11 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 11, 1939
Page
1
A promotional notice urges parents to secure an A M P policy for child education, detailing industrial plans with premiums collected at home. It explains payout terms: if the father dies after 12 months, full sum plus bonuses paid at maturity. if death occurs before 12 months, premiums are refunded. example figures show monthly premiums of 5 or 10 shillings and sums assured around £120 plus bonuses.
Marion Daniels, nineteen, who danced for Hitler in Munich, entertained Savoy Hotel staff in London during their annual party. A ballot chose fourteen year old George Hyde as the carrier of a gold umbrella gift. Daniels avoided displaying the swastika brooch, stating she would not wear it. The event featured humorous moments including Harold Taylor attempting the Lambeth Walk and glimpses of Daniels' past.
Sydney reports mark the late Prime Minister J A Lyons as thousands file through St Mary’s Cathedral for the state funeral. The rosewood casket lid lifted as family farewells and a pontifical Mass precede a voyage to Devonport Tasmania for burial with remaining ceremonies in Melbourne and Tasmania. Dame Enid Lyons and children prepare to travel, with doctors hopeful she will attend.
Mr. Mitchell, a 36 year old depot and commercial traveler, wins Britain's loneliest post as warden of the Calf of Man National Trust bird sanctuary after over a thousand applications. He faces hundreds of thousands of rabbits damaging 0 acres of rough land with 400 foot cliffs while his wife and mother join him. he fears London and must exterminate pests as his first task.
London reports Prince Michael Romanoff eighteen year old royal visiting the College of Aeronautical Engineering Workshops in Chelsea. He says he will leave the field but loves the work and has two and a half years of service with Brooklands training. He asks to be treated as a fellow student rather than a prince.
In Sydoes on April 10, reports indicate no clear prospect for Lyons successor as funeral proceedings proceed. Signs show growing support for R G Menzies with Hughes also named as United Australia Party leader and potential prime minister. The Country Party vows to reject any coalition led by one backing a comprehensive national insurance scheme.
John Hardinge, a London based English shipping agent newly married in Yorkshire, disappeared after leaving his hotel for a shave. He told his bride he would return tomorrow and was last seen leaving Evans Hotel with about 200 pounds in his possession before vanishing on the eve of his departure to Sydney Australia for a new post.
Albany reports stationmaster George Neve was run over by a rake of trucks that moved after being shunted. He suffered fatal injuries including amputation, and died en route to hospital. no witnesses were recorded.
A new French group named Friends of the Stork aims to counter race death by own action. Unmarried members pledge to wed within the organization. Two matrimonial agencies will assist, offering dowries and a money bonus at each child's birth. The proposal adds state support and double taxation for those who neglect family duty.
Shipping experts in Cardiff are testing a rubber glove like coating on propeller blades of the 7,000 ton steamer Fairwater to prevent seawater corrosion. The coating, applied as a quick drying liquid, aims to reduce wear, boost speed and cut costs by extending propeller life. Early reports are encouraging and may speed up shipping while saving money.
An ad extols a new powder called Charmosan, claiming it brightens and conceals age signs for a young, pretty look. It highlights “subdues and conceals faults and signs of age” across all shades and sun exposure, marketed as a wonder product from France.
London reports that John Dale, a 51 year old Australian former jockey known for a jail hospital escape in 1987, was sentenced at Westminster Police Court to two months' imprisonment for making a false passport application. Dale used the name Walter George For and altered a reference claiming four years of acquaintance. He sought the passport to travel to Paris to clear his name. He has prior convictions in Australia and was linked to a £1000 theft case and confidence tricksters.
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