Commencement Ceremonies Held For 435 Sterling Seniors
Ross Sterling High School presented its largest graduating class, 435 seniors, in a ceremony at the Ross Sterling Auditorium. Valedictorian Patricia Sammons and Salutatorian Debra Jo Kalb received achievement certificates, with many graduates named magna and cum laude. Scholarship donors included Baytown groups and local clubs supporting attended colleges. See STERLING, Page 2.
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Ross Sterling High School
Ross Sterling Auditorium
Sterling
New High School
Robert E. Lee High
Patricia Sammons
Debra Jo Kalb
Community Center to Host Free Swim and Holiday Closures
Both Rusiland and McElroy pools open Friday with free swimming from 1 to 4 p.m. Regular fees apply 5 to 3 p.m. Registration continues for summer classes at the Community Center. Recreation offices closed Friday and Saturday for Memorial Day. Bay's Own City Council canvassed zoning election votes and certified returns. Head Start applications are being received. contact L. EB. Pennington at 422-8013. Memorial Day observance closures by Baytown Independent Insurance Agents. Art Show at Baytown Civic Center ends. paintings must be picked up Saturday 9 a.m. to noon.
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Rusisland and McElroy
Bay
Baytown
L. EB. Pennington
Baytown Independent Insurance
Baytown Civic Center
Notable Local Names Highlight Community Ties
A collection of brief notes names John and Shelly Clayton's daughter Susan, Anna Maria Ghauviere aiding others, Teri Starkey's prompt service, and Bobby Sutphin labeled an informer. Items mention U S Steel Texas Works manager Harry Spitz not leaving Baytown, Carl Huntsman as project manager, Malcolm Johnston recuperating from surgery with visitors welcome, John Macke titled Mr Mouth, Mrs Arthur MacLennon delivering a message, Clyde Henderson returning a call, Marueen Pratt's evident efficiency, and Mrs Abe Hiebert discussing son David in the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
Shelly Clayton
Susan
Anna Maria Ghauviere
Teri Starkey
Bobby Sutphin
U. S. Steel
Texas
Harry Spitz
Baytown
Carl M. Huntsman
Malcolm Johnston
Richard Johnston
John Macke
Mr. Mouth
Arthur MacLennon
Clyde Henderson
Marueen Pratt
Abe Hiebert
David
U. S. Air Force
Baytown Man Fends Off Robbers At Service Station
Michael Ray McFatridge 20 defends himself during a 1:30 a.m. attempted robbery at Charles Fulton’s Shelf Service Station on Interstate 1d and North Main. Two 20-year-olds with a .22 revolver threaten McFatridge as a tractor trailer driver arrives. he uses a faster draw to stop the robbery.
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Wanda Orton
Michael Ray McFatridge
Charles Fulton
Shelf
Interstate 1d
North Main
McFatridge
MccFatridge
Sheriff's Office
Paul Smith HS
Houston
Peolinty
Juvenile Probation Department
Teachers Press Pay Hike Rejected By School Board
Haytown teachers react to a 19.8 percent pay raise request being turned down while the board approved about a 12 percent increase for 1969 70. Supt George H Gentry favored roughly 11 percent with varied amounts by degree and experience. The executive committee issued a strongly critical statement citing influential opposition.
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Haytown Classroom Teachers Association
George H. Gentry
BCTA
Sherman Childres
Gentry
Vietnam War Tensions Rise as Talks Resume
The article reports renewed attacks by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against the Nixon administration amid peace talks, alleging escalation and division. It notes a $2.84 million one year tax delaying state budget in Texas, and U S casualties in Vietnam with weekly tallies. It also covers political disputes involving Justice Douglas, Mayor Yorly, Senator Gore, and arms control timelines.
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North Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
Austin
Preston Smith
Sterling Band To Lead Big Circus Parade
The Ross S. Sterling High School band will lead the Riegling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus parade down Main Street in Houston Saturday and perform in the circus afterward. Solo and ensemble contest in Austin on June 2 and 3 features band members in all state events. Members listed include Lynn Faust Mary Seth Thompson Ray Fisher Danny Owens and others. Summer band practice starts Wednesday June 4 with all members expected to attend.
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Ross S. Sterling
Main Street
Houston
Austin
Lynn Faust
Mary Seth Thompson
Ray Fisher
Danny Owens
John Jackson
Lynda MacMorrow
Leslie Foyt
Douglas Jefferson
Wynelle Hanson
Charlie Smith
Linda Willams
Robin Cook
Tim #amora
Lisa Repp
Sterling Band
Community Chest Backs SJMH Clinic Takeover
The Baytown Community Chest endorsed San Jacinto Methodist Hospital's plan to operate the Baytown Health League outpatient clinic in the hospital basement. The 1969 budget allocates 14000 dollars for clinic operation, with funds from the City of Baytown and Harris County Hospital District aiding salaries and medicines. The hospital aims to start around July, subject to district funding, as plans move to expanded facilities on SJMH’s first floor. Eugene Lovering was named chairman of the 1970 budget committee, with meetings slated for late June or July.
