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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1950
Page
6
A Coen businesswoman was surprised when friends in Newmarket Brisbane arranged an air delivery of her home-grown flowers. Mr and Mrs H Redman, long-time Coen Post Office custodians, organized the display, including Iceland poppies and sweet peas. The 1500 mile two day trip kept the blooms fresh, wrapped in damp cotton wool.
A St John’s Women’s Guild gathering occurred at St John’s Club rooms on August 3 at 1 pm. Attendees included Rev C H Copp and Mesdames Close Laycock Bradford Grimbs Wager Marshall Etherington Gatenby Cumming Boyns Schipke Coleman Gorton Thomson and Miss M E James. Readiness for bezsar and Red Cross hospital visiting plans were discussed. apologies from Mills Jenkins Wiltshire.
Passengers leaving Cairns by ANA and TAA planes on Saturday report destinations to Brisbane Sydney Townsville Mackay Cooktown Coen Iron Range Thursday Island and more. Arrivals from Melbourne Adelaide Sydney Brisbane Townsville Mackay are listed with numerous names and spouses including Ms Misses Messrs and Rev. figures.
A dense list of radio program times and titles from National Radio, including News, Music, Bible readings, serials, talks, and special segments. The entry catalogs numerous shows such as Breakfast Session, Housewife's Choice, The Country Hour, and Sydney Symphony Orchestra slots, reflecting a full daily programming grid with many repeated or mirrored blocks.
A health note from Miss Lesle Hunt of the College of Home Economics in Pullman Washington urges proper food preparation to preserve nutrients. It outlines two core principles Wise food selection and proper preparation to conserve nutritive qualities and lists foods for balanced meals. The text cautions against long high heat cooking and scalding liver, noting water soluble vitamins loss and thiamin destruction. It cites the Australian Red Cross Nutrition Service on vitamins.
An early Hollywood studio profile outlines MGM’s massive operation from food into wardrobes to set construction. It notes daily bread and lettuce needs, thousands of yards of cloth, and the scale of staff and facilities including a hospital, gym, newsstands, barber shop, and security. It highlights iconic stars, departments, and the extensive wardrobe stock, plus health tips and vitamin notes tied to daily production life.
Everett Eakin, Libbey-Owens-Ford Company director of farm research, notes experiments on new farms show livestock fare better when pig sties have large windows admitting sunlight. The finding highlights healthier animals as sunshine helps germ-killing effects and general welfare.
Paris designers embrace Russian influence for fall and winter. Cossack coats and tunics, heavy fur trimmings, and boxy tunics define lines from Dior and Fath to Griffe. Crimsons, diamonds, and ermine accents evoke Catherine the Great era and czarist opulence.
Reports from St Andrew's Hall describe small crowds for Tuesday indoor bowls with matches among Peake, W. McKenzie, Clark, Isbister, Hoole, Joe McKenzie, Gradidge, and Hartley. Hoole won the special Kookaburra challenge over three ends to claim the title. Jamieson Memorial Cup competition proceeded, and a next match against Methodist Cobbers is set. Cairns Presbyterian Men's Club meets Tuesday with bowls and tables and a free library for members.
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