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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 21, 1935
Page
3
A humorous scene features Mrs. Briggs powdering her face and denying public shine, insisting modesty as her reason. A husband’s reaction and a quick quip underline the light tone. Separate vignettes include a hiccough anecdote in a shop context and a court divorce exchange about supporting a wife's four children.
On arriving in Melbourne Premier Stevens declared Lang a spent force and noted Labour trails in NSW. He cited 110000 more votes for united parties than Labour across 58 electorates and over 200000 more for united parties than Labour and its allies combined. Stevens aims to boost Victoria NSW cooperation on national issues and expects Loan Council to drive progressive policy nationwide.
The adjourned inquiry into Emily Louise Simpson's death ruled it an overdose of sleeping draught. The Coroner, Mr. Cochran, rejected foul play, criticized Thomas Wardman for abandoning Simpson on the footpath, and noted she had previously taken large quantities of sedatives. Her body was found near Forbes Road on May 1.
The ceremony united Geo. Baker and Florence Hawes in Copeland's Copeland church on Saturday afternoon. The couple will reside in Copeland. Pastor Buttle officiated with Bowden Orange at the organ and guests enjoying a reception at the Manse with about thirty attendees.
The National Agricultural Council meeting in Canberra next week will focus on reorganising the dairy industry. Discussions will cover butter substitutes, the quality of Australian butter for export and local markets, and boosting the choicest grade production. A report calls for a single statutory body to oversee the Dairy Produce Export Board and dairying control.
Forty high caste Sikh women announce they will starve themselves to death in Northern India to protest leadership disputes in the Sikh community. Mrs. Amrit Kaur calls the community disunited and a laughing stock, noting denied political rights in Punjab and government neglect. They plan secret, irreversible fasts in Punjab locations unknown to relatives.
In Chicago a group called Reverse Club is identified by 39 young Czecho-Slovaks meeting with one item of clothing worn backward and greeting with a good-bye. A new air service uses machines named Whaledale Swalesdale and Tynedale on routes from Leeds-Brainford Yeadon to London Edinburgh and Newcastle. After four Frenchmen died of starvation at an Indian Ocean canning factory for ten months, factory owners were ordered to pay 1800 pounds. Redipagtia Italy hosts a war cemetery for 30,000 soldiers with no crosses or monuments. Two Newcombe College Louisiana girls argued dishonesty is the key to success, while two men argued for honesty. Manchukuo will seek consulates in Moscow Vladivostok and Harbin after buying the North Manchuria Railway from Russia. The Vatican in Rome is described as the largest palace in the world with 11 000 rooms eight grand staircases and 20 courtyards.
Snow blanketed Haydock Park forcing the abandonment of a major race meeting while golf events at Southport and Venby Wales were also called off. Frosts marred harvests across the Vale of Evesham as wintry weather disrupted sport and agriculture in May.
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