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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1950
Page
3
Billy Rose recalls a crime tale from a bootlegger era saloon about an East Side candy shop owner Ronowitz who hides a mobster under mattresses to evade pursuers. The story ends with a staged execution and a chilling Westchester transfer as the mob manipulates a brutal act.
Sheriff Felix Brendling hurries to Rowland camp after a break in. Chris Verne reports a struggle and a thief who escaped with negotiable bonds from a safe behind the fireplace. The caretaker suspects the loss will cost Rowland his job.
Felix moves through a dark room as he searches a safe behind the desk. An accidental strike on the head halts him and he notes a power outage while Felix urges Chris to finish dialing before lights return.
Felix shines the old six shooter as he confronts Chris about stolen bonds. The caretaker, armed with suspicion, orders Chris to the lockup for the night as they search for the missing bonds and reset the scene with implied danger.
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A lookout narrator recalls being menaced as a gangster loosens chains and taunts an elderly shopkeeper, saying the moment answers how he felt in the mattress. The dialogue hints at fear and control in a tense street encounter.
Gertrude Berg, star of The Goldbergs, says studio audiences in CBS Saturday night broadcasts prove the illusion of the show remains intact despite the era long presence. Vanessa Brown lands lead in Three Husbands. Emlyn Williams also signed. Chimp Pierre debuts in My Friend Irma Goes West. Wilde and O Hara rehearse fencing for Sons of the Musketeers. Bob Hawks announces engagement to Mary Rechner. The Tattooed Stranger uses New York backgrounds from Bowery to Bellevue morgue.
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