Lee College Tennis Through the Decades
The history begins circa 1939 with Jim Parsons guiding the first event and A E Drew donating tennis balls. Jimmie Parsons defeats Len Edgar for the 1939 title and wins doubles and mixed doubles. Bobby Foley dominates 1940. Wartime gaps through 1946, then intramurals restart with Alton Laird as first director. Hensley, Sacaris, Mullins, and others contest finals through 1954 with Strickland beating Hensley for the 1954 crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Foley
Tri-Cities
Leo LaBorde
Lee College
Goose Creek
Foley
R. C. Andrus
al Taylor
Red Bale
Alton Laird
Lee College Doubles Tennis Champs Through the Years
A historical rundown of Lee College doubles titles from 1939 to 1954, detailing champions such as Bobby Foley and Charles Bonner, Jimmie Parsons and Len Edgar, and multiple wins by Bob Hensley with various partners, plus mixed doubles victors like Otto Mullins, Ruth Bramlett, and Patsy Williams. The report traces repeated titles, notable comebacks, and shifts in pairing over the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Parsons
Ruth Bramlett
Nick Sacaris
Pearl Barden
Bob Hensley
Harriet Harlan
Joyce Williamson
Otto Mullins
Emma Jo Noland
Lee College
Patsy Williams
Hensley
Arnold Stern
Annette Costley
Joanne Gantessen
Monroe
Betty Gumm
Strickland and Casey Win Intramural Table Tennis Titles
Strickland defeated Lager Hunsucker 21-14 21-18 to win the singles title. Hunsucker fell to Strickland and Casey in doubles 21-18 21-17 21-17, as Griffin and Hunsucker won the mixed doubles 21-14 17-21 21-17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strickland
Casey
Hunsucker
Griffin
Rayford Strickland
Lager Hunsucker
Kirby Choate
Hunsacker
Wayne Clement
Clement
Billy Casey
Pat Bowers
Bowers
Charles Daniels
Billy Brown
J. W. Webb
Webb
Daniels
Brown
Linda Griffin
Sager Hunsucker
Gloria Grant
Shirley Herring
Grant
Primming the Lampwick Continued From Page Two
The piece notes a student claiming to have chicken pox while at school. Phi Theta Kappa members show salesmanship by selling tickets to the Community Choir concert. Mrs Richards seeks new lunch ideas for the final weeks of school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Theta Kappa’s
Council Proposes Faculty Committee Names
Betty Hart Shirley Hlanak and Kenneth Welch serve on a faculty committee with Miss Florence Niell Miss Peggy Haskel Charles Bonner and Robert Williamson as part of continued council deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Hart
Shirley Hlanak
Kenneth Welch
Florence Niell
Peggy Haskel
Charles Bonner
Robert Williamson
Strickland Sweeps Tennis To Capture School Championship
Rayford Strickland dominated Bob Hensley 6-0 6-2 to win the school tennis title. He beat Otto Mullins 6-1 6-0 in the semi finals, with Hensley also defeating J W Webb 6-4 6-4 in the other semi. Doubles saw Strickland and Hensley win 6-0 6-3 over Mullins and Moskowitz, while mixed doubles crowned Herring and Strickland 6-4 8-6 over Daves and Hensley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund la Fonte
Bob Hensley
Glen Lowry
Don Noble
Monroe Gumm
Otto Mullins
J. M. Reager
Rayford Strickland
Benny Moskowitz
June Lewis
Hensley
Lulie Timmins
Roy Paul Black
Adelina Salinas
Linda Pierce
Lee College
Shirley Herring
Bessie Belle Daves
Strickland
J. W. Webb
Clement
Moskowitz
Mullins
Wayne Clement
Charlie Wagner
Herring
Linda Griffin
Lager Hunsucker
Daves
Evelyn Doss
Griffin
Hunsucker
Doss
Trophy Points Lead Shifts in Open Tournament Standings
Hunsucker regains lead by 85 points as Wagner holds 52 in men’s high point race. Griffin tops girls with 150 while Doss trails 134. Boys see Hunsucker, Wagner, Clement, Allen remain top four. Hensley advances to fifth and Choate to sixth with Strickland rising to seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hensley
Kirby Choate
Rayford Strickland
Miss Hawkins June Wedding Planned in Baytown
Rev and Mrs Sidney Hawkins of Austin announce the engagement of Maridene Lee Hawkins to Derrell Lemmon of Baytown. The wedding is set for June 1 at 7 30 p m at St John’s Methodist Church Baytown with a Lee College background and Humble Oil and Refining ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Hawkins
Austin
Texas
Maridene Lee
Derrell Lemmon
R. F. Lemmon
Baytown
St. John’s Methodist Church
Lee College
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Ethel Brust
Paul Lemmon
Patsy Saunders
Hawkins
Dan Nicholson
Wagner Wins Handball Final In Wayne Clement Group
Charles Wagner defeats Wayne Clement 15-5 15-8 in the intramural handball finals. Wagner reached the final by beating teammate J. W. Webb 13-15 15-5 15-5, as members of Wayne Clement's Group II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wagner
Wayne Clement
Wagner
J. W. Webb
Commencement Plans Named for Local Graduates
A list of area graduates includes Monroe Platt Jack Wayne Reager Jackie Royce Robertson Linda Scott Charles Eugene Simpson John Carlisle Smith Normand Smith Mary Terry Eugene Thompson Kenneth Tyer Charles Wagner Betty Joy White and Mary Yager detailing their upcoming commencement plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Platt
Jack Wayne Reager
Jackie Royce Robertson
Linda Scott
Charles Eugene Simpson
John Carlisle Smith
Normand Smith
Mary Terry
Eugene Thompson
Kenneth Tyer
Charles Wagner
Betty Joy White
Mary Yager
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bop Hensley
Tay
A. E. Drew
Parsons
Jimmie
Len Edgar
Highlands
Lee
Johnny Hill
John Hill
Sacaris
Bob Lee
Len
Edgar
Charles
Bonner
al Taylor, Jr
Com
Willie Moreno
J. D. Pitts
Roger Regain
Nick Sacar
Francis Portis
Billy Ray Robertson
Perry Beauchamp
Pee Wee Thomas
San Jacinto Hospital
Council
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
Baytown, Texas
F.D.I.C
Compton
Shirley Dot Herring
Rayford
Sandra Montgomery
Delia Adlong
Eula Flynt
Sandra Millard
Jane Davis
Pat Kinghorn
Miss Hawkins
Abe Rosenzweig
West
Texas Avenue
Moore’s Shoe Store
Burley’s
Tri-City Cafe
F. R
Frenchy) Kiber
West Texas
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