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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 17, 1944
Page
3
A chaotic OCR fragment outlines campus entertainment with Lucile, Tommy, and Billie, hinting at theatre, film stars, and a bustling schedule. It mentions venues like the Twin Theatre and Plum Theatre, along with names such as Mickey Rooney, George Win, and Constance. The piece blends reviews and notices of performances, concerts, and dances.
The text presents a garbled note about Woods and a peppermint product labeled Great Peppermint Core, with unclear reference to influenss Cuids and possible health claims, but specifics are not discernible from the fragment.
Fragmentary OCR lists fund items and welfare events. Mentions Prisoners of War fund, Cairns and Parramatta schools, church and community groups, volunteers, and social fundraisers. Includes bids for prizes, bowls, dance events, and hampers. Details are unclear and partially garbled.
Fragmented ledger style itemizes receipts and expenses from a local collection led by Mrs. A G Price and others including J Rogers and Haatie. It lists wages, sewing materials, laundry, and charitable contributions, plus a May meeting of ACE Gur fonvale branch with members Whitaker Peatton Wennie Suhtine Johnston Bare Hoare and Re Alley. The notice records payments approved and routine charity tasks, with a memorial moment of silence for the deceased.
Mrs Arthur Grenfell, OBE and Vice President of the British YWCA, visits Australia by imperial request to learn and report on the British YWCA war effort. She plans an Empire tour after India and Ceylon, speaking in every state, New Zealand, then England via America, with postwar reconstruction plans to be shared.
An unreadable OCR fragment hints at biology or medicine terms and a few scattered phrases about oxygen, immune response, and a patient or person. The text is heavily garbled with missing letters and inconsistent spacing, providing no clear narrative or identifiable subjects.
A long fragment records Mr and Mrs Dison of El Aish visiting Brisbane, family travel to Innisfail to see relatives, and local residents hosting guests. It notes Portmaster General Department personnel visiting by plane, Red Cross event plans, and a busy social program with raffles, dishes, and dances among local families and clubs.
A scribbled note mentions Beee and Berber in a rural area, referencing fees at Slee Acres and Banger Boeten. Kodunke is also cited along with AB Berber in a fragmented report about local charges.
The North Orchid Society held its April meeting at the Masonic Club on Abbott Street. Chair AL Wilkie presided with 18 members present, new member W. Thompson of Edmonton listed among attendees. The session covered cultivation questions, with visitors and members sharing tips on blooms, color, and plant care.
A confusing report discusses Rissee Ly Court and a trending practice of couples and families engaging in a controversial form of ritual or ritualized behavior. The piece mentions police, judges, and defendants, including a young woman, amid a tense community reaction and questions of morality and propriety.
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