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Baytown Community Chest
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Baytown Health League
Community Chest
The
Health League
Baytown
Harris County
Community Chest Board
Frank Turpin
Gene Gillis
Dan Brown
James Sammons
San Jacinto
Eugene Lovering
C. W. Magourik
Baytown Health
Area Men Sail Today On World Trip
Three area men set sail at noon Thursday from Seabrook aboard their 40 foot yaw Numphet for a trip around the world. Rod Erxleben Dave Aldrich and Ernest Preston comprise the crew. They seek hurricane refuge in the Caribbean and plan island hopping toward Grenada Charlotte Town Kick em Jenny and San Juan while aiming to explore Easter rites at Port au Prince.
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Ron Lennard
Seabrook
Baytown
Rod Erxteben
Lakewood Drive
Pasadener
Erxleben
Dave Aldrich
Houston
Ernest Preston
Moss Bluff
Preston
Caribbean
Key West
Nassau
Bahamas
Grenada
Charlotte Town
San Juan
Port Au Prince
Kemah
Aldrich
Mrs. Aldrich
Bush To Speak At LC Graduation At Lee College Friday Night
Seventh District Congressman George Bush will be commencement speaker at Lee College, honoring late Albert Thomas by pushing to rename Houston’s Veterans Administration cemetery the Albert Thomas Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Bush, a Republican, praised Thomas’s work for veterans and medical care. At the 7:30 p.m. ceremony, 74 sophomores will graduate, with honor students and other recognitions announced later.
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George Bush
Lee College
Albert Thomas
Bush
Houston Veterans Administration
Albert Thomas Veterans' Memorial Cemetery
Veterans Administration
Houston
Texas
U.S
House of Representatives
Thomas
House
Bob Eckhardt
Hall of Fame
Walter Rundell
James McWilliams
Alton Laird
David Corder
Jody Laird
Kathy Anderson
Judy Lannon
Sarah Bossart
Baytown Weather and Theft Probe at Cedar Bayou School
Baytown area forecast partly cloudy and warm through Friday with afternoon showers possible on Thursday. Temperatures range from lower 70s to near 90. Baytown Police investigate a break in and theft of a $97 adding machine from Cedar Bayou Junior School found Wednesday morning. counselor Hazel Martin reported the theft.
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Baytown Area
Morgan's Point
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Hazel Martin
Trustees To Study Requests From School District
The school board outlined plans for the 1969-70 budget including pay raises for teachers and a higher tax assessment ratio. They will consider requests for raises by coaches band directors and maintenance staff while weighing educational programs and the impact of spending. A motion to add two coaches at Ross Sterling High was tabled in a 4 to 3 vote with Mrs. Opryshek breaking the tie. final decisions await further budget review.
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Johnella Boynton
George H. Gentry
Ross Sterling High School
Pete Sultis
Sterling
Karl W. Opryshek
Bob Wahrmund
Philip Dignam
Fabian Greenwell
James Ellis
Troy Peterson
Glenn Lippman
Holiday Mood Makes Scene In Baytown
Memorial Day will mark a summer celebration in Baytown with splashdown at Roseland and McElroy Park pools opening and others already open. City offices and many services close Friday while skeleton crews operate. post office, libraries, and school admin building close. garbage collections proceed as usual.
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J. B. le Fevre
George H. Gentry
M. L. Neal
Sterling Municipal
East
Harris County
Wooster
Weathe City
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Marie Woodward
Mary Karen Williams
John Fritz Lanham
Cindy Davison
Michael Barrow
Larry Macon
Gregory Sanders
Mary Gwen Bain
John Wiesner
William Gandy
Merle Karnes
Connie Campbell
Diane Darby
Debra Ann White
Phyllis Ewell
Brent Gooffarth
Jennifer Bell
Margaret Humphrey
Sammy Stalander
Virginia Woody
Jean Ferrer
Joanna Brewer
Betty Lintelman
Walter Stephen McBride
Debra Ann Korbach
Dan Worcester
Linda Hart
Glenn Gregory Brake
Beverly Guthrie
Rebecca Ann Herrin
Karen Wood
Sandra Micheletti
Virginia Reiter
Sheryl Gilbert
Sharon Arsement
Steven Thorpe
Carol Schrader
Carol Boyer
Rodney Woods
Diana Jennings
Sandi Lynn King
Vicki Cook
John Russell
Baytown A&m University Mothers Club
Texas A&m
Robin Ball
Baytown Humble Club
Linda
Hart
Linda Atkins
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Gregory Brake
Baytown Police Association
Anthony Munos
Roy Hall
Highlands Elementary School
Highlands Elementary
Martha Cannon
Social Order of Beauceant
Baytown Assembly
Baytown State Sank
Bey Plan Center
U. S
Saigon
Paul Fannin
Karix
Supreme Court
William 0. Douglas
Los Angeles
Sam Yorly
Thomas Eardley
Albert Gore
D- Tenn
Soviet Union
Senate
Rod Erxleben
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
Peoples State Bank
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