18 Nov 1937
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1937
Page
1
A church notes monthly service plan spanning the first second and third Sundays with additional mentions of a fifth Sunday and Rev Cobram. The fragment lists a sequence of Sundays and the minister’s name in unclear order.
November 27 meeting farmers weighbridge listed among forthcoming events. Postage rates shown for The Courier to Australia New Zealand United Kingdom via France and all-sea routes with different complicated options. Also notes postal rates to U S and other British possessions and overseas.
Corowa by election sees candidates nominated with C R Reade and C B Lethbridge contesting against an Independent. Sunday storm logged 25 gale points at the local post office as the town plans Christmas Eve illuminations for the business district. Dookie College notes report Cobram pupils Roscoe Coldwell and Arthur Harris winning junior championships and event cups with a house party raising funds for Cobram Tennis Club.
The Hutton Trophy, over 30 years old, tours among NSW Queensland Victoria and Tasmania. Cobram residents anticipate viewing the silver trophy and its accompanying shields as local troopers from Cochrans provide a detachment to the district troop during the forthcoming fortnight.
At Cobram Court of Petty Sessions on Monday before Mr E Williams, A E Kart was fined £1 10s with costs 15s for letting stock wander onto the highway and failing to keep gates closed. Ivan William Dunleavy was found with dope bait in his overcoat pocket, claimed not to know its origin, and perjured himself when questioned. he was convicted with 10 days hard labor or 21 days imprisonment. James Archibald Campbell faced a motor offence for driving on the wrong side near Cobram. David John Holt testified that the other car approached on the wrong side and collision occurred when Campbell tried to avoid it.
A new talking clock prototype in Sydney will announce the current time when activated by a subsender ring. The device replaces traditional ringing with spoken time, offering audible updates for users.
Mr A O Brien acting postmaster successor to Mr Stanton named. Mr C J Smith of Deen Elleving elected as candidate, Mrs J Farnell last week on a New Zealand cruise. Dr E H Coldwell refused candidacy. Mr S Creed and Dr Towns elected as candidates for Corowa electorate UC P Council meeting at Urana. Mr A Stanton leaves Cobram post office for Albury. staff present him with brushes. Mr W Millerick of Cobram on holidays. teller at Portland Union Bank says Cobram the finest town in Victoria.
A seven year old girl from Cobram contracted infantile paralysis and was taken to Moorcoroona Hospital. Rumors swirled about case numbers but Dr Kent advised the Cobram State and Conver authorities to respond with caution.
In a report to the New South Wales Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission the engineer notes Yarrawonga Weir could be completed in about a month if river conditions permit. The NSW scheme corrections and wall extensions are progressing, though parts remain on the wrong side of the issue.
In the northern division no matches will be played Saturday due to harvest adjournment. Cobram led Barooga earlier but Strathmerton won this time as Hutchins bowled 7 for 16 and Lorenz 2 for 7. J O Brien top-scored for Strathmerton with 53, while Barooga’s Miller claimed 3 for 28.
A nostalgic review notes Naughty Mavetti as a 1933 sensation, with Rost Marie and co star Jeanette MacDonald alongside Nelson Eddy. The piece praises W. S. Van Dyke’s direction, Hunt Stromberg’s production, and lush outdoor photography amid a strong supporting cast including James Stewart and Victor McLaglen. It highlights the Totem Pole sequence as a standout musical moment and mentions The Magnificent Brute as a separate feature with performers like Allan Jones and Binnie Barnes.
In the Argus Bobby Bear column a note confirms Queen John’s son received a star. The piece adds quirky facts about a hippopotamus remaining underwater for 10 minutes and Kimberley diamond mines yielding vast values up to 1934. It also mentions the Forth Bridge in Aberdeen spanning the Firth of Forth, its length, cost over £3,000,000, and that it took 0 men three years to paint.
The Cabinet reviewed a draft protective bill for farmers who stored wheat with millers that later assigned estates, leaving farmers unsecured as creditors. In discussion it was noted a farmer in Northern Victoria lost wheel valued at thousands of pounds.
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