H. Robson will be mathematics coordinator for Baytown schools. Nineteen new teachers were elected and several resignations accepted amid near full teaching staffing.
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Wanda Orton
E. C. Woods
la Marque Junior High
Robert E. Lee
Marcellus Harman
Dawton R
Oz) Hughes
Sterling High School
Sterling
Hughes
Gilbert Lumpkin
Baytown
Evelyn H. Robson
Bob Bradford
Highlands Elementary
Barry Nettles
Joanne Braswell
Kathleen Boughton
Sylvia Campas
Betty Carpenter
Billy R. Carpenter
Deborah Eschenbacher
Michael Ferrell
Dorothy Finkle
Sandra Flynt
Nancy Gottlob
Joanne Jeffers
Padgett Langham
Sarah E. Miller
Jerry Roy
Janie Villela
Has Surgery and Local Community Notes in Houston area
Has Surgery T Kemp Kemplay of 1605 Richardson Lane had surgery Monday at St Joseph Hospital in Houston. He was in intensive care Tuesday morning. Former co owner of Kemp and Tonys Equipment Co on North Main. SGT Don Baker has an interesting drive through Dallas Assistant Police Chief R H Bo Turner gets a kick out of a gift for him at the police station. Betty Koepke sorry to miss a big event. I M Deacon Jones and W C Jackson gather at the Community Center for Historical Museum materials. Sally Evans helpful with library business. W A Read photographs a bride for The Sun Bridal Edition. Nancy Hale home for the summer from Sam Houston Vicki Durham proud of graduation present. Mike Hoskins arrives from New London Conn two days before his mother expects him. Cris Johnston completes her degree at the University of Texas and heads to Vermont and Paris for a master’s in French. Knights of Columbus Women’s Auxiliary will meet at 6 pm Tuesday at the K of C Hall. Kiwanis Program Girl Scouts will present program at Kiwanis luncheon at noon Thursday at the Ramada Tower Center. Beach City Council meets 7 pm Tuesday at the Community Building. budget review on agenda. Mylinda Ruth Lippe, daughter of Ed win Lippe, earned a BS in nursing from Texas Christian University in spring commencement May 16. Chris H Menzel, son-in-law of Paul Lounsberry, named on dean’s list. graduates with BS in environmental science from Lamar State College of Technology. AAUW meeting at 7:30 pm Tuesday at the Community Building. officers to be installed.
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R (Kemp) Kemplay
Richardson Lane
St. Joseph Hospital
Houston
Kemplay
Kemp and
Tony
North Main
Don Baker
Dallas
R. H
Bo) Turner
Betty Koepke
I. M
Deacon Jones
W. C. Jackson
Historical Museum
Sally Evans
W. ‘A. Read
Sun
Nancy Hale
Sam Houston
Vicki Durham
Mike Hoskins
New London
Lightning Sparks Fire at Humble Plant Near Anahuac
Lightning struck a lean oil tank at Humble Oil and Refining Co. near Anahuac causing a fire that raged about 45 minutes and shut the Monroe City gas plant for seven hours. No injuries or estimated damage, firemen from Anahuac Winnie Stowell and Mont Belvieu contained the blaze. Heavy rain accompanied the storm. rainfall varied across Chambers and Harris counties.
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Anahuac
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Here
Terry Koonce
Humble
Baytown
Monroe City
Koonce
Winnie-Stowell
Mont Belvieu
Chambers
Harri Counties
Area High Schools Set Graduation Rites Across Eight Ceremonies
More than 1,800 area seniors will receive diplomas in eight commencement exercises across Wednesday to Friday. Sterling HS and Robert E. Lee HS in Baytown lead with 430 and 439 graduates, while Crosby, Channelview, Deer Park, Anahuac, Barbers Hill, and La Porte also stage ceremonies. Includes notable speakers and student honorees at each site.
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Baytown
Sterling High School
Stallworth Stadium
Robert E. Lee High School
Pam
Memorial Stadium
Crosby High School
Channelview
Ray Maddry
Deer Park High School
Clyde Ahshier
Anahuac
Barbers Hill
la Porte
Johnny Clark
Troy Peterson
Winnie Brown
Sterling
Henry Armstrong
Robert E. Lee
Methodist Leader Named New Houston East District Superintendent
The Rev. James M. Heflin, longtime pastor of First United Methodist Church in Nacogdoches, is appointed superintendent of the Houston East District Texas Conference. He succeeds Dr Jester White with the change effective June 3, joining Bishop Kenneth W. Copeland’s cabinet. the district serves about 28,000 members from Baytown to Houston area.
