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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1947
Page
7
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports a local story dated Friday February 14 1947 detailing events in the city. Readers are informed of community updates, civic notices, and brief items affecting residents and local institutions.
Carl Kane surveys Dead Reckoning with Humphrey Bogart as a returned paratrooper chasing a vanished buddy. The film mixes murder frame ups and double crosses with Bogart delivering sharp dialogue. Lizabeth Scott appears alongside Bogart while Judy Canova and Allen Jenkins are noted for other titles.
The reviewer notes a tough character driven by gamblers and punks, with a rough yet restrained showing and a payoff that is solid but not surprising. The second feature features Judy Canova in Singin in the Corn.
Friday schedules list showings across Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion theaters. Feature highlights include The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Singin in the Corn Plainsman and the Lady Dangerous Millions So Goes My Love Great Flamarion Sagebrush Law Make Mine Music Tarzan and the Leopard Woman Ghost Guns Dead Man s Eyes Ginger Mr Hex with multiple daily showtimes.
The Iowa theater opens ticket sales today for Dear Ruth a romantic comedy by Norman Krasna staged by Moss Hart. Anne Henderson stars as Ruth with Anthony Carr in the male lead, the set from New York used in Iowa.
Letters to a man in service are copied and signed with an older sister's name. Mail orders for tickets are accepted at the town with remittances enclosed. All seats will be reserved.
Capt Kay Summersby, Eisenhower’s wartime driver and secretary, was allegedly assaulted at Hamilton Field barracks by Marion Bryant, 21, of Marin City. Bryant, arraigned on multiple rape and burglary charges, admitted attacks on several women. Summersby, now Hamilton Field public relations officer, escaped after screams nearby startled the assailant.
Henry Black Jr. and Albert Webester, both youths from Nashville Tennessee, were found guilty in federal court of kidnapping an elderly Ohio couple. Sentencing set for February 24 before Judge Luther Swygert. Jury deliberated three and a half hours. verdict also covers vehicle theft charges.
The Texarkana Victory with 1,712 troops and the Elgin Victory with 696 troops were due in New York on Friday. The USAT Hope at San Francisco carried 358 military patients and 20 government civilians from Yokohama, Korea, Okinawa and Manila. Also arriving in New York Thursday were the Marine Angel with 656 troops and the Admiral Coontz with 1,209 troops, both from Bremerhaven. In San Francisco the Admiral W. S. Sims arrived from Korea and Japan with 616 troops and 70 civilians.
Over five decades potato production has grown at a steady pace of one bushel per acre annually. This long term trend reflects improvements in farming practices and crop genetics driving higher yields across regions.
A U S marine was shot and killed in downtown Peiping on Thursday night. He belonged to the Second Battalion Fifth Marines. A marine board began an inquiry into the fatal shooting, with unofficial reports naming the assailant as a Chinese and noting no prior disturbance.
In Ketchikan Alaska an AP report notes a prospector long overdue and a search underway. The item mentions a bear related topic and references a book covering the case.
A curious note describes a borrower asking for a bear hunting book after biting a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf sent to the library. The library complied and weeks later received a chewed edition in return.
Hollywood actress Greer Garson announced she and Richard Ney have separated citing personal problems and difficulties that made living together impossible.
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