Johnie Punchard Begins Retirement After 33 Years at Lee High
Johnie Punchard, longtime Baytown School District business teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, retires at 1 p.m. May 31 after 33 years in the district and a 50-year career in teaching. She reflects on red letter days, gray days, and the return to freedom with plans for a new calendar.
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Memorial Day weekend toll rises across Texas roads
An 18 year old Huffman man died when his northbound car struck a telephone pole on Farm Road 2100 while attempting to pass another vehicle. Several other fatal crashes across Texas over the Memorial Day weekend claimed multiple lives including a Bowie man on Farm Road 1702 and Comanche County rider on State Highway 36.
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Sterling High School Graduates 206 at 506 Senior Honors
Sterling High School awarded 206 graduates, part of 506 seniors honored at Ross Sterling graduation in RSS Auditorium. The ceremony included 250000 in scholarships and numerous special honors and named scholarship recipients from Lee College Foundation, Baytown Rotary, and other groups.
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Hale and Kyle clash over writing legends
The Pearce Street Journal notes Jim Kyle sharpens his pen and challenges the comparison to Leon Hale. Jim Kyle retorts that Leon Hale is the Jim Kyle of the Chronicle, underscoring a boastful exchange about literary stature.
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McKenna Memorial Patient Ted McCall Slated for Discharge
Ted McCall, patient in Room 110 at McKenna Memorial Hospital in New Braunfels, suffered a mild heart attack near Lake McQueeney Friday night and may return home by Thursday. Marti Benavides and friends borrowed a brother’s Cessna to Albuquerque for Memorial Day weekend horse races. Pam Chandler works on her tan. W P Lamb comments on stalled cars. Bruce Causey family meets a friend on arrival from the Indianapolis 500. Donald Stefani finds his way home.
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Rains stalk Atlantic Coast in deadly flood sweep
The storm system driving heavy rains moved from Oklahoma into the Atlantic states, causing flash floods that drowned a teen and displaced about 100 in North Carolina. Tornadoes, six inch rainfall, and flood threats rippled into West Virginia, Florida, and New York as Oklahoma’s toll rose to 12.
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Reagan plans emergency U S missiles to Saudi Arabia
The United States rushes 400 Stinger missiles and two KC-10 tankers to Saudi Arabia to bolster Gulf oil shipments defenses. Two hundred launchers with Stingers and 206 replacement missiles are due, to be deployed at Ras Tanura and around key sites as F-15s extend escort and air patrols.
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Weather outlook with easing clouds and mild temperatures
Decreasing cloudiness is forecast for Tuesday afternoon with sunny skies by Wednesday. Daytime temperatures rise to mid-80s through Wednesday, and nights stay fair and cool with lows near 50s. A record high of 93 and a low of 63 were observed from Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Baytown School District Calendar and Graduation Cancellations
Baytown students face a June start for summer classes at Robert E. Lee High School with sessions running June 6 to July 20 and fall classes resuming August 27. Teacher in service is August 20 to 24. Graduation plans shift for Ross S. Sterling and Robert E. Lee seniors due to rain, with REL ceremonies at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Stallworth Stadium or REL auditorium if rain. St. Joseph’s School finishes classes Tuesday for 290 students after eighth-grade commencements on May 21.
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