Hold Boy for Red Riding Hood Murder
A 16 year old youth in Manchester faces arraignment on murder charges in the case of Sheila Gowrie known as Little Red Riding Hood. The child, 10, was strangled on her way to her grandmother's with a meat basket.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1947
Page
13
A 16 year old youth in Manchester faces arraignment on murder charges in the case of Sheila Gowrie known as Little Red Riding Hood. The child, 10, was strangled on her way to her grandmother's with a meat basket.
The Gazette lists cinema showings for Paramount State Palace Rialto Strand Marion and others with multiple titles and times for Wednesday. marquee entries include A Scandal in Paris Blondie Big Moment Sun Valley Serenade and more with matinee and evening slots across venues.
Dr Earl E Harper Iowa University praises the event as the finest ballet available. Maurice L Nathanson chairman of Ballet Theater for Hanford post American Legion organizes a Cedar Rapids show at recat coliseum on Thursday. Ticket office opens on Armstrongs main floor and student tickets are at Whetstones Iowa City and Merritts Mt Vernon with mail orders to the Legion Memorial building.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club bars jockeys who kept racing during the Japanese occupation from the track until they re qualify. Only four Chinese jockeys were listed as riders in the forth coming examination.
A forthcoming event kicks off around the Chinese New Year in mid January, with anticipated participation from multiple teams. Organizers schedule events through the period and expect strong attendance and competition.
Hollywood report notes Cathy Downs from The Best Years of Our Lives will lead in Kenny produced by Brynne Foy with Louis Bromfield approving final script. The wartime tale features a farm boy killed in battle whose spirit consoles his wife, framed as delicacy amid harsher cinema trends.
The piece notes Laurence Olivier tops the five best male performances and Celia Johnson tops the five best female performances, both British. It states Ingrid Bergman is likely to be cast as Joan of Arc, leaving no competition from Jennifer Jones as David Selznick plans not to cast her.
Snapshots of Hollywood report Elsa Maxwell arriving in Washington for President's birthday events visiting Virginia and Darryl Zanuck. She plans Palm Springs stay to finish her book. Cary Grant at Santa Anita signed autographs despite vows not to. Jack Dempsey dines at the Mocambo with Lina Romay, longtime friend of her father.
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