Memory Lane - "A huge star graced our city - or did she?"

Description

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Stage and screen star Gracie Fields (1898-1979) performed at Ohakea Airforce Base on 2 August 1945. A CM Ross Department Store worker reported Miss Grace driving past the store in an open car. She did not perform in Palmerston North and her presence in the city remains uncertain. The article outlines biographical details.

Identification

Content type

Born digital

Date

January 11, 2014

Digitisation id

2025Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_044088

Format

Born Digital

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IMCA Digital Archive