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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
3
An old fashioned Gloucester shop ad urges customers to prioritize quality over price. It touts olive oil, peroxide, boracic acid and other household drugs as examples, promising top standards and long term value. It stresses buying aspirin cough mixtures laxatives dentist goods from Chapman’s on Church Street with phone 188.
In Mackavite district a full grown elephant from Wirths circus wandered away from the railway yard while a special train loaded. After a local resident spotted it grazing, the animal was captured and taken to Colts Harbour in time for Saturday’s performance.
Last Friday morning a masked intruder forced the Hernani postmaster to open the safe at gunpoint and stole 14 4 6, £5 from the store till, and £3 7 from a local teacher. The postmaster, A L Clifton, was told to face the wall. The thief fled with an accomplice seen in a car. Police hunted from Hernani to North Corriga and Tyringham, with Hernani near Ebor, population 120.
New transport rules gazetted prohibit clear glass in vehicle head lamps from October 1. The Road Transport and Tramways Commissioner Neale says lamp faces must use lens or be approved with police concurrence. Enforcement is delayed to ease hardship while owners convert lamps to reduce glare and accident risk.
Mrs. J. E. Edwards of Darwin now supervises three pearling boats with crews of four each, aided by her son and one Japanese diver. She learned the trade from her late husband who ran a schooner and a fleet of 20 boats, and once dressed her children in bright red to spot them overboard.
The film presents the Hardy family in a Catalina Island vacation with Judge Hardy stepping in to settle family funds during a crisis. Hollywood’s idea of a perfect clan stars Lewis Stone Cecilia Parker and Mickey Rooney in his first grown up role with Fay Holden and others. The bill also features Hitting 4 New High with Lily Pons and Jack Oakie, followed by Let George Do It at the Star and Partners of the Plains with Hopalong Cassidy at the Majestic.
Sydney auctions show fluctuating values across categories. Dealers bid up to 8/ per unit for cattle and hoggett prices vary with weight. Rabbit skin sales mix steady. offerings near 9 tons with first sorts around the 88d per piece range and many grades showing slight softness.
Repairs to the Hawkesbury River Bridge are finished and 100 men were paid off. Five railway experts study plans for a new bridge amid concerns about aging pylons. The bridge will allow slow traffic on a single line and a new bridge is planned to start next financial year.
An old advertisement extols Heenzo as the best cough remedy, costing 2 shillings and promising to save money. It describes making a pint of the remedy with a 2 shilling bottle, using it for chest nose and throat ailments, and for nasal antiseptic use. It also notes gargling for sore throats and praises ease of preparation and taste. The piece contrasts domestic chimney smoke harming Britain with industrial smoke, giving damage estimates.
Church of England services listed for Gloucester and nearby towns with times at 1 and 7 30 in Gloucester Bulline India Canon Williamson Presbyterians and Methodist meetings across Gloucester Kempsey Rev Torrance Rev Lynn and others Congregational and Free Presbyterian notices at Bowman Ward s River and Gloucester School of Arts Stroud Baptist at Stratford Ward s River Stroud led by Watkin Smith
A strong St George side from Sydney will meet Gloucester in what is billed as the best match of the season. The 2 pm kickoff on Sunday promises a fine display from both teams with programmes available at Leach for ladies and gents. The St George lineup includes Allen, A Smith, Ringland, Sullivan, and Giddey among others. Gloucester fields Garner, Connelly, Berry, Hebblewhite, and J Giddey as captain with a mix of forwards and backs.
Wingham protested after a bruising Taree Showground match, accusing Taree of ringing in a late player. The Board of Control dismissed the protest, ruling a defunct Wallamba League player could play with the nearest Manning club. The protest fee was forfeited.
The fixture lists a stroke ban leap and Fulton Cup second round draw with players H. Cocte v F. Drinkwater and Stevens v T. Leenam among others. An invitation mixed foursome was set for Saturday June 24, while Wednesday pursued an 18 hole stroke handicap won by Miss Middlebrook scoring 102/27 75 with several others close behind.
Saturday fixtures produced mixed results with A Grade Barrington edging Earner 7 9 games, Presbyterian easing Past Pay 9 35 games, and Church of England beating Factory. In B Grade Zone 1 Upper Barrington triumphed over Gangat 6 46, Copeland edged Barrington 4 36, Rockhurst 6 44 defeated Bulliae 2 35, Stafford a bye. Zone 2 War's River received a forfeit from Park. Presbyterian beat Stratford 6 42, Church of England 6 43 lost to Ward's River Tl 3 2. Further results not provided.
The Mellon Institute of Pittsburgh reports from a 1931 shaving study using 10 to 15 trained shavers. They found normal hair growth is not affected by cutting or shaving, and that repeated shaving does not make hair grow thicker or faster. The researchers note no doubling of growth and no new hairs formed where none existed.
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