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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1953
Page
4
The Cairns City Council is thanked for providing space to the committee on the occasion of Bert Majetty's tail event at the Red Crom Library Atherton Hospital with assistance from Mrs WR Straughan. The group acknowledges the effort and support in facilitating the hospital arrangements.
A fragmentary schedule-like text lists acts and times with names such as Evans R and D. Fisher. It references performances, broadcasts, and musical pieces amid garbled OCR style. The piece resembles a late 20th century radio or theater program listing with scattered venues, performers, and costs.
Fragmented readable lines show a long list of people, vendors, foods, and contest items from a fair or exhibition. Mentions include Mrs Reese and several named participants, with references to chutney, papery foods, models, and commercial pineapples. exact events and outcomes are not discernible.
In London a test by the Good Housekeeping Institute used six washing powders on towels washed under controlled conditions. Fifty percent of 326 judges chose the Persil washed towel as the whitest, with the secret claimed as Persil’s tiny oxygen bubbles. The ad asserts Persil cleans gently and maintains whiteness, implying trust in its suds for colored fabrics.
Stratford Church of England held its yearly meeting at the Sunday School Hall with attendees including James, Smith, William, and Eun. Apologies were received from two members, and Mrs Hughes and family were observed in bereavement. Plans were set for a garden party next month and a monthly card afternoon on August 5 to raise funds for children’s books and a Christmas party.
Georgetown Aug 15 report notes race results at Forsyth delayed by nominating issues. Improved sections and gravelling near Forsyth. Mr and Mrs Slattery of Marton arrive from a holiday trip, with Mr Slattery later hospitalised after a fall.
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