Rebels Open Basketball Season With Road Trips
Lee College prepares for the 1955-56 campaign with season openers at Longview versus Le Tourneau on Tuesday November 22 and at Carthage against Panola Junior College on Wednesday November 23. Co-Captains Freddie Cochran and Tommy Parris guide a strong lineup, including starters in contention such as Parris Moser Cochran Richard Wolfe James Spradling Eugene Thornton Sonny Morgan and Bobby Griffin. Spradling, 20 and 5'11 from La Porte, starred in high school football and basketball and earned multiple college scholarship offers. Cochran, 5'9 and quick, is a Cedar Bayou product and co-captain with football pedigree and scholarships from several schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebels
Lee
Longview
le Tourneau
Rebs
Carthage
Panola Junior College
Freddie Cochran
Tommy Parris
Reds
Tommy Moser
Richard Wolfe
James Sprathing
Eugene Thornton
Sonny Morgan
Bobby Griffin
Laird
James Spradling
la Porte High School
Spradling
Jr. High
la Marque
James
Wharton Junior College
Lamar
Beaumont
Stephen F. Austin
Nacogdoches
Hensley Wins Lee College Intramural Horseshoe Finals
Rod Hensley defeated Emory Hallman 21-9 and 21-16 to win the intramural horseshoe singles title at Lee College. Hallman reached the final after beating Jack Kirtley, while Kelley earned third place by defeating Kirtley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Hensley
Emory Hallman
Lee College
Hensley
James Kelley
Hallman
Jack Kirtley
Kelley
Kirtley
Brady Pace Champion Mixed Badminton Duo
Brady and Audrey Pace swept to the mixed doubles title at Lee College intramural badminton. They defeated Robert Serres and Eleanor Simmons 8-21 10-21 in the final after beating Dick Thorpe and Dolores Burnett 15-8 15-9 in the semis. Thorpe and Burnett earlier beat Jack Kirtley and Sylvia Patterson to reach the semis.
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Jack Brady
Audrey Pace
Lee College
Robert Serres
Eleanor Simmons
Brady-Pace Brigade
Dick Thorpe
Dolores Burnett
Serres
Simmons
Kenneth Norris
Clydean Martin
Thorpe
Burnett
Jack Kirtley
Sylvia Patterson
Norris
Martin
Student Council Acts on Dance Refreshments and TV Reallocation
Ann Norris Ratliff and others named in a council report. Students with straight A grades will provide refreshments at the dance in the student lounge after the game. The council voted Nov 10 to move the television from the lounge to the physics department for better use. An amendment to align secretary treasurer qualifications with the student president was approved for later student body ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Norris Ratliff
Lester D. Ressler
Charles E. Rasser
Mary Frances Stevens
Rex A. Timms
Erma Raye Williams
Maxine I. Wooley
Bob Jackson
Pace High Point Girls Lead Intramurals Under Helen Hance
In 1955 intramural badminton events Pace High Point Group I led by Helen Hance holds 223 points while Group II led by Kay Henson has 122. Audrey Pace tops individuals with 40 points from doubles, mixed doubles and singles, followed by Eleanor Simmons with 32.
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Helen Hance
Kay Henson
Audrey Pace
Eleanor Simmons
Dolores Burnett
Betty Wilson
Julia Bonner
Lynette Smith
Judy Davis
Clydean Martin
Sylvia Patterson
Pace and Smith Win Lee College Girls Badminton Title
Audrey Pace and Lynette Smith won the intramural doubles championship at Lee College, defeating Dolores Burnett and Helen Hance 15-12 15-4 in the final after reaching the finals with 15-5 15-7 and Burnett Hance beat Bonner Wilson to reach the final.
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Audrey Pace
Lynette Smith
Dolores Burnett
Helen Hance
Lee College
Pace
Smith
Sylvia Patterson
Judy Davis
Burnett
Hance
Julia Bonner
Betty Wilson
Bonner
Wilson
Patterson
Davis
Treaty Oak in Austin Reaches Five Centuries
The Treaty Oak tree in Austin Texas is estimated to be five hundred years old providing a landmark for local history and a natural monument in the heart of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Sirmons Triumphs Over Wilson in College Badminton Finals
Eleanor Sirmons of Kay Hen’s Group II defeats Betty Wilson of Group I in the Lee College intramural badminton singles final 15-7 15-12 15-11. Sirmons also beat Audrey Pace 15-10 15-4 to clinch top spot. Wilson reached final by beating Julia Bonner 15-8 15-9. Pace takes third after defeating Bonner 15-3 15-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Patterson
Lee College
Miss Haskell
Helen Hance
Mary Boguskie
Julia Bonner
Dolores Burnett
Judy Davis
Lynelle Dugat
Charlene Finley
Ann Hart
Carole Hubbard
Bennie Johnson
Clydean Martin
Frances Oliver
Audrey Pace
Sara Sandras
Lynette Smith
Betty Warner
Norine Williams
Betty Wilson
Margie Wilson
Kay Henson
Jeanne Anderson
Pat Blanton
Gwen Epperson
Dot Goyen
Dorothy Hardison
Elizabeth Hruby
Jima Jones
Joan McAlvany
Lillian McNary
Jenean Mead
Gloria Minter
Jeanne Raney
Sue Sirman
Eleanor Sirmons
Sue Smitherman
Marietta
Ruth Taylor
Charlene Williams
Lilly Yanas
Lee College Girls
Sirmons
Downing Julia Bonner
Pace
Bonner
Old San Antonio Road Lengths a 317 Mile Trail in Texas
The Old San Antonio Road in Texas stretches 317 miles, tracing a historic route across the state from its southern to northern points. The long-standing road marks a key link in early travel and commerce across Texas.
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San Antonio
Texas
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Sports Review
By Britt Risinger
la Porte
June Kirchner
The
Cedar Bayou
Cochran
University of Utah
Tyler Junior College
del Mar of Corpus Christi
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Southwest Texas At
San Marcos
Freddie
Mrs
T. F. Cochran
Judy Garland
Frank Morgan
Ray Bolger
Bert Lahr
Jack Haley
Billie Burke
Margaret Hamilton
Charley Grapewin
the Munchkins
Victor Fleming
Noreen
Noel Langley
Florence Ryerson
Edgar Allan Woolf
L. Frank Baum
Harburg
Harold Arlen
Mervyn Leroy
Brunson
Brady
Pace, Smith
Sirmons Over Wilson
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