24 Apr 1924
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1924
Page
1
Laugh riot Potash and Perlmutter headline the Empire Theatre in a full evening of entertainment. Harney Boenard Alex Carr Vera Herdom and a cast of stars headline a lively comedy with musical turns and novelty acts, promising a night of mirth and big draws for theatergoers.
The Paramount presents Clara Kimball Young in Enter Moslem a a romantic comedy drama at the Empire Theatre with a glamorous plot about love and duty. A later program features The Romany or Children of the Caravan by Welah-Pewee, a dramatic love tale with rich production values and an exciting finale.
A dramatic Goldwyn film about a pampered society couple drawn into peril on a stormy schooner. United Areipta distribution promotes the midnight deck scenes and a tale of hidden dangers and perilous adventure aboard a doomed voyage.
A fragmentary narrative describes a boy hero unaware of TL and a duo of uneasy companions in perilous, shadowy places. The tale promises suspense with a focus on chilling mystery and a questing olive metaphor, featuring May who conquers fear and standard named figures Dorin fhoong and Wolhhelm Phe.
On Wednesday afternoon and night the Town Hall screens Beaumont Smith’s Australian production The Pre heidonke Hayeeedy and the new Dad Hayseed film. Starring Hortor St Clair and Lotos Thompson, the program promises light comedy and vivid Sydney scenes. Also shown is The Acuwites armored vehicle feature.
The Friendly Society Council met April 14 in Towa Hall with full attendance. New delegates Miss Nick Carpenter and Mr W Nichols joined, and officers were elected: President A B Franklin, vice president H C Pror, secretary J Murphy, treasurer W Haren, editors A H Rose and J Gribble. A motion urged inviting each society to empower its sitting president to meet jointly to discuss appointing society media officers. Miss Id Carlson received a gold mounted fountain pen in appreciation of her term.
Students are advised that no classes will be held Monday or Tuesday evenings due to holidays. Classes resume Wednesday. Enrolment for the second form will start soon. intending students should contact the headmaster promptly. Vacancies exist in English Arithmetic Shorthand Bookkeeping Woodwork Millinery and Dressmaking. Those not yet enrolled should join at once.
The holiday season brings fresh apparel for ladies gents and children. Newest styles from European sources and leading Australian houses arrive weekly at reasonable prices, marking a season of expressive fashion.
Multiple items describe ladies hosiery including wool wide-habibed hose in grey and black, silk hose with various features, and special Easter pricing. Brands mentioned include Lily of France and Holupreel style options with prices listed in a sales-like format.
Special Easter bargains highlight Ladies woolen coats blazers and ready to wear items in jade, creme, and other shades. Features include woolen waists, corsets, and flannelette nightdresses with decorative piping. prices range from 2s to 12s with emphasis on quality cloth and new wrapper styles.
A scrambled rough Easter sale catalog lists Sterling values in mercery and clothing. Items include men shirts wrist cuffs silk socks fur felt hats tailor suits and tweed trousers with special Easter prices and ranges across brands and sizes.
Quick selling fabrics and woolens offered in a wide range of colors and weights. 50 inch fraveh gaharline and 4 inch jacquard marocain in fawn grey and wax browns, with prices 75/ robe length and 15/6 yard. Navy gostine serges, woolen t
An unruly, heavily garbled report recounts community notes from Mt Barker and surrounding centres. It mentions a main general meeting at Park Hotel on a Saturday night to elect officers and discusses riflemen events, cricket club meetings, and planned shoots at Sonnwess Park. The piece lists numerous names and organizations with little clear narrative.
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