The Locket at New Theatre opens with suspenseful drama
Laraine Day stars in The Locket a courtroom scandal thriller at the New Theatre opening Sunday co starring Brian Aherne Robert Mitchum and Gene Raymond. The plot follows Nancy Patton a charming fiend who haunts her partners with a past of theft and betrayal. Amid marriage preparations a psychiatrist Dr Blair reveals a years old double life and a wartime baggage of a bombed flat and stolen jewels before a dramatic wedding unfolds.
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RKO Radio
New Theater
Laraine Day
Brian Aherne
Robert Mitchum
Gene Raymond
Nancy Patton
John Willis
Willis
Blair
Nancy
Noreman Clyde
Clyde
Hnngland
Miss Day
Aherne
Mitchum
Raymond
Little Sharyn Moffet
Ricardo Cortez
Henry Stephenson
Katherine Eimery
Reginald Denny
Fay Helm
Helene Thimig
Bert Granot
Jack J. Gross
Ohn Brahm
Sheridan Gibney
Earl Carroll Faces Hearing Over Showgirls Dispute
Showman Earl Carroll testified before a congressional subcommittee about a dispute with his musicians and NFL stagehands. Carroll plans to close the Hollywood theater restaurant show by September 1, citing union demands for a 15 musician quota. Union officials noted tense relations with Carroll's AFM bandsmen and stagehands, with two brief work stoppages earlier.
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Juvenile Heiress in Newport Yacht Murder Case
In Santa Ana California after four weeks a jury of six men and six women is seated to try Louise Overell a 1b year old heiress and her college sweetheart George Bud Gollum 21 on charges of murdering her parents Mr and Mrs Walter II Overell who died in a dynamite blast that sank their yacht in Newport harbor March 15 Special Prosecutor Eugene J Williams will outline the state's case against the couple after four alternate jurors are chosen The trial is expected to run into late August.
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Bud) Gollum
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Maroh
Eugene J. Williams
Auust
Box Office Salaries Highlight 1946 Film Stars and Execs
Philadelphia June 19 Joan Crawford tops Warner Bros salary list at 400000 for last year while Charles Boyer earns 207500. Bob Hope Crosby Rooney and Walland also high earners at Paramount. Dennis Morgan leads Warner salaries at 261000 with Michael Curtin at 258600. Warner presidents Harry M and Jack L receive 182300 and 9182 respectively.
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Walland
Paramount
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Leo McCarey
Olivia de Havilland
Henry Ginsburg
Stanley Moner
Dennis Morgan
Warner
Michael Curtin
Warner Brothers
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Jack L
Some Facts on Marshall's Proposal
Washington reports explain the Marshall Plan idea as a two stage process. Britain and France would convene a conference to draft a relief program for Europe and the United States would decide funding after review. Russia may attend but no promise of participation exists. Officials stress no program yet and note fears that failure could widen communist influence in France and Italy.
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Eisenhower resignation report linked to Columbia presidency
New York June 19. Walter Winchell reports General of the Army Dwight D Eisenhower has offered to resign to President Truman and become president of Columbia University. Washington and Columbia sources deny the report though a Columbia spokesman notes no board meeting recently. Winchell says the resignation is in Truman’s hands and expected to be accepted.
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Vets Warned of Deadlines on Benefits in Arkansas
Vets warned to meet VA deadlines for benefits. James A. Winn, regional VA manager, outlined key dates: June 30 is the last day to apply for automobile benefits, August 1 is the deadline to reinstate lapsed national service life insurance without exams, and the first day for former enlisted men to apply for terminal leave pay for unpaid leaves.
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Moderate quake possibly in China recorded in Weston notes
A seismograph at Weston College Station logged a moderately strong earthquake at 2 53 22 a m EST 1 53 22 a m CST. Seismologist Rev Daniel Linehan Sr said the quake was about 7520 miles away to the northwest, possibly in China or the China Sea.
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Mass
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Caina Sea
Weston College
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Mongolian Bandits Reported to Raid China in Second Incident
The central news agency said Mongolian irregulars over 1,000 strong attacked north Chahar, burning, looting and killing. Described as Russian-speaking nomads from Inner Mongolia, they oppose the Chinese government. reports say troops may be sent to repulse them as Inner Mongolia seeks autonomy. No further details emerge from Sinkians after a recent Outer Mongolian raid.
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Arkansas soils expert to head Stuttgart station staff
James O. Dockins, soils extension specialist for two years, will head the vice branch experiment station at Stuttgart starting July 1. Dean Lippert Elis of the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture announced the appointment, Dockins replacing Dr. John W. White who moves to head the university’s rural economics and sociology department.
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Stuttgart
Dean Lippert Elis
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Dockins
John W. White
Arkansas State Highway Traffic Count Maps 1946
The state traffic count map records daily car counts on U S highways through Hope and nearby towns, showing high volumes on U S 1 and U S 29 near Texarkana, with lower flow on No 7 and No 20 pending paving. It notes 4 800 cars entering Texarkana on No 4 and contrasts routes to Shreveport and Nashville with precise counts.
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Shreveport
Sturte No. 4
Vexarkana
U. S. No.1
Midway
Point
Lewisville
Louisiana Line
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Uuud
Texarkana
U. S. 71
State Line
Temple Cotton Oil expands to crush soya beans in Hope
The Temple Cotton Oil Company and Hope Chamber of Commerce announce expansion into soya bean crushing to diversify beyond cottonseed. Latane Temple says Hope operations align with regional farm programs as Charles A. Armitage and others pledge community support. John B. Ames studies bean processing at Texas A&M while J. E. Ward and Harold Parker push outreach to farmers.
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J. E. Ward
Harold Parker
Senator Glen Taylor Keeps Senate in Soliloquy for Eight Hours
Washington June 21 Senator Glen Taylor Idaho a onetime tent show thespian held the Senate stage for eight hours and 25 minutes while debating whether to override President Truman's veto of the Taft Hartley labor bill He bantered with colleagues and quipped about Sundays fishing trips Wall Street plots and unbalanced children while the chamber drifted toward midnight without breaking his run He praised Pepper for asking questions and quipped Morse would take over the debate if he quit Curtain time began 6 50 p m and ended after a quorum call just after 3 a m with Taylor still going strong.
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Prime Minister Stalin Faces Decisive Weekend Moment
London dispatch reports that this weekend may bring a decisive moment in Europe's tangled history as Prime Minister Stalin weighs the crucial decision. The note emphasizes the high stakes and the pivotal role of Stalin's choice.
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