Pool Record Winner Collects

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1656

Date Released

13 Jan 1947

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1King Abdullah Visits Turkey
2. 2Rail Horses Suffer Worst Flu Epidemic
3. 3Radio Junk into Home-Made Organ
4. 4Strike Cuts Sunday Food
5. 5Pool Record Winner Collects
6. 6C of I Trailer: You Stagger Me

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

John Davies, a Yorkshire miner, comes to London to receive Vernon’s cheque - biggest football pool prize ever won. Lord Donegal makes presentation at Grosvenor House.

Keywords

Gambling; Aristocracy

Library number

15917

Length of story (in feet)

158

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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London
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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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