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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1949
Page
1
Perth Legacy conducts a War Orphans' Fund appeal seeking 10000 pounds with War Orphans' Day set for next Friday. The initiative supports 1500 WA wards with free dental care, annual medicals, weekly physical culture, scholarships, housing aid, and career guidance for children whose fathers died in war.
A local legatee, Mr A C Bogie, was asked by Perth headquarters to start a public subscription list to aid the Legacy Club Appeal. Geraldton Newspapers Limited will allow the Geraldton Guardian columns to be used for collecting contributions. Subscriptions are accepted at the company office and will be acknowledged in the Guardian.
Geraldton to hold a street collection on Alamein Day with badges in hand to boost the Legacy Club Appeal. Organisers Mrs A Turner and Mrs G Brads of the WRSLA and Red Cross plan a citywide effort to gather funds and present a substantial Geraldton contribution.
Nine members of the Veraldton Rifle Club contested the first stage of the L Vecchia Trophy at 500 yards on Sunday. Slings were banned, making steadiness harder, yet scoring remained strong with P Bernstein F Wagg R Eckett and V Stokes delivering notable performances.
A stray cat wandered into the South Houston post office and delivered four kittens beneath the Special Delivery table, surprising staff. Local animal services were notified to assist.
London reports the Communist Party in Britain condemns the conviction and sentencing of Laurence Louis Sharkey, general secretary of the Australian Communist Party. Harry Pollitt, the British party’s general secretary, declines to accept the trial, stating it targets free speech and opposes Australia’s government policy and its allied war-mongers. He sent a letter to the Australian deputy high commissioner and a cable to Prime Minister Chifley, asserting the case is an attack on the Australian working class and its peace and social progress.
Tonight and tomorrow the Radio Theatre screens Duel in the Sun with Jennifer Jones Gregory Peck and Joseph Cotten in principal roles. Next Thursday features Universal Newsreel Ferrious Waters Who's Guilty The Last Crooked Mile and Quel in the San with cast including Donald Barry Ann Savage Adele Mara. Also shown are If Winter Comes Tarzan and more with cast including Deborah Kerr Angela Lansbury Janet Leigh and Johnny Weissmuller.
Melbourne reports that Australia leads the world in telegram activity per person. Director-General Mt. Chippindall cited an average of 4.5 telegrams per head per year, about double Norway’s 2.6 and higher than the United States.
Ieda reviews Vercy Colson’s study of Baron Stockmar Disraeli Lord George Gordon Joseph Noble and Dor Sammel Parr revealing inward traits amid achievements. Eric Hosenthal’s Basutoland travel book African Swirlund offers tales from white traders officials missionaries to chiefs and commoners. Evelyn Porter’s Music A Short History surveys forms notation and lives of composers with photographs. William T. Palmer’s Nature’s Calendar is a practical nature book travelogue of birds animals and flowers across Britain with outdoor life.
An advertisement promotes Heenzo as a best cough remedy that saves money. It claims the concentrate makes a pint of quick chest and nasal remedy when mixed with water. Available for adults and obtainable from stores or chemists.
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