Frayed OCR Note From January Publication
Fragmentary news brief dated Friday January with scattered year marker and missing details. Readable bits suggest a brief notice or item card from a local paper without clear names places or events.
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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1941
Page
4
Fragmentary news brief dated Friday January with scattered year marker and missing details. Readable bits suggest a brief notice or item card from a local paper without clear names places or events.
Stock owners raise complaints as stock sales start at the CPS office in the Town Fair buildings. Registrations are incomplete. Alan Patrick Setmos a 38 year old sailor pleaded not guilty. C Nour and V C Gee, 53, remanded. Twenty one men chosen for Charleville sewerage project. Town Council considers crime patrol support and clothing for police. Weather remains stable. A worker plans Brisbane travel for job applications.
For sale a large tarpaulin in good order. Also for sale Gest's bicycle. For further inspection apply to the office. Position wanted as station man. A red man age 35 with life experience sheep, reliable and handy with machinery. Beans 6/6 per 28 pounds. Cabbage 17/ per chad bag. Potatoes 8/ per great pound. Can with under. ELV Dempster Thulieabal 2.
The Western Divisions Frospecial Council of the Country Party will meet at Dalby today to endorse candidates for plebiscition for elector xem. The gathering includes listed figures such as J. B Ferris, W. A Bescon, Godfrey Morgan fur, and J.B Bitwarte among others.
Deputy Director Malone issues a notice under The Water Acts inviting objections to dam construction near Carnbch Creek. Applicants include A J Graham and Mrs Seaton among others. Last date for objections is detailed and must be written to the Commissioner of Irrigation in Brisbane.
At a recent Town Council meeting the Electrical Light Committee was authorized to arrange the ceremony for the Brash plant at the power house and the start of current supply in Charleville. The new Breck building is under erection and should be ready by February. The event marks the town introducing AC electricity and the first engine from Australia. Mr. Bedford will open the plant, with Electricity Commission members invited.
In Ochre parties discussion, opposition claimed Corones Hall lease could spark legal action. Agreement with the Ceumcit allows Corones Hall for dancing and other uses, with special arrangements needed. The mayor suggested school rooms might host weekly tournaments and Ald McWhorter urged permission to use them. The issue was referred to the Finance Committee with power to act.
The ad describes a Boris Karol mystery starring Zorica and Richard Sen a suspenseful plot called The Patel Hens with a murderer on the loose. The detective Erving leads the police to chase the suspect from the ferry area to Readquarters and aims to capture the villain.
Downlands Toowoomba issue presents a detailed chronicle of Sacred Heart College activities. Includes pholographic achievements of students and religious life, with clear printing and illustrated photographs enhancing the record of school doings and attainments.
Flooding and heavy rain sweep Morven district causing telephones out of action and boggy roads. Men return from Wednesday mall train travel to their villages and prepare for overseas service. Limited mail service continues amid slick conditions and travel delays.
A wedding at St Marys Church of Eng Saatte featured Miss Andrey Deutscher of Charier ville and Sirn Jown as bride and groom. The reception at Princes, Mira Grimstead followed, with bridesmaid Miss Deutscher in Anglaise embroidery and best man Mr D Sorenson. The couple will reside in Dolby after a North Rivers honeymoon with many congratulatory telegrams arriving.
An alimgod type statement describes a blaze at a Charleston court building on a Tuesday night. Thomas Raymond McRotham is linked to a willful fire setting after attempting to remove savings certificates from a desk drawers before fleeing toward the river. Police noted damaged documents and a fire at the court, with arguments over cost and ownership of the torn papers as the investigation proceeds.
A notice records that a person connected to AML and F Co Ltd departed from the Sristene area, with sparse readable details and no further context.
A fragmentary notice from Augathella describes the Augathella Bullfrog Band practicing at the old town dam each evening at 7:30 led by a juvenile orchestra with Mme Mifrog conducting. The piece recalls local figures and offers a reward of six pounds for capture of the master of the band amid colorful, if garbled, descriptions of sound and stage antics.
The case recalls Leslie Franck Cavanagh and Kevin Davies facing remand over alleged fraud linked to maintenance payments. Witnesses describe improper claims, with earnings deductions and alleged overpayments. The matter includes employment details at Corwnes Holms Ltd and Hotels Pty Ltd and notes a ministry decree affecting trade and notices.
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