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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1950
Page
4
Ezzard Charles outpointed Joe Louis in a stunning upset to become the recognized heavyweight champion. Louis showed flashes of former power in rounds four and ten but could not keep Charles from dominating thirteen of the fifteen rounds and lasting the full distance.
Lee College welcomes a wave of RELHS freshmen noted for leadership and honors. Kathryn Rugel Miss Robert E. Lee 1949 50 led the Lee Brigadeers and senior activities. JoAnne Gautesen valedictorian 1949 50 and Philomathean historian. Mary Lou Kirkpatrick salutatorian and National Honor Society member. Perry Beauchamp and Jimmie Rae Treat among notable athletes and student leaders.
Lee College launches the 1950 51 intramural season with teams forming under director A Laird and organizer Robert Parker. Captains include Arnold Stern Orval Hicks Francis Portis Guy Winstead and Glenn Woods with managers Stern Woods Winstead Sowell.
A reader laments three weeks of isolation at school and seeks tips to overcome unpopularity and join the so called elite. The letter offers cheeky advice to try speaking first and suggests Life-Bouy as a humorous aid with thirteen vital points.
Phi Theta Kappa sponsors a game party Thursday in the new cafeteria from 8:30 to 10:00 featuring dominoes checkers canasta bridge and other games. Door prizes include corsages and a gallon of ice cream. Proceeds fund delegates to the Phi Theta Kappa National Convention in March in Independence Kansas. Admission is 50 cents per person.
Elmer Gregory, a 1948 Lee College summer student and Baytown native born in 1912, describes his Marine service in Nicaragua and Korea and his postwar path. He later joined Humble, led the Baytown Veterans of Foreign Wars, and now plans a psychology degree at the University of Houston.
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