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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 05, 1947
Page
6
A melodramatic screen romance follows a girl seeking love and a singing boy as hardships test their bond. Betty Grable leads a story of ambition and sacrifice, with songs from Mack Gordon and Farry Warren echoing through a studio setting. A devastating disaster later interrupts their path to happiness, complicating the lovers' hopes and career.
Radio schedule lists show times and titles including News 900 and News Review. Features include Chopin performances by Andrew Hofman, Violin music with Entman, and Disney theme fantasies. Notable personalities Beresford, Betty Clutterbuck, Sadie Brown appear in broadcasts. Delhi City of Minarets feature by John Wheeler.
London May 1. Smugglers moved about £100,000 worth of stolen gold from the Rand to India over six months using the rancid butter trick. Butter imported from India was infused with gold dust, resealed in tins and shipped to Bombay labelled unfit for human consumption.
An on set duel scene with Wilde and actor Byron amid fog and slippery turf turns tense as Wilde battles to pursue his dream project. Fox preps two more Wilde pictures while he threads a romantic life story of Lord Byron. Betty Grable credits her mother for early dance training and success amid box office triumphs.
An Atherton meeting on April 28 discussed aiding the Botan appeal and arranging a large community function at the Roxy Theatre. H Burke met the theatre manager to secure a hall for one night, with Nordheim Cairns to be contacted. secretary to write to the manager seeking a suitable date in May or June for the entertainment and fundraising auction.
A partially legible record details a C W A meeting in Herberton on April 30. Mrs Scovell chaired with Mrs Leslie Keough of Forest Home present. The Younger Set sent a five pound cheque toward a general fund, and a branch in Greta was proposed amid uncertain attendance.
A fragmented clipping lists numerous names such as Wassbervurn Coombes Foeent Chay and Gorton Mares T Wenert A Shas Z Tang alongside scattered terms like FG Glee Rao Laatane and Medien E Creme 3G. The readable text suggests a social or meeting notes gathering with unclear context and connections.
A letter from Watford Sinclair suggests barefoot living for women as a provocative social idea. Readers respond with sarcasm and critique, noting fashion, practicality, and the irony of asking women to discard shoes amid busy urban life.
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