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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1950
Page
7
An obscured report details Errol Flynn promising marriage to a fiancée while flaunting his quiet, reserved persona. Included are remarks from Irene about his courtship, his generosity, and claims of alimony concerns as Flynn and his pending plans surface amid public scrutiny.
Two male fashion experts said English men are inexcusable in funding and style choices. Le Bernard Hodgsoon criticizes women for poor dress and behavior while J. R. Brocklebank laments belts, box coats, untidy hair, and gated styles. He also complains of alimony and debts. Princess Irene is identified as a Romanian who fled Russians.
Baytown Lions Club set a June 27 installation with William J. Strickler Nelson McHlroy and Murray Rogers named to the installation program committee. George Bennett urges appreciation for the Wecrology Ceremony conducted by Rev Clyde D Foltz at Grace Methodist. Local guests include State Rep Jeff Woodruff and Tex Walden among attendees.
Marine Sergeant Arvil D Williams of Mont Belvieu Texas has been transferred to Marine Corps Schools Quantico Virginia for a six month infantry weapons repair course. He enlisted in December 1941 and served overseas in the Rio Nemur Saipan Tinian and Iwo Jima campaigns. After the war he did occupation duty in North China. The course trains in care cleaning and repair of infantry weapons.
Thirteen more members of the American embassy staff departed for Frankfurt, Germany, ahead of the Czech government deadline set for May 10. Elena Pauling-Toth led the group, leaving Bratislava for home as she and her Slovak husband and two grown daughters stayed behind. Sulphur discovery in Louisiana in 1868 noted.
Gulf Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers met in Houston for a May session with a seafood dinner at the Humble Dining Room. About 2000 Houston and Baytown bank officials attended as Houston was offered the 1951 national and international convention site. Judge Crocker spoke on balance between freedoms and duties and urged attention to American homes schools and churches. Marcus H. Thomas and officers will study the assignment with details to follow. Wilton A. Roper led the program and introduced Baytown bank officials.
Baytown elementary pupils will view ten dental care films this week. The films from the Houston Health Department Dental Auxiliary were secured by Mrs. Jesse Kirkpatrick and titled Winkie the Watchman and How and Why. Screenings were planned at De Zavala Anson Jones and Sam Houston today, with sessions tomorrow at Baytown Elementary San Jacinto and David G. Burnet, and Friday at Ashbel Smith Lamar and Alamo.
Attendance at the Baptist churches in the area was up about 3 percent in the morning services, reflecting a modest rise in churchgoers. The note suggests steady participation across multiple congregations with a favorable turnout reported by local pastors.
Two missing boys, J Raymond Carr aged 11 and John de Gaetano aged 9, were found today after a large police and volunteer search. They had slept in a docking yard last night after Ray’s clothes got wet when he fell into a creek, as 50 policemen and many volunteers combed the area. Nearby, church attendance rose slightly, with 12 additions reported and local listings noting churches and events, including a United Thank Offering observance led by Mrs J A Snyder for Ascension Day at a parish church.
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