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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1931
Page
5
An informal narrative recalls a party encounter and a crush, then shifts to a sensational claim about a dermatologist approved cream that supposedly fades freckles overnight. The ad describes applying Kintho-ure cream at night to let it reach the skin and erase brown spots while the user sleeps.
Pangborn and Neradou arrived in Wenatchee Washington after a Pacific crossing from Japan aboard a nonstop flight. Their 4815 mile journey averaged about 19 miles per hour, ending with a safe landing amid cheerful crowds and a minor propeller damage incident.
The Lyric Grekestra staged a lively outing this year with about 40 members. The ensemble, including leaders and wives, boarded for a weekend trip, praised by Billy Chandler, as crowds cheered. The party, greeted by Norm Jim, prepared for a waterside day with tents and horse surfing entertainment.
In London on October 5, Premier Ramsay MacDonald received invitations regarding potential elections. A Sunderland constituency offered a similar invitation, and Marton tin workers urged him to stand for Seaham in Durham. The piece also lists a sports program with various tug of war and athletic events and results.
The Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round Table Conference adjourned until Friday to permit conversations on minorities questions with no interruptions. Lord Sankey said the interval would be used to seek a settlement and hoped resumed talks would occur with minimal debate and an early decision.
London reports ten Labour candidates for the Seaham electorate led by Mr MacDonald and including Mr Bloomfield who withdrew in his favor in 1929, Mr Coxon, and five miners. Coxon commented that the selection rests with the nation.
Fragmentary wartime diary style note recalls a thousand mile flight with two crews climbing to 15,000 feet to beat cloud cover, heavy conditions at Dutch Harbor, and risk as engines struggled. Names and precise details are incomplete but convey a tense test of endurance in aviation.
Mr. A. D. Barrie longtime Innisfail resident died after illness. Several relatives live in Innisfail with others in Cairns Townsville and Brisbane. Funeral held this afternoon at the Presbyterian Church with Rex H. Baartz officiating at the graveside.
Australian report says Senator Dwight Morrow aged 58 former alderman of Mexico was found dead in bed. He had just addressed a New York audience and was in good health Sunday night. Morrow became a leading partner in his Morwan firm and was a multi millionaire. It is presumed Colonel Lindbergh will shorten his Orient tour due to the death of his wife’s father.
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