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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
6
The Camas Club lists last week results in Grade Singles with Bodend Scat and Kelly Martins. upcoming weekend events include Saturday matches: McLaughlin vs Wersies, Darley vs Brown, Seat vs Co, Sunday morning Sneed vs Parker, Devies vs Roche, Skellern vs McDonagh, Gibbs vs Morgan, Nutting vs Marrinan, Rawson vs Da Costa. Sunday afternoon features Locke Dillon, Menzies vs D Arcy, May Cooney.
Weekend bowls at Cairns Masonic Club progressed with B Grade Handicap, A Grade Singles and Championship Pairs decided. Montgomerie and Seldon won the Championship Pairs in a tight finish as Dowis impressed in the standings. Cecil excelled in A Grade Singles and Bridle showed form in other matches.
Milo, the Cairns favourite sailor boxer, defeated Jim Wilson in Melbourne Stadium last Saturday. Milo used long range boxing and clever footwork to dominate early rounds, scoring a knockdown in rounds one and three, with Wilson rallying in round five before Milo won on a judge’s decision in the eighth. Weights stood Milo 11 3/4 stone and Wilson 12 7. Herb Cuke has challenged Milo with Ralph Ross to follow as potential bout plans.
Across reports from York in June the Enterprise credited with heavy action in the war year. The ship endured bomb damage yet remained afloat while destroying ships and air assets, and its planes reportedly sank carriers Kaga Akagi Soryu and a battleship in Midway actions.
New York dispatch reports uncertain control of skies over Russia amid German air power. The piece notes Luftwaffe strength, scarce clarity on exact damage, and mentions boxer Ralph Ross in local sports context as he prepares for an expected return to Cairns days hence.
Civil defense workers digging through bomb blasted cottages in a south west England town found a man’s body beneath collapsed masonry while his wife lay alive nearby. Rescue teams continued at the churchyard and streets as anxious parents waited for news of missing children.
A.J. Draper Pty. Ltd. auctioneers will sell by public auction at 11 30 am on Saturday June 5 listing a Dodge six tourer James motor cycle and two men's cycles. Woodward and Calder Cairns will submit by public auction tomorrow Friday June 4 offering furniture cows bikes and more for Mr Clemson. O Donohue Tully auctioneers will public auction on Saturday June 5 a cane farm at Tully. Woodward and Calder will auction 51 Lake Street on Saturday the 12th instant freehold dwelling and parcels. Mulgrave Shire Council seeks lenders for lease of portion 69V parish of Glady five acres about 1.5 miles north of Garradunga.
Washington James Vice Aamural Panard, chief of the French Naval missing to the United States, stated that contrary to belief there were thousands of experienced French naval personnel at North Ames who could quickly supply crews for the French warships. He noted some were survivors of ships sunk by the Allies last November, while other officers and men were held in reserve outside France amid treastate uncertainty.
Australian and American air units damaged five small supply ships off the Dutch coast after noon. Allied fighters attacked railway targets in northern France and claimed five enemy aircraft destroyed during a sweep. One fighter and two Canadian pilots reported missing.
Australian Associated Press reports London June 1 that a Flying Fortress after bombing Wilhelmshaven shot down German fighters, then sank into the North Sea. Earlier the same class claimed a record after bombing Renault works, with crew later rescued after 38 hours in lifeboats.
The report claims Nazis threaten mass Jewish deportations from Hungary and Poland. It notes Hungary’s premier promising deportations, Warsaw ghetto killings, and mass murders in Lukow and other towns. Russian reports cite widespread Jewish murders during advances last winter.
The Bern radio reports a reshuffle in the Italian Army with General Sia Ross recalled and replaced by General Mario Roatta. General Rossi takes command of an army group, General Guzzioni leads an army troop, and General Roatta, previously chief of staff, is reassigned as part of the January changes.
Australian Associated Press reports in Ottawa that half of men examined for enrounees show physical or mental disability restricting service. The finding prompts debate on medical grounds for service eligibility and mental health concerns, shocking the House of Colonels.
Brisbane June 2 Indust Court nearby ruling on fare adjustments for meat export service. Court noted allowances for meals and extra fares while voyage variations affected costs. Reading of the decision indicates adjustments apply to the Baytest route and related sea passage provisions.
Three Royal Navy commanding officers. Lonwun, One 1, and Markham honored with the Distinguished Service Cross for their leadership aboard small ships. Ber werheine noted in wartime dispatches.
Henry Ford becomes president of Ford Motor Company succeeding Edsel Ford who died recently. Other officers named include Charles Sorensen as vice president and B H Craig as vice president treasurer.
New York June 1. The United President in Washington says the House has passed a major bill as the climax of a four months' congressional campaign. The piece highlights the passage amid efforts to combat coughs and colds with Woods' Great Peppermint Cure referenced in the text.
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