Largest AEL graduation honors 750 in 1966 class
Robert E. Lee High School marked its largest commencement with 750 graduates at Memorial Stadium. Principal Henry Armstrong announced the class size, and Theresa Nelson received the Echols Cup with a $125 Lee College scholarship. Numerous science and civic awards were presented to students, including top scholastic honors for Pierce Swofford as valedictorian and multiple department scholarships.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Memorial Stadium
Henry Armstrong
Theresa Nelson
Lee College
R. B. Sparks
Dwight Denton
Rel
Texas Chemical Council
Bausch and Lamb
Robert Whitson
Earl Center
Hazel Evans
Janet Kay Enoch
Thomas Pullen
Balfour
Pierce Swofford
Diane Atkins
American Asso
Sun Spots Dance At Fellowship Hall Saturday
A dance will be held at the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church on Main Street Saturday June 4. Music will be provided by the Everest Keene orchestra. The event follows a service at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Fuller. Weather is expected clear to partly cloudy with light showers ending Saturday night. Temperatures 68 to 90, 64 to 86 Sunday. Galveston tides noted. Local community notes include graduates, genealogical meeting, and summer schedule for Six Flags over Texas.
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Knights of Columbus
First Baptist
W. Main
Everest Keene Orchestra
Clyde Fuller
Southwood Circle
Galveston
Geneslogical
Gulf Coast Genealogical Society
iLatter Day Saints Church
Pruett. AH
HL RJ Watson
Four LC seniors named to 1966 Hall of Fame
Four Lee College spring graduates Mary Karen Lyon, Diane Morton, Herschel Rosser, and Johnny Schmach were chosen for the 1966 Hall of Fame during Friday night commencement. Selections came from a faculty committee based on nominations by students and faculty.
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Lee College
Mary Karen Lyon
Diane Morton
Herschel Rosser
Johnny Schmach
Mary Karen
Lee Log
Col
Little John Becomes All American Citizen in Houston
John Roelse of Mont Belvieu, six, adopted three years ago, gained U.S. citizenship in a Law Day observance in Houston. He will start school at Barbers Hill next fall and enjoyed a newsroom visit, though he resisted pointing to Greece on a map.
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John Roelse
Mont Belvieu
U.S
U.S.A
Houston
Roelse
Barbers Ill
Sun
Greece
Bowden W. Cook Granted Hearing Before State Education Commissioner
Bowden W. Cook former Channelview High School head coach will have a hearing before State Education Commissioner J. W. Edgar on his claim he was fired without warning or reasons. Cook's attorney Joe Reynolds said Edgar scheduled the hearing for early morning at the Texas Education Agency building in Austin, with attendance open to the public.
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Bowden W. Cook
Channelview High School
J. W. Edgar
Cook
Joe Reynolds
Edgar
Channelview School Board
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Eighty Graduate At Lee College Ceremony
Eighty Lee College sophomores graduate as University of Houston President Dr. Phillip Hoffman urges lifelong learning. About 600 attend in the college auditorium. awards go to top students including Rosser, Couch, and Kirkman. diplomas presented by President George Gentry. choir performs The Star from Eypstiana.
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University of Houston
Phillip Hoffman
Lee Col
University “of Houston
Lee
University
Hoffman
Walter Rundeill
John Charles Schmadl
Herschel Rosser
Rae Hadley Couch
Diane Morton
Shelia Landry
Sharon Laney
John Chamberlain
Elizabeth Anne Mills
Darreil Fullick
Sarah Kirkman
Judy Johnson
Rho Zeta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Joan Chamberlain
Wall Street Journal
Ross
Summer Play Plans Told By Stallworth
Baytown area youths will have a June 1 start for a joint city and school district summer recreation program. Activities include crafts, sports, swimming, and tennis with multiple centers operating 8:20 a.m. to varying afternoon hours through July 27. Special swim and tennis classes, registration dates, and pool prices are listed along with lifeguard coverage and Junior Olympic track events at Memorial Stadium.
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Ronnie Plocheck
Baytown Area
Dan Stallworth
Ennis
Robert E. Lee High School
Baytown
Highlands
Cedar Bayou
Carver
Harlem
DeZavala
Lamar
Vanced
Memorial Stadium
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Jonas Arion
Ruth Bunting
Mary Ann Nichols
Baytown Education Association
Baytown Home Economic Association
Judy Kelley
Baytown Humble Club
Sandra Greene
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Brenda Silliman
Mille Bunting
Harriet Sanders
Marilynn Becka
Baytown Lions
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Jennifer Wilcox
Baytown Music Study Club
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Dallas
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Pittsburgh
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