The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 167, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 14, 1989 Page: 19 of 34
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THE BAYTOWN SUN
Sunday, May 14, 1989
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KYSA LATRICE Anderson
graduated May 12 from Texas *
A&M University with a bachelor
of arts in journalism. Kysa is the
daughter of Judy Hunter of f
Baytown and Roosevelt Ander- gr
son of Sacramento, Calif., and Jf?
the stepdaughter of Gregory I
Hunter. She served as ad-
minlstrative assistant for the
Black Awareness Committee kJ
and was a member of the Voices m
of Praise Choir while attending H
Texas A&M. She is a member of H
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Jane Howard
Faded photographs
While cleaning out a closet
recently I came across a box of
old family photographs that I
had almost forgotten about so I
took a moment away from my
housework to sit down and go
through them. (Any excuse will
do when it comes to getting out
of housework.)
I found some photographs in
that box that have meant a lot to
me, since I first discovered them
at about the age of fourteen.
The first is a picture of eight
young ladies, wearing ice skates
and flimsy little red costumes,
circa 1940 or so. They are strik-
ing provocative poses at an ice
rink in Long Beach, Calif. A sign
in the background says
something about “see the flame-
dancers.” My mom is standing
second from the left.
My mom — the ice-skating
chorus girl.
The second photograph is of an
attractive looking lady in her
early twenties. She is wearing
white coveralls with a Shell Oil
insignia on her shoulder, stan-
ding in what looks like a
laboratory, looking rather
Thomas R. Bell
award winner
Thomas R. Bell of Baytown
has been named a United States
National Award winner in
science by the United States
Achievement Academy.
A seventh-grade student at
Baytown Christian Academy,
Thomas was nominated for the
award by his science teacher,
Mrs. Bemie Hall. His name will
appear in the United States
Achievement Academy Official
Yearbook, published nationally.
Thomas is the son of Tom and
Mary Bell; grandparents are
Charles and Doris Womack of
Livingston.
dubiously at a test tube in her
hand.
My mom — the research
chemist.
In yet another photograph,
Mom is in the cockpit of a C-47
aircraft with a clipboard in her
hand.
My mom — wartime aircraft
inspector.
Another picture shows the
same lady, dressed in jungle
fatigues, standing in a jungle
somewhere.
My mom — the adventuress
and world traveler.
When I was growing up, I
thought my mother was just like
everyone else’s — PTA, bridge
club, country club ... Donna
Reed/Beaver Cleaver’s mom
type.
Kids are so naive.
My mom has always told me
“you can do anything you want
to do.” She encouraged me to try
anything I wanted to try, not to
hold back because I was “just a
girl.”
That was pretty rebellious
thinking even for my generation.
My mother came from an
upright, hard-working family.
She had one younger sister,
three older brothers and a father
who died when she was just a
kid.
She worked hard, as the oldest
girl, taking care of household
chores, gardening, working
after school and caring for a
sickly little sister. Where her
adventurous spirit came from I
don’t know, but she never
hesitated to try anything she
wanted to try, to be everything
she could be.
She loved to skate and when
the opportunity came to join a
chorus line in a semi-
professional troupe of ice-
skating dancers, she went for it.
She wanted to serve her coun-
try as best she could during
World War II so when the call
went out for people to work in a
rather dangerous field involving
chemical research, she went for
it.
She married my father during
the war. He went off with the Ar-
my Corps of Engineers to a
camp in Burma that depended
on certain types of aircraft for
supplies and in order to feel
close to him, she got herself a job
inspecting those aircraft.
When the war ended, Dad
came home and he and Mom
traveled around quite a bit on a
cabin cruiser that they gave up
when they finally had kids.
, Mom settled down to the
housewifely life that I identified
her with, until I found those pic-
tures one day and she began to
tell me the stories of her “wild
and woolly past.”
The little white-haired lady
that Mom is today may not look
much like that flame-dancer, but
she still has the same sparkle in
her eye.
Every now and then someone
will be browsing through my
photo albums and, looking at
photographs of me in the cockpit
of a jet helicopter or on a tiger
hunt in Sumatra, they’ll say
“you’ve done so many things,”
or “you live such an exciting
life.”
