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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1937
Page
3
Mae West acknowledged that she married Wallace West 28 years ago, revealing she had never lived with him and that he remarried without divorce. The admission came amid revelations about the couple’s unsettled marriage and potential legal consequences for the community.
A Queanbeyan stock sale report shows Woodgera and Calthorpe yarding 1200 sheep and 20 cattle with 500 wether lambs withdrawn as bids fell short. Four year old wethers around 2 17 9, lambs to 10 2, fat steers to 8 4, cows to 2/-, heifers 1 to 2. Next Canberra sale on Tuesday July 13 expects 2500 sheep and 20 cattle yarded.
The Cotinell council met on Wednesday to adjust mid week matches due to the visiting Anglo Scottish Women’s Hockey team playing Canberra next week. Updates include July 14 scheduling and July 27 rescheduled A Grade matches at Hotel Canberra and Manuka. Return visit to Goulburn discussed with possible dates July 8 or August 22.
National fixtures list Saturday with Ainale v Manuka at Northbourne Oval and Acton v Eastlake at Kingston Oval. Umpires named Miller Farrell Tonkin Bishop Wright Johnson etc. Notable junior curtain raisers include Aino Juniors and Bastake Juniors plus Acton tents lineup and player rosters for backs centres forwards and reserves.
In Hobart and Canberra junior football action the Ainslie Juniors meet St. Christopher's while Bast Hake and St. John's clash in Queanbeyan. Ainslie, aided by strong club support, eyes a strong finish as school carnival funds rise for the trip. Saturday training starts at 10.30 with Mr. Keogh in charge and a 1.10 assemble time for Saturday's Northbourne field game.
Preparations in Canberra for next week’s visit by the Anglo-Scottish women’s hockey squad are complete. They arrive Thursday about 3.30 pm and will be hosted over two days with tea at the YWCA, tours with Civic Administrator C. G. Daley, a lunch at the Hotel Canberra, and a 3 pm match at Manuka Oval against local players. A curtain-raiser and receptions are planned, with Bowral matches against Frenchamrie School on departure day.
The Capitol and Civic Theatres report damage to the Kay Fra film Stolen Holiday preventing its July 16 to 21 screening. The schedule shifts to The Woman in Love and Miracle on 34th Street, with The March of Time and other titles to follow, including The Man in Possession and Nobody's Baby, plus a color Billy Symphony.
Mr. Charles Bimmona, 76, suffered severe burns to the legs when his overcoat lit at Campbell Street, Queanbeyan yesterday morning. A neighbour raised the alarm as he stood near the fire, and he was rushed to district hospital by ambulance. His condition is serious though not yet described as critical.
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