Blame the cinema for missed finales and fond memories
Wanda Orton recalls films cut short by theater interruptions and personal detours. She remembers leaving The Gunfighter with Gregory Peck, early exits from Broadway Rhythm and Alien, plus the racy Zoolander. The essay blends nostalgia with movie theater mishaps and family moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Peck
Brunson Theater
Robert E. Lee
Lee Band
J.C
Jake” Burkett
Galveston
Burkett
Bay Theater
Gary
Ginny Simms
George Murphy
Tommy Dorsey
Market Street
Maryland Street
Jan
Alabama Theater
Houston
Alabama
Olivia
Baytown Area Community Activity Calendar Highlights Daily
A dense list of community events across Baytown and nearby centers includes rhythm walking aerobics and guitar lessons at Crosby Community Center, TOPS and language classes, Dart baseball, line dancing, genealogy library hours, Rotary Club meetings, and free meals. Also noted are church programs, senior softball, sales of educational programs, and multiple contact numbers for scheduling and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Melissa
Crosby Ladies and Lords Chorus
Marguerite
Bay Area
BANG
Amegy Bank
Rollingbrook
Baytown
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Decker Drive
Rotary Club
Goose Creek Country Club
Angelique
Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
Barrett Station
J.D. Walker Community Center
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Community Duplicate Bridge Club
Chambers County
Anahuac
Barrett
Diane
Sherita
Forecast Warns of Thunderstorm Outbreak Across Regions
A forecast warns of a thunderstorm outbreak today expanding from northern Texas into southern Kansas with tornado threats. Wet conditions will affect the Northeast Plains Rockies and Northwest as the day unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Kansas
Plains
Rockies
May 19 in History Highlights Through the Years
Notable events on this date include the 1935 death of Lawrence of Arabia after a motorcycle crash in Dorset England. Anne Boleyn's beheading in 1536. a 1780 New England darkness. Churchill's 1943 pledge to fight Japan. Monroe’s 1962 birthday serenade to Kennedy. the 1967 outer space nuclear ban treaty. the 1992 pay raise law effect. the 1992 shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco. and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's 1994 death in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
Dorset
England
Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII
New England
Canada
U.S. Congress
Winston Churchill
Japan
New York
Madison Square Garden
Marilyn Monroe
John F. Kennedy
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Congress
Mary Jo Buttafuoco
Massapequa
N.Y
Joey
Amy Fisher
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Bible Verse on God’s Faithfulness and Love
A verse encourages believers that God is just and will remember their labor of love for others. It highlights ongoing help to fellow believers and steadfast faith in divine care.
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Wanda Orton
The
Baytown Sun
ExxonMobil Baytown
ExxonMobil
Traci Dillard
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Sterling Municipal Library
Grace’s Kitchen
Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett
VFW Post
N. Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
ExxonMobil Retiree Club
Wayne Smith
Deer Park
la Porte
Morgans Point
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Center
N. Main St
All Veterans Welcome
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Garth Road
Hemlock Street
Frank Butcher
AccuWeather
Elpaso
Sun and
Moonee
Pri
City
City Hi
Abilene
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Austin
Laredo
Seam
Longview
Lubbock
Brownsville
San Antonio
Victoria
Aldine
Rosenberg
Clevelana
Kingwood
Kountze
Lumberton
Liberty
Pasadena
Alvin
Angleton
Texas City
Lake Jackson
Winnie
High Island
Crystal Beach
AccuWeather, Inc
AccuWeather.com
A.Q
Texas Commission On
Antal
Point Barrow
Trinty Bay
Pam Trinity River
Moss Bluff
Romayor
Sida Mitannoione
Earthman Baytown Funeral Home
Dignity Memorial
Dignity Memorial Network
America
Earthmanbaytown.com
Lee College
City of
Baytown Symphony Orchestra
Fair Lady
Distant Travel, Inc
Alan Jay Lerner
Frederick Loewe
George Bernard Shaw
Directed By
Jim Wadzinsk
Wain
Lee College Performing Arts Center
Microsoft
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