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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 04, 1950
Page
6
Fragmented text from a page shows scattered words like Prejeurieual Fatery and Metant with no clear event or names to anchor a short headline or summary. No discernible persons organizations places dates or outcomes are readable enough to summarize accurately.
A social and personal wedding notice from Atherton highlights a forthcoming ceremony. Details remain limited in the readable fragment.
Petite Valma Jean Afflick married Maurice Keith Standen at St Marys Church of England Atherton with Brother Jones officiating at 2 pm. Bride wore brocaded satin with a lace yoke veil bouquet and lilied coronet. Bridesmaids Ailsa Pink and Marlene Standen. Groom supported by best man Ron Standen and usher Ron Afflick. After ceremony 60 guests dined at Mrs Marzer’s Golf Linkstrand. Honeymoon planned to Osiris and Green Island. bride changed into blue ballerina frock for departure.
Mr John Page leaves by air for Melbourne to represent North Queensland at an ANOG Gun Club conference. He will display local photographs while Mr A S Plant's Gulf country shoot images are handed over. The club hosts a farewell at Barron Valley Hotel presenting Page with a wallet and fountain pen.
Advertisement states Grichting visiting optometrist successor to W. tom LOG will visit Tiny 2. To-DaT Saturday November 4 from 2 to 6 pm and Sunday November 5. Appointments with L. Emery, Chemist at Hotel Tally.
Brisbane officer Mr D W McDonnall visits relatives as Mrs E A Atherton plans travel to Cairns for a series of meetings. She will attend Atherton Tableland on November 6, Meranoa on November 16, Pioneer district on November 21, and Nambour northern district on November 24.
A meeting convened at St John’s Club rooms Wadnesday November 1 at 3 pm with attendees Rev. C Copp Mesdames A Mills P Ga a J Marshall C Gatenby L Griffthe T G Wager H Coleman A Baynes E Laycock D Thompson B J Gorton Miss M E Jones. Apologies from Wesdames A Nicholson G Schipke and K Wiltshire. Discussed a bridge evening at St John’s Club room and a variety evening later in the month.
The Catholic Men's Luncheon Club met at Hibernian Hall last Tuesday with Very Rev. Fras Hunt ard Wallace and Rev. Fre O'Shea ard Fitzsimons among attendees. Guest speaker Mr. Lou Tuttle, biochemist at the Commonwealth Health Laboratory, spoke on laboratory roles in detecting tropical diseases including malaria scrub typhus and Weil's disease.
St Josephs C D A held a bridge afternoon in St Josephs Hall on Thursday. Draper Street hostesses were Mesdames Grey and Hain assisted by Mrs Hickey. Winners included Mrs Maunder and Mr Downey. A list of attendees and next hostesses are noted.
Freshwater Methodist Women's Guild gathered at the church on Friday October 27 with Rev. G T A Philipson chairing joined by Mesdames J Dilger G Moule E Lavis H Newell and MN Strange secretary. Apologies were received from several members. A social afternoon included a children's fancy dress parade and the group approved donations to circuit funds and to Home Missions needlework. Sympathy was extended to Mr and Mrs Christen en. A second-hand clothing parcel from the fete will go to the Central Guild Paddy's Market.
Cairns travelers departed by ANA and ADA planes to Melbourne Sydney Brisbane and Townsville with names including J E Edwards Mrs Master D Edwards and M J Kum Yuen. arrivals from Brisbane Townsville and Grisbane listed among others.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a salting barred of a tree and personal opinions, but the incomplete lines lack clear names places dates or outcomes. The readable bits hint at a local note or memo but do not specify actions or authorities.
A large Cairns and Tableland party gathered Saturday for the annual garden party at Grevilla Holiday Home Kurend. Music and a dessert were provided by local members while Keith Watson led a district knowledge quiz. Services and Knights events are noted for tomorrow and next weekend.
Rev. KR E Jarrett will preach at morning service at Central while Pastor F Randall of Bris bane preaches in the evening. The Central Ladies Guild wraps up its year with Home Mission talk and a combined picnic at Machans Beach on November 14 following last week's inspirational meeting led by Pastor F Han.
Owing to a 3 o'clock Sunday Communion Service there will be no evening worship. Halloween celebrations last Friday evening were socially enjoyable and financially satisfactory for the church.
Visiting officers furloughing in Cairns organize a Sunday broadcast. Lieut Thelma Young and Lieut Keith Ward will lead the program with Young delivering the children’s message and the address. Ward comes from Riverview Boys Training Farm and directs the Sunday night meeting.
The Assemblies of God publish tomorrow’s service lineup with Pastor F Randall speaking in the morning at the Tabernacle and Pastor A Ellis, Toowoombe, addressing the evening. S Munro leads the fortnightly Sunday night at Egge Hill and Pastor Douglas conducts Gordonvale service. An open air meeting at Boland’s corner begins at 7 o’clock after a united Osirns Evangelistic Committee gathering at the Methodist School Hall.
In St Andrews Hall a strong Presbyterian Mens Club turnout played indoor bowls. Matches featured multiple 6-3 and 16-3 scores with players Howard W Mackenzie Pearse Hoole Isher Gradidge Alex McKenzie and Rev Whitney. the club will face CTL in the J Jamieson Memorial home competition and the team roster lists Howard Mackenzie Isher Gradidge Pearse Hoole McKenzie and others with emergencies J Hartley and J Peake. Members are urged to attend by 7 30 p m and bring refreshments for supper with one mat available for social rinks
An annual fire walking ceremony in Fiji features natives walking and dancing on white hot rocks without distress. The secret lies in volcanic porous stones that do not retain heat, allowing performers to pass barefoot across the glowing surface with apparent ease.
Lieut W R Cairns urges readers to resist the crowd and embrace true manhood through Christian courage. He cites Paul and martyrs, cites Charles Studd and Dr Duff, and recalls a sailor’s pledge that inspired Dr Grenfell. The call is to join the Salvation Army and become a real Christian soldier.
A concise quotation attributes to Arthur Morgan the belief that life’s greatest adventure lies in giving one’s best effort. The line emphasizes personal striving over grand outcomes.
A highly garbled OCR read appears to list scattered words and numbers such as places like Buransel and Dower with fragments including Network of Power and military terms. The text shows misread letters and broken phrases, lacking complete sentences or clear events.
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