19 Jan 1933
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Newspaper
Fremantle Mercury
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 19, 1933
Page
1
An extended political essay argues Labour as incorruptible and vital for the working class. It questions ignorance, calls workers to read and educate themselves, warns of looming conflict, and urges active solidarity. The piece links Labour to social uplift, culture, and collective effort.
Members and friends of the Fremantle Horticultural Association are notified that the monthly lecture and show will be held in the Supper Room at the Town Hall on Thursday January 19. The notice invites attendance and participation.
The No 1 tipping competition closed with 105 entries at one shilling each, totaling £5 5. Deducting 10 percent for charity, the amount split was £4 15. Three competitors tied with 12 points and each received 1 11 8. Prize-winners were Mr. Dick Callaghan Irwin Street Fremantle Mr Ali Darling 73 High Street Mrs Pearce 282 High Street Fremantle.
Mr Dick Callaghan, a sharing first prize winner in our tipping competition, lists selections for Saturday. Le Plate, Goodwood Plate Bonesta Sociable, Goodwood Purse Blackmartin Warm Pie, Goodwood Handicap Red Javelin and Chatkos, Trial Stakes Arnate Polydectes, Final Handicap Yede Due Dignity. The editor plans to publish the tipping winner's selections weekly for the next Saturday.
A local theatre feature extols a community helper whose motto is to be every body's friend. The piece highlights him aiding a blind man and giving advice to seniors while noting children trail him like a Peter Pan. It mentions he won two quid from Mr Wu.
The Swan Suburban Theatre presents a January lineup with The Ferguson featuring Joan Blondell, Tom Mix in The Rider of Death Valley, Caught Cheating with Charlie Murray and George Sidney, The Trial of Vivienne Ware with Joan Bennett, To Triumphed Her Ace, and The Outsider starring Harold Huth and Joan Barry, plus three more programs promised as top entertainment.
The Princess Theatre has undergone improvements since Mr Callow took command. Air purifier sprays are used each morning, and the theatre is washed twice weekly with carboticide. Floors and chair legs are treated with kerosene for cleanliness, making patrons more comfortable and satisfied with the program.
Weekly Fremantle Mercury urges union members to boycott nonadvertisers and report such businesses to collect full payments. The paper promotes a Progressive policy to uplift Fremantle and urges loyalty to Fremantle first in purchasing needs.
A Fremantle theatre paper announces it will publish content aligned with the Labour Party and industrial unions, chronicling bodies weekly. Union secretaries are urged to contact the editor for space, with broad publicity during the election, slogan Workers Unite and the Kingdom is Yours.
The Fremantle Uglies hold a carnival with a first class vaudeville programme and other attractions on Friday and Saturday evenings. An orchestra will perform and the dance floor is free for those who wish to dance. A good night’s amusement costs sixpence.
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