Duffy the Goat and the Milwaukee Diamond Case
A vivid reminiscence recounts Duffy the Goat, a Chicago hoodlum, famed for publicity and a murder rap. Chew-Tobacco Charlie defends him in court over a diamond larceny from a Paducah peasant, winning an acquittal after a disputed witness and a habeas writ.
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Chicago
Charlie
Harrison Street
Duffy
State
Paducah
Duffy & Leather
Kentucky
Ike Roderick
Milwaukee
Duffy & Leather’s
Man Pays 500 Percent Interest For Candy Theft
A young man in Joliet Illinois entered a cigar shop and offered clerk Josephine Rositch five dollars for twenty pieces of candy he had stolen as a child. She demanded the amount owed. he insisted on paying five dollars, claiming excessive guilt.
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Joliet, Ill
Ulp
Josephine Rositch
Till the End of Time at the Iowa theater review
Nadine Subotnik reviews the film Till the End of Time at the Iowa. Cliff Madison returns home from the Pacific facing family strain and postwar blues, with Dorothy McGuire and Robert Mitchum in supporting roles. The piece critiques its heavy wartime psychology and acting, noting Madison’s performance, McGuire’s limited emoting, Mitchum’s sincerity, and Bill Williams’ solid work. Co feature Bamboo Blonde with Frances Langford and Ralph Edwards also noted.
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Dorothy McGuire
Guy Madison
Robert Mitchum
Bill Williams
Frances Langford
Ralph Edwards
Iowa Theater
Nadine Subotnik
RKO Radio
Iowa
Cliff Harper
Pacific
Hollywood
Jennifer Jones
Bob Walker
David Selznick
Madison
Miss McGuire
Katharine
Jean Forter
Niven Busch
Madison-McGuire
Evening cinema schedule highlights and theaters
Friday showtimes list for Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion theaters with films such as Easy to Wed Till the End of Time Bamboo Blonde Somewhere in the Night Hot Cargo Up Goes Maisie Vacation from Marriage Castle of Crime Under Arizona Skies Young and Willing Leave Her to Heaven Tarzan of the Amazons Renegades of the Rio Grande Bowery Bombshell Dressed to Kill and related short subjects with multiple daily screenings.
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Paramount
Iowa
Palace
Maisie
Rialto
Arizona
Strand
Rio Grande
Marion
Van Johnson Stars In Easy to Wed at Paramount
Van Johnson headlines Easy to Wed at the Paramount with Esther Williams Keenan Wynn Lucille Ball and Cecil Kellaway. Johnson plays a newspaper reporter drawn into a libel suit plot and a staged marriage as part of a light entertainment comedy with a sparkling, refreshing touch.
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van Johnson
Esther Williams
Keenan Wynn
Lucille Ball
Cecil Kellaway
Ethel Smite
Paramount Theater
Carl Kane
Esther Wiliams
Miss Williams
Wynn
Miss Ball
Johnson
Simple Chest Cold Sore Throat Bronchial Irritation
A straightforward note describes a simple chest cold with sore throat and bronchial irritation. Medical guidance focuses on rest fluids and symptom management. No major complications or other conditions are indicated in the readable text.
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Flo
Johnson and Ball in a color film revisit Libeled Lady
Johnson confines his work to the right girl and falls in love with his assignment. The plot includes song and dance with Johnson a former musical comedy lad performing on stage. Ethel Smith on the organ stands out as the diversion highlight while Miss Ball delivers punchy lines and strong delivery. The film echoes a 1936 Libeled Lady remake with Powell Loy Tracy and Harlow.
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Johnson
Van
Ethel Smith
Miss Ball
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Spencer Tracy
Jean Harlow
Florist's Flowers Silent Wife Seeks Divorce
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith testifies in superior court that her husband Harry a Chicago florist for 27 years never showed affection with flowers as he advertised. She wins divorce on cruelty grounds and a $17,850 cash settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elizabeth Smithl
Superior Court
Harry
Notice of Appointmen t Executrix for Mary Polivka
On August 22 1946 Marguerite Polivka Collinge was appointed Executrix of Mary Polivka deceased of Linn County Iowa. All debts should be paid promptly and claims filed with Linn County Clerk. Attorney O J Elsenbast handles notices.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Mary 8S
Polivka
Iowa
Marguerite Polivka Collinge
O. J. Elsenbast
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Joliet
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Goat
Jimmy Leather
Fey
Roosevelt
Faustaff Cel
Falstaff Brewing Corp
ST. Louis
Omaha
New Orleans
The
the Gazette
Tri-States
Popeye Color
Ball Wynn Lucille
Keenan
Bob Hope
Monsieur Beaucaire
George Brent
Vera Zorina
Pat Weg
Torna
Gr. Joe
Cary Grant
Ingrid
Bergman IN
Alfred Switchcock
Yair
Killian CO
Rial
Diana Churchill
Castle OF
Johnny Mack Brown
Edgar Kennedy
Hop Warrigan
Chas, Starrett
Smiley Burnette
Jinx Falkenburg
OLD Mill
Ingrib
Bergman U
Claude Rains
Margaret
MGM
Lionel Barrymore
Lewis Stone
Edward Arnold
OLD Mill Peach Ice
MUI
Third Avenue
Third Street
Chia, Tos
Eddie Bracken
Susan Hayward
Young and Willing
Leo Gorey
Road
Utopia
Sothern
George Murphay
Robert Donat
Cedar Rapids
Danceland
Tom Owens
WMT
Mercury
Bob Welty
Sharon Rogers
Tokyo Bay
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