Boy Held in Red Riding Hood Murder Case
Manchester Police prepared to arraign a 16 year old youth for the murder of Sheila Gowrie ten, found strangled on her back porch after missing two days. He is a Derbyshire farm laborer and neighbor of the girl. Investigators linked meat pie stains on her sleeve to the suspect and expect to question him about another case.
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Manchester
England
Little Red Riding Hood
Sheila Gowrie
Sheila
Scotland Yard
Norma Dale
York
Norma
Fawkham Green
Kent
Muriel Drinkwater
Swansea
Wales
Movie Theatres Schedule Snapshot
The Gazette lists Wednesday showtimes for Paramount Iowa Palace Rialto Strand and more with films like A Scandal in Paris Humoresque Blondies Big Moment and Casanova Brown, noting varying start times and possible late changes by theater management. The entries include titles such as So Goes My Love Danger Signal Dressed To Kill and Road to Marion Cloak and Dagger with several screenings throughout the evening.
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the Gazette
Ballet Theater to Play Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum
Dr Earl E Harper of the University of Iowa School of Fine Arts praises the event. Maurice L Nathanson of the American Legion Hanford post chairs the production. Ballet Theater will be staged under Legion auspices at Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum on Thursday Feb 27. Downtown ticket office opens on Armstrongs main floor Wednesday. Student tickets available at Whetstones Iowa City and Merritts Mt. Vernon. Mail orders go to the Memorial building.
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Earl E. Harper
School of Fine Arts
University of Iowa
Maurice L. Nathanson
Ballet Theater
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The
American Legion
Legion
Cedar Rapids’ Memorial Coliseum
Armstrong
Whetstone’s Drug Store
Iowa City
Merritt's
Mt. Vernon
Hong Kong Jockey Club Bars Jockeys After Occupation
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will bar jockeys who kept racing during the Japanese occupation until their qualifications are re examined. Only four Chinese jockeys were listed as riders in the forth coming season entries.
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Hong Kong
Jockey Club
Coming Meet Opens Near Chinese New Year
A forthcoming event begins around the Chinese New Year in mid January, with organizers scheduling activities and performances to mark the start of the season.
Cathy Downs to Star in Kenny Film Adaptation
Hollywood reports Cathy Downs will lead in Kenny a Bromfield story about a young farm boy killed in war and his returning spirit that consoles his wife. Brynne Foy’s production mix aims for tender drama amid current criticism of exploitation. Louis Bromfield plans final script approval. English film among Academy consideration picks.
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Hollywood
INS
Brynne Foy
Kenny
Cathy Downs
Who
Harold
Girlbride
Sam Goldwyn
Bromfield
Louis
Olivier and Johnson top five acting performances chosen
The piece notes Laurence Olivier and Celia Johnson as among the five best performances by a British actor and actress respectively. It mentions Ingrid Bergman likely to star as Joan of Arc, with Jennifer Jones excluded by David Selznick, clearing the field for Bergman.
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Henry V
Laurence Olivier
Celia Johnson
Joan of Arc
Ingrid Bergman
Jennifer Jones
David Selznick
Jennifer
Ingrid
Elsa Maxwell Visits Washington for Virginia Trip
Elsa Maxwell arrives in Washington for a birthday visit to Virginia and Zanuck, plans to go to Springs to finish her book. Cary Grant signs autographs at Santa Anita despite claiming he would refuse, as crowds press him. Jack Dempsey dines at the Mocambo with Lina Romay, a longtime friend of her father.
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Washington
Virginia
Zanuck
Springs
Cary Grant
Santa
Anita
Jack Dempsey
Mocambo
Lina Romay
MGM
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Lizabeth
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Steve Fisher Creetes
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Patie
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Harn Loi Ae Hmoche
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Leet
Utopia
Bob Hope
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House of Frankenstein
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Lon Chaney
Gary
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Cloak and Dagger
Oon Lodge
Leters
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Elliott Roosevelt
Want AD
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Eee Deer Valentine
Eve
Skippy Anderson
Tom Owens
Cowboys
Tommy Tucker
Broadway
P Tee Ae
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Signe Hasso
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Sonja John Henie - Payne
Anita Louise
Johnston's
Esquire Cleaners
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