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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1950
Page
1
The National Music Council notes music plays an increasingly important role in hospital treatment. It assists recreational therapy and physical therapy, with emphasis in neuropsychiatric hospitals and insulin shock therapy. War veterans' hospitals report advanced work in this field.
Hilly Pbessan, born Rewburn Storham, is described as the smallest miner at Bowburn Colliery. A 46 year old married man with 30 years of experience, he is praised as one of the best underground workers and has not bumped his head. His five brothers and two sisters are all 6ft tall.
In Geraldton junior cricket, Fire Brigade earned an outright 57 run victory over Rovers at Queen’s Park on Saturday. R. Shelton top scored with 39, G. McCracken led Rovers with 2 for, N. O’Neill added 21 in the chase. FR Shelton took 4 for 17 in six overs and R. Clarkson 2 for 12. Towns also won outright by 29 runs against Australs at the same ground.
The State Arbitration Court raised basic weekly wages today across agricultural districts by 2d to £6 17s 4d for men and 1s to £4 14s 2d for women. Goldfields and other non metropolitan areas saw increases to £7 4s 8d for men and £8 18s 1d for women, while the metropolitan rates moved to £6 18s for men and £3 14s 0d for women. This quarterly adjustment marks the first rise since October last year.
Cricket score snippet shows Fire Brigade and Rovers with partial innings details. Neill Wren sb b Clarkson 9 not out Patten 2 wundries 5 total 63. Bowling figures: McCracken 2 for 8 Clarkson 2 for 21 McCracken 1 for 16 Wren 1 for 3 Doolan 0 for 8. Rovers innings include Halley Shelton 2, McCracken 9, Doolan 0, Watt 0, Wrensted 3, Clarkson 8, George 10, Doolan 6, Gratte 10, O Neill 21, sundries 8. Bowler figures: Shelton 4 for 17 Clarke 12 for 12 Wrensted 1 for 13 Watt 1 for 21.
Cricket match report shows Australia and Towns innings with Weetman excelling for Weetman’s team, securing five for 24 while McKay took two for 40. Second innings sees Kidson and Sweett contributing runs. Crowthers and Crothers noted for multiple wickets as teams posted totals around 101 on a wet pitch.
Walkaway were bowled out for 51 in a Sunday clash at Queen's Park as Australs chased and won. J Giles took four for 12 while H Grigsby led the bowling with three for 6 and Clarkson three for 18. Standouts for the home side included C Weetman and K McKay with double figures but the sundries collapsed to 66.
Radio Theatre tonight and tomorrow features Carnival in Costa Rica and The Strange Woman. Next Thursday includes The Man in the Iron Mask and Raiders of Ghost City. Bela Hayward stars in a program blend with The Emperor Waltz previews and Ben Ames Williams drama.
Fremantle workers were suspended for forty eight hours after stopping work last Friday. The suspension imposed by the Industrial Board representative K W D Ivey applies until 9 am Thursday. The Lampars’ Union committee was informed and considers the penalties while 74 workers faced roster delays.
The spread of self service meat displays lets shoppers choose from packaged cuts with price and weight visible. Cellophane wrapping allows inspection before selection. USDA reports store adoption rising from 400 to 1200 within a year after surveying 97 stores in 80 cities nationwide.
An ornithologist in Manitoba reports using a low powered radar to scatter a migratory duck flock at two hundred yards, causing it to circle briefly before resuming flight. British scientists say birds may react to radar beams and electric currents, raising speculation on possible human effects.
An American travelling salesman and a beautiful Austrian countess are drawn together in Talk About Jacqueline a drama of romance. The cast includes Hugh Williams Carla Lehman Joyce Howard Roland Culver John Warwick and Mary Jerrold. Carla plays a Riviera flirt who marries a Far East medical man. When a scandal surfaces the wife’s sister deflects the storm but cannot hold it off and the reforming wife runs away in her car is injured and later forgiven in hospital.
British efforts to cut losses from udder infections in cows are aided by a study of American treatment methods. Samuel J. Edwards, a veterinary surgeon, surveys peak yield points and chemical therapies at U S experimental stations and universities. The British Government says the project could cut costs and improve milk predictability, with estimated losses costing Britain millions of pounds annually.
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