Thanks Mary.

What a difference a consonant makes.

Through Gladys I found the marriage entry -

Gladys Laithwaite to MooreS, Salford, 8d 470, June Qtr 1932.

Cross referencing found Vernon Moores to Laithwaite - the final S had thrown him onto a different page.
So at least we know they did get married, and where. Did the Salford local papers not report the sad event?