I had a good teacher.
Thanks, Mom.
SUN
DIMENSION
KELLY BEAUCHAMP will be among the models at Baytown Chris-
tian Women’s Cliib’s “Bridal Memories” show and luncheon at 11:30
a.m. May 19 at Goose Creek Country Club.
'Bridal Memories' theme for
Christian Women's luncheon
“Bridal Memories” is the
theme planned for the May 19
luncheon of Baytown Christian
Women’s Club, set for 11:30 a.m.
at Goose Creek Country Club.
The program will feature
ladies modeling wedding gowns
worn in their own weddings, as
well as bridesmaids, flower girls
and mother-of-the-bride models.
Music will be provided by
Susie Ummel of Baytown. Guest
speaker will be Nancy Briggs, a
newcomer to the Houston area.
Tickets may be purchased at
the door. Luncheon and free
nursery will be provided. Reser-
vations and cancellations are re-
quired; call 427-8668 or 573-1410
by 8 a.m. May 19.
THOMAS R. BELL
Hair Affair By Lilly Welcomes.
■
THOMAS “TOMMY” E. Dicker-
son III has been chosen valedic-
torian for the 1969 graduating
class of Channelview High
School. The son of Thomas
Dickerson II and Jo Dickerson,
both of Channelview, Tommy
has been accepted at Baylor
University to study engineering
in the fall. He recently received
a nomination from U.S. Rep.
Jack Fields to attend the Air
Force Academy. During his high
school years, Tommy lettered in
golf and tennis.
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Two students from Baytown
were recognized for academic
excellence during Austin Col-
lege’s recent annual honors con-
vocation.
Tina Castelluzzo, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel J.
Castelluzzo, was named to Who’s
Who at Austin College and was
inducted into Pi Gamma Mu na-
tional honor society in the social
sciences and history.
IN ORDER TO GROW...
BAYTOWN MUST REUNITE.
•Concerned-
Community
Involvement
• Dedicated-
Experienced
Leader
ELECT
BOBBY CREDILLE
City Council — District 3
VOTE...Saturday, May 20
ftl. Adv. pM for by Bobby CrodEe for Oty Council Campaign. Botty E. Trahan, Treasurer 3311 MdOnnoy
Rd., Btytown, Tx.
Amelia Aldrete
(Formerly with RX Hair Care)
VIA.
appt. •
upon request
• Walk-ins '
Welcome
Sheila Alexander ^
(Formerly with Unisex \_TDCH
Hair Machine! rwi o
24 yrs. experience | U6S" oftt
Hair Affair By Lilly « ..
SPRING BEAUTIES
WINNERS OF the Spring of All Seasons Pageant, held recently at
San Jacinto Mall are, left to right, Christy Moyer, Miss Pre-Teen
Spring; Karissa Leonard, Little Miss Spring; Sandra Hollands; Miss
Spring; Jacquelynne Cortez, Miss Pre-School Spring; and Traci
Chambless, Miss Teen Spring.
ART'S BARBER & STYLE SHOP
t Presents
ART'S SUMMER FESTIVAL
HAIR & FASHION SHOW
Sunday, July 9
Baytown Community Center —
AUDITIONS FOR MODELS WILL BE HELD MAY 15TH,
7:00 P.M. AT ART'S BARBER SHOP, 1012 DECKER DR.
Auditions for females, males, children (boys A girls ages 5-
10). Also full figure models. Contact Jewetta Johnson, 422-
0654 Evenings. Shirley Williams, 422-4789 Days.
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Selected
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Choose from Diamond Sr, Cable Sr,
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...when you buy. 3 or more pleated
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Percentages off represent savings
from regular prices.
FREE!
Carpet Padding
Carpetin
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on sale at a savings of $13-$17.
Receive a quality carpet pad of
corresponding size.
Sale price, of custom draperies include
fabric, labor, lining and installation.
Sal. prices of blinds and shades include
installation. Percentages off represent
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 167, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 14, 1989, newspaper, May 14, 1989; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1052649/m1/19/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.