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James M. Heflin
First United Methodist Church
Nacogdoches
Houston East
Texas
The
United Methodist Church
Kenneth W. Copeland
Heflin
Houston East District
N. Pruett
Baytown
Grace Methodist Church
Houston
Jester White
White
Crosby ISD cited for 23 deficiencies by TEA
A Texas Education Agency on site review found 23 deficiencies in Crosby School District including space shortages, maintenance issues, missing librarian, and incomplete staff certificates. The report urged discontinuing district accreditation by July 1 and noted flawed policies on appeals and health care.
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Crosby
Weather And Tides
PARTLY CLOUDY Tuesday through Wednesday. Temperature range from the low 60s to the low 80s. Morgan's Point tides on Wednesday show high at 7 01 p.m. and low at 5 01 a.m. Wednesday sunrise at 6 23 a.m. and sunset at 8 14 p.m.
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Morgan’s Point
Texas House OKs deaf education and utility district bills
The Texas House approved three Local and Consent Calendar bills of interest to A Senate measure by Senator Chet Brooks allows multiple districts in a county to run deaf education programs. The Cedar Bayou Municipal Utility District proposal would serve a West Chambers County condo project by Westchester Corp. Allen's HB 1741 lowers the high school equivalency exam age to 17. The bills head to the Senate for final action or governor signature as applicable.
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Sun Austin Bureau Austin
Texas House
Baytown
Senate
Pasadena
Chet Brooks
Joe Allen
Preston Smith
Liberty
Prince Daniel Jr
House
Cedar Bayou
West
Chambers County
Westchester Corp
Houston
Allen
Registration For Summer School At LC Is Set June 1
Lee College schedules first summer term registration for June 1 with new per credit tuition of 10 dollars and a minimum 15 dollars. In district students pay 60 dollars for six hours, out of district adds 3 dollars per hour. Admissions clearances required for first time enrollees. Offices open all week until 9 30 p m and closed Memorial Day holiday May 4.
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Lee College
Trustee Recommendations On Attorney Hiring Discussed
Trustees debated guidelines for selecting the school attorney at the next board meeting. Current Stewart and Park contract expires in June and the board weighed credentials, local residency, administration compatibility, and whether a committee should handle the process.
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Stewart and Park
Troy Peterson
Peterson
Glenn Lippman
Fabian Greenwell
Crosby School Board Seeks Pact to Preserve Accreditation
In a tense meeting seven trustees from Crosby, once split, forged a compromise to avert losing state accreditation. A TEA letter warned accreditation removal could take effect July 1, ending conditional approval. The plan drops a new high school, but allows demolition of two deteriorated sites, including the old Crosby junior high and the Barrett Station barracks, while purchasing a chicken farm land to build a new football stadium.
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Johnella Boynton Crosby
Crosby
Corsby
Barrett Station
Dental Grad Mrs Andrew XK Seamans Earns Honors
Seaman s daughter of Mr and Mrs R C McDowell graduated with honors on May 17 from the School of Dental Hygiene at the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. She was elected to Sigma Phi Alpha.
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Andrew XK. Seamans
R. C. McDowell
School of Dental Hygiene
University of Texas Dental Branch
Houston
Sigma Phi Alpha
Work Underway On Kroger Store Construction
Construction on the Kroger Family Center at 17% N Alexander and Ward Road is in progress with foundation work begun Monday. Walton Inc. of Pharr is the contractor and John Stagg of Houston is construction superintendent. The store will be one story with a mezzanine and parking on a five acre site, covering more than an acre. A $75,000 Shell Service Station is being built adjacent to the Kroger.
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Kroger Family Center
Alexander and Ward Road
R. D. McKee
Kroger Co
Walton Inc
Pharr
John Stagg
Houston
McKee
Stagg
Kroger
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PTEC
Nina Singer
Parent Teachers of Exceptional Children Group
Don Swint
John Singer Jr
Woods
Texas Southern University
Wiley College
Marshall
Kilgore
Knights OF Columbus Woemen's Auxiliary
K of C
Kiwanis
Girl Scouts
Ramada Tower Center
Beach City Beach City
Beach City
Mylinda Ruth Lippe
Edwin Lippe
Colby
Texas Christian University
Chris H. Menzel
Paul Lounsberry
Mayhaw
Lamar State College of Technology
AAUW
American Association of University Women
Re. Sein
Peoples State Bank Tagmeer Ffc
1.C. Fe
Jacent
Carl ‘Tyler
Tyler
Jack Hickerson
Harvey
Highlands
Jordan Voytek
Magnolia
Chris Litras
Dianne Colburn
Pam Nixon
Mike Tiner
Lee Beau
Methodist
Texas Education Agency
Bessie Durham
Board of
Regents
Richard Strahan
Greenwell
Baytown State Bank
FBC
Baytowns
A Oey
Arn Taare Yeeoreariat Citizens National Bank
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