20 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
1
An assortment arrives featuring bed linens such as white twill sheets, colored blankets, and all wool cow blankets at varied prices. The retailer promotes mother’s day gift ideas with down quilts, hemmed sheets, fashion frocks, coats, hosiery, and new stock in multiple colors and sizes.
At Northampton Tennis Club a Sunday gathering honored Miss Fife Drage before her nearing departure to the United States. Guests witnessed a long sequence of mixed doubles results led by J Pollard and Mrs Micks, with Drage unable to play due to an injury. The event closed with a signed cardboard clock, a fruit compot, and heartfelt thanks from club president Mr A Barlow and Miss Drage for her years as ladies' captain.
European desk reports Roosevelt urging Germany and Italy to pledge non aggression and avoid invasion of thirty independent nations for ten years. Aiming at reciprocal assurances, a conference in Europe is proposed as talks advance. Soviet relations show progress with a Moscow envoy departure signaling broader security talks in Eastern Europe.
The public and publicity committee urge awareness of leaders duties amid prime ministerial strain. The article argues that sustained office wear undermines mental faculties, while democracy requires honest criticism without destroying authority. It cites Chamberlain Munich pledge misgivings and warns against overburdening government machinery.
Dr. D Davidson of the University of Pennsylvania travels to Perth and the North West to study aboriginal culture with Carnegie Corporation and American Philosophical Society support. He surveys rock carvings along the Lyon River, notes new sites, plans a Murchison River valley visit, and enlarges Yanchen cave excavations with a tunnel to remove debris.
London April 19 The Romanian Foreign Minister Gafencu and German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop began talks as King Carol and Yugoslav regent Prince Paul met to seek a united anti aggression pact tied to a Vatican accord. Mussolini hosted Hungary's Teleki in Rome on Romania policy. Berlin signals Romania may stay neutral despite Britain’s guarantee.
Belgrade reports that Yugoslavia Romania Greece and Turkey may cede pieces of territory to Bulgaria in exchange for Bulgaria's full support of the Entente. A Yugoslav Foreign Office note says the main hurdle is Bulgarias entry into the Entente after concessions. Possible gifts include 20 000 people from Kuwmanin seven Dobudi villages a Salonika port and frontier adjustments with Turkey.
London April 18 Berlin correspondent reports well-informed German quarters expect Poland and Germany to agree on the return of Danzig to Germany and its incorporation in the Reich by April 26 or 28. Sources agree Germany will not use force to seize Danzig.
The Commonwealth Government will send several technical officers of the Royal Australian Air Force to the United Kingdom and America to gain first-hand experience with aircraft and engines being supplied to Australia. The officers will be away for about four months.
Walter Pea a 67 year old Wandsworth fruit and veg shopkeeper says gossip ruined his business after being questioned in the Wimbledon Common murder case. He spent five weeks in hospital and saw takings fall from about £70 a week to under £9, blaming rumor and public speculation. Detectives questioned him for hours but he denied involvement.
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