Beautiful Hope And Sound Doctrine For Aged Men
Fragmentary text cites Bible verse Titus 2 1 2a about sober grave and temperate living. It proclaims beautiful hope for all and urges speaking things that become sound doctrine.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1940
Page
8
Fragmentary text cites Bible verse Titus 2 1 2a about sober grave and temperate living. It proclaims beautiful hope for all and urges speaking things that become sound doctrine.
The Bairns Circle sends birthday wishes with playful phrases and mottoes about mischief and words. Other circles add cheerful messages and personal names as they express joy for the day.
The Woree School annual concert directed by Mrs F Wilds and aided by Miss Hancock filled two evenings of December 7 with a rich program. Students performed dances, sketches and musical numbers including The Blue Danube Waltz, a Dutch dance, The Birthday Party, Nautical Number and Sweet Shop cantata. A closing chorus of children brought the event to a memorable finish.
The text advises making footwear soft and elastic after washing in warm water and drying. It notes that almost any method helps, with emphasis on achieving suppleness for wearers, likely referencing traditional home remedies. It reflects practical care guidance from a historical source.
A letter column describes crochet progress and new designs, a Zammit family concert for the Patriotic Fund, and local notes on war impact. The writer mentions joining the VAD, marching in a procession after a tense campaign, and references the Melbourne Cup results with Old Rowley noted. The Red Cross holds amateur trials locally as the town shifts during the war.
A compact recipe note lists breadcrumbs and meat balls bound with egg and cream, seasoned with salt and pepper. The instructions mention poaching in chicken stock and folding in beaten eggs, yielding lemon soup styled meat balls.
A Cairns Post collage of letters and notes from readers. Betty Brutton asks to join Home Circle and seeks a pen name Littl Miss Broadway while Jeanette guides and enlivens correspondence about Christmas plans, wartime work, and upcoming Brisbane holidays.
A social night at Lake Barrine features dancing with ponies entertaining attendees. Mrs Val Tin and Mr Bill Vanes win Beverty walt and the bowl prize. Mr Bary Davis of Kulara handles police resets, noting votes boosting the queen's total. Personal notes mention George Fox injury and travel guests at Lake Barrine.
Malanda December 10 with nine days left in the Eacham queen contest interest grows as figures from Be eter Draper show Yungeburra queen elect Miss Delaforce leading with 6166 votes, closely followed by Malanda contender Miss Betty McKenzie with 7. Peeramon’s Miss N Neal has 3060 votes and the Malanda auxiliary may boost the lead with proceeds from a recent street stall. In other local notes, Mr J Clifford leaves the Malanda Bank branch, the Hed Cross loses net knitters Walke and relief workers, and Butter production for November at the Malanda factory totals over 81 tons with prices yet to be set.
Malanda hosted the Beautiful Lady in Blue event in Jaggan hall on Saturday night to raise money for the Red Cross. More than 30 girls, led by Miss Jean J Graham of Jaggan, paraded in petunia spotted net frocks and won a crystal vase prize. proceeds topped £30.
A jumble of questions asks about Duchess of Kent birthday cake counts, cafe misorders, a 20 year recall of cricket tests with an English captain, biblical leadership after Moses, and a young monarch titled Keeper of the Twenty four Golden Umbrellas. The multiple choice options mention Gilligan and nations including Greece and Denmark.
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